Events
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Yiddish Vinkl
ZoomSomerville Vinkl will be held virtually until it's safe to meet in person again. This is an opportunity for you to sharpen your Yiddish skills in...
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Welcome Shabes/Sukes
Hybrid (BWC Building & Zoom)Join us for a Community Welcome Shabes. We are looking forward to getting to know one another by sharing a potluck dinner, the Shabes blessings, and...
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Intergenerational Conversation: At the crossroads of pivotal political moments
ZoomAt this moment of rising fascism, global pandemic and war many of us are struggling to feel grounded and frozen on how to act. Join us...
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Yiddish Reading Group
ZoomJoin our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
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Aging in Community: Purpose of our Lives
ZoomDo you believe that your life has a purpose? We will consider this from various perspectives, including the evolution of our purpose(s) over the years, the...
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Open Rehearsal
Temple Beth Zion, 1566 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446, USAA Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus of Boston Workers Circle welcomes new members. Come check us out! We are a community chorus dedicated to social justice rooted in...
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Continuing Intermediates – Yehoyash’s Yiddish Translation of the Tanakh
ZoomJoin us for an early evening weekly reading group studying Yehoyash's Yiddish translation of the Tanakh, in the book of Breyshis (Genesis). Brush up on your...
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Level 2 – Advanced Beginner
ZoomStudents will continue learning from Colloquial Yiddish, starting with a review of grammar already learned in BWC’s Beginner classes and moving further ahead. Additionally, songs and...
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New Intermediates
ZoomUsing the textbook In Eynem, vol 2, students will increase their comfort with Yiddish grammar and with fluency speaking, reading and writing. Level: Students who have previously...
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Continuing Intermediates – Motl Peyse dem Khazns
ZoomStudents in this section will continue reading an abridged and annotated version of Motl Peyse dem Khazns by Sholem Aleichem, starting with chapter 4. By reading...
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Level 1 – Beginner
ZoomLearn elementary grammar, conversation skills and how to read Yiddish. Students who don't yet know the Hebrew alphabet will be asked to join the class a...
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Advanced – Theater
ZoomIn this class, students will read pieces of Yiddish theater aloud together. The teacher will speak in Yiddish, providing dramaturgy and historical context, and students will...