Advanced: Shtok Shraybt Vayter: Virtual
2025-12-03 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-12-10 20:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
We will read and discuss a selection of Fradl Shtok’s writing in Yiddish, in a supportive environment that encourages each person to speak Yiddish freely and fearlessly to the best of their ability. Students who want to listen rather than read are welcome to join the class. Fradl Shtok (1890-1990) is an enigmatic and captivating writer of passionate poems, sharply observed short stories, and illuminating literary essays. Her short stories capture the nuances of shtetl and immigrant life, peeling away the layers with revealing, ironic perceptions. Shtok’s piercing poems – including her groundbreaking sonnets – are an innovation in Yiddish literature. Her poems are crafted with skill, precision and attention to aesthetics that juxtaposes powerfully with the unrestrained desire that many of her poems embody. Studying Shtok’s texts in Yiddish enables the reader to savor the sensuous sounds, skillful wordplay and musicality that are central to her writing. The course will offer cover a selection of short stories, poems and critical writing by Fradl Shtok.
Learn more and register here.

Beginner Yiddish Semester 1: Virtual
2025-12-04 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Let’s learn Yiddish — lomir zikh lernen yidish! This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Yiddish conversation, reading, and grammar through highly-interactive games, songs, activities, and short texts. Students who don’t yet know the Hebrew/Yiddish alphabet will be asked to join the class a half hour early for the first several sessions.
Learn more and register here.

Di Nest: Yiddish Arts Incubator
2025-12-04 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Do you want to start writing in Yiddish but have questions about creating in a language you are still learning? Have you been making art in Yiddish for a while and want feedback on your latest project? Do you want to be part of the first audience for new Yiddish art and support artists with your feedback? Then join us at Di Nest!
Di Nest is an arts incubator for Yiddish creativity. Join us to share your own projects and/or to help workshop community members’ works in progress. Projects in any medium that are in, or prominently feature, Yiddish are welcome–including original works and translations into Yiddish. Di Nest is open to Yiddish speakers and students of all levels. Whether you’re just starting to create in Yiddish or have been doing so for years, you’re welcome to attend!
Each session will include time to workshop material from several participants. If you have material you would like to workshop, please email Lilye at yiddish@circleboston.org before the meeting. Attendees are invited to bring a project to share—but we also welcome attendees who join us to listen, learn, and offer feedback. Sharing a Yiddish work-in-progress can be daunting, so we will ask all attendees to briefly unmute and introduce themselves.
This program is a collaboration between Boston Workers Circle, Rad Yiddish, and Queer Yiddish Camp.
Register here to get the Zoom link.

Yiddish Reading Group
2025-12-05 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-12-12 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-12-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-12-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-16 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-23 10:30 - 12:00 and 44 more dates | Zoom
Join 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. Discussion is in English. Anyone who has taken an intermediate or advanced Yiddish class at the Workers’ Circle or has similar proficiency should be able to manage well in the group.
If you would like more information about the group, including the Zoom link, email yiddishreadinggroup@circleboston.org

De-ICE Hanscom Standout
2025-12-05 13:30 - 15:00 | Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA, United States
The BWC Immigration Committee will be joining the De-ICE Hanscom coalition for their weekly afternoon standout on Friday, December 5, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM. This gathering takes place at the Hanscom Rotary, located at the intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln, MA.
Event Details

Time: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA
Parking: Available along Old Bedford Road or Hanscom Drive (please do not impede traffic or block bike lanes).

Purpose of the Standout
The De-ICE Hanscom coalition organizes peaceful standouts aimed at eliminating ICE transport flights from Hanscom Field. These flights are reportedly used to expedite the removal of immigrants from New England, which undermines their ability to seek effective legal representation.
Coalition Groups Involved
The standout involves several coalition groups including:

Concord Indivisible
Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN)
Indivisible Acton Area
Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (JALSA)
Lexington Alarm
Maynard Indivisible

Sign Up for Updates
To stay updated about the protests and other events, you can sign up through this link: Sign up for updates.
If you need more information or have questions about the event, please email Richard Colbath-Hess at rcolbathhess@gmail.com.

A Palestine-Focused Shabes
2025-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 | BWC Building
You are invited to register for a Friday night community Shabes dinner held in the spirit of mourning and actively opposing the genocide faced by Palestinians and committed by Israel and of reflecting as a community what we can do to support and stand with the Palestinian people. There will be a very brief informal ceremony as well as opportunities to connect with like-minded community members and opportunities to donate to Palestinian charities.
Date: Friday, December 5, 2025Time: 6:30-8:30pmLocation: BWC Building | 6 Webster Street | Brookline, MA
REGISTER HERE
We would like to collect voluntary donations to cover costs associated with this event and fund the work of IPC. A donation is definitely not required to attend the shabes, but please donate $5-$10 if you are able. Please use this Pass-the-Hat form to make your donation and choose “IPC” when it asks what event you participated in.

Aging in Community: Grappling with Dependence Part 2
2025-12-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
AIC will gather on Zoom for part two of this discussion.
For more information about Aging in Community (AIC) contact co-chairs Dianne Perlmutter and Marsha Lazar via AIC@circleboston.org.

Shule Session 9 + Zayen parents Meeting
2025-12-07 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 6
2025-12-07 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building
Teens Acting for Social Change (TASC) is back! Through our year-long TASC program, teens ages 13-18 will build community with each other, grow as social justice organizers and activists, engage in the broader Boston social justice community, and deepen their understanding of the connections between being Jewish and acting for social change.
This year TASC will meet for 16 sessions between September-May on Sundays in conjunction with Shule. Register here: https://circleboston.tfaforms.net/93

Shule Recruitment Kick off event
2025-12-07 11:00 - 12:30
Love Shule? Want to help more people get access to this awesome community? Join our brainstorming and sharing session on Sunday, December 7th from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM.
Whether you’re a current caregiver or just a BWC member who cares about youth getting access to our social justice-focused, cultural Sunday school, we want your ideas and your actions! It’s time to get creative, get connected, and get catalyzed to bring in new Shule families.
Please email Carly at youtheducation@circleboston.org with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Intermediate Yiddish: Virtual
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Build confidence in your Yiddish – reading, speaking, and listening, in a supportive and welcoming classroom of intermediate Yiddish students. We’ll focus on building reading fluency, comprehension strategies, dictionary skills, and making meaning from texts while enjoying selections from the canon of Yiddish literature. In this class, you will find abundant opportunities to stretch and grow your Yiddish. We’ll read slowly, translate continuously, and look up every unfamiliar word as we read (in Yiddish) and discuss (in English and Yiddish) literature together.
Learn more and register here.

Advanced Beginner Yiddish: Virtual
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual
Do you know about der, di, dos, and dem, but shudder when you hear the words “dative” and “accusative”? Do you know how to exchange pleasantries in Yiddish but not how to talk about what happened yesterday? Do you know the alef-beys, but not have enough vocabulary to tell a story? Would you like to study Yiddish every week with an enthusiastic teacher who showers you with positive feedback no matter how many mistakes you make? This advanced beginner Yiddish class might just be right for you.
Learn more and register here.

Immigrant Justice Committee Meeting
2025-12-10 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-01-14 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-02-11 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-03-11 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-04-08 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-05-13 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-06-10 17:30 - 18:00, 2026-07-08 17:30 - 18:00 and 4 more dates | Zoom
Get Involved To get involved or for more information, join the Immigrant Justice Committee on the second Wednesday of the month on Zoom at 5:30 PM.

Email ijc@circleboston.org to receive the Zoom link for the meeting.

Membership Committee Meeting
2025-12-10 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-27 18:00 - 19:00, 2026-01-30 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-02-20 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-03-27 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-04-17 13:30 - 14:30, 2026-05-15 13:30 - 14:30 and 6 more dates | Zoom
Contact Miles Meth at milesmeth@gmail.com for more information, including the Zoom link.

Beginner Yiddish Semester 1: In-Person
2025-12-10 19:30 - 21:00 | BWC Building
Let’s learn Yiddish — lomir zikh lernen yidish! This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Yiddish conversation, reading, and grammar through highly-interactive games, songs, activities, and short texts. Students who don’t yet know the Hebrew/Yiddish alphabet will be asked to join the class a half hour early throughout the semester.
Learn more and register here.

Yiddish Vinkl
2025-12-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-07-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-08-13 19:00 - 20:30 and 3 more dates | Hybrid: Zoom & Somerville Address (receive after registration)
Somerville Vinkl will be hybrid, with a Zoom or an in-person option in Somerville. This is an opportunity for you to sharpen your Yiddish skills in a comfortable and informal setting, whatever your level of Yiddish. All are welcome.
Somerville Vinkl is the second Thursday of every month, from 7:00-8:30 PM. For questions contact yiddish@circleboston.org. Register below to receive the address for the in-person gathering and the Zoom link.
Register Here.

Arts Shabes V -- LIGHT!!!
2025-12-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Virtual – Zoom
Please register to join this Zoom Shabes in honoring LIGHT as happens with Khanike/Hanukkah, Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and other human creations. Our featured presenter will be Jeff Berg, BWC member and lighting designer, who takes an architect’s vision to illuminating the public realm.
We will meet on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM on Zoom.
Registration closes at 4:00pm on December 12.
Register here.

farbreng:boston - makhn zhetonen
2025-12-13 15:00 - 17:00 | BWC Building
װאָס: מאַכן זשעטאָנעןװען: שבת, דעם 13טן דעצעמבער, 3:00־5:00װוּ: באָסטאָנער אַרבעטער־רינג, 6 װעבסטער גאַס, ברוקלײַן
לאָמיר מאַכן קונסט און רעדן ייִדיש צוזאַמען! מיר װעלן מאַכן זשעטאָנען מיט מאַרקירערס, קלעפּצעטלעך און אַנדערע מאַטעריאַלן. מע קען צײכענען אַ שטיקל קונסט, שרײַבן אַ ייִדישע פֿראַזע ־ עפּעס קאָמישס, עפּעס פּאָליטישס, אײַערע פּראָנאָמען ־ אָדער שאַפֿן װאָס מע װיל. מיר װעלן האָבן מאַרקירערס און קלעפּצעטלעך, אָבער אָנטײלנעמערס זײַנען אויך פֿאַרבעטן מיטצוברענגען נאָך מאַטעריאַלן. האָט איר שוין ליב צו שטריקן, העקלען, העפֿטן אָדער עפּעס ענלעכס? איר זײַט אויך פֿאַרבעטן מיטצוברענגען אַן אײגענעם פּראָיעקט
די פּראָגראַם איז אַ צוזאַמען־אַרבעט פֿונעם באָסטאָנער אַרבעטער־רינג און פֿאַרברענג:באָסטאָן, אַ יוגנטרוף־פּראָיעקט װאָס שאַפֿט געלעגנהײטן צו רעדן און פֿאַרברענגען אויף ייִדיש פּנים־אל־פּנים אַ גאַנץ קײַלעכדיק יאָר
Vos: Makhn zhetonenVen: Shabes, dem 13tn detsember, 3:00-5:00Vu: Bostoner Arbeter-Ring, 6 Webster St. in Brookline
Lomir makhn kunst un redn yidish tsuzamen! Mir veln makhn zhetonen (buttons) mit markirers, kleptsetlekh (stickers), un andere materyaln. Me ken tseykhenen a shtikl kunst, shraybn a yidishe fraze ־ epes komishs, epes politishs, ayere pronomen – oder shafn vos me vil. Mir veln hobn markirers un kleptsetlekh, ober onteylnemers zaynen oykh farbetn mittsubrengen nokh materyaln. (Hot ir shoyn lib tsu shtrikn, heklen, heftn, oder epes azoyns? Ir zayt oykh farbetn mittsubrengen an eygenem proyekt.)
Di program iz a tsuzamen-arbet funem bostoner arbeter-ring un farbreng:boston, a yugntruf-proyekt vos shaft gelegnheytn tsu redn un farbrengen af yidish ponem-al-ponem a gants kaylekhdik yor.
Farbreng:boston is a Yiddish-language immersion program where we gather together informally to speak in Yiddish. For most of our community members, if we want a Yiddish-speaking environment, we have to proactively create one—so that’s what we’re doing! Here are some guidelines for being part of a language-immersion activity.
Asking how to say something? Perfectly fine; we do this all the time. Tossing in a short English word or phrase—especially an idiom or quote—while keeping the conversation in Yiddish? Common among American Yiddish speakers and also perfectly fine. However, we ask participants to avoid telling anecdotes or otherwise speaking in English for an extended period of time. Conversing in English disrupts the Yiddish-language environment, and it takes away learning opportunities for students. Yiddish speakers and students at all levels are welcome at farbreng. It’s normal to feel nervous about your Yiddish, but we applaud and encourage all students and speakers to use Yiddish. If you have any questions about the program, please write to us at farbreng-boston@yugntruf.org
Register here.

Circle Book Group
2025-12-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
December’s book selection is Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

Circle Playtime Khanike Party (EARLIER TIME)
2025-12-14 10:30 - 12:30
Circle Playtime will meet 10:30-11:00 and then join the All Shule Khanike Party. Details below.
Please join our Shule Khanike party for current and prospective Shule families on Sunday, November 14 from 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM! (Program begins at 11 AM)
We would love to welcome you to BWC’s secular community and our all-school party featuring singing, music, treats, and a chance to re-dedicate ourselves to more vibrant future.
Prospective families please note: This party includes a potluck but please do not feel pressured to contribute as a guest. Just make sure you include your dietary needs when you register below! Questions can be directed to Carly, at youtheducation@circleboston.org
RSVP at bit.ly/shulekhanike25

TASC Session 7
2025-12-14 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

All-Shule Khanike Party: Join the party! Learn about Shule!
2025-12-14 10:45 - 12:30
Please join our Shule Khanike party for current and prospective Shule families on Sunday, November 14 from 10:45 AM – 12:30 PM! (Program begins at 11 AM)
We would love to welcome you to BWC’s secular community and our all-school party featuring singing, music, treats, and a chance to re-dedicate ourselves to more vibrant future.
Prospective families please note: This party includes a potluck but please do not feel pressured to contribute as a guest. Just make sure you include your dietary needs when you register below! Questions can be directed to Carly, at youtheducation@circleboston.org
RSVP at bit.ly/shulekhanike25

Candle-Making and Khanike Party
2025-12-15 17:30 - 19:30 | BWC Building
Join the Membership Committee on Monday, December 15 at the BWC building from 5:30pm-7:30pm to make your shamesh candles for the holiday! Everyone is warmly invited, and especially new members and people interested in joining BWC! Snacks and candle-making supplies provided. Reach out to norabond@gmail.com with any questions.
Please RSVP here.

Bearing Witness at the Burlington ICE Office
2025-12-17 11:00 - 13:00 | 1000 District Ave, Burlington, MA, United States
Join the BWC Immigrant Justice Committee to protest at the Burlington ICE office every month on the 3rd Wednesday. This is a peaceful protest bearing witness to the horror of the conditions of detainees at the office, and to stand against ICE and the Trump Administration’s treatment of immigrants.
📍 Location: 1000 District Ave, Burlington (one block from the mall) 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📅 When: December 17 📍 Meeting Spot: South side of the ICE driveway — look for the BWC T-shirts!
Contact ijc@circleboston.org with any questions and please let them know you are coming to the protest so they know to look for you.
Join the email list at https://bit.ly/WitnessIce

"Let’s Build a Room for Hope" Grief & Healing Community Care Session
2025-12-17 18:30 - 20:30 | BWC Building
This time is marked by immense grief. From the war in Gaza, the rise of US authoritarianism, to personal losses, it seems that the dissonant cycle of grief is unending. And yet, this time also carries immense opportunities for hope – hope through community connection, hope through radical compassion, and hope through social action. What are you grieving in this moment? How does thinking Jewishly help you grapple with this grief? In what ways does your Jewish identity bring you into community and orient you towards hope? And how does thinking Jewishly orient you toward social action?
Join us for a conversation on grief, hope, and healing in community led by BWC member, Sammie M. and based on the work “Let’s Build a Room for Hope” by Rabbi Miriam Grossman. This event will take place at the BWC Building at 6 Webster Street in Brookline on Wednesday, December 17 from 6:30 – 8:30pm. Register below.
About Sammie: As a member of BWC and a current doctoral student in psychology, Sammie is interested in liberation psychology and healing through radical compassion. She is passionate about community care and Rabbi Miriam’s writings and is grateful to be in community with BWC.
Donation: Sammie’s Community Care sessions are a project of the BWC’s Israel Palestine Committee (IPC), and we are collecting voluntary donations to support the work of the IPC, including Sammie’s sessions. Please use this Pass-the-Hat form to make a donation and choose “IPC” when it asks what event you participated in.
Register here.

Yiddish Sing
2025-12-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-22 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-07-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-08-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 and 2 more dates | Hybrid: BWC Building & Zoom
Drop in for this free informal monthly gathering to sing Yiddish songs! All are welcome, regardless of singing ability or knowledge of Yiddish.
Attendees are welcome to attend in person or online. We will sing from the Yosl and Chana Mlotek collection of Yiddish songs. These songbooks will be available in person and are also available online at https://yiddishsongs.org. Online participants can request songs and listen and sing along with their mics muted.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register here before the event.

From Darkness to Light: A Chanukah Fundraiser for Legal Aid for Palestinians
2025-12-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Cambridge – Register for location.
Boston area people! Join us along with Halachic Left next Thursday, Dec. 18 (the fifth night of Chanukah) at 7pm for a fundraiser for Legal Aid for Palestinians (LEAP), an organization that provides legal support and representation for Palestinians living in the West Bank.
Professor Shaul Magid will share a few words on the crisis in Israel/Palestine, and the “hidden” progressive values of Chanukah. Come enjoy latkes, beverages, and schmooze!
Kosher food served, co-sponsored by Boston NIF NewGen, IfNotNow Boston, Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice, V’ahavta, and Halachic Left.
Register here.

Khanike/Chanukah Shabes
2025-12-19 18:15 - 20:30 | BWC Building
Join BWC’s Young Adult Community and Gragger Team to celebrate Khanike/Chanukah together on Friday, December 19 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the BWC in Brookline! Whether you’re a BWC regular or completely new to the community, we would love to welcome you to celebrate with us and join us for a shabes potluck.
We welcome suggested donations of $5-$10 per person to cover costs of the shabes, but donating is not a requirement. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Note: We request that folks wear name tags and wear masks when not eating. Thank you!
Register here.

Stitch and Resist
2025-12-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-17 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-16 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-18 11:00 - 13:00 and 4 more dates | BWC Building
Attention, fellow crafters and resistors: BWC Mutual Aid is hosting an event for you! Join us every third Saturday of the month at the BWC building from 11am – 1pm for crafting, community building and skill sharing!
All are welcome: bring your fiber craft projects, share some crafting materials if you have extra, and get to know our community better.
Bring your projects already in process! We will also have some supplies (extra yarn and some crochet and knitting needles donated by BWC members) if you want to start something new. This event is for every skill level!! There won’t be formal lessons in fiber arts, but we can happily problem-solve together.
This event is a drop-in. Come when it feels right, and leave when it feels right.
Register here.

CANCELED Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
2025-12-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee (JMS) works to build and strengthen constructive, mutually supportive relations between Jews and Muslims in Greater Boston. It is especially focused on Muslims’ and Jews’ mutual interest in continuing to learn about and engage with one another, including on difficult issues, all the while recognizing our common interest in opposing all manifestations of Islamophobia and antisemitism, by standing together in the face of any form of ethnic harassment. The JMSC engages in political action, community education, and cooperative efforts with Boston area Muslims and Jews to foster its goal of deepening Jewish-Muslim understanding and solidarity. Our work is based on our belief that human rights are universal and human communities and individuals share the same rights and responsibilities toward one another. To find out more about the meeting and get the zoom link, please email jms@circleboston.org

Sumud: A Doctor's Report on Genocide & Survival in Gaza
2026-01-05 18:45 - 20:30 | JP – register for exact location
BWC is a cosponsor in the upcoming screening of “Sumud: A Doctor’s Report on Genocide & Survival in Gaza,” a short, new documentary which follows an American anesthesiologist who volunteered in Gaza. It features commentary from journalist and writer Omar el Akkad, whose “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This” just won the National Book Award. The film speaks to the genocide in Gaza, and, most particularly, to the destruction of hospitals and medical care systems there.
The film will be introduced by its director, Jan Haaken, who along with special guest Dr. Karameh Kuemmerle, cofounder of Doctors Against Genocide, will engage with the audience afterward.
This event will be a fundraiser for two important organizations: Doctors Against Genocide and the Gaza Mental Health Foundation. Registration is required. Learn mor and register here: tinyurl.com/sumudboston
Questions? Contact ipc@circleboston.org.

IPC Study Group
2026-01-07 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-03-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-04-01 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-05-06 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-06-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-07-01 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-08-05 18:00 - 19:30 and 4 more dates | Zoom
The IPC Study Group is a subcommittee of the Israel/Palestine Committee (IPC) which meets on Zoom the first Wednesday of every month at 6pm to discuss books, films, articles, and/or webinars we’re reading and watching together, to deepen our understanding of the history and context of Israel/Palestine.
All are welcome to join us. You can find what we’re currently studying together here, as well as information on what we’ve previously read and watched. Learn more about us here. The IPC Study Group communicates between sessions via google email list. Contact ipc@circleboston.org to let us know you’re coming, for more information, or to join the email list and help us choose what we’re going to learn about together for future sessions!

De-ICE Hanscom Standout
2026-01-09 13:30 - 15:00 | Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA, United States
The BWC Immigration Committee will be joining the De-ICE Hanscom coalition for their weekly afternoon standout on Friday, January 9, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM. This gathering takes place at the Hanscom Rotary, located at the intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln, MA.
Event Details

Time: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA
Parking: Available along Old Bedford Road or Hanscom Drive (please do not impede traffic or block bike lanes).

Purpose of the Standout
The De-ICE Hanscom coalition organizes peaceful standouts aimed at eliminating ICE transport flights from Hanscom Field. These flights are reportedly used to expedite the removal of immigrants from New England, which undermines their ability to seek effective legal representation.
Coalition Groups Involved
The standout involves several coalition groups including:

Concord Indivisible
Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN)
Indivisible Acton Area
Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (JALSA)
Lexington Alarm
Maynard Indivisible

Sign Up for Updates
To stay updated about the protests and other events, you can sign up through this link: Sign up for updates.
If you need more information or have questions about the event, please email Richard Colbath-Hess at rcolbathhess@gmail.com.

Tu B’Shevat Prep: Local Foods Preparation
2026-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 | BWC Building
Join us in discussing how we might be able to better integrate local foods in our Tu B’Shevat Seder. We will prepare foods to enjoy at our Tu B’Shevat Seder including dried apples and acorn flour crackers!

Circle Book Group
2026-01-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
January’s book selection is: The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

Shule Session 11
2026-01-11 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 8
2026-01-11 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Circle Playtime
2026-01-11 10:45 - 12:15, 2026-04-12 10:45 - 12:15, 2026-05-03 10:45 - 12:15

Kumzits: Mosaic and Community Making with Emily Bhargava
2026-01-11 10:45 - 12:15
Join other parents and caregivers for a moment of self-care during shule. We’ll be making mosaics using tiles, glass and beads. Relax, be creative, have a conversation with someone new, and leave with a piece of art for your home. (Littles are welcome, but you’ll have to watch that they don’t eat any beads).

Shule Open House
2026-01-11 11:30 - 12:30 | Brookline, MA, USA
Open Houses are a great opportunity for prospective Shule members to meet staff, current members, and each other while getting a taste of Shule’s curriculum and space.
Want to hear more about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School for students K – 7th grade? Please join us in Brookline on Sunday, January 11 from 11:30 to 12:30!
This event will include a brief tour, curriculum overview, Q & A’s with staff, a taste of a music class, and a chance to connect with current and potential Shule parents. We’ll have bagels and coffee as well as Legos, coloring supplies and books.
Open Houses are a great opportunity for prospective Shule members to meet staff, current members, and each other while getting a taste of Shule’s curriculum and space.
If you’d like to register more than four children, please complete the form again. Feel free to check out our website here (http://circleboston.org/shule) or reach out to Carly directly with any additional questions at youtheducation@circleboston.org before or after the event.
We look forward to meeting you and your family!
You can RSVP here:https://forms.gle/MYwdd8wNUn36TwYQ8

IPC-Wide Gathering: Hasia Diner Presents History of Jewish Opposition to Zionism
2026-01-13 19:00 - 20:30 | virtual: Zoom
Date: Tuesday, January 13Time: 7:00 – 8:30pmLocation: Zoom (Register here)
At this IPC-wide gathering, we will hear a presentation from BWC member, Hasia Diner, who is also a member of Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff. There will be time for discussion. Hasia’s presentation on the History of Jewish Opposition to Zionism is relevant to today’s political situation where opposition to Zionism is being equated with antisemitism by government bodies such as the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism and the Trump Administration.
Hasia Diner is Professor Emerita at the Departments of History and the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and has published numerous books and papers. She is also a visiting professor of Jewish Studies at the Harvard Divinity School.
Register for the Zoom presentation here.

Rescheduled as Creative Expression Shabes on February 13th
2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Boston Workers Circle, Brookline, MA, United States
Rescheduled as Creative Expression Shabes on FEBRUARY 13th
See new event information here.

Bread and Roses: How Jewish Women Shaped Early 20th Century Activism
2026-01-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-01-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-09 19:00 - 20:30 | virtual: Zoom
Join public historian, educator, and writer Jennifer Young for a four-part course diving into the activism of early 20th century working-class Jewish women.
4 Sessions | January 19, 26, February 2, 9 | Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm ET | Virtual on Zoom
Session #1: The Housewives’ RebellionsSession #2: The Women’s UprisingSession #3: The United Council of Working-Class HousewivesSession #4: A New Era
Zoom recordings will be made available to registrants for asynchronous viewing.
Register here.

AA Thank you letter writing
2026-01-20 13:00 - 13:45

Bearing Witness at the Burlington ICE Office
2026-01-21 11:00 - 13:00 | 100 District Ave, Burlington, MA, United States
Join the BWC Immigrant Justice Committee to protest at the Burlington ICE office every month on the 3rd Wednesday. This is a peaceful protest bearing witness to the horror of the conditions of detainees at the office, and to stand against ICE and the Trump Administration’s treatment of immigrants.
📍 Location: 1000 District Ave, Burlington (one block from the mall) 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📅 When: third Wednesday of the month 📍 Meeting Spot: South side of the ICE driveway — look for the BWC T-shirts!
Contact ijc@circleboston.org with any questions and please let them know you are coming to the protest so they know to look for you.
Join the email list at https://bit.ly/WitnessIce

Aging in Community Small Groups
2026-01-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
We will gather in small groups; discussion guidelines TBD.
Email AIC@circleboston.org for the Zoom link.

Shule Session 12 + Zayen Parent Meeting
2026-01-25 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 9
2026-01-25 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Open parents meeting about the Hey protest on Immigration Justice
2026-01-25 10:45 - 12:15

Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
2026-01-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-27 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-06-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-07-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-08-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-09-30 19:00 - 20:30 and 2 more dates | Zoom

Performance: Meet Max Spitzkopf
2026-01-29 19:00 - 21:00 | The Vilna Shul, 2 Phillips St, Boston, MA, United States
Before Sherlock Holmes had fans across the Jewish world, there was Max Spitzkopf, a brilliant, sharp-tongued detective whose adventures captivated Yiddish readers across Europe and the diaspora a century ago. Clever, curious, and fueled by intellect and chutzpah, Spitzkopf was a cultural phenomenon, until history pushed his stories to the margins.
Now, for the first time, one volume of these classic mysteries, Adventures of Max Spitzkopf: The Yiddish Sherlock Holmes, has been newly translated into English and brought thrillingly to life on stage at The Vilna.
Join acclaimed Yiddish stage actor Mikhl Yashinsky for a theatrical performance that revives this forgotten sleuth for a modern audience. Through humor, suspense, and rich cultural nuance, Yashinsky explores what a Yiddish detective can teach us about justice, morality, identity, and the enduring power of storytelling.
The evening is accompanied by live klezmer-inspired music from the Abigale Reisman Trio, creating an immersive journey into the smokey cafes and bustling streets of old-world Europe, where wit, courage, and sharp observation solve even the most confounding cases.
Following the performance, Lisa Newman, Director of Publications at the Yiddish Book Center and White Goat Press, will join us for a conversation about the performance and Q&A with the artists.
Presented in partnership with The Yiddish Book Center and White Goat Press.
Register here.

Shule Session 13 | BWC TU B'Shvat Seder (in afternoon)
2026-02-01 10:30 - 12:30

Kumzits: Resilience and parenting in a time of crisis
2026-02-01 10:45 - 12:15
We will spend our time together connecting and sharing about the ways we are struggling and the ways we are finding joy as parents. We will explore political, emotional and spiritual questions connected to being a parent in a time of so many crises. We will do some resilience practices together, connect in small groups and connect in a large group. Led by parent, Dan Gelbtuch

Tu B’Shevat Seder
2026-02-01 16:00 - 18:00 | BWC Building and Zoom
Join BWC and Kavod Boston in-person or online via Zoom for a unique Tu B’Shevat seder, marking the “New Year for the Trees.” Readings, songs, and poems will reflect the origins of the seder adapted to progressive secular Jewish life in the 21st century.
All registrants (in-person and online) will be invited to actively participate, with the option to read a portion of the Haggadah aloud during the seder. Ritual foods will be provided at the in-person seder.
This event is pay-what-you-can (suggested donation of $10+). Registration is required.
Register here.
Learn more here.

Jamaica Plain Shule in the Neighborhood
2026-02-04 17:00 - 19:00
Join families & staff for Shule in the Neighborhood, a casual drop-in opportunity to learn more about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School for students K – 7th grade, & get to know folks who live in your area. Sign up using the link below & we will follow up with the precise address!
Register here: bit.ly/shuleneighborhood

Postponed- Watertown Shule in the Neighborhood
2026-02-05 17:00 - 19:00
Join families & staff for Shule in the Neighborhood, a casual drop-in opportunity to learn more about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School for students preK- 7th grade, & get to know folks who live in your area. Sign up using the link below & we will follow up with the precise address!
Register here: bit.ly/shuleneighborhood

De-ICE Hanscom Standout
2026-02-06 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-03-06 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-04-03 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-05-01 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-06-05 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-07-03 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-08-07 13:30 - 15:00, 2026-09-04 13:30 - 15:00 and 2 more dates | Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA, United States
The BWC Immigration Committee will be joining the De-ICE Hanscom coalition for their weekly afternoon standout on the first Friday of the month, from 1:30 to 3:00 PM. This gathering takes place at the Hanscom Rotary, located at the intersection of Hanscom Dr. and Old Bedford Rd. in Lincoln, MA.
Event Details

Time: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location: Hanscom Rotary, Lincoln, MA
Parking: Available along Old Bedford Road or Hanscom Drive (please do not impede traffic or block bike lanes).

Purpose of the Standout
The De-ICE Hanscom coalition organizes peaceful standouts aimed at eliminating ICE transport flights from Hanscom Field. These flights are reportedly used to expedite the removal of immigrants from New England, which undermines their ability to seek effective legal representation.
Coalition Groups Involved
The standout involves several coalition groups including:

Concord Indivisible
Greater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN)
Indivisible Acton Area
Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (JALSA)
Lexington Alarm
Maynard Indivisible

Sign Up for Updates
To stay updated about the protests and other events, you can sign up through this link: Sign up for updates.
If you need more information or have questions about the event, please email Richard Colbath-Hess at rcolbathhess@gmail.com.

Somerville Shule in the Neighborhood
2026-02-07 14:00 - 16:00
Join families & staff for Shule in the Neighborhood, a casual drop-in opportunity to learn more about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School for students pre-K- 7th grade, & get to know folks who live in your area. Sign up using the link below & we will follow up with the precise address!
Register here: bit.ly/shuleneighborhood

Circle Book Group
2026-02-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
February’s book is Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning by Peter Beinart.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

Shule Session 14 + Zayen Parent Meeting
2026-02-08 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 10
2026-02-08 12:30 - 15:30 | BWC Building

POSTPONED -Hey Class Solidarity Protest for Immigrant Justice
2026-02-08 14:30 - 15:30 | Boston, MA, USA
Join Boston Workers Circle’s Hey (Fifth Grade) Shule Class for their annual solidarity protest! This year the students are collaborating with Neighbors United for a Better East Boston (NUBE) to call on court officials and police officers to end their complicity with ICE operations in and around Massachusetts court houses, where immigrant community members have been abducted while attempting to exercise their right to due process.
The protest will take place on Sunday, February 8 at 2:30 pm at a T-accessible downtown location. The exact location will be provided to registrants.
RSVP here: bit.ly/HeyProtest2026

Advanced Beginner Yiddish: Virtual
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
Do you want to host a potluck and be able to schmooze & nosh with your khaveyrim af yiddish? Would you like to study Yiddish every week with an enthusiastic teacher who showers you with positive feedback no matter how many mistakes you make? In this class, we will continue to deepen our Yiddish learning including covering topics such as how to: talk about family including from a queer/trans/nonbinary inclusive perspective and describe our environments, the people around us and food in the present tense.
Learn more and register here.

Intermediate Yiddish: Virtual
2026-02-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-03 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 and 2 more dates | Zoom
Build confidence in your Yiddish – reading, speaking, and listening, in a supportive and welcoming classroom of intermediate Yiddish students. We’ll focus on building reading fluency, comprehension strategies, dictionary skills, and making meaning from texts while enjoying selections from the canon of Yiddish literature. In this class, you will find abundant opportunities to stretch and grow your Yiddish. We’ll read slowly, translate continuously, and look up every unfamiliar word as we read (in Yiddish) and discuss (in English and Yiddish) literature together. This semester, we’ll continue reading the memoirs of 19th-century feminist icon Puah Rakovsky, whose spellbinding tell-all memoir describes her experiences of arranged marriage, teen motherhood, rejecting her religious upbringing, divorcing her parents’ son-in-law, starting a career, and becoming one of the world’s first women’s rights activists.
Learn more and register here.

Beginner Yiddish Semester II: In-Person
2026-02-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-02-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-03-25 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-04-15 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-04-22 19:30 - 21:00 and 2 more dates | BWC Building
Let’s continue to learn Yiddish — lomir vayter geyn mit lernen zikh yidish! This course continues to work through the fundamentals of Yiddish conversation, reading, and grammar through highly-interactive games, songs, activities, and short texts.
Learn more and register here.

Yiddish Vinkl
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Only
February 12th is on Zoom only, though usually Somerville Vinkl is hybrid, with a Zoom or an in-person option in Somerville. This is an opportunity for you to sharpen your Yiddish skills in a comfortable and informal setting, whatever your level of Yiddish. All are welcome.
Somerville Vinkl is the second Thursday of every month, from 7:00-8:30 PM. For questions contact yiddish@circleboston.org. Register below to receive the address for the in-person gathering and the Zoom link.
Register Here.

Creative Expression Shabes
2026-02-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Boston Workers Circle, Brookline, MA, United States
Creative Expression Shabes
Creative Expression Shabes for restoring balance and relaxing together in community.
The Shabes Committee invites you to join us on Friday, February 13, 2026 from 6:30-8:30pm at the BWC Building a Creative Expression Shabes. Shabes offers us a pause to re-center, and renew our spirit. We will take time in this Shabes to use creative artistic expression, listen to poetry, try out writing or doodling to help guide us toward re-plenishment before our communal meal. Drawing, colorful hands-on craft, and writing materials will be provided. This is an in-person event.
Register here.

Bearing Witness at the Burlington ICE Office
2026-02-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-18 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-04-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-05-20 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-06-17 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-15 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-19 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-09-16 11:00 - 13:00 and 2 more dates | 100 District Ave, Burlington, MA, United States
Join the BWC Immigrant Justice Committee to protest at the Burlington ICE office every month on the 3rd Wednesday. This is a peaceful protest bearing witness to the horror of the conditions of detainees at the office, and to stand against ICE and the Trump Administration’s treatment of immigrants.
📍 Location: 1000 District Ave, Burlington (one block from the mall) 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📅 When: third Wednesday of the month 📍 Meeting Spot: South side of the ICE driveway — look for the BWC T-shirts!
Contact ijc@circleboston.org with any questions and please let them know you are coming to the protest so they know to look for you.
Join the email list at https://bit.ly/WitnessIce
See this website for updates, including notes on parking: https://bearingwitnessne.org/the-standout

Advanced: Shtok Shraybt Vayter: Virtual
2026-02-18 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-02-25 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-03-04 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-03-11 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-03-18 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-03-25 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-04-15 20:00 - 21:30, 2026-04-22 20:00 - 21:30 and 2 more dates | Zoom
שטָאק שרײַ בט נָאך ווײַ טער
ֿפראַ דל שטאָ ק )1890-1990( ֿפאַ רּכישוֿפט און ֿפאַ רכאַ ּפט מיט אירע שאַ רֿפע אָ בסערוואַ ציעס און שעֿפערישער שּפיל מיט ווערטער. די גאַ מע טעמעס, ס ֿביֿבות און סטיליסטיק וואָ ס זי באַ ניצט, איז ֿפולשטענדיק און פאַ רשיידן.
שטאָ קס דורכדרינגענדיקע דערציילונגען שּפיגלען אָ ּפ, מיט הומאָ ר, איראָ ניע און קריטיק, די נואַ נסן ֿפון שטעטל- און אימיגראַ נטן-לעבן. זי ֿפאַ רנעמט זיך מיט מאַ רגינאַ ליזירטע, ווייניק-רעּפרעזענטירטע ּפערסאָ נאַ זשן, וועלכע זי באַ שרײַבט מיט טיֿפקייט, אויטענטישקייט און מיט אַ לע ּפיטעשעווקעס. שטאָ קס דערציילונגען ֿפאַ רבלײַבן ֿפריש, באַ טײַ טיק און שייכדיק, איבער 100 יאָ ר נאָ ך דעם ווי זיי זײַנען געשריבן געוואָ רן. אירע לידער זײַנען באַ שמײַסטערט, באַ שאַ ֿפן מיט ליידנשאַ ֿפט, ֿפעיִקייט און ּפרעציזקייט. אירע ליטעראַ רישע עסייען זײַנען באַ לײַכטנדיק.
שטאָ קס שאַ ֿפונגען זײַנען גאָ ר עסטעטיש. בײַ ם לייענען שטאָ קס שיינשרײַ בן אינעם אָ ריגינעלן ייִדיש, קענען לייענערס זיך באַ לעקן מיט דער מוזיקאַ לישקייט, און מיט די חושימדיקע קלאַ נגען און קלוגע ווערטערשּפילן, וואָ ס זײַנען וויכטיקע שטריכן ֿפון שטאָ קס שעֿפערישקייט. עס איז אַ פאַ רגעניגן צוזאַ מען צו צעגלידערן שטאָ קס שרײַבן. איר איראָ נישער הומאָ ר, טיֿפער באַ נעם און אוניקאַ לישע שרײַבן סטימולירט שטאַ רקע, הייס-בלוטיקע דיסקוסיעס אין קלאַ ס.
Fradl Shtok (1890-1990) continues to inspire and entice us with her brilliant observations and way with words. Her stories remain fresh and relevant, a century after they were written. Shtok’s poems are crafted with breathtaking precision and passion and her essays are illuminating. Studying Shtok’s texts in Yiddish enables the reader to savor tthe sensuous sounds, wordplay and musicality that are present throughout her work. Her ironic humour, depth of perception and unique writing style will surely engage students in our discussions.
Learn more and register here.

Shabbat at the Huntington
2026-02-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Calderwood Pavilion / The Huntington Calderwood, 527 Tremont St, Boston, MA, United States
Join us for an evening of community, reflection, and theater!
Welcome Shabbat with members of Boston Workers Circle and The Huntington community at 6 pm on Friday, February 20th, and then experience Joshua Harmon’s newest play, We Had a World at 7:30 pm!
The event takes place at The Calderwood Pavilion, 527 Tremont St. Boston, MA 02116.
Light noshes and non-alcoholic beverages provided.
Tickets are Pay What You Wish, starting at $10!
Register here.
Purchase includes a ticket to the 2/20 performance of We Had a World and the Shabbat pre-show event. You’ll receive your physical performance ticket when you arrive for the pre-show Shabbat event.

Aging in Community
2026-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Email AIC@circleboston.org for more information, including the Zoom link.

CANCELLED: Yiddish Sing
2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Hybrid: BWC Building & Zoom
Yiddish Sing is cancelled for February. But join us next month on March 26.
Drop in for this free informal monthly gathering to sing Yiddish songs! All are welcome, regardless of singing ability or knowledge of Yiddish.
Attendees are welcome to attend in person or online. We will sing from the Yosl and Chana Mlotek collection of Yiddish songs. These songbooks will be available in person and are also available online at https://yiddishsongs.org. Online participants can request songs and listen and sing along with their mics muted.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register here before the event.

Circle Playtime with All Shule Purim Party
2026-03-01 10:30 - 12:30 | Shule
Circle Playtime will meet 10:30-11:00 and then join the All Shule Purim Party.
Please note the earlier start time.

Shule Purim Carnival | New Families Welcome!
2026-03-01 10:30 - 12:30
Join the party at Shule – the Boston Workers Circle’s Jewish Cultural Sunday School! Our all school Purim Carnival features games, music, treats, and a chance to meet students and caregivers across the whole program.
At Shule, children grades pre-K-7 explore Jewish identity rooted in Jewish cultural literacy and traditions of social justice. Register below for precise address (in Brookline) and reach out to youtheducation@circleboston.org with any questions!
Register for the Brookline address: https://bit.ly/shulepurim26

TASC Session 11
2026-03-01 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Di Nest: Yiddish Arts Incubator
2026-03-05 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-06-18 19:30 - 21:00, 2026-09-03 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Do you want to start writing in Yiddish but have questions about creating in a language you are still learning? Have you been making art in Yiddish for a while and want feedback on your latest project? Do you want to be part of the first audience for new Yiddish art and support artists with your feedback? Then join us at Di Nest!
Di Nest is an arts incubator for Yiddish creativity. Join us to share your own projects and/or to help workshop community members’ works in progress. IF YOU WANT TO WORKSHOP A PROJECT, PLEASE EMAIL LILYE AT YIDDISH@CIRCLEBOSTON.ORG BEFORE THE MEETING. Emailing at least a couple days before Di Nest is especially appreciated.
Projects in any medium that are in, or prominently feature, Yiddish are welcome–including original works and translations into Yiddish. Di Nest is open to Yiddish speakers and students of all levels. Whether you’re just starting to create in Yiddish or have been doing so for years, you’re welcome to attend!
Each session will include time to workshop material from several participants. Attendees are invited to bring a project to share—but we also welcome attendees who join us to listen, learn, and offer feedback.
Sharing a Yiddish work-in-progress can be daunting, so we will ask ALL attendees to briefly unmute and introduce themselves.
Di Nest is open to Yiddish speakers and students of all levels. Whether you’re just starting to create in Yiddish or have been doing so for years, you’re welcome to attend! Sessions will be in a mix of Yiddish and English.
This program is a collaboration between Boston Workers Circle and Rad Yiddish.
Register here.

Gragger
2026-03-07 19:00 - 23:00
Vampires, witches, and fabulous kings, oh my! Gragger 5786 is upon us like a bloodsucker, with terrible puns coming at you along with pointy wooden stakes to drive through the hearts of monsters. This year, Esther The Vampire Slayer must pretend to be the thing she hates the most to get close to the Vampire King and topple their bloodsucking regime before it’s too late. The fate of the universe hangs on her answer to one question: Are we born wicked or is wickedness thrust upon us!

Date: Saturday, March 7Time: 7:00pm-11:00pmLocation: Spontaneous Celebrations (45 Danforth St., Jamaica Plain, MA)Tickets: $22-$54 | sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds | tickets priced $36+ include BWC Membership through May 2027Audience: 18+Accessibility: wheelchair accessible, ASL interpretation, & more
Gragger pre-registration is now closed.Tickets will be available to purchase at the door the night of Gragger.
Learn more here: https://circleboston.org/gragger/

Circle Book Group
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
March’s book is The Human Scale: A Novel by Lawrence Wright.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

Open Shule Caregiver Curriculum Update Conversation
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:00
details coming soon

Shule Session 16 | Vov parent B-mitzvah meeting | Zayen Parent Meeting
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 12
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Zayen Class Parent Meeting
2026-03-08 10:30 - 12:30

Singing Shabes
2026-03-13 18:30 - 20:30 | BWC Building
Come join us for a musical Shabes gathering Friday, March 13 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at the BWC Building located at 6 Webster Street in Brookline.
We will sing songs beloved and known by the BWC community, led by Workers Circle song leaders. The event will include a brief Shabes ritual and a potluck dinner where we can relax and schmooze.
This is an in-person event.
Please consider donating to BWC’s Pass-the-Hat fund to contribute to programming like this! Choose Shabes for the question related to the event you’re participating in.
Register here.

Radical Yiddish Workers' Songs
2026-03-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Linda Gritz and Pauli Katz, of Boston Workers Circle, are bringing back their classic beloved biannual Radical Yiddish Workers’ Songs Workshop on ﻿Monday, March 16, 7:30-9:00pm ET!﻿
Linda and Pauli will teach a selection of songs line-by-line, and discuss the historical context that gave rise to them. There will be plenty of time for singing (on mute) and for dialogue about the tunes.
Register here.

Collective Liberation Workshop with artist Julie Weitz
2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Cambridge, location shared upon RSVP
Led by The Psychedelic Tzadik—the drag king persona of artist Julie Weitz—participants are invited to transform existential tsuris (trouble) into creative discovery through clowning, storytelling, and embodied improvisation. Drawing from Yiddish culture, Hasidic wisdom, and drag, this participatory experience offers a playful yet profound space to explore identity, justice, and cultural memory. Together, we confront personal and collective challenges while embracing the joy, absurdity, and radical potential of clowning.
Currently based in Berlin, Julie Weitz (she/her) is an artist, writer, and educator who creates embodied, collective experiences for repair by unearthing the wounds and resilience of diasporic culture. Her research-driven practice animates figures from Yiddish folklore, exploring themes of loss and healing through their interactions at culturally significant sites—especially those where Yiddish culture was nearly eradicated.Through caricature, folklorism, and emplacement, Weitz situates her practice within evolving trajectories of Jewish cultural expression, in solidarity with global liberation movements.
This event is co-sponsored by Boston Workers Circle. Please share with anyone who’d be interested! Click here to register. The suggested sliding scale for this workshop is $18–48, and nobody will be turned away for lack of funds. Donations will go directly to the artist to cover supplies and labor. Also, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Free Gaza Circus.
REGISTER HERE

Brews & Jews: Gragger After Party
2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Aeronaut Brewing Company, 14 Tyler St, Somerville, MA, United States
Phew! What a party.
After all that dancing, merrymaking, and spieling, and vampire hunting, we think we’ve all earned a little kickback. BWC would like to welcome you to our official Gragger after-party at Aeronaut Brewery. Come grab a drink with the cast and crew, learn about the programs, events, and committees happening at the Worker’s Circle, discover ways to get involved, and enjoy the company of our wonderful community. Werewolves and plus ones welcome.
Where: Aeronaut Brewery (14 Tyler St., Somerville)When: 3/19. 6-8pmWhat: Celebrate the Gragger committee, learn about membership opportunities, meet some very cool people.How: RSVP here.

Shule Session 17
2026-03-22 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 13
2026-03-22 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Aging in Community
2026-03-22 10:45 - 12:15 | Zoom
Email AIC@circleboston.org for more information, including the Zoom link.
This month, members of AIC are encouraged to join the moderated discussion of the book, One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This. See the details below:
The social justice committees of Boston Workers Circle are sponsoring two moderated discussions of the 2025 National Book Award winner, One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Canadian author Omar El Akkad.
Part memoir, the work details El Akkad’s upbringing in Qatar and his immigration to the West, where he initially believed in the “American dream” before his career as a journalist—covering the War on Terror, Ferguson, and Black Lives Matter—began to erode that belief. It touches on the issues that our social justice committees seek to address: the inhuman way that we treat immigrants, the racism against Muslims and nonwhites, the economic injustice in our country, the slaughter in Gaza and the failure of the West to speak out against it. It is a powerful and thought-provoking look at Western hypocrisy and our own roles in that.
There will be an in-person discussion on Sunday, March 22 from 10:45 am to 12:15 pm during the Shule session in Brookline.
There will be a Zoom discussion on Tuesday, March 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Registration is required for either session. After indicating whether you wish to attend the in-person session or the Zoom session, you’ll receive either the location specifics or the Zoom link, as appropriate.
We have found that even if there is a waiting list at your library to get the book, the list moves quickly and you should be able to get the book if you request it ASAP. It is powerful, but not long. It is available from your local independent bookstore in hardback for approximately $28, or as an eBook for $15.
Questions? Send them to: migolden57@gmail.com
Register here.

BWC-Wide Book Discussion: "One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This"
2026-03-22 10:45 - 12:15 | Shule, Brookline
The social justice committees of Boston Workers Circle are sponsoring two moderated discussions of the 2025 National Book Award winner, One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Canadian author Omar El Akkad.
Part memoir, the work details El Akkad’s upbringing in Qatar and his immigration to the West, where he initially believed in the “American dream” before his career as a journalist—covering the War on Terror, Ferguson, and Black Lives Matter—began to erode that belief. It touches on the issues that our social justice committees seek to address: the inhuman way that we treat immigrants, the racism against Muslims and nonwhites, the economic injustice in our country, the slaughter in Gaza and the failure of the West to speak out against it. It is a powerful and thought-provoking look at Western hypocrisy and our own roles in that.
There will be an in-person discussion on Sunday, March 22 from 10:45 am to 12:15 pm during the Shule session in Brookline.
There will be a Zoom discussion on Tuesday, March 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Registration is required for either session. After indicating whether you wish to attend the in-person session or the Zoom session, you’ll receive either the location specifics or the Zoom link, as appropriate.
We have found that even if there is a waiting list at your library to get the book, the list moves quickly and you should be able to get the book if you request it ASAP. It is powerful, but not long. It is available from your local independent bookstore in hardback for approximately $28, or as an eBook for $15.
Questions? Send them to: migolden57@gmail.com
Register here.

Cross BWC Book Discussion of "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This"
2026-03-22 10:45 - 12:15
The social justice committees of Boston Workers Circle are sponsoring two moderated discussions of the 2025 National Book Award winner, One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Canadian author Omar El Akkad.
Part memoir, the work details El Akkad’s upbringing in Qatar and his immigration to the West, where he initially believed in the “American dream” before his career as a journalist—covering the War on Terror, Ferguson, and Black Lives Matter—began to erode that belief. It touches on the issues that our social justice committees seek to address: the inhuman way that we treat immigrants, the racism against Muslims and nonwhites, the economic injustice in our country, the slaughter in Gaza and the failure of the West to speak out against it. It is a powerful and thought-provoking look at Western hypocrisy and our own roles in that.
There will be an in-person discussion on Sunday, March 22 from 10:45 am to 12:15 pm during the Shule session in Brookline at Shule.

There will be a Zoom discussion on Tuesday, March 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Registration is required for either session. After indicating whether you wish to attend the in-person session or the Zoom session, you’ll receive either the location specifics or the Zoom link, as appropriate.
We have found that even if there is a waiting list at your library to get the book, the list moves quickly and you should be able to get the book if you request it ASAP. It is powerful, but not long. It is available from your local independent bookstore in hardback for approximately $28, or as an eBook for $15.
Questions? Send them to: migolden57@gmail.com
Register here.

Material Witness: A Mixed Media Exhibition/Discussion - Exploring my mother's experience during the Holocaust and the parallels immigrants are living through today.
2026-03-23 19:00 - 20:30 | BWC Building
Through Nancy Marks’ art and poetry, Material Witness confronts the chilling parallels between her mothers’s hiding in France in the 1940s and the realities faced by immigrants today. The echoes between the 1940s and our contemporary world are undeniable and demand witness. This mixed-media installation, which premiered in Boston in 2025, features twenty-five drypoint prints and original poems. The images invite viewers to see them through a dual lens: ‘then’ and ‘now.’ What befell Jews, Roma, leftists, and so many others targeted in that era resonates starkly with the experiences of immigrants navigating hostile systems and rhetoric today. Material Witness presents interwoven histories, holding the pain of the past alongside the urgencies of the present.
Viewing of the exhibit will be accompanied by a discussion with the artist. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
This event is being sponsored by the Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee, the Immigrant Justice Committee, the Israel Palestine Committee, and the Yiddish Committee.

BWC-Wide Book Discussion: "One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This"
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom
The social justice committees of Boston Workers Circle are sponsoring two moderated discussions of the 2025 National Book Award winner, One Day Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This, by Canadian author Omar El Akkad.
Part memoir, the work details El Akkad’s upbringing in Qatar and his immigration to the West, where he initially believed in the “American dream” before his career as a journalist—covering the War on Terror, Ferguson, and Black Lives Matter—began to erode that belief. It touches on the issues that our social justice committees seek to address: the inhuman way that we treat immigrants, the racism against Muslims and nonwhites, the economic injustice in our country, the slaughter in Gaza and the failure of the West to speak out against it. It is a powerful and thought-provoking look at Western hypocrisy and our own roles in that.
There will be an in-person discussion on Sunday, March 22 from 10:45 am to 12:15 pm during the Shule session.
There will be a Zoom discussion on Tuesday, March 24, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
Registration is required for either session. After indicating whether you wish to attend the in-person session or the Zoom session, you’ll receive either the location specifics or the Zoom link, as appropriate.
We have found that even if there is a waiting list at your library to get the book, the list moves quickly and you should be able to get the book if you request it ASAP. It is powerful, but not long. It is available from your local independent bookstore in hardback for approximately $28, or as an eBook for $15.
Questions? Send them to: migolden57@gmail.com
Register here.

CANCELED: Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
2026-03-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom

Virtual Fundraiser for MA LUCE Immigrant Justice Hotline
2026-03-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Virutal
Join us for a virtual fundraiser for MA LUCE Immigrant Justice Hotline and Neighbor to Neighbor. The program will consist of a discussion on defending immigrant dignity and rights and advancing a humane and just immigration system.
• Keynote: A special speaker will be joining us. More to come.
• Andrea Joy Campbell, MA Attorney General
• Dálida Rocha, Executive Director, Neighbor to Neighbor
• Family member of someone who has been detained
REGISTER HERE: https://www.mobilize.us/n2nma/event/894893/
If you’re unable to attend, please support with a donation!
DONATE HERE: https://secure.ngpvan.com/OvwmzSQT3UO9ER4mo-Vgaw2
Neighbor to Neighbor builds community power so Black, Brown, working-class, and immigrant communities can win real, material change with dignity and care.
N2N joined with other immigrant-led groups across MA to launch the LUCE hotline and rapid response network to: • Track activity of immigration agents • Accompany impacted families • Organize public actions
Funds raised will keep the hotline & rapid response lifeline strong and help us resist authoritarianism and defend our rights.

NO KINGS Rally
2026-03-28 13:00 - 16:00 | Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA, United States
The No Kings III rally is Saturday, March 28!! Join members of the BWC community to stand against fascism and make our voices heard in support of our democracy.
Schedule:
“Convergence of Pathways” (a high visibility gathering) from 1-2 PM.
2-4 Rally on the Common
Folks who want to join the group have 2 options:

Meet at BWC, 6 Webster St, Brookline, at 12:50 to take the T at 1:00. We will get off at Arlington Street T stop and walk one block to the Starbucks at Park Plaza where we will meet the folks from Option 2.
Meet at the Starbucks at Park Plaza (one block south from the Arlington T station) to be ready to leave for the rally at 1:45.
We will go as a group, with the BWC banner, to the Common. If you miss us look for the banner.

We’re asking people to let us know if you are planning to join so we can keep you up to date if there are any late changes. Please email Jill Edelson jaedelson25@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

BWC Passover Seder
2026-03-28 16:30 - 20:30 | Hellenic Cultural Center, 25 Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA, United States
Join in community with Boston Workers Circle for Passover Seder virtually and in person on Saturday, March 28 at 4:30pm in Watertown. We’re planning a family-friendly, secular, social-justice oriented Passover ritual, and we’d love to have you there! More info can be found here: https://circleboston.org/holidays/#passover
REGISTER HERE

Shule Session 18
2026-04-05 10:30 - 12:30

Kumzits: LUCE Verifier training
2026-04-05 10:45 - 12:15 | At Shule
Sunday, Ap﻿ril 5th, 10:30 – 12:30 PM @ Shule
Pre-register here
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The LUCE *Verifier Training is intended to prepare attendees to verify reports of ICE activity in your community, as part of the LUCE Immigrant Justice Network (Massachusetts). The first part of the training will cover how to spot ICE and the utilities of the LUCE Hotline, the second part will cover verification best practices and next steps for connecting with your local LUCE verification hub. We keep us safe!

Yiddish Song Workshop/Concert with Polina Shepherd
2026-04-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Hybrid: Zoom & BWC Building
All are invited to experience the magic of Polina Shepherd for a hybrid Yiddish song workshop followed by a concert on Sunday, April 5, 2026 from 3:00 – 5:00pm at the BWC building and on Zoom.
Polina Shepherd is a world-class performer, composer, educator, and cultural activist originally from Siberia, now living in Brighton UK. Her singing cuts a sound deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folk. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Islamic ornamentation and timbre, which can be heard in her unique vocal style.
All are welcome, regardless of singing ability or knowledge of Yiddish.
Cost: $20 or pay what you can. Please use the Pass-the-Hat donation form to pay for tickets, and choose Yiddish Committee/Events when prompted on the form.
This event is cosponsored by A Besere Velt and the Yiddish Committee.
Register here.

Circle Book Group
2026-04-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
April’s book selection is Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love by Dani Shapiro.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

Shule Session 19 | Zayen Presentations
2026-04-12 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 14
2026-04-12 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Shule Open House
2026-04-12 11:30 - 12:30, 2026-04-26 11:30 - 12:30
Want to hear more about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School for students pre-K – 7th grade? Please join us in Brookline for one of our upcoming Open Houses! Join us on April 12, April 26, or May 3 from 11:30 to 12:30pm! Exact location shared after registration.
This event will include a brief tour, curriculum overview, Q & A’s with staff, a taste of a music class, and a chance to connect with current and potential Shule parents. We’ll have bagels and coffee as well as Legos, coloring supplies, and books.
Register here.
If you’d like to register more than four children, please complete the form again. Feel free to check out our website here (http://circleboston.org/shule) or reach out to Carly directly with any additional questions at youtheducation@circleboston.org before or after the event.
We look forward to meeting you and your family!

Hey Class solidarity phone bank
2026-04-12 12:30 - 14:00

Counting the Omer Playwriting Workshops
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-05 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Hybrid: BWC Building and Zoom
Who: Writers of all kinds! No playwriting experience necessary.
What: As we count the days from Pesach to Shavuot, we invite members of our creative Jewish community to attend a series of low-stakes, reflective playwriting workshops. Each week, we will engage with text as a group, then each write a two-page play based on the corresponding sefirot. These plays can connect to each other, or each can exist in its own little world — the journey is ours to discover!
We hope to share some of these plays with our community on Shavuot – details TBA!
When: Tuesday nights, April 14th – May 19th, 7-8:30pm
Where: Hybrid – Boston Workers Circle (6 Webster Street in Brookline) and Zoom
How: Register here.
Please bring: Your writing implements of choice, maybe some yummy snacks (hot tea provided!)
With support from Nehar Shalom members and the BWC’s Graggernicks

“From Margin to Center, From Opposition to Power” - a Conversation with Dove Kent on her Vision for the Jewish Left
2026-04-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
At the Conference on the Jewish Left in February, Dove Kent presented a provocative talk. (View the recording here.) Join Dove and BWC’s Israel Palestine Committee on April 14 from 7:30 to 9:00pm on Zoom for a deep dive on how we go “From Margin to Center, From Opposition to Power”.
In her talk, Dove asserts that it is time for the Jewish Left to advance a vision for fighting antisemitism in the context of fighting all oppressions, in a multiracial democratic movement. It’s time for the Jewish Left to lead a coalition that replaces the “legacy” Jewish organizations, currently in disarray due to their failed strategy of aligning with the U.S. right and exceptionalizing Jews. Since these organizations no longer speak for the majority of U.S. Jews, the U.S. Jewish Left (the most organized in the world) has an opportunity to build a movement based on Jewish values.
Join us as BWC Executive Director, Rebecca Zimmerman Hornstein, moderates a Q&A session where Dove will elaborate on the ideas she presented at the Conference as, together, we explore next steps for BWC and like-minded Jewish Left institutions.
Dove Kent has two decades of experience in grassroots organizing, political education, and movement building. She served as the Executive Director of Jews for Racial & Economic Justice, Senior Strategy Officer at Bend the Arc, co-Founder of Tzedek Lab, and currently as the Interim International Executive Director of Diaspora Alliance. Dove is a nationally recognized leader and teacher on dismantling antisemitism and has been published in anthologies and news outlets including The Guardian, NPR, Ha’aretz, and Jewish Currents. She is the co-author of the culture-shifting publication “Understanding Antisemitism: An Offering to our Movement.”
Register here: bit.ly/DoveKentConvo

Mutual Aid Team Meeting
2026-04-19 10:00 - 11:30 | BWC Building
Join BWC’s Mutual Aid Team for a general team meeting from 10:00 – 11:30am on Sunday, April 19 at the BWC Building in Brookline as we continue building our community’s capacity to care for one another. The team’s leadership members will share some updates, including a roadmap for the team’s work moving forward, then we’ll do some strategizing on collecting and responding to requests for mutual aid in the community, rounding out the meeting with some time for folks to take action in our sub-teams.
Register here.

farbreng:boston shpatsir in beymer-gortn
2026-04-19 11:00 - 13:00 | Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 125 Arborway, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States
װאָס: שפּאַציר אין בײמער־גאָרטןװען: זונטיק, דעם 19טן אַפּריל, 11:00 אין דער פֿרי:װוּArnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Bostonמיר װעלן זיך טרעפֿן פֿאַרן האָנעװעל גאַסט־צענטער
לאָמיר גײן שפּאַצירן אין בײמער־גאָרטן! אַלע זײַנען פֿאַרבעטן צו קומען און זען די בײמער און בלומען — אַרײַנטריט צום בוימגאָרטן איז אומזיסט — און פֿאַרברענגען אויף ייִדיש. מיר װעלן מיטברענגען אַ באָטאַניש װערטערבוך אויף ייִדיש
די פּראָגראַם איז אַ צוזאַמען־אַרבעט פֿונעם באָסטאָנער אַרבעטער־רינג און פֿאַרברענג:באָסטאָן, אַ יוגנטרוף־פּראָיעקט װאָס שאַפֿט געלעגנהײטן צו רעדן און פֿאַרברענגען אויף ייִדיש פּנים־אל־פּנים אַ גאַנץ קײַלעכדיק יאָר
Vos: shpatsir in beymer-gortnVen: zuntik, dem 19tn april, 11:00 in der friVu: Arnold Arboretum, 125 Arborway, Boston. Mir veln zikh trefn farn Hunnewell Visitor Center
Lomir geyn shpatsirn in beymer-gortn! Ale zaynen farbetn tsu kumen un zen di beymer un blumen—arayntrit tsum boymgortn iz umzist—un farbrengen af yidish. Mir veln mitbrengen a botanish verterbukh af yidish.
Di program iz a tsuzamen-arbet funem bostoner arbeter-ring un farbreng:boston, a yugntruf-proyekt vos shaft gelegnhaytn tsu redn un farbrengen af yidish ponem-al-ponem a gants kaylekhdik yor
Farbreng:boston is a Yiddish-language immersion program where we gather together informally to speak in Yiddish. For most of our community members, if we want a Yiddish-speaking environment, we have to proactively create one—so that’s what we’re doing! Here are some guidelines for being part of a language-immersion activity.
Asking how to say something? Perfectly fine; we do this all the time. Tossing in a short English word or phrase—especially an idiom or quote—while keeping the conversation in Yiddish? Common among American Yiddish speakers and also perfectly fine. However, we ask participants to avoid telling anecdotes or otherwise speaking in English for an extended period of time. Conversing in English disrupts the Yiddish-language environment, and it takes away learning opportunities for students. Yiddish speakers and students at all levels are welcome at farbreng. It’s normal to feel nervous about your Yiddish, but we applaud and encourage all students and speakers to use Yiddish. If you have any questions about the program, please write to us at farbreng-boston@yugntruf.org
Register here.

"Let’s Build a Room for Hope" Grief & Healing YA Community Care Session
2026-04-19 16:00 - 18:00 | BWC Building
We are living in a time of immense grief and political oversaturation. From events unfolding abroad—like the wars in Gaza and Ukraine—to the rise of authoritarianism in the U.S., layered on top of personal grief, burnout, and loss, it can feel like the weight never really lets up. This is the backdrop of our lives as we move into adulthood: building relationships, careers, and identities at a time when the future often feels bleak, unstable, and deeply uncertain.
And yet, even in this moment, there are real possibilities for hope—hope rooted in connection, collective care, radical compassion, and meaningful action.
What are you grieving right now? How do Jewish values and ways of thinking help you make sense of that grief? How does being Jewish connect you to community, sustain hope, and shape how you show up in the world—especially when the path forward feels unclear?
Join us for a reflective, grounded conversation on grief, hope, and healing in community, inspired by “Let’s Build a Room for Hope” by Rabbi Miriam Grossman. Together, we’ll create space to name what we’re holding, connect with others navigating similar questions, and explore how grief can be shared, held, and transformed into care, solidarity, and action.
About Sammie: Sammie is a member of BWC and a doctoral student in psychology, with a focus on liberation psychology and healing through radical compassion. She is deeply invested in community care, inspired by Rabbi Miriam’s work, and grateful to be holding this space together with BWC.
Register at https://bit.ly/ya0419

Counting the Omer Playwriting Workshops
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Zoom Only

Combatants for Peace/Family Forum Joint Memorial Watch Gathering
2026-04-21 19:00 - 21:00 | BWC Building
This event is a commemoration run by Israelis and Palestinians, Muslims, Jews, and Christians, that recognizes all of those lost to unjust violence, oppression, and endless war. It’s an alternative to the yearly commemoration of Israeli dead.This is an in-person gathering to watch the ceremony together, and will take place at the Boston Workers Circle, 6 Webster Street, Brookline, on April 21st, at 7pm. It is sponsored by the Boston Friends of Standing Together, and the BWC-IPC’s Boston Friends of Israeli Palestinian Alliances.
No registration necessary. Contact mitchell.silver@umb.edu for more info.

Shule Session 20 | Hey parent NYC trip meeting | Zayen Parent Meeting
2026-04-26 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 15
2026-04-26 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Aging in Community: The Role of an End-of-Life Doula
2026-04-26 10:30 - 12:30 | Zoom
The Role of an End-of-Life Doula – AIC Event
Sunday, April 26th, 10:30-12:30, Zoom
Presenter – Michele Bograd, Certified Death Doula
“Having things in place can ease the mind of the person who is dying and is a great gift to those who love and care for them.”
The session will include a presentation, including what services are available well in advance of the end of life, breakout sessions, and time for Q&A.
Note that session time has been extended to 2 hours.
Email AIC@circleboston.org for more information, including the Zoom link.

BWC and Shule Community Safety discussion
2026-04-26 10:45 - 12:15
Join Shule caregivers to discuss community safety needs at Shule alongside the BWC Safety Team co-chairs Chris Messinger (circle Playtime parent) and Zohar Berman (BWC political and social justice organizer) whose committee has cultivated a posture towards community safety that leads from the community. Come to learn, brainstorm and explore how we figure out what is takes to engage the world as it is and build the world we want to see.

Giml Class tours Jewish Chelsea
2026-04-26 11:00 - 12:15

FreeHer MA Canvass with Boston Workers Circle
2026-04-26 14:00 - 16:00
Join an in-person canvass hosted by Boston Workers Circle for The National Council and FJAH’s policy priorities! This canvass will be in the Brookline area, exact location TBA, in support of the FreeHer Policy Platform. Let’s talk to our neighbors and build people power! Exact location and all needed details will be provided to you by your canvass captain before the event.
Register here.

Jews Demand: ICE Out!
2026-04-30 12:00 - 13:00 | 315 Harvard St, Brookline, MA, United States
On April 30, Jews around the country will gather to demand ICE OUT, anchored by a mass action in New York City. We’re doing this because we stand with immigrants and reject ICE brutality and violence. We want ICE out of our schools and workplaces, out of our parks and streets, out of our places of worship, and out of communities everywhere. Grounded in our sacred teachings, we will make the moral case that this system is both a failure of policy and of conscience, and that it does not have to be this way. Jews demand: ICE Out! Local stand-outs are organized by JALSA. Bring signs and wear BWC T-shirts if you can. Contact Judy Somberg, judy.somberg@gmail.com, for more information.
More information from Bend the Arc here.
Noon to 1 pm at 315 Harvard St, Brookline, and 5:30 to 6:15pm at 696 Centre St. JP

Jews Demand: ICE Out!
2026-04-30 17:30 - 18:15 | 696 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States

May Day Rally
2026-05-01 16:15 - 17:30
There was a great BWC turnout at the March 28th NO Kings Rally, and we are now inviting BWC members to join us for a May Day Rally on the Boston Common Friday May 1st. We will meet at The Embrace ( a short walk from the Park Street T station) at 4:15. The rally begins at 4:30.RSVP to the May Day Rally so we know who to expect: bit.ly/BWCMayDayRally
For more information contact Jill Edelson at jaedelson25@gmail.com
Following the rally Workers Circle is hosting a May Day Yiddish Shabes beginning at 6:30pm to celebrate the worker’s holiday and the May Day Strong General Strike. The Shabes will be in Yiddish with English translations. There will be a potluck dinner, and we encourage people to shop for their contribution before Friday to be aligned with the May Day NO Shopping. We hope you will join us! You can register for the Shabes here.

May Day Yiddish Shabes
2026-05-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom & BWC Building
Celebrate the May Day workers’ holiday and this year’s May Day Strong general strike with a special Shabes program conducted in Yiddish on Friday, May 1st, 2026 from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Non-Yiddish speakers are welcome! Written English translations and transliterations will be provided for the readings and the songs.
This event is pay-what-you-can (suggested donation of $5 to $10+). Registration is required.
All registrants (in person and online) will be invited to actively participate, with the option to read aloud from the program. The written program will be provided closer to the date to those who register. Shmoozing will begin at 6:15pm; the program will begin at 6:30
The Shabes ceremony will be followed by an optional potluck dinner (and more singing) for those attending in person. If you attend the potluck, please bring food to share (your choice of a main, side, salad, or dessert dish). Sign up for the potluck here. Please try to buy your food contribution (or ingredients) before Friday in solidarity with the May Day Strong general strike.
If you are attending online, here is a list of ritual items that we invite you to have during the ceremony:

candles
wine or juice
challah

Register here. Questions? Contact yiddish@circleboston.org

Shule Session 21 | Zayen Parent Meeting | Vov Bnai Mitzvah meeting (10:45)
2026-05-03 10:30 - 12:30

TASC Session 16 (Final Session)
2026-05-03 10:30 - 12:30 | BWC Building

Shule Open House
2026-05-03 11:30 - 12:30
Want to hear more about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School for students pre-K – 7th grade? Please join us in Brookline for one of our upcoming Open Houses! Join us on April 12, April 26, or May 3 from 11:30 to 12:30pm! Exact location shared after registration.
This event will include a brief tour, curriculum overview, Q & A’s with staff, a taste of a music class, and a chance to connect with current and potential Shule parents. We’ll have bagels and coffee as well as Legos, coloring supplies, and books.
Register here.
If you’d like to register more than four children, please complete the form again. Feel free to check out our website here (http://circleboston.org/shule) or reach out to Carly directly with any additional questions at youtheducation@circleboston.org before or after the event.
We look forward to meeting you and your family!
Can’t make it in person? Join one of our online Q & A’s! Zoom details on the registration form above.

Wednesday, May 6 from 6:15 – 7:00 PM
Wednesday, May 6 from 8:00 – 8:45 PM

Shule Q & A
2026-05-06 18:15 - 19:00 | https://circleboston-org.zoom.us/j/84112507787
Get your questions about Shule, our Jewish Cultural Sunday School, answered by staff and current parents!
RSVP here for the Zoom link.

Shule Q & A
2026-05-06 20:00 - 20:45 | https://circleboston-org.zoom.us/j/82203710489

A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus Concert
2026-05-10 14:00 - 16:00 | The Somerville Armory, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA, United States
Join us for the annual Boston Workers Circle Fundraiser A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus concert on Sunday, May 10 at 2:00 at the Armory in Somerville or virtually via livestream.
Boston Workers Circle’s ABV Chorus, led by Music Director David Derek, will be joined by musical guest, Golden Thread Ensemble to present Sing Out, Fight Back! Yiddish Songs of Social Change.
Registration and details here: https://circleboston.org/arts/

Taste of Yiddish: Yiddish Songs Against Kings
2026-05-11 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-05-18 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-05-25 19:30 - 20:45, 2026-06-01 19:30 - 20:45 | BWC Building
Taste of Yiddish: Yiddish Songs Against KingsInstructor: Adah Hetko
Mondays, May 11, 18, 25, and June 1, 20267:30 – 8:45 PM, in-person at the BWC Building (6 Webster Street, Brookline)
Learn a selection of Yiddish songs that expose and resist kings from Pharaoh to today. We’ll do warm-ups, read and discuss song texts, listen to and discuss recordings, and learn songs by ear. No experience with Yiddish or singing required. Lyrics will be provided in Yiddish, transliteration, and translation. Learn more here.
Register here.

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Social
2026-05-13 19:00 - 20:30 | BWC Building
4th Annual IPC Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream SocialWednesday, May 13, 7PM6 Webster St. Brookline
This year we will have representatives of Concerned Jewish Faculty and Staff (CJFS) discuss the state of free speech in higher ed and their organization and its activities. See https://www.concernedjewishfaculty.org/.
Register here: https://bit.ly/IPCIceCream

Mutual Aid Team General Meeting
2026-05-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Boston Workers Circle, Brookline, MA, United States
Join BWC’s Mutual Aid Team for a general team meeting from 10:00 – 11:30am on Sunday, May 17 at the BWC Building in Brookline as we continue building our community’s capacity to care for one another.
RSVP here.

Shule Session 22 | Hey Presentations
2026-05-17 10:15 - 12:30

Circle Book Group
2026-05-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
May’s book selection is The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

Sustaining Life in the West Bank, Palestine: Supporting the Work of 1for3
2026-05-17 16:00 - 18:00 | Hybrid: Zoom & BWC Building
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SustainingLifeEvent
Please join Boston Workers Circle on Sunday, May 17 from 4:00 – 6:00PM to learn about and support the humanitarian work of locally-based Palestinian organization 1for3. Since its founding in 2013, 1for3 has worked to meet the water, food, education, and health care needs of Palestinian communities in the West Bank. Especially now, while Israeli settler violence, apartheid legislation, and the annexation of Palestinian land escalate rapidly, the role of local communities in broadening awareness and building strong support for 1for3’s life-sustaining efforts has become more urgent than ever.
During the event, four local residents who participated in a 1for3 delegation to the West Bank in October 2025 will share what they witnessed and learned. They will focus on the challenges faced by Bethlehem’s Aida Refugee Camp and surrounding West Bank communities, as well as on 1for3’s current work to restore and expand access to education and badly needed health care services.
The presenters include Diane Abrams from the Health for Palestine Team of 1for 3, Ali Huda from the Design PalestineTeam; and Katherine Hanna and Ilene Carver from the Education Team of 1for3. Circumstances permitting, Nidal al Azraq, executive director of 1for3, may report on his latest trip to the West Bank and provide an update on conditions there.
A Q and A period will follow the presentations, as well as information on how to learn more about and donate in support of 1for3’s work.
This is a hybrid event, taking place at the BWC Building at 6 Webster Street in Brookline and on Zoom. (Location shared upon registration.)
REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/SustainingLifeEvent
Questions? Contact: solidarityrocks2025@gmail.com.
If you’re unable to attend but would like to support 1for3, donate online via BWC’s fundraising page.

Student Rehearsal for B'nai Mitzvah + Zayen Parent Rehearsal and meeting
2026-05-20 18:30 - 21:30

Learning for Liberation 5786: A Tikkun Leil Shavuot for the Jewish Left
2026-05-21 18:30 - 2026-05-22 00:00 | Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, 6 Eliot St, Jamaica Plain, MA, United States
At a time of increasing authoritarianism in the United States, in Israel/Palestine, and beyond, it can feel challenging to envision a more just world is possible where all peoples are free. Now is the time to learn from our ancestors, elders, and each other about how to resist through anti-fascist, anti-authoritarian, and anti-militaristic strategies and build a community and coalition that can sustain us. We aim to build a space for hope and action that can counteract complacency and despair.
Our workshops will center Jewish leftist perspectives + teachings often left out of the Jewish mainstream and a commitment to liberation for Palestinians, Jews, and all peoples affected by systems of oppression. We commit to being a justice-oriented, connective, imperfect space, for those that seek to learn and grow in community.
Register here.This event is a collaboration between Boston Workers Circle, Nehar Shalom, IfNotNow Boston, and Kavod Boston.

Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Brookline
2026-05-21 20:00 - 2026-05-22 04:00 | 348 Harvard St + 100 Centre St in Brookline
Chanel your inner night owl at the Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot in Brookline Come for one hour, or stay up all-night. Learn from world-renowned educators and neighborhood favorites. For the Tikkun schedule and session descriptions, and to RSVP or volunteer, visit https://sites.google.com/view/shavuotbrookline

Book Talk & Q&A with Molly Crabapple
2026-05-23 16:00 - 18:00 | BWC Building
Join Boston Workers Circle on Saturday, May 23 at 4pm at the BWC building (6 Webster St.) as we welcome Molly Crapapple to share about her new book, Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Labor Bund, which details the history of the Jewish Labor Bund, to which the BWC traces its organizational lineage. Copies of Molly’s book will be available for purchase at the event.
Register here.

Singing the Yiddish Folksong: An Interactive Workshop
2026-05-26 17:30 - 18:45 | Lehrhaus, 425 Washington St, Somerville, MA, United States
Learn how to imitate the tone and inflection of unaccompanied Yiddish folksong in this deep dive workshop! Together, we’ll listen closely to historic recordings by legendary Yiddish singer Lifshe Schaechter-Widman and examine how her artistry shaped the sound and interpretation of traditional songs. Chaia will guide participants through several of her favorite folksongs from Schaechter-Widman’s repertoire, breaking down the stylistic elements that make these performances so distinctive. We’ll explore ornamentation, storytelling through vocal color, flexible rhythm, and the subtle shifts in tone that give Yiddish folksong its expressive character. No prior experience with Yiddish or singing necessary! This is a collaboration between BWC and Lehrhaus.
Register here.

CANCELLED: Yiddish Sing
2026-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Hybrid: BWC Building & Zoom
Yiddish Sing is cancelled for May. But join us next month on June 25.
Drop in for this free informal monthly gathering to sing Yiddish songs! All are welcome, regardless of singing ability or knowledge of Yiddish.
Attendees are welcome to attend in person or online. We will sing from the Yosl and Chana Mlotek collection of Yiddish songs. These songbooks will be available in person and are also available online at https://yiddishsongs.org. Online participants can request songs and listen and sing along with their mics muted.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register here before the event.

Shule B'nai Mitzvah
2026-06-06 10:00 - 16:00 | offsite

Shule End-of-Year Picnic @ Larz Anderson
2026-06-07 10:45 - 13:00

Annual Meeting
2026-06-09 18:00 - 20:00

Neighborhood Shabes
2026-06-12 18:00 - 20:00 | various Greater Boston locations
REGISTRATION COMING SOON
Come join BWC members new and old for a potluck Shabes in neighborhoods around Boston. Members will open their homes to create welcoming spaces and build neighborhood solidarity and support with these gatherings. We hope to see you at one of them in Brookline, JP, or north of the river. (*We are looking for hosts in JP and north of the river! If interested please email Chris: ccolbathhess@gmail.com*) Hosts will send out specific addresses and more details once registration is complete.

Circle Book Group
2026-06-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Zoom
This is an open group that welcomes all readers interested in expanding their understanding of the wide variety of Jewish experiences throughout history and across the world.
Check back for the June book selection.
The Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.
To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.

BWC at World Fellowship
2026-07-10 - 2026-07-12 | 368 Drake Hill Rd, Conway, NH, United States
Join BWC members on a fun member retreat at World Fellowship Center in Albany, New Hampshire Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 12.
The weekend is filled with a range of organized to spontaneous outdoor adventures including: hikes, swimming/ boating at the local pond, or curling up with a good book or art project at the lodge. All meals are included and served in the dining hall.
Friday evening features fun night / talent show. Saturday could be a trip to the Tamworth farmers market or other morning adventures followed by a late afternoon BWC wine and cheese (or other beverages and snacks) meet up. We end the night with a live band and fire pit. Sunday is more adventures, and then, goodbye.
For folks with kids, there is children’s fellowship in the morning from 10:00am-12:00pm for ages 3-9.
If you have questions about lodging or facilities, best to check in directly with the World Fellowship Center office at (603) 447-2280 or office@worldfellowship.org.
Make a reservation here: https://worldfellowship.org/book-now/.

First Day Of Shule
2026-09-20 10:30 - 12:30

Zayen Families overnight
2026-09-26 - 2026-09-27

Shule Session 2
2026-09-27 10:30 - 12:30

Shule Session 3 | All Caregiver Assembly
2026-10-04 10:30 - 12:30

Shule Session 4 | No Vov
2026-10-18 10:30 - 12:30

Shule Session 5 - Class brunches
2026-10-25 10:30 - 12:30

Shule Session 6
2026-11-08 10:30 - 12:30

Shule Session 7
2026-11-15 10:30 - 12:30

Shule Session 8
2026-11-22 10:30 - 12:30
