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SUMMARY:Shule Session 13 | BWC TU B'Shvat Seder (in afternoon)
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URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shule-session-13-tu-bshvat-seder/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T104500
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SUMMARY:Kumzits:  Resilience and parenting in a time of crisis
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/kumzits-resilience-and-parenting-in-a-time-of-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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SUMMARY:Tu B’Shevat Seder
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nAll 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.  \nThis event is pay-what-you-can (suggested donation of $10+). Registration is required.  \nRegister here.  \nLearn more here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/tu-bshevat-seder-3/
LOCATION:BWC Building and Zoom
CATEGORIES:Ritual Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260202T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T205649Z
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SUMMARY:Bread and Roses: How Jewish Women Shaped Early 20th Century Activism
DESCRIPTION: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. \n4 Sessions | January 19\, 26\, February 2\, 9 | Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm ET | Virtual on Zoom \nSession #1: The Housewives’ RebellionsSession #2: The Women’s UprisingSession #3: The United Council of Working-Class HousewivesSession #4: A New Era \nZoom recordings will be made available to registrants for asynchronous viewing. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/bread-and-roses-how-jewish-women-shaped-early-20th-century-activism-3/
LOCATION:virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260129T162022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T181239Z
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SUMMARY:Jamaica Plain Shule in the Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION: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!  \nRegister here: bit.ly/shuleneighborhood
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/jamaica-plain-shule-in-the-neighborhood/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20240613T211111Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T211228Z
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SUMMARY:IPC Study Group
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAll 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!
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/ipc-study-group-33/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Israel/Palestine Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260129T162022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T182647Z
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SUMMARY:Postponed- Watertown Shule in the Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION: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!  \nRegister here: bit.ly/shuleneighborhood
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/watertown-shule-in-the-neighborhood-2/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20240214T125532Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T224145Z
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SUMMARY:Yiddish Reading Group
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nIf you would like more information about the group\, including the Zoom link\, email yiddishreadinggroup@circleboston.org
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/yiddish-reading-group-171/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T150000
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CREATED:20260111T214223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T191200Z
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SUMMARY:De-ICE Hanscom Standout
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEvent Details\n\nTime: 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM\nLocation: Hanscom Rotary\, Lincoln\, MA\nParking: Available along Old Bedford Road or Hanscom Drive (please do not impede traffic or block bike lanes).\n\nPurpose of the Standout\nThe 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. \nCoalition Groups Involved\nThe standout involves several coalition groups including: \n\nConcord Indivisible\nGreater Assabet Indivisible Network (GAIN)\nIndivisible Acton Area\nJewish Alliance for Law & Social Action (JALSA)\nLexington Alarm\nMaynard Indivisible\n\nSign Up for Updates\nTo stay updated about the protests and other events\, you can sign up through this link: Sign up for updates. \nIf you need more information or have questions about the event\, please email Richard Colbath-Hess at rcolbathhess@gmail.com.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/de-ice-hanscom-standout-3/
LOCATION:Hanscom Rotary\, Lincoln\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immigrant Justice Committee
GEO:42.457454;-71.290551
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260207T160000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260129T162022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T174230Z
UID:10003692-1770472800-1770480000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Somerville Shule in the Neighborhood
DESCRIPTION: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!  \nRegister here: bit.ly/shuleneighborhood
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/somerville-shule-in-the-neighborhood-2/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20250922T165800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T185651Z
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SUMMARY:Circle Book Group
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nFebruary’s book is Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning by Peter Beinart. \nThe Book Group page lists titles discussed previously. Scroll down to see the list at this link.  \nTo be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom\, email BookGroup@circleboston.org.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/circle-book-group-34/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Circle Book Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T123000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20250619T180637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T174230Z
UID:10003205-1770546600-1770553800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Shule Session 14 + Zayen Parent Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shule-session-14-4/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20250915T162041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260207T222643Z
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SUMMARY:TASC Session 10
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis year TASC will meet for 16 sessions between September-May on Sundays in conjunction with Shule. Register here: https://circleboston.tfaforms.net/93
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/tasc-session-10-2/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Teens Acting for Social Change
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260208T153000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20251220T182740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260208T181223Z
UID:10003505-1770561000-1770564600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:POSTPONED -Hey Class Solidarity Protest for Immigrant Justice
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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.  \nRSVP here: bit.ly/HeyProtest2026
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/hey-protest-in-support-of-immigrants/
LOCATION:Boston\, MA\, USA
CATEGORIES:Shule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260209T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20251208T201447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T222646Z
UID:10003489-1770663600-1770669000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Bread and Roses: How Jewish Women Shaped Early 20th Century Activism
DESCRIPTION: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. \n4 Sessions | January 19\, 26\, February 2\, 9 | Mondays 7:00-8:30 pm ET | Virtual on Zoom \nSession #1: The Housewives’ RebellionsSession #2: The Women’s UprisingSession #3: The United Council of Working-Class HousewivesSession #4: A New Era \nZoom recordings will be made available to registrants for asynchronous viewing. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/bread-and-roses-how-jewish-women-shaped-early-20th-century-activism-4/
LOCATION:virtual: Zoom
CATEGORIES:Adult Education
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T205657Z
UID:10003518-1770750000-1770755400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Beginner Yiddish: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/advanced-beginner-yiddish-virtual-9/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T205657Z
UID:10003519-1770750000-1770755400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Intermediate Yiddish: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/intermediate-yiddish-virtual-9/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20250220T190154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T195700Z
UID:10002807-1770831000-1770832800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Immigrant Justice Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.\n\n\n\n\nEmail ijc@circleboston.org to receive the Zoom link for the meeting.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/immigrant-justice-committee-meeting-46/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immigrant Justice Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T222651Z
UID:10003520-1770838200-1770843600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Beginner Yiddish Semester II: In-Person
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/beginner-yiddish-semester-ii-in-person/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260212T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20241017T144402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T204144Z
UID:10002469-1770922800-1770928200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Yiddish Vinkl
DESCRIPTION: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. \nSomerville 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.   \nRegister Here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/yiddish-vinkl-55/
LOCATION:Zoom Only
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20240214T125535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T204144Z
UID:10001675-1770978600-1770984000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Yiddish Reading Group
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nIf you would like more information about the group\, including the Zoom link\, email yiddishreadinggroup@circleboston.org
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/yiddish-reading-group-172/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260115T162816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T213937Z
UID:10003677-1771007400-1771014600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Creative Expression Shabes
DESCRIPTION:Creative Expression Shabes \nCreative Expression Shabes for restoring balance and relaxing together in community. \nThe 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. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/creative-expression-shabes/
LOCATION:Boston Workers Circle\, Brookline\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Shabes Committee
GEO:42.340959;-71.12092
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T185650Z
UID:10003522-1771354800-1771360200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Beginner Yiddish: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/advanced-beginner-yiddish-virtual-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260217T185650Z
UID:10003523-1771354800-1771360200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Intermediate Yiddish: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/intermediate-yiddish-virtual-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T130000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260217T171614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T174207Z
UID:10003747-1771412400-1771419600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Bearing Witness at the Burlington ICE Office
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n📍 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!  \nContact ijc@circleboston.org with any questions and please let them know you are coming to the protest so they know to look for you.  \nJoin the email list at https://bit.ly/WitnessIce \nSee this website for updates\, including notes on parking: https://bearingwitnessne.org/the-standout
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/bearing-witness-at-the-burlington-ice-office-28/
LOCATION:100 District Ave\, Burlington\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immigrant Justice Committee
GEO:42.504844;-71.201539
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T185659Z
UID:10003524-1771443000-1771448400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Beginner Yiddish Semester II: In-Person
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/beginner-yiddish-semester-ii-in-person-2/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T214148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T185700Z
UID:10003613-1771444800-1771450200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Advanced: Shtok Shraybt Vayter: Virtual
DESCRIPTION:שטָאק שרײַ בט נָאך ווײַ טער   \nֿפראַ 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.   \nשטאָ 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.  \nשטאָ 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. \nFradl 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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/advanced-shtok-shraybt-vayter-virtual-10/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes,Yiddish - Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20240220T125447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T171206Z
UID:10001704-1771583400-1771588800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Yiddish Reading Group
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nIf you would like more information about the group\, including the Zoom link\, email yiddishreadinggroup@circleboston.org
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/yiddish-reading-group-173/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260209T205157Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T221357Z
UID:10003711-1771594200-1771597800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Membership Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Contact Miles Meth at milesmeth@gmail.com for more information\, including the Zoom link.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/membership-committee-meeting-27/
LOCATION:Zoom
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260220T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260211T231100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T152643Z
UID:10003743-1771610400-1771615800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Shabbat at the Huntington
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of community\, reflection\, and theater! \nWelcome 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! \nThe event takes place at The Calderwood Pavilion\, 527 Tremont St. Boston\, MA 02116.  \nLight noshes and non-alcoholic beverages provided. \nTickets are Pay What You Wish\, starting at $10! \nRegister here. \nPurchase 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.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shabbat-at-the-huntington/
LOCATION:Calderwood Pavilion / The Huntington Calderwood\, 527 Tremont St\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:General Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20250915T204146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260220T184150Z
UID:10003385-1771671600-1771678800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Stitch and Resist
DESCRIPTION: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! \nAll are welcome: bring your fiber craft projects\, share some crafting materials if you have extra\, and get to know our community better. \nBring 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. \nThis event is a drop-in. Come when it feels right\, and leave when it feels right. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/stitch-and-resist-32/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Mutual Aid Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T180456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T181157Z
UID:10003516-1771754400-1771761600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Aging in Community
DESCRIPTION:Email AIC@circleboston.org for more information\, including the Zoom link.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/aging-in-community-6/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Aging in Community
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T192641Z
UID:10003526-1771959600-1771965000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Advanced Beginner Yiddish: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/advanced-beginner-yiddish-virtual-11/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T192641Z
UID:10003527-1771959600-1771965000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Intermediate Yiddish: Virtual
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/intermediate-yiddish-virtual-11/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20241007T181806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T204148Z
UID:10002418-1772046000-1772051400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/jewish-muslim-solidarity-committee-meeting-22/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Jewish Musilim Solidarity Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T192219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T194139Z
UID:10003528-1772047800-1772053200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Beginner Yiddish Semester II: In-Person
DESCRIPTION: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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/beginner-yiddish-semester-ii-in-person-3/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20260111T214148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T194139Z
UID:10003614-1772049600-1772055000@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Advanced: Shtok Shraybt Vayter: Virtual
DESCRIPTION:שטָאק שרײַ בט נָאך ווײַ טער   \nֿפראַ 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.   \nשטאָ 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.  \nשטאָ 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. \nFradl 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. \nLearn more and register here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/advanced-shtok-shraybt-vayter-virtual-11/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes,Yiddish - Special Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260226T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20240805T162034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T172706Z
UID:10002248-1772132400-1772137800@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Yiddish Sing
DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Sing is cancelled for February. But join us next month on March 26. \nDrop in for this free informal monthly gathering to sing Yiddish songs! All are welcome\, regardless of singing ability or knowledge of Yiddish. \nAttendees 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. \nREGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please register here before the event.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/yiddish-sing-25/
LOCATION:Hybrid: BWC Building & Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260227T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T193753
CREATED:20240227T124906Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T172706Z
UID:10001712-1772188200-1772193600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Yiddish Reading Group
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nIf you would like more information about the group\, including the Zoom link\, email yiddishreadinggroup@circleboston.org
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/yiddish-reading-group-174/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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