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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-48/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Immigrant Justice Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T203000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T204141Z
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SUMMARY:Yiddish Vinkl
DESCRIPTION: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. \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-57/
LOCATION:Hybrid: Zoom & Somerville Address (receive after registration)
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T120000
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CREATED:20240410T123840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T204142Z
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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-177/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T143000
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CREATED:20260209T205158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T202639Z
UID:10003713-1775827800-1775831400@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-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250922T165800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T214139Z
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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.  \nApril’s book selection is Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy\, Paternity\, and Love by Dani Shapiro. \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-36/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Circle Book Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250619T180638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T184145Z
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SUMMARY:Shule Session 19 | Zayen Presentations
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URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shule-session-19-2/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250915T162043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T212641Z
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SUMMARY:TASC Session 14
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-14-3/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Teens Acting for Social Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T121500
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250904T161959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T184145Z
UID:10003324-1775990700-1775996100@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Circle Playtime
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URL:https://circleboston.org/event/circle-playtime-23/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260324T202650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T184146Z
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SUMMARY:Shule Open House
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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. \nRegister here. \nIf 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. \nWe look forward to meeting you and your family!
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shule-open-house-3/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260412T140000
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CREATED:20260312T234145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T184146Z
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SUMMARY:Hey Class solidarity phone bank
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URL:https://circleboston.org/event/holding-for-hey-protest-details-coming-soon/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T203000
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CREATED:20260111T192226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T192645Z
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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-16/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260414T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260323T152021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T195643Z
UID:10003799-1776195000-1776200400@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:“From Margin to Center\, From Opposition to Power” - a Conversation with Dove Kent on her Vision for the Jewish Left
DESCRIPTION: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”.  \nIn 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.  \nJoin 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. \nDove 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.” \nRegister here: bit.ly/DoveKentConvo
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/from-margin-to-center-from-opposition-to-power-a-conversation-with-dove-kent-on-her-vision-for-the-jewish-left/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Israel/Palestine Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260217T171616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T222645Z
UID:10003749-1776250800-1776258000@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-30/
LOCATION:100 District Ave\, Burlington\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immigrant Justice Committee
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T192226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191143Z
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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-7/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T214150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191142Z
UID:10003619-1776283200-1776288600@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-16/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes,Yiddish - Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260417T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20240417T123842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T204145Z
UID:10001789-1776421800-1776427200@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-178/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250915T204147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T185645Z
UID:10003387-1776510000-1776517200@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-34/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Mutual Aid Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T113000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260326T182014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T185646Z
UID:10003805-1776592800-1776598200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Mutual Aid Team Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/mutual-aid-team-meeting-2/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Mutual Aid Group
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260305T160335Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T215642Z
UID:10003787-1776596400-1776603600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:farbreng:boston shpatsir in beymer-gortn
DESCRIPTION: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 \nלאָמיר 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 \nדי 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 \nVos: 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 \nLomir 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. \nDi 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 \nFarbreng: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. \nAsking 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 \nRegister here.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/farbrengboston-shpatsir-in-beymer-gortn-2/
LOCATION:Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University\, 125 Arborway\, Jamaica Plain\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260419T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260304T204511Z
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SUMMARY:"Let’s Build a Room for Hope" Grief & Healing YA Community Care Session
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAnd yet\, even in this moment\, there are real possibilities for hope—hope rooted in connection\, collective care\, radical compassion\, and meaningful action. \nWhat 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? \nJoin 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. \nAbout 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. \nRegister at https://bit.ly/ya0419
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/lets-build-a-room-for-hope-grief-healing-ya-community-care-session/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Young Adult Community
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T192227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T192646Z
UID:10003549-1776798000-1776803400@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-17/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260211T232349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T195643Z
UID:10003744-1776798000-1776805200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Combatants for Peace/Family Forum Joint Memorial Watch Gathering
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nNo registration necessary. Contact mitchell.silver@umb.edu for more info.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/joint-memorial-watch/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Israel/Palestine Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T192227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191144Z
UID:10003551-1776886200-1776891600@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-8/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T214150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T192646Z
UID:10003620-1776888000-1776893400@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-17/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes,Yiddish - Special Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20240805T162043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T204146Z
UID:10002250-1776970800-1776976200@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Yiddish Sing
DESCRIPTION:Drop 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-27/
LOCATION:Hybrid: BWC Building & Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260424T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20240424T125849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T204146Z
UID:10001820-1777026600-1777032000@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-179/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Ongoing Programming
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250619T180639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T184146Z
UID:10003210-1777199400-1777206600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Shule Session 20 | Hey parent NYC trip meeting | Zayen Parent Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shule-session-20-hey-parent-nyc-trip-meeting/
CATEGORIES:Shule
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20250915T162043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T212642Z
UID:10003377-1777199400-1777206600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:TASC Session 15
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-15-2/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Teens Acting for Social Change
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T121500
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260404T184220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260404T184220Z
UID:10003808-1777200300-1777205700@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:BWC and Shule Community Safety discussion
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/bwc-and-shule-community-safety-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Shule
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260426T123000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260324T202651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T184147Z
UID:10003803-1777203000-1777206600@circleboston.org
SUMMARY:Shule Open House
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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. \nRegister here. \nIf 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. \nWe look forward to meeting you and your family!
URL:https://circleboston.org/event/shule-open-house-4/
CATEGORIES:Shule
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T192228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191144Z
UID:10003553-1777402800-1777408200@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-18/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20241007T181806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260403T212703Z
UID:10002420-1777489200-1777494600@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-24/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Jewish Musilim Solidarity Committee
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260111T192229Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191145Z
UID:10003555-1777491000-1777496400@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-9/
LOCATION:BWC Building
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T213000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103608
CREATED:20260203T203803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T191144Z
UID:10003694-1777492800-1777498200@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-19/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Yiddish - Classes
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