Boston Workers Circle Center for Jewish Culture and Social Justice

Boston Workers Circle is excited to announce that once again our High Holidays services will be hybrid, with both an in-person option at Eliot Church in Newton, and a virtual livestream option.

Rosh Hashanah is Thursday, October 3rd from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Yom Kippur is Saturday, October 12th from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Registration will first open to current BWC members in two days, on Wednesday August 21st and then will open to non-members on September 4th.

If you are not a current member, you must renew your BWC membership (https://circleboston.org/membership/ ) today or tomorrow to get the registration link. Current members are anyone who has joined or renewed their BWC membership since June 2024. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions about your membership status.

We can’t wait to begin the new year together in hybrid community!Boston Workers Circle is excited to announce that once again our High Holidays services will be hybrid, with both an in-person option at Eliot Church in Newton, and a virtual livestream option.

Rosh Hashanah is Thursday, October 3rd from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Yom Kippur is Saturday, October 12th from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Registration will first open to current BWC members in two days, on Wednesday August 21st and then will open to non-members on September 4th.

If you are not a current member, you must renew your BWC membership today or tomorrow to get the registration link (https://circleboston.org/membership). Current members are anyone who has joined or renewed their BWC membership since June 2024. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions about your membership status.

We can’t wait to begin the new year together in hybrid community!

BWC's Circle Book Group will resume regular monthly meetings this September! 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.

September's book is The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel Mendelsohn. Circle Book Group will meet to discuss this book on Sunday, September 15th from 10:15am - 12:00 noon at the Brookline building and online.

To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email [email protected]. Check out this link for more information: circleboston.org/adult-education/ .

Dates for the next two Sundays are October 20 and November 17. We'll be discussing When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb and Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow on those dates, respectively.

To achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. must stop arming Israel’s war and occupation against Palestinians. That’s why we are calling for an immediate embargo on US arms to Israel. Join us in calling on the Biden / Harris Administration to do the right thing and stop arming Israel’s ongoing war and occupation against Palestinians.

Join us with The Boston Not Another Bomb Action Committee at the action tomorrow, Sunday 8/18 at 4PM in Boston to demand not another bomb! Event details will be shared with those who register here: bit.ly/bostonNAB

To learn more about BWC's Guiding Principles on Israel and Palestine, visit circleboston.org/israel-palestine-principles/.

Have you learned the basics of Yiddish but want to improve your speaking skills? Join us for a Yiddish conversation class with instructor Lily Weitzman! We'll spend each session talking, focusing on practical uses of the language and topics of interest to students. Along the way, we'll explore grammar and learn new vocabulary. There will be plenty of time to talk in small groups, so everyone can practice speaking in a friendly, low-stress environment.

This class is geared towards advanced beginner-intermediate Yiddish learners. Students should be familiar with the past, present, and future tenses. Students are not required to know the alef-beys.

This class will meet on three Mondays – September 9, 16, and 23 from 7:30 pm-8:45 pm at the Boston Workers Circle building. The cost is $10 per class for pre-registration or $15 at the door, but nobody will ever be turned away for lack of funds. Learn more and register here: https://circleboston.org/yiddishkayt-classes/

To achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. must stop arming Israel’s war and occupation against Palestinians. That’s why we are calling for an immediate embargo on US arms to Israel. Join us in calling on the Biden / Harris Administration to do the right thing and stop arming Israel’s ongoing war and occupation against Palestinians.

Join us with The Boston Not Another Bomb Action Committee at the action on Sun 8/18 at 4PM in Boston to demand not another bomb! Event details will be shared with those who register here: https://ow.ly/lOhL50SYvQP

To learn more about BWC's Guiding Principles on Israel and Palestine, visit https://ow.ly/wGOt50SYvQO.

Di Nest is an incubator for Yiddish-language creative projects! Join us on Zoom Thursday, September 5 from 7:30-9:00pm to share and workshop community members’ artistic works in progress. All forms of creativity in Yiddish (or prominently featuring Yiddish) are welcome: poetry, prose, music, visual arts, performing arts, translations into Yiddish, and more.

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. Read more and register here: circleboston.org/event/di-nest-yiddish-arts-incubator/.

BWC is excited to announce the Fall 2024 Adult Ed Course, The Cop in the Head of the Jewish Left: Breaking Out of 19th Century Norms to Organize Our People with course instructor April Rosenblum. Classes will be held virtually from 7:00-8:30pm ET on the following Tuesdays: 9/17, 9/24, 10/1, & 10/8.

This course is for Jewish Leftists who want to strengthen their leadership and critical thinking skills and come out with a bolder sense of Jews’ place in movements and in the world. All sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants.

Learn more and register here: https://circleboston.org/adult-education/

Boston Workers Circle is excited to announce that once again our High Holidays services will be hybrid, with both an in-person option at Eliot Church in Newton, and a virtual livestream option.

Rosh Hashanah is Thursday, October 3rd from 10:00am - 12:00pm. Yom Kippur is Saturday, October 12th from 10:00am - 12:00pm.

Registration will first open to current BWC members on August 21st and then will open to non-members on September 4th.

If you are not a current member, you must renew your BWC membership (https://circleboston.org/membership/ ) before August 21st to get the registration link. Current members are anyone who has joined or renewed their BWC membership since June 2024. Reach out to [email protected] with any questions about your membership status.

We can’t wait to begin the new year together in hybrid community!

To achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. must stop arming Israel’s war and occupation against Palestinians. That’s why we are calling for an immediate embargo on US arms to Israel. Join us in calling on the Biden / Harris Administration to do the right thing and stop arming Israel’s ongoing war and occupation against Palestinians.

Join us with The Boston Not Another Bomb Action Committee at the action on Sun 8/18 at 4PM in Boston to demand not another bomb! Event details will be shared with those who register here: bit.ly/bostonNAB

To learn more about BWC's Guiding Principles on Israel and Palestine, visit circleboston.org/israel-palestine-principles/.

Help us plan for fall programming by registering your kiddos for Shule, TASC, and Circle Playtime. From toddlers to teens, we have something for everyone. Circle Playtime is our free program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. Shule is our secular Jewish Sunday school, and TASC is for Teens Acting for Social Change. Individual links can be found here: circleboston.org/youth-adult-education/

Check out this update from BWC's Finance Committee to learn about their work and current priorities. Our committees really keep Boston Workers Circle running, and we're so grateful for everyone's hard work. Read the full post here: https://circleboston.org/finance-committee-update/

BWC's Circle Book Group will resume regular monthly meetings this September! 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.

September's book is The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million by Daniel Mendelsohn. Circle Book Group will meet to discuss this book on Sunday, September 15th from 10:15am - 12:00 noon at the Brookline building and online.

To be added to the Book Group listserv or if you have questions or want to attend via Zoom, email [email protected]. Check out this link for more information: circleboston.org/adult-education/

Dates for the next two Sundays are October 20 and November 17. We'll be discussing When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb and Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow on those dates, respectively.

Today is a beautiful day to sign up your kids for BWC programming or pass this post on to the caregivers of the kiddos in your life. From toddlers to teens, we have something for everyone. Circle Playtime is our free program for babies, toddlers, and their caregivers. Shule is our secular Jewish Sunday school, and TASC is for Teens Acting for Social Change. Help us plan for the upcoming year by registering today. Individual links can be found here: circleboston.org/youth-adult-education/

Check out these sweet photos from our New Member Potluck Shabes event last Friday.

DEADLINE EXTENDED!

BWC is hiring! We have one position open for Co-Coordinator of Teens Acting for Social Change (TASC) and several positions open for teachers for our secular Jewish Sunday School (Shule). See the openings at our website to learn more about the positions and to see how to apply: CircleBoston.org/jobs

Read BWC’s statement about the MA Senate’s sections proposed for the FY2025 Budget on our blog (https://circleboston.org/blog/). Without public comment and clarity on the definition of antisemitism, the State Senate’s effort to push through budget language could result in the misuse of the term for political ends. This runs counter to the legislative goal of effectively addressing antisemitism and places efforts toward Palestinian liberation at unwarranted risk.

Read the blog post and click on the links you find there for actions you can take today to get these outside sections (83/85 and 170) removed and to encourage the State Senate to approach this matter through a public legislative process in the next legislative session.

Join us for a shabes potluck dinner tomorrow, Friday July 19th, from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at the Boston Workers Circle building. Bring a dish, and enjoy the company of fellow members. This is a great opportunity to meet and welcome new BWC members to our community and share in what makes Boston Workers Circle so special. We hope to see you there!

Register here: https://circleboston.org/event/membership-month-potluck-shabes/

BWC is hiring! We have one position open for Co-Coordinator of Teens Acting for Social Change (TASC) and several positions open for teachers for our secular Jewish Sunday School (Shule). See the openings at our website to learn more about the positions and to see how to apply: CircleBoston.org/jobs

Join us for a shabes potluck dinner one week from tonight, on July 19th, at the Boston Workers Circle building. We'll be sharing tasty dishes, meeting some new members, and catching up with longer-time members from 6:00pm - 8:30pm. Come on out, and be a part of what makes BWC such an incredible community.

Register here: https://circleboston.org/event/membership-month-potluck-shabes/

Join us for a shabes potluck dinner at the Boston Workers Circle building next Friday, July 19th from 6:00pm - 8:30pm. This is a chance to meet and connect with both new and familiar BWC members. Bring a dish, and learn what makes BWC so wonderful.

Register here: https://circleboston.org/event/membership-month-potluck-shabes/

Important actions Mass residents can take! We care deeply about fighting antisemitism, but this is not the way. Read more here about our perspective on fighting antisemitism: https://circleboston.org/our-traditions-belief-that-the-future-of-the-jewish-people-is-bound-up-with-our-neighbors-wherever-we-are/

📖 Learn more about this budget proposal: tinyurl.com/BudgetFAQs

📢 Sample Script and Call Log: bit.ly/maactioncall (case sensitive)

The state budget Conference Committee is still considering the sections in the Senate budget that could open the door for imposing an Israel-aligned curricula and civil rights laws across the state. It is the wrong way to fight antisemitism. This is scheduled to be voted on next week.

Join over 60 organizations in telling the conference committee that these policy changes must be transparent and debated through the public legislative process not through budget amendments.

📖 Learn more about this budget proposal: tinyurl.com/BudgetFAQs

📢 Sample Script and Call Log: bit.ly/maactioncall (case sensitive)

Membership month at Boston Workers Circle is coming to an end, but it's not too late to renew or sign up! Being a BWC member means you're rooted in a community that takes care of each other, learns together, and shows up for justice. Join here: https://circleboston.org/membership/

Join BWC members, new and longtime, for a shabes potluck dinner at the BWC building. This is a chance to meet some new community members and learn what makes BWC so special.

Register here: https://circleboston.org/event/membership-month-potluck-shabes/

"I remember that being a card-carrying member of organizations I believe in is a long part of my heritage – something my parents and their parents and theirs have found meaning and belonging in, and continue to do so.

If you are on the fence and not sure if you belong as a member at BWC, let me be a warm, curious presence welcoming you in and letting you know you do belong here." - Miriam Priven, BWC Member

Join or renew your BWC membership here: https://circleboston.org/membership/

Register for Shule, our secular Jewish Sunday School, and TASC (Teens Acting for Social Change), our teen program.
https://circleboston.org/shule/
https://circleboston.org/teens-acting-for-social-change-tasc/

Join Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, Kavod, and Boston Workers Circle for an evening of new Jewish music and powerful song with Molly Bajgot. Molly will share music from her new first full-length album, Revelry, a collection of original tunes for Jewish liturgy and songs of hope. Molly’s soulful voice and alluring melodies bridge the realms of Jewish, folk, and devotional music. Her orientation to community building and prayer shines through in her musical leadership. Together, we’ll create a sacred and songful space to revel in our aliveness, our grief, our healing, and our work for collective liberation.

Register Here: https://ow.ly/1mYY50RiYsS