Happy Chanukkah!
A Freylekhn Khanike!
Hanuka Alegre!
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Artwork by Max Dolman Orwig,
Daled (4th grade) Shule class.
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We are wishing everyone extra light and warmth this Khanike. For Khanike resources and events:
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Understanding Abolition: Taking Steps Toward a More Just Future
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 7:00 pm on Zoom
Curious to learn about abolition and alternatives to imprisonment and mass incarceration? Join BWC's Acting For Racial and Economic Justice Committee and community organizer Joneisha "Sashi" James to learn and discuss the history of the US prison and policing system and community-based solutions aimed at justice and healing. Learn more and register.
Jewish Muslim Solidarity Committee Meeting
Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:00 pm on Zoom
The Jewish Muslim Solidarity (JMS) Committee will be meeting virtually the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. We welcome new members. Learn more.
Di Nest: Yiddish Creative Projects Incubator
Thursday, Dec. 2, 7:30 pm on Zoom
Join us on the first Thursday of the month to share and workshop community members' artistic works in progress. All forms of creativity in Yiddish (or primarily featuring Yiddish) are welcome! Di Nest is open to Yiddish speakers and students of all levels. Learn more and register.
Yiddish Reading Group
Friday, Dec. 3, 10, 17, 10:30 am on Zoom
The Yiddish Reading Group continues to meet weekly to read stories together in Yiddish. We are currently reading Chaim Grade's "My Mother's Sabbath Days." New members are invited! The discussion is in English. Learn more.
Circle Book Group: "Second Person Singular"
Sunday, Dec. 5, 10:15 am on Zoom
Second Person Singular centers on an ambitious lawyer who is considered one of the best Arab criminal attorneys in Jerusalem. One day at a used bookstore, he picks up a copy of Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata, and inside finds a love letter, in Arabic, in his wife’s handwriting. Consumed with suspicion and jealousy, the lawyer hunts for the book’s previous owner—a man named Yonatan—pulling at the strings that hold all their lives together..." Learn more.
Somerville Yiddish Vinkl
Thursday, Dec. 9, 7:00 pm on Zoom
This is an opportunity for you to sharpen your Yiddish skills in a comfortable and informal setting, whatever your level of Yiddish. Register here.
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A Besere Velt: Sing A Song of Shabes
Friday, Dec. 10, 7:00 pm on Zoom
Join members of A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus to celebrate Shabes, Hanukkah, and Solstice with music, ritual, and community. Let’s enter our day of rest with songs of justice, peace, and a better world. Learn more and register.
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MA Jews For Reparations: Taking Stock & Taking Action
Tuesday, Dec. 14, 7:00 pm on Zoom
We have assembled a panel to speak about the ways we as Jews can engage with the spiritual, moral, political and economic aspects of the work of reparations. Join us to learn about how Jewish communities around Massachusetts and beyond are engaging in the fight for reparations, and how your community can take part! Learn more and register.
Yiddish Sing: Chanukah Edition!
Thursday, Dec. 16, 7:00 pm on Zoom
Yiddish Trivia Night / Yidisher Trivye-Farmest
Saturday, Dec. 18, 7:30 pm on Zoom
We will converse and play trivia in Yiddish, but the questions will not require special knowledge of Yiddish to answer. It's going to be a lot of fun and we would love to see you there! All are invited, regardless of Yiddish level. Register here.
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Note: During this largely virtual time, events are being planned on a different time frame than in-person events. Please check our website calendar for updates. All times listed are Eastern Time. Make a donation here to support our free programming.
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Shape Our Future: BWC Phone Banking |
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Connect with members and help us strengthen our community!
Join us on December 15 from 7:30 - 8:30 pm to share a Zoom room with a team of phone bankers. We'll be making calls to encourage people to donate to our Shaping the Future Fundraising Campaign.
Enjoy connecting with people you haven't talked to this year and help us ensure a strong leadership transition in this pivotal year. Please register here.
P.S. There's more to come later today about Shaping the Future. Keep your eyes out for a letter from Libby Shrobe, BWC Board Vice President.
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HR40, the House Bill to establish a federal commission on reparations, is at a crucial moment. We are only 10 votes away from successfully passing H.R. 40 on the House Floor; we need 218 votes, and we have 208 (194 co-sponsors and 14 “yes” vote commitments). Passing H.R. 40 successfully out the House will be historic. The US cannot achieve racial justice without providing comprehensive repair. More info on how to take action here!
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Take action with Families For Justice As Healing and ask your reps to sign the prison moratorium to stop the construction of more prisons. More info here.
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We're Hiring: Executive Director |
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We're seeking a full-time Executive Director to lead our vibrant, secular Jewish community.
This is a full-time position, with benefits and flexible working hours. Salary: $82,000 - $90,000.
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News of the Mishpokhe (Community News) |
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Life news? Actions to share? Graduation? Promotion? Simcha? Email Madeleine, mjackman@circleboston.org, to have it shared with the community. |
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BWC member Emily Bhargava is sharing her latest art project, Brighter Revealed, with JLive for Hanukkah on Friday, Dec. 3 at 12:00 pm. Brighter Revealed will share the light of Hanukkah with the Boston community in an illuminated mobile art display coming to your neighborhood. Incorporating artwork created by students and community partners throughout the Greater Boston area, this large-scale beacon will bring vibrant color to the community. Register here for Friday's talk.
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Don’t Kvetch, Organize!, an online course in community organizing, is specifically designed by the JOIN for Justice to help you develop more skills to address this moment. The course teaches you how community organizing can be used to build power, strengthen our communities, and help create a more just world. This upcoming round of the course will have several general cohorts and a cohort for Jews of Color and People of Color allies. Learn more.
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Become a BWC Member
Boston Workers Circle is sustained by our members. If you believe in keeping secular progressive Jewish tradition alive and thriving for generations to come, please join us! Find out about BWC membership.
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