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11/4/2018

Yiddish, Music and Boston History

Learn some history about Yiddish music in Boston and share in a kosher-style dinner and discussion.

By Stephanie CallFor Jewish Arts Collaborative

10/18/2018 Top Pick

Ruth Rubin’s Legacy of Yiddish Folksongs

Ruth Rubin’s field recordings of Yiddish folksongs are now online.

By Cindy Rivka Marshall

Woody Guthrie and his second wife, Marjorie (Courtesy photo)

10/2/2018 Top Pick

When Yiddish Coney Island Met an American Folk Icon

Before there was Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger, there was Woody Guthrie. And a Yiddish connection.

By Joey BaronFor Jewish Arts Collaborative

REFERRAL: (Photocollage: Tablet Magazine; original photo: Zohar Mamet, courtesy Israeli School of Lexington)

9/26/2018 Top Pick

Israeli Kids Living in the U.S. Find a Classroom of Their Own

Synagogue religious schools aren’t always the right fit, and day schools are too expensive. But programs teaching Hebrew language and Israeli culture offer a third option for parents who...

By The Times of Israel

“Fiddler on the Roof” (Courtesy photo: Anat Gerstein Inc.)

9/14/2018 Top Pick

“Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish? Sounds Crazy, No?

To the revival of “Fiddler on the Roof” in Yiddish, all I can say is, “To life, to life, l’chayim!”

By Ruth Kaplan

8/7/2018 Top Pick

Register for Y’Ladim BaTeva Children’s Outdoor Education Classes

Registration has begun for this 10-month program open to all families seeking a Jewish education for their kids.

By Ma'yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope

7/9/2018

Y’Ladim Bateva: Jewish Outdoor Learning for Kids

A unique Jewish education program for children will open in the Metrowest area in September that will include a significant outdoor component.

By Ma'yan Tikvah – A Wellspring of Hope

Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band (Courtesy photo)

4/20/2018 Top Pick

Help Create Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band’s New Album

Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band turns to our community to fund our new album. Help us bring new Jewish music out into the world!

By Nat Seelen

4/11/2018

Top 5 Reasons to Enroll at Kesher

Reasons to enroll your kids in Kesher’s Jewish After-School program.

By Kesher Center for Jewish Learning and Culture

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1/25/2018 Top Pick

What It’s Like to Be a Hebrew Scholar — Who Grew up in Rural China

For Yan Wang, it all began with a single required Hebrew course at a Chinese university.

By The Forward

11/9/2017

These Yiddish Phrases Need to Come Back Into Fashion

May you turn into a blintz!

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

10/11/2017 Top Pick

Acronyms: Recent in English, Ancient in Hebrew

Acronyms have been widely used in Hebrew since at least the Middle Ages.

By Howard Richler

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“The Hero”

Up Next: Nov 14, 1:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

$18

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Daniel Kahn & The Painted Bird

Nov 12, 6:30 pm

The Center for Arts at the Armory, Somerville

$25

“Who Will Write Our History”

Nov 11, 7:00 pm

Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline

"Who Will Write Our History" (Courtesy image)

$18

Chug Ivrit Hebrew Club (4-5 Years/Pre-K)

Nov 1, 11:45 am

Temple Beth Shalom, Needham

$108

Hebrew Ulpan

Oct 18, 7:00 pm

Jewish Community Center of the North Shore, Marblehead

$150

Finding Your Voice: Chanting Torah

Oct 17, 7:30 pm

Congregation Beth Elohim, Acton

Cantor Sarra Spierer (Courtesy Paul Friedman Photography)

$60

Open Rehearsals

Up Next: Oct 8, 7:00 pm

Congregation B'nai Shalom, Westborough

Free

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Opening Reception: To the Letter Art Exhibit

Oct 7, 3:00 pm

Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters, Newton

Free

Beginning Hebrew for Adults

Sep 26, 7:30 pm

Temple Beth David-South Shore, Canton

$18

Back-To-School Ice Cream Party

Aug 30, 6:00 pm

Kesher Newton, Newton

Free

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Hebrew and Hoodsies

Aug 12, 3:00 pm

Kesher Nevatim PreSchool, Somerville

Free