Intro to Ashkenazi Alef-Beys (for Hebrew and Yiddish) (10 sessions):
Mondays at 7:30-9pm (Pacific Time), starting on April 15 and ending on July 8 (skipping April 22, April 29, and June 3) on Zoom.
This *is* your bubbie's Hebrew school class!
The Ashkenazi dialect of Hebrew has been less and less commonly heard in mainstream Jewish spheres, replaced largely by modern Israeli Hebrew. And yet, for many of us in the diaspora this was the primary dialect used in both prayer and vernacular use by our ancestors going back generations!
Have you been interested in davening/leyning Torah like your ancestors did in the shtetl? Have you been wanting to learn Yiddish but were intimidated by the script? Have you been wondering why is it that some folks say "shabbat" and others say "shabbos''? Nu, then this is the class for you!
This class will be taught in English and is open to students of all levels of Hebrew/Yiddish proficiency (including/especially complete beginners!)
This class is open to folks of all ages, abilities, orientations and gender identities, with space held for queer and trans folks.
For more info, email Sasha at:
yiddish.mit.sasha@gmail.com
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Intro to Ashkenazi Hebrew Cantillation (10 sessions):
Wednesdays at 6:30pm-8pm (Pacific Time), starting on April 17 and ending on July 10 (skipping April 23, June 5, and June 12) on Zoom.
In this class, we will be going over and practicing all the different Torah trop (trope/cantillation), practicing what we learn with excerpts from the Torah, as well as learning Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation. Whether you have a Torah parsha that you're preparing for your B'nei Mitzvah, or you're interested in being able to leyn (chant) from the Sefer Torah during services, or want to learn Torah trop for any other reason, we'd love to have you join us! Students are welcome and encouraged, but in no way are required, to bring a particular Torah text to learn.
This class will be taught in English, with prior knowledge of the Hebrew script strongly recommended.
This class is open to folks of all ages, abilities, orientations and gender identities, with space held for queer and trans folks.
For more info, email Sasha at:
yiddish.mit.sasha@gmail.com
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Queer Yiddish - Intermediate I (10 sessions):
Thursdays at 6pm-7:30pm (Pacific Time), starting on April 11 and ending on June 20 (skipping June 6) on Zoom.
Vayter, khevre!
Now that we've built up a solid foundation, let's continue building conversation and reading skills! In this class we'll learn how to describe ourselves and others, and do some exploration of the world of Yiddish childrens' literature.
Recommended for those that have taken Queer Yiddish (advanced-beginner), have 1 year of Yiddish experience, or those at an intermediate level of Yiddish! This class is open to folks of all ages, abilities, orientations and gender identities, with space held for queer and trans folks.
