Upcoming Events
Lots going on this summer! Keep scrolling to see all of our offerings.
Stitch’n’Kvetch
July 10, 7:30–9:00 p.m., Sketchpad
We will create with our hands while we pour our hearts out. No knitting or embroidery experience required. Working on a non-stitch-related piece? Bring it along!
Shabbat Dinner for Grownups
July 19, 7:30 p.m., Hostel Earphoria
RSVP here
Join us for a fraylikh justice-share Shabbes! The Workmen’s Circle comes from a tradition of recognizing social justice as the center of Jewish life. You are invited to bring some learning (low stakes!) on an organization, Instagram account, community group, or any justice-speaking space of which you’re a part—we’ll share with one another where and with whom we spend our time, and create a compilation of recognition for the rad spaces we love in Chicago. Come make music with our very own David Ladon before he leaves, and bring a nosh to share. We believe that knowing who our people are is a radical act in a secular world—turn up and Kumt un Farbrengt Mit undz (come and hang out with/join us).
Family Picnic
July 21, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., Hamlin Park
Join us for an intergenerational potluck in the park. We’ll enjoy music and family games, too!
From Tsysho to Shore: The Journey of the Yiddish Day School to Australia
August 3, 7:30–9:30 p.m., Location TBA
Explore the evolution of Yiddish children’s education in Melbourne, Australia, to current-day Sholem Aleichem College—one of the only secular Yiddish day schools in the world today.
Presented by Dvora and Reyzl Zylberman, Yiddish educators and activists from Melbourne, Australia
Contact Corrina Demma for more info.
Yiddish Safari
August 4, 10 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Lincoln Park Zoo
We will “travel” the world to learn about animals in Yiddish through crafts, games and songs. Children will come away with new words, phrases and a trusty Yiddish safari passport keepsake. Suited to children age 4–12 and their parents, but all are welcome. Sack lunch included!
Presented by Dvora and Reyzl Zylberman, Yiddish educators and activists from Melbourne, Australia
Free to Workmen’s Circle Families | $10 suggested donation for non-members
Contact Corrina Demma for more info.
Lecture Series Kickoff with Dr. Benjamin Balthaser
August 8, 7:30–9:30 p.m., Sketchpad
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Benjamin Balthaser, Associate Professor of Multi-Ethnic U.S. Literature at Indiana University, South Bend.
Shule
Starts September 2019
Two Sundays a month, 10:00am–12:00pm, Sketchpad
For exact dates, see calendar below.
Not registered for school yet? Sign up here!
Tot Circle
Starts September 2019
Two Sundays a month, 11:00am–12:00pm, Sketchpad
For exact dates, see calendar below.
$10 to drop in. Free for families with a student registered for Sunday school and for Workmen’s Circle members.
