Queer Yiddish

New Classes to be announced soon! 

For examples of past class offerings, see below.
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For more info email our Queer Yiddish teachers Sasha Berenstein & Zoe Steinfield

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Intro to Ashkenazi Alef-Beys (for Hebrew and Yiddish) - 2025
Mondays  |  5pm - 6:30pm PST  |  8 sessions  |  on Zoom
Starting on  October 27th  and ending on December 15th
​Teacher:  Sasha Berenstein

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: [email protected]

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Queer Yiddish - Beginner 1 - 2025
Mondays  |  5pm - 6:30pm PST  |  8 sessions  |  on Zoom
Starting on  October 27th  and ending on December 15th
​Teacher:  Zoe Steinfield

Lomir Redn Yidish – Let’s speak Yiddish! 

In this 8-week series for Yiddish beginners, we’ll brush up on the alef-beys, and get practice greeting people and introducing yourself with your name and pronouns. We’ll also learn how to use question words, numbers, and some other everyday words if there’s time! The only materials needed are something to write with and on! Khayele will use teaching materials from the Yiddish Book Center's In Eynem textbook, by Asya Vaisman Shulman.

No experience required! Prior knowledge of the Yiddish alef-beys is 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 Zoe at: [email protected]

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