Around the Circle

Get Involved!

Wondering how to get more involved at Boston Workmen’s Circle? Our committees are planning their programming for next fall, and now is the perfect time for you to join.

How Decisions Are Made: BWC Organizational Structure

Running a small non-profit like Boston Workmen’s Circle is a lot more complicated than you might think. Ever wonder how decisions get made? Read on to learn all about it.

For the Sake of the City

Our Board President, Mike Felsen, published an editorial this week discussing how the relationship between Boston's Jewish and Muslim communities could change in the wake of last week's Marathon bombings, and proposing that we in the Jewish community work to strengthen our relationships with the local Muslim community as a way for all of us to heal.

World Fellowship Weekend Coming Soon

Our annual weekend at World Fellowship Center in NH is on the horizon, and it's never too early to plan! This year's weekend is from July 5-7.

26th Annual Community Seder

Our 26th annual Seder was another wonderful example of our community coming together to share our traditions, and to consider the ways in which our connection to Jewish ritual can inform or inspire our efforts for justice today.

Fun and Festive Nights: Auction and Gragger!

What a weekend at Boston Workmen's Circle! With our 100 Ways to Get Away Auction and Gragger/Noisemaker! radical Purim party, our community had two fun, festive, raucous nights in a row. Read on for pictures!

Welcome, Clementine!

We're pleased to welcome Clementine Lazar into the Boston Workmen's Circle office.

Secular Jewish Identity and Our TuB'Shvat Seder

BWC member Leonard Fein co-authored an article this week, arguing that secular Judiasm is an authentic, vibrant, and very common way to approach Jewish life and Jewish identity. Last weekend's Tu B'Shvat seder was a wonderful example of how we find meaning in our shared identity and heritage.

Costumes Meet Community at Gragger!

Gragger! brought together over 300 people on Saturday for a night of joyous revelry and political community. For the fifth straight year, our radical Purim party attracted a multigenerational crowd eager to “boo” at the appropriate times and dance until the wee hours of the morning. 

A Voice for Justice - and Workmen's Circle on PBS

A Besere Velt (A Better World) is proud to be giving back to Brookline this weekend at the town's celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. And read on to learn how the Workmen's Circle will be featured in a PBS documentary series!