Fall 2025: Beginner Yiddish

YIVO's beginner Yiddish classes are held for 12 weeks (12 total sessions, 1.5 hours each) and focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Yiddish.

All of these classes meet live on Zoom, with the exception of Beginner II Yiddish (In-person) and Beginner III Yiddish (In-person), which meet at YIVO in New York City. Additional levels of in-person Yiddish classes will be added in future semesters.

Prerequisites or expected level of familiarity with Yiddish is specified for each course. Enrollment is capped at about 15 students per class. All course details (Zoom link [if applicable], syllabus, handouts, etc.) will be posted to Canvas.

This fall, YIVO is offering four levels of beginner Yiddish classes.

	[FALL2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Sunday Morning) Instructor: Alona Bach 12 sessions, Sundays September 21 – December 7, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner I Yiddish (Sunday Afternoon) Instructor: Rose Mintzer-Sweeney 12 sessions, Sundays September 21 – December 7, 2025 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner II Yiddish (Sunday) Instructor: Nina Warnke 12 sessions, Sundays September 14 – November 30, 2025 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner II Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Perl Teitelbaum 12 sessions, Mondays September 8 – December 15, 2025 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner II Yiddish (Thursday) Instructor: Lucas Fiszman 12 sessions, Thursdays September 11 – December 11, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner II Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Nachum Lerner 12 sessions, Mondays September 8 – December 15, 2025 | 6:30pm-8:00pm ET This class is held in person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner III Yiddish (Monday) Instructor: Malena Chinski 12 sessions, Mondays September 15 – December 8, 2025 | 11:00am-12:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner III Yiddish (Thursday) Instructor: Tal Hever-Chybowski 12 sessions, Thursdays September 18 – December 18, 2025 | 3:00pm-4:30pm ET Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner III Yiddish (In-person) Instructor: Nachum Lerner 12 sessions, Tuesdays September 9 – December 16, 2025 | 6:00pm-7:30pm ET This class is held in person at YIVO in New York City. Learn more
	[FALL2025] Beginner IV Yiddish Instructor: Karolina Szymaniak 12 sessions, Sundays September 14 – November 30, 2025 | 10:30am-12:00pm ET Learn more