Pre-Pesach Shabbaton

Join us in April for the Bivas Pre-Pesach Shabbaton in Orlando, Florida! Learn the Ladino melodies and liturgies for the Pesach holiday while connecting to other teens and enjoying the amusements of Central Florida. Click for more info! Read More
Launching of Bivas.org

We are excited to announce the launch of Bivas.org – a new teen program to inspire the love of the Ladino language and the Sephardic traditions.
Click here to learn more about our new programs and how to get involved or how to start your own school chapter!
Latest News

Shabbatons, cooking classes, Torah and more – Click here to read the latest news and posts from Bivas.org!
Learn Ladino

Learn Judeo-Spanish, a UNESCO endangered language once spoken by Sephardic Jews of the Iberian Peninsula
Solitreo Cursive
Ladino was traditionally written in Solitreo cursive. Learn how to read and write in this cursive form which is a predecessor of Rashi script.
Study Meam Loez

Learn Rabbi Culi’s famous commentary on the Torah that was written in Ladino.

Events Calendar

Shabbatons, Fruiticas, Boreka Bakes and more! Click to learn about upcoming events at Bivas.org!

Bivas Buddies

Get paired with a Sephardic senior for a unique and special friendship. We are looking to pair students with seniors. Click to learn more!
Bivas Book Club

Our Bivas Book Club begins in November 2023! If you’re an avid reader, and want to read some books on Sephardic Jewry, join our club!

Holiday Traditions


The High Holidays Start September 15th! Click here to read about the Sephardic-Ladino traditions.