Fall Shabbaton 2025
Launching of Bivas.org
We’re 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!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Ladino with Aaron Shapiro
Date: Feb 1- Mar 15, 2026
Exact date TBD
Location: Virtual Course
Bivas Alumni Pizza Night
Date: March 7, 2026 @ 8:00pm
Location: Apple Pizza
Jerusalem, Israel
Spring Shabbaton!
Date: March 19-22, 2026
Location: Newport, RI
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.Need Some swag?
Kippahs, Hats and Sweatshirts – Show your Bivas pride by wearing some of our awesome Swag!
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! 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.