Featured at the BJFF – October H8TE – The Fight for the Soul of America

October H8TE – The Fight for the Soul of America (October 8), a 2025 documentary directed by Wendy Sachs and co-produced by Sachs and the actress Debra Messing, will be screened on Monday, July 28 at 8 p.m. as part of the Berkshire Jewish Film Festival. Following the film, Kenneth S.…

Heart-work – Roberta Silman’s New Collection of Stories

Roberta Silman’s latest book, Heart-work, collects short stories that the author wrote over the past 50 years, most of them published in major magazines or winners of prestigious awards.

Major Donors Celebration 2025 - "At the Heart of Everything We Do"

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will host its annual Major Donors Celebration on Sunday, July 20 at 9:30 a.m., at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. Event co-chairs Judy and Mark Usow are full-time residents of the Berkshires and they share how Federation has been with them…

Chabad of the Berkshires Moves to a New Home in Lenox this July

Opening in early July, the new Chabad of the Berkshires in downtown Lenox will be home to the largest Jewish center — and represent the largest capital investment in the Jewish community — in the Berkshires.

Temple Anshe Amunim Welcomes Rabbi Valerie Lieber as its Spiritual Leader

On July 1, Rabbi Valerie Lieber will assume the pulpit of Pittsfield’s venerable Temple Anshe Amunim, a congregation that has been central to Jewish life in the Berkshires since 1869. In this BJV Interview, Rabbi Lieber shares her goals in her new role.