In January, Jeremy Burton selected Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Executive Director Dara Kaufman as one of his Peer Recognition Grant recipients. In addition to collaborating closely on issues of shared concern, Burton and Kaufman served together on the Massachusetts Special…
The Mishkan Museum of Art provided this report on the youth leadership and shared living programs supported by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. In a year defined by profound complexity, this partnership has provided a critical foundation for essential work within the Gilboa region. Here…
On Thursday, February 26 at 2 p.m., join Jewish Federation of the Berkshires and our generous community partners for a performance of 3RD GEN and talk-back featuring choreographer Shany Dagan. This program is free and open to the community and will take place at the Perles Family Studio at…
"I often say that a Federation year feels like a marathon," writes Dara Kaufman. "Slow and steady in some moments, a mad sprint in others, but always moving forward." In this In My View column, Federation's executive director reflects on a year of progress and success in the Jewish Berkshires.
In this Purim-themed Rabbi Reflection column, Rabbi Neal I. Borovitz explains the importance of "taking to heart the lesson of our ancient rabbis who reinterpreted the story of Chanukah, so as to not allow our desire for religious liberty and pursuit of our rights lead us to a zealotry of…
