Pittsfield native Laurie Sukel shares her reasons for joining Federation's Legacy Circle: “I think that the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires is intrinsic to the survival of Judaism and Jews in that part of Massachusetts and the surrounding area.”
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires has hired Susan Levine as the new Food Service Director for its Connecting with Community kosher meals program that provides free nutritious meals for the community (in-person, takeaway, and meals-on-wheels) year-round.
In this Rabbi Reflection, Rabbi Neil Hirsch of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire explores the Book of Jonah and considers the debate in the text between notions of divine punishment and divine mercy.
Our voluntary subscribers have (so far) helped us raise more than $17,500 in additional donations directed to the Berkshire Jewish Voice - more in two months time than in the entire previous yearlong fund raising push. So here's some words of thanks from the BJV's editor.
Visitors to New York's Center for Jewish History have the chance to see a menorah sketched by the Rambam himself in an exhibit called “The Golden Path: Maimonides Across Eight Centuries,” which was visited by our correspondent, Howie Stier.
