Natalie Matus, Vice President of Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, shares some memories of her uplifting and illuminating experiences at the 2022 General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA).
Rabbi Rachel Barenblat, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Israel of the Berkshires in North Adams, shares some mid-winter thoughts about Tu BiShvat, a holiday "about hidden potentiality within us. It's about opening ourselves to who we haven't yet become."
In this Traveling With Jewish Taste column, our correspondent Carol Goodman Kaufman reviews "Koshersoul," a memoir/cookbook by Michael Twitty - and shares a recipe for spicy Jamaican Jerk Chicken Spaghetti.
Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch shares some Chanukah thoughts in this Rabbi Reflection column - this year, let us rededicate ourselves to our Jewish communities!
In this Berkshire Jewish Voices essay, our bronfin (whiskey) correspondent Alex Rosenblum responds to a cookbook that collects recipes shared by Holocaust survivors, which evoked memories of his own parents (survivors themselves) and their relationship to food.
