From the BJV: Kosher Lunch Program menu through April 11
In this Rabbi Reflection column, Rabbi Jodie Gordon of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire examines the meaning of Shabbat in the post-Oct. 7 climate, finding how the words of Ahad Ha'am resonate more than ever: “More than the Jewish people have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the Jewish people.”
"Although there's little physical evidence today of Jewish presence in Portugal," writes our Traveling With Jewish Taste columnist Carol Goodman Kaufman, "it turns out that it was a very rich one." Carol shares some highlights from her recent trip to the Iberian peninsula, plus a recipe for…
In this Berkshire Jewish Voices From Israel story, Rabbi David Weiner of Knesset Israel in Pittsfield shares his experiences on a three-day Rabbinical Assembly mission to Israel "to support Israeli Masorti (Conservative) rabbis and their communities by showing up from overseas, listening…
In this Berkshire Jewish Voices From Israel story, Roy Kozupsky of Stockbridge shares his recent experiences supporting the IDF with the Sar-El program at an air force base in the Negev and at an army base.
