Elisa Schindler Frankel, president of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, wishes our Berkshire Jewish community a "Shanah Tovah" (Sweet New Year) and "Gmar Chatimah Tovah" (A Good Final Sealing)
Berkshire native and sociologist Hannah Wohl immersed herself in the world of contemporary art , and the result is a thoroughgoing, surprising, and often arch exploration of how art is conceived, created, and marketed today. She'll speak on September 14 at the Lenox Library.
As the High Holy Days approach, Rabbi David Weiner of Knesset Israel writes how the shofar's sound is an alarm meant to startle us out of our habits in a way that no verbal message ever could
Our Traveling With Jewish Taste correspondent Carol Goodman Kaufman explores the complex relationship that the Jews have had with Italy, which dates back to Roman times
Historically, the liquor trade was one of those businesses in which Jews have been overrepresented. Our "bronfin" (whisky) correspondent explores some of the reasons why that has been so - and how that involvement has been a stepping stone for Jewish trying to live The American Dream.
