President's Message: Confident in the Joy of Jewish Life in the Berkshires

As Federation caps a successful year in which we exceeded our campaign goal (and raised more than $100,000 extra for the Jews in Ukraine), our president Elisa Schindler Frankel reflects on the support and trust our community expressed through our work together.

Traveling With Jewish Taste: Love at First Sip

After indulging in the pleasures of Israeli coffee on a recent trip to the Holy Land, our Traveling With Jewish Taste correspondent Carol Goodman Kaufman took time to explore the history of the prized bean - and shares a recipe for the type of Turkish coffee beloved by Sabras.

Report on the General Assembly of Jewish Federations of North America

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 Reflection: Tu BiShvat - When Our Spiritual Sap Begins to Rise

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."

Traveling With Jewish Taste: A Jewish, Afro-Atlantic Memoir Told Via Food

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.