Camp Kimama, an international network of summer camps started in Israel, bought the venerable Camp Half Moon in Monterey in December 2021. This summer, Kimama Half Moon will welcome its first season of day and overnight campers.
In January, the Allocations Committee of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires announced its recommended allocations for 2022. In all, $357,861 will be distributed to worthy organizations operating within our community, nationally, and internationally.
“As Jews, we recognize that the wo…
Here are links to three excellent stories in the print edition of the BJV that you might want to share that originally appeared in other publications.
Can the fabled nurturing skills of a traditional Jewish mother be translated into a positive psychotherapeutic program for folks outside one's "mishpocha"? Mara Goodman-Davies, LICSW, certainly thinks so, and in this Berkshire Jewish Voices essay, she shares how her own experiences inform…
As regards to serving lamb at the Seder, Sephardi (yes) and Ashkenazi (no) traditions diverge. Our Traveling With Jewish Taste columnist Carol Goodman Kaufman explains how this came about - and provides a recipe for mina, a Sephardi savory pie.
