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.
Susan J. Cohen, a member of Boston’s Mintz law firm with a home in the Berkshires, is a nationally recognized immigration attorney and the author (with Steven T. Taylor) of "Journeys From There to Here: Stories of Immigrant Trials, Triumphs and Contributions." She spoke with the BJV about…
Richard Reiss felt certain that his close adult friendships would be formed with people from many different ethnic and religious backgrounds, as they were during his youth. That didn't happen - the social circles he inhabited were predominantly Jewish. In this Berkshire Jewish Voices…
In this month's In My View column, Federation president Elisa Schindler-Frankel reflects on a record-setting fundraising year in 2021 and shares some thoughts on all that might be accomplished by this organization in the year ahead
