Berkshire Jewish Voice Highlights

Highlights from the Berkshire Jewish Voice

Heart-work – Roberta Silman’s New Collection of Stories

Roberta Silman’s latest book, Heart-work, collects short stories that the author wrote over the past 50 years, most of them published in major magazines or winners of prestigious awards.

Major Donors Celebration 2025 - "At the Heart of Everything We Do"

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will host its annual Major Donors Celebration on Sunday, July 20 at 9:30 a.m., at Berkshire Hills Country Club in Pittsfield. Event co-chairs Judy and Mark Usow are full-time residents of the Berkshires and they share how Federation has been with them…

Chabad of the Berkshires Moves to a New Home in Lenox this July

Opening in early July, the new Chabad of the Berkshires in downtown Lenox will be home to the largest Jewish center — and represent the largest capital investment in the Jewish community — in the Berkshires.

Temple Anshe Amunim Welcomes Rabbi Valerie Lieber as its Spiritual Leader

On July 1, Rabbi Valerie Lieber will assume the pulpit of Pittsfield’s venerable Temple Anshe Amunim, a congregation that has been central to Jewish life in the Berkshires since 1869. In this BJV Interview, Rabbi Lieber shares her goals in her new role.

Hevreh's “Welcome Home” Concert to Celebrate Jewish Life in the Berkshires

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and Kol B’Seder, the legendary musical duo of Jeff Klepper and Dan Freelander, will mark their 50th anniversaries this summer at “Welcome Home: A Concert Celebration of Jewish Life in the Berkshires!” on stage Sunday, June 29 at 3 p.m. at the Duffin…