Berkshire Jewish Voice Highlights

Highlights from the Berkshire Jewish Voice

How My Life in the Berkshires Will Help Me Chair Hazon

Richard Slutzky on how life in the Berkshires will help him chair Hazon, the national Jewish environmental nonprofit

Young Judaism: What I Learned on My Birthright Israel Trip

Berkshires native Ari Drayman, now a sophomore at American University, shares his Birthright Israel experience, funded in part by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires

In My View - A Message from Federation President Judy Usow

The president of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires reflects on an eventful year with deep gratitude for our Jewish community

Irving Berlin: New York Genius, A New Biography of an American Original

A new biography captures the simplicity of the songwriter's art and the complexity of his personality

Census 2020 – Why It’s Important to Our Jewish Community

After the last United States Census was compiled in 2010, Berkshire County (and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) experienced one of the most consequential outcomes that the decennial population count can deliver – loss of a seat in the United States House of Representatives.

The seat th…