Eager to help out following Oct. 7, Dr. Fred Landes volunteered in Israel in the weeks after Thanksgiving. In an interview with the BJV, Dr. Landes shared some of what he saw as Israelis coped with the pressures of living in a homeland at war.
In February, the Allocations Committee of Jewish Federation of the Berkshires announced its recommended allocations for 2024. In all, $452,200 will be distributed to worthy organizations in the Berkshires and beyond.
Arlene D. Schiff took over as president of Jewish Federation of the Berkshires in January. Here she shares some thoughts about her lifelong commitment to community, and how she will continue Federation's vital community-building efforts in the Berkshires.
With Purim just in our rear view mirror and Passover rapidly approaching, Rabbi David Weiner shares an insight: "The Book of Esther and the Haggadah also share a common fantasy: that redemption can come as quickly as destruction." In this Rabbi Reflection column, Rabbi Weiner explores this…
"An astonishing work, historically rigorous and profoundly affecting,” is how Kirkus Review raved about translator Ellen Kanner and artist Annie Zeybekoglu's collaboration, "I Teresa Lucena: Reflections on the Trial of a Conversa." They will speak about the book with Rabbi Barbara Cohen…
