LENOX – On Sunday, November 10 at 2 p.m., the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires’ Middle East Update 2019 will feature Kenneth M. Pollack, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) who works on political-military affairs, focusing in particular on Iran, Iraq, Saudi Ara…
By Dara Kaufman / Executive Director, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
As busy and crazy as life sometimes gets, I am extremely grateful that Judaism makes time for us to take a “break.” Whether it is the deep breath we take as we enter Shabbat or the deep dive of thoughtful reflecti…
GREAT BARRINGTON - On Friday, November 8 at 10:45 a.m., Knosh & Knowledge welcomes former World Bank expert on debt crises, Ira Lieberman, who will talk about his book, In Good Times Prepare for Crisis, published by Brookings Institution Press.
Welcome to a new year. The past month of Tishri, with its High Holy Days, brought with it a wide range of emotions, carefully packaged in 30 glorious days. Like a ride on a roller coaster, we soared upward and around, reaching greater heights. We went from soul-searchi…
By Carol Goodman Kaufman / Traveling With Jewish Taste
While reading the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Shipping News, I fell in love with author Annie Proulx's descriptions of Newfoundland, with its rough coastline and unforgiving climate. The Maritime Provinces beckoned me. Well, we di…
