Andre Hajdu’s Kohelet will receive its American premiere on October 27 at Close Encounters With Music, with Sam Waterston, narrator, and Yehuda Hanani, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, Michael Nicolas, Do Yeon Kim on cello. The 6 p.m. performance will be at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle…
Interview with playwright/director Mark Harelik about his play, What the Jews Believe, at the Berkshire Theatre Group's Unicorn Theatre this autumn
High schooler senior Avi Snowise writes about his recent semester in Israel.
By Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
The Jewish year balances between twin seasonal hinges. Pesach launches us into the spring; the Days of Awe launch us into the fall. Each of those festival seasons offers a doorway into deep introspection.
In the spring, we cleanse our homes of hametz (leaven). The…
