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Dec

1 2014

JFB Program "Initiatives of the Berkshire Community Organizing for Action"

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

This Federation event will be held at Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents the various initiatives of the Berkshire Community Organizing for…

Dec

2 2014

JFB Executive Committee Meeting

12:00PM - 3:00PM  

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
196 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

JFB Executive Committee Meeting

Dec

2 2014

Weekly Torah Through the Eyes of the Hasidic Masters

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Chapel of the Church on the Hill
55 Main St.
Lenox, MA 01236

 

Please join RIMON for a weekly Torah study class guided by the commentaries of the Hasidic Masters. The class will…

Dec

3 2014

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik
A Torah study group for woman!
Join together with fellow Jewish woman in the Berkshir…

Dec

4 2014

JFB Program "My Hebrew Painting" with Donna Tukel

1:00PM - 2:30PM  


16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA

"My Hebrew Painting" with artist and interior designer, Donna Tukel

Dec

5 2014

JFB Program Knosh & Knowledge : Selected (Jewish) Shorts

10:45AM - 1:00PM  

This program will be held at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

Selected (Jewish) Shorts: readings of short plays and stories

Dec

6 2014

KUGELICIOUS-READING AND TASTING!

10:30AM - 11:15AM  

The Old Creamery
Route 9
Cummington, MA, MA

 

The Old Creamery in Cummington, MA will host a book signing/reading event with local picture book author, Joan Robb. …

Dec

7 2014

Holiday Market at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire

9:30AM - 1:30PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire will host a holiday market

Dec

8 2014

JFB Program "Plan For Your Future" with Attorney Paula Kahn Almgren

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

This Federation event will be held at Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

"Plan for your Future...Get a Legal Check-up" with attorney Paula Kahn Almgren

Dec

9 2014

Educators Program at Yiddish Book Center

4:00PM - 5:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

A discussion for middle and high school teachers with Josh Lambert, academic director of the Yiddish Book Center and…

Dec

10 2014

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik
A Torah study group for woman!
Join together with fellow Jewish woman in the Berkshir…

Dec

10 2014

Weekly Torah Through the Eyes of the Hasidic Masters

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Chapel of the Church on the Hill
55 Main St.
Lenox, MA 01236

 

Please join RIMON for a weekly Torah study class guided by the commentaries of the Hasidic Masters. The class will…

Dec

11 2014

JFB Program "QiGong-A Simple, Natural Exercise to Enhance your Well-Being"

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

This Federation event will be held at Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

"QiGong - A Simple, Natural Exercise to Enhance your Well-Being" with acupuncturist and Qigong instructor, Jeffrey Gordon.

Dec

11 2014

Part of Jewish Book Month - The Last Hotel: A Novel in Suites

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Sholom
15 North Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

As part of Jewish Book Month, Sonia Pilcer, author of six novels, will read from her newest work, The Last Hotel,…

Dec

12 2014

Shirei Shabbat

5:30PM - 8:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Family Shabbat Dinner

Dec

13 2014

CAS Chanukah Party
 

Applegate Inn, home of Len & Gloria Friedman
279 West Park Street
Lee, MA 01238

 

Chanukah celebration with menorah lighting and dinner buffet.

Dec

13 2014

Ohel Zachor - The Yitzhak Rabin Tent of Remembrance

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

The Jewish Federation will co-sponsor with Hevreh of Southern Berkshires "Ohel Zachor - The Yitzhak Rabin Tent of…

Dec

14 2014

Men's Club Pancake Breakfast

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Men’s Club Announces Pancake Breakfast!!

We are re-establishing the socially active Temple Men’s Club and invite…

Dec

14 2014

Yachad Chanukah for Familes at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire

10:00AM - 2:30PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Yachad Chanukah for Families

Dec

14 2014

Hanukkah Celebration for Families

1:00PM - 4:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

At 1 pm, join us for a free reading and signing of Marcia Seif Simpson's new picture book, "The Dreidel That Wouldn't…

Dec

15 2014

JFB Program "Telling Our Stories in Print and Out Loud"

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

This Federation event will be held at Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Albert Stern, will share his thoughts on how the Federation's newspaper can tell the story of our Jewish community

Dec

15 2014

Jewish Federation Board of Directors Meeting

7:30PM - 10:00PM  

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
196 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Jewish Federation Board of Directors Meeting

Dec

17 2014

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik
A Torah study group for woman!
Join together with fellow Jewish woman in the Berkshir…

Dec

17 2014

Weekly Torah Through the Eyes of the Hasidic Masters

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Chapel of the Church on the Hill
55 Main St.
Lenox, MA 01236

 

Please join RIMON for a weekly Torah study class guided by the commentaries of the Hasidic Masters. The class will…

Dec

17 2014

KI Board Meeting

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

KI Board Meeting

Dec

18 2014

JFB program "Chanukah" with Rabbi Joshua Breindel

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

This Federation event will be held at Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will present a program on Chanukah with Rabbi Joshua Breindel of Temple…

Dec

19 2014

Annual Winter Shabbat Dinner and Community Crib

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
(Off Route 7/South Street)
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The 5:30 Shabbat Service led by the Religious School and Youth Group will be followed by the annual Winter Shabbat…

Dec

21 2014

Film: "Expulsion and Memory: Descendants of the Hidden Jews"

2:00PM - 3:45PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Shot on location in Spain, Portugal, Israel, the US, and Canada, this beautifully photographed and edited film tells …

Dec

21 2014

Chanukah Family Festival

4:00PM - 7:00PM  

Berkshire Mall
Old State Road
Lanesboro, MA

 

A Chanukah celebration for the whole family! Enjoy a giant public menorah kindling ceremony, live music, face…

Dec

24 2014

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik
A Torah study group for woman!
Join together with fellow Jewish woman in the Berkshir…

Dec

28 2014

Film: "American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco"

2:00PM - 3:45PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

The remarkable story of the pioneering Jews of San Francisco. Drawn to California by the Gold Rush, Jews were welcome…

Dec

29 2014

JFB Program "Ageless Grace" with certified teacher, Jane Rosen

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

This Federation event will be held at Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

"Ageless Grace" with certified teacher, Jane Rosen.

Dec

31 2014

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Torah and Tea with Sara Volovik
A Torah study group for woman!
Join together with fellow Jewish woman in the Berkshir…