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Jul

2 2016

The First Annual Temple Anshe Amunim Education Celebration

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join us for a reunion and celebration of Anshe’s Religious School and The Kids’ Preschool.

Jul

3 2016

Film: "Defiant Requiem"

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

In the Nazi concentration camp Terezin, imprisoned conductor Rafael Schächter led his fellow inmates to fight back w…

Jul

5 2016

Corrupting Influence of Materialism in Plays by Arthur Miller & David Mamet

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

In this four-week course, participants will discuss Arthur Miller's The Price (1968) and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen…

Jul

5 2016

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Executive Committee Meeting

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

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

 

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Executive Committee Meeting

Jul

5 2016

Discussion Communities: Studying the Talmud

2:30PM - 4:30PM  

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

 

Sid Freund returns for another popular summer session of Talmud Study. Read Talmud (the Steinsaltz edition) and engag…

Jul

5 2016

iEngage Israel in the Berkshires

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The Lenox Community Center
65 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240

Join Rabbis Neil Hirsch of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and Rabbi David Weiner of Congregation Knesset Israel for a…

Jul

6 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Neal Borovitz

11:45AM - 2:00PM  

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

 

Zionism and American Reform Jews from 1885 to the Present
Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20, & 27; 11:45 am
This program will …

Jul

7 2016

Cafe Shalom

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Shalom! Have you ever wanted to learn or practice conversational Hebrew? Come to Café Shalom with your lunch. Beginn…

Jul

7 2016

Discussion Communities: Jewish Influences in Comedic Films

3:30PM - 5:30PM  

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

 

An examination of the extraordinary Jewish influence on the development and leadership of film and comedy in the US.
…

Jul

8 2016

JTS in the Berkshires

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
70 Kemble Street
lenox, MA 01240

 

Dr. Marjorie Lehman, Associate Professor of Talmud and Rabbinics: “Women in the House of Study: Anxiety, Difference…

Jul

8 2016

Tanglewood Shabbat, Round I

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Tanglewood Lawn
297 West Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Join us for a special gathering on the lawn at Tanglewood. Look for the blue and white balloons in the middle of the …

Jul

10 2016

Pittsfield Suns vs The Bristol Blues: Play Ball!

4:00PM - 7:00PM  

Wahconah Park
105 Wahconah Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The Kehillah Community Connection is sponsoring a Hevreh Family baseball game. Everyone is invited! Tickets include t…

Jul

11 2016

A Stop at The Red Apple Restaurant

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Join author Elaine Freed Lindenblatt as she shares the story of her father, Reuben Freed, who was a Russian…

Jul

11 2016

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
197 East St.
Lenox, MA 01240

 

American and International films with a Jewish connection.

Jul

11 2016

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

8:00PM - 10:30PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
197 East St.
Lenox, MA 01240

 

American and International films with a Jewish connection.

Jul

12 2016

Corrupting Influence of Materialism in Plays by Arthur Miller & David Mamet

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

In this four-week course, participants will discuss Arthur Miller's The Price (1968) and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen…

Jul

12 2016

Berkshire Hills Hadassah Chai Tea

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

 

Annual Chai Tea with Guest Speaker Robin Brickman, a children's book illustrator. Take a moment to reflect on what Ha…

Jul

12 2016

Discussion Communities: Ideas in Finance

2:30PM - 4:30PM  

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

 

This Discussion Group will focus on personal financial issues including taxes, investments, and retirement strategies…

Jul

12 2016

iEngage Israel in the Berkshires

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The Lenox Community Center
65 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240

Join Rabbis Neil Hirsch of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and Rabbi David Weiner of Congregation Knesset Israel for a…

Jul

13 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Neal Borovitz

11:45AM - 2:00PM  

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

 

Zionism and American Reform Jews from 1885 to the Present
Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20, & 27; 11:45 am
This program will …

Jul

14 2016

Tales of a Judaic Artist: Weavings, Wanderings and Wonders

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community series presents Tales of a Judaic Artist: Weavings, Wanderigs and…

Jul

14 2016

Cafe Shalom

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Shalom! Have you ever wanted to learn or practice conversational Hebrew? Come to Café Shalom with your lunch. Beginn…

Jul

14 2016

Concert: The Klezmer Conservatory Band

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

The Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert

For more than thirty-five years, the Klezmer Conservatory Band has been the preem…

Jul

15 2016

Concert: Eleanor Reissa

2:30PM - 4:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

The Helen & Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert

The queen of Yiddish cabaret, Eleanor Reissa is a Brooklyn-born native Yi…

Jul

15 2016

Concert: Sklamberg & The Shepherds

5:30PM - 7:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Sklamberg & the Shepherds brings together three of the world's leading performers of traditional Eastern European Jew…

Jul

15 2016

Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton with Rabbi Yonah Berman

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

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

 

Denominationalism Today, Denominationalism Tomorrow?
An Orthodox Rabbi walked into a Reform Synagogue… Sounds like …

Jul

16 2016

Scholar-in-Residence Shabbaton with Rabbi Yonah Berman

9:00AM - 1:00PM  

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

 

9 am: Torah Study & Breakfast
10 am: Shabbat Service
12 pm: Kiddush Lunch & Discussion:
Denominationalism Today, Deno…

Jul

16 2016

Concert: The Klezmatics Thirtieth Anniversary Show

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

The internationally acclaimed, Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics have been performing around the world since their firs…

Jul

17 2016

Jewish Music for a Summer Sunday Morning

11:00AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Beth Israel
53 Lois Street
North Adams, MA

A concert of Jewish music with Bernice Lewis

Jul

17 2016

Concert: Paul Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

The Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Concert

With his Ribs & Brisket Revue, saxophonist/bandleader Paul Shapiro explor…

Jul

17 2016

Concert: Frank London- Merlin Shepherd Group

3:00PM - 5:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

This unique-to-Yidstock band brings together two titans of klezmer and Yiddish music, who will mix and match their st…

Jul

17 2016

Concert: Yidstock All-Stars in a Musical Tribute to Sholem Aleichem

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Every year, Yidstock ends with a one-time-only performance by an all-star ensemble, under the musical direction of Fr…

Jul

18 2016

Some Puzzles and Solutions in Science and Torah

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community series presents "Some Puzzles and Solutions in Science and Torah"…

Jul

18 2016

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
197 East St.
Lenox, MA

 

American and International films with a Jewish connection.

Jul

18 2016

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

8:00PM - 10:30PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
197 East St.
Lenox, MA 01240

 

American and International films with a Jewish connection.

Jul

19 2016

Corrupting Influence of Materialism in Plays by Arthur Miller & David Mamet

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

In this four-week course, participants will discuss Arthur Miller's The Price (1968) and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen…

Jul

19 2016

Discussion Communities: Studying the Talmud

2:30PM - 4:30PM  

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

 

Sid Freund returns for another popular summer session of Talmud Study. Read Talmud (the Steinsaltz edition) and engag…

Jul

19 2016

iEngage Israel in the Berkshires

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The Lenox Community Center
65 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240

Join Rabbis Neil Hirsch of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and Rabbi David Weiner of Congregation Knesset Israel for a…

Jul

20 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Neal Borovitz

11:45AM - 2:00PM  

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

 

Zionism and American Reform Jews from 1885 to the Present
Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20, & 27; 11:45 am
This program will …

Jul

21 2016

The Practical Power of Gratitude...To Make Life a Little Easier!

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community series presents "The Practical Power of Gratitude...To Make Life a…

Jul

21 2016

Israeli Cooking with Julie Gale

11:30AM - 1:30PM  

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

 

Join Hevreh member Julie Gale for a hands-on cooking experience at Hevreh. Owner and Chef of At the Kitchen Table Coo…

Jul

21 2016

Cafe Shalom

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Shalom! Have you ever wanted to learn or practice conversational Hebrew? Come to Café Shalom with your lunch. Beginn…

Jul

21 2016

Discussion Communities: Jewish Influences in Comedic Films

3:30PM - 5:30PM  

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

 

An examination of the extraordinary Jewish influence on the development and leadership of film and comedy in the US.
…

Jul

22 2016

JTS in the Berkshires

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
70 Kemble Street
lenox, MA 01240

 

— Rabbi David Hoffman, Vice Chancellor and Chief Advancement Officer: “Redrawing the Boundary Between Jew and Oth…

Jul

22 2016

Shirei Shabbat Dinner

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service: 5:30pm

Dinner: 6:30 pm, $18 per adult

Jul

22 2016

Wildman Scholar-in-Residence

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Rabbi David Hoffman, vice-chancellor and chief advancement officer of the Jewish Theological Seminary, will be visiti…

Jul

23 2016

Wildman Scholar-in-Residence

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 


Rabbi David Hoffman, vice-chancellor and chief advancement officer of the Jewish Theological Seminary, will be visit…

Jul

23 2016

Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer will discuss "Living in Two Civilizations"

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Ahavath Sholom
15 North St
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Rabbi Nancy Fuchs Kreimer, Ph.D is Professor and Director of Department of Multifaith Studies and Initiatives; at the…

Jul

25 2016

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
197 East St.
Lenox, MA 01240

 

American and International films with a Jewish connection.

Jul

25 2016

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Board of Directors Meeting

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

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

 

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Board of Directors Meeting

Jul

25 2016

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

8:00PM - 10:30PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
197 East St.
Lenox, MA 01240

 

American and International films with a Jewish connection.

Jul

26 2016

Corrupting Influence of Materialism in Plays by Arthur Miller & David Mamet

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

In this four-week course, participants will discuss Arthur Miller's The Price (1968) and David Mamet's Glengarry Glen…

Jul

26 2016

Discussion Communities: Ideas in Finance

2:30PM - 4:30PM  

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

 

This Discussion Group will focus on personal financial issues including taxes, investments, and retirement strategies…

Jul

26 2016

iEngage Israel in the Berkshires

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

The Lenox Community Center
65 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240

Join Rabbis Neil Hirsch of Hevreh of Southern Berkshire and Rabbi David Weiner of Congregation Knesset Israel for a…

Jul

27 2016

Georgia, Justice and Jews: the Leo Frank Case

11:30AM - 1:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The Leo Frank case inspired the Anti-Defamation League, helped rejuvenate the Ku Klux Klan, and continues to incite…

Jul

27 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Neal Borovitz

11:45AM - 2:00PM  

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

 

Zionism and American Reform Jews from 1885 to the Present
Wednesdays: July 6, 13, 20, & 27; 11:45 am
This program will …

Jul

28 2016

An American-Jewish Hero of the War of 1812

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

The Jewish Federation Connecting with Community program welcomes teacher, author and historian, Neil Yetwin as he…

Jul

29 2016

Berkshire Hills Hadassah -Summer Book Club

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

 

Berkshire Hills Hadassah Summer Book Group will read The Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner.

All Hadassah members and …

Jul

29 2016

Israeli & Palestinian Teens: Learning Collaboratively through the Arts

10:45AM - 1:00PM  

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

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents: Knosh & Knowledge Learning Collaboratively Through Reflective…

Jul

29 2016

Hevreh Goes to URJ Crane Lake Camp

6:15PM - 8:15PM  

URJ Crane Lake Camp , Mass.
46 State Line Rd.
West Stockbridge, MA 01266

 

Shabbat at Jewish Summer Camp is a place and time of great memories. Join Hevreh as we celebrate Kabbalat Shabbat alo…

Jul

31 2016

People of the Book Club; Being Mortal

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Being Mortal: : Medicine and What Matters in the End
Rabbi Neil Hirsch will be discussing a book of critical importan…

Jul

31 2016

Film: "Morgenthau"

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

The story of three generations of an American family at the forefront of the most dramatic events of the past hundred…