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Aug

1 2016

New Beginnings at Jacob's Pillow

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

he Jewish Federation Connecting with Community program welcomes Norton Owen, longtime Director of Preservation at…

Aug

1 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.

Aug

1 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.

Aug

2 2016

Scene Study with Dr. Barbara Waldinger

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield will host a four-part scene study class with Dr. Barbara Waldinger…

Aug

2 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

Aug

2 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…

Aug

3 2016

Wild West Jewish Cowboy Clowns in Music, Rodeos, and Animation

11:30AM - 2:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

Music historian Aaron Manela will give a multimedia presentation co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the…

Aug

4 2016

Wendy Wasserstein and the World of Her Women (and some men)

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 "Wendy Wasserstein and the World of Her Women (and…

Aug

4 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…

Aug

4 2016

Discussion Communities: Dr. Bonnie Saks on Sex and the Senior

4:30PM - 6:00PM  

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

 

Dr. Bonnie Saks will facilitate a thoughtful and fun discussion of sex and intimacy in the silver and golden years. D…

Aug

5 2016

JTS in the Berkshires

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

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

 

Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky, Nathan and Janet Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies, “ Approaching …

Aug

7 2016

Great Ideas Talk with Rabbi Rick Jacobs: Visions in Jewish Community

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Rabbi Rick Jacobs is president of the Union for Reform Judaism. A longtime and devoted creative change agent, Rabbi J…

Aug

7 2016

Hadassah at Tanglewood

12:00PM - 5:00PM  

 

Join Berkshire Hills Hadassah on the lawn at Tanglewood.

Aug

8 2016

Julius Rosenwald: How One Man Effected Change

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 "Julius Rosenwald: How One Man Effected Change" with…

Aug

8 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.

Aug

8 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.

Aug

9 2016

Scene Study with Dr. Barbara Waldinger

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield will host a four-part scene study class with Dr. Barbara Waldinger…

Aug

9 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…

Aug

9 2016

Berkshire Hills Hadassah New Member Pool Party

3:00PM - 7:00PM  

 

Come to socialize with new Berkshire Hills Hadassah members in a lovely house in Lanesborough. Bring your own drinks.…

Aug

9 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…

Aug

10 2016

B'Shalom Chorale of the Berkshires

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

 

Aug

11 2016

Refugee Resettlement, Exploring an Ethic of Hospitality

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 presents Refugee Resettlement, Exploring an Ethic of…

Aug

12 2016

Displaced Persons: Holocaust Survivors & Paradoxical Lives They Built

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event will take place at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents: Knosh & Knowledge with Joseph Berger, author and veteran New York…

Aug

15 2016

Shylock and The Merchant of Venice

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 Shakespeare and Company actor, Jonathan Epstein, as…

Aug

15 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.

Aug

15 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.

Aug

16 2016

Scene Study with Dr. Barbara Waldinger

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield will host a four-part scene study class with Dr. Barbara Waldinger…

Aug

16 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…

Aug

16 2016

Berkshire Hills Hadassah New Member Pool Party (Rain Date)

3:00PM - 7:00PM  

 

See details from August 9, 2016

Aug

16 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…

Aug

17 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Jodie Gordon: Feminism, Theology, and Prayer

11:45AM - 1:00PM  

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

 

From the thkines of 17th-century women, to the radical feminist reimagining of the Passover Maggid (story), Jewish wo…

Aug

18 2016

Halachah, Sex, Lies, and Darwin

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 PhD clinical psychologist, Sigmund Tobias, as he…

Aug

18 2016

It all depends on how you look at it! - Ruth Breindel guest speaker

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

What does it mean to look at things in a new way? Recently scholars have found that the statues from the ancient worl…

Aug

18 2016

Discussion Communities: Planning for Longevity

3:30PM - 5:00PM  

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

 

Financial Issues for Seniors
A discussion of financial issues commonly faced by seniors. We look forward to an open a…

Aug

19 2016

JTS in the Berkshires

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

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

 

Dr. Benjamin Gampel, Dina and Eli Feld Family Chair in Jewish History, “Heresy and Community: The Case of Baruch Sp…

Aug

19 2016

Shirei Shabbat Dinner

5:30PM - 8:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Musical Kabbalat Shabbat Service: 5:30pm

Dinner: 6:30 pm, $18 per adult

Aug

19 2016

Tanglewood Shabbat, Round II

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Tanglewood Lawn
297 West Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Join us for a special evening for the Hevreh gathering on the lawn at Tanglewood. Head towards the middle of the lawn…

Aug

21 2016

Hevreh Goes to the Movies: “Welcome to Kutsher’s"

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Triplex Cinema
70 Railroad Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

The Last Catskills Resort
Kutsher’s Country Club was the last surviving Jewish resort in the Catskills. One of the …

Aug

21 2016

Tikkum Olum - to Repair the World: A Tribute to American Icon Pete Seeger

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

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

 

Join us for a tribute to legendary singer-songwriter Pete Seeger, whose music exemplifies Jewish values of love,…

Aug

22 2016

Questioning Return, a Reading with Novel set in Israel

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 "Questioning Return, a Reading with Novel set in Israel."

Aug

22 2016

Choices

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

CHOICES with author Don Drake

a play co-produced by Knesset Israel and Temple Anshe Amunim

Admission $20.00

Conjoi…

Aug

23 2016

Scene Study with Dr. Barbara Waldinger

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield will host a four-part scene study class with Dr. Barbara Waldinger…

Aug

23 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…

Aug

23 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 Knesset Israel for a series of…

Aug

24 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Jodie Gordon: Feminism, Theology, and Prayer

11:45AM - 1:00PM  

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

 

From the thkines of 17th-century women, to the radical feminist reimagining of the Passover Maggid (story), Jewish wo…

Aug

25 2016

Shakespeare and Company's Sotto Voce

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 welcomes Annette Miller on her role in Shakespeare and…

Aug

26 2016

Berkshire Hills Hadassah -Summer Book Club

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

 

Berkshire Hills Hadassah Summer Book Group will read The Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore.

All Hadassah members an…

Aug

28 2016

People of the Book Club: The Interestings

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, 01230

 

Join Rabbi Hirsch for a fun read of Meg Wolitzer’s bestseller The Interestings. This novel is the story of a group …

Aug

28 2016

Shofar Factory coming to the Berkshires!

4:30PM  

Lenox Community Center
65 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

The world renown Shofar Factory will be coming to the Berkshires for the first time in fifteen years! All are…

Aug

28 2016

Election 2016: Which Path Will America Choose? (Howard Dean guest speaker)

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The 49th annual Hilda Vallin Feigenbaum Memorial Foundation Lecture will be held on Sunday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m. at…

Aug

29 2016

Jewish Women's Foundation General Membership Meeting

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Jewish Women's Foundation General Membership Meeting

Aug

29 2016

The Process of Aging with therapist Maggie BIttman

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires' Connecting with Community series welcomes Maggie Bittman, therapist, as she…

Aug

29 2016

Brexit and Turkey

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd.
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Global economist sheds light on crises.

Aug

30 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…

Aug

31 2016

Lunch ‘n Learn with Rabbi Jodie Gordon: Feminism, Theology, and Prayer

11:45AM - 1:00PM  

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

 

From the thkines of 17th-century women, to the radical feminist reimagining of the Passover Maggid (story), Jewish wo…

Aug

31 2016

Theater Party, "Sotto Voce" with Annette Miller

7:00PM - 9:30PM  

Shakespeare and Company
70 Kemble Street
lenox, MA 01240

 

Theater Party, "Sotto Voce" with Annette Miller Performance and talk back with actors
Dessert Reception 8:30

Tickets…