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Jul

5 2023

Lunch n' Learn - How to Repent and Why

11:45AM - 12:45PM  

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

 

T’shuvah, understood as repentance, is often discussed but little understood. In this class we will use classic…

Jul

6 2023

KITAH BET PLUS Continues

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

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

 

Adult Hebrew Classes with Rabbi Jodie Gordon, online only.

Jul

6 2023

Puzzles and Solutions in Science and Torah

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation event takes place at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

This presentation by TorahFlora botanist, author and teacher Jon Greenberg, PhD will challenge you to question the id…

Jul

7 2023

“Revisiting Zionist Thought: Charting a Path Forward" with Dr. Arnie Eisen

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Elayne Bernstein Theatre at Shakespeare and Co
70 Kemble St.
Lenox, MA

 

This is the first of the 3 JTS in the Berkshires lectures to take place at the Elayne Bernstein Theatre at…

Jul

9 2023

Holy Rollers

9:00AM - 11:00AM  

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

 

Join with the Hevreh community for a casual 15-25 mile bike ride through the beautiful Berkshire Hills. Each Holy Rol…

Jul

9 2023

PJ Library in the Hilltowns

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Singing Bridge Performing Arts Longe
21 West Main Street
Cummington, MA

 

Join friends from PJ Library Western Massachusetts and PJ Library of the Berkshires as we discover the hidden beauty …

Jul

9 2023

The Workshop Artist Salon: Probing Collective Memory and Hybridity

4:30PM - 6:00PM  

Shakespeare & Company Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre
70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Register for tickets here. Tickets are FREE to the public and are GENERAL SEATING.  There are limited seats and we …

Jul

10 2023

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
East St
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival every Monday, in person, at Lenox High School with film showings at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Jul

12 2023

Lunch n' Learn - How to Repent and Why

11:45AM - 12:45PM  

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

 

T’shuvah, understood as repentance, is often discussed but little understood. In this class we will use classic…

Jul

13 2023

KITAH BET PLUS Continues

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

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

 

Adult Hebrew Classes with Rabbi Jodie Gordon, online only.

Jul

13 2023

The Comedians: The Good, The Bad, and the Dirty

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Join Laura Wetzler, singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist and lecturer in a multimedia presentation that ex…

Jul

14 2023

Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy with Letty Cottin Pogrebin

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

REGISTER HERE.

Knosh and Knowledge is a monthly series sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Greater Berkshires.…

Jul

14 2023

Concert Sam Sadigursky Duo

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Sam Sadigursky presents excerpts from The Solomon Diaries, accompanied by Nathan Koci. The Solomon Diaries was inspir…

Jul

14 2023

Concert Nigunim Trio, with special guest Merlin Shepherd

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Nigunim Trio, made up of Lorin Sklamberg, Frank London, and Rob Schwimmer, will perform nigunim and zmiros, spiritual…

Jul

15 2023

Judaism Disrupted, Book Talk with Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

12:15PM - 1:15PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield,

 

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld will discuss his new book, Judaism Disrupted: A Spiritual Manifesto for the 21st Century, in…

Jul

15 2023

Concert David Krakauer’s Mazel Tov Cocktail Party

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Mazel Tov Cocktail Party, conceived and created by David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg, is a musical celebration rooted …

Jul

16 2023

Concert Midwood

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Led by violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, Midwood is a contemporary klezmer/rock celebration of freedom and the Jewish trad…

Jul

16 2023

Concert Forshpil

3:00PM - 4:00PM  

The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Founded in 2003 in Riga, Latvia, and led by vocalist Sasha Lurje and keyboardist/arranger Ilya Shneyveys, Forshpil re…

Jul

16 2023

Concert Yidstock All-Stars: Yiddish Around the World

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

The Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St.
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Frank London has put together a unique band drawn from this year’s festival artists, including Eleanor Reissa, Soca…

Jul

17 2023

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
East St
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival every Monday, in person, at Lenox High School with film showings at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Jul

18 2023

Hevreh High Holy Days Choir

7:00PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Rd.
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Whether you sing all the time, or not in a long time, we warmly invite you to join us this year as we begin our…

Jul

19 2023

Lunch n' Learn - How to Repent and Why

11:45AM - 12:45PM  

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

 

T’shuvah, understood as repentance, is often discussed but little understood. In this class we will use classic…

Jul

20 2023

KITAH BET PLUS Continues

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

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

 

Adult Hebrew Classes with Rabbi Jodie Gordon, online only.

Jul

20 2023

Current Events Seminar with Professor Steven Rubin

10:45AM - 11:45AM  

This Federation event takes place at Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The Current Events Seminar will focus on the latest world happenings. Participants will have an opportunity to examin…

Jul

21 2023

"In the Narrow Places: Jeremiah and His Artistic Interpreters”

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Bernstein Theatre
70 Kemble St
Lenox, MA

 

This is the 2nd of 3 lectures by JTS faculty to take place this summer at the Elayne Bernstein Theatre at…

Jul

21 2023

Shirei Shabbat with Community Dinner

5:45PM - 8:30PM  

knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join the Knesset Israel Band for an upbeat musical Friday night service including many contemporary melodies. Weather…

Jul

22 2023

PJ Library Goes to Tanglewood!

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

 

SAVE THE DATE for PJ Library goes to Tanglewood for the BSO Family Concert. Shabbat spirit and musical joy!

MORE INF…

Jul

23 2023

Major Donors Celebration 2023

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

NEW LOCATION: Berkshire Hills Country Club
500 Benedict Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join us for a special morning celebrating Federation's leadership donors and the impact they have on our community. P…

Jul

24 2023

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
East St
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival every Monday, in person, at Lenox High School with film showings at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.

Jul

25 2023

Hevreh High Holy Days Choir

7:00PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Rd.
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Whether you sing all the time, or not in a long time, we warmly invite you to join us this year as we begin our…

Jul

25 2023

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Board of Directors Meeting

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

 

This meeting will be held in person.

Jul

26 2023

Lunch n' Learn - How to Repent and Why

11:45AM - 12:45PM  

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

 

T’shuvah, understood as repentance, is often discussed but little understood. In this class we will use classic…

Jul

26 2023

Film at Temple Anshe Amunim: Standing Up to Antisemitism in 2023

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Sherry Boullt
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

"A Holocaust Journey: Lessons We Learned" Film and Panel Discussion

Jul

26 2023

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Jul

27 2023

Knesset Israel Commemorates Tisha B'av

8:00PM - 8:00AM  

knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Knesset Israel commemorates Tisha B'av on July 26-27. The day of mourning marks the anniversary of the destruction of…

Jul

27 2023

KITAH BET PLUS Continues

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

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

 

Adult Hebrew Classes with Rabbi Jodie Gordon, online only.

Jul

30 2023

"Judaism Disrupted" Follow-up Discussion #1

10:00AM - 11:15PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Rabbi Pamela Wax will convene the first of two conversations about Rabbi Michael Strassfeld's book "Judaism Disrupted…

Jul

30 2023

WAM Fresh Takes Play Reading: In Her Bones by Jessica Kahkoska

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

The Mount (Edith Wharton's Home)
2 Plunkett Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

WAM Theatre's Fresh Takes Play Reading Series presents ground-breaking stories that are imaginative and thoughtful…

Jul

31 2023

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM  

Lenox Memorial High School
East St
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival every Monday, in person, at Lenox High School with film showings at 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm.