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May

2 2024

Images of Contemporary Holocaust Representation

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

VIRTUAL Program Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
196 South St
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Via Zoom.  Please click HERE to register.

In conversation with Dr. Carol Salus, art historian, we will mark Yom HaS…

May

5 2024

Ramblin' with the Rav - Harvey Mtn. & Pinnacle Point, Austerlitz, NY

10:00AM - 12:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Sunday, May 5 - Harvey Mtn. & Pinnacle Point, Austerlitz, NY Moderate, 4.3 miles, 925’, 2-2.5 hours Harvey…

May

5 2024

Community Holocaust Remembrance Day: Songs of the Lost Communities Concert

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

This Federation event will take place at The Berkshire Museum
39 South Street
Pittsfield, MA

 

Please register HERE.

Join us for a community commemoration of Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day Concert and Mem…

May

5 2024

Lecture: Rohkl Auerbach's Warsaw Testament with Samuel Kassow

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

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

 

The annual Melinda Rosenblatt Lecture will be delivered by Samuel Kassow in conjunction with the publication of his t…

May

9 2024

Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

VIRTUAL Program Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
196 South St
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Via Zoom.  Register HERE.

Jewish Literary Voices: A Jewish Federation of the Berkshires Series in collaboration wit…

May

10 2024

Judaism Disrupted: A Spiritual Manifesto for the 21st Century

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation events takes place at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Register HERE.

RESCHEDULED DATE from previous postponement in Oct. 2023.

In his new book, Judaism Disrupted: A Spir…

May

12 2024

The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Join us for a reading of The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations…

May

13 2024

Berkshire Hills Hadassah Book Group

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

 

Discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.

Please call to sign up. 

 

May

15 2024

Ramblin' with the Rav - Kinderhook Creek Preserve, East Nassau, NY

9:00AM - 11:30AM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Kinderhook Creek Preserve, East Nassau, NY Moderate, 3-4 miles with some short steep slopes, 400’, 1.5-2.5…

May

16 2024

Celebrating Mothers and Important Women--Connecting with Community Lunch

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

 

Join us for a deliciious kosher lunch to celebrate mothers and other important women in our lives. We invite you to b…

May

19 2024

Jewish Community Day at High Lawn Farm 2024

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

High Lawn Farm
535 Summer Street
Lee, MA 01238

 

Celebrate a Vibrant, Secure, and Caring Jewish Community.

Join us in celebrating our Jewish heritage, culture, and …

May

20 2024

The Art and Practice of Mussar

3:00PM - 4:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Mussar is a contemplative Jewish practice of refining one's middot, qualities of heart, and behavior. In each of the …

May

23 2024

Memorial Day Picnic--Connecting with Community Lunch

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

 

Join us for a summer-time kosher Memorial Day Picnic Lunch (indoors).  We welcome stories or memories to honor and r…

May

23 2024

Israeli Resilience During Dark Days

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

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

 

Honoring Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut

Please register HERE.

What is it like reporting on War in your own coun…

May

28 2024

Board of Directors Meeting for the Federation

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

 

Unless notified otherwise, all meetings will be held via Zoom

May

29 2024

Ramblin' with the Rav - Azaleas, Pittsfield State Forest

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join Rabbi David Weiner for a moderately paced, moderately strenuous hike, a little torah, and good company. 5-6…

May

30 2024

MA State Hate Crimes Task Force Update--Connecting with Community Lunch

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

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

 

Dara Kaufman, Executive Director of Jewish Federation of the Berkshires will provide an update on the current work of…

May

30 2024

Traces of a Jewish Artist, with Kerry Wallach

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

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

 

Graphic artist, illustrator, painter, and cartoonist Rahel Szalit (1888–1942) was among the best-known Jewish women…