Berkshire Jewish Community Calendar

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Apr

1 2025

 

Unless notified otherwise, all meetings will be held virtually. 

Apr

2 2025

Displaced Persons Book Discussion Session #2

7:00PM - 8:15PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

In anticipation of Joan Leegant's visit to Knesset Israel on May 4, Rabbi Wax will be convening the second of two Zoo…

Apr

3 2025

The Shtetl Kitchen: Ashkenazi Foodways Past and Present

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

 

Via Zoom.  Register HERE.

The roots of the Jewish deli and bagels comes from small town life in Eastern Europe, kno…

Apr

5 2025

All About the Seder Plate: A Pre-Passover-Palooza

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Lenox Community Center
65 Walker Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 
Apr

6 2025

Hold Me, Heal Me: Live Theater on Zoom with The Braid

2:00PM - 3:15PM  

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

 

Via Zoom.  Please register by clicking HERE.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email two days bef…

Apr

9 2025

Leaving Egypt: Poetry of the Exodus and Passover

6:30PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

In reimagining Exodus or using the rich symbolism of the seder to make meaning for contemporary readers, poets have s…

Apr

10 2025

3, 2, 1, We’re On the Air: A Network Producer’s Inside Look at Sports & TV

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

 

3…2…1…We’re On the Air: A Network Producer’s Inside Look at Sports, Television, Journalism, and Gender Equi…

Apr

12 2025

1st Night Passover Seder at TAA

6:30PM - 8:45PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Come join our old-new seder to relish and cherish the freedoms we hold dear. Led by Rabbi Scott Saulson.

Registratio…

Apr

13 2025

Community Passover Seder 2025

6:30PM - 9:30PM  

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

 

Enjoy a joyous and traditional kosher Passover experience led by Rabbi David Weiner of Knesset Israel with plenty of …

Apr

17 2025

The Art of Tikkun Olam

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

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

 

Please register HERE.

This Jewish Art Education program led by Prof. Joanna Homrighausen identifies the citation fr…

Apr

21 2025

Wise Aging, Part I

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The Wise Aging course, developed under the auspices of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, offers social, emotiona…

Apr

22 2025

Pirke Avot Study

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The six chapters of Pirkei Avot are traditionally studied during the Omer period between Passover and Shavuot to help…

Apr

24 2025

Film Event for Yom HaShoah—Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

A glittery nightclub in 1920s Berlin becomes a haven for LGBTQ+ communities in this documentary exploring the freedom…

Apr

25 2025

Campus and Community Connect: Shared Kabbalat Shabbat & Dinner at Williams

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Williams College Jewish Association
24 Stetson Court
Williamstown, MA 01267

 

The Williams College Jewish Association and Jewish Federation of the Berkshires invite you to share in a special Shab…

Apr

27 2025

Yom HaShoah: Listening to Jewish Italians Who Lived Through Fascism

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

To honor Yom Ha-Shoah, Judith Monachina, Director of the Housatonic Heritage Oral History Center and author of "Days …

Apr

27 2025

Defiant Requiem– Community Film Screening and Holocaust Remembrance Day

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Tanglewood Learning Institute
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning
Lenox, MA 01240

 

PLEASE NOTE: 

Due to an overwhelming response, registration for this event is currently at full capacity.

We will …

Apr

29 2025

Pirke Avot Study

2:00PM - 3:30PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

The six chapters of Pirkei Avot are traditionally studied during the Omer period between Passover and Shavuot to help…

Apr

30 2025

Women Making Trouble: Honoring Our Biblical Mothers

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

Congregation Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Each week, Rabbi Pam Wax will guide participants through select texts about two or more Biblical women, alongside con…