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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…