Berkshire Jewish Community Calendar

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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

 

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…