Berkshire Jewish Community Calendar

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Jul

10 2017

Hevreh Presents: Useful Ideas in Finance

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Hevreh
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

This discussion group will focus on personal financial issues including asset allocation, taxes, investments, and…

Jul

10 2017

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Lenox Memorial Middle and High School
197 East Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

Freedom Runners

Joe's Violin

Two short films for the 4:00 showing

Jul

10 2017

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

8:00PM - 10:00PM  

Lenox Memorial Middle and High School
197 East Street
Lenox, MA 01240

 

The 90 Minute War

Jul

11 2017

Play Analysis Class with Dr. Barbara Waldinger

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

A four-week course, led by Barbara Waldinger, Professor of Theater at Queens College in New York City and Artistic Di…

Jul

11 2017

 

Berkshire Hills Hadassah Chai Tea is a special event to support the work of Hadassah.

Details to follow.

Jul

12 2017

Yoga Class - Come Relax at Hevreh

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Hevreh
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Do you want to stretch your body and your spirit?

Jul

12 2017

Gospel Truth: Rabbi Josh Breindel's Summer Lecture Series Part 3

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join Rabbi Josh for the third of three conversations about the New Testament with his Christian colleagues. This…

Jul

12 2017

Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Josh

12:00PM - 1:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Summer Lecture and Discussion with Rabbi Josh

Jul

12 2017

Torah and Tea

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

An intriguing and personal weekly Torah discussion of the practical and mystical with contemporary relevance. Hot…

Jul

12 2017

Torah and Tea

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires
450 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

An intriguing and personal weekly Torah discussion of the practical and mystical with contemporary relevance. Hot…

Jul

12 2017

Midweek Mah Jongg

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Chabad of the Berkshires

Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Looking for an afternoon activity? Play mah jongg weekly at Chabad.

Jul

13 2017

Let's Get Away From it All

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 "Let's Get Away From it All" through songs and…

Jul

13 2017

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Jul

16 2017

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music

2:00PM - 9:00PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01035

 

Yidstock: The Festival of New Yiddish Music brings the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the stage at the Yidd…

Jul

13 2017

Hevreh Presents: Hannah Senesh - Another Look

3:30PM - 5:00PM  

Hevreh

Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Hannah Senesh was arguably the most important hero to emerge from the Palestinian Jewish community during World War…

Jul

13 2017

YIDSTOCK CONCERT | Eleanor Reissa & Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01035

 

The Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert

Two of the leading lights of the Yiddish music renaissance join forces in this pr…

Jul

14 2017

Edith Wharton's Anti-Semitism: A Consideration

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

This Federation program will take place at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires presents: Knosh & Knowledge "Edith Wharton's Anti-Semitism: A Consideration"

Jul

14 2017

YIDSTOCK CONCERT | Hankus Netsky and Eden MacAdam-Somer Duo

2:30PM - 3:45PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01035

 

The Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Concert

Hankus Netsky and Eden MacAdam-Somer, co-chairs of the New England Conser…

Jul

14 2017

YIDSTOCK CONCERT | Nigunim Trio

5:30PM - 6:45PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01035

 

Nigunim and zmiros are songs of devotion and praise, spiritual Hassidic-Jewish chants whose purpose is to induce a st…

Jul

14 2017

Shabbat at Tanglewood

6:30PM - 9:00PM  

 

Shabbat at Tanglewood with Rabbi Josh and Temple Anshe Amunim.

Jul

15 2017

Tot Shabbat on the Town with Hevreh

9:30AM - 11:00AM  

The Bandstand in Great Barrington, behind Town Hall

Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Tot Shabbat is hitting the road! and setting up at Great Barrington’s beloved children’s summer event, David…

Jul

15 2017

YIDSTOCK FOLK ORATORIO | Frank London's "A Night in the Old Marketplace"

8:00PM - 9:30PM  

Yiddish Book Center
1021 West St
Amherst, MA 01035

 

This modern retelling of I.L. Peretz's 1907 play Bay nakht afn altn mark is a mad mash-up of psychedelic klezmer, Kur…