Rebecca Soffer on The Modern Loss Handbook at Knosh & Knowledge, Sept. 16

In our BJV Interview, Rebecca Soffer, the co-founder of Modern Loss, talks with Rabbi Seth Wax of Williams College about her work, loss, and what we might learn from being more real about our experiences of grief. She will appear at Federation's Knosh & Knowledge at Hevreh in Great…

Young Judaism - From Stealing Kisses to Building Community

Noah Hochfelder, who grew up in Pittsfield and is now at Middlebury College, tells his Berkshire Jewish story – and how this Federation made him a creative leader prepared to build community as a young adult

Traveling With Jewish Taste: Making a Big Tzimmes

Is a Rosh Hashanah 'tzimmes' worth the 'patchke'? Of course it is - and our Traveling With Jewish Taste correspondent Carol Goodman Kaufman tells us about the history of this classic Ashkenazi holiday dish, plus a recipe.

The Long Game vs. The Short Game

Dara Kaufman, executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, shares some thoughts on how the organization intends to move forward by sustaining a long-term vision of success while responding to our community's ongoing, immediate needs.

Signed, Sealed, Delicious - What Makes for a “Signature Dish”?

In this Berkshire Jewish Voices essay, Albert Stern breaks down what makes for a superior home cook's "signature dish" - and even shares a "recipe" for what has been his own go-to meal over the decades.