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Aug

1 2024

Current Events Seminar with Dr. Steve Rubin

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

The Current Events Seminar will focus on the latest world happenings. Participants will have an opportunity to examin…

Aug

4 2024

Noah Aronson & Band-- Live In Concert

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial High School
197 East Street
Lenox, MA

 

One night only!  Join us for an evening of music, ruach and spirit as we celebrating the strength and resilience of …

Aug

5 2024

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Lenox High School

 

The Berkshire Jewish Film Festival has two showings, one at 4PM and the other at 8PM. Visit https://berkshirejewishf…

Aug

7 2024

Ramblin' with the Rav

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Moderate hike, 3.8 miles, 807’, 2+ hours A bucolic walk through bird-filled meadows around a picturesque horse…

Aug

7 2024

Lunch and Learn at Temple Anshe Amunim

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join Temple Anshe Amunim's Facilities Manager Dave Wallace in a course on protecting yourself at home and when you tr…

Aug

8 2024

Tisha B’Av, Kabbalah and Tai Chi: An Interactive Experience

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Dr. Joel Friedman will explore the concepts of the Sh’ma or Jewish Listening (JL) briefly in a discussion on how T…

Aug

8 2024

Newish and Jewish--Pittsfield

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

Cindy Chazan and Jay Leipzig

PIttsfield, MA

 

New to the Berkshires? Welcome!   

 

Join us for a casual gathering to enjoy a glass of wine, meet others who a…

Aug

9 2024

JTS in the Berkshires with Dr Sarah Wolf

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Shakespeare & Company, Elayne P. Bernstein Theater
70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA

 

Join us for the second session of JTS in the Berkshires with Dr Sarah Wolf.

Living with Uncertainty: Truth and Doubt…

Aug

9 2024

CANCELLED- PJ Library Splash Into Shabbat

5:00PM - 6:30PM  

Margaret Lindley Park
1201 Cold Spring Road
Williamstown, MA 01267

 

Unfortunately, due to weather and low event RSVP we are cancelling tonight's Splash Into Shabbat.

Hope to see you at…

Aug

9 2024

Berkshires to Israel and Back: Reflections post October 7

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join Temple Anshe Amunim for services this evening. We will be privileged to hear from Leonard Pader and Tanya Feldma…

Aug

9 2024

Shirei Shabbat and Community Dinner

5:45PM - 8:30PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Musical, family-friendly 'Shirei Shabbat' service at 5:45 - followed by a kosher dinner at 6:45. Registration…

Aug

10 2024

Shabbat Hike with TAA

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join Temple Anshe Amunim for a Shabbat Hike at Olivia's Outlook, West Stockbridge. We will meet at the Temple at 10:4…

Aug

12 2024

Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Lenox High School

 

The Berkshire Jewish Film Festival has two showings, one at 4PM and the other at 8PM. Visit https://berkshirejewishf…

Aug

14 2024

Lunch and Learn at Temple Anshe Amunim

12:00PM - 1:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Back to the Soil: Pushing Jews Westward  with Cookie Lamet

Between 1880 and 1920 2 million Jews left their homes i…

Aug

14 2024

Broadway Bible 2.0

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Hevreh of Southern Berkshire
270 State Rd
Great Barrington, MA 01230

 

Concert by Rabbi Deborah Zecher at Hevreh.

Aug

15 2024

Broadway Hollywood Hitmakers: Schwartz, Menken, & Shaiman

10:30AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

Join Laura Wetzler, singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist and lecturer in a multimedia presentation that ex…

Aug

16 2024

Making Jewish Theater in the 21st Century

10:45AM - 12:15PM  

This Federation event will be held at the Colonial Theatre
111 South Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Space is limited.  Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.  Registration does not guarantee a sea…

Aug

18 2024

Addressing Antisemitism on Campus: A New Study of Non-Jewish Students

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

This Federation event will take place at Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Understanding Hostility to Jews and Israel Among Non-Jewish Students

Please register HERE.

In the wake of the Hamas…

Aug

19 2024

Klezmer Concert

7:15AM - 10:15AM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra, Aaron Kula, director, is “ a genre bending” group, doing both traditional and…

Aug

20 2024

Chant and Chocolate

1:30PM - 3:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Our next "Chant and Chocolate" circle will take place on August 20th at 1:30. August is akin to the Hebrew month of E…

Aug

21 2024

Ramblin' with the Rav

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Knesset Israel
16 Colt Rd
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Easy hike, 3+ miles,

Aug

22 2024

Wilderness: The Jewish Roots of North America’s Most Famous Footpath

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

The John Muir Trail runs 212 miles along the crest of California's High Sierra, from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney. Did you…

Aug

23 2024

JTS in the Berkshires with Dr. Yitz Landes

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Shakespeare & Company, Elayne P. Bernstein Theater
70 Kemble Street
Lenox, MA

 

Join us for the final session of JTS in the Berkshires for the summer of 2024

What if the Torah is Forgotten? On the…

Aug

24 2024

Shabbat Hike with TAA

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join Temple Anshe Amunim for a Shabbat Hike at Kennedy Park, Lenox. We will meet at the Temple at 10:45 am. Open to a…

Aug

24 2024

Tanglewood Havdalah

7:00PM - 10:00PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Pack your picnic gear, dinner and beverages and join us on the lawn at Tanglewood for a brief Havdalah Service follow…

Aug

25 2024

57th Annual Hilda Vallin Feigenbaum Memorial Foundation Lecture

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Temple Anshe Amunim
26 Broad Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201

 

Join us for the 57th Annual Hilda Vallin Feigenbaum Memorial Foundation Lecture as we welcome John Heilemann, Nationa…

Aug

29 2024

Seniors Acting Up 2024

10:45AM - 12:00PM  

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

 

With so many challenges facing the world daily, a little laughter is always welcomed. "Seniors Acting Up", a group of…