BERKSHIRE JEWISH SUMMER 2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming

Lectures & Courses Eyewitness to Power: Leadership in America, David Gergen, The 51st Annual Feigenbaum Lecture Books & Authors Lioness with Author Francine Klagsbrun Jewish Festival of Books

Music & Theatre

Sam Glaser Live in Concert, Power of the Soul Tour Art & Film Levinsky Park, Berkshire Jewish Film Festival

Enriching and celebrating Jewish life in the Berkshires and beyond

www.jewishberkshires.org COVER PHOTO: CHESHIRE LAKE, BERKSHIRE VISITORS BUREAU JTS IN THE BERKSHIRES Back toNature: JEWISH ENCOUNTERS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD SUMMER udaism’s complex relationship to nature begins in Eden, where humans 2018 are commanded to subdue and to guard the earth. Join JTS scholars as they Jreveal the diversity of Jewish perspectives on nature and the sacred realm. How do our sources—literary, legal, and liturgical—conceive of the world around us and our relationship to other creatures?

FRIDAY, JULY 13, 11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M. Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Pearl Resnick Dean of The Rabbinical School BIOTECH AND THE BIBLE: JEWISH PERSPECTIVES ON GENETIC ENGINEERING

FRIDAY, JULY 27, 11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M. Rabbi Mychal Springer, Director of the Center for Pastoral Education WATERING THE SOUL: RAIN, DEW, AND SPIRITUAL CARE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M. Dr. Alan Mittleman, Aaron Rabinowitz and Simon H. Rifkind Professor of Jewish Philosophy IS NATURE SACRED?: REASSESSING THE VALUE OF NATURE IN JUDAISM

FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 11:00 A.M.–12:30 P.M. Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Professor Emeritus of Medieval Hebrew Literature GARDENS OF THE GOLDEN AGE: THE PLEASURES AND PERILS OF NATURE IN MEDIEVAL HEBREW LITERATURE

Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, Massachusetts

Cost: $25 per session; $85 for all four Register at www.jtsa.edu/Berkshires For more information, contact Lynn Feinman at (212) 678-8821 or [email protected].

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Shabbat and Daily Services Mondays, June 18 and July 16, 30 — 9:30 a.m. Shabbat Services are available at all Berkshire County Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Congregations as listed on Page 3. Please check with the Barrington, MA congregations directly regarding times. For daily minyan information please visit jewishberkshires.com or knes- Investment Approaches for Today’s Economy setisrael.org. and Markets Back for a fourth year, these discussions will focus mainly Saturdays, June 2 through September 1 — on personal investment topics, including the outlook for 9:30 a.m. the economy and markets, asset allocation, taxes and investment strategy. Hevreh member Stu Schweitzer Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA will be the program facilitator this year. Each of the three Torah Plus: Exploring Jewish Culture and sessions will have a clear, differentiated focus. The June Spirituality Through Text 18th, July 16th and July 30th discussions will be led by Stu The Temple Anshe Amunim community invites you to join Schweitzer, John Budish and Larry Brotman, respectively. in an ongoing conversation about Jewish history, culture Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More and spirituality. Our sessions draw participants from many info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. backgrounds and ages; all are welcome! Texts range from weekly Torah portions to modern poems and reflections. Wednesdays, July 18, 25, August 1, 8, 15, All materials are in English – we hope you’ll add your voice 22— 11:45 a.m. to our gatherings! Free. Sponsored by Temple Anshe Amu- Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great nim. More info at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442-5910. Barrington, MA Wednesdays, June 6, 13, 20, 27 — 11:45 a.m. The Jewish Road to Character: A Taste of Mussar Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great In his 2015 book, “The Road to Character,” David Brooks Barrington, MA posits that we live by two sets of virtues: what he Speak Truth to Power: A Message from the 8th Century B.C.E. Prophet Amos to 21st Century American Jews The short but powerful book of Amos is a combination of biographical and auto-biographical narratives that convey the message that ordinary people can do extraordinary things when inspired to choose the ethical over the expe- dient. In this four session text study of the Book of Amos, we will seek to understand the timeless and universal challenge of holding leaders accountable for their actions and creating a society ruled by laws rather than potentates. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. Wednesdays, June 6 through August 29, (excluding July 4) — 3 p.m. Panera Bread Company, 635 Merrill Road, Pittsfield, MA Crafting Corner Knitting, crocheting, crafting and sharing. Join our group and bring your work in progress or come learn a new craft! Free. Sponsored by Berkshire Hills Hadassah. More info at (413) 655-8680.

2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 5 {Ongoing} calls “Resume virtues” and “Eulogy JUNE 2018 virtues.” He writes, “Resume virtues... are the skills...that contribute to your May 29, 2018 — 9 a.m. external success. The eulogy virtues Bas Ridge Golf Course, 151 Plunkett Avenue, Hinsdale, are deeper. They’re...the ones that MA exist at the core of your being.” The Mussar movement teaches similar Golf “Fun” Raiser ideas, and we will discuss them Join Berkshire Hills Hadassah for a fun filled day of golf- together over a six week period. ing. $35 or $120/foursome. Sponsored by Berkshire Hills Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Hadassah. More info at (413) 655-8680. Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. Tuesdays, July 24, 31, August 7, 14 — 10 a.m. Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA Play Analysis – Starting Over: Jews in America Dr. Barbara Waldinger, theatre professor and director pres- ents. We begin with Mark Harelik’s The Immigrant, based on the life of Harelik’s grandfather, a Russian Jew who arrives in Texas in 1909. Next is Barbara Lebow’s A Shayna Maidel, about a Polish concentration camp survivor who reunites with her family in NYC in 1946. $40 for members; $45 for non-members for 4 sessions or $15 per session. Sponsored June 1, 2018 — 6:15 p.m. by Temple Anshe Amunim. More info at: ansheamunim. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great org or (413) 442-5910. Barrington, MA Shabbat Across the Berkshires – Israeli Style Join with friends from across the Berkshire Jewish Com- munity for a musical, family-friendly Shabbat service, led by rabbis, spiritual leaders and musicians from across the country, followed by a festive oneg and birthday cake to celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday. Free. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, Berkshire Minyan, Congrega- tion Ahavath Sholom, Congregation Beth Israel, Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Knesset Israel, Temple Anshe Amunim, and Berkshire Hills Hadassah. More info at: jewishberk- shires.org or (413) 442-4360. June 3, 2018 — 7 p.m. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Japanese Relocation Camps: Yellow Bowl Project with Setsuko and Simon Winchester At the beginning of WWII, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order giving the military authority to remove anyone with “1/16th Japanese blood” from areas that the government deemed “military zones.” Most people today know very little about this. In 2015 and 2016 Setsuko Winchester, an American of Japanese ethnicity, traveled to the ten US “relocation sights” with her husband, Simon Winchester. Setsuko created 120 yellow bowls, photo- graphing them at each camp to bring understanding to

6 | www.jewishberkshires.org Join Mariola Strahlberg,Join Mariola Founder and Executive Director The Life and Work ofJanusz Korczak Pittsfield, MA Federation program Israel, atKnesset 16Colt Road, June 4,2018 —10:45a.m. info at: knessetisrael.org or(413)445-4872. Berkshires, andtheHarold Foundation. Grinspoon More Sponsored Israel, by Knesset theJewishFederation ofthe grandparents! Don’t missthisone!Adult $15;student $8. of localvolunteers channeltheircourageous great-great elegantbrings staging andtone to Cast thisproduction. Professionalmusic intertwined. Director Carol Russof advicerial will be presented with appropriate incidental inA Bintelpreserved Brief letters to editor, Abraham Cahan, andhisreplies were Side NYC immigrants treasured 1900s. intheearly Their was the Forverts Der Yiddish newspaper that lower East A Bintel Brief, ARehearsedandStaged Reading Israel,Knesset 16Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA June 3,2018 —7p.m. Berkshire.ern More info at: hevreh.org or(413)528-6378. tragedy.this American $15.Sponsored by Hevreh- ofSouth AWARD-WINNING THEATRE INDOWNTOWNPITTSFIELD BARRINGTONSTAGECO.ORG . Selected letters andedito. Selected - 2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming and canbemadeupto 9amontheday ofprogram by the program. Advanced are lunchreservations required free. $2suggested donation for KosherLunch following andhisstaff,orphans never to beseenagain. Program Dr. Korczak was takento Treblinka death camp, with192 phanages asdemocratic republics. OnAugust 5,1942, universalJew whopracticed humanism,creating or inwarorphans torn Warsaw, Korczak was anassimilated forknown hisinnovative work withPolish andJewish 1942). Apediatrician, writer andeducator, whowas well ofDr.the legacy 1879- Goldszmit JanuszKorczak (Henryk of JanuszKorczak Association oftheUSA,inexploring Janusz Korczak | 7

The cast of Ragtime, 2017 (PHOTO: Daniel Rader) - {Ongoing} calling (413) 442-2200. Sponsored by Jewish Federation June 9, 2018 — 6:30 p.m. of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires.org or Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great (413) 442-4360. Barrington, MA June 7, 2018 — 7 p.m. Hevreh Tzedek Circle of Honor Gala Congregation Ahavath Sholom, 15 North Street, Join Hevreh for an evening of comedy, dinner and the Great Barrington MA induction of Rabbi Everett and Mary Gendler and Carol and Barry Beyer into the Hevreh Tzedek Circle of Honor. The Love Stories with Genealogist Keren Weiner honor is given to those who have been righteous change Keren Weiner will speak on how Genealogy research agents in significant and demonstrable ways, and it is uncovers love stories in a family of Jewish immigrants. our congregation’s public recognition of the impact that Follow their journey from New Orleans during the Civil one person can have on a community. $180 per person. War to New York City. Free. Sponsored by Congregation Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: Ahavath Sholom. More info at: ahavathsholom.com or hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. (413) 528- 4197. June 14, 2018 — 4 p.m. June 8, 2018 — 7 p.m. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Hadassah Magazine Discussion Group Barrington, MA Join us for tea, coffee, and scrumptious desserts as we discuss current articles from the May/June 2018 issue of Israel Update Hadassah Magazine. Advance reservation required. Call Last year, Hevreh member Steve Schreier, a frequent and for more information. Free. Sponsored by Berkshire Hills knowledgeable visitor to Israel, made several predictions Hadassah. More info at (413) 443-4987. regarding the political and economic conditions in Israel and the Middle East. He examined events since the last war, attempting to understand their implications and pro- jecting forward through 2018. How did those predictions

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8 | www.jewishberkshires.org turn out? What will the next six months look like? Hear June 19, 2018 — 7 p.m. Steve and Rabbi Neil Hirsch share their thoughts about Seven Hills Inn, 40 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA the past, and future, of Israel and the volatile Middle East. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More From the Plains of Africa to the Hub of Hi-tech info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. Join the Ethiopian National Project to learn how the Berk- shire Jewish community is helping to bridge the social, economic, and cultural gap for the next generation of Ethiopian Jews in Israel. Hear the inspiring, yet challenging story of this modern day exodus at the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires’ 78th Annual meeting. Join us for a cel- ebratory dessert reception on the patio and brief annual meeting preceding the talk. Free and open to all in the Berkshire Jewish Community. Sponsored by Jewish Fed- eration of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires. org or (413) 442-4360. June 24, 2018 — 10:30 a.m. The Triplex, 70 Railroad Street, Great Barrington, MA Hevreh Goes to the Movies: Wrestling Jerusalem Based on his critically acclaimed one-man show, writer/ac- Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs tor Aaron Davidman conjures a host of different characters while seeking answers to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in June 15, 2018 — 10:45 a.m. Wrestling Jerusalem. Davidman takes a multi-dimensional Federation program at Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, journey into the heart of the Middle East, the intersection 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Famous Nathan: Screening and Discussion with SUMMER/FALL 2018 Filmmaker Federation Knosh & Knowledge: The Film, Famous Nathan, PARRISH = WYETH = ROCKWELL chronicles the personal and public history of Nathan’s Famous of Coney Island, the iconic Brooklyn eatery, cre- ated in 1916 by the filmmaker’s grandfather Nathan Hand- werker. Thirty years in the making, this decades-spanning, Coney Island-inspired roller-coaster ride interweaves a ka- leidoscopic blend of home movies, archival footage, family photos, never-before-heard audio recording of Nathan, and intimate, sometimes hilarious interviews with family, friends and workers. $5 for program, $11 lunch and pro- gram. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires.org or (413) 442-4360.

June 15, 2018 — 5:30 p.m. , 1908. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR. Photography by Dwight Primiano. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Shirei Shabbat Join Knesset Israel for our Kabbalat Shabbat service! Accompanied by excellent musicians and encouraging Maxfield Parrish. Bearers Lantern The enthusiastic participation from participants of all ages, Exhibition supported in part by TD Bank. Berkshire residents and summer visitors welcome the NRM.org 413.298.4100 Sabbath together. Reserve for delicious Kosher dinner Stockbridge, MA by June 12. Dinner: $20 adult; $15 teen; Free for children. open year-round Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael. org or (413) 445-4872. terrace café studio

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of the Harold Grinspoon Foun- dation’s operations in Israel, will chart the story of Sifriyat Pijama (Hebrew for Pajama Library) and Maktabat al-Fanoos (Arabic for Lantern Library) highlight- ing the impact and challenges of the program among Jewish and Arab families in Israel’s Wrestling Jerusalem complex society. Program free. $2 suggested donation for of politics, identity and spiritual learning. He embodies and Kosher Lunch following the Galina Vroman gives voice to seventeen different characters on all sides program. Advanced lunch res- of the divide-male and female, Jewish and Muslim, Israeli ervations are required and can be made up to 9 am on the and Arab. $10. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. day of program by calling (413) 442-2200. Sponsored by More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info at: jewish- June 25, 2018 — 10:45 a.m. berkshires.org or (413) 442-4360. Federation program at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, June 28, 2018 — 4 p.m. Pittsfield, MA Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great The Unexpected Adventures of America’s PJ Barrington, MA Library® Book-Gifting Program — In Israel Discussion of ELI Talk Led by Rabbi Neil Hirsch The PJ Library program in Israel provides free books, in In this Discussion Community, we’ll watch an ELI talk from Hebrew and in Arabic, to more than 500,000 children and Dr. Alyssa Gray, professor of Jewish law at the Hebrew their families each year. Galina Vromen, Executive Director Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Her talk is titled

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10 | www.jewishberkshires.org “Jewish Law as Great Literature.” After hearing her opening the 100th anniversary of Leonard Bernstein, join Martin argument, we’ll unpack it with Rabbi Hirsch, exploring the Bookspan, renowned host and commentator of “Live from role of Jewish law in the progressive context of Reform Lincoln Center,” as he shares personal stories from his 50 Jewish living. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern year friendship with this beloved musical genius. Renee Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. Rotta from the Tanglewood Marketing office will also be on hand to offer a brief overview of the 2018 season and a raffle for free tickets. Lunch will be available for purchase or bring your own. Free. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires.org or (413) 442-4360. June 29, 2018 — 10:30 a.m. The Lenox Club, 111 Yokun Avenue, Lenox, MA Brunch & Annual Meeting of the Jewish Women’s Foundation Featuring guest speaker Linda Hirshman, author of Sisters Leonard Bernstein in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World. $45 June 29, 2018 — 10:30 a.m. per person. Sponsored by Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Berkshires, a division of the Jewish Federation of Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox, MA the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires.org or (413) Leonard Bernstein Uncovered: Behind the 442-4360. Scenes with Martin Bookspan at Tanglewood Federation Knosh and Knowledge: In celebration of

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JULY 2018 July 2, 2018 — 7 p.m. Shakespeare and Company’s Bernstein Theater, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA An evening with Alon Tal & Gil Troy Join us for a dynamic conversation with two remarkable thought leaders. Alon Tal is a leading Israeli environmen- tal activist and academic, founder of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense, and the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies. He currently serves as chair of the department of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University. Gil Troy is an American presidential historian, professor, author and popular commentator on politics and other issues. A Bag of Marbles He is a prominent activist in the debate over Zionism and July 9, 2018 — 8 p.m. the future of Israel. Free. Sponsored by Jewish Federation Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires.org or MA (413) 442-4360. Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – July 9, 2018 — 9:30 a.m. A Bag of Marbles Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great The story of the Nazi occupation as seen through the Barrington, MA eyes of two young Jewish boys struggling to survive on their own. Joseph, age 10, has such little understanding #MeToo/Changing Sexual Attitudes of the persecution of the Jews that he thinks nothing of How are sexual attitudes swapping his yellow star for a bag of marbles. The boys changing in America? Is sexual survive on courage and ingenuity as they make their way behavior changing? How do through France hoping to reunite with their families. $10. we talk about sex and what Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshirejew- are we teaching our kids? Sex ishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. as power, sex as sport, sex as intimacy, and changes in the July 11, 2018 — 7 p.m. brain with sex and trauma Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA will be discussed. Presented by renowned expert, Clinical Israel @70 #1: Challenges for a Young State professor of Psychiatry and On November 29, 1947, the UN divided Mandate Palestine the University of South Florida, into two states. This class focuses on major issues for the and Hevreh member Dr. Bonnie new State of Israel: the need to fight for its existence, the Bonnie Saks, M.D. Saks. Dr. Saks is also a widely wave of immigrants who arrived at its shores and the cre- recognized author and lecturer. ation of an Arab minority under Jewish rule. Knesset Israel’s Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More Israel @70 classes – a curriculum by Dr. Rachel Korazim info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. facilitated by Rabbi David Weiner – invite students to ex- plore the Israeli experience through poetry and song. Free. July 9, 2018 — 4 p.m. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael. Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, org or (413) 445-4872. MA July 12, 2018 — 10:45 a.m. Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – The Oslo Diaries Federation program at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, A documentary about a group of Israelis and Palestinians Pittsfield, MA who secretly come together in Oslo for unsanctioned peace talks during the 1990s. $7. Sponsored by Knesset Soil and Shul – The Story of a Jewish Farm Israel. More info at: berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org or (413) Colony in the Berkshires 445-4872, ext. 25. The first Jewish families came to Sandisfield, MA in 1902. The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society in New

12 | www.jewishberkshires.org York City planned to July 12, 2018 — 11:30 a.m. create a Jewish agricul- Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA tural colony in Berkshire County, thereby easing Eleanor Roosevelt: Personal & Political Transfor- New York’s overcrowded mation: Lunch and Learn with Dr. Robyn Rosen Jewish neighborhoods The groups we most associate with Eleanor Roosevelt’s by moving immigrants courage and commitment to justice are the poor and to rural areas to become African-Americans. This talk shifts our gaze to two other farmers. Join presenter constituencies who were benefactors of her activism— Lorraine German, who women and Jews. By broadening our focus we enrich has combed through our understanding of and admiration for this remarkable historical records and woman and her capacity for spiritual and political growth. first-hand accounts, to Robyn Rosen is Professor of History at Marist College, share the tale of this where she has taught U.S. history, women’s history, and Jewish farming com- women’s studies since 1994. Free for members; $5 for non- Soil and Shul munity. Program free. members. Sponsored by Temple Anshe Amunim. More info $2 suggested donation at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442-5910. for Kosher Lunch following the program. Advanced lunch reservations are required and can be made up to 9 am on July 12, 2018 — 4 p.m. the day of program by calling (413) 442-2200. Sponsored Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info at: jew- Barrington, MA ishberkshires.org or (413) 442-4360. Becoming The Nazi Officer’s Wife The central talk of the collaborating biographer is to be- come the person whose story is being told. To toss yourself away and inhale the realities of another person, another

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2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 13 {July 2018} time. This is what happened to Susan Dworkin when she was working with Edith Hahn Beer, the woman whose astonishing escape from the Holocaust is the true story of Dworkin’s New York Times best seller, The Nazi Officer’s Wife. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. July 13, 2018 — 11 a.m. Shakespeare and Company’s Bernstein Theater, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA JTS in the Berkshires: Biotech and the Bible Four part series. Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Resnick Dean of the Rabbinical School, presents “Biotech and the Bible: Jewish Perspectives on Genetic Engineering.” Humans have been tinkering with lifeforms since the beginning of history, breeding plants and animals to suit their needs. Recent David Grover and Friends, Tot Shabbat rapid developments in genetic engineering have prolifer- ated. Yet the blending of DNA from different species also July 14, 2018 — 9:30 a.m. presents risks both physical and ethical. What do Jewish The Great Barrington Bandshell behind Town Hall, sources offer to guide our exploration of this brave new 334 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA world? $25 or $85 for series of four lectures. Sponsored Tot Shabbat on the Town by Knesset Israel, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, JTS, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: jtsa. Tot Shabbat is hitting the road and setting up at Great Bar- edu/berkshires or (413) 445-4872. rington’s beloved children’s summer event, David Grover at the Bandstand. Look for the tables with blue and white

14 | www.jewishberkshires.org balloons set up on the grass, and join us at 9:30 am for explore the complex history some singing and dancing, and a special Shabbat breakfast of Jewish communities in Ger- treat, and we’ll stay to sing with David Grover beginning at many and the enduring trends 10 am. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. that shaped Jewish life for over More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. 1,800 years. He will share the vast German Jewish contribu- tions including commercial innovations, Yiddish, Reform Judaism, scientific discoveries, David Levinson and cultural advances. Program free. $2 suggested donation for Kosher Lunch following the program. Advanced lunch reservations are required and can be made up to 9 am on the day of program by calling (413) 442-2200. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires.org or (413) 442-4360. July 16, 2018 — 4 p.m. Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, Yehuda Hanani MA Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Levinsky Park July 15, 2018 — 9:30 a.m. Documentary about the tens of thousands of refugees Country Club of Pittsfield, 639 South Street, Pittsfield, from sub-Saharan Africa who are seeking relief and safety MA in Israel only to find a society bitterly divided on how to Federation’s Major Donors Celebration Celebrating the leadership role major donors play in bringing comfort, care and connection to Jews across the Berkshires, in Israel and around the world. Event co-chairs; Elaine and Bernie Roberts. Special guest presentation and performance by Yehuda Hanani, Israeli cellist and artistic director of Close Encounters with Music. Minimum contri- bution of $1,000 to the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires’ 2018 Annual Campaign. $36 per person. Sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info at: jewish- berkshires.org or (413) 442-4360. July 15, 2018 — 5 p.m. Wahconah Park, 105 Wahconah Street, Pittsfield, MA TAA Picnic at the Pittsfield Suns Baseball Game Join Temple Anshe Amunim for a picnic as we watch the Pittsfield Suns play baseball at Wahconah Park! $20 per person (includes ticket and picnic). Sponsored by Temple Anshe Amunim. More info at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442-5910. July 16, 2018 — 10:45 a.m. Federation program at Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Jewish Germany – Its History and Legacy Cultural anthropologist and author, Dr. David Levinson, will

2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 15 {July 2018} treat them. $7. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: July 19, 2018 — 4 p.m. berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Vichy France and the Jews The right wing French regime based in Vichy governed much of France following their defeat by Germany in 1940. We will dis- cuss the rise of official anti-Sem- itism in Vichy, France, where the authorities attempted to outdo the Germans in their treatment of the Jews. We will, at the same Stu Schweitzer time, strive to reconcile this vi- Shelter cious treatment with the fact that French Jews survived at markedly higher rates than Jews elsewhere in Europe. This July 16, 2018 — 8 p.m. discussion will be led by Stu Schweitzer. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, or (413) 528-6378. MA Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Shelter July 19, 2018 — 7 p.m. Two women—a Mossad agent and a Lebanese inform- Congregation Ahavath Sholom, 15 North Street, Great er—find themselves trapped in a labyrinth of deception, Barrington MA paranoia, and intrigue in this Israeli espionage thriller. $10. In the Presence of My Enemies, with Author Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshirejewish- Judith Schumer filmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. Judith Schumer teacher and author of Esther’s Journey, July 17, 2018 — 10 a.m. will present her new book. In the Presence of My Enemies: A Memoir of the Holocaust and its Aftermath is the true story Mah Jongg Lesson and Refresher Class of a man who tried to stay alive and save his family in a We invite beginners and novices to play this ancient game world gone mad, a Jew who was accused of having been of skill and luck. This will be a 2-hour session. Advance a Nazi collaborator and who had to prove his innocence. reservation required. Call for more information. Free. Free. Sponsored by Congregation Ahavath Sholom. More Sponsored by Berkshire Hills Hadassah. More info at (413) info at: ahavathsholom.com or (413) 528- 4197. 443-4987. July 20, 2018 — 10:45 a.m. July 19, 2018 — 11:30 a.m. Federation program at Hevreh of Southern Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Matches Made in Heaven: Lunch and Learn with The History and Future of Western Democracy in Keren Weiner an Age of Populism Genealogy research uncovers love stories in a family of Federation Knosh and Knowl- Jewish immigrants. What do we know of our ancestors’ edge: Our Founding Fathers deepest commitments beyond the names and the dates? rejected monarchy, but were Follow one immigrant family from New Orleans during also skeptical about direct the Civil War era through their move to New York City. decision-making by all citizens. Research methods from the Internet to the telephone From that time through today, reveal how they survived war, epidemic, fire and who our history has been about re- knows what else – to leave loving legacies that inspire us shaping our democracy based all. Free for members; Non-members $5; Bring your own on that original vision of rep- lunch-beverages and dessert provided. Sponsored by Jerimi Suri resentation, unity and leader- Temple Anshe Amunim. More info at: ansheamunim.org ship. Noted historian and author, Jerimi Suri, will describe or (413) 442-5910.

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that historical process and explain how it sheds light on our current conditions, as well as offer thoughts on how our democracy can continue to grow and prosper. $11 includes lunch and program. Advanced reservations are required. Program only is free. Sponsored by Jewish Fed- eration of the Berkshires. More info at: jewishberkshires. org or (413) 442-4360. July 20, 2018 — 7 p.m. Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox, MA Tanglewood Shabbat Join us for a special gathering on the lawn at Tanglewood! Look for the blue and white balloons in the middle of the lawn and we’ll gather for Kabbalat Shabbat at the back of the lawn at approximately 7 p.m. Purchase tickets at bso. org or at the box office. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378.

Sue Gurland July 21, 2018 — 9:30 a.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Moving Through the Morning Service Returning by request, Sue Gurland follows the structure of the morning service, moving from Birchat HaShachar, through Psukei d’Zimra and Shacharit to the Amidah ending with Aleinu. It combines movement, chant, and prayer. Participants connect to the Divine through their bodies rather than being sedentary. Movements are drawn from t’ai chi in a contemplative atmosphere. Exercises are done standing; although participants can sit as needed. The program will end in time to return to the sanctuary for the Rabbi’s Torah Study. Free. Sponsored by Knesset burnhamgold.com 413-458-0093 Israel. More info at: knessetisrael.org or (413) 445-4872.

18 | JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE BERKSHIRES July 21, 2018 — 8 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Tisha B’Av Evening Shabbat minha service, followed by a study session and maariv to begin Tisha B’Av. Service includes a traditional chanting of the Book of Eicha (Lamentations), several kinot and contemporary selections by candlelight. Free. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael. org or (413) 445-4872. July 22, 2018 — 8:45 a.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Tisha B’Av Morning Service Traditional egalitarian service, including Torah and Haftara readings for the fast day. Free. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael.org or (413) 445-4872.

LIVE JAZZ MUSIC, Sammy Davis, Jr. GREAT BAR SELECTION, July 23, 2018 — 4 p.m. Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, FARM TO TABLE FOOD MA Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me The first major film documentary to examine Davis’ vast talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during twentieth century America. Davis was the most public black figure 51 WALKER ST, to embrace Judaism thereby yoking his identity to another LENOX MASS persecuted minority. $7. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, 413.637.2532 GATEWAYSINN.COM ext. 25.

2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 19 {July 2018} Enjoy Kosher & Mevushal Wines Special Selections include... Notte Italiano Prosecco, Italy Gran Sarao Cava Brut, Spain Gabriele Pinot Grigio, Italy Guillermo de Mendoza Malbec, Argentina Barkan Classic Merlot, Cabernet & Pinot Noir, Israel Tishbi Sauvignon Blanc Foxtrot & Reserve Cabernet, Israel July 23, 2018 — 8 p.m. Golan Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, O’Dwyers Creek Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand MA Recanati Chardonnay & Cabernet, Galilee Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Foxtrot Israel’s bold and highly controversial Academy Award submission for Best Foreign Language Film. This audacious and brilliantly crafted critique of Israel’s military confronts the absurdity of war through the ordeal of a young Israeli Jim Nejaime, Wine Merchant soldier and his grief-stricken parents. Nominated for 13 444 Pittsfield Road, Lenox, MA 01240 413.448.2274 Israeli Academy Awards. $10. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445- spirited-wines.com 4872, ext. 25. July 24, 2018 — 1 p.m. Mah Jongg Lesson and Refresher Class We invite beginners and novices to play this ancient game of skill and luck. This will be a 2-hour session. Advance reservation required. Free. Sponsored by Berkshire Hills Hadassah. More info at (413) 443-4987. July 25, 2018 — 7 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Israel @70 #2: Vibrations of the Six-Day War Reactions to the outcomes of the 1967 war still shape the Berkshire Record’s ‘Best of the 2017’ – Voted Best contours of Israeli society and politics. A divide emerged Bagel Shop and Best New York Style Deli between those who embraced our liberation of the holy places and those who were concerned about the Pales- NEW YORK STYLE DELI • PASTRAMI• CORNED BEEF tinian Arabs who lived in the land that we had occupied. REUBENS • LARGE SELECTION OF SMOKED FISH Knesset Israel’s Israel @70 classes – a curriculum by Dr. THE BEST WHITEFISH SALAD EVER! Rachel Korazim facilitated by Rabbi David Weiner – invite HOMEMADE SOUPS & SALADS students to explore the Israeli experience through poetry CATERING FOR ALL OCCASIONS and song. Free. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: BAGELS BAKED FRESH DAILY knessetisrael.org or (413) 445-4872.

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July 26, 2018 — 7 p.m. July 27, 2018 — 10:45 a.m. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Barrington, MA Lioness: Golda Meir And The Nation Of Israel, The Healthy Jewish Kitchen Francine Klagsbrun Who knew there was such a Jewish and Feminist icon Fran- thing? Clearly Paula Shoyer, AKA cine Klagsbrun discusses her The Kosher Baker, did. Join her award winning biography of as she shares stories and recipes Golda Meir. In Israel’s 70th Anni- from her latest cookbook, which versary year, Golda Meir stands focuses on natural ingredients, alone as the only female Prime and updates Jewish classics for Minister in its history, and Fran- the modern table in a healthy cine Klagsbrun – author of more way. Enjoy a light lunch featur- than a dozen books, and editor ing some of the 80 recipes from of the best selling Free to Be… the book. $35. Jewish Festival of Books is sponsored by Hevreh of You and Me – stands alone as Francine Klagsbrun Paula Shoyer Golda’s definitive biographer. Southern Berkshire, Jewish Fed- The book was named The Everett Family Foundation Book eration of the Berkshires, and of the Year at this year’s National Jewish Book Awards. $20. the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: hevreh. Jewish Festival of Books is sponsored by Hevreh of South- org or (413) 528-6378. ern Berkshire, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: hevreh.org or July 27, 2018 — 11 a.m. (413) 528-6378. Shakespeare and Company’s Bernstein Theater, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA JTS in the Berkshires: Watering the Soul: Rain, Dew, and Spiritual Care Four part series. Rabbi Mychal Springer, Director of the Center for Pastoral Education presents “Watering the Soul: Rain, Dew, and Spiritual Care.” Rain comes – or does not come – from heaven. The rhythms of wet and dry seasons attune us to our vulnerability and call on us to enter into prayer with humility and open hearts. We will explore these themes through Rabbi Mychal Massage lowers Get relief from liturgical, biblical and rabbinic Springer blood pressure, Sciatica, Neck sources. $25 or $85 for series of four lectures. Sponsored decreases Pain, Low Back by Knesset Israel, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, JTS, stress, and Pain, Headaches and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: jtsa. improves and more! edu/berkshires or (413) 445-4872. circulation. July 27, 2018 — 5:30 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Shirei Shabbat Join Knesset Israel for our Kabbalat Shabbat service! Accom- panied by excellent musicians and encouraging enthusias- tic participation from participants, Berkshire residents and summer visitors welcome the Sabbath together. Reserve for delicious Kosher dinner by July 25. Musical program after

22 | www.jewishberkshires.org dinner with Lisa Jane Lipkin is included. Dinner: $20 adult; On this Shabbat of Consolation, explore the role of the $15 teen, Free for children. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. Prophets in bringing comfort in times of despair and creat- More info at: knessetisrael.org or (413) 445-4872. ing change in times of injustice. Consider their responsibil- ity in ancient times, and our congregational and individual July 27, 2018 — 6:15 p.m. obligations as Jews today. Rabbi Judith Schindler – the Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Sklut Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Stan Barrington, MA Greenspon Center for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University of Charlotte, NC – shares this teaching and more Moving from Hillel to Heschel: The V’ahavta and from her latest book, Recharging Judaism. Free. Jewish the Challenge of Loving Our Neighbor Festival of Books is sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Loving one’s neighbor is easier Berkshire, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, and the said than done. How do we Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: hevreh.org move from refraining from or (413) 528-6378. doing to others what is hate- ful to us to advocating and July 28, 2018 — 4 p.m. marching for the oppressed? Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great – i.e. how do we move from Barrington, MA Hillel to Heschel? Rabbi Judith Schindler – the Sklut Professor Sparkle Havdalah of Jewish Studies and Director Rabbi Judith Schindler Grab the kids and get your shine on! As part of the of the Stan Greenspon Center internationally acclaimed Drag Queen Story Hour, join for Peace and Social Justice at Queens University of Char- us for a reading of Leslea Newman’s Sparkle Boy. Chil- lotte, NC – shares this teaching and more from her latest dren and parents will have the opportunity to get their book, Recharging Judaism. Free. Jewish Festival of Books sparkle on, and enjoy a hands-on Havdalah and some is sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Jewish sweet Shabbat treats. As always, we welcome interfaith Federation of the Berkshires, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. July 27, 2018 — 7:30 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Modern Music of Prayer: A Journey through Current Contemplative Repertoire annieselke.com Cantorial soloist and com- poser, Lisa Jane Lipkin, will take us on a musical tour of new (and newish) Jewish Rep- ertoire. Drawing from a broad range of contemporary Jewish composers including Shir Yaa- kov, Shefa Gold and her own work, Lisa will teach us new melodies for a variety of Shab- Lisa Jane Lipkin bat evening prayers. No special skill required, just come to sing, learn, and enjoy. Free. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael. org or (413) 445-4872. July 28, 2018 — 10 a.m. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA

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2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 23 {July & August 2018} families, GLBTQ families, nurs- and point the way to our gathering. Purchase tickets at ing moms, babies and siblings bso.org or at the box office. Sponsored by Temple Anshe of all ages, grandparents and Amunim. More info at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442- special people, new mem- 5910. bers, first timers, neighbors, and friends. Free. Jewish Fes- July 29, 2018 — 10 a.m. tival of Books is sponsored Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great by Hevreh of Southern Berk- Barrington, MA shire, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, the Harold The Weight of Ink Grinspoon Foundation and The Weight is over! Rachel PJ Library. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) Kadish discusses her latest 528-6378. novel, the National Jewish Book Award Winning The Weight July 28, 2018 — 7 p.m. of Ink, an interwoven tale of Tanglewood, 297 West Street, Lenox, MA two remarkable women and scholars – a 17th century Jew- Havdallah at Tanglewood ish scribe, and the 21st century Join us for a special experience at Tanglewood as David researcher who discovers her. Newman conducts Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” The Bos- Kadish masterfully marries ton Symphony plays Leonard Bernstein’s electrifying score past, present, historical and live, while the newly remastered film is shown on large fictional, and she wrote much Rachel Kadish screens with the original vocals and dialogue intact. Don’t of it right here in the Berkshires! miss this beautiful and engaging evening with the Temple Don’t miss this opportunity to bond over brunch with one Anshe Amunim community! Look for the blue and white of the most talented writers of her generation. $20. Jew- balloons on the lawn – we’d be delighted to welcome you ish Festival of Books is sponsored by Hevreh of Southern

24 | www.jewishberkshires.org Berkshire, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, and the AUGUST 2018 Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. August 1, 2018 — 7 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA July 30, 2018 — 4 p.m. Israel @70 #3: The Yom Kippur War and Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, its Legacies MA For many Israelis, time froze in October, 1973. Popular Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Keep the songs from before, during and after the war speak to the Change hope, pain and loss felt in Israel in those days. We will also While protagonist David struggles to come to terms with explore samples of music from the late 1970s that capture his own high-functioning autism, he unexpectedly falls for a society’s longing for peace. Knesset Israel’s Israel @70 Sarah, a quirky and outgoing woman whose lust for life classes – a curriculum by Dr. Rachel Korazim facilitated by both irks and fascinates him. As their relationship evolves, Rabbi David Weiner – invite students to explore the Israeli Keep the Change blossoms into a refreshingly off-kilter experience through poetry and song. Free. Sponsored story about the ups and downs of romantic life and the by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael.org or (413) rewards of acceptance and mutual trust. $7. Sponsored by 445-4872. Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. August 2, 2018 — 4 p.m. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Jewish Resistance in the Holocaust One oft-heard, false assertion is that the Jews went pas- sively, “like lambs to slaughter” during the Holocaust. We

WANDERING JEWS WONDERING JEWS MIXED MARRIAGE JEWS MIXED-UP JEWS Zubin Mehta CULTURAL JEWS July 30, 2018 — 8 p.m. NON-JEWS Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, LGBT JEWS MA ARTISTIC JEWS Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Good Thoughts, JEW BU’S Good Words, Good Deeds: The Conductor Zubin Mehta WELCOMESEARCHING JEWS Documentary that follows the dazzling international ca- SPIRITUAL JEWS reer of a musical maestro. Filled with stirring performances INTELLECTUAL JEWS and interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, this HIGH-HOLY-DAY JEWS globe-trotting biography is a magnificent tribute to a virtuoso and a true believer in the international language HAVEN’T-BEEN-IN-SHUL-SINCE- of music $10. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: MY-BAR-MITZVAH JEWS berkshirejewishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. Sound like you? Call our spiritual leader, Barbara Cohen, at 413-528-4197, or visit to learn more. RECONSTRUCTIONIST For more program listings visit CONGREGATION AHAVATH SHOLOM THE CREATIVE SPIRIT DWELLS HERE www.jewishberkshires.org ahavathsholom.com North St, Great Barrington

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will put this myth to rest, highlighting Jewish resistance in the ghettos, the camps, and the forests. These episodes had little impact. But as Elie Weisel once said, “The ques- tion is not why all the Jews did not fight, but how many of them did...where did they find the strength...to resist?” This discussion will be led by Hevreh member Stu Schweitzer. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378.

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Jewish humor in an assimilated American community (Roth, Englander, Seinfeld, Larry David and Jill Soloway). This discussion will be led by Roberta Rosenberg. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. August 6, 2018 — 4 p.m. Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, MA Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – A Classy Broad A film portrayal of the life and career of trailblazing Hol- Sam Glaser lywood executive Marcia Nasatir who broke through the glass ceiling as the first woman to serve as VP of Produc- August 5, 2018 — 7 p.m. tion at a major Hollywood studio. Nasatir championed Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, such classics as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Rocky, MA Carrie, Coming Home, Apocalypse Now, and The Big Chill. Sam Glaser: Power of the Soul Tour, Live in $7. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshire- Concert! jewishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. One night only! Dive deep into your Jewish soul through Sam August 6, 2018 — 8 p.m. Glaser’s inspiring and contemporary take on Jewish music. Named one of the top ten Jewish performers in the United Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, States by Moment Magazine, Sam Glaser and his band will MA have you up on your feet for this joyful, feel good experi- Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – The Cakemaker ence. General Admission $25, Young Adults under 30 are $20. Unwittingly united in grief by a closet affair, a gay Ger- Children under 10 are free. Appropriate for children 5 and up. man baker and his deceased lover’s weary Israeli widow Sponsored by Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. More info seek mutual catharsis in this compassionate meditation at: jewishberkshires.org or (413) 442-4360. on the human urge for connection. Mature content. $10. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: berkshirejew- August 6, 2018 — 9:30 a.m. ishfilmfestival.org or (413) 445-4872, ext. 25. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA August 8, 2018 — 7 p.m. What’s So Funny? Jewish Humor from Genesis Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA to Seinfeld and Soloway Israel @70 #4: Equal and More Equal What are the sources or Jewish laughter? How and why From the first years of the State, the experience of Mizrahi is it funny? How has Jewish comedy responded to the (‘eastern’) Jews in Israel differed markedly from that of their circumstances and relationships of the Jewish people Ashkenazi neighbors. This class will explore stories of cul- throughout the ages and in contemporary America? This ture clashes, discrimination and power dynamics that led seminar will discuss traditional Jewish humor from the ultimately to the rise of the Likud party in the late 1970s. Bible to the European Diaspora as well as contemporary Knesset Israel’s Israel @70 classes – a curriculum by Dr.

26 | www.jewishberkshires.org Award-winner! Rachel Korazim facilitated by Rabbi David Weiner – invite Ranked Top 5% of students to explore the Israeli experience through poetry ALL HGI’s Worldwide! and song. Free. Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael.org or (413) 445-4872. August 9, 2018 — 11:30 a.m. Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA The S.S. St. Louis: an Illustrated Lecture, Lunch and Learn with Jesse Waldinger April, 1939: Nearly one thousand Jewish refugees, fleeing the Nazis, board the S.S. St. Louis in Hamburg, Germany, bound for Cuba, where they will await permission to com- plete their migration to the United States. But will they be allowed to disembark in Cuba? In the United States? Anywhere? As part of Temple Anshe Amunim’s Lunch and Learn series, Jesse Waldinger unravels this disturbing epi- sode, so relevant in today’s world. Bring your own lunch: beverages and dessert will be provided. Free for members; $5 for non-members. Sponsored by Temple Anshe Amu- nim. More info at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442-5910.

Stay in one of our 95 new guest rooms and suites Our on-site restaurant is open Karina Zilberman to the public for breakfast, August 9, 2018 — 4 p.m. lunch and dinner Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA Indoor Pool/Hot Tub, Playgrounds and Playpens: Models for Creative 24-hour Fitness Room Leadership Would you rather play on a playground or in a playpen? Meeting and Event space This question, and how you answer it, may have more to do with the leadership in the Jewish community than you Earn or redeem your would have imagined. Join Rabbi Jodie Gordon for a dis- Hilton HHonors points cussion on creative leadership for the 21st century based on the teachings of Karina Zilberman, Jewish educator and community leader. In her phenomenal ELI Talk, Zilber- man asserts we need to foster a mentality of spontaneity, LenoxPittsfield.HGI.com | 413-448-2222 creativity, imagination, and collaboration. Free. Sponsored 1032 South Street | Pittsfield, MA by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. Hilton Garden Inn and Hilton HHonors are registered trademarks of Hilton Worldwide

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August 10, 2018 — 11 a.m. abnormality makes her barren at Shakespeare and Company’s Bernstein Theater, 70 birth. Throughout her life, she is Kemble Street, Lenox, MA marked by society and by herself as faulty and defective. At 26, follow- JTS in the Berkshires: Is Nature Sacred? ing a romantic encounter with the Four part series. Dr. Alan Mittleman, Professor of Jewish man of her dreams, Fertile decides Philosophy at JTS presents: “Is Nature Sacred?: Reassess- to reexamine the “broken” parts ing the Value of Nature in Judaism.” Some suggest that a of her life, and sets on a journey supernatural Creator turned the world over to humans of healing herself. Her journey thereby initiating the Western penchant for the domina- makes her confront all sides of tion of nature rather than responsible coexistence suppos- her femininity and existence as a edly found in non-biblical cultures. This session explores woman. $15. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. sources assessing both claims and proposes a contem- More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. porary Jewish theory of the value of nature in light of Judaism’s sense of the sacred. $25 or $85 for series of four August 13, 2018 — 4 p.m. lectures. Sponsored by Knesset Israel, Jewish Federation Lenox Memorial High School, 197 East Street, Lenox, of the Berkshires, JTS, and the Harold Grinspoon Founda- MA tion. More info at: jtsa.edu/berkshires or (413) 445-4872. Berkshire Jewish Film Festival – Hannah Cohen’s August 12, 2018 — 5:30 p.m. Holy Communion and To Be A Child Again, Israel Shakespeare & Company’s Bernstein Theater, Artists’ Two short films. First, a spirited seven-year-old girl from Studio, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA Dublin, can’t wait to make her Holy Communion. The only problem is she’s Jewish! Next, a snapshot of Israel as seen Fertile, A Play Produced by the Israeli Stage through the lens of eleven children from different back- Fertile was born without a uterus. An inherited genetic grounds and demographics. This candid view casts an

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2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 29 {August 2018} and his performance at Woodstock. A nice Jewish boy from English) exploring these complementary and conflicting Long Island, Steve survived the sex, drugs and rock n’ roll values. $25 or $85 for series of four lectures. Sponsored culture and speaks candidly about it. $15 in advance, $20 by Knesset Israel, Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, JTS, at the door. Sponsored by Hevreh of Southern Berkshire. and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. More info at: jtsa. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. edu/berkshires or (413) 445-4872. August 16, 2018 — 12 p.m. August 24, 2018 — 5:30 p.m. Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA Death With Dignity: Lunch and Learn Shirei Shabbat Dr. Larry Pellish, a retired physician, will lead a discussion Join Knesset Israel for our Kabbalat Shabbat service! on “Death with Dignity”. The main focus will be the need Accompanied by excellent musicians and encouraging to dialogue with oneself, with one’s family and friends enthusiastic participation from participants of all ages, and with one’s physicians regarding how you define Berkshire residents and summer visitors welcome the death with dignity. Specific issues like the Massachusetts Sabbath together. Reserve for delicious Kosher dinner by MOLST (medical order for life sustaining therapies) form, August 21. Dinner: $20 adult; $15 teen; Free for children. life-directives, the Do Not Resuscitate order and health Sponsored by Knesset Israel. More info at: knessetisrael. care proxies will be addressed. Bring your own lunch: org or (413) 445-4872. beverages and dessert will be provided. Free for members; Non-members $5. Sponsored by Temple Anshe Amunim. August 24, 2018 — 6:15 p.m. More info at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442-5910. Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington, MA August 20, 2018 — 7 p.m. Hot Shabbat Hadassah Magazine Discussion Group The summertime is always a great time in the Berkshires, Join us for tea, coffee, and scrumptious desserts as we and we like to celebrate. Join together for a fun, family- discuss current articles from the July/August 2018 issue friendly Shabbat service. And make sure to BYO picnic! of Hadassah Magazine. Advance reservation required. Call We’ll head to the backyard for some dinner, games, and for more information. Free. Sponsored by Berkshire Hills a special summertime treat. Free. Sponsored by Hevreh Hadassah. More info at: (413) 443-4987. of Southern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) August 22, 2018 — 7 p.m. 528-6378. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA August 26, 2018 — 7:30 p.m. Prepare Your Soul for Rosh Hashana – Session 1 Temple Anshe Amunim, 26 Broad Street, Pittsfield, MA Study of the prayers, readings and themes of Rosh Ha- Eyewitness to Power: Leadership in America shana helps participants take stock of the year gone by and The 51st Annual Feigenbaum begin preparing for a new year. Free. Sponsored by Knesset Lecture presents David Gergen. Israel. More info at: knessetisrael.org or (413) 445-4872. Gergen is a professor of public August 24, 2018 — 11 a.m. service and co-director of the Center for Public Leadership at Shakespeare and Company’s Bernstein Theater, 70 the Harvard Kennedy School, Kemble Street, Lenox, MA positions he has held for over a JTS in the Berkshires: Gardens of the Golden decade. In addition, he serves as Age a senior political analyst for CNN Four part series. Dr. Raymond Scheindlin, Prof. Emeritus of and works actively with a rising Med. Hebrew Lit. presents “Gardens of the Golden Age: The generation of new leaders. In the David Gergen Pleasures and Perils of Nature in Medieval Hebrew Litera- past, he has served as a White ture.” For medieval Spanish Jewry, the garden was a place House adviser to four U.S. presi- of tranquility, where members of elite society could enjoy dents of both parties: Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. each other’s company, wine, music and poetry. Were these Free. Sponsored by The Hilda Vallin Feigenbaum Lecture moments philosophical reflections or diversions from seri- Series. More info at: ansheamunim.org or (413) 442-5910. ous activities and worldly pleasures? We will read poetry (in

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