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BERKSHIRE JEWISH SUMMER 2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming 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]. Presented in partnership with Knesset Israel and in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. Supported in part by a grant from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. BERKSHIRE JEWISH SUMMER 2018 Welcome & Shalom The Jewish Federation of the Berkshires is pleased to present the 2018 Berkshire Jewish Summer. Whether you are a full time resident or just joining our community for the summer, we hope you will take some time to explore our Jewish communities and engage in many of the wonderful Jewish programs and events happening throughout the season. ✃ Programming & Events The programs in this publication are presented by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires and its affiliates: Please call ahead to confirm program details. For more events and a full list of partner organizations, visit: jewishberkshires.org Jewish Federation Affiliate Partners: Berkshire Hills Hadassah Berkshire Minyan Conservative – berkshireminyan.org Chabad of the Berkshires jewishberkshires.com Congregation Ahavath Sholom Reconstructionist – ahavathsholom.com Congregation Beth Israel Reform – cbiweb.org Hevreh of Southern Berkshire Reform – hevreh.org Knesset Israel Conservative – knessetisrael.org Temple Anshe Amunim Reform – ansheamunim.org 2018 Guide to Cultural and Educational Programming | 3 JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL 2018 Pilobolus; photo Christopher Duggan 250+ free performances, talks & tours, events, exhibits, classes & more! JUNE 20-AUGUST 26, 2018 413.243.0745 | jacobspillow.org OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE Join us for June classes on: Shakespeare | Hiking | Kayaking Navajo Culture | Latin America | & more • Plus! Special Events | Lectures Daytrips | University Day More info: www.berkshireolli.org 413.236.2190 | [email protected] $25 Partners in Education with Summer Williams College • Bard College at Simon’s Rock • Mass. College Memberships of Liberal Arts (MCLA) June-August 4 | JEWISH FEDERATION OF THE BERKSHIRES {Ongoing} 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 this American tragedy. $15. Sponsored by Hevreh of South- ern Berkshire. More info at: hevreh.org or (413) 528-6378. June 3, 2018 — 7 p.m. Knesset Israel, 16 Colt Road, Pittsfield, MA A Bintel Brief, A Rehearsed and Staged Reading Der Forverts was the Yiddish newspaper that lower East Side NYC immigrants treasured in the early 1900s. Their letters to editor, Abraham Cahan, and his replies were preserved in A Bintel Brief.
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