Bringing the light at SOZ
Members of Congregation Sons of Zion in Holyoke braved icy stormy predictions to celebrate the 8th night of Chanukah with…
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‘You’ve got to speak up’
25,000 people march against hate and fear in New York By Karen Schwartz (JNS) Thousands of marchers assembled in Manhattan…
Gov. Baker signs supplemental budget adding $1 million in security funding for synagogues and non-profits
By Stacey Dresner BOSTON – Temple Beth El in Springfield just sent out its membership bills for 2020. “There is…
Masa builds bridges between Diaspora and Israel
WORCESTER – Emanuel Chayyim Colon has always been super-active in the Worcester Jewish community, involved in activities at Temple Emanuel…
Conversation with Sarah Hurwitz
Former White House speechwriter shares her Jewish journey By Stacey Dresner After a stint in a Hebrew school that she…
Martin Luther King Jr. made ‘I Have a Dream’-style speech at Worcester synagogue in ’61
(JTA) — The reel-to-reel recordings of the speech delivered by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Temple Emanuel in Worcester…
PJ Library Western Mass’ Sparkle Havdallah is back for the third year in a row
SPRINGFIELD — PJ Library of Western Massachusetts, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and the Jewish Federation of Western…
Honorable Menschen Day at JGS LIfecare Offers Volunteer Opportunities on Christmas Day
LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare is asking community members to volunteer two hours of their time on Dec. 25 at Leavitt…
Longmeadow/Springfield Jewish community woos new families at OU Fair
By Stacey Dresner WESTERN MASS. – “Imagine your family living in a leafy, green, quiet, low-crime community with affordable housing…