Feature Stories

High Holidays

September 14th, 2017 | by WMJledger

The Jewish calendar year’s inspiring newsmakers By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Judaism’s High Holidays are a time for prayer, introspection and for

September 14th, 2017 | by WMJledger

By Stacey Dresner SPRINGFIELD/LONGMEADOW – A year ago when Michelle Anfang was completing her Wexner Heritage Fellowship, one of her

September 14th, 2017 | by WMJledger

By Laura Porter WORCESTER – Torathon, the Jewish community of Central Mass.’s annual evening devoted to Jewish learning, will take place

September 14th, 2017 | by WMJledger

By Stacey Dresner NORTHAMPTON – Each member of the Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) faculty received a new iPad Pro late last

August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger

Heritage Academy on hiatus; set to reopen as a center for Jewish Learning By Stacey Dresner LONGMEADOW – Citing declining enrollment and

August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger

By Stacey Dresner LONGMEADOW – Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe has been named the new rabbi at Congregation B’nai Torah in Longmeadow and

August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger

Concert to celebrate song and strengthen relationships By Laura Porter WORCESTER – On Sunday, Sept. 10 the Worcester Black-Jewish Alliance will

August 17th, 2017 | by WMJledger

By Ron Kampeas CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (JTA) — The white supremacists, for all their vaunted purpose, appeared to be disoriented. The

July 20th, 2017 | by WMJledger

The Jewish Boys of Summer take the field The 2017 baseball season is in full swing! Time to take our

July 20th, 2017 | by WMJledger

By Stacey Dresner Toby Richmond, president of the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, died June 18 at Brigham and Women’s