January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
SPRINGFIELD – Due to popular request, Rabbi Amy Katz is teaching Exodus Part One: From Slavery to Sinai, which ran in the fall. Exodus Part One: From Slavery to Sinai will be taught on Tuesdays, starting ... Read More →
January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
At Heritage Academy in Longmeadow, it is important for the students in grades K-8 to participate in values-based learning. In all grades, the students perform Gemillut Hassadim (acts of loving kindness), and perform the acts ... Read More →
January 12th, 2017 | by WMJledger
By Mark Dov Shapiro I’ve just had a delightful experience teaching about Judaism. The students were enthusiastic. There was a real buzz in the room. Lots of questions, comments, and energy. The topic was “Justice in ... Read More →
October 31st, 2016 | by WMJledger
SPRINGFIELD -Temple Beth El invites the community to a concert for all ages featuring Jewish musician Rick Recht on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. at the synagogue, located at 979 Dickinson St. The concert ... Read More →
October 19th, 2016 | by WMJledger
WORCESTER– The Worcester JCC has unveiled three new programs this fall that give kids and adults additional opportunities for fun and fitness.: Super Soccer Stars teaches soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment to children. ... Read More →
October 13th, 2016 | by WMJledger
By Stacey Dresner NORTHAMPTON – On Sept. 21, the new kitchen at Herrell’s Ice Cream, at 8 Old South St. in Northampton was filled with sounds of singing, jokes and laughter as three rabbis worked toward certifying ... Read More →
August 18th, 2016 | by WMJledger
WORCESTER – Nancy Greenberg, Cultural Arts/Adult and Senior Adult director of the Worcester Jewish Community Center, has been selected as a recipient of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs scholarship for the 2016 JCC Association Arts and ... Read More →
August 18th, 2016 | by WMJledger
SPRINGFIELD – Rachel Berezin has been named Campaign director at the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts. Berezin has worked in the Jewish communal world for more than a decade. Her career began at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation ... Read More →
August 18th, 2016 | by WMJledger
By Stacey Dresner AMHERST – When coming up with the title for his new children’s book about Leonard Nimoy, Rich Michelson used a word often uttered by Nimoy’s character Mr. Spock” on the 1966-69 sci-fi ... Read More →
August 18th, 2016 | by WMJledger
By Laura Porter WORCESTER – On Sept. 21 at 7 p.m., the Jewish Women of Central Massachusetts (JWCM) will present a program featuring mentalist Jon Stetson and singer Rivkah Krinsky at Congregation Beth Israel in Worcester. ... Read More →
NORTHAMPTON – Dr. Safa Abu-Rabia will discuss the challenges and Read more →
Temple Beth El, Greater Springfield Hadassah and the Shalom Hartman Read more →
NORTHAMPTON – On Nov. 2, 1917, the British government expressed its sympathy Read more →
SPRINGFIELD – IDF Major General (Res.) Noam Tibon will discuss “Israel’s Read more →
By Adam Abrams/JNS.org Ahead of former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Read more →
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