Claudia Mejia-HaffnerDear Friend, This week’s Torah portion, Va’era, was my bat mitzvah portion, and what comes to mind for me is not the first time I …
Read more12/31/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear friends, It is my pleasure to share with you the following announcement from the Nominating Committee of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts. The following …
Read more12/17/21: Notice of 2022 Board of Trustees Nominees
Dear Friend, Our Federation was honored to celebrate togetherness last weekend by bringing our community its first-ever Hanukkah Festival of (Laser) Light in collaboration with several of our local …
Read more12/10/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, I’m dreaming of a vision for the future, and I hope you will share it! This week’s Torah portion (Miketz), features Joseph’s dream …
Read more12/03/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, This Hanukkah, may the joy and light of the season bring blessings to you and your family! Personally, I feel blessed to be …
Read more11/26/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, This week’s Torah portion, Vayishlach, focuses on family relationships and the pivotal moments in time that change the course of our lives (and …
Read more11/19/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, As we prepare for Shabbat and this week’s Torah portion, Vayetze, are we responding to challenges the same way our patriarch Jacob does in the …
Read more11/12/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, Shabbat shalom! I am thinking of you today and wishing you Shabbat joy as we prepare to spend another Shabbat together in spirit, but …
Read more11/05/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, The Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts is growing! We have embarked on a partnership with Camp Laurelwood through the Jewish family camp initiative sponsored by the …
Read more10/29/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein
Dear Friend, When the Jewish Federation of Greater Springfield was founded in 1926, these leaders knew that their support was needed to bring together and …
Read more10/22/21: Shabbat Shalom From Interim Executive Director Nora Gorenstein