Dear Friends, “To be Jewish is to give,” as Rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes about this week’s Torah portion Pekudei. As we watch news coverage of Ukraine …
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Regional Notebook: March 2, 2022 Local federation joins $16M national campaign to support Ukrainian Jews by Greenfield Recorder Staff SPRINGFIELD — In response to the …
Jewish Federation Of Western Massachusetts Joins Campaign To Support Ukrainian Jews by BusinesWest Staff SPRINGFIELD — In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the …
‘I fear a cultural genocide’; Ukrainians in Western Mass. watch, worry and help by Jim Kinney AMHERST — University of Massachusetts Amherst professor Anna Nagurney …
The Jewish Federation provides aid for Ukraine by Sy Becker CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Ukrainians of the Jewish faith are receiving help from a coalition …
Dear 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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