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
Dear Friend, Foremost in my mind this week is engagement. When we become involved with a cause, topic, or activity, we make the choice to be …
Read more10/15/21: A Special Shabbat Message From Nora Gorenstein — Interim Executive Director, JFWM
Dear Friend, We are in the beginning of the Jewish year, the Torah cycle, the month of October, and the next chapter of our lives. …
Read more10/1/21: A Special Shabbat Message From Nora Gorenstein — Interim Executive Director, JFWM
Shabbat shalom, friends! This is an exciting moment for so many reasons, but first of all, I am profoundly grateful and honored to be serving …
Read more8/20/21: A Special Shabbat Message From Nora Gorenstein — Interim Executive Director, JFWM