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Author Appearance
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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Jacob's Cane: Author's Talk with Elisa New
Sep 12
Scholar Elisa New discusses her new novel, which traces the journeys of two family patriarchs from Eastern Europe and unravels the mysterious etchings on her great-grandfather’s elegant cane.
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Community Program
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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Open Rehearsal for Mak'hela
Sep 14
If you think you might like to join us for our new season, come try it out at our open rehearsal. You would be welcome! We seek choral singers on all voice parts. Mak'hela is dedicated to performing works from all facets of the Jewish world. The chor
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Book Discussion
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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Book Group: When Skateboards Will Be Free
Sep 21
The Yiddish Book Center will host a community reading-and-discussion series to explore the fascinating works of contemporary Jewish writers. Discussions are free and led by local scholars. Pre-registration is suggested.
-When Skateboards Will Be F
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Community Program
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Pioneer Valley
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Ride to Provide
Sep 26
The Ride to Provide is a community Sukkot bike ride, to celebrate the season and help raise money to support UMass Hillel’s community service programs and environmentally-friendly projects. The 4th Annual Ride to Provide has planned 9, 18 and 36 mi
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Workshop
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Lower Pioneer Valley
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Rosh Hodesh: It's A Girl Thing
Sep 26
Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing! is a nationally acclaimed Jewish
program for adolescent girls which meets monthly to strengthen self-esteem and Jewish identity through discussion, arts and crafts, drama and more. The girls integrate core Jewish va
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Book Discussion
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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Book Group: The Frozen Rabbi
Oct 7
The Yiddish Book Center will host a community reading-and-discussion series to explore the fascinating works of contemporary Jewish writers. Discussions are free and led by local scholars. Pre-registration is suggested.
-The Frozen Rabbi- by Stev
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Exhibit
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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Monsters and Miracles: A Journey Through Jewish Picture Books
Oct 15 - Jan 23
This ambitious exhibition explores the evolution of Jewish picture books from illuminated manuscripts, alef-bets [books of Hebrew letters], and Passover Haggadot to stories that consider monsters [golems, dybbuks, and wild things], life in the shtetl
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Family Program
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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Recreating the Golem: A History of Golem Imagery
Oct 17
Join artist and author Mark Podwal as he discusses one of the most fascinating Jewish legends - that of the golem, a man-like creature created by the use of mystical powers. Numerous ways the golem has been depicted will be shown in a series of slide
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Artist Talk
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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The Whole Megilah - Presentation by Rich Michelson
Nov 7
Meet award-winning writer and storyteller, Rich Michelson as he shares personal life stories and their connections to his work. Both lyrical and literary, his presentation will weave together the connections between story and history.
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Book Discussion
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Upper Pioneer Valley
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A History of Jewish Children Book Illustration
Nov 14
In a wide-ranging discussion of the history of illustration for Jewish children's books, the two guest curators, Neal Sokol and Ilan Stavans, of Monsters and Miracles: A Journey Through Jewish Picture Books, will engage in conversation with two vener
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Israel on Campus: Get the Facts!
Nov 21
How do you learn about Israel? How do you separate anti-Semitism from anti-Israel talk? What is the truth about Israel? Hard questions for college students. Here's a chance for High School students to begin to learn what happens on campus and how
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