Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival is Here

We always look forward to spring AND the annual Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival.   The festival includes films shown around the valley from Sunday April 12 through Sunday April 26. Among other films, you can see Self Made at Umass Amherst on Wed. April 15.  According to the description:  “Idiosyncratic and dripping with black humor, Self Made tells the story of […]

Speak Out Against Hate and Bigotry and For Love and Peace

Beit Ahavah is co-sponsoring a community event this Saturday evening, February 28, to bring people together in the wake of recent events of anti-semitism and racism in Northampton.  The “Speak Out Against Hate and Bigotry and For Love and Peace Event” is hosted by the Beit Ahavah Reform Synagogue, Congregation B’nai Israel, the Pioneer Valley Progressive Muslims and other local organizations. […]

Special Friday Night Service, Jan. 30: Health Needs in Haiti and How We Can Help

We invite everyone to come to a special Shabbat service this Friday night, January 30, 7:30-9 p.m., sponsored by Beit Ahavah’s Tzedek Tzedek (social justice) committee. Beit Ahavah’s long-time members Lucy Garbus and David Slack will present their passionate work through sharing and photographs, as part of Haiti Marycare, an organization that addresses the health issues in Haiti, focusing on […]