Find Your People at Anshe Amunim

TAA is a Reform congregation in Pittsfield where services and classes offer a blend of joy and meaning. Shabbat services provide a rich opportunity for reflection, community, inspiration, and learning. Our classes include interesting discussions, opportunities to learn something new, and to find friends. The congregation is led by Rabbi Val Lieber. She is joined twice a month by Josh Cutler and Michael Duffy who lead inspiring, beautiful music. Services are highly inclusive and accessible.

We represent a wide variety of family structures, identities, and backgrounds -- lifelong believers, atheists and agnostics, new age meditators, cultural Jews, non-Jewish partners, singles, couples, families, LGBTQ+, straight; Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Jews of Color, white Jews, and “just Jews.”

The vibe is warm, non-judgmental and fun.

ONGOING EVENTS

Fridays
Erev Shabbat Services 5:30 PM

We encourage you to join us in person. If you would prefer to stream, please find the link in the weekly e-newsletter on Friday morningss

Saturdays
Torah Study 9:30 AM

Each week we learn about the portion of the week (parashat hashavua). We meet in person in the library and people also join us on Zoom. tinyurl.com/taazoom

11/22 - Toldot, the story of Jacob & Esau

11/29 - Vayetze - Jacob's dream and marriages to Leah & Rachel

Adult Learning

We have a variety of classes coming up for the 25-26 year:

12 part one on Israel to understand the politics, culture and conflict with nuance
a 3 part class on American Jews who lived in the colonies and early republic prior to the mass wave of migration of Eastern European Jews
a 3 part short story discussion series.

For more details, please see our brochure - click on the image below.

Mah Jongg Tuesdays!

Come play Mah Jongg at TAA on Tuesdays at 1:30pm

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHANUKAH SHABBAT SERVICE

& LATKE-FEST DINNER

December 19, 5:30pm

The Choir will lead Chanukah music with Carlton Maaia. They will be joined by members with guitars for a dinner song session

Sign up to join us for dinner by December 13.

Please use this registration form to sign up

MIRACULOUS MACCABEE PARTY

for families with kids age 3-12

Friday, December 19

5pm - 5;30pm make an edible dreidel, and a maccabee hand-puppet, play dreidel

after dinner 7:00pm - 7:30pm play Maccabee vs. Hellenist sack races, hunt for the hidden jar of oil game, peg the Hellenist game and more!

Please sign up for dinner above (free for kids) and this event comes with dinner!

SOCIAL ACTION PROJECT

We are collecting money for the community-wide FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. Contributions are used to help low income families get help with heating fuel. The need is growing, and your donation is very welcome.

Please make a check out to Temple Anshe Amunim and include in the memo line "Fuel Assistance".

ADULT CLASS

ISRAEL: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

6 hybrid sessions
Wednesdays at 12:00pm
October 29 - December 10
(no class Nov. 26)

register here.

(and if interest, Thursdays at 6:30pm - if you are unable to make the Wednesday class, but would be able to attend at this time, contact Rabbi Val directly rabbi@ansheamunim.org. )

free for members; $120 non-members

Rabbi Val will guide the class in a thorough examination of the history and politics of modern Israel from 1890 to 1955. We will explore the historical forces which brought about the return of Jews to Ottoman and British Mandate Palestine. We will consider the triumphs, the tragedies, the clashing visions of founders and friction with the Arab population.

Many controversial topics divide the Jewish community and fuel anti-Israel sentiment worldwide. Many of them have roots in this early period. We will investigate several of them.

Part 2 will follow in the spring to bring us to the present.

Join TAA for Passover
First nseder - April 12 at

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Welcome home

Welcome to Temple Anshe Amunim, a warm and inclusive Reform congregation in the heart of the beautiful Berkshires. Our community is coming up on our 160th anniversary and we welcome you to join us whether you're seasonal, full-time or a one-time visitor.

Our mission is to provide a community which empowers its members to engage in their Jewish growth and practice compassion.

Social Action - help others to make our community stronger

Volunteer with a group of enthusiastic folks - you can help out on an ongoing basis, help with collecting items, or drop in. For more details please see our monthly newsletter for opportunities to bring good to our world.

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TORAH sTUDY WEEKLY - NEVER BORING!

Join us on Saturday mornings at 9:30am for an open conversation about Jewish text, religion, culture and how it remains relevant to us in the 21st century. Come often or come just once, we'd love to have you. Sometimes we have Shire donuts!

All are welcome.