Jacob's Torah: A Dramatic Reading

Jacob's Torah: A Staged Reading

Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Knesset Israel, Pittsfield

Performance is in-person only and will not be recorded.

A Staged Reading
Written by Jesse Waldinger
Directed by Barbara Waldinger

The odyssey of a mystical Torah and the people who loved and protected it. 

Jacob's Torah is a dramatic reading of how a Torah was rescued the night before Kristallnacht, how it journeyed to the U.S. and was dedicated 50 years later for the use of students at a Hebrew Day School. Written by the late Jesse Waldinger, the play was inspired by a family story of Berkshire County resident (and OLLI instructor), Phil Halpern.

The reading will be followed by a short epilogue and refreshments.

Register by clicking this link.

$18 online
$20 at the door
Under 15 free.

Co-sponsored with Congregation Knesset Israel and Temple Anshe Amunim.