PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Epoch Assisted Living at Melbourne at 140 Melbourne Road will hold Shabbat services every Friday in August. The services will begin at 4 p.m., and will be led by Drs. Leslie Fishbein and Michael Ende.
Fishbein and Ende are members of Congregation Knesset Israel and psychiatrists at Berkshire Medical Center. They both attended Jewish day schools as children.
Congregation Knesset Israel volunteers offer similar programs at other assisted living communities and nursing homes in Berkshire County. At Melbourne, traditional prayers welcoming the Sabbath are said, blessings and songs are sung and memories are shared.
Shabbat services are open to the public. Reservations are recommended. For more information or to request a reservation, call 413-499-1992.
