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Our mission is to serve as an inclusive and welcoming tent of solidarity and inclusion for Jewish residents of Amherst, MA and surrounding areas, and anyone else who wishes to join and shares our beliefs.

We cherish Jewish life, culture, heritage, and values.

We believe it is appropriate and right to speak out against antisemitism.

We believe the State of Israel has the right to exist and to defend itself.

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A father, husband, and writer, Mike is a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School.