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May

1 2017

Etz Chaim 5pm Minyan

5:00PM - 5:30PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Monday evening minyan service.

http://etzchaim-portland.org/

May

1 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

May

2 2017

Multicultural Music Fest

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Portland House of Music
25 Temple St
Portland, ME 04101

 

The evening will include exuberant music and dance along with complimentary international food from local eateries. P…

May

4 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

May

4 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

May

5 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

May

5 2017

Scholars in Residence - Holiness, Love, and Community - Kabbalat Shabbat

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook St.
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Kabbalat Shabbat Evening Service Holiness, Love, and Community - Loving your neighbor in modern times.

May

6 2017

Scholars in Residence - The Spiritual & Practical of Community and Renewal

9:00AM - 11:00AM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook St.
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Saturday, May 6 9:00 AM - Torah Study The spiritual and practical of community and renewal.

May

6 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

May

6 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

May

6 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

May

6 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

May

6 2017

Scholars in Residence - Illness & Healing - Potluck Havdalah

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook St.
South Portland, ME 04106

 

6:00 PM - Potluck Seudat Shlishit and Havdalah Havdalah Service with a program on Illness and Healing

May

7 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

May

7 2017

National Yiddish Book Center Tour

8:00AM - 8:00PM  


1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002

 

Meet at 8AM at Temple Shalom in Auburn, returning at 8PM or 
9AM at the Jewish Community Alliance in Portland, retur…

May

7 2017

Plant Sale!

9:00AM - 1:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook St.
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Congregation Bet Ha’am’s 8th Annual Garden Committee Plant sale will be held from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM on Sunday, May 7.

May

7 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

May

7 2017

Scholars in Residence - Mitzvah & Mysticism

10:30AM - 12:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook St.
South Portland , ME 04106

 

10:30 AM - Adult and Children’s Workshop Mitzvah and Mysticism - Holy Doing and Holy Being.

May

7 2017

An Interfaith Celebration of Freedom

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

 

An Interfaith Celebration of Freedom - based on the Passover story of journeying from oppression to freedom
USM Portl…

May

7 2017

2017 AIPAC New England Leadership Dinner

5:30PM - 9:00PM  

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
415 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210

 

Please join community leaders, members of Congress, state officials, and students for AIPAC’S largest gathering of …

May

8 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

May

11 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

May

11 2017

Congregation Bet Ha'am Family Shabbat Service

6:00PM - 7:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by don…

May

11 2017

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton Course)

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

First Parish Church
9 Cleaveland St
Brunswick, ME 04011

 

Rhythms of Jewish Living (Melton) What’s the point of living Jewishly? What ideas, beliefs, and practices are invol…

May

12 2017

Meditative Worship at Congregation Bet Ha'am

5:30PM - 6:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

On May 12, from 5:30 - 6:30 PM, Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joe Py will lead us in welcoming Shabbat with meditat…

May

12 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

May

12 2017

Shabbat with President of Hebrew College & Talk on End-of-Life Care

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Beth Israel Congregation Synagogue
862 Washington Street
Bath, ME 04530

Beth Israel Congregation is honored to have the President of Hebrew College, Rabbi Daniel Lehmann, lead Shabbat eveni…

May

13 2017

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
 

 

The Jewish Family Services Food Pantry has been a recipient of food donated to the Stamp Out Hunger Drive for several…

May

13 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

May

13 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

May

13 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

May

13 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

May

13 2017

The Pluralism of Torah: Radical Revelations

10:00AM - 11:30AM  

Beth Israel Congregaton
862 Washington Street
Bath, ME 04530

Join Rabbi Daniel Lehmann, President of Hebrew College, and Beth Israel Congregation for a special Torah study group …

May

13 2017

Archery! Fire! Food! - Lag Ba'Omer Youth Event

8:45PM - 11:00PM  

Lakeside Archery
55 Cumberland Road
North Yarmouth, ME 04097

 

Archery! Fire! Food! – Lag Ba’Omer Youth Event

Calling all Jewish community teens in grades 8-12. Join your frie…

May

14 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

May

14 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

May

14 2017

Kol Yeladim at TBE

9:30AM - 10:15AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave.
Portland, ME 04103

 

Kol Yeladim (Hebrew for "voice of the children"), TBE's early childhood program, is a positive, fun and educational i…

May

14 2017

Tales From the Forgotten Kingdom (Concert) with the Guy Mendilow Ensemble

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

One Longfellow Square
181 State St
Portland, ME 04101

 

 

Tales from the Forgotten Kingdom performed by the Guy Mendilow Ensemble

 

Embark on a musical trek to kingdoms…

May

18 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

May

18 2017

JCA Board of Directors' Meeting

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Jewish Community Alliance
57 Ashmont St
Portland, ME 04103

 

Jewish Community Alliance Board of Directors' monthly meeting.

May

19 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

May

19 2017

Shabbat with Noah Aronson, Musician-in-Residence, at Congregation Bet Ha'am

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Noah Aronson, a soulful, energetic composer and performer of Jewish music is coming to Congregation Bet Ha’am, Frid…

May

20 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

May

20 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

May

20 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

May

20 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

May

21 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

May

21 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

May

21 2017

Concert with Noah Aronson, Musician-in-Residence at Congregation Bet Ha'am

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

Noah Aronson, a soulful, energetic composer and performer of Jewish music is coming to Congregation Bet Ha’am, Frid…

May

21 2017

Shalom Yeladim at Bet Ha'am

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Bet Ha'am
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

 

The special monthly program for 3-5 year olds and their parents will be offered one Sunday a month from 11:00 AM – …

May

21 2017

An afternoon with Carol Goodman Kaufman

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

 

Please join us to hear Carol Goodman Kaufman speak about Hadassah’s Youth Aliyah villages in Israel that provide ed…

May

21 2017

Holy Smokes Kosher Barbecue to benefit Levey Day School

5:00PM - 8:00PM  

Beth El social hall
400 Deering Ave.
Portland , ME 04103

 

Beginning with a cocktail hour and music by the Jerks of Grass, Levey's signature fundraiser is a great time for a…

May

23 2017

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May

25 2017

JCA Preschool Special Person Luncheons!

11:30AM - 12:30PM  

JCA Preschool
57 Ashmont Street
Portland, 04103

 

Children invite a grandparent or other special person to have lunch at the JCA!
Toddler Room: Tuesday, May 23rd, 11:3…

May

25 2017

Thursday Morning Services (Chabad)

7:00AM - 8:30AM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a morning Minyan on Thursdays at 7:00 am. 

May

26 2017

Temple Beth El Kabbalat Shabbat Services

5:30PM - 7:00PM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services, every Friday evening at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

May

27 2017

Temple Beth El Shabbat Service

9:00AM - 11:45AM  

Temple Beth El
400 Deering Ave
Portland, ME 04103

 

All are welcome at Temple Beth El's Shabbat Service, followed by Kiddush refreshments.

May

27 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Etz Chaim Portland)

9:30AM - 12:00PM  

Etz Chaim Synagogue
267 Congress Street
Portland, ME

Join Etz Chaim Synagogue for our weekly Shabbat morning services at 9:30am

We offer services in the liberal Jewis…

May

27 2017

Shabbat Services

9:30AM - 11:30AM  

Cingregation Shaarey Tphiloh
400 Deering Avenue
Portland, ME 04103

 

Join Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh for Shabbat services at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning. Occasionally we have serv…

May

27 2017

Shabbat Morning Services (Bet Ha'am)

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Congregation Bet Ha'am (Reform)
81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME

Join us at Congregation Bet Ha'am for Shabbat morning services.

Services are held at 10:00 AM and often include cele…

May

28 2017

Sunday Simcha on WMPG Radio

6:30AM - 8:30AM  

 
Tune into WMPG 90.9 FM or 104.1 FM on Sunday mornings from 6:30 am to 8:30 am with DJ, Gail Wartell
 

Gail Wart…

May

28 2017

Sunday Morning Services (Chabad)

9:00AM - 12:00PM  

Chabad of Maine
11 Pomeroy Street
Portland, ME 04103

Chabad of Maine has a Sunday morning Minyan starting at 9:00 am

May

30 2017

Shavuot with Rabbi Simeon Maslin

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Beth Israel Congregation Synagogue
862 Washington Street
Bath , ME 04530

 

Rabbi Simeon Maslin is back in Bath! For a special treat, celebrate the sweetness of Shavuot and the Book of Ruth wit…