Voices of Liberation from Maine
April 14, 2022
For Passover 2022/Nisan 5782, the Center for Small Town Jewish Life is sharing and amplifying Voices of Liberation from Maine. We hope that the poetry
For Passover 2022/Nisan 5782, the Center for Small Town Jewish Life is sharing and amplifying Voices of Liberation from Maine. We hope that the poetry
We are thrilled to welcome the remarkable musician and singer Batya Levine to lead us in Havdalah on Saturday, February 26 at 7 p.m. Be
We welcome 5782 with all its complications and promise. As Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, the Center’s executive director says, “In 5782, we need to have the
The works of three Maine Jewish artists adorn our beautiful new Center for Small Town Jewish Life notecards. The cards feature these stunning images (shown
July 2021/Tammuz-Av 5781 Dear Friends of the Center, We are about to enter a shemitah year in the Jewish community, a sabbatical year when we
Join us on Zoom for an evening of fun! We’ll start with some Jewish learning together, and follow it up with interactive games (we’re still
Spring is coming to us in Maine, and we can nearly taste the chance to hang out together in person, safely distanced outside. But…not yet.
Beit Midrash is an annual series that brings together college students and community members for several evenings of study throughout the year. This spring, Beit
Join Rabbi Erica Asch of Temple Beth El, Augusta, and rabbinical fellow Sara Blumenthal for a celebratory spring Kabbalat Shabbat. Now that the clocks have sprung forward, we’re thrilled to offer Kabbalat Shabbat services through the Center once again. It’s sure to
SHLICHEI TZIBUR TRAINING PROGRAM Empowering Worship Service Leaders, with Cantor Sheila Nesis Monthly classes on Tuesday evenings, 7–8:30 p.m. Beginning Tuesday, May 25 Made possible
Join Professor Michael Brenner of American University for the annual Berger Family Holocaust Lecture. The challenges that Jews faced with the rise of the Nazi party
Our March Havdalah, led by Rabbi Jared Saks of Bet Ha’am, Portland, and Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor of Beth Israel, Bath, comes at the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic. Grounded in story, reflection, and song, we’ll lift our voices to bring comfort,