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The Center for Small Town Jewish Life receives a multi-year grant from the Robert and Toni Bader Charitable Foundation to support Maine Jewish Youth Connection

I believe that Jewish tradition makes me a better person, and I appreciate the ways it encourages me to engage critically with the world around

With the end of Simchat Torah earlier this week, we’ve come to the close of another High Holiday season. For some of us who work

Erev Rosh Hashanah 5779: Ki TovGod said, “Let there be light!,” and there was light, and God saw that the light was good. God separated

While visiting the Maine State Museum this month, you might be pleasantly surprised to find a beautifully crafted sukkah standing in the atrium of the

If you’re curious about what all your Maine Jewish neighbors have planned for the High Holidays, or are deciding where you will attend services, look

Here at the Center we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our 2018 Rabbinical Student Fellows. They will be spending extended time learning and working

Here at the Center we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our 2018 Rabbinical Student Fellows. They will be spending extended time learning and working

Here at the Center we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our 2018 Rabbinical Student Fellows. They will be spending extended time learning and working

What happens when top rabbinical students from several of the country’s best seminaries spend extended time working with Maine’s Jewish communities? We’ve just begun to

For my first Shabbat at Beth Israel in Waterville, I planned an event: Friday-night dinner, services, and learning. On Friday, my husband and I spent

I grew up a secular Jew in Los Angeles, and around the time I became a Bar Mitzvah I started working in secular summer programs