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A welcoming community

A learning community

A learning community

A diverse community

A diverse community

A Maine community

A Maine community

  1. 04 Dec

    Board Meeting

    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  2. 05 Dec

    Bikkur Holim Committee Meeting

    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  3. 06 Dec

    Shabbat Services

    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  4. 07 Dec

    Daf Yomi (10am) Torah Study (10:30)

    10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  5. 07 Dec

    Potluck lunch

    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  6. 08 Dec

    Hebrew School

    9:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Next dates: 15 Dec | 05 Jan | 12 Jan |

Sukkot is here! All are welcome to join us for this time of rejoicing! Our full holiday schedule is here. We’ll see you in the Sukkah!

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High Holiday Sermons

This year Rabbi Asch spoke about Jewish superpowers–values, practices or traditions that can keep us going during hard times.

Wherever You Go There’s Always Someone Jewish: The Jewish Superpower of Community

This Will Make a Great Story One Day: The Jewish Superpower of Resilience 

Giving Ourselves Permission to Rest and Find Joy: The Jewish Superpower of Shabbat

Embracing the Gray: The Jewish Superpower of Appreciating Nuance

Board Remarks:

Emily Bessey

Arwen Agee, President

 

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard

For Some of Us the Holidays Are Just…Hard jemerman

Death and Mourning
star of david starry lights
As we head into the holiday season, I am acutely aware of how much different this year is going to be than previous ones. I will be celebrating without my mom for the first time. My mother died in January 2021, and I'm still dealing with the unexpected waves of grief that wash over me, sometimes out of nowhere. As I head into this first winter holiday season without her, I'm not quite sure I know what to expect, other than everything is going to be very different.

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat

Enjoy A Crockpot Shabbat jemerman

Shabbat
Photo of a chicken stew dish in a bow
As the weather begins to get chillier, many home cooks pull out their trusty slow cookers to create easy yet warm dishes. Slow cooking is nothing new. It hasn't had staying power with Jewish communities just because the resulting food is delicious; it also allowed observant Jews to keep Shabbat by kindling a fire before sundown on Friday and keeping food warm until Saturday afternoon.