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Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) Annual Chanukah Party

Dec 10, 2023 5:00PM—8:00PM

Congregation Etz Chaim 34 Bacon St. Biddeford, ME 04005

Cost In-person attendance (payable at the door) is $10/person and $25/family; No cost (but donation would be appreciated) to hear the singing and music online.

Please join us at the synagogue for a potluck dinner followed by a congregation sing-along led by Cantor Strassler, the lighting of the menorah, and an evening of dancing to the live music of everyone’s favorite klezmer band, The Casco Bay Tummlers! Please preregister here: etzchaimme.org/ecchanukahparty23 Admissions Information: -Preregistration is required for both in-person and…

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Back to Shul Fest

Aug 27, 2023 12:00AM—3:00PM

Strawbery Banke Portsmouth, NH

Cost No cost, suggested donation of $5 per person and $10 per family

Summer’s still in full swing but the celebration is only just beginning. Join Temple Israel and the Seacoast Jewish community for the second annual Back to Shul Fest! This year’s event is sure to have something for everyone including: Games & activities Scavenger hunt Prizes Kosher lunch Live music by Jewish bluegrass sensation, “Jacob’s Ladder”…

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Klezmer Open Jam Session

Jul 17, 2023 7:00PM—8:30PM

Sam L. Cohen Community Hall at the JCA 1342 Congress St., Portland ME 04102

Cost $5.00

Open Klezmer Jams with the Casco Bay Tummlers! Come and join us for joyous evenings of Klezmer! Led by Casco Bay Tummler musicians Carl Dimow, Steve Gruverman and Nancy 3. Hoffman, (and possibly the full band), these jam sessions are open to anyone who is interested in playing or discovering Klezmer music! All skill levels, ages, and instruments are welcome! Tunes will…

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Israeli Dancing

Jun 11, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

Temple Beth El - 400 Deering Avenue, Portland

Join folk dance enthusiast Danika Kuhl for Israeli folk dancing at TBE Sundays in May and June at 2pm. The first 45-50 minutes will be teaching and reviewing, and we’ll finish with requests. Please bring a water bottle and comfortable footwear. Ages 12+, all levels welcome!

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KlezMaineia

Jun 03, 2023 10:00AM—9:00PM

Center Day Camp, 74 Hackett Rd., Windham, ME 04062

Cost Various

For more information, please visit the KlezMaineia website. Join us for a full day of workshops, dance, music, and Klezmer mayhem, led by the boisterous and elegiac klezmer band Mamaliga! We are pleased to offer a variety of workshops in Klezmer music and Klezmer dance, led by Mamaliga, and members of Boston-based Levyosn, as well…

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Israeli Dancing

May 28, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

Temple Beth El - 400 Deering Avenue, Portland

Join folk dance enthusiast Danika Kuhl for Israeli folk dancing at TBE Sundays in May and June at 2pm. The first 45-50 minutes will be teaching and reviewing, and we’ll finish with requests. Please bring a water bottle and comfortable footwear. Ages 12+, all levels welcome!

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Israeli Dancing

May 21, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

Temple Beth El - 400 Deering Avenue, Portland

Join folk dance enthusiast Danika Kuhl for Israeli folk dancing at TBE Sundays in May and June at 2pm. The first 45-50 minutes will be teaching and reviewing, and we’ll finish with requests. Please bring a water bottle and comfortable footwear. Ages 12+, all levels welcome!

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Israeli Dancing

May 07, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

Temple Beth El - 400 Deering Avenue, Portland

Join folk dance enthusiast Danika Kuhl for Israeli folk dancing at TBE Sundays in May and June at 2pm. The first 45-50 minutes will be teaching and reviewing, and we’ll finish with requests. Please bring a water bottle and comfortable footwear. Ages 12+, all levels welcome!

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Broadway National Tour – Fiddler on the Roof

Apr 28, 2023—Apr 29, 2023

Merrill Auditorium in Portland, ME

Cost Remaining tickets: Fri 4/28 @ 8:00 PM are $ 152 - $ 737 / Sat 4/29 @ 1:00 PM are $ 146 - $ 181 / Sat 4/29 @ 7:00 PM are $ 141 - $ 737

Only three shows – – – Tickets are now limited! Friday, April 28 @ 8:00 P.M. Saturday, April 29 @ 1:00 P.M. Saturday, April 29 @ 7:00 P.M. Special discount for JCA community members! Portland Ovations’ Broadway National Tour of Fiddler on the Roof April 28 – 29, 2023 | 8 PM, 1 PM & 7PM…

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Congregation Etz Chaim Purim Dance Party and Costume Contest

Mar 05, 2023 2:00PM—3:30PM

Congregation Etz Chaim 34 Bacon St. Biddeford, ME 04005

Cost Free for members; $10/person or $25/family for non-members

Purim party (offered in person and online) will feature live klezmer music by the Casco Bay Tummlers, Israeli folk dancing led by dance instructor Barbara Merson, the annual reading of the Congregation Etz Chaim Megillah, a contest (with prizes!) for best costumes in both adult and children’s categories, homemade hamentaschen from our best bakers. Costumes…

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