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Torah Study with Rabbi Herzfeld & Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue – Revealing Ancient Sources on the Miracle of Haunkkah in the Hidden Books

Dec 06, 2023 4:30PM—5:30PM

Virtual

Cost Free

Enjoy the magic of the rest of the world falling away as we engage in deep discussions arising from Torah texts. Join the congregation of Shaarey Tphiloh as we meet virtually for Torah study with Rabbi Akiva Herzfeld in Israel to discuss Revealing Ancient Sources on the Miracle of Hanukkah in the Hidden Books.

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Hotel Cuba with Aaron Hamburger: JCA Author Engagement Series

Dec 06, 2023 4:00PM—8:00PM

JCA of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St, Portland ME 04102

Cost $9 for in-person/ free for virtual talk only

Please join the Hadassah x MJM Book club at the JCA for a virtual AND in-person event inspired by Hotel Cuba! The event will kick off at 4 PM with a Mojito cookie bake (inspired by the torticas de Morón – Cuban shortbread cookies- that Pearl craves in the book). While our cookies bake, we…

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Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Freedom of Speech on Campus

Dec 06, 2023 4:00PM—5:00PM

Zoom

Global Connections with Robert Siegel: Freedom of Speech on Campus Robert Siegel (Former Senior Host of NPR’s All Things Considered for 31 years) interviews: Kenneth S. Stern (Director, Bard Center for the Study of Hate) Professor Susannah Heschel (Dartmouth College, Chair, Jewish Studies Program) Talia Dror (Student Leader, Cornellians for Israel) Monday, December 6th @…

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PJ Library Menorah Making at the Children’s Museum

Dec 06, 2023 2:30PM—3:30PM

Children's Museum and Theater of Maine 250 Thompsons Point Rd, Portland ME 04102

Cost 16

Celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Light, with special guest Marlena Lantos, Youth Programming and PJ Library Coordinator at the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA). Use a variety of materials to create your own menorah to take home. Free choice art materials will also be available. Event included with museum admission (general admission is $16).

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The Many Faces of Grief – presented by Kelly Blanchette, Hospice Bereavement Services Manager

Dec 05, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

JCA of Southern Maine, 1342 Congress St., Portland ME 04102

Cost $0.00

We will explore what grief is, when it can happen, and the many ways it affects us.  We will talk about the entire spectrum of grief, from anticipatory grief experienced prior to a loss to the ways we struggle when we experience loss.  Grief is natural, normal and happens to everyone and we will learn…

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SCN Training 3 – Stop the Bleed

Dec 05, 2023 6:00PM—7:30PM

Jewish Community Alliance,1342 Congress St., Portland, ME 04102

Cost Free

Our partners at the Security Community Network will be providing our community with 3 in-person trainings at the JCA- Situational Awareness, Countering an Active Threat, and Stop the Bleed. Please have identification ready at the door upon arrival. Stop the Bleed – A life-impacting event can occur anytime and anywhere, from a workplace to a…

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SCN Training 1- Situational Awareness Training

Dec 04, 2023 1:00PM—2:30PM

Jewish Community Alliance, 1342 Congress St, Portland, ME 04102

Cost Free

Our partners at the Security Community Network will be providing our community with 3 in-person trainings at the JCA- Situational Awareness, Countering an Active Threat, and Stop the Bleed. Please have identification ready at the door upon arrival. BeAware Situational Awareness Training:  Learn how to disarm danger before it occurs. This course offers information about…

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SCN Training 2 – Countering an Active Threat

Dec 04, 2023 5:00PM—6:30PM

Jewish Community Alliance 1342 Congress St. Portland, ME 04102

Cost Free

Our partners at the Security Community Network will be providing our community with 3 in-person trainings at the JCA- Situational Awareness, Countering an Active Threat, and Stop the Bleed. Please have identification ready at the door upon arrival. Commit To Action: Countering Active Threat Training – Antisemitic rhetoric and incidents are on the rise, especially…

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Elusive LInks – From the Spanish Inquisition to 21st century America – Meet The Author

Dec 03, 2023 2:00PM—3:00PM

Maine Jewish Museum 267 Congress Street Portland

Cost Free!

Join us as author Dan Rosenberg discusses Elusive Links, his debut historical fiction novel. Dan blends real and imagined characters into the medieval saga of Ben Solomon, from Spain in 1492 to Scotland in 1513. The medieval saga connects to a modern story in 2002 as Sandra Cole, a Jewish anthropologist from Maine, embarks on…

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More Events

Community Relations Council: K-12 School Advocacy

Dec 07, 2023 12:00PM—1:30PM

Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine 1342 Congress St, Portland, ME 04102

Torah Conversations – An online study group facilitated by Ellie Miller

Dec 07, 2023 10:00AM—11:30AM

Virtual only - contact us to receive the Zoom link

Hanukkah Party with the LeeVees!

Dec 07, 2023 6:00PM—8:00PM

Magee’s Pub, David Saul Smith Union Bowdoin College 8 Polar Loop, Brunswick, ME 04011

A Chanukah Poetry Reading with Yetzirah Poets of Maine

Dec 12, 2023 7:00PM—9:00PM