Join us for good times learning to play the great game of Pickleball! This fun, accessible, tennis-like sport, has been gaining in popularity over the past several years and we are excited to offer this program to the JCA community! This basics course will be a great start to playing for fun, or to hone…

Beginner’s+ Adult Pickleball session 4 at the JCA

This screening will be followed by a discussion between Carolyn Swartz, Executive Director of the Maine Jewish Film Festival and Rebecca Hobbs, Executive Director of Through These Doors. My Name Is Andrea is a hybrid feature documentary about one of the most controversial figures of the 20th century. Andrea Dworkin offered a revolutionary analysis of…

Interacting with Wabanaki-Maine History Sunday, March 19th, 9:30-11:30am (back-up date April 2nd) Once again, our congregation has a chance to participate in a facilitated, interactive program presented by Wabanaki REACH in which we engage in a story of particular events in the history of 400 years of colonization of Wabanaki people by Europeans in this…

​​​​​​Join us for Shabbat morning services for kiddos! Meet in the sanctuary for taking out the Torah (approximately 10:30am), with the kids’ services to follow including short prayers and songs, interactive storytelling, and a Kiddush snack. Open to kids of all ages. Please RSVP to education@tbemaine.org and include your children’s ages to help with our…

Do you find yourself humming to the tune of “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah” at random moments of the day? Were your summers defined by Cat’s Cradle and color war and mandatory swim? Can’t bear to let go of that faded and stained decades-old camp t-shirt? Then you’ll want to join us for this walk down…

The Social Justice Torah Commentary A virtual author talk with Rabbis Barry Block and Erica Asch Thursday, March 16th | 7:00 PM ET Advanced registration required by Weds. March 15th to receive the Zoom link. What does the Torah have to say about social justice? As the contributors to The Social Justice Torah Commentary demonstrate,…

Are you a sewer, quilter, or fiber artist looking for a unique way to show support for refugees in your community? The JCA has an exciting opportunity for you! As part of the Sickler Welcome Blanket project, we have received quilting supplies and easy to follow instructions to create blankets that will be gifted to…

In conjunction with our Exhibition, “A Father’s Kaddish: The Celebration of (a) Life in the Aftermath of Death,” we are proud to be partnering with the Maine Jewish Film Festival and the Parsonage Gallery on this screening of the documentary film, A Father’s Kaddish. The film is approximately 30 minutes long, after which there will…

Join us for good times learning to play the great game of Pickleball! This fun, accessible, tennis-like sport, has been gaining in popularity over the past several years and we are excited to offer this program to the JCA community! This basics course will be a great start to playing for fun, or to hone…