Israeli Politics and the Current Crisis:  A Conversation About Where Things Stand Today  The current Israeli government’s judicial reform crisis has captivated the attention of observers all over the world. While the disagreements over judicial reform are currently on hold, we have an opportunity to examine the parties and players and understand where things stand…

‘Laden With Happiness and Tears’ – Fiddler on the Roof in Historical Context With historian and poet Anna Wrobel Wednesday, April 19th | 6:30 – 7:30 PM In person at the JCA – 1342 Congress St.  Presented by the Jewish Community Alliance and Portland Ovations Advanced registration required by Tues. April 18 Historical framing is…

Lecture: “Will Our Children Say ‘Never Again’ and Mean It? Lessons from the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda and the Struggle to End Humanity‘s Worst Crime” Moderator: Professor Abraham J. Peck Featured Speaker: Dr. Jean-Damascène Gasanabo , former Director General of the Research and Documentation Center on Genocide at the Rwanda National Commission for…

Join Rabbi Andy Bachman in pre-Passover virtual workshop examining the basic structure and central message of the Haggadah, and new ways to observe that “In every generation one should regard oneself as though they had come out of Egypt.” The Jewish people’s redemption from slavery is at the center of the Exodus story. But the…

Wednesday, March 29th | 7:00 – 8:30 PM In person at Bowdoin College – Main Lounge – Moulton Union, Brunswick Co-sponsored by Beth Israel Congregation – Bath, Bowdoin College and the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine   This talk will provide an overview of Dr. Huether’s book project, Sounding Trauma, Mediating Memory: Holocaust Economy…

Rosenstein, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Rutgers University, is a founding member of New Jersey’s 50+ year-old Highland Park Minyan — a peer-led, egalitarian, post-denominational and inclusive chavurah (prayer group). An expert on Parkei Avot, which translates from Hebrew to “Ethics of the Fathers,” Rosenstein recently published the book “Reflections on Pirkei Avot…

An Evening with Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist & Author THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN discussing ‘The Big Trends Shaping The World Today: Economics, Technology, and Geopolitics’  A virtual event presented by the Jewish Federation of New Mexico and co-sponsored by the JCA of Southern Maine Sunday, April 10th| 9 PM ET    Bestselling author of The World is…

Do you know Shalom House? Want to learn more? This talk will go into the rich history behind Shalom House and their mission to provide essential community services to adults living with mental health conditions. Come find out how they have gone from one location to nearly 30 locations in the past 50 years. This…

Guest curator Lissa Hunter will be moderating this free panel discussion with the five featured book artists, exploring their processes and inspirations creating new work for Stories: Women From the Bible in Contemporary Book Arts, currently on view at the Maine Jewish Museum. If you wish to attend via Zoom rather than in person, please…

Join the New England community for a live virtual program featuring representatives from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s National Institute for Holocaust Documentation who collect, preserve, and make accessible to the public our vast collection of record on the Holocaust. Learn how the Museum continues its acquisition efforts despite the pandemic and about the meticulous…