81 Westbrook Street
South Portland, ME 04106

Phone: 207.879.0028
Fax: 207.879.1866

Mon: Office Closed
Tues - Fri: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Synagogue Administrator

Kris Dorer is our Synagogue Administrator.

Bookkeeper

Teri Berenson, has been our bookkeeper for over 20 years. A native Mainer, Teri is a graduate of Deering High School and the University of Maine at Orono. Before joining Bet Ha'am, Teri ran the office at Levey Day School for 13 years, and assisted with the bookkeeping at Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue in Portland.

Religious School Director

Our Religious School, led by Director Orly Mendelson Biggie, has guided the Judaica and Hebrew program at Bet Ha'am for more than 20 years. A native of Israel, Orly is a graduate of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and she holds a master's degree in Jewish history from Baltimore Hebrew College. She is a certified Reform Jewish Educator and has taught at colleges in Baltimore, as well as in Jewish day schools and afternoon religious school programs in Baltimore and Portland. Orly coordinates a volunteer staff of more than 40 teachers, mostly parents, who work with more than 150 children in grades one through 10.