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Bet Ha’am, House of the People, respects and celebrates the divine spark in each individual.
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Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
October 22, 2019 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, October 22. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
October 23, 2019 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to theresidents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 LincolnStreet, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and,initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and neededtransitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate ameal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are soinclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it tooclosely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's thereby 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful forthe support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition bycontacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributingtowards our next meal.
Family Promise Volunteer Training at Congregation Bet Ha'am
October 27, 2019 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Come be trained as a Family Promise Volunteer--right at Bet Ha'am. Trainings are open to individuals from host congregations (that's us!) and partner faith communities, as well as others who are unaffiliated. Trained volunteers are able to do shifts where guests are present. No need to preregister. JUST SHOW UP! For more information contact the Bet Ha'am office at 879-0028.
Once you are trained, you and your family can volunteer when Bet Ha’am hosts Family Promise guests. Each volunteer is only required to be trained once. Our next host week starts December 15. Only adult volunteers need to be trained, although volunteers of all ages are welcome to help during host weeks with their families or another adult.
Contemplative Worship Service
November 8, 2019 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
November 8, 2019 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Shabbat Family Service
November 8, 2019 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Challah at Standard Baking
November 11, 2019 12:00 AM - 2:00 AM
Standard Baking Co, 75 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Alison Prey of Standard Baking–a two-time finalist for Best Bakery from the James Beard Foundation–will teach us how to bake challah. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from one of the greatest bread makers in the US. All ages are welcome.
Cost: $20 per person
Max number of people: 15
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
November 17, 2019 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
November 20, 2019 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
Psalms with Rabbi Goldfinger
November 21, 2019 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Adult Ed Room
For millennia, Jews have recited Tehillim (Psalms) in response to joy, stress, ennui—and every other feeling that reflects human experience and emotion. In this class, we will look closely at three Psalms and read comparative literature on three themes: fear, alienation, and hope. We will explore how the Psalms may give us—as they have given others—inspiration, courage, and a sense of God’s presence in our daily lives.
Shabbat Service with Book Talk
November 23, 2019 12:30 AM - 2:00 AM
Susan Kaplan Carlton, author of In the Neighborhood of True, will join us for Shabbat and a book talk. Carlton's novel centers on sixteen-year-old Ruth Robb, who hides her Jewish identity when she moves from New York City to Atlanta, so that she can fit into her school's social scene. Jodi Picoult, NYT bestselling author, says, "The story may be set in the past, but it couldn’t be a more timely reminder that courage comes not from fitting in but from purposefully standing out."
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
November 26, 2019 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, November 26. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Youth Group Event (Grades 8-12) - Volunteering at Preble Street Soup Kitchen
December 1, 2019 3:15 PM - 6:30 PM
252 Oxford St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Come join the Bet Ha'am Youth Group tradition in volunteering at the Preble St Soup Kitchen. We will help cook, serve, and clean up after a meal.
Use the volunteer entrance (there's a big VOLUNTEER ENTRANCE) sign, and ring the buzzer for someone to let you in.
RSVP to Andrea Levinsky at youthadvisor@bethaam.org by 11/20.
Psalms with Rabbi Goldfinger
December 5, 2019 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Adult Ed Room
For millennia, Jews have recited Tehillim (Psalms) in response to joy, stress, ennui—and every other feeling that reflects human experience and emotion. In this class, we will look closely at three Psalms and read comparative literature on three themes: fear, alienation, and hope. We will explore how the Psalms may give us—as they have given others—inspiration, courage, and a sense of God’s presence in our daily lives.
Drop-In Book Group Discussion on White Fragility with Rabbi Saks
December 8, 2019 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
In his Rosh Hashanah sermon, Rabbi Saks spoke about the work he would like to do with our congregation to dismantle systemic racism in our country. As part of that work, Rabbi Saks is reading White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo.
Rabbi Saks invites you to read the book too, then join him on Sunday, December 8 at 9:30 AM, for a drop-in book group discussion. It will be good to talk about this interesting, but hard, topic in community.
What else is on Rabbi Saks's reading list?
How to be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March, by Lynda Blackmon Lowery with Elspeth Leacock and Susan Buckley
At the Dark End of The Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance—a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power, by Danielle L. McGuire
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi
Grade 7 Mall Trip to Shop for Chanukah Lights (TBD)
December 8, 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Psalms with Rabbi Goldfinger
December 12, 2019 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Adult Ed Room
For millennia, Jews have recited Tehillim (Psalms) in response to joy, stress, ennui—and every other feeling that reflects human experience and emotion. In this class, we will look closely at three Psalms and read comparative literature on three themes: fear, alienation, and hope. We will explore how the Psalms may give us—as they have given others—inspiration, courage, and a sense of God’s presence in our daily lives.
Cancelled - Contemplative Worship
December 13, 2019 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
December 13, 2019 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
December 15, 2019 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
December 18, 2019 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
Light Up the Night Family Chanukah Service
December 27, 2019 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Please join us for our Chanukah Celebration!
Light Up the Night at Congregation Bet Ha'am.
All are welcome including Tot families!
5:30 PM Pizza Dinner
6:00 PM Shabbat service with community candle lighting. All are welcome!
Bring your own menorah and 7 candles.
Stay for a delicious Oneg with homemade potato latkes.
For the young and young at heart, there will be dreidel games, and more!
There is no cost for dinner, but donations are welcome.
Contemplative Worship
January 10, 2020 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
January 10, 2020 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Shabbat Family Service
January 10, 2020 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
January 12, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
January 15, 2020 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
LL Bean Snowshoeing class
January 26, 2020 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
L.L. Bean will host a Bet Ha'am-only class on the one Sunday when there is definitely no Patriots game. The 2-hour class includes a hot chocolate break. No experience is necessary and there are no age requirements. It's one of the most fun classes anyone could take.
Cost: $20 per person
Max number of people: 14
(We can set up a second instructor/group and make it a 28-person class if we have enough interest).
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
January 28, 2020 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, January 28. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
February 2, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
February 12, 2020 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
Contemplative Worship
February 14, 2020 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
February 14, 2020 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Shabbat Family Service
February 14, 2020 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
February 25, 2020 9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, February 25. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
March 1, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Contemplative Worship
March 13, 2020 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
March 13, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Shabbat Family Service
March 13, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
March 18, 2020 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
March 24, 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, March 24. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Grades 7-9 Mock Seder at Temple Beth El (Time TBD)
April 5, 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
April 5, 2020 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Rosalyne S. and Sumner T. Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence Weekend with Marc Dollinger, PhD
April 3, 2020 - April 6, 2020
Rosalyne S. and Sumner T. Bernstein Memorial Scholar-In-Residence.
Please join us for a weekend of learning with Marc Dollinger, PhD, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Chair of Social Responsibility at San Francisco State University and author of Black Power, Jewish Politics: Reinventing the Alliance in the 1960s. He will explore social and racial justice with us.
Contemplative Worship
April 10, 2020 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
April 10, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Shabbat Family Service
April 10, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for dinner and our monthly Family Shabbat service. A Passover friendly dinner begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Last Day of Passover Service with Yizkor and Passover Potluck Kiddush
April 15, 2020 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
April 15, 2020 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
April 28, 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, April 28. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Grade 7 at Community Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration (Time TBD)
May 3, 2020 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contemplative Worship
May 8, 2020 9:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Please Join us from 5:30 to 6:30 PM as Jane Sloven, Sharon Newman, and Joseph Py lead us in welcoming Shabbat.
We intentionally leave behind the world of doing and the world of work to enter the peace that Shabbat offers. We slow down, sing beautiful prayers, settle into the spaciousness of silence, and appreciate the company of community.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
May 8, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Shabbat Family Service and Teacher Recognition
May 8, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Grades 1-6 Class, Closing Ceremony, and Ice Cream Social
May 17, 2020 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kindergarten Class, Closing Ceremony, and Ice Cream Social
May 17, 2020 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Grades 11-12 Community High School Program with Avis Smith
May 17, 2020 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM
Bet Ha'am Provides Monthly Meal at Friendship House
May 20, 2020 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM
390 Lincoln St, South Portland, ME 04106, USA
The Bet Ha'am community has provided a monthly meal to the residents of Friendship House for many years. Friendship House (390 Lincoln Street, South Portland) was built 30 years ago as a residence for men (and, initially, women) who were coming out of a rehab program and needed transitional housing before they could move into their own home.
Each month, Faith Moritz and Solange Kellermann coordinate a meal, asking 10-12 people to cook for about 8-10 (or more, if they are so inclined). There is a theme for each month, but no one has to adhere to it too closely. Food can be dropped off anytime during the day, as long as it's there by 5:30, when dinner is served.
The residents love the food we make, and are deeply grateful for the support. Please join us in continuing this wonderful tradition by contacting the Bet Ha'am office if you are interested in contributing towards our next meal.
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
May 26, 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, May 26. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Shavuot Morning Service with Yizkor and Dairy Potluck Kiddush
May 29, 2020 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
June 12, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Shabbat Family Service
June 12, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
June 23, 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, June 23. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
July 10, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
July 28, 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
297 Cumberland Ave, Portland, ME 04101, USA
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, July 28. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
August 14, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Bet Ha'am at Wayside - Salvation Army
August 25, 2020 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Congregation Bet Ha’am is partnering with the Wayside Food Program at a new dinner site for elders and families living in the homeless shelter. On the fourth Tuesday of each month from 4:00-6:30 PM, Bet Ha'am volunteers will work with Wayside volunteers to set up, serve, and clean up. No cooking is required! Children who are 11 or older and accompanied by a parent or guardian are welcome. Please join us at the Salvation Army, 297 Cumberland Avenue, in Portland on Tuesday, August 25. You don't have to commit to every month. You are welcome any time!
If you're able to help or have questions, contact the Bet Ha'am office. Please bring a cap or hat. Hope to see you there!
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
September 11, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Shabbat Family Service
September 11, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
October 9, 2020 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Atzeret-Simchat Torah, Yizkor, and Shabbat Morning Service
October 10, 2020 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Erev Simchat Torah, Consecration, and Shabbat Family Service
November 13, 2020 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Shabbat Family Service
November 13, 2020 11:00 PM - 12:30 AM
All are welcome to join Congregation Bet Ha'am for pizza and our monthly Family Shabbat service. Pizza dinner (by donation) begins at 5:30 PM. The service begins at 6:00 PM. Please stay after the service for a festive Oneg.