Jews Around the World

Photo of a world globe

by Sam Spinrad Sunday mornings, after tefillah, our first, second, and third graders and their parents spend twenty minutes studying with Rabbi and me. Our theme this year is “Jews Around the World.”  We are enjoying learning history, studying photographs, and connecting with individuals from around the world to learn about Jewish life outside of Maine. … Read more

Sing A New Song

by Rachel Stamieszkin We are happy to announce that we have added new prayer-music selections to our Bet Ha’am website. Helping our congregants, be they young or not-so-young, to prepare to lead or participate in worship services has been a challenge over the years, but advances in technology have enabled us to share our music … Read more

Home Plate

by Rachel Lefkowitz I did not grow up practicing Judaism, so when I first went to Friday night services, I thought, “This is a great way to end the week! And they give you cookies after? How amazing!”  Then I learned that “they” do not “give” you cookies. You provide the cookies and share them. This presented a problem—how would I find time in … Read more

Bet Ha’am: The Early Days

by Elaine Falender In connection with Bet Ha’am’s 25th anniversary in April 2010, congregant Elaine Falender did some “research” for a Shabbat dinner presentation. A copy of that presentation is presented here so that current congregants can learn more about our beginnings. What was it like, back at “the beginning”? When was the beginning anyway? … Read more