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- February 24, 2021
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- February 25, 2021
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Purim Together - A Festive Statewide Celebration
February 25, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Purim Together
February 25 at 6:30 PM
We could all use a little celebration! Get your costumes ready, grab a festive drink, and join us for Purim. There will be a spiel presented by Temple Beth El (the one in Augusta), a chance to share some unusual hamantaschen combinations, and a special challenge for our local clergy (shhh....it's a surprise). As part of the fun we'll invite you to send in a picture of yourself modeling your Purim costumes; we'll string the images together into a video. Serious prizes will be awarded. More details to come!
But wait, there's more. We'll also have a traditional reading of the megillah, so get out your groggers and make some noise!
Half of all donations for this program will go to support Maine’s Good Shepherd Food Bank, feeding the hungry in our state. It’s an easy opportunity to fulfill the Purim mitzvah of providing gifts for the needy.
To receive Zoom details, please register below. After you sign up, you’ll receive a confirmation email with the program link.
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- February 26, 2021
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B'Yachad - Together
February 26, 2021 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
B'Yachad| Together
Comerelax and talk virtually with your Bet Ha'am community before Friday Shabbatservices! Simply dine and/or share a glass of wine together? Shareyour newest knitting creation, a few pictures of your garden or last vacation,or the latest book you've read? Our virtual Zoom "social hall"will be open before services from 6:30-7:15 PM for you to stop byand chat. Please contact the office at 207-879-0028 for information on how to register.
- February 27, 2021
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- February 28, 2021
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Purim Shpiel, Megillah Reading, and Purim Fun
February 28, 2021 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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- March 1, 2021
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Zoom Community-Building Workshop 3 with Asherah Cinnamon
March 1, 2021 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Bet Ha’am Zoom Community-Building Workshop 3
Our relationships are enriched by personal sharing. Open to new as well as previous participants. Congregant Asherah Cinnamon, with assistance from her team of local facilitators, is pleased to offer another community-building workshop on Zoom for Bet Ha'am members. This will be a participatory group (not a discussion or debate) designed to strengthen our connections with each other. Asherah will open with Introductions and with a brief talk on “What is internalized Anti-Semitism, and How Might It Impact You and Yours?”
This is an opportunity for adults to express the personal impact of current events, including COVID-19, the rise in visibility of anti-Semitism and racism, and the tensions of politics in families and communities. In large and small listening circles, each participant has an equal opportunity to be respectfully listened to.
Asherah is a trained facilitator with decades of experience bringing people together. Her bio may be found on her website at www.asherahcinnamon.com.
Please register by Friday, February 26 at 12:00 Noon. Please register each person in your household who plans to participate, preferably on a separate device. Contact the Bet Ha'am office for more information.
Please contact Asherah directly by email at acinnamon@meca.edu with questions. The Zoom link will come from Asherah's email before the event.
- March 2, 2021
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- March 3, 2021
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TV Discussion Group
March 3, 2021 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Have you been catching up on all the shows you've missed? If the answer is yes, please join congregants Melissa Montefel and Wendy Hayes, co-facilitators, for a discussion group about Jewish-themed shows. It would be wonderful to gather those interested for fun, talk, and insights.
- March 5, 2021
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B'Yachad - Together
March 5, 2021 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
B'Yachad| Together
Comerelax and talk virtually with your Bet Ha'am community before Friday Shabbatservices! Simply dine and/or share a glass of wine together? Shareyour newest knitting creation, a few pictures of your garden or last vacation,or the latest book you've read? Our virtual Zoom "social hall"will be open before services from 6:30-7:15 PM for you to stop byand chat. Please contact the office at 207-879-0028 for information on how to register.
- March 6, 2021
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- March 7, 2021
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- March 8, 2021
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- March 9, 2021
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- March 10, 2021
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- March 12, 2021
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Shabbat Family Service
March 12, 2021 6:00 PM - 7:30 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.
- March 13, 2021
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- March 14, 2021
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- March 15, 2021
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- March 17, 2021
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TV Discussion Group
March 17, 2021 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Please join congregants Melissa Montefel and Wendy Hayes, co-facilitators, for a discussion group about Jewish-themed shows. The group meets at 7:00 PM for fun, talk, and insights. Please email the Bet Ha'am office for the login.
Midnight in Paris - A Woody Allen film - "This is aromantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because ofbusiness, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall haveexperiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great lovefor a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different fromtheirs would be much better."
Available on Amazon Prime
- March 19, 2021
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B'Yachad - Together
March 19, 2021 6:30 PM - 7:15 PM
B'Yachad| Together
Comerelax and talk virtually with your Bet Ha'am community before Friday Shabbatservices! Simply dine and/or share a glass of wine together? Shareyour newest knitting creation, a few pictures of your garden or last vacation,or the latest book you've read? Our virtual Zoom "social hall"will be open before services from 6:30-7:15 PM for you to stop byand chat. Please contact the office at 207-879-0028 for information on how to register.
- March 20, 2021
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- March 21, 2021
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JKids Radio MUSICAL PASSOVER SEDER EXPERIENCE
March 21, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
A FREE online event sponsored by PJ Library in Southern Maine, the JCA, Temple Beth El, and Congregations Bet Ha’am and Shaarey Tphiloh
Advanced registration at https://mainejewish.z2systems.com/eventReg.jsp?event=76077& required by Sunday 3/21 at 12 noon to receive the Zoom link.
Join us for a singalong seder experience with the very top artists in Jewish kids music including Nefesh Mountain, Rabbi Josh Warshawsky, Eliana Light, Shira Kline, Ellen Allard, Rick Recht, Joanie Leeds, and Elana Jagoda!
We'll sing traditional and contemporary songs, tell the Passover story, and explore the foods on the seder plate, the blessings, the questions, and the highlights of the Exodus - from slavery to freedom. Registered participants will receive downloadable resources for families to use at home. Geared towards families with children ages 0-10 years old.
- March 22, 2021
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