May
5
1:00 PM13:00
Torah Study
Dive into the week's Torah portion with conversation and community.
Minnie Brown Center
May
9
7:00 PM19:00
May
10
10:00 AM10:00
Family Shabbat Morning Service
Family Shabbat morning service with potluck lunch
10:00 am - Shabbat morning service led by Hebrew School students
11:30 am - Potluck lunch
Synagogue
May
11
4:00 PM16:00
Adult Learning Class
Plant Gardens and Eat their Fruit
Take a break from your own garden preparations to study Torah with Rabbi Vinikoor with a focus on all things gardening. Our sacred writings provide a bounty of teachings about trees, gardens and working, benefiting from and caring for the earth. All are welcome.
Taught by Rabbi Vinikoor
Minnie Brown Center
May
23
5:30 PM17:30
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Shabbat Under the Stars at Bath Waterfront Park followed by potluck picnic dinner.
Led by Rabbi Vinikoor.
May
24
10:00 AM10:00
Jun
2
10:00 AM10:00
Shavuot Service
Join together for a community Shavuot and Yizkor service.
Led by Rabbi Vinikoor.
Jun
8
10:00 AM10:00
Beth Israel Annual Meeting
Whether it's a yearly tradition or your first time, we hope you'll participate in our upcoming 2025 Annual Meeting. We will gather and reflect on our successes, current challenges and goals. We'll review the budget, vote on new Board Members and more.
Synagogue
Jun
12
6:30 PM18:30
Adult Learning Class
Adult Education: Explore the New Reform Torah Commentary
Rabbi Vinikoor will lead a 2-part Adult Education series highlighting the exciting new Reform Torah Commentary now in development. Did you know that the last time our movement produced a new Torah Commentary was in 2008 and before that was in 1981. The Reform movement is embarking on a once in a lifetime project to produce and new Torah translation and commentary. Beth Israel Congregation is partnering with Reform congregations from across the state to be one of the major financial contributors to the project. Come learn about this exciting new project and get a sneak peak at the new translations and commentary!
Taught by Rabbi Vinikoor
Minnie Brown Center
Jun
13
to Jun 15
Maine Conference for Jewish Life
This conference brings Jews from across the region together in order to gain familiarity with the jewels of Jewish civilization, convene with other Jews from around the state, exchange best practices for crafting successful rural Jewish lives, experience the benefits and challenges of celebrating in a pluralistic environment, and revel in Torah learning.
For more information and to register, visit jewishlife.colby.edu
Jun
26
6:30 PM18:30
Adult Learning Class
Adult Education: Explore the New Reform Torah Commentary
Rabbi Vinikoor will lead a 2-part Adult Education series highlighting the exciting new Reform Torah Commentary now in development. Did you know that the last time our movement produced a new Torah Commentary was in 2008 and before that was in 1981. The Reform movement is embarking on a once in a lifetime project to produce and new Torah translation and commentary. Beth Israel Congregation is partnering with Reform congregations from across the state to be one of the major financial contributors to the project. Come learn about this exciting new project and get a sneak peak at the new translations and commentary!
Taught by Rabbi Vinikoor
Minnie Brown Center
Jun
27
7:00 PM19:00
Jun
28
10:00 AM10:00
Apr
26
10:00 AM10:00
Shabbat Morning Service
Join Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor Rabbi apprentice Carrie Watkins for a Shabbat morning service.
Synagogue
Apr
25
7:00 PM19:00
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
Kabbalat Shabbat service.
Led by Rabbi Vinikoor and Rabbi apprentice Carrie Watkins.
Potluck oneg
Synagogue
Apr
25
3:00 PM15:00
Cooking Workshop
Rabbi apprentice Carrie Watkins will lead a cooking workshop on the Moroccan tradition to end Passover, called Mimouna and she'll show us how to make the traditional muflita (sweet pancakes).
Minnie Brown Center
Apr
13
5:00 PM17:00
Community Passover Seder
Led by Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor
Email us for more information about the Passover Seder
Apr
12
10:00 AM10:00
Shabbat Morning Service
Join Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor for a Shabbat morning service.
Synagogue
Apr
11
7:00 PM19:00
Apr
7
1:00 PM13:00
Torah Study
Dive into the week's Torah portion with conversation and community.
Minnie Brown Center
Mar
30
2:00 PM14:00
Community Read
Join us in reading and discussing Maxim Shrayer’s Leaving Russia, a fascinating tale of growing up a Jewish refusenik, set against a rich backdrop of politics, travel, and ethnic conflict on the brink of the Soviet empire's collapse.
***ZOOM ONLY***
Mar
29
10:00 AM10:00
Shabbat Morning Service
Join Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor for a Shabbat morning service.
***ZOOM ONLY***
Mar
28
7:00 PM19:00
Mar
17
1:00 PM13:00
Torah Study
Dive into the week's Torah portion with conversation and community.
Minnie Brown Center
Mar
15
10:00 AM10:00
Mar
14
7:00 PM19:00
Mar
13
4:45 PM16:45
Purim Megilla Reading
Purim Megillah reading followed by, pizza & hamantaschen.
Come in Costume - Fun for All
Minnie Brown Center
Mar
9
3:00 PM15:00
Adult Learning Class
Israeli Culture Adult Education Series - Part 3
Israeli Food
Taught by Rabbi Vinikoor
Minnie Brown Center
Mar
3
1:00 PM13:00
Torah Study
Dive into the week's Torah portion with conversation and community.
Minnie Brown Center
Mar
2
4:00 PM16:00
Adult Learning Class
Israeli Culture Adult Education Series - Part 2
Israeli Poetry
Taught by Rabbi Vinikoor
Minnie Brown Center
Mar
1
10:00 AM10:00
Family Shabbat Morning Service
Family Shabbat morning service with potluck lunch
10:00 am - Shabbat morning service led by Hebrew School students
11:30 am - Potluck lunch
Synagogue
Feb
28
5:00 PM17:00
Refugee Shabbat Service
A Refugee Shabbat service with speakers Martha Stein of Hope Acts and Adam Seigal of the JCA. The service will be followed by a meal provided by Two Sisters Catering.
Synagogue
Feb
15
10:00 AM10:00
Shabbat Morning Service
Join Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor Rabbi apprentice Carrie Watkins for a Shabbat morning service.
Synagogue
Feb
14
5:00 PM17:00
Community Tu B'Shvat Seder
On the 15th of Shvat, we celebrate the birthday of the trees, Tu B'Shvat.
The Tu B'Shvat Seder is a 500 year old Kabbalistic tradition of bringing spiritual awareness to eating and enjoying the fruits of the trees.
On Friday night, join Rabbinic Apprentice Carrie Watkins as we transform our Friday night prayers and oneg into a Seder. Sitting around a big table, we'll learn some kabbalah, try out a kabbalistic meditation, and sing together. And, of course, we'll eat!
Minnie Brown Center
Feb
10
1:00 PM13:00
Torah Study
Dive into the week's Torah portion with conversation and community.
Minnie Brown Center
Feb
1
4:30 PM16:30
Real Pain: Film Screening and Discussion
Movie free, $7 donation for pizza
Let's watch a movie together! The award-winning dramedy A Real Pain, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Grey, follows two mismatched Jewish-American cousins as they join a Holocaust tour group in Poland in memory of their late grandmother.
Minnie Brown Center
Jan
27
1:00 PM13:00
Torah Study
Dive into the week's Torah portion with conversation and community.
Minnie Brown Center
Jan
26
10:00 AM10:00
Gentle Yoga Class
Join Sheila Cohen for gentle yoga. In this class you will experience a modified form of Hatha Yoga.
Bring a yoga mat and wear loose clothing.
No fee, but a donation to Beth Israel Congregation appreciated.
Minnie Brown Center
Jan
25
10:00 AM10:00
Shabbat Morning Service
Join Rabbi Lisa Vinikoor for a Shabbat morning service.
Synagogue
Jan
24
7:00 PM19:00
Jan
12
10:00 AM10:00
Gentle Yoga Class
Join Sheila Cohen for gentle yoga. In this class you will experience a modified form of Hatha Yoga.
Bring a yoga mat and wear loose clothing.
No fee, but a donation to Beth Israel Congregation appreciated.
Minnie Brown Center
Jan
11
10:00 AM10:00
Jan
10
7:00 PM19:00