Gelman led a morning prayer minyan on Wednesday with ... community relations beyond the walls of his synagogue, the modern Orthodox Kehillat Etz Chayim. He acknowledged that many members of ...

Rabbi Chaim Koritzinsky leads weekly Torah study at 9 a.m. Saturdays. Outstanding youth education program for students 18 months to 18 years. Special interest groups include hiking, singing and book ...

Question: As I came into the synagogue, they were about to recite Keri’at Shema. I had as yet not put on my tefillin. What should one do in that situation?A ReaderVia E-mail ...

This has been what Jews have lived throughout history, celebrating in times of joy and standing together in difficult times." ...

The anti-Israel protest took place as the synagogue hosted members of the Israeli Air Force’s search-and-rescue unit. Anti-Israel protesters graffitied the property of a New Jersey synagogue ...

(JTA) — Anti-Israel protesters graffitied the property of a New Jersey synagogue that was hosting a talk by an Israeli soldier, drawing condemnation from local officials. On Sunday morning ...

As a teenager, Hilton had his bar mitzvah at Etz Chaim Synagogue, which houses the Maine Jewish Museum. As an adult, he sees his Jewish faith as separate from the Jewish state. "I feel a deeper ...

Cost is $22. FMI, [email protected]. Congregation Etz Chaim Annual Tu b’Shevat Seder and Potluck, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Congregation Etz Chaim, 34 Bacon St., Biddeford. Seder: 6 to 6:45 p.m. and ...

Whenever I begin a spiritual direction visit or write a retreat conference, I turn to one of two prayer books that have sustained me over the years. The pages have come loose and oft-used prayers are ...