The last class meets Tuesday night, Dec. 17 from 7-8:15pm. For more detailed description of each class and to be signed up on the email list, please register here or email Rabbi Shub by clicking here.
Refuah Shleimah, A Speedy Recovery!
Channa Bryndel bat Bluma
Yoiel Meshilum Feish ben Ruchle
Elisheva bat Ephraim
Shmuel ben Shalom Shachna
Leah bat Doris
Carmela bat Mazal
Miriam Tovah bat Gittel
Akiva ben Sarah
Layah bat Yehudit Deena bat Yehudit Zelda Norof Ashirah Zahava bat Mariaseh
Dear Shaarey Tphiloh Community,
Please let us know if there is anyone whose name you would like included in our service and announcements by emailing us and keep us updated through their recovery.
SPACE: Children's Shabbat Services
Shaarey Tphiloh is joining forces with Temple Beth El to bring you SPACE: children's Shabbat services every 1st and 3rd Shabbatot of the month. The program runs from 10:45-11:30am and includes tefilah, games, snacks, prizes for continued attendance, and of course friends! Just show up in the TBE library next to the social hall, or if you would like to know more details, email Abbie.
Aaron Garber
Sidney Fogelsohn
David Fineberg
Milton Popkin
19 Kislev
Meyer Lerman
21 Kislev
Saul Brenereman
Anna Fink
Bella Cope
22 Kislev
Ester Weiss
Stories from Mount Sinai Cemetery
A note from Sherri Quint, Treasurer of Southern Maine Jewish Cemetery Association (SMJCA)
Today I share the headstone of Sarah Fuxon – Sara Hende bat R’Mordecai – abt. 1872 – February 22, 1920. She was born in Russia about 1872 to Rabbi Maurice Sechman/Sachman and Gussie Freedman Sechman/Sachman. She was living at 5 Larch Street (now Romasco Lane) in Portland at the time of her death at age 48. She was married to Tevia/Theodore Fuxon who was a furniture dealer and they had approximately eight (8) children together. Their 6thchild, Maurice Fuxon was born in Portland on May 1, 1913; their 7th child, Rose Fuxon was born in Portland on November 29, 1914; and their 8th child, Philip Fuxon was born in Portland on February 8, 1917. Tevia remarried on November 6, 1921 to widow, Goldie Kipuis Kippnes Fuxon of Boston. In 1940, he was living at 101 Fourth Street in Chelsea, Massachusetts. I have been unable to locate any other information on children or possible relatives.
There are so many people buried at Mount Sinai Cemetery and Smith Street Cemetery whose stories we've lost. Often, the only things we have of them are their names and some dates. How wonderful it would be if we could collect some of their stories! I ask that if you have a story, any information or a photo, to please share them with us!
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh and Temple Beth El partner to offer Kiddush refreshments on Shabbat and holidays. This is a wonderful opportunity to support our congregations, build community, share in the simcha of a birthday, anniversary or graduation, and offer comfort to those observing a yahrzeit.
For more information and to reserve a date to sponsor a Kiddush, please contact us at least a week in advance at (207) 774-2649 or email maineshul@gmail.com.
Sunday Simcha! - Tune in online or at WMPG 90.9 FM. Every Sunday Morning - 6:30 to 8:30 am
Hosts: Hillel, Barbara Merson, our very ownNatan Kahn, and Ben Naftali
Sunday Simcha is the only Jewish music program in Maine and northern New England and one of only a handful of Jewish music radio shows in the United States. Shows are wildly eclectic ––one of the few Jewish shows to feature modern, diverse, and cutting-edge recordings in addition to traditional music.
If you are interested in becoming a DJ, contact WMPG here.
For more information and events, please click here or on the logo above to see what exhibits are going on.
Lifelong Jewish Learning - as a Community:Shalom Maine offers text study, academic courses, and singing and dancing classes throughout the year.
Click here for registration and current offerings.
Jacob Cousins Memorial
Unveiled in September 1935, the Jacob Cousins Memorial was part of an ongoing nationwide effort to highlight both the patriotism of Jewish Americans and their contribution during times of conflict. The memorial is a key artifact in the history of the Jewish community in southern Maine linking past to present and inspiring visitors to remember, respect and contemplate the cost of war.
The memorial was significantly renovated with extensive bench seating for viewing it and Casco Bay. The restoration was officially opened on October 1, 2018. Shaarey Tphiloh is proud to be one of the community sponsors of this memorial. Friends of the Eastern Promenade is continuing to raise funds to cover the cost of the recent redesign of this historic landmark.
