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\nShaarey Tphiloh Prayers, by Caryl Herzfeld<\/em><\/p>\n
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh<\/h2>\nWelcome to Shabbat Services<\/h3>\n
Balak<\/strong><\/p>\n July 23, 2016 \u2013 17 Tammuz 5776<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Numbers\u00a0 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 Candle lighting 7:55 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n Shabbat Services<\/strong> Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, 76 Noyes St. Portland, ME 04103<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n President:<\/strong> Dr. Natan Kahn Ner Lamaore<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Evan Lelansky <\/b>in memory of mother, Marion Lelansky<\/span><\/p>\n Wendy Sims<\/b> in memory of mother, Jean Meyer<\/span><\/p>\n The Gift of Speech<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAfter the Israelites successfully defended themselves against the attacking Amorites, the Moabite king, Balak, asked Balaam to curse the Israelites in order to weaken them. Following several rounds of negotiations with Balak\u2019s representatives and with God, Balaam accepted Balak\u2019s charge on the condition that he would only say what God told him to. To read more, go to www.myjewishlearning.com<\/a><\/strong> Melton:<\/strong> I am delighted to welcome you to our 7th year of course offerings through the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning with a few additional treats from local faculty members. Molly Curren Rowles, our Assistant Director, will be the contact person for classes until a new Programming Director is hired. I will be returning mid-January and look forward to catching up more with you then. Registration is currently open; I encourage you to sign up early and to support the scholarship fund. Deposits are $75\/class and scholarship applications are due by August 8. ~ Fae Silverman<\/p>\n Call the JCA, 207-772-1959 to register<\/strong><\/p>\n Mondays @ JCA 5:30pm-7:00pm <\/strong> Tuesdays @ BH 9:00am-10:30am <\/strong> Wednesdays @ JCA 6:00pm-9:00pm <\/strong> Wednesdays @ JCA 7:00pm-8:30pm Mar <\/strong> Thursday @ Brunswick 6:30pm-8:30pm <\/strong> Wednesdays @ JCA 6:00pm \u2013 8:00pm <\/strong> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rabbinic Intern from Yeshivat Chovevei Torah<\/strong><\/p>\n More About Josh<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Josh Pernick is currently a rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in NY. A graduate of Brandeis University, he worked in the field of Jewish education for a number of years before beginning his rabbinic training at YCT, obtaining a Master of Arts in Teaching in Jewish Day School Elementary Education through the DeLeT program at Brandeis University as well as completing a post-graduate fellowship in Jewish education through the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n He spent the past few years teaching Judaic studies at Jewish day schools in Charleston, SC, Watertown, MA and Atlanta GA, and currently teaches in a community education program at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in NY. Josh also serves on the Judaic Studies teaching staff during the summer at Camp Yavneh in Northwood, NH. The son of a pulpit rabbi, Josh is looking forward to beginning his rabbinic career at Shaarey Tphiloh, learning from all of you who have been part of this community for so many years about all of the unique qualities that make Shaarey Tphiloh such a warm and special place<\/p>\n Center Day Camp, 74 Hackett Road, Windham, ME 04062<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, September 18, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n 1:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm 2:00 pm \u2013 3:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n 3:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm<\/strong> Adult and Family Enrichment such as Yoga.<\/p>\n How to participate:<\/span><\/strong> Deadline for participation: August 1st<\/strong><\/span> Hannaford at Back Cove is now carrying more items in its Kosher food freezer located at back of store. Ask an employee for more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n by Susan Cummings-Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n Thirty-four young Maine Jewish men died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas. They had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them. They had goals and dreams. (SC-L)<\/p>\n Go to the online museum of Maine Historical Society\u2015 Maine Memory Network. Find four exhibits and two audio interviews with WWII veterans Mel Stone and Jim Friedlander. Also learn about the origins of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, the founding of the Jacob Cousins Post #99 and the anti-Semitism and other social forces that made their development necessary and productive.<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u00a0Find former Shaarey Tphiloh members who were Fallen Heroes –<\/p>\n Wish List:<\/strong><\/p>\n Diapers and wipes<\/p>\n RICE!!<\/p>\n Baked Beans<\/p>\n Pasta Sauce & Pasta<\/p>\n Kid Friendly Snacks-granola bars, etc.<\/p>\n Cereal<\/p>\n Juice Boxes<\/p>\n On Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m., Dr. Shimon Simons will teach Maimonides\u2019 Hilchot Deot, \u201claws of character development,\u201d at Chabad House, 11 Pomeroy Street, Portland. The next class meeting is Tuesday, January 19. Texts will be provided. Call Chabad House at 871-8947 for more details or check the December issue of the Jewish Journal.<\/p>\n Every year, the Yiddish Book Center welcomes a group of enthusiastic, engaged high school students for our Great Jewish Books Summer Program. Applications for the 2016 program are due April 1.<\/p>\n Now in its fifth year, Great Jewish Books brings together a diverse group of rising high school juniors and seniors to spend a week reading important works of modern Jewish literature and discussing them in seminar-style classes led by college professors. Outside of class, they meet renowned visiting authors, enjoy group recreational activities in the Amherst area, and get a taste of college life while staying (with staff RAs) in dorms on the Hampshire College campus, adjacent to the Yiddish Book Center.<\/p>\n All students admitted to the program receive scholarships covering the full cost of tuition, room and board, books, and special events.<\/p>\n Because the program has proven so popular in the past, this year we’re offering two sessions of Great Jewish Books: July 24-29 and July 31-August 7.<\/p>\n You can learn more about the program at yiddishbookcenter.org\/great-jewish-books<\/strong><\/a> or by calling or e-mailing us at 413-256-4900, ext. 143, orgreatjewishbooks@null<\/span>yiddishbookcenter.org<\/strong><\/a>. I’m also including a flyer about the program that can be downloaded here<\/strong><\/a>, which I hope you will post and share with others.<\/p>\n As we look forward to another exciting summer of Great Jewish Books, we appreciate your sharing this information with any prospective applicants you know.<\/p>\n No electronic devices are permitted. No electronic children’s toys or cell phones or cameras are permitted in the synagogue on the Sabbath.<\/em><\/p>\n Please consider making a gift to one of our many funds. Call the office at 773-0693 for details. Thank you for your support of Shaarey Tphiloh. Contributions are tax-deductible.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yahrzeits This Week<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n 18 Tammuz <\/i><\/b>Samuel Agger, Hyman Erlick, Bennett Goffin<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n 19 Tammuz <\/i><\/b>Max Bornstein, Pincus Kaufman, Samuel Novick<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n 20 Tammuz <\/i><\/b>Abraham Mirochnick, Abraham Slotsky<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n 21 Tammuz <\/i><\/b>Abraham Lazarovich, Bella Mack, Bertram Silverman, Samuel Zimelman<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n 22 <\/i><\/b>Tammuz Fannie Albling, Lifshe Davidson, Herman Gershenson, Morris Levine, Goldie Levinsky, Goldie Millman, Arye Nemon, Edward Woolf<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n 23 Tammuz <\/i><\/b>Ann Goldberg, Bertha Mandoff, Lillian Mofenson, Ida Pachowsky<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n 24 Tammuz <\/i><\/b>Isaac Feinstein, Faigie Feinstein, Myles Goodman, Gertrude Lerman, Rebecca Seavey, Abraham Seigal, Morris Silverman, Anne Wine<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n Shaarey Tphiloh is now celebrating 112 years as a traditional Jewish spiritual home in Maine!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shaarey Tphiloh Prayers, by Caryl Herzfeld Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh Welcome to Shabbat Services Balak July 23, 2016 \u2013 17 Tammuz 5776 Numbers\u00a0 22:2-25:9 Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8 Candle lighting 7:55 p.m. Shabbat Services Saturday, July 23, 2016 \u00a0 9:30 a.m. Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, 76 Noyes St. Portland, ME 04103 President: Dr. Natan Kahn Administrative Director: Susan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1399"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2911,"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1399\/revisions\/2911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mainesynagogue.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nSaturday, July 23, 2016 \u00a0 9:30 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nAdministrative Director:<\/strong> Susan C. Lawrence
\nwww.mainesynagogue.org\/wp 207-773-0693
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\nShaarey Tphiloh Office Hours: T, Th, F 9 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nParshat\u00a0Balak<\/h3>\n
\nOn the journey, Balaam\u2019s donkey suddenly swerved off the road, pressed Balaam\u2019s foot against a wall alongside the path, and finally, simply sat down in the middle of the road. After each incident, Balaam beat the donkey, not seeing the angel of God that had blocked the donkey\u2019s path.
\nAfter the third beating, God \u201copened the donkey\u2019s mouth\u201d and she asked Balaam: \u201cWhat have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?\u201d God then revealed the angel to Balaam, and the angel reprimanded Balaam, who admitted his mistake. Bilaam then continued on towards Moab, where, much to Balak\u2019s chagrin, he repeatedly blessed the Israelites instead of cursing them.
\nWhy the talking donkey? The story would not have been substantially different without it, and, at first read, it is difficult to see what it adds. This anomalous talking donkey did not escape Jewish commentators. Midrash Numbers Rabbah (20:14) explains that God \u201cclosed the mouth of the animal [all animals], for if she spoke, they [people] could not subject her and stand over her. For this [donkey] was the stupidest of creatures and this [Bilaam] was the wisest of the wise, and as soon as she spoke he could not stand before her.\u201d
\nSubjugation, in the rabbinic view, is made possible merely by the inability to speak. The donkey\u2019s sudden, surprising voice in this story flips the power dynamic, rendering Balaam powerless in the face of her newfound authority\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAdina Gerver – American Jewish World Service<\/strong><\/p>\n
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\nJCA Adult Ed Classes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nSept 12-May 8<\/strong>
\nRhythms of Jewish Living w\/ babysitting & dinner<\/p>\n
\nNov 1-Apr 4<\/strong>
\nBeMidbar: Leadership Defined & Defended<\/p>\n
\nOct 26 \u2013 Mar 8<\/strong>
\nHolocaust Studies: Primo Levi Book Club and Cinema<\/p>\n
\n15-May 23<\/strong>
\nJewish Humor<\/p>\n
\nSept 15-May 11<\/strong>
\nRhythms of Jewish Living<\/p>\n
\nSept 21-Oct 5<\/strong>
\nSiamese Mah Jongg<\/p>\n
\nJosh Pernick<\/h3>\n
\nFall Community Festival<\/h3>\n
\n<\/strong>1:15 pm \u2013 2:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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\nPlease mail us the name of your organization, the organizational representative who will attend and a description of what materials you will display. Along with contact information.<\/p>\n
\nEmail to: Alexandra Sax
\nJewish Community Alliance
\nasax@null<\/span>mainejewish.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\nKosher Food at Back Cove Hannaford<\/h4>\n
\nFALLEN HEROES: Maine\u2019s Jewish Sailors and Soldier Boys<\/h3>\n
\nwww.mainememory.net<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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DONATIONS NEEDED FOR JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES ALL YEAR ROUND<\/h4>\n
\nLearning Opportunity at Chabad House<\/h4>\n
\nGREAT JEWISH BOOKS AT THE YIDDISH BOOK CENTER THIS SUMMER<\/span><\/h4>\n
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\nYahrzeits This Week<\/h4>\n
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