The Bet Midrash is a 90-minute session to study a common text both in a chevruta (as partners) and as a group. All are welcome! FMI please contact Rabbi Lorin: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Weekly in-person traditional morning service, mostly in Hebrew, filled with song. Great opportunity to hear the traditional nusach (chanted melodies) and be with the community in prayer. In the sanctuary and on zoom (see the weekly email for the link).

Join us for our weekly "sit" for anyone who would like to meditate together. For those wanting some basic instruction please arrive at 4:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating but cannot make this gathering, or if you'd like to learn more, please email rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Books and Bagels meets Sunday to discuss Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza by Peter Beinart, as well as several essays related to questions about antisemitism.

Join us for Shabbat Shacharit (morning services) with Torah and Haftarah readings followed by lunch sponsored by Melissa and David Statman in honor of their anniversary and David's birthday. RSVP to info@adasyoshuron.org to let us know if you're joining us for lunch so we can prepare appropriately.

The weekly study group meets to read and discuss excerpts from Jewish-themed books and texts. FMI and for this week’s text please contact rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

The Bet Midrash is a 90-minute session to study a common text both in a chevruta (as partners) and as a group. All are welcome! FMI please contact Rabbi Lorin: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Weekly in-person traditional morning service, mostly in Hebrew, filled with song. Great opportunity to hear the traditional nusach (chanted melodies) and be with the community in prayer. In the sanctuary and on zoom (see the weekly email for the link).

Join us for our weekly "sit" for anyone who would like to meditate together. For those wanting some basic instruction please arrive at 4:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating but cannot make this gathering, or if you'd like to learn more, please email rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Shavuot morning services with Torah reading, Hallel, Yizkor, and more. Please help us make a minyan so we can do everything!

Dairy (literally) potluck to follow. Come hear the Ten Commandments during the Torah reading, experience special holiday piyyutim (liturgical poetry), and help us make a minyan for our Yizkor (memorial) service.

Join us for our Shavuot program: a delicious dairy dessert oneg, and Torah study with Rabbi Lorin.

Shavuot, the second of the three annual pilgrimage festivals, falls seven full weeks after Pesach. It celebrates Matan Torah (the giving of the Torah on Sinai), as well as the early summer grain harvest, and bikurim, the first fruits of the year. The traditional reading for this holiday is the Book of Ruth, which lifts up both the aspects of harvest as well as loyalty to family, tradition, and covenant.

Parents, grandparents, and people with children and teens in their lives: Please join us for an evening to meet our teachers and learn about our programs and activities, including Hebrew School, activities for children under 6, and our teen program.
Do you know of Jewish families in the area who are not AY members and might like their children to have a Jewish education? Please share this information with them and invite them to join our Information Night. Questions? Please contact Stuart Finkelstein via info@adasyoshuron.org. 

The Bet Midrash is a 90-minute session to study a common text both in a chevruta (as partners) and as a group. All are welcome! FMI please contact Rabbi Lorin: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Weekly in-person traditional morning service, mostly in Hebrew, filled with song. Great opportunity to hear the traditional nusach (chanted melodies) and be with the community in prayer. In the sanctuary and on zoom (see the weekly email for the link).

The Bet Midrash is a 90-minute session to study a common text both in a chevruta (as partners) and as a group. All are welcome! FMI please contact Rabbi Lorin: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Weekly in-person traditional morning service, mostly in Hebrew, filled with song. Great opportunity to hear the traditional nusach (chanted melodies) and be with the community in prayer. In the sanctuary, no zoom option.

Enjoy an evening of film! We’ll munch on popcorn and watch the Jazz Singer on the big screen in the Community Room.

Come learn the meanings and melodies of the songs in our services!

Books & Bagels meets monthly.

The Bet Midrash is a 90-minute session to study a common text both in a chevruta (as partners) and as a group. All are welcome! FMI please contact Rabbi Lorin: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Weekly in-person traditional morning service, mostly in Hebrew, filled with song. Great opportunity to hear the traditional nusach (chanted melodies) and be with the community in prayer. In the sanctuary, no zoom option.

Join us for a gentle Shabbat hike in the Belfast area with Rabbi Lorin. RSVP to info@adasyoshuron.org by Friday, May 9 at noon for location details.

Join us for Kabbalat Shabbat services followed by a dessert oneg.

As part of a statewide observance and celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom HaZikaron, the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine is bringing Keren Borovsky Oren and Harel Oren, survivors of the October 7, 2023 terror attacks, to Maine, and they will join us this weekend at Adas Yoshuron.

As residents of Kibbutz Re’im, located just a few miles from the Gaza border, Keren and Harel's lives were upended when Hamas launched a brutal attack on their kibbutz and their home. Join Keren and Harel to celebrate Israel Independence Day with a picnic and Israeli music at the shul. Learn from them about the impact of the war on their lives and community. We’ll provide the meal; all you need to do is show up! RSVPs are strongly encouraged so we know how much food to order. RSVP to info@adasyoshuron.org or call the office to let us know you'll be there: 207-594-4523.

As part of a statewide observance and celebration of Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom HaZikaron, the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine is bringing Keren Borovsky Oren and Harel Oren, survivors of the October 7, 2023 terror attacks, to Maine, and they will join us this weekend at Adas Yoshuron.

As residents of Kibbutz Re’im, located just a few miles from the Gaza border, Keren and Harel's lives were upended when Hamas launched a brutal attack on their kibbutz and their home. Keren and Harel will be in Rockland on Sunday, May 4. Harel Oren, head of security for Kibbutz Re’im, played a critical role in defending the kibbutz on October 7. He will lead this workshop on personal and communal security. RSVP to info@adasyoshuron.org or call the office to let us know you'll be there: 207-594-4523.

The Bet Midrash is a 90-minute session to study a common text both in a chevruta (as partners) and as a group. All are welcome! FMI please contact Rabbi Lorin: rabbi@adasyoshuron.org.

Join us for a special Shacharit (morning) service, mostly in Hebrew, as we add in additional psalms and memorial prayers, including El maleh rachamim. Great opportunity to hear the traditional nusach (chanted melodies) and be with the community in prayer on this day of remembrance. In person and on Zoom.

We will gather to watch and share in this service via livestream at 1:30 p.m. (which is 8:30 p.m. Jerusalem time). This joint Memorial Day ceremony is organized by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle Families Forum, the largest Israeli-Palestinian jointly organized peace event. It provides a unique opportunity for Israelis and Palestinians to grieve together. The ceremony occurs yearly on the eve of Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) and brings together Palestinians and Israelis to mourn side by side and model another way forward.