Asarah B’Tevet
Tenth of Tevet
Judaic Studies
Judaic Studies
10 events found.
“A Tree of Life” Film Screening and Discussion
Donald P. Corbett Business Building, Room 100 28 Beddington Road, Orono, ME, United StatesJudaic Studies is honored to host a free screening of the documentary film "A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting" with a live panel discussion with survivors of that terrible attack. On October 27th, 2018, a gunman opened fire inside a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing eleven people as they prayed, in what would become the […]
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Ayyam-i-ha (Bahá’í)
This celebration and period of fasting celebrate giving back to the community and giving gifts to loved ones, which honors the Divine Essence of God. This celebration markets the start of the fasting month, where Bahá’ís 15 years and older abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. Begins at sundown on the previous […]
“Resistance: They Fought Back” MJFF Screening and Q&A with Paula S. Apsell & Erica Nadelhaft
Donald P. Corbett Business Building, Room 100 28 Beddington Road, Orono, ME, United States"Resistance: They Fought Back" MJFF Screening and Q&A with executive producer and co-director, Paula S. Apsell & Education Coordinator at the. Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, Erica Nadelhaft. April 16th 7:00 pm Donald P. Corbett Business Building, 100
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Silent Voices Remembered
Minsky Recital Hall 2 Flagstaff Road, Orono, ME, United StatesSilent Voices Remembered A concert of Holocaust memorial trios presented by the Essex Piano Trio (Ashley Offret, violin / David Cabral, cello / Beverly Soll, piano). Entitled Silent Voices Remembered, the concert of Holocaust memorial trios will explore the music of five composers dating from the 1940s to the present. Although the subject is dark, the music […]
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Tisha B’Av* (Judaism)
Day of mourning to commemorate many tragedies that have befallen Jewish people, many occurring on the ninth of Av (fasting and some work restrictions)
*Rosh Hashanah* (Judaism)
Beginning of the Jewish Year and High Holy Days.(Work is prohibited)
*Yom Kippur* (Judaism)
Day of Atonement (Fasting and work prohibited)
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Beat Midras
Donald P. Corbett Business Building, Room 100 28 Beddington Road, Orono, ME, United StatesNeta Weiner and Samira Saraya have collaborated for more than a decade in a range of artistic projects, sharing the stage in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Salzburg, Berlin and New York, among other places. Their work demonstrates the role of art in opening up questions and facilitating conflictual dialogues and collaboration, and examines the boundaries between […]
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*Sukkot* (Judaism)
The Feast of the Tabernacles and Harvest festival (work is prohibited the first two days)