Silent 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 […]
"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
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 […]
Judaic 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 […]
Tenth of Tevet
Festival of Lights commemorating the rededication of Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem at time of Maccabean Revolt.
Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel. Lectures will be in room 100 Donald P. Corbett Hall (Business School) at 7:00 p.m. • “Unearthing the Bible,” October 11th • “Noah,” October 25th • “Abraham and Sarah,” November 8th • “Moses and Joshua,” November 15th […]
Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel. Lectures will be in room 100 Donald P. Corbett Hall (Business School) at 7:00 p.m. • “Unearthing the Bible,” October 11th • “Noah,” October 25th • “Abraham and Sarah,” November 8th • “Moses and Joshua,” November 15th […]
Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel. Lectures will be in room 100 Donald P. Corbett Hall (Business School) at 7:00 p.m. • “Unearthing the Bible,” October 11th • “Noah,” October 25th • “Abraham and Sarah,” November 8th • “Moses and Joshua,” November 15th […]
Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel. Lectures will be in room 100 Donald P. Corbett Hall (Business School) […]
Dr. Joshua Walton presents a series of public lectures on biblical archaeology, drawing on his experience in Israel. Lectures will be in room 100 Donald P. Corbett Hall (Business School) […]
Celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle (work is prohibited).
Marks the end of Sukkot (work prohibited).
The Feast of the Tabernacles or Booths and Harvest festival (work is prohibited for the first two days).
Day of Atonement (Fasting and work prohibited).
* Work restricted.
Beginning of the Jewish Year and High Holy Days. * Work is restricted.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. * Work restricted.
Day of mourning to commemorate many tragedies that have befallen Jewish people, many occurring on the ninth of Av (fasting and work restrictions). * Work restricted.
Tisha B'Av begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. * Work restricted.
Festival commemorating giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. * Work restrictions.
Shavout eve. Shavout begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. * Work restrictions.
Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
UMaine Judaic Studies is proud to present an evening with Rabbi Rachel Isaacs, Executive Director of the Center for Small Town Jewish Life at Colby College. The spiritual leader of […]
Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
FOUR WINTERS: A Story of Jewish Resistance during World War II A film by Julia Mintz "A stunning, heartfelt narrative of heroism and resilience" (Lincoln Center, NYJFF). In this moving documentary, the last surviving Jewish partisans tell the little-known story of their four years in the forests of Ukraine and Poland, who organized to sabotage […]
Holocaust Memorial Day Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
Join us on April 17th as we mark Yom HaShoah with a public lecture by Professor Anne Knowles on "Landscapes of Remembrance." There are now thousands of Holocaust memorials around […]
Commemorates liberation of Israelites by God from slavery in Egypt and their freedom as a nation under leadership of Moses. * Work is prohibited on first and last two days.
Passover begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. * Work restricted for first and last two days.
Join UMaine Judaic Studies, and Maine Jewish Film Festival for a screening of "My Name is Andrea" followed by a panel discussion with Tamar Perfit Mathieu ( Rape Response Services & Penquis) and Amanda Cost (Partners for Peace), moderated by Derek A. Michaud (UMaine Judaic Studies). "The story of controversial feminist writer and public intellectual […]
On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture as part of the 2022-23 MHC […]
March 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm On March 29-30, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center and the School of Performing Arts welcome renowned conductor Murry Sidlin for a film screening and lecture […]
In Jerusalem.
Purim eve. Purim begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day.
Rabbi Beth Lieberman will take us on a journey through the history of Jewish translations of the Hebrew Bible, offer a glimpse into the translation process for the forthcoming JPS […]
A Jewish New Year of the Trees and the beginning of the agricultural cycle. Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
Begins at sundown on the previous Gregorian calendar day.
Festival of Lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt. Begins at sundown on the Gregorian calendar day, December 18, […]
Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale by actress and playwright, Vicki Summers is a one-woman play that chronicles the remarkable life journey of Vicki’s beloved grandmother from the pogroms of Russia (modern day […]
Celebrates the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings and the beginning of a new cycle. * Work restricted.
Marks the end of Sukkot. * Work restricted.
The Feast of the Tabernacles/Booths and Harvest festival. * Work is prohibited on the first two days.
Sukkot eve. Sukkot begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. * Work restricted.
Day of Atonement (Fasting). *Work prohibited.
Yom Kippur eve. Yom Kippur begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. *Work prohibited.
Beginning of the Jewish Year and High Holy Days. *Work is prohibited.
Rosh Hashanah Eve. Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on this Gregorian calendar day. *Work is restricted.
Join us for a presentation on Anne Frank, betrayal, and the legacy of both by David Barnouw. Barnouw is an independent scholar and emeritus researcher at the Dutch Institute for […]
