Judaic Studies
Judaic Studies
Week of Events
✡️ Erev Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2025?uc=ical-diaspora-2025
✡️ Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer Torah: Leviticus 16:1-34; Numbers 29:7-11 Haftarah: Isaiah 57:14-58:14 https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2025?uc=ical-diaspora-2025
Featured “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”
“Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”
“Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round”
In partnership with the Maine Jewish Film Festival (MJFF), UMaine Judaic Studies is honored to screen the award-winning film “Ain’t no Back to a Merry-Go-Round” by Emmy Award-winning Jewish director Ilana Trachtman in Minsky Recital Hall on the campus of the University of Maine on September 28th, 2025. This documentary tells the largely unknown story […]