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The Spring 2025 York County Jewish Community Newsletter is here!

The latest issue of the York County Jewish Community Newsletter has published!

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April Scheduling Changes

at Congregation Etz Chaim on Bacon Street in Biddeford

Due to the Passover, holiday, we will NOT have Friday night service on April 4 Family Shabbat Dinner on Friday, April 11 Torah Study on Saturday, April 12 We WILL have Virtual Chocolate Seder for FamiliesOn Sunday, April 6 Women’s Book Club (Zoom only)On Thursday, April 10 Women’s Book Club (Zoom only)On Thursday, April 10 Holiday Service for the Eighth Day of PassoverIncluding Torah reading & YizkorOn Sunday, April 20 at 9:30 How to Spell Chanukah classOn Sunday, April 20 at 12 noon Friday Night Dinner & Guitar ServiceOn April 25 at 6 pm Sending our very best wishes for …

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Attention High School Seniors: Applications Now Open for the Arnold Shapiro Community Service Award

Congregation Etz Chaim (CEC) is pleased to announce that it is currently accepting applications for the Arnold Shapiro Community Service Award, a scholarship bestowed upon a member of the CEC community who is a high school senior planning to pursue postsecondary study and who has been actively involved in providing service to the CEC community. The scholarship, which ranges from $500 to $1,000, is intended to support study in college, professional or trade school, or other post-secondary training or opportunities. The application deadline is May 19, 2025, and the scholarship is awarded in June. The Arnold Shapiro Community Service Award …

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CEC Launches Redesigned Website

Congregation Etz Chaim is pleased to announce the launch of its new and improved website. Still accessible at the same URL, www.etzchaimme.org, the new site has been a year and a half in the making and was unveiled at the synagogue’s annual Chanukah party on Dec. 15, 2024.