Etz_Chaim_Synagogue

Etz Chaim Synagogue

Etz Chaim Synagogue

Synagogue in Portland, Maine

Etz Chaim Synagogue (transliterated from Hebrew as "Tree of Life") is a unaffiliated Jewish congregation, synagogue, and Jewish history museum, located at 267 Congress Street, at the head of India Street, in Portland, Maine, United States. The congregation is the only immigrant-era European-style synagogue remaining in Maine.[1] It was founded in 1917 as an English-language Orthodox Sefardi congregation, rather than in the Yiddish-language tradition; and the synagogue was completed in 1921.[2] In c. 2003, the dwindling Orthodox congregation became egalitarian and unaffiliated with any movement.

For other uses, see Etz Chaim.
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Gary S. Berenson is the congregation's rabbi.[3]

Located in the India Street Historic District, the building has also housed the Maine Jewish Museum since 2010.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Great Outdoors: A winter walk through history on Portland's Congress Street". The Forecaster. December 23, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "The Story of Etz Chaim". Maine Jewish Museum.
  3. [3]
    "Retirement will wait for Gary Berenson, Portland's newest rabbi". The Forecaster. March 25, 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Restoration of synagogue complete for 100th anniversary". Portland Press Herald. January 12, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Associated Press.


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