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A Chevra Mishnayos -- or study group -- was organized at the same time the Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue in Portland was begun. Members -- all men -- studied holy tracts morning and evening with as many as 50 or 60 in attendance.
The record book, with the cover in Yiddish, reflects the Eastern European roots of most of Portland's Jewish community at the turn of the 20th century.
When all six tracts of the Mishnayos were completed, a Grand Siyum was held to honor the cycle of study.
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Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Religious education--Maine--Portland
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Mishna record book, Portland, 1901
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1901
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1901
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Because the synagogue on Noyes Street in Portland was packed during the High Holy Days, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Shaarey Tphiloh sold tickets to the services.
So many people attended that seats extended back into the synagogue's social hall.
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish new year or anniversary of the creation of the world. Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement. The ten days that include the two holidays are a time of repentance and atonement.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Shaarey Tphiloh High Holy Days ticket, Portland, 1973
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1973
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1973
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Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky (1899-1966), a native of Lithuania, was one of the best known cantors in the 20th century.
He visited Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in 1954 for the Orthodox congregation's Golden Jubilee celebration at its synagogue at 151 Newbury Street in Portland.
Kusevitsky, a tenor, gave a concert on June 14, 1954, accompanied by Jack Barras on the piano.
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Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Rites & ceremonies
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
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Cantor Moshe Kusevitsky, ca. 1954
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1954
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Rabbi Morris Bekritsky of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland founded the Portland Hebrew Day School at the Newbury Street synagogue in 1952, a few years before the congregation built a new synagogue on Noyes Street.
The school was an outgrowth of the Portland Hebrew School on Pearl street.
In 1969, the school became known as Hillel Academy and later as the Levey Day School. It moved to several locations before settling in the new education win of Temple Beth El on Deering Avenue in 2003.
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Classrooms--Maine--Portland
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Jewish day schools--Maine--Portland
Jews--Maine--Portland
Portland Hebrew Day School (Portland, Me.)
Bekritsky, Morris
Portland Hebrew Day School, ca. 1956
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1956
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Members of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh's Bas Mitzvah class from 1961 are, front row, from left, Susan Cohen, Libby Modes, Karen Field, and Jackie Young. At rear are Ronnie Boxstein, Joy Bekritsky, and Sylvia Aron.
Traditionally in Judaism, only boys received religious education. As Shaarey Tphiloh, an Orthodox congregation, modernized, it became important for girls to be educated as well, although studies and even the ceremony differed for boys and girls. Religious education for girls began when the synagogue moved to its new facility on Noyes Street in 1956.
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Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Religious education--Maine--Portland
Rites & ceremonies
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Aron, Sylvia
Bekritsky, Joy
Boxstein, Ronnie
Cohen, Susan
Field, Karen
Modes, Libby
Young, Jackie
Bas Mitzvah class, Portland, 1961
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1961
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Members of a study group from Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue, meeting at Perry's on Fore Street in Portland, are, from left, Joe Bornstein, Rabbi Mandel, Reuben Siegal, Richard Slosberg.
Chivra mishnayas -- groups who studied Jewish texts -- began in Portland early in the 20th century. When people's schedules began to change and they could no longer easily gather at the synagogue for study, the groups began to meet for lunch or at member's offices.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Religious education--Maine--Portland
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Bornstein, Joe
Mandel, Marc
Siegel, Reuben
Slosberg, Richard
Jewish study group, Portland, ca. 1985
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1985
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Members of the Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood meet in the new board room at the synagogue on Noyes Street in Portland.
In the photo are Olivia Lieberman and Gail Hartglass. Beverly Boxstein was president of the Sisterhood.
One Sisterhood document noted that its purpose was to "beautify the synagogue, glorify the holidays, and to respect the Shabbas."
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Sisterhoods--Maine--Portland
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Women in charitable work
Women in Judaism
Boxstein, Beverly
Hartglass, Gail
Lieberman, Olivia
Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood, 1990
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1990
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1990
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Six men who were officers of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Portland are, from left, Irving Rothstein, president of the congregation; unidentified, Rabbi Bekritsky, Samuel Cinamon, treasurer of the congregation; unidentified, and Arthur Waterman, chair of the congregation's Golden Jubilee celebration in 1954.
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Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Bekritsky, Morris
Cinamon, Samuel
Rothstein, Irving
Waterman, Arthur
Shaarey Tphiloh officers, Portland, 1954
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1954
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1954
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh, an Orthodox Jewish congregation, dedicated a new ark of covenant at its synagogue on Newbury Street.
Jacob Citrin designed the ark and supervised its construction at F. O. Bailey Co., Inc.
The vestry was rewired, painted and paneled in light colors to contrast with the dark mahogany ark and surrounding appointments.
Rabbi Morris Bekritsky wrote on the program, "The Ark has always been the focal point of the Jewish religion. It is the repository of our holiest possession, the Sefer Torah."
Less than a decade later, the congregation built a new synagogue on Noyes Street. The ark was taken to a synagogue in Lexington, Massachusetts, when the Newbury Street building was sold in the 1970s.
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Ark of the law
Dedications--Maine--Portland
Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Customs and practices--Maine
Judaism--Liturgical objects
Programs
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Bekritsky, Morris
Holy Ark dedication program, Portland, 1949
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1949
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1949-03-20
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Cantor and Mrs. Samuel Zimelman sent an invitation to the bar mitzvah of their son "Pinchik" in Yiddish and in English.
He became a bar mitzvah on June 22, 1957 at Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue on Noyes Street in Portland.
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Jews--United States--Maine
Judaism--Customs and practices--Maine
Zimelman family
Zimelman, Samuel
Bar mitzvah invitation, Portland, 1957
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1957
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1957-06-22
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The title page of the record book of the Hebrew Synagogue Building Association is written in Yiddish.
The group built Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue on Newbury Street in Portland in 1904. The early records of the congregation of Orthodox Jews were written in Yiddish.
By 1900 there were 80 Jewish families and three religious congregations. According to author Benjamin Band, the large number of congregations raised concerns about the waste of resources, leading to the formation of the Building Association.
Shaarith Israel and Beth Hamidrash Hagadol merged in 1904 to form Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh.
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Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Yiddish language
Synagogue Building Association record book, Portland, ca. 1902
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circa 1902
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1902
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The constitution and bylaws of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland were adopted on Nov. 13, 1904 when two of three existing Orthodox congregations in Portland -- Shaarith Israel and Beth Hamidrash Hagadol -- came together.
The Orthodox synagogue was chartered May 28, 1900. It was located at 149 Newbury Street in Portland and served a congregation primarily of immigrants. Many of the original documents are written in Yiddish.
The officers of the original congregation were Barnard D. Shalit, president; Benjamin Snider, vice president; Samuel Rosenberg, treasurer; and Nathan Stein, secretary.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh--Consitution
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Rosenberg, Samuel
Shalit, Barnard D.
Snider, Benjamin
Shaarey Tphiloh Constitution and Bylaws, Portland, ca. 1920
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circa 1920
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1904
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Jewish Community Center
The Jewish Community Center Scholarship Committee and Day Camp thanked the Sisterhood of Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue for giving a scholarship for a young person to attend the Center Day Camp.
The letter is addressed to Mrs. Abraham Goldberg and signed by Edward Sacknoff and David Astor.
The Sisterhood was responsible for social activities and raising money to support the synagogue, including Torah study by men in the synagogue. Most religious ritual roles were done by men according to Jewish law.
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Jews--United States--Maine
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Synagogues--Maine--Portland
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Goldberg, Mrs. Abraham
Sacknoff, Edward
Letter of thanks to Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood, Portland, 1951
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1951-06-01
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1951
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A committee of members of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland reported on a hearing they held about a member of the Board of Directors, Abraham Rodman, who had been charged by David Abramson, another member, with conduct unbecoming a director.
The committee found him guilty and recommended that he make a public apology.
The report was signed by William Goodman, Jacob Citrin, Myer Ross and chair of the committee, Julius Greenstein.
The incident was relatively minor. Members of the congregation could turn to the synagogue to resolve disputes and bring reconciliation.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Synagogue report on disagreement, Portland, ca. 1950
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circa 1950
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1950
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Chevra t'Hillim was incorporated in 1914 to offer aid and charity for Hebrew people in distress, prayers for sick and injured Hebrew people, and to instruct Hebrew people in religious movements.
Chevra means "group" and different groups were formed for reciting prayers and reading Hebrew texts.
People sought help from Chevra t'Hillim in times of illness, sorrow, or trouble. When requested, members gathered at a person's home, synagogue or funeral chapel and chanted the Psalms of David.
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Chevra Thilim (Shaarey Tphiloh)
Jews--Maine--Portland
Jews--United States--Maine
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Chevra t'Hillim incorporation papers, Portland, 1914
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1914-04-27
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1914-04-27
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Rabbi Lawrence S. Zierler was installed at Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue on November 8, 1987.
Rabbis from other Portland congregations were present. Rabbi Steven M. Dworken of Linden, N.J. performed the installation ceremony.
The back of the program contains the words to the Israel national anthem, in Hebrew.
In the early years of Shaarey Tphiloh, rabbis came primarily from Eastern Europe. With Americanization in Jewish congregations after World War II, congregations began hiring rabbis trained at Yeshiva University, the leading college for rabbis.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Rabbis--Maine--Portland
Rites & ceremonies
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Dworken, Stephen M.
Zierler, Lawrence
Rabbi installation program, Portland, 1987
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1987-11-08
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1987
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A card announces the weekend celebration for the installation of Rabbi Morris Bekritsky at Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland in 1948 when it was at its height.
Bekritsky initiated a weekly Sunday morning radio program, "Hear O Israel." He also led the congregation in installing a new ark at the synagogue on Newbury Street and later building a new synagogue on Noyes Street.
He was the congregation's rabbi until 1971.
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Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Rabbis--Maine--Portland
Rites & ceremonies
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Bekritsky, Morris
Rabbi installation announcement, Portland, 1948
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1948
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1948
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Shaarey Tphiloh, Etz Chaim and Anshe Sphard synagogues sent an invitation to the installation into the Portland Rabbinate of Rabbi Morris Bekritsky.
He was installed as the rabbi of Shaarey Tphiloh on February 15, 1948.
He led the Orthodox synagogue for several decades through a period of growth, including the move to a new synagogue on Noyes Street. He left Portland in 1971.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Rabbis--Maine--Portland
Rites & ceremonies
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Bekritsky, Morris
Rabbi installation invitation, Portland, 1948
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1948
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1948-02-15
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Shaarey Tphiloh, an Orthodox Jewish congregation in Portland that was founded in 1904, like most other Jewish congregations, allied itself with world Jewry and the State of Israel.
Supporting Israel by buying Israel bonds was a way for the Jewish community to have pride in Jewish life and to support the fledgling State of Israel.
Shaarey Tphiloh held an annual Israel Bond event.
One side of the dividend coupon is in English and the other side in Hebrew.
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Israel Bonds (Shaarey Tphiloh)
Jews--Maine--Portland
Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Israel bond coupon, ca. 1950
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circa 1950
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1950
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The title page of the Pentateuch is in Hebrew.
Hebrew Publishing Co. of New York printed the book, which was rebound by the Portland Printing House, 127 Middle Street. Portland Printing printed Hebrew books and Hebrew religious artifacts.
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Judaism
Religious books
Pentateuch title page, Portland, ca. 1920
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circa 1920
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
circa 1920
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In 1921, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh sold Rabbi David Essrig furniture and furnishings that were in the home he occupied at 91 India St.
The agreement drawn up by Max L. Pinansky, who became a judge in Portland.
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Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Convray, Julius
Essrig, David
Shaarey Tphiloh sale of furniture to rabbi, Portland, 1921
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1921
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1921
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A statement signed by members of the Finance Committee of Shaarey Tphiloh shows $330.25 in receipts from July 25, 1902 to Oct. 19, 1902.
The group was raising money to build an Orthodox synagogue in Portland. It was built on Newbury Street and opened in 1904.
Most early records of the synagogue were in Yiddish. The financial statement is in English.
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Jews--Maine--Portland
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Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Shaarey Tphiloh Finance Committee statement, 1902
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1902
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1902
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Turner Barker Realty of Portland handled the sale of the former Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue at 145-155 Newbury Street, Portland.
The congregation built a new synagogue on Noyes Street and moved into that building in about 1956. They advertised the Newbury Street property for sale in 1975.
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Judaism--Maine
Orthodox Judaism
Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Ad for sale of synagogue building, Portland, 1975
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1975
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1975
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Chaim Nasan Shohet
Rabbi Chaim Nasan Shohet, a distinguished Talmudic scholar, was the rabbi at Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland until 1916.
The Secher Chaim is a "responsa" in which a rabbi puts forward religious questions, then writes answers based on a wide range of sources of Jewish texts.
The cover is in Yiddish. The English portion reads: "Secher Chaim, By Rabbi H.N. Shohet, Portland, Maine, Published by the Author, Second Edition, 1913."
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Orthodox Judaism
Religious books
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Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland, Me.)
Shaarey Tphiloh--Records and correspondence
Synagogues--Maine--Portland
Shohet, Chaim
Secher Chaim title page, Portland, 1913
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1913
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1913
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Mrs. Louis R. Berenson, president of the Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood, reported on the year's activities and expectations for the coming year for the sisterhood at the Orthodox synagogue on Newbury Street in Portland.
She noted that the group had a large membership and had started a scholarship for outstanding students at the Portland Hebrew School, in part to keep students interested in Judaism.
She also commented on the end of the World War II and the positive effects that would have on the sisterhood and on families.
The Sisterhood provided financial support to the synagogue as well as providing support to members and carrying out other duties that helped keep the synagogue functioning.
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Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood annual report, Portland, 1945
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1945
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1945
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The Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood held a membership tea on Nov. 18, 1947 at the Jewish Community Center in Portland.
Mrs. L. Shatz performed vocal solos.
The Sisterhood provides financial support to the synagogue as well as supporting other activities such as education, events, community projects, and general care of the synagogue.
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Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood tea invitation, Portland, 1947
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1947
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1947-11-18
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The Shaarey Tphiloh Sisterhood sent a poem as an invitation to a membership tea that was held Nov. 15, 1948 at the Shul on Newbury Street in Portland.
The Sisterhood provided financial and other support to the synagogue and Jewish organizations.
Annie Levine wrote the poem.
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Synagogue tea invitation, Portland, 1948
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1948
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1948-11-15
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The Sisterhood of Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue sponsored a play entitled "Two Goyim" on March 15, 1948 at the Jewish Community Center in Portland.
Samuel S. Grossman wrote the play in 1926. "Goyim" is usually used somewhat disparagingly to refer to non-Jews.
All of the parts were played by women. Esther Levine "coached" the play. The actors were Sophie Goldberg, Bertha Seavey, Pearl Gerber, Sylvia Gold, Anne Jacobs, Bessie Ross, and Dorothy Yormack.
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'Two Goyim' program, Portland, 1948
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1948
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1948-03-15
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Rabbi Morris Bekritsky, who began his service at Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in 1948, was responsible for a new vestry ark at the synagogue at 151 Newbury Street in Portland.
The ark was dedicated in March 1949. Along with the new ark, the congregation rewired, painted and paneled the vestry to show off the dark mahogany ark. Much of the cost of the work was paid by families of two Jewish veterans of World War II, which ended in 1945.
Jacob Citrin designed the ark and supervised its construction.
Pinchik Zimelman, age 4, the son of the synagogue's cantor, Samuel Zimelman, sang at the dedication.
The ark is the most beautiful and central place of worship in the synagogue. When the Newbury Street building was sold in the 1970s, the ark was taken apart and given to a congregation in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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Shaarey Tphiloh ark, Portland, ca. 1949
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1949
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
1949
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland celebrated its centennial in 2004. Among the events, advertised by this poster, was a performance by Paul Zim, "The Jewish Music Man," and his Simcha Klezar Band.
Kim grew up in Portland. His father, Samuel Zimelman, was the longtime cantor of Shaarey Tphiloh.
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Shaarey Tphiloh centennial poster, Portland, 2004
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2004
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Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh
Portland, Cumberland County, ME, USA
2004-04-25