Saturday, December 6 2025
6:00 pm
Hockey, history, and a heaping dose of Maine spirit — let’s go, Mariners!
Join the Maine Jewish Museum as we cheer on the Maine Mariners when they face off against the Adirondack Thunder. We’ll be posted up at our very own MJM table, handing out exclusive Museum swag (a little something to remember the night by) and soaking in all that chilly, rink-side energy.
Sunday, December 7 2025
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Come celebrate Hanukkah as we officially welcome a beautiful new menorah to our sculpture garden — inspired by the beloved story Zlateh the Goat and hand-carved by Downeast artist Aaron Margolis. Kids will enjoy a cozy storytime, Hanukkah crafts, games, and tasty treats, while families soak up the holiday lights and garden magic.
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Sunday, December 14 2025
1:30–3:30 PM
Please join hosts Anna Wrobel and Jim Donnelly for a cozy winter afternoon of poetry, prose, and song at the Maine Jewish Museum.
Our featured poets, Alice Persons and Kevin Sweeney, will share a joint reading, followed by an Open Poetry Hour.
Sunday, December 14 – Monday, December 22
4:00 pm each evening
At 4:00 PM each evening from Sunday, December 14 through Monday, December 22, join us in the winter garden at the Maine Jewish Museum for the lighting of our brand-new, one-of-a-kind goat menorah.
Sunday, December 21 2025
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Bundle up, grab your favorite winter beverage, and join us for our December Book Group as we dive into Jean Meltzer’s The Eight Heartbreaks of Chanukah, a tender second-chance romance novel that is as delicious and layered as the season itself.
We’ll be gathering at a reserved table in the Coffee by Design Roastery (Diamond Street location). Just head inside, follow the aroma of freshly roasted beans, and look for our table — you can’t miss us.
Thursday, January 8, 2026
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Mingle with artists and friends and enjoy wine and cheese as we debut our new series of art exhibitions!
Sunday, January 11 2026
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us for this special serenade at the Maine Jewish Museum (267 Congress Street, Portland ME) featuring Alexander Adams-Leytes, baritone, and Phillip Silver, pianist.
Thursday, January 22 2026
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Join us for an evening honoring memory, resilience, and community at the Maine Jewish Museum: Jack Montgomery — Maine lawyer turned photographer and the originator of our acclaimed Soul Survivors exhibition — will present his new book, From the Holocaust to Maine: Testimonies of the Survivors.
Sunday, February 1, 2026
2:00 pm –4:00 pm
$36 materials fee
Make something beautiful. Celebrate something meaningful.
Join us for a hands-on Tu B’Shevat workshop where you’ll twist, shape, and sculpt your very own wire tree — a perfect way to honor the Jewish “New Year of the Trees.”
3rd Tuesday of Every Month at 2:00 pm
Join Ted Fleischaker, the Maine Jewish Museum’s “building specialist,” for a tour of the museum with a focus on our historic synagogue’s fascinating history. Ted is a journalist who has written for and owned newspapers in over half a dozen states, hosted a program on National Public Radio for over a decade, was a professor at University of Louisville, and served as PR Director at the United Jewish Campaign in Louisville.
On the first Friday evening of every month, from 5-8PM the city’s artists, galleries, and arts venues (including MJM!) open up their doors for Portland’s First Friday Art Walk.
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