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Churches / Worship > Bangor Region > Congregations Beth EL |
| Congregations Beth EL | | 183 French Street | | Bangor, ME 04401 | | Phone : 207-945-4578 | | Congregation Beth El was established in 1982, as a Reform synagogue serving the Jews of central and "Downeast" Maine. We have grown steadily since that time, with a current membership of over 140 households. While many of our members reside in the adjacent communities of Bangor, Brewer, Orono and Hampden, our geographic radius is quite large, with members to the east in Bar Harbor, the Blue Hill peninsula, and Deer Isle, south in Belfast and the mid-coast region, west in Dover-Foxcroft and Monson, and as far north as Patten. Beth El was founded to provide a religiously liberal alternative to the existing synagogues in Bangor (one Conservative and one Orthodox). The Bangor Jewish community has a long and venerable history, dating back to the 1850s, and both synagogues have existed for almost 100 years. By the 1980s, however, an increasing number of Jews drawn to Reform Judaism, including many intermarried families, sought to establish a different kind of synagogue. After a dozen years of worship and religious school in various locations, Beth El moved into its own building in March 1996, and currently enjoys recognition as one of Bangor's most vibrant religious institutions. | | VISIT WEBSITE ADD A REVIEW |
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