Shalom and Welcome

Congregation Etz Chaim is a non-denominational synagogue located in Biddeford, Maine which offers the following:

• High Holiday services
• Shabbat AM services twice a month
• Jewish holiday celebrations
• Community Friday Night Potlucks
• Weekly Hebrew School for School Age Children
• Sunday School for Young Children & Families
• Bar/Bat Mitzvah Training

“We use conservative, gender sensitive prayer books in a warm, friendly atmosphere (see transliterated prayers link on top of page). We are also the home of the Samuel Osher Memorial Library, which offers Jewish books, music, education materials, and a wide selection of videotapes.”- Arnold Shapiro, President

As the Torah covers go
from dark to white,
So may our motives
and our actions
Change from greed
to generosity,
From selfishness to compassion,
From fear to faith,
And from indifference
to righteousness