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Maine Rabbis and Cantors
Name of Clergy
Congregation
Known Years
Rabbi David
Aaron
Temple Beth El (Augusta) (Augusta)
1992-1996
Rev Harris
Abraham
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1921 - 1953
Paul
Aranson
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1989 - 1999
Rabbi Charles
Arik
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
1922-1924
Rabbi Erica
Asch
Temple Beth El (Augusta) (Augusta)
2013 - present
Rabbi [FirstNameNotKnown]
Averach
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1941-1945
Cantor Jules
Becker
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1993
Rabbi Morris
Bekritsky
Beth HaKnesseth Anshe Sfaard (Portland)
1948 - 1957
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1948 - 1972
Rabbi Ephraim I
Bennett
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1948 - 1953
Rabbi Gary
Berenson
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
2012 - present
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1989 - 2012
Rabbi David
Berent
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1940-1975
Beth Jacob Sisterhood (Lewiston)
1953
Rabbi William
Berkowitz
Congregation Bet Ha’am (South Portland)
1990 -1994
Rabbi Bernard L
Berzon
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1937-1939
Rabbi Laura
Boenisch
B'nai Portland (Portland)
2016 - to date (2019)
Rabbi Carolyn
Braun
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1994 - to date
Rabbi R
Brettler
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
after Rabbi Schonberger
Rabbi David
Cantor
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
2002-2008
Joseph
Caplan
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1908-1911
Rabbi Susan Bulba
Carvutto
Temple Beth El (Augusta) (Augusta)
1997- July 2013
Rabbi Morris
Chapman
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1934-1935
Rabbi Mordecai S
Chertoff
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1953 - 1955
Rabbi Paul
Cohen
Congregation Bet Ha’am (South Portland)
1994-2000
Rabbi Peisach
Cooperstein
Beth Abraham Synagogue (Bangor) (Bangor)
1937-1939
Rabbi Aaron Zelig
David
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
Rabbi Sruli
Dresdner
Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center (Auburn)
2014-present
Rabbi Lazarus
Druker
Congregation Sharith Israel (Portland)
1897-1900
Rabbi Milton H
Elefant
Temple Israel (Old Town) (Old Town)
1955
Temple Israel (Old Town) (Old Town)
Stanley
Elowitch
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1989 - 1999
Rabbi David
Fairman
Temple Beth El (Augusta) (Augusta)
Rabbi Jacob
Feinstein
Beth Judah (Portland)
1901-1902
Rabbi Avraham H
Freedman
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1949-1969
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1949-1969
Temple Israel (Old Town) (Old Town)
1955
Rabbi Seth
Frisch
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1989 - 1993
Rabbi Norman
Geller
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1966-1992
Mandel
Gladstein
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
Lay Cantor Dov
Goldberg
Temple Beth El (Portland)
2003 - 2012
Rabbi Alice
Goldfinger
Congregation Bet Ha’am (South Portland)
2000-2010
Cantor Alfred G (Al)
Goldman
Temple Israel (Portland) (Portland)
1950
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1949 - 1953
Rabbi Justin
Goldstein
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
2011-2013
Harry (Chaim)
Goodman
Toldos Itzchock (Bangor)
Chaore Tildos Itzchok Anshe Sfard (Bangor)
Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center (Auburn)
1987-1991?
Rabbi Boris
Gottlieb
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1954-1967
Rabbi Morris
Gray
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1910-1930
Rabbi Aaron
Greenbaum
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1942-1947
Beth HaKnesseth Anshe Sfaard (Portland)
Vaad Hoir (Portland)
1942 Aug
Rabbi H
Grosberg
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1900
Rabbi Lewis
Grossman
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1955
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1988
Rev Abraham M
Hains
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1997
Hirch
Hazid
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1900-1907
Rabbi Ralph B
Hershon
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1937-1940
Rabbi Harry / Henry J
Isaacs
Beth Abraham Synagogue (Bangor) (Bangor)
1960-1999
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
to date (2019)
Rabbi Phineas
Israeli
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
1987
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1924-1928
Rabbi Amita
Jarmon
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
2004-2009
Lay Cantor Labov
Jay
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1981 - 1983
Rabbi Harold
Jaye
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1975-1977
Harry
Judelsohn
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1964-1982
Rabbi Alan M
Kalinsky
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1976 - 1981
Rabbi Abraham
Kaprow
Toldos Itzchock (Bangor)
1920
Rabbi Hillel
Katzir
Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center (Auburn)
2003-2014
Rabbi Mordecai
Klatchko
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1909-1912
Abraham L "Abe"
Kramer
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
c1940 - 1980
Rabbi Raymond
Krinsky
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1979 - 2006
Rabbi Samuel
Langer
Temple Israel (Rumford) (Rumford)
1932
Rabbi Hyman H
Lasker
Congregation Sharith Israel (Portland)
1890 - 1895
Cantor Daniel
Leeman
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
2002-2015
Rabbi Darah
Lerner
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
2005 - present
Rabbi M
Levenson
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1907 - ?
Rabbi Eliezer
Levine
Beth Abraham Synagogue (Bangor) (Bangor)
1925-1930
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1925-1930
Congregation Sharith Israel (Portland)
1885-1891
Congregation Sharith Israel (Portland)
1885 - 1890
Rabbi Grossman
Lewis
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1955- 1959
Rabbi Mendel
Lewittes
Vaad Hoir (Portland)
1942 Jan
Beth HaKnesseth Anshe Sfaard (Portland)
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1936-1942
Rabbi Emily
Lipof
Temple Beth El (Augusta) (Augusta)
1988c - 1989c
Rabbi Natan
Margalit
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
2010
Rabbi Irving A
Margolies
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1971 - 1976
Cantor Deborah
Marlow
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
2012
Cantor Deborah
Marlowe
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
2012
Cantor Kurt
Messerschmidt
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1951 - 1985
Rabbi Laurence
Milder
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1994 - 2005
Rabbi Abraham
Miller
Beth HaKnesseth Anshe Sfaard (Portland)
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1930-1935
Rabbi Juda
Moses
Temple Israel (Old Town) (Old Town)
1955
Toldos Itzchock (Bangor)
1949-1955
Rabbi Leon M
MOZESON
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland)
Rev Morris
Nathanson
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1932-1934
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1936-1945
Rabbi Fred
Nebel
Beth Abraham Synagogue (Bangor) (Bangor)
2001-2008
Rabbi Edmund
Neiss
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1950
Rabbi Morris
Ordman
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
1987
Rav Isser / Arthur Izar
Perlstein
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
Rabbi Shoshana
Perry
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1988-1994
Rabbi Louis
Plotkin
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1906-1909
Rabbi Mac
Portal
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1994
Rabbi Edward
Portner
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1996
Donald Mayer "Donnie"
Povich
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
circa 1980
David P (Rabbi)
Prince
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1957 - 1958
Rabbi Leiman
Raymond
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1959 - 1961
Rabbi Asher
Reichert
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland)
Rabbi Victor
Reinstein
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1978-1982
Rabbi Louis
Rosen
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1935-1936
Cantor Ruth L
Ross
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1999 - 2007
Rabbi Benjamin
Roth
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1948-1950
Maurice
Rubinoff
Portland Hebrew Day School (Portland)
1956 - 1957
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1982-1977
Rabbi Jared
Saks
Congregation Bet Ha’am (South Portland)
2011-present
Rabbi John
Samuels
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1995
Rabbi David
Sandmel
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1987 - 1988
Congregation Bet Ha’am (South Portland)
1985-1990
Rabbi Joseph P
Schonberger
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1982 - 1997
Rabbi Steven
Schwarzman
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
2008-2011
Rabbi Sam
Seicol
Congregation Bet Ha’am (South Portland)
2010-2011
Rabbi Louis
Seltzer
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1903-1906
Rabbi Harry / Hyman
Shenson
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1905 - 1914
Rabbi Abraham Moses
Shereshevsky
Congregation Sharith Israel (Portland)
1895 - 1897
Rabbi Chaim Noson / Chaim Natan /
Shohet
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1917-1921
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
1922-1930
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1912-1921
Rabbi Martin
Shorr
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
2014-2017
Rabbi William
Siemers
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
2014 - present
Rabbi
Silverman
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1905-1907
Isadore / Izzy
Singer
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
circa 1980
Rabbi Harry
Sky
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1994 - 2012
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1961 - 1989
Etz Chaim Synagogue (Portland)
2003 - 2012
Rabbi Ruth
Smith
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
1996 - 2002
Rabbi Lily
Solochek
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
2019 - present
Rabbi Mattus
Soloway
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1899
Stanley
Sperber
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
circa 1965 - 1980
Rabbi [FirstNameNotKnown]
Spivak
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
circa 1932
Morris / Maurice
Sprince
Beth Jacob (Lewiston)
1907-1910
Congregation Sharith Israel (Portland)
1900-1904
Nathaniel
Steinberg
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
0
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1958c - early 1960s
Cantor David
Sternberg
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1988 - 1989
Temple Israel (Portland) (Portland)
1950
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1950 - 1951
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1950 - 1951
Cantor Beth
Strassler
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
2017 - present
Rabbi
Tarasin
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1941-1945
Cantor Hayman
Toby
Temple Beth El (Portland)
1985 - 1988
Rabbi Boaz
Tomsky
Beth Abraham Synagogue (Bangor) (Bangor)
1999-2001
Rabbi R
Ulman
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
Rabbi Lisa
Vinikoor
Beth Israel Congregation (Bath)
2017 - present
Rabbi Doug
Weber
Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center (Auburn)
1991-?
Cantor Hugo David
Weisgall
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
Rabbi Chaim
Wilansky
Beth Abraham Synagogue (Bangor) (Bangor)
2015 - present
Chabad of Maine (Portland)
1988 - present
B
Yelin
Adas Yoshuron Synagogue (Rockland)
Rabbi Norman
Zdanowitz
Congregation Beth Israel (Waterville)
1958
Temple Beth El (Augusta) (Augusta)
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
1951 - 1965
Rabbi Lawrence S
Zierler
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh (Portland)
Rabbi Akiba
Zilberberg
Congregation Etz Chaim (Biddeford) (Biddeford)
1945-1947
Cantor Samuel
Zimelman
Congregation Beth Israel (OOB) (Old Orchard Beach)
0
Rabbi Simon E.
Zipper
Congregation Beth Abraham (Auburn) (Auburn)
circa 1937- circa 1941
Rabbi Moshe / Moses
Zucker
Congregation Beth El (Bangor)
1945-1947