Scholar-in-Residence Weekend: Rabbi Erica Asch

When

November 14, 2025 - November 15, 2025    
12:00 am

Rabbi Erica Asch serves as the Rabbi at Temple Beth El in Augusta, Maine, where she has been for the last 12 years. She was ordained in 2008 from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (Cincinnati) and spent the first years of her rabbinate in Washington, DC, working as a community organizer. She also works as Senior Program Associate for the Center for Small Town Jewish Life, an organization dedicated to creating vibrant, equitable Jewish communities in small towns in Maine and beyond.

  • Friday, November 14
    • 6:30pm Shabbat Service, with a special D’var Torah by Rabbi Asch
  • Saturday, November 15
    • 9:30am Taking Hold of Torah, with Rabbi Asch diving into this week’s Torah Portion Chayei Sarah
    • 10:30am Saturday Morning Service & D’Var Torah
    • 12:00pm Luncheon and Learn Sign Up for Kiddush Potluck!