25^th Anniversary Quiz

1. Q: Which husband and wife team, both nurses, were the first Beth El social committee chairs?
2. Q: Which boy was the first Beth El Bar Mitzvah? (Hint: He is now a member in his own right along with his wife and young daughter.)
3. Q: Which girl was the first Beth El Bat Mitzvah? (Hint: She has returned to the Bangor area and is a practicing psychiatrist.)
4. Q: Which two brothers, not twins but 18 months apart, became Bar Mitzvah on the same day? (Hint: Their mother served in the Maine Legislature.)
5. Q: Who built the ramp on which to roll the ark at the Unitarian Church, and, for a while, in our present building? (Hint: He is Beth El’s official elder statesman.)
6. Q: Who was the first baby formally named during a Beth El Shabbat service? (Hint: Her mother is the only woman to be a President of Beth El.)
7. Q: Who performed the first Beth El bris and who was the baby? (Hint: The baby’s father, when President of Beth El, gave out lollipops to kids for the asking.)
8. Q: Who was the first person hired to teach the students in the religious school?
9. Q: What was the final vote that determined that Beth El would conduct all services at the Unitarian Church?
10. Q: Name all the Beth El presidents.

If you have any other interesting memories or anecdotes about the early days of Beth El, send them to the Beth El office and I will be sure to have them published in the Newsletter during this year of celebration.

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