Mitzvot (Divine Commandments)
What are the mitzvot? Where do they appear in the Torah? What is their interpretation? What is their purpose? How have they been a basis for a Jewish life throughout the generations? How can they apply in our lives, how they can inspire us, and what opportunities can they give us to feel a sense of connection?
We will look together at some of the sources and think about their meaning and relevance.
Sam plans to start with a general discussion of what mitzvot are and why they are important - Click here for the source sheet
***Ellyn will be out of the office until Wednesday, Nov. 11. Please leave a voicemail at the synagogue, and your message will be answered.***
_________________ Chanukah
December 10-18
Chanukah shopping starts next week...November 18. A separate email will be sent by the 18th with information on what we have at the store... banners, toys, candles, menorahs.
We will have what you'll need for a fun and festive holiday! ___________________
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program JCM has always been an egalitarian synagogue. Girls have always been welcomed to read from the Torah, any time...
Did you know we're the ONLY place on Maui where girls can be called to the Torah?
This is important.
Our girls are equal and included in all aspects of the lifecycle event...this is crucial for both our boys (who we are raising to be good citizens) and our girls. We are proud to include any boy/girl/nonbinary person who wants to enjoy this rite of passage.
Our new program, run by Sandra Razieli, will likely begin in November.
This is more than a "teaching" class...this program will help truly prepare our children for their personal journey into Jewish adulthood in our kehillah (community).
Please let me know at admin@mauijews.org if your child will be having a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the next year or so...we will reach out with the details as soon as they are final.
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Yahrzeits
November 9- November 16
Arnold Feuerstein
Samuel Weisfeld
Herbert Charles Rudman
Myer Goldberg
Dein Morris
Greta Nathan
Jack Tatik
Thelma Mayer
Wynne Littman
Patricia Egan Krause
Hal Rosoff
Helen Krieger
Barry Bloom
Miriam Wosk
Irving Janis
Douglas Regan Rogers
Robert Wolff
Jonathan Marc Elam
Jonathan David
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Join this new service led by Sandra...Together we will light candles, sing songs, sing and learn prayers... bring the kids and anyone who enjoys a short service to bring in Shabbat and the start of the weekend.
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Tuesday, November 3 7:00pm
Class with Sam S. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller, and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav.
If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic, intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
6:00pm
Kabbalat Shabbat with Sandra Razieli https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Join this new service led by Sandra...Together we will light candles, sing songs, sing and learn prayers... bring the kids and anyone who enjoys a short service to bring in Shabbat and the start of the weekend.
New class with Sam starts Tuesday November 10:
Mitzvot (Divine Commandments) What are the mitzvot? Where do they appear in the Torah? What is their interpretation? What is their purpose? How have they been a basis for a Jewish life throughout the generations? How can they apply in our lives, how they can inspire us, and what opportunities can they give us to feel a sense of connection?
We will look together at some of the sources and think about their meaning and relevance.
Sam plans to start with a general discussion of what mitzvot are and why they are important - Click here for the source sheet
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***Ellyn is on vacation and unreachable. The JCM phone will be checked daily for messages and the newsletters will be sent. If you need anything from us, please leave a voicemail, and your call be returned.***
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Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program JCM has always been an egalitarian synagogue. Girls have always been welcomed to read from the Torah, any time...
Did you know we're the ONLY place on Maui where girls can be called to the Torah?
This is important.
Our girls are equal and included in all aspects of the lifecycle event...this is crucial for both our boys (who we are raising to be good citizens) and our girls. We are proud to include any boy/girl/nonbinary person who wants to enjoy this rite of passage.
Our new program, run by Sandra Razieli, is planned to begin in November.
This is more than a "teaching" class...this program will help truly prepare our children for their personal journey into Jewish adulthood in our kehillah (community).
Please let me know at admin@mauijews.org if your child will be having a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the next year or so...we will reach out with the details as soon as they are final. ____________________
Chanukah
December 10-18
November 18...the Chanukah shop will be open!
We have decorations, menorahas, candles, gifts for the kids... The shop will be open (with full safety protocols) during the day M-F from10am - 2pm and by appointment.
No contact will be available. Once our shipment arrives, we will put our store online, and you will be able to order online and come pick it up (Or maybe have it delivered).
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We are member-supported Judaism
On my commute to and from Kula this week, I have been listening to NPR, who is doing their fundraising drive.
Always one to "borrow" fabulous wording...
I say, we are member-supported Judaism.
Unlike other Jewish communites on Maui and around the country, we are sustained only by our members.
We hope that egalitarian (we are the ONLY place on Maui a girl/woman can be called to the Torah), pluralistic (for all Jews, accepted not just tolerated), and welcoming (we truly are happy to have all Jews together, no matter how they connect spiritually or culturally) Judaism on Maui is important to you.
We are the only one.
For all of us and our children and grandchildren... please keep JCM on Maui, we need this Jewish option.
Join as a member, make a donation, become a sustaining Chai Life- $18/mo donor... we appreciate all donations for our sustainability on Maui.
Yahrzeits
November 2- November 9
Edith Brandes
Morris Bloom
Sarah Rosoff
Sanft Sandra
Elsa Gelman Rosoff
Julius Dan
Ruth Moss
Sharona Moses
Mitch Katz
Suzi Katz
Helen Wallin
Adam Newkirk
Moshe Aniel
Stanley Gordon
Caleb Savitt
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We are ready to try an in-person Kabbalat service... There will be no Zoom Friday service this week. Outside...Social distancing...Masks...Kobi will enforce these rules.
Please bring your own challah and wine, as we will not allow any sharing of food.
If you would like to attend, please read our health protocols here.
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Tuesday, October 27 7:00pm Class with Sam S. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller, and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav. If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic, intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Kobi Gil We are ready to try an in-person Kabbalat service...there will be no Zoom Friday service this week. Outside Social distancing Masks Please bring your own challah and wine, as we cannot share food. WIll provide more details in a reminder email in a few days :) ***Note about next week: Ellyn will be on vacation and unreachable. The JCM phone will be checked daily for messages and the newsletter will be sent. If you need anything from us, please leave a voicemail, and your call be returned quickly. _________________
"Two years later, Tree of Life shooting survivors are making the victims' memories a blessing...
Audrey Glickman is drawing on the words of a friend who “always said that everything in life takes two years to heal.” Ms. Glickman — a survivor of the Oct. 27, 2018, attack at the Tree of Life / Or L’Simcha synagogue, which claimed the lives of 11 worshipers from three congregations — knows it’s not as simple as turning a page on a calendar. “Some of us, as a collective, are still healing,” said Ms. Glickman, a Tree of Life member. “We had different levels of injury to begin with. But I’m ready to move on, to carry this forward and make it positive.” When Jews say of the departed, “may their memory be for a blessing,” she said, the word “for” is crucial — moving from memory to future action. “The people we lost have a legacy,” she said. “It’s on us now to continue to not only build ourselves but build on the legacy that was left to us.”" Read the rest of the articlehere.
JCM joins in the mourning and remembering of the lives of those who were murdered at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburg on October 27, 2018...two years ago today. ___________________
We are member-supported Judaism
On my commute to and from Kula this week, I have been listening to NPR, who is doing their fundraising drive. Always one to "borrow" fabulous wording... I say, we are member-supported Judaism.
Unlike other Jewish communites on Maui and around the country, we are sustained only by our members.
We hope that egalitarian (we are the ONLY place on Maui a girl/woman can be called to the Torah), pluralistic (for all Jews, accepted not just tolerated), and welcoming (we truly are happy to have all Jews together, no matter how they connect spiritually or culturally) Judaism on Maui is important to you. We are the only one.
For all of us and our children and grandchildren... please keep JCM on Maui, we need this Jewish option.
Join as a member, make a donation, become a sustaining Chai Life- $18/mo donor... we appreciate all donations for our sustainability on Maui.
___________________
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program JCM has always been an egalitarian synagogue. Girls have always been welcomed to read from the Torah, any time... Did you know we're the ONLY place on Maui where girls can be called to the Torah?
This is important. Our girls are equal and included in all aspects of the lifecycle event...this is crucial for both our boys (who we are raising to be good citizens) and our girls. We are proud to include any boy/girl/nonbinary person who wants to enjoy this rite of passage.
Our new program, run by Sandra Razieli, will likely begin in November.
This is more than a "teaching" class...this program will help truly prepare our children for their personal journey into Jewish adulthood in our kehillah (community).
Please let me know at admin@mauijews.org if your child will be having a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the next year or so...we will reach out with the details as soon as they are final. ____________________
Chanukah December 10-18
We will be selling menorahs, candles, gelt, dreidles, decorations, etc. starting November 18... There will be details in future emails :)
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Yahrzeits October 27- November 3
Alexander Goldsmith Lee Stevens Ruth Glick Lucy Heller Adams Derek Koss Paul Zisken Ernest Katz Dora Goldstein William Jaffe Alex Regson Teressa Kahn Gilbert Paul Pike Anthony Andrew Caputo Morris Bloom Sanft Sandra Edith Brandes Sarah Rosoff Morris Bloom Julius Dan Elsa Gelman Rosoff ____________________
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Same amazon, same prices, same everytthing... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!! ____________________________________________
Tuesday, October 20 7:00pm Class with Sam S. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav. If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Program JCM has always been an egalitarian synagogue. Girls have always been welcomed to read from the Torah, any time... Did you know we're the ONLY place on Maui where girls can be called to the Torah?
This is important. Our girls are equal and included in all aspects of the lifecycle event...this is crucial for both our boys (who we are raising to be good citizens) and our girls. We are proud to include any boy/girl/nonbinary person who wants to enjoy this rite of passage.
Our new program, run by Sandra Razieli, will likely begin in November.
This is more than a "teaching" class...this program will help truly prepare our children for their personal journey into Jewish adulthood in our kehillah (community).
Please let me know at admin@mauijews.org if your child will be having a Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the next year or so...we will reach out with the details as soon as they are final. ____________________ Talmud Torah...Update! Talmud Torah will resume when we can safely be inside at JCM. Teaching the youngsters over Zoom defeats the purpose of creating community among our children and with our families. We miss our kiddos, and we look forward to the time when we can safely be together! ____________________
Chanukah December 10-18
You know how you get a Chanukah celebration that is fun for you and your family? Help plan it!
Let Ellyn admin@mauijews.org know that you have ideas and want to help.
We will be selling menorahs, candles, gelt, dreidles, decorations, etc. starting November 18... There will be details in future emails :)
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Your reason is up to you... Join just because your Jewish? Join because you attend classes and services? Join because you want to know we'll be here in case you need us? Join because of guilt? Join because you support Jews where you live and visit? Join because girls matter as much as the boys?
Join because we are welcoming and inclusive no matter what kind of Jewish you are?
Whatever the reason...join.
Click here to be a member and let's be Jewish together.
We know you want to contribute, if you can't afford a full membership, contact us to make a payment plan or a special arrangement. Your wanted and welcome no matter what.
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The High Holy Days... what an incredible month of connection and prayer, even on Zoom. It was incredible to see our community from all over the country join us for the holidays. Thank you to all who joined us, accepted an aliyah, kept your camera turned on, zoomed in, participated, sang with us, mourned with us... and gave us lots of patience in this crazy time. Break Fast to go, safe and COVID-friendly The memorial Yizkor star...in loving memory
Now that it's all over... we look forward and onward. We continue to be here for our community with services, classes, holidays, and fun events... Please remember, if there is anything you are looking for that we are not providing, we are just an email (admin@mauijews.org) away! We will always do what we can.
Tuesday, October 13 6:30pm Class with Sam S. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav. If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Evening Service - Kabbalat Shabbat with Sam Shnider __________________ Talmud Torah... we're ready! Contact srazieli@mauijews.org and let Sandra know you have a child ready to join...ages 3 and up! We have three teachers ready and anxious to begin.
We will also have a pre-bar/bat mitzvah program and youth group...more details coming soon! ____________________
Chanukah... whaaaat??? December 10-18
Yes! I am ready to start planning Chanukah... will you help? We will all be ready for some fun in December, let's plan the best week of 2020!!! Contact admin@mauijews.org... pajamukah hanukah for the kids? adult trivia night? I have lots of ideas...let's send out 2020 (quickly) and with a lot of fun!!!
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If you’ve attended classes, joined services, come to JCM events in the past, want to come to JCM events in the future, Zoomed with us, gained soul comfort in any way, please, consider the value of JCM in your life... or just want to make sure we're here for you when you need us... We love being in community with you.
We know you want to contribute, if you can't afford a full membership, contact us to make a payment plan or a special arrangement. Your wanted and welcome no matter what.
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Tuesday, October 6 6:30pm Class with Sam S. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav. If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
6:00pm Shemini Atzeret Shabbat https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Evening Service - Kabbalat Shabbat with Sam Shnider Shemini Atzeret is a separate—yet connected—holy day devoted to the spiritual aspects of the festival of Sukkot. Part of its duality as a holy day is that it is simultaneously considered to be both connected to Sukkot and also a separate festival in its own right. - wikipedia.com
Sunday, October 11 9:30am Simchat Torah https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 9:30am Family-Friendly introduction to Simchat Torah follwed by a dance party! Click herefor ideas on crafts/flags to create a more festive Simchat Torah!
10:15am Communal reading of the end of the Torah...and the beginning!
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If you’ve attended classes, joined services, come to JCM events in the past, Zoomed with us, gained soul comfort in any way, please, consider the value of JCM in your life... We love being in community with you.
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Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach! Sukkot is Friday, Oct. 2 - Friday, October 9
The sukkah is built and ready for our kehilla to enjoy, pray, eat, and shake the lulov and etrog. Feel free to bring any decorations you'd like to add to it while you're there! Lulov and etrog along with the blessings will be there as well.
To pray with Sam S., stop by Saturday between 11am-2pm.
To make a reservation for the sukkah, please email admin@mauijews.org or text Ellyn at 808-276-1526... Take advantage of it, we built it for the community to enjoy!
Join us for the inaugural First Friday Zoom Family Kabbalat Shabbat led by Sandra Razieli. This will be a short service where we will welcome Shabbat together with candle lighting and song. It’s an opportunity to experience the warmth of community while experiencing the warmth of the candles in our own homes.
Saturday, October 3
9:30am- 2:00pm
Shabbat morning... Sam S. will be in the JCM Sukkah...and you can join him in person to pray, sing, shake the lulov, etc. He is booked from 9:30-11, but stop by after, and he will make it work!
Sunday, October 4
9:30am
Essence of Sukkot with Shayna https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Grab a cup of coffee and join Shayna in a discussion about the essence of Sukkot. Learn, kibbitz, and enjoy each other's company on a Sunday Sukkot morning.
3:00pm
***Inter-Island Jewish Community Event*** Intro to Acts of Kindness Click Here for details and RSVP The Chevra Kadisha as Sukkah: Living Jewish Life as Community Like a Sukkah sheltering the People of Israel in uncertain times, the Chevra Kadisha enfolds our island Jewish community. Come explore and learn with us how the Chevra Kadisha supports the Jewish community, including rituals that guide us through the most challenging times, offering a pathway for embracing life fully, a companion through the process of integrating life’s inevitable losses, and doing it as one community together.
Hosted by the Inter - Island Chevra Kadisha ____________________
Today (Friday, October 2) is the last day...just a few hours left!
Stop by Foodland on your way home and make a donation to 77216.
We have raised over $3000 so far this year... Toda Raba! ____________________
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Please Click Herefor the full High Holiday calendar and details.
We are a kehilla. After Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, I (Ellyn) feel it more than ever. Even by Zoom, we were together and connected. In 5781, let's celebrate kehilla.
Yes, we are a congregation...and even more, we are a Jewish community who supports each other, plays together, grieves together, cares together, lays rocks for others with love at a Yizkor service, delivers prayer books, we are Jews together- we respect our differences and embrace what we share.
Maui Kehilla...coming in strong for 5781. _____________________
Sukkot Needs: The sukkah is built...and it needs decorations, greens, & flowers. If you and your family can help decorate, just pop over and add what you have before Thursday night...it's not the same as being all together on a Sunday morning to decorate, but that won't stop us from having our traditional and festive sukkah.
Please email admin@mauijews.org to reserve your time in the JCM sukkah, we'd love to have you! We will have the prayers and Lulav and etrog for you to use.
Sukkot is Friday, Oct. 2 - Friday, October 9. ____________________
Join us for the inaugural First Friday Zoom Family Kabbalat Shabbat led by Samdra Razieli. This will be a short service where we will welcome Shabbat together with candle lighting and song. It’s an opportunity to experience the warmth of community while experiencing the warmth of the candles in our own homes.
Saturday, October 3
9:30am- 12:30pm
Shabbat morning... Sam S. will be in the JCM Sukkah...and you can join him in person (by RSVP only) to pray, sing, shake the lulov, etc. Email him at samshnider@gmailto reserve your Saturday time..
Sunday, October 4
9:30am
Service with Sam Shnider details in a sukkot email to follow this week
followed by
Essence of Sukkot with Shayna https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Grab a cup of coffee and join Shayna in a discussion about the essence of Sukkot. Learn, kibbitz, and enjoy each other's company on a Sunday Sukkot morning.
3:00pm
Intro to Acts of Kindness Click Here for details and RSVP The Chevra Kadisha as Sukkah: Living Jewish Life as Community Like a Sukkah sheltering the People of Israel in uncertain times, the Chevra Kadisha enfolds our island Jewish community. Come explore and learn with us how the Chevra Kadisha supports the Jewish community, including rituals that guide us through the most challenging times, offering a pathway for embracing life fully, a companion through the process of integrating life’s inevitable losses, and doing it as one community together.
Hosted by the Inter - Island Chevra Kadisha ____________________
Just one day left for Give Aloha at Foodland. Donate $249 at any Foodland, and they will partially match that donation. Your gift will be worth even more!
We have raised over $3000 so far this year... Toda Raba! ____________________
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Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Services will be filmed live on Zoom. It is our goal to provide a meaningful and engaging Yom Kippur by Zooming live and not pre-recorded. We appreciate your support and patience as we do our best. Kol Nidre Service Sam S., Bonnie Newman, & Cantor Martin Neumann Sunday, Sept. 27 5:30pm
Family Service Cynthia Lebowitz & Sandra Razieli 11:00-12:00 (Zoom) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82658772359 Yizkor and Neilah Sam Shnider and Shayna Naveh 5:00pm We have a tradition of placing rocks on a star of David in memory of our loved ones...please email admin@mauijews.org (or reply to this email) with the names of your loved ones, and we will lay a rock in their memory.
There are a few spots left for the in-person service at JCM. RSVP is required, email admin@mauijews.org by 5:00pm today if you would like to attend. WIll also be live on Zoom.
____________________ Thank you for making your annual High Holiday gift to JCM... Just a few days left for Give Aloha!
Make your donation to JCM at any Foodland location, and they will match a portion of that donation... Mahalo and Toda for your commitment to our community.
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Same amazon, same prices, same everytthing... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!! ____________________________________________
Please Click Herefor the full High Holiday calendar and details.
Services...in-person or zoom...that is the question.
And not an easy one. We want to be together too...and even more importantly, we want to keep our community (both JCM and greater Maui) safe and healthy.
Based on a low number of Maui cases and the success of Rosh Hashanah, we have decided to take the step to have 25 people outside for Yizkor and Neilah. Masked and socially distanced, outside, in-person, and also by Zoom. Email admin@mauijews.org to RSVP.
Why Yizkor and Neilah only? Because JCM is in Kihei and it's hot- being outside mid-morning is not really an option, so we will have a live service by Zoom. By the time we get to the Yizkor service at 5:00pm, it will be cool enough to be outside. We received great feedback on Rosh Hashanah, and we are confident you will have a meaningful Yom Kippur morning with us live on Zoom.
What you can do... YK morning service: If you would like an aliyah, read a prayer, read a poem, lead a portion of the service...please email samshnider@gmail.com. We encourage your involvement. Want to be part of it, but don't know what to do? Sam will help you with that too.
Yizkor:
1. Let us know if you had a loved one pass away in 5780 to add to our Yizkor book. 2. Let admin@mauijews.org know if you'd like a seat for Yizkor. Seating is limited and RSVP is required. 3. If you will not be at Yizkor in-person, email admin@mauijews.org with the names of anyone for whom we can lay a rock at our service. The attendees will happily read your loved ones' names out loud and place a rock in their memory.
Prayer books It's not too late to get a mahzor (prayer book). Email admin@mauijews.org or text 808-276-1526 for pick up in Kihei or Kula. Stop by Kama'aina Gold for pick-up in Wailuku (98 N. Market- free parking in the back).
JCM will continue to decide on a holiday-by-holiday and event-by-event basis whether to meet in-person or by Zoom, or a combination of both. These are not easy decisions, and they do not have precedent; we take many factors into account when making these tough decisions (CDC, OSHA, all levels of gov't, cases on Maui, etc.). We will make choices based on what we feel is best for the majority of our community.
We do not have exact numbers or an event we are waiting on to completely re-open inside and in-person events. Rapid COVID testing will likely be the game-changer for us, but without my crystal ball, I just can't know that for sure. If all goes well, we will likely try Shabbat outside in the evening and continue to Zoom live when we go back to in-person as well so everyone has an opportunity to join.
Thank you for your support of the tough choices we are faced with almost daily. If you have any questions, please ask! We know we will have to agree to disagree on some issues related to inside and in-person events. But we are Jews, and we will stick together and be here for each other no matter what.
It's what we do, we're Jews.
Friday, September 25 8:30am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 For generations upon generations, Jews have completed the cycle of Torah reading and connected one section each week to their world, their lives, and their ethical perspective on life. Join us for a 20-30 modern look at the messages and realities these sacred Hebrew words can have on our life this week.
5:00pm Ruach Shabbat https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Lively communal singing service with Toby Pechner. A beautiful and fun service for all ages. Welcome the First Shabbat of the Year (Shabbat Shuva)
Sunday, September 27 5:30pm Kol Nidre Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Kol Nidrei and Ma’ariv service led by Sam Shnider with singing by Bonnie Neuman Traditional Yom Kippur night service with a short sermon
We can't ask you in person like we want to- please consider a donation to JCM. If you live in Hawaii, your donation at Foodland will be partly matched. If you don't live here, please make a donation on our website atmauijews.org. JCM needs your commitment and investment in what we are doing today and to ensure we are here for future generations.
We are making the best of it...together!
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Please Click Herefor the full High Holiday calendar and details.
This past weekend, our great experiment proved a great success. We chose to air live, zoom services and loaned out prayer books. With real books in hand, following along in real time, and seeing our community on Zoom, we were a connected and united community. We look forward to joining together again the weekend for Yom Kippur! Tuesday, September 22 6:30pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav. If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
Friday, September 25 8:30am https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 For generations upon generations, Jews have completed the cycle of Torah reading and connected one section each week to their world, their lives, and their ethical perspective on life. Join us for a 20-30 modern look at the messages and realities these sacred Hebrew words can have on our life this week.
5:00pm Ruach Shabbat https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Lively communal singing service with Toby Pechner. A beautiful and fun service for all ages. Welcome the First Shabbat of the Year (Shabbat Shuva)
Sunday, September 27 5:30pm Kol Nidre https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 Kol Nidrei and Ma’ariv service led by Sam Shnider with singing by Bonnie Neuman Traditional Yom Kippur night service with a short sermon
Monday, September 28 10:00am Yom Kippur please see the mauijews.org website for the full listing of time for the day. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173
5:00pm Yizkor https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173 We will open yizkor to 25 people to attend outside, masked even when seated, and socially distanced. Please email admin@mauijews.org to reserve your spot. Will also be by Zoom.
Note for Yizkor: Please email ellyn at admin@mauijews.org by Wed., Sept. 23 with the names of your loved ones who passed away in 5780. We want to honor their memory in our Yizkor book.
High Holiday Notes:
It is not too late to borrow a mahzor (prayer book) to make following the service easier. Please email admin@mauijews.org or call Ellyn at 808-874-5397 to schedule a pick up in Kihei, Wailuku, or Kula or to get the digital link.
Please continue to follow the schedule on mauijews.org. Sometimes a change might happen and we can't get it out publicly fast enough...
We can't ask you in person like we want to- please consider a donation to JCM. If you live in Hawaii, your donation at Foodland will be partly matched. If you don't live here, please make a donation on our website atmauijews.org. JCM needs your commitment and investment in what we are doing today and to ensure we are here for future generations.
We are making the best of it...together!
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The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg Yita Ruchel bat Tzirel Leah v Nathan
The Maui Chevra Kadisha and the Hawaii Interisland Chevra Kadisha are taking part in a nationwide Virtual Shmirah* in her honor organized by the Kavod v' Nichum organization.
Central Synaguague Singing Hallelyah in Hebrew for RBG: Click Here
*Shmira is the ritual guarding of the person’s body. In some ways it can be likened to an honor guard. Shmira is traditionally done from the time of death until burial. In some communities shmira is not started until after the tahara.
This information is also on the Chevra Kadisha section of our websiteHere.
Mahzor (prayer book) Digital Link: Click Here You will need to enter your email address & synagaogue- Jewish Congregation of Maui. Once you access the mahzor, it will may default to a left-to-right display. To make the mahzor readable in the correct direction, just drag the slider bar at the bottom of the display all the way to the right.
Mahzor (prayer book) Pick-up: It's not too late to have a hardcopy of the prayer book to borrow. Please text Ellyn at 808-276-1526 for pick up in Kihei today or pick up in Kihei or Kula tomorrow.
Please Click Hereto make your High Holiday donation today!
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Please Click Hereto see the full High Holiday schedule and other details to help you plan a wonderful New Year. Let's make the best of it...together!
Rosh Hashanah 5781
If you are reading this, then I know that being a Jew connected to JCM is a source of meaning in your life. That connection is more valuable now than ever. Meaning is the antidote for uncertainty. These are extraordinarily uncertain times. How does JCM provide meaning in your life?
It’s easy to notice what misses the mark. What’s broken. That which fails to meet expectations. I ask you to take a moment now to be present with what is. To affirm what is working. To celebrate the improbable existence and persistence of Jewish life on this rock in the middle of the Pacific.
In the next month, you will receive a survey from the JCM Board of Directors. Please take a moment to complete and return this survey. After the High Holidays, expect a personal followup. We want to know: How can JCM provide meaning in your life?
As the New Year begins in about 48 hours from now, please ask yourself: What am I willing to do this year to help JCM create the meaning and connection I want in my life? The answer may be renewing your membership, giving a donation, volunteering to lead a service, volunteering to visit people who are ill, volunteering to organize a youth group, volunteering to serve on a committee or on the board, any or all of the above. Meaningful community is something we each need to take responsibility for creating together.
May the sound of the Shofar on this Rosh Hashanah uplift our hearts with hope and open our souls to connection.
L’shana tova tikatevu: May you be inscribed for a good year.
~Sheri Levin McNerthney JCM President of the Board of Directors
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Please Click Hereto see the full holiday season schedule and other details to help you plan a wonderful New Year.
A few details: 1. The start time Friday night, Erev Rosh Hashana, has changed to 6pm.
2. You can borrow a mahzor (prayer book) to make following the service easier. We will use the Lev Shalem High Holiday book that incldues the Torah portions. Please email admin@mauijews.org or call Ellyn at 808-874-5397 to schedule a pick up in Kihei or Kula.
3. We can also give you a link to a digital mahzor. Please email admin@mauijews to get the link. We think you'll have better enjoyment if you have the physical prayer book, but if you live off the island or would prefer a digital link, we are happy to provide it for you.
4. Please continue to follow the schedule on mauijews.org. Sometimes a change might happen and we can't get it out publicly fast enough...
5. Please be kind and patient with us during these holidays. In an effort to make RH and YK more meaningful and connected, we opted to do live Zoom instead of pre-recording the services. We will do the best we can if there is an issue with power or internet, or any other crazy thing that could happen (it is 2020 after all). This is not ideal for us either, and we are making the best of what we can while keeping our community safe. We anticipate a lovely holiday season, and we look forward to sharing this time of renewal, celebration, and community together.
6. We can't ask you in person like we want to- please consider a donation to JCM. If you live in Hawaii, your donation at Foodland will be partly matched. If you don't live here, please make a donation on our website atmauijews.org. JCM needs your commitment and investment in what we are doing today and to ensure we are here for future generations.
7. If you have questions...please call Ellyn at 874-5397 or email her at admin@mauijews.org. We sincerely want this to be a great season for everyone, and we are here for you.
8. We are so happy to have all of you in our community. During this time of refleion and celebration, we are grateful to have this Jewish community on Maui to share with all corners of the world.
We are so excited that this year you might be able to join from all over the world. Families that aren't normally together for the holidays can celebrate together wtih JCM... the upside to all of the digital and virtual craziness.
Let's make the best of it...together!
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Last Tish with Rabbi Shalom this afternoon September 16, at 4:00pm
Rabbi Shalom will present his last Tish this afternoon at 4:00pm. Zoom Link Here
After the High Holidays, we will assess his future involvement at JCM.
Please join us for a joyous start to the Rosh Hashana weekend, hear the shofar, and wish Rabbi Shalom a Shana Tova.
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High Holiday note:
A separate email will come later this afternoon with some updated Rosh Hashana plans qand information
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September is Give Aloha
This is an amazing opportunity to maximize your gifts to JCM. Please make sure to email a photo of your receipt to admin@mauijews.org if you want us to know you made the donation.
We are so grateful to Foodland and Western Union for matching a portion of your donations...making your donation worth more. We know times are financially hard for much of our community, and we are grateful that you continue to commit to eglaitarian and plurastics Judaism on Maui.
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A 10 minute gathering so we can have an on-line minyan and recite Mourner's Kaddish. We'll have a few minutes of song and meditation, chant from a Torah scroll, ask for healing, and conclude with Kaddish. Please join us! Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah (healing) list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav.
If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
A Tish (Yiddish for "table") is a spiritual gathering in the Hassidic tradition. Rabbi Shalom will lead a short Tish with music, conversation and teachings to help us prepare for the High Holidays. This is a combination of the Tish and High Holiday Prep class, and it will last about an hour. This week the focus is on the Rosh HaShana Services. Follow up discussion and Q&A on Friday (see below for details).
High Holiday Schedule CLICK HERE. The full timing schedule is on that link. Please look at it carefully to fully see what is happening and when. Services will all have the same Zoom link for your ease.
Emails will be sent this week with reminiders and details, and the schedule will laways be listed on the website with the link.
You will be able to borrow a mahzor, kippa, tallis... with contactless pick up th is week in Kihei or upcountry.
We wish you and your family a joyous, healthy, and connected new year... Shana Tova!!!
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Save the Date: October 4 @ 3:00pm Intro to Acts of Kindness... Click here for details and to RSVP. A class by the inter-island Chevra Kadisha
____________________ Talmud Torah Survey If you have children, please fill out the survey below to give feedback and thoughts on the the Talmud Torah program for this year. We are thrilled to have Sandra Razieli as our Education Director, and she wants hear from you to make sure she is planning the best possible year for our kids. Feel free to forward the survey to others on Maui who may want to particiapte but do not get this newsletter.
This is an amazing opportunity to maximize your gifts to JCM. Please make sure to email a photo of your receipt to admin@mauijews.org so we know you made the donation.
We are so grateful to Foodland and Western Union for matching a portion of your donations...making your donation worth more. We know times are financially hard for much of our community, and we are grateful that you continue to commit to eglaitarian and plurastics Judaism on Maui.
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Sheloshim: Teena Wallin David Silberman ---------- Yahrzeit List September 14- September 21
Beverly Ruth Holstein Ruth Deichman Murray Artman Benno Fischer Harry J. Cohn Alfred (Al) Levin Audrey Kaye David Louis Samuel Sachs Auguste Weil Leo Hans Hammerstein Ruth Schwab Sidney Rosoff Jack Wolff Irving Hershkowitz Abraham Ostroff Lena Weiner Gary Solondz Eileen Erman Hilda Rettman Harold Mostow
It came to our attention, that not everyone is receiving the yahrzeit reminders. While we get this worked out with our software program, we will post the yahrzeit lists in the weekly newsletter.
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There is a schedule change this week... Rabbi Shalom will NOT give a Tish or class this week on Wednesday...instead, Rabbi Shalom invites you to watch this two part class on Selichot.
Join Rabbi Shalom next week Monday, September 14 for the minyan and his last Tish and class on Wednesday, September 16. ____________________
September is Give Aloha
This is an amazing opportunity to maximize your gifts to JCM. Please make sure to email a photo of your receipt to admin@mauijews.org so we know you made the donation.
We are so grateful to Foodland and Western Union for matching a portion of your donations...making your donation worth more. We know times are financially hard for much of our community, and we are grateful that you continue to commit to eglaitarian and plurastics Judaism on Maui.
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Maui Monday Minyan Moment: A Short Weekly Communal Kaddish Opportunity with Rabbi Shalom Click Here for the link
A 10 minute gathering so we can have an on-line minyan and recite Mourner's Kaddish. We'll have a few minutes of song and meditation, chant from a Torah scroll, ask for healing, and conclude with Kaddish. Please join us! Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah (healing) list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Have you read the JCM Kashrut Policies? If not, click here . Would you like to understand not only how we have chosen to keep Kosher at JCM but why we have chosen to uphold the standards that we have? Would you like to know what you can prepare at home or purchase at the grocery store to bring to onsite events once Beit Shalom opens up? Would you like to be a Kitchen Volunteer or a Kitchen Manager? If so, please join us.
Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav.
If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
Wednesday, September 9
4:00pm
*only two classes left* Tish and High Holiday Prep with Rabbi Shalom Click Here for the link
A Tish (Yiddish for "table") is a spiritual gathering in the Hassidic tradition. Rabbi Shalom will lead a short Tish with music, conversation and teachings to help us prepare for the High Holidays. This is a combination of the Tish and High Holiday Prep class, and it will last about an hour. This week the focus is on the Rosh HaShana Services. Follow up discussion and Q&A on Friday (see below for details).
Friday, September 11
8:30am
Weekly Parasha - Torah Reading with Sam Shnider Click Here for the link via Zoom, posted for later viewing on Facebook
For generations upon generations, Jews have completed the cycle of Torah reading each and connected one section each week to their world, their lives, and their ethical perspective on life. Come join for a 20-30 minute modern look at the messages and realities these sacred Hebrew words can have on our life this week.
Join with members of the Modesto, CA Jewish community as we all prepare for the Days of Awe and discuss the content from the Tish.
6:30pm
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat with Sam Shnider and Cynthia Lebowitz Click Here for Zoom Link Join Sam and Cynthia to bring in the Shabbat with candles, wine, challah, song, music, excellent drash, and prayer. New melodies, old melodies, new songs, old liturgy. Something for everyone. Shiru L'Adonai - Sing to God a New Song.
Monday, September 14
5:00pm
Maui Monday Minyan Moment: A Weekly Communal Kaddish Opportunity Click Here for the link A 10 minute gathering so we can have an on-line minyan and recite Mourner's Kaddish. We'll have a few minutes of song and meditation, chant from a Torah scroll, ask for healing, and conclude with Kaddish. Please join us! Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah (healing) list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
UPDATE with Rabbi Shalom... we have been ejoying our time with our Zoom rabbi... Rabbi Shalom. His final Minyan and Tish will next week Monday and Wednesday. After Yom Kippur, we will take the time assess his future involvement with JCM. Please take these next ten days to Zoom into his short Monday service or his Wednesday Tish/Calass. We will want to know your thoughts and ideas on his future with JCM...
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September is Give Aloha
This is an amazing opportunity to maximize your gifts to JCM. Please make sure to email a photo of your receipt to admin@mauijews.org so we know you made the donation.
We are so grateful to Foodland and Western Union for matching a portion of your donations...making your donation worth more. We know times are financially hard for much of our community, and we are grateful that you continue to commit to eglaitarian and plurastics Judaism on Maui.
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Sheloshim: Teena Wallin David Silberman ---------- Yahrzeit List September 7- September 13
Melvin Berman Isadore Sigel Anne Wolff Raymond J. Keller Wilfred Wilks Warren Gibson, Jr. Raymond J. Keller Grace Feinstein Morton Cooper Mindi Rimmerman Vivian "Frankie" Sussman Dorothy Gordon Alex Greenberg Robert Alan Bluh
Please join us on Monday at 5:00pm for a communal opportunity to say Kaddish for your loved one, and if there is anything else JCM can do to support you, please contact us at admin@mauijews.org.
It came to our attention, that not everyone is receiving the yahrzeit reminders. While we get this worked out with our software program, we will post the yahrzeit lists in the weekly newsletter.
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September is Give Aloha at Foodland! We appreciate Foodland giving us the opportunity to raise more funds... and we appreciate YOU, our community, who will help us maximize this gift to JCM. We know times are financially hard for many of you; we are grateful for gifts of all sizes, and we know you will give what you can. See our banner at the Pukalani Foodland.
How It Works
From September 1-30, you are invited to make donations of up to $249 to participating Hawaii non-profit organizations at checkout. Donations are accepted at any Foodland, Sack N Save, or Foodland Farms checkout. Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will match a portion of each donation. I must uYoue their own Maika'i number to make a donation. Donations made without a Maika'i number will not be matched.
How to Donate
At checkout, present your Maika'i card (or provide your number) and inform the cashier that you would like to make a donation to Jewish Congregation of Maui, code number 77216. If you do not have a Maika'i card/number, you may request to establish one. Your donation will be added to your grocery purchase total. You may donate up to $249 per organization; any portion exceeding $249 will not be matched. The amount you donate and the name of our organization will appear on your receipt. Donations must be payable to Foodland or Sack N Save.
Acknowledgement of Your Donation
Donor names will not be released to JCM from Foodland. Therefore, if you would like JCM to us to know of your gift, please contact me directly so that we may properly acknowledge your gift. You may ask the cashier for a duplicate receipt to submit to us.
Are These Contributions Tax Deductible?
These contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Please save your store receipt for tax purposes since it will be the only record you will have of your donation(s). You can email or text a photo of your receipt to admin@mauijews.org. We cannot write the tax letter, but it will be recorded in your account. Matching Gift
Matching gifts will be determined at the end of the program. JCM will receive 100% of all customer donations given to us, plus each donation made with a Maika'i card, will be partially matched by a gift from Foodland and the Western Union Foundation.
Questions?
Please contact Community Relations at Foodland at (808) 732-0791 ext. 7388 if you have any additional questions.
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Please Click Hereto see the schedule and other details.
I will continue to work on making the schedule pretty and the links live, but I wanted to make sure you got the dates and times right away so you could plan (thank you for your patience).
We are so excited that this year you might be able to join from all over the world. Families that aren't normally together for the holidays can celebrate together wtih JCM... the upside to all of the digital and virtual craziness.
Let's make the best of it...together!
1. Go to smile.amazon.com 2. Login as normal 3. Select Jewish Congreagation of Maui
Same amazon, same prices, same everytthing... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!! ____________________________________________
Maui Monday Minyan Moment: A Weekly Communal Kaddish Opportunity with Rabbi Shalom Click Here for the link
A 10 minute gathering so we can have an on-line minyan and recite Mourner's Kaddish. We'll have a few minutes of song and meditation, chant from a Torah scroll, ask for healing, and conclude with Kaddish. Please join us! Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah (healing) list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav.
If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
A Tish (Yiddish for "table") is a spiritual gathering in the Hassidic tradition. Rabbi Shalom will lead a short Tish with music, conversation and teachings to help us prepare for the High Holidays. This is a combination of the Tish and High Holiday Prep class, and it will last about an hour. This week the focus is on the Rosh HaShana Services. Follow up discussion and Q&A on Friday (see below for details).
Friday, September 4
8:30am
Weekly Parasha - Torah Reading with Sam Shnider Click Here for the link via Zoom, posted for later viewing on Facebook
For generations upon generations, Jews have completed the cycle of Torah reading each and connected one section each week to their world, their lives, and their ethical perspective on life. Come join for a 20-30 minute modern look at the messages and realities these sacred Hebrew words can have on our life this week.
Maui Monday Minyan Moment: A Weekly Communal Kaddish Opportunity Click Here for the link A 10 minute gathering so we can have an on-line minyan and recite Mourner's Kaddish. We'll have a few minutes of song and meditation, chant from a Torah scroll, ask for healing, and conclude with Kaddish. Please join us! Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah (healing) list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Please note:
1. Shayna Naveh's Kashrut Q&A class is moved to Tuesday, September 8. Click Here for details
2. In our attempt to make your access to JCM easier, all of our services and classes will have the same link starting Tuesday, September 1. The changes will be made on FB and the mauijews.org calendar. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173.
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Mazel Tov to Ellyn Mortimer!
Mazel Tov to Ellyn, our JCM Executive Director, for completing her master's degree. She now holds a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from University of Colorado Boulder. Along with her B.A in Human Developement and Psychology, she is now even more well-suited for her work at JCM. She has been working hard to balance work, home, and studying, and she is looking forward to having having her late nights and early mornings back for sleep. ___________________
High Holidays:
The full schedule of Rosh Hashana through Simchat Torah services and events will be emailed in a separate email by tomorrow. We are grateful for your patience while the details were worked out in this unusual time. ____________________
Sheloshim: Teena Wallin David Silberman ---------- Yahrzeit List August 31- September 7 Rivka Luxemburg Dojczer Alter Lipszyc Henry Weil Cheslaw Betsalel Dojczer Rose Berg Al Berman Miriam Greenspan Sara Ellen Weisfeld Betty Hazen Seidman Rosalind Survetnick June Monson James Lawson Warren Joseph Hirschson Esther Biederman Isadore Sigel Melvin Berman
Please join us on Monday at 5:00pm for a communal opportunity to say Kaddish for your loved one, and if there is anything else JCM can do to support you, please contact us at admin@mauijews.org.
It came to our attention, that not everyone is receiving the yahrzeit reminders. While we get this worked out with our software program, we will post the yahrzeit lists in the weekly newsletter.
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I don't know if the kids or the adults had more fun last month...check it out and let us know what you think!
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***New class- this week only*** High Holiday Class: Emotional & Ritual Preparedness Led by Rabbi Shalom Click Here for Zoom Link
As we sound the shofar in anticipation of a new year, this short class will provide and overview of this season of spiritual return and an opportunity to have your questions about the High Holidays answered and explored.
Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav.
If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
A Tish (Yiddish for "table") is a spiritual gathering in the Hassidic tradition. It usually involves teachings on the Torah and other holy texts, singing wordless melodies known as niggunim, and usually l'chaims and refreshments. Everyone is welcome - it's an informal event, bring your own drink and nosh!
For the next few weeks, this will be a shortened Tish and will be followed by our new High Holiday Prep Series...see below.
4:30pm
Holiday Prep Series with Rabbi Shalom Click Here for the link Theme: Everything you always wanted to know about Rosh HaShana but were afraid to ask!
It's less than 7 weeks to Rosh HaShana, and we have entered into an important sacred time of spiritual preparation and personal transformation. This new weekly event will touch on some of the main themes, melodies, and rituals of this season of renewal. The Yamim Nora'im (Days of Awe) are an annual opportunity for reconnecting with our souls and community; this series will support our personal and communal journeying. Rabbi Shalom, our "Zoom Rabbi", will facilitate and lead this series. It will start right after the Tish - feel free to participate in either or both!
Friday, August 28
8:30am
Weekly Parasha - Torah Reading with Sam Shnider Click Here for the link via Zoom, posted for later viewing on Facebook
For generations upon generations, Jews have completed the cycle of Torah reading each and connected one section each week to their world, their lives, and their ethical perspective on life. Come join for a 20-30 minute modern look at the messages and realities these sacred Hebrew words can have on our life this week.
5:00pm
Ruach Shabbat with Toby Pechner Click Here for the link Join Toby Pechner for a fun and musical Shabbat live from Chicago! Toby was on Maui about a year ago, and we had a Zoom Shabbat with our commuity of all ages last month. Don't miss this fun way to welcome in Shabbat...with Ruach. More details here!
20 minutes before candlelighting - a spiritual way to welcome the Shabbat with Shalom Aleychem, Lecha Dodi, a word of Torah, and lighting the candles. Ends at Candlelighting.
As we are physically distancing, staying connected to each other and our spiritual community has never been more important. Through this new short weekly gathering, we'll have an opportunity to see each other, hear verses from the weekly Torah reading chanted from a scroll, pray for healing, and recite Mourner's Kaddish. Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults. We'll be experimenting with this abridged prayer and meditation moment and alternating meeting on Zoom in the morning and afternoon. Rabbi Shalom, our "Zoom Rabbi", will facilitate and lead the prayers, meditations, songs, and rituals.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah (healing) list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Coming up next week:
Tuesday, Sept. 1: Kashrut class (second in the series) with Shayna Naveh. All are welcome to attend with questions about the JCM Kashrut policy or Kashrut policies in general! Click Here for details
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Welcome Sandra Razieli!
Sandra Razieli is excited to be taking on the role of the Director of the JCM Talmud Torah. She served as Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program Director, Educator and Spiritual Leader at Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont, CA for 17 years. Sandra is also a cultural anthropologist and a movement educator. She has lived, studied and taught extensively in Minnesota, Israel, and California, and holds degrees from the University of Minnesota and Stanford University. She is grateful to have called Maui her home for the past three years and is looking forward to being more involved with JCM.
A separate email will come out when we are ready for Talmud Torah registration. ___________________
High Holidays:
We will continue to update you on the plans and be sure to attend Rabbi Shalom's classes to have some inspiration as we get closer to the High Holidays. Especially this year, when the holidays will look and feel different than other years, these classes are a great opportunity to find different meaning and traditions for the holidays. See you there! ____________________
Sheloshim: Teena Wallin David Silberman
Yahrzeit List August 24- August 31
Clara Goldhaber L. Sanford Sussman Fay Siegel Mark Harris Samuel Losk Dr. Peter Caprow Hyman Stolove Richard Lee Horwitz Dr. Joel Hartley Sonya Rupnow Lyle Rogers Albert Gerrick Lyle Rogers Oscar Weissberg
Please join us on Monday at 5:00pm for a communal opportunity to say Kaddish for your loved one, and if there is anything else JCM can do to support you, please contact us at admin@mauijews.org.
It came to our attention, that not everyone is receiving the yahrzeit reminders. While we get this worked out with our software program, we will post the yahrzeit lists in the weekly newsletter.
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Maui Monday Minyan Moment: A Weekly Communal Kaddish Opportunity Click Here for the link As we are physically distancing, staying connected to each other and our spiritual community has never been more important. Through this new short weekly gathering, we'll have an opportunity to see each other, hear verses from the weekly Torah reading chanted from a scroll, pray for healing, and recite Mourner's Kaddish. Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults. We'll be experimenting with this abridged prayer and meditation moment and alternating meeting on Zoom in the morning and afternoon. Rabbi Shalom, our "Zoom Rabbi", will facilitate and lead the prayers, meditations, songs, and rituals.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Tuesday, August 18
12:00pm
Kashrut Q&A Class led by Shayna Naveh Click Here for Link Have you read the JCM Kashrut Policies? If not, click here. Would you like to understand not only how we have chosen to keep Kosher at JCM but why we have chosen to uphold the standards that we have? Would you like to know what you can prepare at home or purchase at the grocery store to bring to onsite events once Beit Shalom opens up? Would you like to be a Kitchen Volunteer or a Kitchen Manager? If so, please join us.
6:30pm
Class led by Sam Shnider Click here for the link Mystical insights on the Torah from a Hassidic perspective, by the renowned rebbe, storyteller and kabbalist of Uman, Rabbi Nachman of Bretzlav.
If you have ever wondered about Hassidic thought, or heard about the ecstatic intense spiritual worlds of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggids, come participate in a discussion and reading of selections from the grandson of the founder of the Hassidic movement.
A Tish (Yiddish for "table") is a spiritual gathering in the Chasidic tradition. It usually involves teachings on the Torah and other holy texts, singing wordless melodies known as niggunim, and usually l'chaims and refreshments. Everyone is welcome - it's an informal event, bring your own drink and nosh!
For the next few weeks, this will be a shortened Tish and will be followed by our new High Holiday Prep Series...see below
4:30pm
Holiday Prep Series with Rabbi Shalom Click here for the link Theme: Sound the Shofar: Personal Achievements and Setting a New Direction It's less than 7 weeks to Rosh HaShana, and we have entered into an important sacred time of spiritual preparation and personal transformation. This new weekly event will touch on some of the main themes, melodies, and rituals of this season of renewal. The Yamim Nora'im (Days of Awe) are an annual opportunity for reconnecting with our souls and community; this series will support our personal and communal journeying. Rabbi Shalom, our "Zoom Rabbi", will facilitate and lead this series. It will start right after the Tish - feel free to participate in either or both!
See Friday Q&A to go with the series.
Friday, August 21
8:30am
Weekly Parasha - Torah Reading with Sam Shnider Click Here for the link via Zoom, posted for later viewing on Facebook For generations upon generations, Jews have completed the cycle of Torah reading each generation and connected one section each week to their world, their lives, and their ethical perspective on life. Come join for a 20-30 minute modern look at the messages and realities these sacred Hebrew words can have on our life this week.
6:20pm
Welcoming our Second Soul with Sam Shnider Click here for link 20 minutes before candlelighting - a spiritual way to welcome the Shabbat with Shalom Aleychem, Lecha Dodi, a word of Torah, and lighting the candles. Ends at Candlelighting.
Maui Monday Minyan Moment: A Weekly Communal Kaddish Opportunity Click Here for the link As we are physically distancing, staying connected to each other and our spiritual community has never been more important. Through this new short weekly gathering, we'll have an opportunity to see each other, hear verses from the weekly Torah reading chanted from a scroll, pray for healing, and recite Mourner's Kaddish. Please join to ensure a minyan of 10 Jewish adults. We'll be experimenting with this abridged prayer and meditation moment and alternating meeting on Zoom in the morning and afternoon. Rabbi Shalom, our "Zoom Rabbi", will facilitate and lead the prayers, meditations, songs, and rituals.
Please email admin@mauijews.org with anyone you would like to be added to the mishabeircah list. English and/or Hebrew name is fine.
Coming up next week: Friday, August 28 @ 5:00pm...Ruach Shabbat with Toby Pechner.
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Check out mauijews.org for the full August calendar of events. The live links will also be on the wesbite if you have a problem getting in from these links.
Please also note that we are offering classes and services throughout the month to coordinate with our new identity statement. There is something for everyone... and if you're missing mahj, Click Here and find MauiEllyn to play! ___________________
High Holidays: The High Holidays are just five weeks away, and we are working hard to ensure a meaningful holiday for all! We put the geenral plan in last week'snewsletter. We should have the final schedule out by email by the beginning of next week.
We will continue to update you on the plans and be sure to attend Rabbi Shalom's classes to have some inspiration as we get closer to the High Holidays. Especially this year, when the holidays will look and feel different than other years, these classes are a great opportunity to find different meaning and traditions for the holidays. See you there! ____________________
Yahrzeit List August 17-August 24
Benjamin F. Mensh Marilyn Teitelbaum Edward Yehuda Krupnick Zipporah Goldstein Sydney Elfand Jack M Sklar Ted Kraftsow Les Barreaux Susanne Sydney Al Silverman Justin Alan Nathan David Forrest Chapman Leona Berman Fay Siegel Clara Goldhaber L. Sanford Sussman
Please join us on Monday at 5:00pm for a communal opportunity to say Kaddish for your loved one, and if there is anything else JCM can do to support you, please contact us at admin@mauijews.org.
It came to our attention, that not everyone is receiving the yahrzeit reminders. While we get this worked out with our software program, we will post the yahrzeit lists in the weekly newsletter.
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Same amazon, same prices, same everytthing... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!! ____________________________________________
There is no Tish or class tonight with Rabbi Shalom.
If you would like join the Q&A on Friday morning, it is scheduled for 10am (not 9).
Sorry for the errors, ~Ellyn.
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Same amazon, same prices, same everytthing... and JCM will get a donation from Amazon. Thank you for your support!!! ____________________________________________
The mission of the Jewish Congregation of Maui is to support and inspire Jewish religious and cultural practices for Maui residents and visitors, provide and encourage Jewish education and life cycle services, and engage the Jewish community with religious services, classes, and events.
