Please note that I may be sending extra emails this week as we lead up to the High Holidays. I want to make sure everyone has the information wanted and needed to have a meaningful celebration. -------------------- Members...we have been reaching out to all the members to make sure we have the correct information. If you think what we have on file (address, email, phone) is incorrect, please email admin@mauijews.org. You can't get our High Holiday goodies if we don't know where to find you!
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Tuesday, August 31 7:00pm Zoom Class with Sam S https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173?pwd=cUtkYnQwblUzTzRYajhBY2RWamxkUT09 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.
Please Note: Community Refuah Shleima and Mourner's Kaddish is by request until after Yom Kippur. Please contact Ellyn at admin@mauijews.org if you would like to schedule one.
SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, September 12- During the days of awe between Rosh Hshanah and Yom Kippur... join JCM for the first annual REVERSE TASHLICH! Instead of casting things into the water, we will reverse it and pick up our beaches. Time is TBA and after our clean-up we will end at JCM for homemade honeycake.
Erev Rosh Hashanah with Rabbi Nechama Due to the state limitations on gatherings, and the Mayor's request for volunteer lockdown, the Monday evening RH service led by Rabbi Nechama will be on Zoom.
Monday, September 6th at 6:00pm
All the prayers will be put up on the screen except for the Amida (it is too long); Machzorim (HH Prayer books) may be borrowed from JCM (email admin@mauijews.org) and a pdf of the service will be up on the website soon.
Thank you to the volunteers who have already signed up to help out with Monday evening's service:
Sing with accompaniment Carlebach's Return Again before candle lighting. (Helen Kritzler)
Light candles in their home for everyone to watch and listen (Beth Savitt)
Recite mourner’s Kaddish at the end of the service (Paula Wolk)
Recite a prayer/contemplation in English (Eve Berman, Bonnie Newman)
Chant or sing Hetzi Kaddish in Hebrew (Avraham Javaheri)
Share a personal reflection on RH (in lieu of dvar torah) (Beth Savitt)
Opportunities still available:
Act as zoom monitor (to add people as they come on, mute as needed, deal with any technical issues)
Chant or sing traditional sephardic piut Achot Ketana
Sing or chant in Hebrew Psalm 121.1-2
Chant V’ahavta in Hebrew
Recite Kiddush and a few ihiye ratzons over food after the service (great one for kids to help with)
Read paragraph of Shma in English
Please contact R Nechama at jewishspirituality@gmail.com if you are interested in helping facilitate.
We know a few people signed up for the in-person evening service. We continue to work on a service for outside and in-person...stand by.
Kulanu means All of Us!
We are looking forward to our kids having camp-style fun at JCM this year.
A schedule of events will be coming out soon... save the date for Sundays from 10:00 - 12:00 for outdoor Sunday Family Funday!
Starts on Wednesday! See our banner at the Foodland in Pukalani.
***FUN FACT*** If you have 2 Maka'i numbers, you can give twice!
During September, make a donation to JCM at any Foodland or Sack N Save checkout, and Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will make a donation to our organization too! JCM's code is: 77216 How to Donate: 1) Shop at Foodland or Sack N Save! 2) Show your Maika'i card to the cashier at checkout. 3) Tell the cashier our code and the amount of your donation (up to $249).
Don't worry... I'll remind you again :)
Yahrzeits August 30 - September 2
Lyle Rogers Mindi Rimmerman Oscar Weissberg Robert Alan Bluh Rose Berg Cheslaw Betsalel Dojczer Rivka Luxemburg Dojczer Henry Weil Rose Berg Betty Hazen Seidman Rosalind Survetnick Warren Joseph Hirschson June Monson James Lawson Samuel Sachs Jack Wolff
Please let us know at admin@mauijews.org if you would like to schedule a Zoom Mourner's Kaddish.
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The Jewish Congregation of Maui Beit Shalom Synagogue Kihei, HI 96753
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.
