Will we see you for Family Shabbat tomorrow? Saturday, August 20 10:00am Mazel Tov to Tali Epstein who will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at this service. We look forward to celebrating together.
The Chaloha Bake was a wonderful success!
New friendship, learning, and fun all-around. The Chaloha Challah Bake combined some of my favorite things- old friends, new friends, and challah. The final results were delicious...Challah from this workshop will be served this weekend at Shabbat. We will do these more!
The next morning we started our kitchen re-do...excuse our mess while we make using our kitchen a better experience.
To follow our challah leader, Deb, on FB: Join the group Holla for Challah
You don't need to have children to attend this shorter, more relaxed, and more fun Shabbat morning service.
Everyone is welcome to come for a little service, a little nosh, and a lot of kibbitz!
Kids programming is back!
Rabbi Raanan and the education committee have been hard at work creating meaningful and fun programming for the kids! Talmud Torah has been completely reimagined and we hope it will meet your wants and needs for your children.
The word Ekev that opens our Torah portion this week means "following." In other words, if you do this, the result will be one way and if you do the opposite, the result will also unfold accordingly. During our Torah study last night, the participants found this to be an old theological model that no longer resonates especially after the Shoah (Holocaust). After all, some of the most observant Jews, 80% of Jewish leadership, perished at the hands of the Nazis and their allies. Our Torah portion attempts to condition us to accept this old theological model: if we keep the Eternal's commandments our lives will be wonderful in every way and if not we will be punished. Read More Here
Membership continues to come in...I appreciate everyone who is sharing this vision with us and who is supporting this hard work. Toda, mahalo, and thank you!!!
It’s membership renewal time! This is when we ask you to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island.
What does that even mean?
Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
We don’t talk about levels of observance
No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
Girls, Boys, LBGTQ+ have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
A voice in the direction your community is heading
Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
Contemporary and Traditional teachings
A progressive cemetery
Click Here to read Ellyn's whole letter...or simply click below to join today.
Family Shabbat Service 10:00 am See above for more details
Sunday, August 21
Folk Dancing 3:00pm - 5:00pm at JCM
Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing
Click Hereif you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. No names will be read aloud without permission...names can be said privately by the rabbi.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones, please let us know how we can help.
Yahrzeits August 15 - August 22
Gertrude August Leland Tolliver Zipporah Goldstein Marilyn Teitelbaum Edward Yehuda Krupnick Betty Chess Leah Franklin Cole Sydney Elfand Jack M Sklar Susanne Sydney Ted Kraftsow Les Barreaux Max Garaway Arthur Pitkoff Al Silverman David Forrest Chapman
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite 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.
