Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM THIS Sunday, January 8 from 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register.
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VaYechi: "There is nothing so whole as a broken heart." -Kotzker Rebbe
"And Jacob lived in the Land of Narrow-mindedness (which is the literal translation of 'Egypt' into Hebrew)." -Genesis 47:28
Our Torah portion this weeks opens with Jacob on his deathbed. He is an old man who has lived a full life and is surrounded by his loved ones during the last moments of his life. Before he dies, he blesses each one of them.
Our people are named after Jacob's other name, Israel: "Those who struggle with the Eternal and with human beings and persevere." There is also a Land of Israel. And our forefather whom we are named after has to spend the last part of his life in a foreign land. How is it that the grandson of Abraham, to whom the Holy Land was promised, ends his life in exile? Could it be that this fact means that the journey of our foremothers and forefathers ended in a huge failure?
After such struggle, Jacob can finally live his life in Egypt, the most powerful kingdom of the day, run by none other than his own son, Joseph. Everywhere else that Jacob was, he suffered horribly. Finally, in the Land of Narrow-mindedness, Jacob could rest his weary head.
Talmud Torah - open enrollment Wednesdays 5:00pm - 6:00pm We have a dozen students from ages 6-13 in three different classes. It's not too late to join the learning and the fun!
Our Mission: Our school seeks to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6pm Special instrumental service Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, January 7
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, January 8
Zoom for Board with Bree Kessler 2pm-3pm The JCM Board will meet with Bree via Zoom to discuss the Hanukkah events.
Hebrew Dancing for Tots (0-4) & their Parents at JCM 3:30pm - 4:15pm Taught by Sahrit Freud-Weinstein, B.Ed. in Dance Theatre Education. Sarit was a caregiver in a kibbutz before her army service where she danced and sang for young children. She has three kids of her own who will be joining us this Sunday. No need to register
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.
Zoom Short Story Book Club with Laura Shulman
Laura Shulman is planning to host a zoom short story book club. You are all invited to join. If you are interested, please email her at lauragshulman@gmail.com with your telephone number and your preferred day and time for the book club. She will contact you.
The short story book club will meet monthly on Zoom. At each meeting, we will read and discuss one story from the Best American Short Stories 2021 edited by Heidi Pitlor, published by HarperCollins, and available on Amazon.
Please buy the paperback edition for $16.86 so that we can easily refer to page numbers in the text. Before the class, Laura will send you some discussion questions to consider while reading. Laura uses a method called Shared Inquiry in which we agree not to refer to any other work or personal experience, but to base our interpretations on the text alone. Laura asks that you read the story twice so that you can support your opinions with evidence from the text and respond knowledgeably to other participants' ideas.
We will read the stories consecutively so that if you miss a month you will know which story to read for the following month. The stories are very stimulating; discussions will be lively; and sharing our ideas will make us a cohesive group.text goes here!
Yahrzeits January 1 - January 7
Alex Landesman Bernice Gertrude Schneider Brad Chinn Cecelia Rosenheimer Daniel Shafer David Lazarovich David Weinstein Fay Hermes Gabriel Amira Harry Kain Isidor Weil Larry Greenman Manuel Cole Marc Siegel Morris Narrowe Mrs. Isabel Stark Nehemiah Cohen Nicholas R. Shelley Patricia Janis Lyon Ruth Sanft Serena Kain Stephen Sandler Vera Ann Richman
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.
