Special Kabbalat Shabbat of Music and Joy with Israeli Musician Nave Naor THIS Friday, January 27 at 6pm at JCM
Join us for an instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat at JCM followed by a Community Dinner. Although the dinner is free, we rely on your donations to make these evenings possible. Please give.
Israeli Folk Dancing IS BACK! Sundays, Starting in February! 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Since we are starting to dance on Feb.5, all are welcome to join us after the Tu B'Shevat activities. Come learn some Israeli Folk dances.
Save the Dates
Saturday, February 4 at 10am - Children's Shabbat Morning Service. We will also be celebrating Nicole (Leah) Lasko's recent conversion to Judaism. Mazal Tov to her and her wonderful family.
Sunday, February 5 at 12:30pm - Tu BiShvat JCM Holy Smokes BBQ & Garden Dedication Ceremony (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Tuesday, February 7 at 6pm - Sam Glazer Concert at JCM - A joyful night of Jewish music. More information coming soon, stay tuned.
Sunday, February 12 at 7pm - San Francisco Yiddish Combo - Klezmer Music at JCM - Tickets for $20 can be purchased on EventBrite by clicking here Monday, March 6, 2023 - Purim Play - Come and see the JCM Talmud Torah students perform in the Purim Play being led by Rebecca Rhapsody, daughter of Joseph Narrowe. Practices for the play will take place during Talmud Torah on Wednesdays: Feb. 8, 15, 22 and March 8. Children that would like to be in the play but are not Talmud Torah students are welcome. Please contact Rabbi Raanan with your interest. Wednesday, April 5 at 6pm - JCM Community Passover Seder - A family-friendly inclusive Seder. $180 per person. Tickets will be available starting on March 1. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
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Then the Eternal said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh. For I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his courtiers, in order that I may display these My signs among them, and that you may recount to your children and your grandchildren how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and how I displayed My signs among them—in order that you may know that I am the Eternal. -Exodus 10:1-2
The classic question is that if Pharaoh's heart was hardened by the Lord then his free choice was taken away and he should not have been punished. And we must remember that this was the same Pharaoh who chose to murder the Israelite boys and enslave our people.
I can imagine Pharaoh's lawyer saying, "But he was trapped in the injustice of the Egyptian system. The system needed slaves and the Israelite slaves needed to be controlled. Pharaoh was simply responding to the needs of his nation."
Are we personalizing evil or even worse, justifying it? After all, Pharaoh was a human being and thus also made in the image of the Creator. What lesson can we gain from engaging in such an intellectual exercise?
I remember once being told that every character in the Torah represents a part of our psyche, even Pharaoh himself.
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 Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, January 21
Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Melava Malka, Havdallah and a Spiritual Study with the Schachters 7:30am Live: Come and join us to learn some Torah from Rabbi Shlomo Schachter and his wife, Ahava Zarembski-Schachter.
Sunday, January 22
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.
Yahrzeits January 22 - January 28
Fayga bat Mandel Anita Kagan Benjamin Kaplan Carl Bonaventura Charlie Butterfly Dora Elfand Gerald Jacob Blumberg Gertrude Goldman Gertrude Goldman Harry Gomberg Herbert Alvin Epstein Jacob Fine Jo Marcia Feinberg Joan Ellenhorn Morton Pinch Richard Alan Kaiman Ruth Granat Sam Kaplan Shalom Vojdani Shirel Gold Sol Brown Stuart Shaines
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.
