Israeli Folk Dancing IS BACK! Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
Come Celebrate Purim at JCM Monday, Mar. 6 at 6:30pm For the Purim Play, an Improv Reading of the Megillah with Sam, Rabbi and Helen followed by Live Music by Naor Nave & Friends. Bring a Mishloah Manot (food gift exchange). We will use raffle tickets to ensure that everyone can exchange their gifts. Fulfill the Mitzvah (commandment) of feeding the poor by bringing a non-perishable to donate to the Maui Food Bank. Please donate online here
Please help hungry children on Maui! Donate to the Maui Food Bank by bringing non perishable food to JCM and placeing it in the bin. The bin will be outside until April 2.
Tickets for the Community Passover Seder You can purchase tickets for the Community Passover Seder by clicking HERE . The cost is $100 for JCM members and Maui residents and $120 for visitors. Notethat only when you select if you are a member or a visitor does the option to pay and indicate how many people will be part of your group appear. (Volunteers needed: please contact Rabbi Raanan if you can help)
Save the Dates
Wednesday, March 29 5-6pm - JCM Talmud Torah Chocolate Seder for Kids — We will have fun eating chocoate that has Passover symbols. Our teens will be leading part of the Seder as part of their Madrichim (guide) training. Wednesday, April 5 at 6pm - JCM Community Passover Seder - A family-friendly inclusive Seder. Please CLICK HERE to purchase tickets.
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This Wednesday the JCM Teen Gathered We had a fun time making Hamentaschen (Purim cookies) and then ate cheesecake. Stay tuned for our next teen gathering Teens 12+ are welcome to join us.
Tetzaveh (Zachor)
Last week we read about the building of the Tabernacle and this week we meet those who work in it, the Cohens, or the Priests. This is a caste whose sole function is to bring the people closer to their Creator. And they do this dressed in very specific clothing:
"Make sacral vestments for your brother Aaron, for dignity and splendor... These are the vestments they are to make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a fringed tunic, a headdress, and a sash. They shall make those sacral vestments for your brother Aaron and his sons, for priestly service to me." -Exodus 28:1-4
It is interesting that in non-leap years we always read this Torah portion before Purim. There is a direct link between clothes and costumes. Every costume is a form of clothing, and perhaps every outfit is a costume. In Hebrew, the word for clothes (beged) and for betrayal or deceit (begida) share the same root: ב-ג-ד. The word for costume תחפושת also has several meanings. Its root is ח-פ-ש which can also mean "to search." Continued here...
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 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, March 4th
Morning Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, March 5th
Israeli Folk Dancing 3:00-5:00pm Live at JCM
Monday, March 6th
Purim at JCM 6:30-9:00pm Children's Play, Improv Reading of the Megillah and Live Music by Naor Nave.
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 February 26 - March 4
Mark Ellman Bernard Wollen Daniel Shafer David Ezekiel Edit Felbert Elsie Zisken Greta Rosenberg Jack Michaels Jacob Frohman Jean Caplan Judith Alice Singer Lawerence Pollock Lydia Siegel Martin Schiff Morris Lamm Phyllis Kober Rosalie Ehrlich Klompus Sanford Heller Sarah Ruth Lisack Narrowe Yussie Joseph Harris
Join us for services on Friday and Saturday to recite Mourner's Kaddish
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.
