Shabbat Shalom - 25th of Adar - Mar. 18 Shabbat HaHodesh
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Israeli Folk Dancing on Sundays! Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
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 on Wednesday, April 4th at 6pm 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. The dinner will be chicken, matza ball soup, gefilte fish, roasted vegitables (vegan), and potatoes. 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)
Madrichim (Teen Guides) have begun helping the younger students learn Hebrew. It was amazing to see how well the younger students responded to the teens as they sat with and helped them learn Hebrew from our new Aleph Champs curriculum. This week the teens prepared to lead the Chocolate Seder that we hope every one will enjoy in two weeks as we prepare for Passover!
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. Can you volunteer? Please email us at: admin@mauijews.org to help out.
Parshat VaYakhel-Pikudei - Lessons from Instability
It was only after the incident of the golden calf when the community struggled with divisiveness, disillusionment and a sense of failure that Moses called the whole community to assemble. Why couldn't this have happen beforehand? What was it about the incident of the golden calf that prepared the Nation of Israel to embark forward on their spiritual and practical mission of becoming a nation? What is it about brokenness that forges a community to become stronger than it was before?
Just as our ancestors in the Wilderness longed for a G!d of stability and safety, so do we. This longing is completely understandable. The Israelites have just been uprooted from their homes in Egypt, thrown into the Wilderness, and are living in temporary huts. One moment they have water, and the next they don’t. One moment food is guaranteed, and the next moment they are dependent on the mercy of the heavens. They have no idea what tomorrow will bring, where they are going, or when they will arrive.
We have a deep fear of change that is built into our psyche. Anything resembling change triggers our deepest fears and we must instantly decide whether or not we want to be part of it or push it forever out of our lives. And yet, the longing for a G!d of stability is very problematic. Stability is not part of what the Eternal is promising us. Continued here...
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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.
Thank you again to everyone who helped make Purim a success at JCM this year A huge thank you to Rebecca Rhapsody for directing the Purim Play, to Sam Shnider and Helen Kritzler for taking part in the Improv Reading of the Megillah, to Stephanie Vojdani and Elnaz Tavakoli for preparing the food, to Rabbi David Glickman for leading a traditional Megillah reading, to Naor Nave and his band for amazing music and to the congregation for lending hand as we continue to be short staffed.
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00pm Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Saturday, March 18th
Morning Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on ZOOM
Sunday, March 19th
Israeli Folk Dancing 3:00-5:00pm Live 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 March 12 - March 18
Adolph Levy Benjamin Miller Brandon Lee Colleen Case Fay Blank Hamaline Doris Fenichel Peltz Irving Yawnick Isadore Gordon Ita Chavah Leaman Lorraine Sandler Milton Teitelbaum Moses Halparin Pauline Kristel Robert Chapman Steven Moser Sylvia Rogers
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.
