Israeli Folk Dancing Sundays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
We continue our dances this Sunday, all are welcome to join us. Come learn some Israeli Folk dances. Israeli dance will be on a break from Sunday, Apr. 9 to Sunday, Apr. 30 resuming again on Sunday, May 7.
Tickets for the Community Passover Seder on Wednesday, April 5th 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)
Welcome Kalo, JCM's new Administrative Assistant
JCM is excited to welcome Kalo as our new administrative assistant. A message from Kalo, "Aloha and Shalom. I’m Kalo, the new administrative assistant. It’s with much gratitude to be selected for this role and to be part of the Jewish Congregation of Maui. I’m looking forward to meeting all of you and providing my support to JCM. Todah! Mahalo nui loa for this wonderful opportunity!"
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.
Sell your Hametz by Wednesday, Apr. 5 11am You can sell your Hametz by clicking HERE
Rabbi Raanan will sell your chametz on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 11:00am HST.
NOTE: If possible, all hametz - food not acceptable during Passover, or materials containing such unacceptable food - should be destroyed or given away before the holiday begins on Tuesday evening, April 4th (13th of Nisan), 2023/5783. Should this be impossible, the hametz may be stored in such a way that we are sure not to use it during the holiday and its actual ownership is transferred to a non-Jew until the holiday ends. Please complete the form below by 11am HST on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023.
By filling out this form, I hereby am providing my digital signature that will be fully valid legally on my behalf. This transaction will be in effect for the duration of Passover 5783/2023, which this year begins with sundown of Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 and runs until the evening of Thursday, April 13, 2023. Only after 8pm on the evening of Thursday, April 13, 2023 does the hametz revert back to your ownership.
Save the Dates 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.
Tuesday, April 25 6-9pm - JCM Gala Fundraiser at the Kula Lodge for Israel Independence Day — $126 per person, menu to follow. Live music, dancing and a silent auction.
Tzav: Shabbat HaGadol - Zealotry vs. Compromise
The Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat HaGadol, “The Great Shabbat.” The first Shabbat HaGadol took place in Egypt five days before the Israelite Exodus.
The Tur (an important Halakhic code composed in Spain by R. Yaakov ben Asher 1270–1340) states:
The lamb was the Egyptian deity. Many Jews, after 210 years of immersion within Egyptian civilization, had also adopted this animal as their god. When the Eternal commanded that a lamb be set aside and tied to the bed for four days in anticipation of sacrifice, the Israelites abandoned their idolatrous practice and courageously fulfilled this commandment in the eyes of the Egyptian people, thereby demonstrating their complete trust and faith in the Eternal. Nothing could have been more abominable to the Egyptians, for their god was to be slaughtered. Nevertheless, miraculously the Egyptians were unable to utter a word or lift a hand. They watched helplessly as their god was being prepared for slaughter. This miracle was a great miracle (nes gadol) and gives this Shabbat its name.
The response to idolatry in the times of the Bible was quite fundamentalist. Our prophets raged against other deities. A famous narrative in the first book of Kings tells of how Elijah stood up to Baal and brought down fire against his opponents. Over time, something changes and this can be seen in the Haftarah we read this Shabbat from the Book of Malachi.
Little is known about Malachi. Some Sages think he was none other than Mordechai from the story of Purim, and others claim that he was Ezra the Scribe, who was his contemporary. Either way, the Book of Malachi is the last book of prophecy, just as prophecy in Israel came to an end in the 4th century BCE, and just before the Sages took over the Jewish scene.
Here are the final verses of Malachi’s prophecy:
“I will send the prophet Elijah to you before the coming of the awesome, grand day of the Eternal. He shall reconcile parents with children and children with their parents, so that, when I come, I do not strike the whole land with utter destruction.” (Malachi 3:23-24). 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.
Kabbalat Shabbat Service 6:00pm Live at JCM and on Zoom Please note that as of next week services will start at 6:30pm Also there will not be a Challah for Kiddish as our kitchen is now kosher for Passover
Saturday, April 1st
Morning Shabbat Service 9:30am Live at JCM and on Zoom
Sunday, April 2nd
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 26 - April 1
Beverly Cohen Dogy Krupunick Dolores Bernstein Eva Zollotuchen Evelyn Thomas Gustavo Kogel Howard Barbarosh Jerry Michael Lewis Judith Rubin Lila Lewis Lloyd Epstein Louis Cohen Mildred Cutter Nandoo Dhende Rhoda (Rivka) Glickman Ruth Green Ruth Thal
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.
