Shavuot Celebration by the Fire at JCM This evening, May 25 / 6:30 - 8pm
We will begin with a short evening service and then continue with a dairy dinner / desert with cheesecake that will have vegan options. Want to share some Torah or a teaching? Please email: rabbi@mauijews.org
Suggested donation: $20
We are pleased to announce that we have raised the $10,000 for the matching challenge! Please give today for JCM's tomorrow
As part of continuing to build our community, we thought we take the time to introduce our Board of Directors. Please meet your JCM Board member of the week. Dorothy Tolliver, President... I am a mother of two sons(Marc and Craig/Chana) and a grandmother (Adina Rose). I am originally from New York City and have lived in California, Ohio, Colorado, Indiana and Illinois. I am the retired Director of the University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC) Library and of the Kahului Public Library. I am currently a UHMC Emeritus Professor.
I volunteer at the Maui Friends of the Library Bookstore and I lead three book clubs. I am a member of the Inter-Faith Talk Story group and I am currently serving on three Boards - JCM; AAUW; MFOL; as the MFOL liaison to the Edwards Trust/Kihei Public Library.. and I am a Kupuna MAPA Thespian.
I have been a Jewish Congregation of Maui (JCM) member for 35 years. I was a previous JCM Board member when we met at Seabury Hall before we had the current JCM Synagogue Building. I have served as president of Congregation Gan Eden, Maui; Congregation Israel in Danville, Illinois and the Katz Jewish Library. I have been president and I am a board member of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Maui Branch; Maui Friends of the Library (MFOL); Maui County Library Association and the University of Hawaii Library Council. I was vice-president/vice-chair of PFLAG and the Hui Malama Learning Center. I was a County Commissioner and served as the vice-chair for the Maui County Commission for Persons with Disabilities; the Maui County Committee on the Status of Women and the Chair of the Maui County Womens' Conference. I was appointed, as the Maui representative, to the Hawaii State Legislative Task Force for Libraries and I was the former College and University Board Representative for the Hawaii Library Association. I am the Parliamentarian for AAUW, Maui Branch. I have received the following awards: "Maui County Outstanding Older Woman" - Office of the Mayor; "People Who Made a Difference" - Maui News; "Hawaii State award for Leadership in Promoting Positive Societal Change" - AAUW; Inclusion in Who's Who of American Women.
In this period of transition, I hope to be able to utilize my experience to bring unity to our Congregation so that we can move forward together in harmony with all of our fellow Jewish congregations on our island of Maui and within the State of Hawaii.
If you ever happen to see Dorothy about town at the local library, book store at the Congregation, please do say Aloha!
Seven, Shavuot and Abundance
And you shall observe the feast of weeks, even of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the turn of the year. (Exodus 34:22)
The root of the name Shavu’ot is ש.ב.ע., which is also the root of two other related words, שֹׂובַע (“sova”) which means fullness, and “שבע”, the number seven. Shavu’ot means seven times seven, so the festival starting tonight is a holiday of abundance, seven times over. According to the method of interpretation of Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch, who was among the founders of Orthodoxy in the 19th century, there is a direct connection between the words for abundance, “shefa” (שפע), and the number seven, "sheva" (שבע). Not only do they share two root letters “ש” and “ע”, but the middle letters, “פ” and soft “ב” are also very similar and often interchanged.
We read the story of Ruth on Shavu’ot which opens with a description of scarcity and suffering, and ends with abundance and joy. The first words of the story are ”In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land.” Naomi, her husband, and her two sons leave Beth Lechem, because of that hunger and scarcity. But the cruel fate pursues them in their new home in Mo’av. Naomi’s husband and sons die one after the other, and she is left alone and penniless. At this point, “she heard that the Eternal had taken note of His people and given them food,” and she decides to return home.
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Those who have not yet purchased their auction items, please contact Kalo in the office to arrange a pick up time and to pay
Kalo@mauijews.org Thank you to everyone who purchased an auction item
Israeli Folk Dancing Sunday, May 28, from 3:00pm - 5:00pm Led by Paula Wolk at JCM Ages 16+
All are welcome to join us. Come learn some Israeli Folk dances.
Talmud Torah 5783 (2022-2023) will be ending on Wednesday, May 31. Thank you to all the teachers, parents and children who have participated this year. Stay tuned for details about Talmud Torah 5784 (2023-2024)
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.
Shavuot Celebration 6:30 - 8pm Join us for services and dinner followed by cheesecake & vegan cheesecake while studying Torah by the fire.
Friday, May 26
Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30pm Live at JCM & on Zoom
Saturday, May 27
Children's Morning Shabbat Service 10:00am For those interested, Yizkor will take place around 11:00am while the children will be engaged in an outdoor activity. There are bagels and lox afterwards! Live at JCM & on Zoom
Sunday, May 28
Israeli Folk Dance 3:00pm - 5:00pm
JCM Executive Board Meeting For board members only 6:00pm-7:30pm
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 May 21 - May 27
Bernard Parnes Edith Winograd Ethel Heller Frank Kersh Gale Weschler Harlan Saeks Herman Paul Greenman Mary Suzanne Becker Max Brandes Miriam Katz Morris David Frieder Naomi Leiter Nathan (Nissan) Richman Sherwood B. Fein Shirley Norsen
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.
