Maui Jews News

 Shabbat Service tonight! 
Rabbi Raanan is back and will be leading this evening's service.

Please join us in person at JCM or on Zoom! ​​​​​​​

Matot-Masa’ei: A Journey that calls for us to go from Strength to Strength

The second Torah portion that we read this Shabbat begins with, "These were the treks of the Israelites who started out from the land of Egypt, troop by troop, in the charge of Moses and Aaron" (Numbers 33:2). 

We are a nation on a continual trek. We started out as a family in the Holy Land and left to Egypt to become a nation. We then trekked into the Wilderness to receive the Torah and struggle to transform our slave mentality into a nation building mentality. Then we trekked back into the Holy Land and from there into Babylon, Persia, Rome and the rest of the world. We were tasked to be a light unto the Nations, to be universally designated as mentors for spiritual and moral guidance for the whole planet (Isaiah 49:6). If we are going to have this capability, we have to have the wisdom that comes along with it. 

This wisdom is obtained through experiencing a journey and realizing that it is more important than the goal. As long as the journey continues, there is excitement, anticipation, hope. 

[SERMON CONTINUED HERE...] ​​​​​​​

This week Rabbi Raanan, Board Member- Gail Schell and JCM Community Manager, Kalo Yujuico had the honor to attend a reception at the Govenor's Mansion on Oahu hosted by Gov. Josh Green and First Lady Jaimie Kanani Green with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation to welcome their new board member - Margery Bronster. We had a lovely time meeting leaders of the Hawaiian Jewish Community and the esteemed members of the foundation. 

We kindly ask for your presence on Sunday, July 23 at 7:15pm at JCM to honor the memory of Gloria and Frank Dan. 

If you don't give today, how can we be here tomorrow?

 You may not need us every day, or even every week.
But when you want us, you need us to be here.

Please give a gift to JCM. We rely solely on
donations/memberships to pay our bills, our salaries, and programming. Your gift
now will ensure that our dynamic leadership team has the resources we
need to be here for you and your Maui Jewish community.

Give with joy, give with pride, give today.

P.S. We're not spending money and using resources to send out letters, this is our ask and our reminder to you that we do not exist without you. 

It is time to renew your membership for 5784: 2023-2024. Notices will be emailed shortly. 

Please take a moment to reflect on the value of having a pluralistic, inclusive, community-centered synagogue on our little, remote island. 

• Support of the Jewish life of your choosing- without judgment
• We don’t talk about levels of observance
• No one is “more Jewish” than anyone else
• All have equal access to the Torah and lifecycle events
• Welcoming to all with a flexible dues plan
• Preserving meaningful traditions and open to creating new ones
• A voice in the direction your community is heading
• Children of paternal lineage are equally Jewish
• Contemporary and Traditional teachings 
•  A progressive cemetery

Click here to join today.

We join in the mourning of Bernice Goldberg ז"ל (Batyah b. Faygaleh v' Menashe), mother of Jacquie Bayley 
who has passed away 

See if you can find our new listing in the religious page of today's Maui News!
First one who does and reaches out at admin@mauijews.org will get 10% off their membership! 

Save the Dates! 

Yahrzeit for the Dan Family
Sunday, Jul 23rd 7:15p to 8:00p

JCM Tisha B'Av Event - Discussion Circles
Wednesday, Jul 26th 7:00p to 8:00p

Wander Wedding
Sunday, Aug 6th 1:00p to 3:00p

Rosh Hodesh Elul Learning with Rabbi Raanan
Thursday, Aug 17th 7:00p to 8:00p

Bar Mitzvah of Ari Gorewitz
Shabbat, Aug 19th 9:30a to 12:00p

Dylan Eaton Bar Mitzvah
Thursday, Nov 2nd (All day) 

Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.

The link for all JCM ZOOM events and services:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173?pwd=T0p6c3p0WVdySmt0czJOZGhzRnhEUT09
Meeting ID: 528 461 9173
Passcode: 1818

Friday,
July 14th

Saturday,
July 15th

Shabbat Morning Services
are suspended until further notice

Sunday,
July 16th

Israeli Folk Dance at 3pm

Refuah Schleima- Prayer For Healing

Click Here if 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.

Important Information Regarding our Cemetery
Due to recent incidents, we have received news from the staff at the Jewish Cemetery that for safety reasons, the stones or tz'rors placed on the headstones will be removed once a week during cleaning.
We understand any concerns you may have. 
If you would like more information, please email admin@mauijews.com or call 808-874-5397.  
Thank you in advance for your understanding. 

Yahrzeits
 July 9 - July 15

Aaron Chinn
Anna Rosenberg
Arthur Rose
Bernice Goldberg
Betty Hertz
David Leiter
Eli Louis Hirschhorn
Esther Capp
Ida Jaffe
Jack Isaac
Jack Mlotok
Lou Gottlieb
Mary Been
Max Cohen
Milton Climan
Miriam Aniel
Phoebe Rochen
Sophie Dern
Sophie Eisenberg
Sylvia Herling
Tom Wassner
William Rose

Join us for services on Friday 
to recite Mourner's Kaddish