Click onto “Help Us Thrive” and select Shanghai Angel Event from the drop down menu.
For assistance contact Kalo at jcmmauijews@gmail.com
In addtion, Heather is a classical vocalist, instrumentalist, composer, prayer leader and producer follows her passion for Yiddish song and bringing stories to life. She has most recently been seen touring with Wild Burning Rage and Song: Replies to Scottsboro; singing in the film “Burning off the Page” (San Francisco Jewish Film Festival), on PBS.com with the documentary “Harbor from the Holocaust,” working with the Folksbiene Theatre in New York City, and composing and acting for the Yiddish Theatre Ensemble in Berkeley. Heather has also worked with Sundance (MA), Music Theatre Group (NYC), YIVO (NYC), Ashkenaz Festival (Toronto), and the Yiddish Book Center (MA) as well as performances in Hungary and Israel, and extensively in the Bay Area and Canada.
Heather has premiered in many Yiddish roles and produced and recorded four albums. Her most recent albums were for her show “Shanghai Angel"—which Klein wrote,produced, and composed—about her grandmother’s escape from Nazi Europe to China to detainment on Angel Island, as well as “Rooted Lullaby,” an album with original trilingual lullabies. Klein was seen last month performing her show; Shanghai Angel: Finding Rosa at the Dallas Holocaust Museum and in the summer for a performance where her grandmother was detained on Angel Island. \
Klein currently tours her projects and continues her work as a freelance singer, tutor, voice teacher, positive Jewish role model and cantorial soloist while residing in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband Eli, 6 year old daughter; Lila and Mom (Bubbe) and Dad (Zeyde) down the street. We're thrilled that she will be lead evening Shabbat service this week and anxiously await for performance of Shanghai Angel!
JCM Offering:Midrash in Action
Due to success of the first Midrash and as part of the new year, JCM is happy to announce Midrash classes at the synagogue starting on Thursday, January 9th/Tevet 9 5785. It will be taught by one our own board members and lay leaders Sam Shnider.
Midrash in Action will be a bi-weekly class inviting an open community discussion on urgent questions of meaning, purpose, relationships, mysticism and spirituality through a lens of traditional sources. The sources are meant to be a springboard for the discussion, and all levels of knowledge and background are welcome. For each source - we ask - what does it say? What does it mean? What interpretations are possible? And what does it mean to us?
What can we learn of our own selves through delving into Torah teachings? In this class we will look at some sources that speak of the Torah as a model for creation, creativity, and the road map towards discovering the structure of our own selves, our minds, our bodies, our souls, and how our consciousness mirrors the world around us. A link to the sources we will discuss is here. Come and listen, join the discussion, make yourself heard, or read in advance and come with your own opinions!
Doors open at 6:00pm Class will start at 6:30pm and are an hour long.
Light refreshments will be offered before class starts.
Use the following link for the source sheet to guide you through the class: Midrash Sourcesheet
You are also welcome to join us by visiting: Zoom Link Meeting ID: 528 461 9173 Passcode: 1818
If you have any questions, please contact Sam Shnider at samshnider@gmail.com or Kalo at jcmmauijews@gmail.com
Mahalo!
Please join us for Shabbat services this week on Friday, January 10th. Services will be led by Heather Klein (pictured above) who will also be performing Shanghai Angel on Sunday, January 12th.
Doors open at 5:30pm Candle lighting at 5:45pm Service starts at 6:00pm Kiddush and Hamotzi to follow after service
Feel free to join us by visiting: Zoom Link Meeting ID: 528 461 9173 Passcode: 1818
Join us for the following services for the rest of the month: Friday, January 17th - Capn Dave Belzer Friday, January 24th - Sam Shnider Friday, January 31st - Rabbi Daniel Lev from Oahu
Mahalo in advance for your presence!
Toda Raba! Mahalo nui loa to everyone who joined our Hanukkah celebrations; your presence made each evening special. A special thanks to Sam Shnider for his enlightening Midrash on the first night, enhanced by our community candle lighting.
We also greatly appreciate Rabbi Ken for leading a joyful Shabbat and memorable Havdalah, and Cynthia Lebowitz for organizing games and sharing her musical talents. We are grateful to our dedicated volunteers for their help with setup and cleanup. A special shoutout to board member Barbara Cooper and her husband Mitch Cooper for making delicious latkes and along with taking on many of the prepartions to make our Hanukkah party a sucess. Thank you again for being with us and making it one of the most memorable Hanukkah celebrations we've had.
As we begin a new year, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the community- members from near and far, our volunteers,visitors and clergy circle who have supported the Jewish Congregation of Maui in 2024.
We are tremendously grateful to Bob and Marla Weiner, Mitch and Joan Berman, Larry Feinberg, Gabe Crane, David and Kerry Wolpo, Alan and Robin Sandler, the Coopers and the Lebowitzes and gracious donors. Your kokua and contributions are vital in allowing us to maintain a welcoming space for the Jewish community on Maui to come together and connect.
Wishing you all and your loved ones many blessings in the new year Hau'oli makahiki hou!
Mahjong games are now on Wednesdays from 12:30pm to 4pm. Beginners welcome. For more information contact Ellen Levinsky 808-385-4726
Any changes and additions will be posted on the website calendar.
Prayer For Healing Click here if you or a loved one would like to be added for a prayer for healing each week. Names will be read aloud unless instructed otherwise Names can be said privately by the Rabbi or layleader.
JCM is here to support you and your loved ones,please let us know how we can help.
- Yahrzeits January 5th - 11th Barney Rosenberg Bernice Gertrude Schneider Brad Chinn David Lazarovich David Weinstein Fay Hermes Harry Kain Isidor Weil Joshua Smith Lila Rose Nissenbaum Manuel Cole Marcella Solomon Martha Hayes Morris Narrowe Nathan Cutler Nathan Geller Nehemiah Cohen Norman Levinsky Patricia Janis Lyon Philip Golove Serena Kain Stephen Sandler Join us for services on Fridays 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.
