Join us for High Holidays!
In keeping with our tradition, tickets for the High Holidays will not be available for purchase. However, members will receive priority access, with Hawaiian Resident members taking precedence, followed by Visiting Members. Reservations are highly encouraged as seating will be limited. However standing room will be available. We will do our best to accommodate everyone, provided we adhere to the occupant safety capacity.
If you would like to renew your membership or become a member, proceed to the following link: https://mauijews.shulcloud.com/join
We warmly welcome donations to assist with the costs associated with ensuring a comfortable and safe High Holidays experience. To contribute, please click "High Holidays" above. From the drop down menu, select "High Holy Days". If you would like your donation to go towards the Rabbi's Honorarium, please indicate that in the Payment notes.
If you're interested in attending but not a member, please let us know in the notes section along the number of people in your party and contact information so that we may advise of our availability.
Also we do have volunteer opportunities which range from preparation of the synagogue, greeting guests and escorting them to their seats, to assistance with the break-fast and our children's program on Rosh Hashanahy and Yom Kippur. If interested in volunteering, making a reservation or have questions about the High Holidays please contact Kalo at jcmmauijews@gmail.com
For the children's programs, please contact Cynthia Lebowitz at Lebowitzcynthia@gmail.com
We look forward to you joining us for High Holidays!
Mahalo!
Why Support JCM?
The Jewish Congregation of Maui (JCM) was founded in the late 1970s by Jews from diverse backgrounds, practices, knowledge and geographical areas of the world. Meeting monthly at parks, community centers, and homes, they gathered to share Shabbat, religious holidays and festivals together. Being an island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, away from mainland Jewish influences, JCM persevered and formed its own Jewish identity becoming a beacon to locals and tourists looking for a Jewish experience. Today we have our own building, Rabbi, and weekly Talmud Torah. Other recent successes include: live musical performances, communal meals on Shabbats and holidays, the building of a sustainable garden, drama classes for our youth, interfaith LGBTQAI+ dialogues, Children’s Shabbat Services, a teen program and our Rabbi visiting local schools to speak about Judaism, the Holocaust, Israel and antisemitism.
JCM currently has one full time clergy member and numerous contractors who we work with that provide educational, cultural and religious services. This is alongside 25 regular community volunteers who serve on the board and in the day-to-day operations of our synagogue. We are currently part of the Nitzavim Hawaiʻi initiative, a program of the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, that brings together 26 leaders from 13 Jewish incorporated nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations throughout Hawaiʻi for a program that strengthen relationships, builds organizational and collective capacity, and explores collaboration in service to the community. Thanks to the Nitzavim Hawaiʻi initiative, we have good relationships with the other two entities on Maui that are affiliated with the Chabad movement.
We differ in that JCM is a non affiliated congregation which allows us to attract Jews from all branches of Judaism—from those who are religious; to those with little or no knowledge of their Jewish heritage, religion, or culture; to those on the fringes of “accepted” Judaism. We provide assistance to everyone whether local or tourist. JCM accepts everyone equally. JCM is currently the only resource for pluralistic Jewish education on Maui. We are at the forefront of providing Jewish education and services to intermarried families, same sex couples, and LGBTQ adults and children in our area. JCM is also conscious of people with disabilities and we are in the process of ensuring that all parts of our building are accessible. Our Rabbi is fluent in both Hebrew and English and the congregation speaks numerous different languages should there be a need for translation. Our prayer books offer extensive transliterations.
Our educational content must provide the means for building a foundation in Jewish knowledge and identity. Our congregational school has a diverse population. The majority of our students have little knowledge of Jewishness, i.e., holidays, heritage, music, dance, and culture. They need to learn Hebrew values and customs. By promoting Jewish identity and cultural familiarity, they learn about their rich history and traditions. The goals of our educational program are to inspire children to develop a rich Jewish life through a love of pluralistic learning and developing friendships in a diverse community.
The key to what we are trying to do is to instill a sense of Jewishness in people. By focusing on our youth, who often have no understanding of what this means, we are hopeful that they will carry this knowledge into their own family life.
On a creative level, we will be growing a Biblical garden that will provide hands-on educational programming for the students, teaching them Biblical knowledge with experiential learning. We also intend to empower teens who have completed the program to do leadership programming in a Madrichim (Guide) Program so that they can assist the teachers while becoming leaders in their own right. Lastly, we also intend to have a twinning component with Israeli youth where we will link our children with Israeli children to form bonds to share experiences and lifestyles.
The audience for this program is Jewish and Jewish affiliated children from the ages of 5 to 18. We also hope to add, in the future, a component for the parents to encourage Jewish rituals in the home. We will do extensive advertising via Google search words (SEO) so that those who move to Maui can easily find us. Examples of search words will be: “Jewish Education”, “Jewish experiential learning”, “Jewish learning”, etc.
Through differentiated educational programming, we will work with each child based on their ability and Jewish level of education. Through our creative and differentiated educational model we will fill the needs of different families, parents and their children, to learn about Judaism in an experiential way. By offering inspiring programs throughout the year taught by our regular educators, and by taking active roles in celebrating Jewish holidays, the students will build a toolbox for understanding Jewish concepts, and experiencing the holidays with their fellow students and their families.
JCM has had many different educational programs especially as it went through the COVID epidemic. We are now attempting to return to a working model that existed before these challenging times and have met with partial success. We will be adapting the program to meet the needs of a generation that is increasingly tied to technology and instantaneous communication. Our program will seek to virtually partner with Israeli youth to encourage this phenomenon, having a positive impact on the lives of our students. Depending on enrollment, we are planning on having three classes: Aleph (youngest kids), Bet (ages 8-10), the B-Mitzvah Class (ages 11-13).
Thu, October 3 2024
1 Tishrei 5785
Link for all JCM ZOOM events and services:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5284619173?pwd=T0p6c3p0WVdySmt0czJOZGhzRnhEUT09
Meeting ID: 528 461 9173
Passcode: 1818
Phone Dial In: 17193594580
Code: 5284619173#
Passcode: 1818#
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Shabbat Service Friday, September 27th led by Cynthia and Michael Lebowitz at 6pm
There are no upcoming events at this time.
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Address:
634 Alulike Street
Kihei, HI 96753
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Office Hours vary and visits are available by appointment.
Feel free to contact us anytime by email or phone.
Phone: 808-874-5397
Email: jcmmauijews@gmail.com
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Kalo Yujuico, Executive Director
Kalo Yujuico
jcmmauijews@gmail.com
808-874-5397
Board of Directors
President:
Gabe Crane
Vice President:
Happy Lefton
Treasurer:
Stephanie Vojdani-Mallek
Secretary:
Nicole Lasko
Directors:
Dorothy Tolliver - Past President
Barbara Cooper
Mitch Berman
Meera Kamegai
Sandra Rogers
Sam Shnider
Mission
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.