Post updated on 9/3/2023 with additional details at the bottom.
The Holidays are quickly approaching!
We are honored to welcome Rabbi Laura Schwartz Harari to lead our congregation during the Ten days of Awe this year.
We surely hope you will join us for these holy days. The list of the services and other events is below.
All services will be at St. Michael’s and All Angels church in Lihue. Map.
Friday, September 15
7 pm - Erev Rosh Hashana service
Saturday, September 16
10 am - Rosh Hashana service
12 noon - Rosh Hashana lunch
1 pm - Taschlich
Saturday, September 23
10 am - Shabbat Shuvah service
12 noon - Shabbat Shuvah lunch
Sunday, September 24
7pm - Erev Yom Kippur service
Monday, September 25
~The sanctuary will remain open the entire day~
10 am - Yom Kippur service
3-5 pm - Discussion with the Rabbi
5 pm - Yom Kippur concluding services
7 pm - Break-the-Fast
Here are some specific details for Yom Kippur afternoon and evening:
After discussion with the Rabbi, depending on time, there will be an afternoon service, which includes readings from the Book of Jonah, Yizkor service and reading of the names of those who have died, and the Ne’ila (concluding) service.
Here is some additional information:
We are so fortunate to have cellist Karen Hall to play Kol Nidre, one of Judaism’s most poignant pieces of music. Please see the following biography of this very talented, experienced and beautiful musician.
The Yiskor service, toward the end of the Yom Kippur services, is the time to remember the names of our loved ones who are no longer with us. If you would like any names read during this service, please send them to JCK, PO Box 3749, Lihue, HI 96766 or in an email to jewishcommunityofkauai18@gmail.com
We are having three meals catered during these 10 Days of Awe. Please RSVP by September 13, at the latest, (earlier is better) if you are planning to attend any/or all of them:
Saturday, September 16, lunch, around 12pm
Saturday, September 23, lunch, around 12pm
Monday, September 25, break-the-fast, around 7pm
As a final note:
Jewish Community services is doing great work on Maui in support of the folks there who have lost so much. If you would like to contribute to their efforts, here is the contact information: www.jcs-hi.org
This site will give you several options from which to choose.
Mahalo