This was sent to me by a former member of the Jewish Community of Kauai who moved to the Big Island. I never saw one thing about it and would never have known about it save for an email friend.
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Joyful Ceremonies with Ms. Dale Rosenfeld
As the Vice President of the Jewish Community of Kauai, I am pleased to offer my service to officiate at weddings and other joyful commitment ceremonies. I am licensed in the State of Hawai`i to perform marriages and able to conduct weddings in the Jewish tradition, both within the faith and interfaith, as well as in a spiritual, non-religious style. I easily lead ceremonies alone or co-officiate with other clergy, and last minute changes are accomplished with grace. I believe you will find my warm, engaging demeanor enhances any event.For much of my life, I have held leadership positions in the Jewish Community. Originally from New Jersey, I have spent the last 20 years
on Kaua`i. My background and degrees in theater, psychology, and English all merge in celebrations, helping create the vision that is unique to each couple. Ceremonies with many optional readings are ready to be customized; lei ceremonies can be added, both between the couple and among family and friends.On the beach, in the mountains, at formal or informal settings, in front of 2 or 100, I look forward to being an integral part of a memorable experience. Members of the Jewish Community of Kauai and visitors to Hawaii may contact me at 808-639-0283 or dale@joyful-ceremonies.com
With Great Pride...
I call it positive. Incredibly so. Not happy -- in fact, unspeakably painful. But a Kiddush HaShem: a blessing on G-d's name.In the midst of the overwhelming death and destruction that is Haiti right now, there are Israelis who have come to save lives and offer succor.Last Friday, El Al and IDF planes came into Haiti , carrying 250 medical personnel -- doctors, nurses, lab and x-ray technicians and even a psychiatrist -- and supplies for the first mobile hospital, including a pharmacy, a surgical unit, and a maternity ward. A young Haitian mother who was the first to deliver in this ward, early this morning, named her baby Israel .Members of ZAKA, the Israeli ultra-Orthodox volunteer rescue organization, were on the scene as well. Saturday, on Shabbat, they labored, digging in the rubble of a collapsed multi-story university building, where cries were heard. After hours of effort, they succeeded in pulling eight students from that rubble, alive.These ZAKA members then took time, in the midst of the chaos, to wrap themselves in their tallitot (prayer shawls) and recite their Shabbat prayers. Undoubtedly most if not all of the Haitians on the scene had never seen such a sight.When the men had finished praying, a crowd of people gathered around them and kissed their tallitot.According to one report, head of the ZAKA mission, Mati Goldstein said:"With all the hell going on outside, even when things get bad Judaism says we must take a deep breath and go on to save more people."We did everything to save lives, despite Shabbat. People asked, 'Why are you here? There are no Jews here', but we are here because the Torah orders us to save livesŠ"At one point, when things were very grim, Goldstein reported that one mission member started to sing, Heveinu Shalom Aleichem (We bring peace to you.) "I had tears in my eyes," he said.The ZAKA mission will be staying in Haiti a couple more days, even though beyond a certain point it is highly unlikely that anyone else will be found alive under the rubble.What is exceedingly important to the mission is making their Israeli identity very clear. And so, in this regard, you can help Israel by sharing this broadly and letting the world know what we are all about.Roberta WeilPhoto credit: APComments.Subscribe to our email updates.
Jewish Kauai Volunteer Opportunities
There are two board positions available for JCK members: 
• The Interfaith Roundtable of Kauai• Ho'ike- Public Access TVSince taking my new job as a sales executive with Marriott, regretfully I have been forced to resign from these very worthwhile positions.Time commitment is minimal. If you or someone you know is interested in serving on either board, please contact me by email or phone (808) 652-7297.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.
Kauai Jews To Take Part in Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King Day will be observed at Kukui Grove Center main stage on January 18, 2010 from 11am-1pm. The Jewish Community of Kauai will be reading prayers on peace and leading the singing of “Sim Shalom”.All are welcome to join me as I represent the Jewish Community of Kauai. For more information call 808-639-0283 or email me at dale@kauaijewishcommunity.com.
JCK Members' New Comedy Show
Cass and Nellie Foster are relatively new members of our Kauai Jewish Community. They are also two of the six founders of a new theatrical company on Kauai, Oceanside Productions.Their first show, a 90-minute comedy, "The Complete History of America: abridged" will open in February (date not yet announced) at the Aston at Makaiwa and run every Thursday and Friday evening.You can learn more about the company and the show by visiting their website. Tickets will be available on the site mid January.Comments.
Minyan Needed
Visiting family would like to have a short service and recite Kaddish on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Visiting Poipu area.Please contact Naomi Spinack if you can make yourself available. Her phone number is (206) 200-6259.Thank you.
KEO Outreach Reported in Garden Island
JCK's Christmas Dinner at KEO was featured in The Garden Island newspaper on Sunday, January 3, page A6. In case you didn't see it, the article appears below with permission from writer, Vera Benedek.Dinner Served to HomelessMost would agree that under ideal circumstances, Christmas dinner is best enjoyed at home, surrounded by family and friends, savoring course after course of delicious homemade food. But when the key ingredient – a home – is missing, Kauai’s homeless don’t have to go without the rest of the Christmas traditions.For the third year in a row, the Jewish Community of Kauai (JCK) has organized the preparation and serving of Christmas dinner to clients of the Kauai Economic Opportunity’s Mana’olana Emergency Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing program.Organized by Dr. Lisa Splittstoesser, Jewish Community members prepared the multi-course dinner, complete with four turkeys, a ham, a brisket, mashed potatoes, stuffing, dinner rolls, salad, a green-bean casserole and other side dishes, several desserts, and a selection of juices and sodas. There was enough food contributed for Mana’olana residents to enjoy seconds and thirds and still have leftovers for the days to come.Mana’olana is equipped with a kitchen that includes a big enough refrigerator to hold the leftovers and residents of the 19-bed emergency shelter have access to the kitchen daily from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. The facility serves approximately 540 individuals annually.Because Christmas is not a holiday observed and celebrated by Jews the way it is by Christians, the Jewish Community saw this as an opportunity to help Mana’olana residents and staff enjoy Christmas with a special Christmas meal.In addition to the meal, Jewish Community members also decorated the facility with festive Christmas decorations, and distributed Christmas gifts for the children of the shelter families.Before serving the dinner, JCK’s Marty Kahn introduced the volunteers and taught the residents a Hebrew song called “Shalom, Haverim,” which means “Peace, Friends.” A little later, as residents were enjoying their meal, they were entertained by guest flutist Gigi Shanley, who came to play Christmas carols for them.(The Garden Island, Sunday, January 3, 2010, by Vera Benedek).
2010 Community Calendar and Events Now Online
Many services, events and holidays have been added to our new website calendar.Wishing each and every community member and their loved ones a Happy, Healthy New Year.
Thank You JCK!
We had our 3rd annual successful Christmas dinner at KEO, feeding about 25 people in the homeless shelter and transitional housing. There was an abundance of food for everyone and gifts for the children. This could not have been possible without the generous donations of our Jewish community.Thank you to all who participated in this wonderful mitzvah:Susan Storm, Judy Rachap, Debra and Ernie Blachowiak, Barbara and Richard Levine, Nancy Golden, The Winston Family (Sandee, Lance, Emily, Blake and Jillian), Dale Rosenfeld, Micki and Bill Evslin, Rob Kvidt and Jeff Tucker, Lenore and Bob Klass, Carole and Marty Kahn, Trudy and Don Schoenfeld, The Quinn Family (Andrea, Pat, Theo, and Malia), Sally Wilson, Vicki Goldberg, Russ Josephson and Vera Benedek, Sara Silverman, Mike, Malia and Chiyako Splittstoesser, and Gigi Shanley.
Volunteers Needed for JCK's KEO Christmas Dinner
If you like to cook we need your help. It's the perfect chance to channel your inner Julia Child.This Friday, December 25, the JCK community is preparing a Christmas dinner for the homeless shelter and transitional housing families at Kauai Economic Opportunity (KEO).As of today, we're in need of volunteers to make one more turkey, stuffing, gravy and dessert. If you can help, let Lisa Splittstoesser know what you can bring.All food is prepared at your home and dropped off at 4:30pm, Friday, December 25, at KEO in Lihue. Before you start cooking contact Lisa by phone at 634-7006 or email lsplitts@yahoo.com.If you'd like to help in other ways, we still need more children's gifts to be dropped off (unwrapped).Comments.