Note: The time of the dinner has been changed to 6:30pm. It's that time of year again. On Saturday, December 25, the JCK community will be preparing a Christmas dinner for the homeless shelter and transitional housing families at Kauai Economic Opportunity (KEO).Volunteers are needed to help cook turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, and green beans. The food may be cooked at home and delivered around 4:30pm to KEO for the dinner.We will also be collecting gifts for the children there -- you may bring an unwrapped gift to this Sunday's Chanukah party if you wish to donate to this great cause.You may contact me via e-mail at lsplitts@yahoo.com or cell phone at 634-7006.Comments.
Chanukah Party
The Jewish Community of Kauai is sponsoring its annual Chanukah latke party. We hope you can join us. JCK will provide the latkes and drinks. Desserts and pupus are potluck.There will be a group candle lighting, so please bring a menorah and candles if possible. We will also have dreidle games, singing and cookie decorating for the children.Location: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Hardy Street in Lihue. Map
.Date/time: Sunday, December 5th beginning at 5:00pm.What to bring: Please bring either a pupu or a dessert for the potluck.Cost: $10 for a single person and $20 for a family (JCK members in good standing are free).Comments.Subscribe to our email updates
Direction of JCK
An open letter to members of the JCKI called a meeting of the concerned members of the JCK because I felt like our “base” leadership was aging and we needed some input, ideas, vitality to keep our community viable- in service to our Kauai community and visiting Jews.In attendance were the 6 board members- Marty Kahn (P), Dale Rosenfeld (VP & T), Carol Pescaia (S), Larry Raithaus, Jeff Tucker (Webmaster), and Rob Goldberg as well asMonroe Richman, Richard and Barbara Levine. Regrets received from off-island members.Meeting Recap Here is a recap of the discussion and the resolution of the issues at hand:
- Observation- average age of our Shabbat attendees is north of 60
- Average age of the people attending the discussion- north of 70
- Monroe suggested we start chaverim (discussion groups) in individual homes. Then we could come together and share the ideas as part of the Shabbat service. Monroe and the Levines said they would host. No one at the meeting volunteered to organize and be responsible for an ongoing program. This idea is a good one and we need a volunteer to lead it.
- Rob said the Sunday School (teachers Sally Wilson, Lisa Splittstoesser, and Edie Katon) is growing with 9-12 students. The children are the nucleus of the community. We should integrate the kids into community affairs: for example, teaching tzedakah by feeding the homeless. Perhaps invest in buying books and materials. Dale (or Monroe) suggested a children’s service on a Friday night. Marty will schedule 3 Friday night services for next year. Marty will not be able to lead. Dale would take charge.
- Jeff (our webhero) said technology enhances as well as creates our community. Suggested we have more video, music, interactive features. It was agreed. We need input from the community for this to work better.
- Carol suggested having Israeli folk dancing. Logistics were not discussed.
In Conclusion We are an aging community and unless younger members step forward to re-energize the group, there will not be a JCK available for your children and grandchildren.So I respectfully reiterate my plea to have younger concerned members step forward and assume the role that some of us have been shouldering for more than 20 years.B’shalom.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates
Shabbat Service Tomorrow Morning
We look forward to your joining us at tomorrow's services, which will be led by Board Members Dale Rosenfeld and Carol Pescaia.Services begin at 10:00AM, at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Hardy Street in Lihue. Map.Please remember to bring canned goods for donation to Loaves and Fishes, the largest food pantry on the island of Kaua’i.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
The Direction of Our Community
As we enter the new year, the Jewish Community of Kauai is evaluating where our organization is headed. Your input is needed!We will be meeting at St. Michaels next Tuesday, October 12, at 5pm. All JCK members are welcome and encouraged to attend.This is your opportunity to influence the Jewish Community of Kauai, even if you do not want to meet with the Board of Directors on an on-going basis. We also welcome those interested in becoming board members. If you cannot come to this meeting but wish to express yourself, please let us know your thoughts, concerns, praises and complaints.You can email Marty Kahn (marty@kauaijewishcommunity.com) or Dale Rosenfeld (dale@kauaijewishcommunity.com) or use our website contact form.If you have input or suggestions, we sincerely hope that you will share them.
Simchat Torah and Give Aloha Reminders
Simchat TorahPlease plan to come early, at 5:30pm, in order to join us for dinner and circle dancing to Israeli music. Bring lanterns if you have them.Friday evening services will commence at 7pm and will be followed by dessert.More details.Give AlohaGive Aloha 2010, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts Program is being extended for two days. If you have not had a chance to make a donation to JCK, you now have until October 2.More details.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.
Simchat Torah and Shabbat
Simchat Torah is the celebration which marks the conclusion and recommencement of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings. Simchat Torah means "Rejoicing in the Torah." It follows the festival of Sukkot in the Jewish calendar.
Please note that we have changed the location for our October 1 Simchat Torah and Shabbat service.It will be held on Andre's beautiful property under the Succoth. The address is 6756 Kahuna Rd. Located one mile in, past the concrete bridge, and the single lane bridge. Turn to the right, before the maroon house.Please join us for Simchat Torah on Friday Oct 1 at 7pm. Dancing with the Torah under the stars, pot luck desserts, and lots of room for children to play. Services will be led by Dale Rosenfeld.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.
Sukkot Shabbat Dinner
You are Invited:Shabbat DinnerUnder the Sukkah by the streamSeptember 24th, 2010Friday Evening 5:30 pmPlease Bring your Favorite Kosher Dish!6756 Kahuna Rd.,One mile in, Pass the concrete bridge , and the single lane bridge. Turn to the right, before the maroon house.For more information or to RSVP, please call: Andree at (808) 821-8808.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.
Spread Aloha with Give Aloha
Make a donation to THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF KAUAI at any Foodland checkout, and Foodland will make a donation to our organization, too!
HOW TO HELP:
- Show your Maika'i Card and make a donation to our organization (up to $249 per person)
- Donate between now and September 30, 2010.
- Foodland will make a partial matching donation for each dollar contributed.
- Our Organization Code is 78502
Shanah Tovah!
High Holiday Updates
Annual DuesIt's time to renew your yearly membership. Thank you for your prompt dues payment, which enables us to continue our commitment to perpetuating Jewish traditions on Kaua’i.Schedule of Services
Here's our High Holiday schedule:September 8, 2010
- 7-8:30 PM, Erev Rosh Hashanah
September 9, 2010
- 10-12 Noon, Rosh Hashanah
- Noon- 1 PM, Oneg
- 1 PM, Tashlich at the Pier
September 11, 2010
- 10-12 Noon, Shabbat Shuvah
September 17, 2010
- 7-8:30 PM, Kol Nidre
September 18,2010
- 10-12 Noon, Yom Kippur A.M. Service
- 3-7 PM, Yom Kippur P.M. service, Yiskor, concluding service
- 7 PM, Break the Fast
Please remember to bring canned goods for donation to Loaves and Fishes, the largest food pantry on the island of Kaua’i.
Carpooling Needed Visitors and residents from the North Shore are in need of car pooling to our High Holiday services.If you can drive, please call me (Dale) for more info at (808) 639-0283. Mahalo.Holiday Foods at Safeway
Safeway just called to say they got in Yortzeit candles, gefilte fish and Matzoh ball soup mix for the Holidays. If there are other items people want they are open to suggestions.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.
High Holidays Reminder and More
It's less than one week to the High Holidays. We'll be gathering to celebrate Erev Rosh Hashanah next Wednesday, September 8, and sincerely hope that you can join us. You'll find all of the details here, as well as on our website's community calendar.Next, the Jewish Community of Kauai has just been featured in current edition of the national Jewish newsletter, The Jewish Exponent. We were interviewed for their article on celebrating the High Holidays overseas.Lastly, Board President Marty Kahn found this funny High Holiday YouTube video that he wanted to share with our website readers:Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.
High Holidays 2010
Rosh Hashanah is almost upon us. This year the Holidays start on September 8. The schedule of events is posted on our community calendar. Here's a summary of services, all of which take place at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Hardy Street in Lihue. Map.
Schedule of Services
September 8, 2010
- 7-8:30 PM, Erev Rosh Hashanah
September 9, 2010
- 10-12 Noon, Rosh Hashanah
- Noon- 1 PM, Oneg
- 1 PM, Tashlich at the Pier
September 11, 2010
- 10-12 Noon, Shabbat Shuvah
September 17, 2010
- 7-8:30 PM, Kol Nidre
September 18,2010
- 10-12 Noon, Yom Kippur A.M. Service
- 3-7 PM, Yom Kippur P.M. service, Yiskor, concluding service
- 7 PM, Break the Fast
Please remember to bring canned goods for donation to Loaves and Fishes, the largest food pantry on the island of Kaua’i.
Rabbi L. Shifra Weiss-Penzias
The Jewish Community of Kauai is fortunate this year to have as our guest High Holiday leader, Rabbi L. Shifra Weiss-Penzias.Rabbi Weiss-Penzias is currently serving as Rabbi-Educator at Temple Beth El Jewish Community Center in Aptos, California. She runs the educational programming for this 450 member congregation serving as principal for the Sunday morning and Wednesday afternoon school program with 165 students. In addition, Rabbi Weiss-Penzias assists Rabbi Richard Litvak and Rabbi Paula Marcus in all rabbinic functions including leading services, delivering sermons, life cycle rituals, leading adult education and special programs such as Mitzvah Day and Rock Shabbat.Previously, Rabbi Weiss-Penzias served in positions at Hillel (Santa Cruz), Temple De Hirsch Sinai (Seattle), Congregation Kol Shalom (Bainbridge Island) and Temple Tiffereth Israel (Malden, Mass.). She studied at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, NY where she received her Masters of Arts in Hebrew Literature in 1994 and was ordained as a rabbi in 1996.
Annual Membership Drive
It's time to renew your annual membership. Your dues enable us to continue our commitment to perpetuating Jewish traditions on Kaua’i. Thank you.
Visitors Welcome
We welcome off-island visitors to participate in our High Holiday services. Please just show up; there are no tickets needed. We ask for a minimum contribution of $30 per person for each service, or more if you can afford it. But we turn no one away.Comments.Subscribe to our email updates.