httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9RKnoVETu8FLASH!- the evil Haman (boooo) is defeated and the Jews are saved by Queen Esther. The story has been retold for millennia and the tradition continues at the JCK’s annual Purim party. The Sunday school kids, regaled in costume, put on a wonderful play with acting and singing. The event was followed by a sumptuous pot luck feast. All who attended had a grand time.
Passover Reservation Deadline Extended
Please send in your Passover Seder registration forms with payment by April 10th.Seats are selling out. Please reserve your space.Mahalo!
Purim This Saturday 10AM
I want to remind you that Purim, the festival commemorating the deliverance of Jews in Persia will be celebrated this Saturday, March 19, 2011 10am. Please plan to attend.Join us for one of the most fun holidays of the year. Shabbat services will be followed by a Purim play performed by 
Sunday school students.Potluck. We look forward to you joining with us at a potluck lunch. Please bring salads or entrees, fruits or homemade hamantashen. We will provide beverages.Hamantatashen. We will provide Hamantashen (courtesy of Icing On The Cake). Please contact Icing on the Cake (808-823-1210) if you would like to order some for your home or to send to others in the tradition of shalach manos (lit. sending out portions).Shalach Manos. Giving to charity or to needy people is part of the tradition on Purim. We encourage you to bring a few extra can goods for the Loaves and Fishes Food Outreach or a monetary donation made to JCK for us to pass on to the Kauai Food Bank.Cost. There is no cost to attend this event for JCK members. Please speak to a board member if you would like to join. Please consider a donation to the JCK to help defray our costs as well. Visitors, we request a donation of $5/person, $10/family.
Purim March 19, 2011 10am
Purim is the festival which commemorate
s the deliverance of the Jews of the Persian Empire from a plot to destroy them. It is one of the most joyous and fun holidays on the Jewish calendar. We will have Shabbat services followed by a Purim play performed by our Sunday school students. Please support their expression of learning.Potluck. We look forward to you joining with us at a potluck lunch. Please bring salads or entrees, fruits or homemade hamantashen. We will provide beverages.Hamantatashen. We will provide Hamantashen (courtesy of Icing On The Cake). Please contact Icing on the Cake (808-823-1210) if you would like to order some for your home or to send to others in the tradition of shalach manos (lit. sending out portions).Shalach Manos. Giving to charity or to needy people is part of the tradition on Purim. We encourage you to bring a few extra can goods for the Loaves and Fishes Food Outreach or a monetary donation made to JCK for us to pass on to the Kauai Food Bank.Cost. There is no cost to attend this event for JCK members. Please speak to a board member if you would like to join. Please consider a donation to the JCK to help defray our costs as well. Visitors, we request a donation of $5/person, $10/family.
Passover 2011 Seder
Join fellow Kauai Jews at The Jewish Community of Kauai’s annual community Passover Seder.
This year, the event will take place on Monday April 18, 2011 at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Hardy Street in Lihue. Map. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and Seder begins at 6:15pm. Traditional menu will accompany prayers.There are only 100 seats available. Please include payment with your registration form (click to print). Reservations will be closed when all seats are sold, and April 11, 2011 is the final day to choose entrée. Late reservations will be accommodated if possible. Please call 808-639-0283 or email Dale for further information.Our Passover feast will be prepared by Sandy Jennings of Fresh from the Garden and includes the following:Seder Plate; MatzohGefilte Fish; Chicken Soup with Matzoh BallsEntrée Choice of:
- Chicken tagine with apricots Moroccan spiced
- Salmon with dill caper sauce
- Vegetarian stuffed eggplant with tahini sauce
- Teriyaki Roasted chicken thighs for children
Green salad with toasted hazelnuts, lemon poppyseed dressingPotato asparagus kugelMocha chocolate almond mousse cake with caramel sauceBeverages*: Filtered Water, Lilikoi Juice, Coffee, TeaPlease feel free to bring your choice of wine or other drink.Cost:
| JCK Members | Non-Members | |
| Adults | $65 | $80 |
| Children (up to 12 yrs.) with meal | $30 | $50 |
| Seat with no meal | FREE | FREE |
Reminder To Join Us This Friday At 6pm
This will be a special Shabbat on Kauai, one not to miss. 
Services will take place at 6pm Friday, February 11, at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Hardy Street in Lihue. Map
.It will feature JCK Sunday school children, who will enliven the night with prayers and songs. Following the services, we'll share a potluck dinner.For the potluck, please remember to bring one of the following items based on the first letter of your last name:
- A-F: pupus
- G-M: main dish
- N-T: desserts
- U-Z: drinks
Thanks to Icing on the Cake for providing fresh-baked challah. If you have any questions, please call or e-mail me, Lisa Splittstoesser (634-7006 or lsplitts@yahoo.com).
Shabbat This Friday Evening
We invite all the Jewish Community of Kauai to come help welcome the Shabbat on the evening of Friday, February 11th. It will take place starting at 6pm at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Hardy Street in Lihue. Map.The children from our JCK Sunday school will be participating in the evening service by singing prayers and songs. We will follow our evening service with a potluck dinner and time to spend with some of the youngest members of our community.For the potluck, please bring one of the following items based on the first letter of your last name:
- A-F: pupus
- G-M: main dish
- N-T: desserts
- U-Z: drinks
Icing on the Cake will provide fresh-baked challah. Any questions, please call or e-mail me, Lisa Splittstoesser (634-7006 or lsplitts@yahoo.com).
Martin Luther King Day
Martin Luther King Day this Monday, Jan. 17, at 12:30 PM.Come to the celebration for Martin Luther King on Monday, beginning at 11 AM. This will be presented at the food court of Kukui Grove Center.You are invited to join Dale Rosenfeld singing Sim Shalom as a song of peace. Dale will offer prayers as well with the prevailing theme of peace. She will make her presentation at 12:30 PM.All are welcome, there is no charge, and there will be presentations from all aspects of Kauai Life honoring Dr.King.Comments.
Talia Abrams' Bat Mitzvah
You're invited to a special Bat Mitzvah celebration for Talia Abrams.It will be held at Hale Luana, 4680 Kapuna Rd in Waipake, on January 22, 10:00 am.Visit http://www.batmitzvah.co.nr/ for questions, the full schedule, maps/directions and to RSVP.We hope you can attend.
Practical Kabbalah, Positive Psychology Meditation Workshop
This Sunday, January 9 at 7:00pm, Dr. Laibl Wolf of Australia will present "Think right, Feel Right, Do Right - the Kabbalah of Emotional Intelligence.Dr. Wolf is an internationally acclaimed spiritual mentor and teacher. He holds degrees in educational psychology, law and a doctorate in comparative Jewish and Buddhist spiritual teachings. He is the dean and founder of Australia's only Jewish spiritual retreat center, best selling author of "Practical Kabbalah" and creator of personal growth programs Mind-Yoga and LifePlan7.The Chabad-sponsored event will take place at Kauai Beach Resort (formerly Hilton), and the cost is $10.On Sunday, January 17 at 11:00am, Dr. Wolf will present "Healing for an Angry World -- Meditation Workshop providing practical skills for transforming negative emotions." This event will take place at a private residence and the cost is $35.For more information or to register, email healinganger@gmail.com.
Jewish TV Network
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk2LalGnCbU
I have come across an exciting, current Jewish website with a lot of topical interest. There are engaging click-throughs to videos, news coverage, lifestyles, entertainment, Israel, cooking, kids, spirituality, etc.Check it out at: http://jewishtvnetwork.comShalom.
Please Help With Our KEO Christmas Dinner
On Saturday, December 25, the Jewish Community of Kauai is once again preparing a Christmas dinner for the homeless shelter and transitional housing families at Kauai Economic Opportunity (KEO).We still need donations for toys for the children as well as people to cook (1 more Turkey , mashed potatoes, salad, desserts). We also still need volunteers for drinks and rolls as well as people to help set up and serve.If you can help, please let me know what you can bring.Also, please note that there has been a time change. Dinner will be served at 6:30pm, so we are asking cooks to drop off food between 5:30pm - 6:00pm.All food is prepared at your home and dropped off at at KEO in Lihue. Before you start cooking contact me by phone at 634-7006 or email lsplitts@yahoo.com.Comments.