Carol
Shabbat Service - Saturday, January 20
Shabbat Service - Saturday, January 20
Nathan Morrow
Chanukah Celebration!
Chanukah Celebration!
Carol
Service Canceled - Friday, November 17
Service Canceled - Friday, November 17
Carol
High Holidays 5783/2023
High Holidays 5783/2023
Carol
Passover Seder on Kauai 2023
Passover Seder on Kauai 2023

Kauai High Holidays 2014

Kauai TorahKauai High Holidays 2014

Schedule of events and services:We welcome all to celebrate the newest year in our Jewish calendar.Following is the schedule for our Kauai High Holidays observances. All services are at St. Michael’s Church in Lihue unless otherwise noted. Map. Our Rabbi this year is Rabbi Rita Leonard from Big Island of Hawaii, who will lead us in prayer and song.Please consider contacting us to volunteer to read in English or Hebrew, open and close the ark, or carry the torah.Rosh HashanahWednesday, September 24

  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM (Evening Services).

Thursday, September 25

  • 10:00 AM - 12 Noon (Morning Services).
  • Luncheon to follow Services (stay tuned for more details). Generously hosted by Vicki Ellacott and Esther Richman.
  • Tashlich at the pier following lunch.

Yom Kippur

Friday October 3

  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Kol Nidre and Shabbat Service.

Saturday October 4

  • 10:00 AM – 12 Noon Morning Services.
  • 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Adult discussion.
  • 5:00PM-7:00 PM Yiskor and conclusion.
  • 7:00 PM Break the Fast.

Contributions and Membership

  • A minimum contribution of $30 per person for each service if requested. More than that amount would be greatly appreciated!
  • Paid members of our congregation are welcome at no additional charge. Please be sure to renew your membership for the high holidays.
  • We accept payment for services/membership at the door, or in advance via 1) check to our mailing address, 2) PayPal on our website, and 3) Foodland's Give Aloha program.
  • Please contact us if you can not afford to contribute financially.
  • Your donations and memberships fund our visiting Rabbi, food and supplies, plus many other items required to keep our organization running through the year.
  • We welcome all to participate with us and help in any capacity.
  • Advance High Holiday tickets are not required.

A personal letter to the JCK community

martyI am stepping down as President of the JCK as of the upcoming High Holidays. I will still be around to assist, am willing to serve on the board, or just be available as in an emeritus position. I can not for speak for Dale. She has been an invaluable partner in keeping our community alive.For those who want to affiliate with an eclectic, egalitarian, religious, spiritual, non-affiliated Judaism, there is a need for us. There is a need for you.I know we do not speak to all the Jews on Kauai. There is Chabad for Jews seeking a more formal approach. There will always be seekers on their own spiritual path.It’s time for you to step forward and take on the task of shepherding your children and our community to a newer, higher level and address the challenges of our small yet vital group.Your leadership and energy will take the JCK to its next level of service to the Jews on Kauai and the visitors who look forward to joining us when they are away from their home congregations.My 25 year history with JCK.It was approx 1989. Dr. Bennett Parnes asked me to join the board of the newly formed JCK. Noting that I said yes was curious to me as I hadn’t been a practicing Jew since my Bar Mitzvah in 1959. But along life’s journey my heritage had not been lost. I was raising my kids with a Jewish awareness, which for some reason was very important to me, thanks to the open mindedness and support of my loving, non-Jewish wife Carole.I said yes to Dr. Parnes because something inside told me that I could and should make a commitment to a Jewish presence on Kauai. I did not do this for personal gain or recognition (or monetary reward!). Watching our community come together to worship, find answers to unfathomable questions, witnessing the transformative process of a child becoming a young man/woman through their Bat/Bar Mitzvah trainings, and countless other life-affirming events, my involvement with the JCK has repaid me with countless moments of satisfaction.Upcoming ElectionsWe will open the floor for nominations for President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer to the community prior to the High Holidays. Voting will take place by email. In a subsequent post you will be receiving a ballot and instructions for voting.May our community continue to grow and thrive and be available as a source and resource to all who find comfort here.Shalom,Marty  

Kauai Bar Mitzvah on August 9, 2014

Max Matola Kauai Bar MitzvahPlease join us as we celebrate the Kauai Bar Mitzvah of Max Matola.

Details:Where: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.When: Saturday, August 9, 2014 Time: 10:00 am.A light lunch will follow tjhe services. Please RSVP to Judi Matola at 808-482-0787.Mahalo and we look forward to seeing you there.

Kauai Passover 2014 | Last Call!

Kauai PassoverLast call for Kauai Passover 2014

Please join us for our 2014 Kauai Passover Seder.  We are nearly sold out so please act immediately if you plan to join us.When: Monday April 14, 2014. Where: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.Time: Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and Seder begin at 6:15pm.The meal will be preceded by a traditional Seder service including sweet Kosher wine.Menu prepared by Sandy Jennings of Fresh from the Garden.

Kauai Passover 2014 Seder

Kauai passoverKauai Passover Seder on April 14, 2014

We invite Kauai Jews and Kauai visitors to the Jewish Community of Kauai’s annual community Passover Seder.

The event will take place on Monday, April 14, 2014 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.  A traditional menu will accompany prayers.

There are only 100 seats available. Please include payment with your registration form (click to print). Please pay by check; no credit cards accepted. Reservations will be closed when all seats are sold.  April 7, 2014 is the final day to choose entrée. Late reservations will be accommodated with no choice of entree. Please call 808-639-0283 or email Dale for further information: dale@kauaijewishcommunity.com

Passover Feast:

Our Passover feast will be prepared by Sandy Jennings of Fresh from the Garden and includes the following:

Seder Plate; Matzoh

Gefilte Fish; Chicken Soup with Matzoh Balls

Entrée Choice of:

  • Chicken tagine with apricots & Moroccan spices

  • Salmon with lemon dill aioli

  • Lamb Tzimmes

  • Vegetarian stuffed pepper with  quinoa and nuts

  • Children’s entree: Teriyaki roasted chicken thighs

Green salad

Scalloped Potatoes

Dessert Sampler

Filtered Water, Lilikoi Juice, Coffee, Tea

 * Please feel free to bring your choice of wine or other drink.Costs are as follows:

JCK Members

Non-Members

Adults

$50

$80

Children (up to 12 yrs.)

$25

$50

Seat with no meal

FREE

FREE

Reservations:Click here for reservation form.

Passover Reservation Form 2014

Name ___________________________________________________

Address__________________________________________________

Telephone number _________________________________________

Email address _____________________________________________

 

JCK Members

Non-Members

Adults

$50

$80

Children (up to 12 yrs.)

$25

$50

Seat with no meal

FREE

FREE

 

# Lamb

# Chicken

# Fish

# Veg

Total

Adults/full price child

______

______

______

______

______

Children (up to 12 yrs.)

____***

______

Seat with no meal

    -0-

    -0-

    -0-

    -0-

______

Total Meals

______

______

______

______

______

Total $

$_____

$_____

$_____

$_____

$_____

***Children’s price for chicken thighs only.

Checks should be payable to Jewish Community of Kauai and sent with this form to:

JCK c/o Dale Rosenfeld, PO Box 269, Kapaa, HI 96746

No credit cards please.

Questions? Phone 808-639-0283 or e-mail: dale@kauaijewishcommunity.com

We invite you to join our congregation:

Family Membership $250; Individual Membership $150

Additional Donations Welcome

When Is the Best Time To Plant a Tree?

Kauai Jewish CommunityThis month we are celebrating Tu Bi’Shvat (Jewish Arbor Day). I remember as a child, collecting dimes which we proudly placed in the slots on the card. When we had collected 25 dimes, we handed it in to our HebrewSchool teacher. It was enough to plant one tree in Israel. What difference did one tree make? Not much. But across the US all the kids were collecting dimes. Collectively our little cards filled with dimes have planted tens of millions of tress in Eretz Yisrael (the land of Israel). Our little cards turned a desert land into a virtual oasis and has contributed in some small part to Israel’s survival . Where am I going with this? Many of us golden seniors have been blessed with a good life. We have the ability to make a difference in the lives of the next generation and future generations of Jews on Kauai. At some point in the not too distant future, we will be able to have our own building. Perhaps not a grand edifice, but a place of our own. A place to house our sacred Torah. A place where someday our Kauai Rabbi will have a bima to speak from and chant  “Sh’ma Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad.”Through the generosity of some individuals, we have a corpus started.This is my appeal to have you bequeath a portion of your estate to the Jewish Community of Kauai so that this dream can become a reality. You may choose a dollar amount or simply a percent of what you will be passing on. May I suggest 10% or 5% or 1%? May I suggest $100,000 or $50,000 or $25,000 or whatever you are able?Carole & I have done this. We alone will not create the Synagogue. But your contributions along side ours, will.Will you stand with us to help create a sanctuary you and I may never see, a place where the sweet chanting of the Sh’ma will never be heard by our ears and hearts?A simple one page addendum to your will is all that is necessary. Please contact me if you would like this form(kahn.marty@gmail.com), or if you would like to talk 808-652-7297.

  • Question: When is the best time to plant a tree?
  • Answer: Twenty years ago.
  • Question: When is the next best time to plant a tree?
  • Answer: Today.

B’shalom,Marty