Note: In case you already received this in the US mail, please forgive the repetition.Shalom all:Last year your donations supported many programs and services which our community enjoyed. As the year 5776 approaches, we look forward to many community events, both tried and true and new. As we begin to plan for the New Year, your Board of Directors has considered the dues structure and recommended a change.For the last 25 years our annual donation request has remained the same. However, as all of us know, the cost of everything has risen. In order to continue our current programs, and provide some of the new ones you asked for in the survey we sent recently, we have decided to raise the requested donation amount to $360 for a family and $180 for a single person.Why a dues increase? Here are some of the programs/activities that we supported in 5775.We hired Cantor Ken Cohen for the first Shabbat service of 2015, which was such a great success that we are bringing him back for High Holiday services (please refer to the website for the schedule).We created many enjoyable celebrations during the year. We subsidized the community Seder since the amount we charge does not suffice. We provided a wonderful break-the-fast at the end of Yom Kippur. We re-instituted Oneg Shabbats after Shabbat services. We hosted Purim and Chanukah celebrations.We reached out to our members in times of simchas and tsurrus. We purchased Jewish history books, Hebrew books, and books about Israel for our Sunday school – and the students have thrived.We incurred other non-program related expenses. We give an annual donation to St. Michael and All Angels Church to thank them for their generous hospitality in allowing us the use of their chapel, meeting room and facilities. We purchase liability insurance in order to protect all of us.As always, if you would like to be a member and support the community, we will gladly accept whatever you are capable of giving. And if you can afford to give a bit more, your generosity will be greatly appreciated and wisely used.Each and every one of us matters in Klal Yisrael – the shared sense of community and destiny among all Jews.If you have questions or comments, please call Sally at 821-0579 or Marty at 652-7297.Sally Wilson, Board of Directors PresidentMarty Kahn, President Emeritus
Kauai High Holidays and August 15 Kauai Shabbat Schedules
Kauai Shabbat August 15, 2015
First, please join in our next service. We've had to reschedule from August 1 to August 15. St. Michael's Church needed use of their facilities, so we'll gather two weeks later. Our President Emeritus Marty Kahn will lead services, with help from Greg Meyers chanting Torah, and a parsha group discussion led by an erudite member of our congregation.Plan to stay after the service as we gather for a delicious oneg and, if we're lucky, some jokes from our Comedian Emeritus (also Marty).
Kauai High Holidays 2015
Our Kauai High Holiday services will be led by Cantor Ken Cohen. As those of you who attended the Shabbat service he led will recall, his singing and chanting are hauntingly beautiful, and his interpretation of prayers and Torah is both elucidating and inspiring.Following is the schedule for High Holiday services:
- Erev Rosh Hashanah on Sunday 9/13 at 7 pm.
- Rosh Hashanah on Monday 9/14 at 10 am with kiddush, apples and honey, lovely luncheon to follow.
- Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre on Tuesday 9/22 at 7 pm.
- Yom Kippur Day on Wednesday 9/23 at 10 am.
- Yom Kippur adult group discussion with Cantor Ken on Wednesday 9/23 at 3:45 followed by Yizkor and Neilah, and a profuse array of delicious food for our break-the-fast.
Services are held at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.There is, according to our community's practice, no charge to attend any of the services for our paid members. Visitors are asked to make a minimum donation of $30 per service to JCK.
Kabbalat Shabbat Reminder
Everyone please join the community as we welcome the Shabbat on July 3,2015. Songs and hymns will be led by Laura Barzilai and Mindy Hibbitt.Please bring a pot-luck dish to share. We'll be in the large pavilion at Poipu Beach Park at 5:30 pm.What to Bring: A potluck dish of your choosing. Please remember to bring serving utensils.Questions: Call Laura (
808-651-7041) or email lbarzilai@hawaii.rr.com
Condolences to Elyse Litvak
The Jewish Community of Kauai sends our deepest condolences to Elyse Litvak and daughter Raysel, on the loss of their husband and father, Alan Geisel. Our hearts are filled with sadness, knowing what a difficult time this is for them, and we will keep them in our thoughts and prayers.For anyone wishing to contact Elyse and Raysel, the address is 6448 Kaahele St, Kapaa 96746.
A Different Kauai Shabbat | June 6, 2015
On June 6, Shabbat services will be led by Sally Wilson and Louise Arakaki (she of the beautiful voice). Please join us! It will be great.See you at St. Michael's at 10 am. Also - please remember to mail us your survey response or let us know if you did not receive it.Lastly, we appreciate your non-perishable food items for St. Michael’s “feed the hungry” program.Where: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.When: Saturday, June 6, 2015.Time: 10:00 am.For more information call Sally at 808-821-0579.
Kauai Shabbat Service and a Special Simcha
Please come celebrate LARRY AND TINKE RAITHAUS' first wedding anniversary!On May 2, 2015 we will have our scheduled Shabbat service at 10 am at St. Michael Church in Lihu`e. Since their wedding took place off-island, Larry and Tinke will host a special catered Oneg Shabbat so their Kaua`i friends can join in the simcha.Marty Kahn will be leading the service, with help from our fabulous Sunday School students. Greg Meyers will chant from the Torah, and Larry will read the Haftarah. Monroe Richman will lead a parsha discussion. What a line-up!!Please remember to bring your non-perishable food items for St. Michael's "feed the hungry" program.Where: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.When: Saturday, May 2, 2015.Time: 10:00 am.For more information call Sally at 808-821-0579.
Kauai Shabbat with Rabbi Yoshi Zweibeck Tonight!
A quick reminder to please join us this evening when Rabbi Yoshi Zweibeck of Los Angeles' Stephen Wise Temple will be leading our Kabbalat Shabbat.Start Time is 5:30pm.Our service will take place at Poipu Beach Park pavillion. We'll convene at 5:30 pm as Kabbalat Shabbat begins before sundown and celebrates Shabbat through Psalms, hymns, and blessings.Potluck Dinner.Please bring your favorite dish to share. JCK will provide wine for kiddush, paper goods, and home-made challah.Bring Lawn Chairs.Please bring chairs if you have them. In addition, we'll be using the park's picnic benches and tables.Mahalo and a hui hou.
Special Kabbalat Kauai Shabbat on April 10
A special treat awaits Kauai Jews and visitors next week when Rabbi Yoshi Zweibeck, Senior Rabbi-Elect of Stephen Wise Temple of Los Angeles, is visiting Kauai. He has graciously offered to be with us on Friday, April 10, 2015, for a Kabbalat Shabbat. Shabbat is a time of joy, and a Kabbalat Shabbat celebrates and welcomes the Shabbat with songs and blessings.The Poipu pavilion has been reserved, so let's all get together for a lovely evening with Rabbi Yoshi, including a potluck dinner. Everyone please bring your favorite dish to share. JCK will provide wine for kiddush, paper goods, and home-made challah.Meet at the Poipu Beach Park pavillion at 5:30 pm to enjoy the balmy Poipu evening with your friends and community.
Kauai Passover 2015 | Last Chance
Kauai Seder is this Sunday and we want to see you there.Lucky you! Still room at the table!Please see today's article about our Kauai Passover in The Garden Island.Then reserve a seat right now. For more information and registration see Passover on Kauai 2015 With Cantor Ken Cohen.Mahalo!
Passover on Kauai Seder - Time to Reserve is NOW
Make your reservations now for the 2015 Kauai Jewish Community Pesach Seder.Traditional Seder plates and gourmet food catered by Sandy Jennings, of Fresh from the Garden.Seder performed by Cantor Ken Cohen, previously of Temple Emanuel in Honolulu.After the March 29 deadline you may not get your choice of food.Call Sally at (808) 821-0579 or email her at sallyanddonwilson@gmail.com if you have questions.We look forward to being together again this year.
Kauai Seder 2015 - Reserve Now!
Jewish Community of Kaua`i SederDON'T MISS OUT ..... RESERVE NOW!Passover is almost upon us. This year we're honored to have Cantor Ken Cohen leading our Seder, which promises to be both inspirational and delicious. For more details, see our Passover on Kauai post.Seating is limited, so send in your reservation form as soon as possible (click here for form), no later than March 29.For more information, please call Sally at (808)821-0579 or email to sallyanddonwilson@gmail.com.
Passover on Kauai 2015 With Cantor Ken Cohen
The Jewish Community of Kaua`i invites members and visitors to our annual Passover Seder, led by Cantor Ken Cohen of Honolulu. Traditional Seder plates, foods and kosher wine will accompany the Seder.
Kaua`i Passover Seder 2015 with Cantor Ken Cohen
Where: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.When: Sunday, April 5, 2015Time: 5:00 pm (doors open), 5:30 pm (Seder begins).There are only 100 seats available, so reserve early, and no later than March 29. Please submit your check payment with the reservation form. Click here for registration form.Late reservations may be accommodated as seating permits, but with no choice of entrée. For further information, please call Sally at (808) 821-0579 or email sallyanddonwilson@gmail.com.The festive meal includes:
- Matzoh ball soup
- Gefilte fish (Israeli style with tahini)
- Seder Plate including Hard-cooked eggs (Beitzah), Maror, Chazeret, Charoset, Karpas, and Zeroa.
- Entrée choice of:
- Beef brisket
- Salmon with lemon fig chutney
- Chicken apricot tagine
- Vegetarian stuffed peppers
- For children – teriyaki chicken
- Mashed potatoes with olive oil and caramelized onions
- Salad
- Passover chocolate cake with raspberry coulis and candied peels
- Water, juice, coffee and tea will be available. Please feel free to bring your choice of wine or other drink in addition to the Passover wine included.
Cost for Members
- Adults $60
- Children (up to 12 years old) $30
Cost for Non-Members
- Adults $90
- Children (up to 12 years old) $60
For those attending, but not having dinner, there is no cost on a space available basis.Click here for registration form.