Join us for our traditional Kauai Chanukah party on Sunday December 13 from 5pm to 8pm. There will be latkes, sufganiyot (jelly donuts), menorahs, dreidels, crafts and more!Bring your menorah to participate in our annual community lighting if you wish.There is no charge for JCK members. For non-members we suggest a $5 donation for a single person and $20 donation for a family.
Chanukah on Kauai Party
JCK will provide latkes, donuts and drinks. We ask that you kindly bring a dish to share based on the following:
- A-K main dish
- L-P dessert
- R-Z pupu
Where: St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Hardy Street, Lihue. Map.When: Sunday, December 13, 2015.Time: 6:00 pm.For more information please contact Lisa Splittstoesser at 634-7006.
Save These Dates in January and February
Mollie Goldberg Bat Mitzvah - January 23, 10am.
Everyone is invited! The service will be led by Marty Kahn and will be followed by a beautiful Oneg catered by Sandy Jennings of Fresh From the Garden. More details to follow.
Rob Kvidt Conversion - February 27, 10am.
Join us for the rescheduled, first ever Jewish conversion ceremony at JCK. This special Shabbat ceremony will be led by Marty Kahn and will be followed by a most unusual unusual Oneg Shabbat you won’t want to miss. Catering by Sandy Jennings and Jeff Tucker!
Jill Weiner and Amelia Lim proudly invite you to a double mitzvah. Twins Loren and Hershel will be in the spotlight December 18 and 19, and invite you to join them as they individually become Bar-Bat Mitzvah.Please join Loren in a celebration of her Bat Mitzvah as she ushers in the Sabbath with a candle lighting service starting promptly at 6:30pm.
1. Shabbat tomorrow, November 7, 2015 including special Oneg ... Just a reminder!Tomorrow's Oneg hosted by Judy and Allan Rachap and catered by Sandy Jennings will include a serve yourself falafel bar and homemade baklava.Please bring non-perishable food items for St. Michael’s “feed the hungry” program.
Next Shabbat is on November 7, 2015 including special Oneg . . Don't miss it!Judy and Allan Rachap will be hosting an exceptional feast catered by Sandy Jennings of Fresh From the Garden. It will feature among other things a serve yourself falafel bar and homemade baklava.Lastly, we appreciate your bringing non-perishable food items for St. Michael’s “feed the hungry” program.
The Jewish Community of Kauai looks forward to your attending the concluding services of our 5776 Days of Awe observance.We and the cantor are aware that Rosh Hashanah services went too long. This has been addressed. Times below for concluding services will be strictly adhered to. Please accept the apology of the board of directors.IT IS IN THE TRUE MEANING OF SYNAGOGUE, A GATHERING OF PEOPLE, THAT THE POWER OF OUR PRAYER IS LIFTED ON HIGH AND REACHES DEEP WITHIN OUR SOUL.Please send names you'd like to be read at Yizkor to Sally at 
There are two ways you can help enrich our community's High Holidays which go beyond attending and your 
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 Shabbat August 15, 2015
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 (
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. 
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. 
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.