Please join the Jewish Community of Kauai, visitors and guests as we celebrate Shabbat at Lydgate Park of February 12th! We are excited to once again hold a Friday night Potluck to kick off the New Year. See you there.Our services will be lead by Jim Orens, a returning visitor. (Those of you who attended the February potluck last year will remember that he helped with services then).When: Friday, February 12, 20165:30 – 6:15 Schmooze with fellow JCK members and guests, or enjoy the park with your family.6:15—Short Shabbat service followed by potluckWhere: Lydgate Park –Large PavilionDon’t worry about the weather as it is covered.What to Bring: A potluck dish of your choosingPlease remember to bring serving utensils.Questions: Call Laura (808) 651-7041 (arthursnyc@yahoo.com) Elyse at (808) 639-4675._______________________________________________________More February Events to Remember
- Speaker Event on Sunday, February 7 at 9:30am: Jeannie Opdyke Smith will talk about her mother's life as a Holocaust Rescuer at the North Campus of Kauai Christian Fellowship, located at 4000 Kilauea Road in Kilauea. She's also speaking this Thursday night at 7 p.m. at the Breath of Life Church on Rice Street. See the Garden Island newspaper for more details.
- Shabbat on Saturday, February 27: Join us as we celebrate Rob Kvidt's conversion to Judaism at 10am at St. Michael's. Kiddush follows catered by Sandra Jennings and Jeff Tucker. Look for more details soon.
We look forward to your joining us to help Candle and Rob Goldberg celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Mollie Taneza Goldberg this Saturday, January 23, 2016.The celebration will conclude with an Oneg following the morning service.
With pride and aloha, Candle and Rob Goldberg and the Kauai Jewish Community invite you to to join in our celebration of Bat Mitzvah. Rob and Candle's daughter Mollie Taneza Goldberg will be called to the Torah on Saturday January 23, 2016.Please join us. The celebration will conclude with an Oneg following the morning service.
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 (