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Here are some exciting upcoming events to share with our community:
Saturday, September 13th, 2025 at 7pm - Interfaith Concert at St. Michael & All Angels Church
JCK and St. Michael & All Angels Church will be cosponsoring an interfaith concert focused on the Psalms in jazz form. Here is a flyer for the event. We hope to see many of you there, and if you are interested in volunteering for the event please contact Marge at admin@stmichaels-kauai.org
Wednesday, September 17th, 2025, from 9am to 12pm - JCHS Volunteer Day
Jewish Community Services of Hawai’i (JCSH) is hosting a volunteer day with Nourish Kaua’i on Wednesday, September 17th from 9am to noon under the big tent on the Kapa’a Bypass. For details and to RSVP, contact Dale Rosenfeld at dale@jcs-hi.org or (808) 850-0709.
High Holiday Schedule 2025
September - October 2025 / Tishrei 5786
(at St. Michael’s in Lihue unless otherwise noted)
JCK is looking forward to celebrating the New Year with Rabbi Fred Scherlinder and YOU! Here is the complete schedule of services, meals, & other events during the High Holidays. We look forward to seeing you during this sacred season.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Monday, September 22nd, 6 - 7:30pm
Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, September 23rd, 10am - 12pm
Light lunch following services
1:45 - 2pm
Tashlich (location TBD)
Shabbat Potluck & Services
Friday, September 26 , 6 - 8:30pm
Hosted on Lauren & Brian Miller’s farm, Anahola
RSVP to Lauren by call or text: (818) 689-5235
Shabbat Shuvah Service
Saturday, September 27, 10am - 12pm
Oneg following the service
Erev Yom Kippur: Kol Nidre
Wednesday, October 1st, 6 - 7:30pm
(including cellist Karen Hall)
Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 2
10am - 12pm Morning Services
12 - 12:45pm Discussion with Rabbi Fred
3:45 - 4:45pm Mincha (Afternoon Service)
4:45 - 5:30pm Yizkor (Memorial Service)
5:30 - 6:20pm Ne’ilah (Concluding Service)
6:20 - 6:30pm Final Shofar sounding & Havdalah
6:30 - 8pm Community Break-the-Fast (catered by Reouven Barzilai at Mi Va Mi)
As we all know, the beautiful services and events that we create are a financial commitment for our congregation, and your support is much appreciated.
For visitors and guests, we kindly ask for a contribution of $50 per service or $180 total for all holiday services (Erev Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah daytime service, Erev Yom Kippur, and Yom Kippur daytime services). For our members, annual membership dues for individuals and families include attendance at High Holiday services. Any additional holiday contributions are much appreciated as we strive to maintain and enhance our beautiful community traditions.
Please click here to make a holiday contribution or to become a JCK member today.
Note:
Rabbi Fred is available, at certain times, for private pastoral meetings; email rav@rabbifred.com to arrange a time before or during the holiday
Rabbi Fred’s Weekly video series
To support our community’s spiritual preparation for the High Holiday season, Rabbi Fred prepares a weekly video series for us. Each video is just a few minutes long, and focuses on the weekly Torah portion through the lens of Jewish spiritual character development, or Mussar.
Parshat Balak - YouTube Link
Parshat Pinchas - YouTube Link
Parshat Matot-Masei - YouTube Link
Tisha B'Av & Shabbat Chazon - YouTube Link
Tu B’Av & Parashat Vaetchanan - YouTube Link
Parashat Eikev - YouTube Link
Parashat Re’eh - YouTube Link
Parashat Shoftim - YouTube Link
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