It’s a Mitzvah to celebrate joy on Purim so let’s gather together:

We’ll start at 5:30 with candlelighting, song, and a vegetarian potluck. We’ll discuss the story of Purim and consider how it is relevant to our current times.

Hamantaschen will be provided and you are welcome to bring your own special variety too. Costumes are encouraged.

Please bring a veggie dish to share.

We’ll be meeting at a private home near Makawao Ave.

Contact Rabbi Sandra to RSVP and get the address.

Celebrate the 4th Night of Hanukkah at Kahekili Beach (Airport Beach) in North Kaʻanapali

Saturday, December 28, 5:30

Weʻll watch the sunset, light candles, and share good cheer. You are encouraged to bring your Hanukkah kitsch a Hanukkiah, and a snack to share. Contact Rabbi Sandra for questions.

Join in the fun at Marge’s in Kula 200. We'll have crafts, food (yes, latkes), music...and a whole latke fun!

Why early? Hanukkah is over winter break, and we don't want those who are traveling to miss the fun!

PLEASE RSVP ASAP so we know how much food and crafts to have :)

Feel free to invite and send the RSVP link to other folks you know.

Questions? Text Ellyn at 808-276-1526

 

Just come on by to schmooze, sing, and hang out. There will be live music and food available to order.

THE PARTY OF THE YEAR!

We will dedicate our hand-crafted ark and Torah cover while we dance and sing and laugh and eat and celebrate and…!

Buy Your Tickets Here

Yizkor, Neila and Havdalah will be outdoors and and guided by Rabbi Sandra. We will begin to gather at 4:45pm and the service will start at 5:00pm.

The services will be followed at sundown by a delicious Break Fast meal sponsored by MJO.

YIZKOR is a contemplative time to connect with the memories of those who have passed more than a year ago.

NEILA is the final prayer service of the 10 day High Holiday cycle. It is filled with thoughtful liturgy and song

HAVDALAH means separation and is a short ceremony that guides us back into our daily lives through a beautiful candle lighting ceremony that includes sweet smells and the sound of a sizzle to give us an appetite for the meal to follow.

Location: Bonar Home 400 Auli’i Dr., Makawao 96768

RSVP HERE

A Movement Practice to Reflect and Refresh with Rabbi Sandra Razieli - On Zoom

Connecting with our bodies can support us to absorb the experience of Yom Kippur with our whole being. We’ll spend an hour during this sacred time to explore gentle movements to help cultivate a sense of integration and wholeness. The practice will include standing, seated and reclined positions drawn from Modern Postural Yoga, Applied Neurology, and Restorative Exercise. Please bring a pillow/cushion so that you can sit and recline comfortably as well as a strap or long scarf.

The Zoom Room will open at 10:45am Hawaii (1:45 Pacific). We will begin at 11:00am (2:00 Pacific)

Zoom in Here

The contemplative Kol Nidre service, led by Rabbi Sandra, will be outdoors with a mixture of traditional and contemporary prayers. Our Mahzor (prayer book) includes Hebrew, English translations, and transliterations to create an experience where everyone feels welcome. We will begin to gather at 7:15pm and the service will start at 7:30pm.

RSVP HERE

400 Aulii Dr, Makawao

An evening to gather together on the one year anniversary of Oct 7, 2023. We will share small obersvances and have a social evening to share our feelings/hopes/fears…

Ellyn’s house: 40 Kapalulu Pl., Kula 96790

Dessert and snacks will be served

Please RSVP directly to Ellyn at (808)276-1526 text or ellyn@mauijewishohana.org

Reverse Tashlich is an act of Tikkum Mayim ( or Olam),  Repairing the Waters.

In partnership with Repair the Sea…MJO is proud to participate in our Third Annual Reverse Tashlic. Instead of throwing into the sea, we will clean our shoreline to keep things out of the ocean.

Meet at Sugar Beach by the canoe club. Street Parking.

We will meet at 4 pm, after the day has cooled a bit, to clean up trash and then celebrate Havdalah and disburse in time for dinner. We strongly encourage your children to participate in this environmental mitzvah. Location will be easy access, the final site selection will be made soon.

RSVP HERE

Join Rabbi Sandra on Zoom for a welcoming Rosh Hashana Morning Service. We will gather virtually to sing, pray, and bring blessings into the New Year. We will be using a combination of traditional liturgy along with contemporary songs and readings. All Hebrew will be transliterated and translated. There will also be time for chat and discussion. RSVP here. Zoom in here.

A party to celebrate the new year!

We encourage your favorite holiday dish to share with our community…we’ll have challah, apples and honey, and wine. Kosher style pot-luck dishes should be labeled (we will have labels) as Dairy, Meat or Parve and have appropriate serving pieces.

The kids will have fun running around, playing, and making crafts to hang in our sukkah - while the adults will enjoy some time connecting with meeting friends.

Candle lighting at 6:00pm to and welcome 5785.

This is a waste free event, please bring your own reusable tableware, if possible.

RSVP HERE

400 Aulii Dr, Makawao

Healing The Earth--Healing Ourselves Gathering

Join Steve Schechter along with Rabbi Sandra for a 30-minute experience song, prayer, and meditation to bring us into the spirit of Rosh Hashana. Steve asks that each person bring two to four ounces of water in order to sprinkle on the land and bless the land. Your blessing can also extend back to the land you inhabit and elsewhere. For example, this can be some rainwater you collected, or good filtered water from home or from a store, or ocean or creek water which is wonderful and electrolyte rich, or water from Twin Falls, or from traveling, or....

 Steve will bring his very large Shofar, and each person will have the option of energetically putting their kavana-prayer into the shofar. Being full of hot air, Steve will attempt to blow the prayers up to the heavens.

Grab your apron!

We’re making challah for the High Holidays. We will braid, make dough, and you can take yours home for your family or donate it to the MJO festivities!

Text Ellyn at 808-276-1526 for the address

RSVP HERE

Rabbi Sandra and visitng guest, Avi Rose will facilitate a meaningful experience to refresh and renew our spirits. We’ll sing traditional and contemporary tunes and have a rich Torah-based discussion that will provide space to share our feelings, thoughts, and concerns about current events.

Avi Rose is a Spiritual Leader at Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont CA. He has a wealth of knowledge about contemporary Jewish life and also has a beautiful singing voice.

Please bring a veggie item to share

Contact Rabbi Sandra for location and questions.

Rosh Chodesh is a celebration of the New Moon. It is a time to connect in community, celebrate female energy, and set intentions for the coming month. 

We’ll gather at a private home in Olinda for a casual and intentional circle facilitated by Danielle Tatik.

Please bring a Veggie Snack-Style Potluck item to share.

Female and non-binary identifying folks ages 13 +

Contact Rabbi Sandra for location and/or questions.

This seder is sold out. If you would like to be placed on a waitlist please reach out to Ellyn at ellyn@mauijewishohana.org

A fun seder for all of us with children or want a short and unique Passover celebration.

Maui Country Club

$54/person all ages

Menu: Matzah ball soup, green salad, brisket, salmon, veggies, couscous, fruit, dessert

You do not need to be a member of the country club, but you do need to RSVP

Your ideas and participation are welcome- please reach out!

Details will be added here…and once you RSVP, please continue to open our emails and texts in case of changes.

Get a sitter for the kids, grab your mom friends, and invite all the women in your life (and men with a good sense of humor)… For a fun night of comedy to benefot Maui Jewish Ohana!

Come gather on Shabbat morning at Sheri’s house to sing, pray, gather around the Torah, and talk story together.

Please bring a potluck veggie dish to share along with your own plates and cutlery. 

Contact Rabbi Sandra to get the address and for questions.

The Mortimers are happy to host an all-ages Hamantashen Exchange.

Challah, Shabbat candle lighting, and light dinner provided…all you need to bring is at least 2 dozen hamantashen to exchange.

Join the ‘Ohana at Marge’s house for a fun-for-all-ages Tu B’Shevat celebration!

We’ll start with a short seder (like no more than 15 minutes) and then we’ll enjoy some potluck brunch followed by some planting.

What We’re Planting… This is exciting. We’re planting the items for our Passover Seder Plates! We’ll have extras for you to take home as well.

Please RSVP HERE. Address will be sent after you RSVP.

Please bring:

• Potluck item with serving untensil

• Plates, glassware, and flatware (to save the host from clean up)

• Questions about Tu B’Shevat

P.S. This celebration marks the One Year Anniversary of MJO. The first celebration we ever had was planting seeds at Tu B’ Shevat for a bright future for progressive Jewish life on Maui… and wow, how we have grown.

Come join us for all or any part of the afternoon. Beginners welcome…we’ll even teach you how to play. We are a kind group and we’re happy to teach and coach you along. We even have a few extra cards until you’re ready to commit to buying your own.

Call or text Ellyn at (808) 276-1526 for location, directions, or more info.

A celebration to welcome the community’s new Torah!

Featuring music by Naor

Special guests include:

Ed Finkel with the Jewish Federation of North America

Greg Rosenbaum with the Etz Chayim Synagogue in Toledo, Ohio

RSVP HERE for the address

Questions? Ellyn (808)276-1526 or Rabbi Sandra (510)919-3667

If you cannot attend, we hope you’ll join us at:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86089116589?pwd=NHlQQTZqamI0TXh4NGl1d2ZENmJ4Zz09

Tikkun Ha-Yam/Tikkun Olam - Heal the Ocean/Repair the World

As part of his Bar Mitzvah preparations, Connor Ulene will be hosting a beach clean-up at Kanaha Beach Park. Gloves and trash bags will be provided. There will be snacks and you are also welcome to bring your own. Click here to see the location. Feel free to just show up but you can also contact Connor here for questions and to RSVP.

Celebrate Shabbat in Kula. Join in for an interactive service where we will learn about the reasons for the order of the service and meanings of some of the prayers. We’ll learn to sing some of them too. Transliteration and Translations will be provided. Followed by a vegetarian potluck. Please bring something delicious to share. Email here to RSVP and receive the address,

Come gather on Shabbat morning in Olinda for a creative service which will include song, prayer, discussion, and a Torah reading. Service will begin at 10:30. Please bring a potluck veggie dish to share along with your own plates and cutlery. 

RSVP here and get the address.

We’ll be gathering at 5:30 in Kula for a musical Havdalah to say goodbye to Shabbat and say ‘hello’ to our Torah. Special guest, Musical Prayer Leader Toby Pechner, will be leading us in song. Please bring a desert, light snack, or beverage to share. Email here to RSVP and receive the address.

Come join us for all or any part of the afternoon. Beginners welcome…we’ll even teach you how to play. We are a kind group and we’re happy to teach and coach you along. We even have a few extra cards until you’re ready to commit to buying your own.

Call or text Ellyn at (808) 276-1526 for location, directions, or more info.

Bask in the light of all eight candles in a cozy gathering in Kula. There will be latkes, light, and lots of laughter. Food will be provided and you are also welcome to bring something to share.

RSVP to Ellyn at (808) 276-1526

Come join us for all or any part of the afternoon. Beginners welcome!

Call Ellyn at (808) 385-4726 for location, directions or more info.