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.

Come celebrate light and greasy foods! MJO’s Big Chanukah Bash will be in Kihei on Sunday, December 10: 5:00 - 8:00pm

For all ages - A latke bar and other delicious fare will be provided by our host. If you want to bring a family-favorite dessert to share, that would be great but not necessary. With so many people in need during the holidays, we’ll be collecting gift cards to support local families.

We’ll light candles, sing, and enjoy being together. Email info@mauijewishohana.org for the location.

Join Rabbi Sandra and guests around the world to light the first candle (s) of Hanukkah. Enjoy songs and snacks and find out why some people may light more than one candle on the first night.

Weʻll meet in the main lobby at 6:00pm.

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.

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.

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.

Create your own bowl for applesauce or sour cream, 

You will be given a bisqued (partially fired) bowl to creatively decorate with bright underglazes. The bowls will be available after the final firing with food safe glaze by the first night of Hanukkah.

Arrangements can be made for you to build your own bowl at least a week before the finishing party. All ceramic work is in Marge’s studio upcountry. 

We ask a minimum $18.00 donation, Contact Marge for details, space and location. RSVPs needed by November 5th to ensure time to fabricate and bisque fire bowls.

Schmooze and Meet at Ocean Vodka Tuesday, November 14. 5:00-7:00pm

Come hung out in a beautiful location for a fun social gathering. 

We’ll be joined by Avi Rose who will be visiting from California. Avi has a wealth of experience in developing Jewish community so we’ll have a lot to talk about. Along with being a parent, he is a Spiritual Leader at Kehilla Community Synagogue, co-editor of Twice Blessed being Lesbian Gay and Jewish, former Executive Director of Jewish family and Community Services East Bay (CA) and an end of life doula.

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.

Join Rabbi Sandra at Kahekili (Airport Beach) for candle lighting and song. We’ll gather at 5:00.

Bring a light snack to share.

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.