Newsletter 1997-8 (5759)

Congregation Kona Beth Shalom

Dear Friend,

Mark your calendar for Sunday, September 7, 1997, when Congregation Kona Beth Shalom conducts its Annual Meeting. We meet at 3 o'clock at the Kahalu'u Beach Park small pavilion (at the north end of the beach). Bring snorkels and fins for before, and your pot-luck contribution for afterwards. We can barbecue, eat, drink, meet and be merry.

The meeting agenda includes (but is not limited to):

Annual WaKoBeS Report, Annual KeKoBeS Report, Annual Treasurer's Report

Election of Board of Trustees: Morty Breier, Erwin Myhre and Michael Zola are up for  re-election. If you're not on the Board but would like to be, tell me, or come to the meeting.  The term is for 3 years. The new Trustees take office on Rosh Hashana

After the Annual Meeting we will convene the monthly Board of Directors Meeting to which you are also invited, and the items for discussion will include:

Preparing for the High Holidays. This year, Rabbi Sheldon Kirsch will return to conduct  our services at the Kona Surf Resort. Here are the dates:

Rosh Hashana eve:  Thu eve  Oct 1

Rosh Hashana day Thu morn Oct 2

Shabbat Tshuvah eve Fri eve Oct 3

Shabbat Tshuvah morn Sat morn Oct 4

Kol Nidre Fri eve Oct 10

Yom Kippur Sat all day Oct 11

Also note that in October we also will celebrate Sukkot at the home of Sarit and Scott Reich on Sunday afternoon, October 19.

And stay posted friends, because later in October, Rabbi Nathan Segal will be in Kona to lead us in some lively music, celebrations, fun stuff, and also Simchat Torah.

Preparation of Kona Beth Shalom's Annual Calendar, marking the holidays and starting preparations for their observance, and plan the Varieties of Jewish Experience series..

We will also discuss our monthly Shabbat Services. Do we want to change anything?

Michael Zola will let us know about the Jewish section of the Hualalai Cemetery. What do  we want to do about it? As you may recall, Cantor Leo Fettman led us in the consecration  of the area several years ago.

We hope you can attend. Our meetings are, more than anything else, family get-togethers. This past year we've enjoyed a lot of laughter and warmth when we've met. Our congregation has been there when people in our community (not just active members) have needed support (for funerals, for illness), or just wanted to share their good experiences (weddings, holidays).

Check out the enclosed "KBS Shaloha Cookbook" notice. It's a wonderful book!

We're not complete without you! I hope you can come.

Shaloha, Barry Blum, M.D.

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Celebrate the High Holidays with

Congregation Kona Beth Shalom!

October 1997 Jewish Holidays and Events

(At the Kona Surf Resort, unless otherwise indicated)

Rosh Hashana eve  Wednesday  Oct 1 6 pm King Kamehameha Ballroom

Sephardic "Seder," with desserts & coffee to follow

Rosh Hashana day Thursday Oct 2 10 am Mauna Kea Room

buffet lunch to follow Mauna Loa Room

Tashlich Thursday Oct 2 2 pm Mauna Kea Gardens

Shabbat Tshuvah eve Friday Oct 3 6 pm Mauna Kea Room

pot-luck supper to follow Mauna Loa Room

Shabbat Tshuvah morn Saturday Oct 4 10 am Mauna Kea Room

buffet lunch to follow Mauna Loa Room

Kol Nidre Friday eve Oct 10 6 pm Mauna Kea Room

Yom Kippur Saturday Oct 11 10 am Mauna Kea Room

Yizkor 4 pm Mauna Kea Room

pot-luck break-the-fast after sunset Mauna Loa Room

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Build the Sukkah Sunday Oct 12 3 pm Home of Sarit & Scott Reich*

Sukkot Sunday Oct 19 3 pm Home of Sarit & Scott Reich*

*telephone 329-1333 for directions vegetarian pot-luck

Shabbos at the Surf: when we celebrate Simchat Torah

Shabbat eve Friday Oct 24 6 pm Mauna Kea Room

pot-luck supper follows Mauna Loa Room

Shabbat morn Saturday Oct 25 10 am Mauna Kea Room

buffet lunch follows Mauna Loa Room

Admission to all the services is free of charge for all members of Congregation Kona Beth Shalom. Non-members who wish to attend are asked to make a contribution to help defray the costs of bringing Rabbi Kirsch to Kona but no one is turned away for inability to contribute. Your Membership Application / Contribution Form is on the other side of this page.