Newsletter
2008-9 (5769)
The
Year in Review -- Do you remember?
This year's Newsletter is abbreviated and
does not display all the fabulous details of everyone's activities but it does
highlight some of the memorable occasions we have had the pleasure of
celebrating. Yasher Koach to all who have supported us once again; you
inspire us.
OCTOBER—Our annual meeting was held on October 19, 2007
before our Simchat Torah service, in
celebration with our friends in North Hawaii at the YMCA Waimea
Town Hall. As is customary, we were entertained by the tremendously talented Kona’s Traveling Jewish Wedding Band. Did you know
that the Jewish members of the band always donate their services to KBS events?
Mahalo and blessings to them for their many hours of rehearsal and planning on
our behalf!
On October 28, we had an “Evening of
Enlightenment” with Rabbi Druin, the sofer (scribe) who restored our Torah. Rabbi Druin inspected and re-rolled the Torah, as he gave an
awe-inspiring talk about the details of the script. It was magical, almost as
if the Torah herself were giving the presentation.
NOVEMBER—Cantor Kenneth Michael Cohen (Cantor
Ken) began to lead services for us, bringing new tunes and practices for
our enrichment.
DECEMBER— We held a
special Saturday service and Torah study on December 13 at the home of Shari
Berman and Alice Bratton. Then, at the end of the month, we had a
lively weekend with services on December 26 and 27 and our Annual Chanukah
Party on December 28. Once again, we had music supplied by Kona’s
Traveling Jewish Wedding Band. Thank you to all of the WaKoBeS!
The WaKoBeS performed their usual miracle of managing
the food service for our many guests. Our children’s activities were
stepped up. Instead of one or the other, we had entertainment by the Great Arnelo and our usual crafts table for keiki.
This year Trina Yerlick (HaTS
teacher) and her son, helped our children make chanukiot out of nuts (as in nuts and bolts, not
cashews). Marilyn Anderson, with assistance from Alice Bratton,
created a menorah where children’s faces create the flames. The walk-in
menorah was a big hit. Pictures will soon be available at our newly redesigned
Website. www.konabethshalom.org During the
week of Chanukah, other celebrations went on at the homes of Judi Steinman
and Shaul Janes and
Mira Korach. Also, former KBS President, Barry
Blum, also was featured on the local radio telling Chanukah stories and
speaking about Jewish music.
JANUARY — On the second day of the Gregorian
calendar, our sister group sprouted in
FEBRUARY—A Tu B’Shevat celebration was held on February 8 at the
home of Trina and Shai Yerlick after the children’s class. At the end of
the month, Richard Chamberlin chanted the Haftarah and sponsored a special Saturday oneg organized and prepared by Alice Bratton and Shari
Berman in honor of Richard’s birthday.
MARCH—Cantor Ken led services and we joined in a discussion of parshat VaYikra,
the first chapter of Leviticus.
APRIL--We were back at the Keauhou Beach Resort for
our community Seder. The KBS Community Seder is unique and lively. People
always talk about how quickly the time passes. This year was no exception.
MAY—Members of the Board created a new flier for KBS. Services were
even more special than usual, as Ken Cohen chanted the Haftarah for us
JUNE—Shalom TV came to our local cable channel. At Friday night
services, as we mentioned the waters in our prayers, we had some of the most
intense rain the Kalani Kai Pavilion has ever known!
The next morning, we once again read from Korach, the
parsha on the uprising against Moses. We celebrated
the first birthday of Shira Salzman and said good-bye to the Salzmans
as they prepared to move to
JULY—We once again had the pleasure of
reading from the first chapter of a book as we ushered in Deuteronomy by
chanting from Devarim. Then, a few days later,
to commemorate Tisha B’Av,
there was a wonderful screening of a film about the heroic acts of Una Greenaway’s uncle.
The movie night was hosted by Zee and Ernie Knapp. Everyone who
attended expressed an interest in regular movie nights.
AUGUST—On August 8, we went to Kukio to
celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Grant Sholem. Grant
read from parshat Re'e,
the parsha of the following week
and we watched the sun go down after the lovely ceremony. It was an
unforgettable experience.
In a few days, we will celebrate Shabbat on
the Kalani Kai for both services. Shari Berman,
Barbara Lewis and Ken Cohen will read from the Torah Portion Ki Tetzei. PLEASE
JOIN US!
WHAT A YEAR!
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Mahalo
and Todah Rabah
“Trope Geek,” Shari J. Berman, wants to again send a special shout out to her
fellow 5769 Torah leyners: Ken Cohen, Richard
Chamberlin, Priscilla Kostiner,
Barbara Lewis, Shaul Janes, Stacey Minster, Aviva
Plaut, Ben Plaut,
Yehudah Plaut,
Elana Salzman,
Noah Salzman, Neil Soicher
and Judi Steinman. Thank you for coming up to the bimah.
We also send a special todah
rabah to everyone who gave a d’var
Torah this past year, including Marilyn Anderson, Barbara Lewis, Ken
Cohen, and others. We thank you for your time and efforts.
HEBREW
and TORAH STUDY (HaTS)
A note from Trina Yerlik
on the HaTS Program
Currently, there are five kids in
our class. We study Hebrew and we learn about Jewish holidays. I also try to
provide them with some knowledge about the big Jewish world out there. During
the class we work on Hebrew, read stories from the Torah and do an art project
connected to the holiday we are studying. We also make some Jewish food
sometimes as the kids really like to eat—what a surprise!. It is my hope that these children go on to have Bar, Bat
Mitzvahs, travel to
Trina Yerlick, HaTS teacher
Call
for Free Adult Hebrew Reading Classes
We have participated in a free course
through the National Jewish Outreach Program. We can do so again if we
have the interest. If you want to study siddur
Hebrew, please contact
KBS
Jewish Studies Group
Established in the summer of 2005, Kona
Beth Shalom has a small study group made up of approximately
twenty adults and teens. The KBS Jewish Studies
group gathers for small services and discussions. We have a Yahoo list for
group activities. Write to us at KonaBethShalom@gmail.com and ask
to be added to the list.
WaKoBeS (Wahines/Women of Kona Beth Shalom)
Contact Jan Rae (325-4991, janiamone@aol.com)
or Ruth Ader (325-0008, rader36@yahoo.com)
for more information on activities. The WaKoBeS
help organize many key events. It is due to their hard work that we always
have a lovely break-the-fast after Yom Kippur.
AlteKaKoBeS (“Wise Men”/Kane of Kona Beth Shalom)
Contact Ernie Knapp (714 423-0601, ebkeze@aol.com)
for information. This group has been dormant for a while and we would love
to see it come back to life. Your efforts can make this happen!
Contact Vivienne Aronowitz
in Waimea (885-3217, aronowitz@gmail.com) for
information.
Eastside
Jewish Fellowship
Contact Vanessa Livingston in Volcano
(990-0611, vinvolcano@yahoo.com) for
information.
With the deepest humility and with a
commitment to honor the memories of our departed ancestors, we have purchased a
section of the
Jerry & Judy Rothstein are the only individuals who are
interred there at this time. There are spaces for eighteen more burials. Any
members of the congregation who wish to purchase burial plots in advance will
be able to do so. Jewish individuals and their family members who are not KBS
members may also purchase plots although the cost will be higher. Advance
purchases will be less costly than last minute arrangements. Burial in the
cemetery is restricted to individuals who are Jewish and their family members
who may or may not be Jewish.
You may contact Dr. Barry Blum (e-mail goliard@hawaii.rr.com) for more
information. Our gratitude to Barry who along with his wife, Gloria
Blum, attended a chevra kadisha
conference a year ago to familiarize themselves with the various customs of
burial arrangements. We appreciate the information they have shared with us. We
also thank Marilyn Anderson for her tireless phone calls and
negotiations with the cemetery. We finally have our mechitsa!
Thank you Barry and Marilyn.
MISHEBEIRACH
Continue
to get well!
R'Fuah Sheleima to KBSers:
·
Marilyn Anderson
·
·
Ernest Knapp
·
Erwin Myhre
·
Robert Rhee
·
Nancy Satz
And to all our family
members and friends in need of healing, everywhere, a speedy recovery.
YAHRZEIT REMINDER SERVICE
Although mentioned in last year’s
newsletter, we have yet to get any takers for this service. I did run into someone
recently who really wanted to know the Hebrew date of a loved one’s yahrzeit, so I urge those of you in that situation to take
advantage of this. —Kona Beth Shalom would like to give our members the
opportunity to receive a reminder of their loved ones' Yahrzeit
dates. If you are interested, please let me know the date of death. It can
either be the Hebrew date or the regular calendar date which will be converted
to the Hebrew date. Send the following information to
Ruth Ader -- rader36@yahoo.com
Member’s name and e-mail address
Name and date of death of the person to be remembered.
In Memoriam
May their memories always be a
blessing
for their friends, their families,
and for all of us.
JEANETTE LEWIS
I lost my dear
mother Jeanette, of blessed memory, this past year on October 27, 2009.
She and my father Seymour, may his memory also be for a blessing, were leaders
in Kona Beth Shalom during the seven years they lived here. They received
life membership in KBS when they returned to the Mainland in 1989.
Mother was a Life
Member and leader of Hadassah both in
- Barbara Lewis
RABBI ARYEH HIRSCHFELD
On January 6, Rabbi Aryeh
Hirschfeld passed away while snorkeling in
DR. CHARLES (CHAS) SALSBERG
On April 25, Chas Salsberg,
former KBS member, passed away in
CHRISTEL DORITT WOLOZIN
On June 7, Christel
Wolozin, owner of Christel
Collectibles passed away.
A Pur Verter from the Congregation's President
Shaloha dear friends--
So, here we are again. I have
had to condense the activities of the year in a format that I can send out to
everyone. That is always a challenge. As I review my wishes for 5769, I see that
I asked for us to reach out to the greater Jewish community at large. While we
didn’t exactly have folks banging down our doors, we did have
participation from some new folks, some folks who have been considering coming
for a great long while and some who brought their children to our HaTS program. I hope that our reach extends even further in
5770 and that some of you who are reading this message consider joining us.
Once again, I wish to thank
those of you who help set up and clean up after our monthly services and all of
the board and committee members that have organized activities throughout the
past year. If you are reading this and would like to become more involved, I
ask that you contact us. We have positions available on the Board. We would love
to have some new folks who share a different perspective.
I thank Rabbi Daniel Lev for
his guidance throughout the year. I welcome Rabbi Shefa
Gold, who will lead us and teach us throughout the upcoming High Holy Day
season. Rabbi Shefa is known as a phenomenal teacher
and leader. We are so fortunate to have her agree to be with us. We hope to see
you at all of the upcoming events.
B'shalom v'ahava,
In peace
and love
Congregation Kona Beth
Shalom
KBS Hotline
808-322-1638
May 5770 be a sweet year for
all of us. May it be a year of good health, peace and prosperity.
On behalf of all the members of Congregation Kona Beth Shalom,
--- L'Shana Tovah Tikateivu!
That's the news from 5769, folks.
This is the story of your Congregation, Kona Beth
Shalom.
If you like what you read about here, please join us for the
coming year.
If you have new ideas or ways to improve, come and share
them with us.
Send in your Membership Application / Contribution Form now.
We
are not complete without you!
