No KBS Community Seder This Year

For decades, Congregation Kona Beth Shalom has hosted a community seder, welcoming residents and visitors to celebrate the holiday together. However, due to rising costs and limited facilities, it was… more

The KBS Board Needs You!

There are several vacancies on the congregation Board of Trustees and we need your participation to lead KBS into the future. At the monthly board meetings (held on Zoom) we… more

High Holy Days 5784

KBS invites you to be with us welcoming the year 5784 on the Hebrew calendar, beginning with Erev Rosh Hashanah services Friday, September 15, in-person, at Hawaiian Queen Coffee Garden,… more

SF Yiddish Combo Preview #2

Kona Beth Shalom is delighted to bring you An Evening of Klezmer Joy with Rebecca Roudman and Jason Eckl, co-founders of the San Francisco Yiddish Combo, performing in person Wednesday,… more

San Francisco Yiddish Combo Preview

Kona Beth Shalom is delighted to bring you An Evening of Klezmer Joy with Rebecca Roudman and Jason Eckl, co-founders of the San Francisco Yiddish Combo, performing in person Wednesday,… more

Alan Pollak

Alan Pollak ז״ל   We report with great sadness that Alan Pollak passed away Thursday night, September 29, 9:15 pm, at Queens Hospital in Honolulu. This was the consequence of the… more

High Holidays 5785–2024

Reserve Your High Holiday Seats Now Aloha & L’shanah tovah KBS members and friends, We invite you to be with us welcoming a New Year – 5785 on the Hebrew… more

Ukraine Jews Emergency Aid

The Jews of Ukraine STILL Need Our Help Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine has affection millions. An estimated one-third of Ukrainian citizens have… more

Hawai`i Food Basket Donation

We invite you …urge you … to open your hearts to the many in our island ohana who are squeezed by the high price of groceries and still struggle to… more