Making A Community In Hawaii

[eliteflyer]

Of interest to this thread's followers: http://collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=31979&alias=torah-comes-to-island

[@Yehuda]

Just realized: How can this happen if my Rabbi said I can't go to Hawaii for Shabbos? Maybe I'll fly every Thursday afternoon to LAX?

[Dan]

Just realized: How can this happen if my Rabbi said I can't go to Hawaii for Shabbos? Maybe I'll fly every Thursday afternoon to LAX?

You'll just have to find a local HI Rabbi

[Achas Veachas]

Just realized: How can this happen if my Rabbi said I can't go to Hawaii for Shabbos? Maybe I'll fly every Thursday afternoon to LAX?

Keep 2 days Shabbos?

[@Yehuda]

You'll just have to find a local HI Rabbi

Will I have to grow a beard?

Keep 2 days Shabbos?

I have a feeling that part of the "don't go to Hawaii for Shabbos" included "don't spend 2 day Shabbos there" either, but I still should clarify that.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

You'll just have to find a local HI Rabbi

It there a list somewhere of Rabbi's that state their positions of certain things? It would be a lot easier to pick one.

[etech0]

It there a list somewhere of Rabbi's that state their positions of certain things? It would be a lot easier to pick one.

I thought it goes by what standards WE hold them to?

[Achas Veachas]

I have a feeling that part of the "don't go to Hawaii for Shabbos" included "don't spend 2 day Shabbos there" either, but I still should clarify that.

You'll run into other problems (will you miss 2 days of Teffilin?).

[Achas Veachas]

It there a list somewhere of Rabbi's that state their positions of certain things? It would be a lot easier to pick one.

It's posted in the closed forums

[Yehoshua]

You'll run into other problems (will you miss 2 days of Teffilin?).

You put tefilin on on Friday even if it's a quasi shabbos.

[ChaimMoskowitz]

I thought it goes by what standards WE hold them to?

I would hold them to higher standard but since I am a zero it is not hard to be higher.

[dealfinder85]

You put tefilin on on Friday even if it's a quasi shabbos.

+1
holding 2 days shabbos wouldnt knock out the mitzva deoraysa of needing to put on tfillin

[MendyP]

3 years ago my wife and I went to Hawaii (Big Island and Oahu) on our honeymoon and fell in love with it. In 4 years of marriage we have been fortunate to have visited France, Italy, Hawaii, Israel, Brazil, and New Zealand. Hawaii (and Israel - which is different) was the only one where my wife said "How do we move here?"... (Disclaimer: New Zealand is INCREDIBLE, but moving to the South Island of NZ did not seem realistic) Since then we always discussed that we would retire in Hawaii one day in the future (run a Kosher B&B in Kona?). In any case, around 1-1/2 years ago, an opportunity came up at work for me to transfer to the Honolulu office for 1 year (or longer). The timing wasn't right for many reasons and we told ourselves that we'd be back to Hawaii for vacation anyways. Over the last 1-1/2 years, I definitely kicked myself more than once for not taking up my employer on the offer.

Lo and behold, a few weeks ago, the opportunity came up once again, and we were not saying no twice! While the logistics are still being worked out, it appears we will be headed out there, with our 8 month old daughter, at some point next month. It still seems so far fetched...I don't know at what point it will feel real - probably not until we land there.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around so much...

[chucksterace]

Congrats..

Can we get a move on this now - http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=38452.30

[ilherman]

http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=38452.msg908786#msg908786

[MendyP]

Wow - How did I not see that thread. Apologies...

[avromie7]

Which island?

[Ergel]

Which island?

Couldn't even bother to read through the OP?

[avromie7]

Couldn't even bother to read through the OP?

I actually did read the whole thing but obviously not well enough

[Dan]

3 years ago my wife and I went to Hawaii (Big Island and Oahu) on our honeymoon and fell in love with it. In 4 years of marriage we have been fortunate to have visited France, Italy, Hawaii, Israel, Brazil, and New Zealand. Hawaii (and Israel - which is different) was the only one where my wife said "How do we move here?"... (Disclaimer: New Zealand is INCREDIBLE, but moving to the South Island of NZ did not seem realistic) Since then we always discussed that we would retire in Hawaii one day in the future (run a Kosher B&B in Kona?). In any case, around 1-1/2 years ago, an opportunity came up at work for me to transfer to the Honolulu office for 1 year (or longer). The timing wasn't right for many reasons and we told ourselves that we'd be back to Hawaii for vacation anyways. Over the last 1-1/2 years, I definitely kicked myself more than once for not taking up my employer on the offer.

Lo and behold, a few weeks ago, the opportunity came up once again, and we were not saying no twice! While the logistics are still being worked out, it appears we will be headed out there, with our 8 month old daughter, at some point next month. It still seems so far fetched...I don't know at what point it will feel real - probably not until we land there.

I'm still trying to wrap my head around so much...

Wow, that's awesome!
Keep us posted on how it's going.