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YAHRZEITS — AUGUST, 2022
RAM’S HORN POLICY FOR LISTING YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS:
Yahrzeit memorials are listed by consecutive Gregorian month, date, and year, if known, or at the beginning of the list for one calendar year following the date of passing.
Compiled by Aitz Chaim over many years, this list is maintained by the Ram’s Horn. Please send any corrections or additions to editor@aitzchaim.com
May the source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and may we be a comfort to all who are bereaved.
Deceased
Congregant
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT
This is a reminder of the Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Devorah Werner on the first Friday of the month, August 5, 2022, 8 Av, 5782, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel.
As discussed and approved by the church council on June 8, 2021, all organizations that are using the facilities will be required to follow all the current use guidelines or any new guidelines adopted by the church council or as mandated by any federal, state or local government agency.
Current guidelines include but are not limited to:
- Masks will be voluntary and are recommended if persons are or have been ill, or if people are more comfortable wearing them.
- Social Distancing would still be appreciated.
- Food or beverages will be allowed upon request. Council will review requests.
- All contact surfaces must be wiped down with a sanitization product before leaving.
- Any additional expense incurred due to requirements for additional sanitization of the facilities, or part of, shall be paid by the responsible parties involved.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see as many of you there as possible.
READY FOR ANOTHER JEW CREW HIKE ON SATURDAY, JULY 30?
Join us on Saturday, July 30th, for a hike to Our Lake near Bynum! If you have never been, it is spectacular.
If you are from Great Falls and want to either carpool or caravan, meet at the Smiths Parking Lot near the gas stations (and come a few minutes early if you need gas) at 715 AM. It is about a 1 hr 45 minute drive so plan on the hike starting at 9. Bring the usual – water, snacks, lunch, sunscreen, etc. From some of the recent reviews there are bugs so maybe bring bug spray.
It is a 7 mile hike and according to all trails it should take about 3 1/2 hours. Some of us are slower than others and there will be stops, so plan on probably 5 hours of hiking.
If you are from Helena, you can either meet us in Great Falls or at the trailhead at about 9 AM. I can get you directions or if you have all trails, look for OUR LAKE and there will be directions on the app. If you are meeting us at the trailhead, let me know ahead of time so we know to wait for people there. If I don’t hear from you we will plan on taking off right around 9.
Hope to see you there!
Submitted by Wendy Weissman
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT: SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AWARENESS
- WHAT? Presentation by Rev. Al Erickson on Sex trafficking prevention/awareness
- WHEN? Thursday, 07/21/22, 4:00PM
- WHERE? Faith Lutheran Church, 1300 Ferguson Drive
Pastor Al Erickson is coming to Great Falls to talk about predators – both on the internet and in person. This is a secular, non-religious, non-denominational talk on awareness. There is no charge and all faiths are welcome.
We in Montana may think we are immune to such things as sexual predators, but we are not! This presentation is intended to inform children/parents and grandparents of the risks and to equip them with the knowledge of how to recognize the red flags. It will be held at Faith Lutheran Church in Great Falls on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at 4:00 pm.
There is no charge. Hope to see you there!
Submitted by Wendy Weissman
JEWISH IN MONTANA
Rabbi Sonja from Congregation Beth shalom in Bozeman is coming to Helena! – at Montana Wild
Monday, July 11, 10:30AM-1:00PM:
The Montana Jewish Project IN Helena is offering its first online classes and gatherings for Jews and JewISH people all across Montana! Check out their website and subscribe to their newsletter Here
Congratulations to our members in Butte! The B’nai Israel Cultural Center, an initiative to preserve our wonderful building and to fill it with life, HAS OPENED! For more information, please read this article From the Montana Standard
For more information about Congregation Beth Shalom in Bozeman or to sign up for their newsletter, please visit their web site
For more information about the history of B’nai Israel in Butte and what it is doing today, please read this article.
BE PART OF THE SOLUTION, NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM, BY RABBI CHAIM BRUK
This is a guest column for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle for July 2, 2022.Read Full Article
YAHRZEITS — JULY, 2022
RAM’S HORN POLICY FOR LISTING YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS:
Yahrzeit memorials are listed by consecutive Gregorian month, date, and year, if known, or at the beginning of the list for one calendar year following the date of passing.
Compiled by Aitz Chaim over many years, this list is maintained by the Ram’s Horn. Please send any corrections or additions to editor@aitzchaim.com
May the source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and may we be a comfort to all who are bereaved.
Deceased
YAHRZEITS — TAMUZ, 5782
RAM’S HORN POLICY FOR LISTING YAHRZEIT MEMORIALS:!
Yahrzeit memorials are listed by consecutive Hebrew month, date, and year, if known, or at the beginning of the list for one calendar year following the date of passing.
Compiled by Aitz Chaim over many years, this list is maintained by the Ram’s Horn. Please send any corrections or additions to editor@aitzchaim.com
May the source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and may we be a comfort to all who are bereaved.
| Name of Deceased | Hebrew Date of Passing | Deceased Relationship to Congregant |
| Don Cherry | 25 KISLEV, 5782 | HUSBAND OF HELEN CHERRY; FATHER OF STEVE, KAREN, AND DOUG CHERRY |
| Rae Lind | 6 Cheshvan, 5782 | Wife of Michael Renne |
| Diane Sherick | 10 Elul, 5781 | Wife of Jack Sherick, Mother of Michael Sherick and Heidi Cech |
| Lillian Nagel | 2 Tammuz, 5759 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel |
| Morris Goldberg | 5 Tammuz, 5715 | Grandfather of Jerry Weissman and Robert Fineman |
| Blanche Stoll Gulko | 9 Tamuz, 5779 | Mother of Rabbi Ruz Gulko |
| Hilda Schandelson | 15 Tammuz, 5722 | Mother of Arnold Schandelson |
| Rachel Foxman | 20 Tamuz, 5774 | Sister of Marty Foxman |
| Irving Langsam | 21 Tammuz, 5751 | Father of Helen Cherry |
| Alvin Magalnick | 21 Tammuz, 5770 | Brother of Elliot Magalnick |
| Gregory Scott Merriman | 24 Tamuz, 5767 | Father of Laura Boyd |
| Beverly Espelin | 26 Tammuz, 5767 | Mother of Dawn Schandelson |
| Heidi Jan Berger | 26 Tamuz, 5779 | Ex-wife of Tom Berger, Wife of William Franklin Raley, Mother of Polly Lorien and Jake Berger |
| Maurice Jacoby | 29 Tammuz, 5736 |
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT
This is a reminder of the Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Devorah Werner on the first Friday of the month, July 1, 2022, 2 Tamuz, 5782, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel.
As discussed and approved by the church council on June 8, 2021, all organizations that are using the facilities will be required to follow all the current use guidelines or any new guidelines adopted by the church council or as mandated by any federal, state or local government agency.
Current guidelines include but are not limited to:
- Masks will be voluntary and are recommended if persons are or have been ill, or if people are more comfortable wearing them.
- Social Distancing would still be appreciated.
- Food or beverages will be allowed upon request. Council will review requests.
- All contact surfaces must be wiped down with a sanitization product before leaving.
- Any additional expense incurred due to requirements for additional sanitization of the facilities, or part of, shall be paid by the responsible parties involved.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see as many of you there as possible.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022
This Sunday, June 26, is International Holocaust Survivor Day.
The International March of the Living is partnering with other organizations with its programming- please see the link below:
https://www.motl.org/holocaust-survivor-day-2022
Holocaust Survivor Day 2022 – International March of the Living
The International March of the Living is proud to be a partner for the second annual Holocaust Survivor Day on June 26, 2022. For the inaugural HSD in 2021, we asked March of the Living alumni, friends, staff and leaders of all backgrounds, ages and ethnicities, to share a brief message, in their own language, elaborating on the impact Survivors had on them.
www.motl.org
The Western Region has been blessed to have many survivors travel on this journey with us, including Mike and Manya Wallenfels and Ben Midler, who often mention the March when they provide their testimonies.
This year, Ben Lesser of Las Vegas plans to travel along with our delegation.
Plans for a robust IMOTL 2023 are under way. This year we will be celebrating the 35th year of the March and Israel’s 75th year of Independence. It will be an experience not to be missed. be a part of this historical moment.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom
Marcia
Marcia Tatz Wollner, MA, MSW
Director, Western Region March of the Living
marcia@motlthewest.org
858-395-3590
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