Author Archives: Joy Breslauer
MAJCo MT HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK INVITATION
MLK EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE!
HELENA:
Reflections from a Civil Rights Icon:
A Conversation with Rabbi Allen Secher
Monday, Jan. 20, 2020
The Heath
6:15 pm Reception
6:45 pm Presentation
Martin Luther King Day interview-style presentation with Rabbi Allen Secher on a lifetime of civil rights work. Allen will reflect on the journey from the 1960’s Freedom Riders to current issues in Whitefish. He’ll address incorporating human rights into his work as a radio host, TV producer, actor, and author. More info about this event can be found here Admission is free but donations will be accepted.
FLATHEAD VALLEY:
Love Lives Here Annual Celebration
Friday, Jan. 17, 2020
Whitefish Performing Arts Center
7:30 – 9:00 pm
Each year, the celebration combines live musical performances, spoken word presentations and reminders of the long and hard-won struggle that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. championed in his lifetime. We Were All Strangers Once chronicles the history of the Black experience in Montana. Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $10 will help us cover the costs for this amazing event! The Facebook event for the celebration can be found here
Missoula:
We Were Made for These Times
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
Monday, Jan. 20, 2020
The Full Schedule of Events Can be Found here
Billings:
Everyone Against Injustice
Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020
Billings First Congregational Church
3:00 pm
More information can be found here
Bozeman:
Georgetown University Law Professor Anthony Cook
Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020
Strand Union Building – Ballroom A
7:00 pm
More information can be found here
PURIM IS FOR LAUGHTER AND MUSIC
Purim 2020 begins Monday evening, March 9, and ends Tuesday evening, March 10.
I think these are so clever. Joy
Purim is for laughter and music
CREATIVE PURIM SPIELS FROM TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM – EASY – FUN – MOSTLY (!) FAMILY FRIENDLY
YAHRZEITS — JANUARY, 2020
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
THERE ARE JEWS HERE
“There are Jews Here” is streaming for free all year on the World Channel and can be seen here: https://worldchannel.org/episode/arf-there-are-jews-here/
Contributed by Nancy Oyer
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT
This is a reminder about the lay services led by Devorah Werner the first Friday of the month, January 3, 2020, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel, with a milchig (dairy) potluck to follow.
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.
YAHRZEITS, TEVET 5780
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 |
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| Heidi Jan Berger | 26 Tamuz, 5779 | Ex-wife of Tom Berger, Wife of William Franklin Raley, Mother of Polly Lorien and Jake Berger | |
| Blanche Stoll Gulko | 9 Tamuz, 5779 | Mother of Rabbi Ruz Gulko | |
| Bill Hinton | 4 Nisan, 5779 | Husband of Susan Hinton | |
| Roger Reichert | 11 Adar I, 5779 | Son of Arlyne Reichert | |
| Theodore Eichner | 2 Tevet, 5731 | Father of Jerry Eichner | |
| Louis Eisenberg | 5 Tevet, 5746 | Father of Sharon Eisenberg | |
| Jules Cherry | 8 Tevet, 5733 | Father of Don Cherry | |
| Molly Dunaeff | 8 Tevet, 5746 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel | |
| Cynthia Boyd | 14 Tevet, 5769 | Mother of Stephen Boyd | |
| James Levie | 15 Tevet, 5771 | Uncle of Wendy Weissman | |
| Daniel E. Fischer | 24 Tevet, 5764 | Brother of Robert Fischer | |
| Dr. Irving “Chick” Waltman | 24 Tevet, 5776 | Father of Marjorie Feldman | |
| Gene Charnes | 27 Tevet, 5763 | Father of Joe Charnes | |
| Alexander Fischer | 28 Tevet, 5743 | Father of Robert Fischer | |
| Emma Betteti | 28 Tevet, 5754 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel |
CHANUKIAH LIGHTING SCHEDULE for GREAT FALLS
- Sunday, 12/22/2019, 25 Kislev, 5780, 5:30 P.M.: Erev Chanukah. We will light the first candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukiah at the Civic Center. If you come at 5:30.30, you’ll probably miss it, especially if it is cold.
- Monday, 12/23/2019, 26 Kislev, 5780: First day of Chanukah. We will light the second candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.M.
- Tuesday, 12/24/2019, 27 Kislev, 5780: Second day of Chanukah. We will light the third candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.M.
- Wednesday, 12/25/2019, 28 Kislev, 5780: Third day of Chanukah. We will light the fourth candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.M.
- Thursday, 12/26/2019, 29 Kislev, 5780: Fourth day of Chanukah. We will light the fifth candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.M. Weather permitting, Yeshiva students Dovid and Nissen will be joining us with holiday treats and spirit, courtesy of Rabbi Chaim Bruk of Bozeman.
- Friday, 12/27/2019, 30 Kislev, 5780: Fifth day of chanukah. We will light the sixth candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.M. From there we will gather at the Bethel for our annual community Chanukah party. Please bring a milchig (dairy) dish to share, a warm smile and a happy heart for family and friends, and a hearty appetite for latkes and Sufganiyot.
- Friday, 12/27/2019, 30 Kislev, 5780: A short Shabbat service led by Wendy Weissman before the party at the Bethel.
- Saturday, 12/28/2019, 1 Tevet, 5780: Sixth day of Chanukah. We will light the seventh candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.M.
- Sunday, 12/29/2019, 2 Tevet, 5780: Seventh day of Chanukah. We will light the eighth candle at the Civic Center at precisely 5:30 P.m.
- Monday, 12/30/2019, 3 Tevet, 5780: Eighth day of Chanukah.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
MAJCo — CHAG HANUKAH SAMEACH
Six13 – A Star Wars Chanukah
“DO, OR DO NOT — THERE IS NO TRY.”
Little known fact: though Baby Yoda’s cousin delivered this sage advice to Luke Skywalker, he took his inspiration from the Maccabees. Like the Jedi years later, against all odds (never tell us the odds!) they fought off a great empire who sought their destruction.
Today, we celebrate the miracles of that time with presents, dreidels and latkes — and our tribute to the music of one of the greatest film franchises of all time. CHAG SAMEACH… may the force be with you!
HANUKKAH MESSAGE, FROM RABBI RUZ GULKO
Chag Urim Sameach – A joyous holiday of lights to all of my dear friends in Great Falls!!
During this darkest time of year and of our political insanity, let us pray for a world united by wisdom and love, with the critical recognition that there is so much more that unites us than divides us!!
💜
Love, Rabbi Ruz
NEW FILM ON RELIGIOUS JOURNEYS OF AMERICAN MILLENNIALS FROM DIVERSE FAITH BACGROUNDS
RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN AMERICA
MILLENNIAL EXPERIENCE • INTERFAITH
Seventeen years after six diverse American teenagers shared their spiritual struggles and aspirations in a 2002 documentary, they return as adults in WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW? to reveal how their beliefs have changed. Against a backdrop of growing religious polarization and disengagement, these now 33 year old subjects, including a Catholic, Pagan, Jew, Muslim, Lakota and Buddhist, offer their deeply personal faith journeys, life challenges, and evolving ideas about higher powers. Visit our website for a preview of the full film.
PURCHASE OPTIONS
DVD for unlimited internal use – $129
Community-Wide Screening + DVD for unlimited internal use – $249
Fundraiser Community Screening + DVD for unlimited internal use – $349
SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom
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Award-winning filmmaker Sarah Feinbloom is touring campuses with WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW? to facilitate inter-faith dialogues and conversations about religion in America. Sarah has been a featured speaker at the Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogue Series, the Graduate Theological Union’s conference on Religious Pluralism and the Religions for Peace-USA Symposium: Beyond Bigotry.
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Welcome to Congregation Aitz Chaim, the Great Falls Hebrew Association, the only organized Jewish community in Northcentral Montana. We are a member of the Montana Association of Jewish Communities and the Union for Reform Judaism. We hold regular services and events throughout the year. -
