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HAPPY CHANUKAH FROM AITZ CHAIM
- Thursday, 12/07/2023, 24 Kislev, 5784, 12:00 P.M.: Candle lighting at the Capitol in Helena with MAJCO.
- Thursday, 12/07/2023, 24 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 PM: Lighting of the First Candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukiah at the Civic Center.
- Friday, 12/08/2023, 25 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Second candle at the Civic Center.
- Saturday, 12/09/2023, 26 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Third Candle at the Civic Center.
- Saturday, 12/09/2023, 26 Kislev, 5784, 6:00 P.M.: Aitz Chaim Community Chanukkah Party.
- Sunday, 12/10/2023, 27 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Fourth Candle at the Civic Center.
- Monday, 12/11/2023, 28 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Fifth Candle at the Civic center.
- Tuesday, 12/12/2023, 29 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Sixth Candle at the Civic center.
- Wednesday, 12/13/2023, 1 Tevet, 5784, Lighting of the Seventh Candle at the Civic Center.
- Thursday, 12/14/2023, 2 Tevet, 5784, Lighting of the Eighth Candle at the Civic center.
- Friday, 12/15/2023, 3 Tevet, 5784, Eighth day of Chanukah.
✡️JEWISH LIFE TELEVISION HAS LAUNCHED IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON SPECTRUM✡️
Shalom~
We are pleased to announce that Jewish Life Television/JLTV, the nation’s premier 24-7 English language, Jewish-themed television network, has launched in North Central Montana on Spectrum Channel 172.
More cultural than religious, JLTV welcomes viewers of all faiths to enjoy its high quality programming, both original and acquired. At a time when we are seeing increasing antisemitism, JLTV entertains, educates, and informs its audience about the Jewish cultural and religious experience in the United States, in Israel and around the World, through programming across multiple genres, including cooking, children’s, classics, comedy, drama, exercise, history, inspiration, lifestyle, news and talk, travel and so much more.
We would be most appreciative if you can circulate this exciting news to your community.
We thank you so very much for your support of JLTV – now more than ever.
Tina Pomerance
Affiliate Marketing
Jewish Life Television
YAHRZEITS — DECEMBER, 2023
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
HANUKKAH — WHERE SHALL WE GO?
This year we will have lots of opportunities to celebrate Hanukkah together! Hope you can join us for one or more of these celebrations:
- Saturday, December 9th: Great Falls Jewish community Hanukkah party immediately following menorah lighting at the Civic Center. Come to the civic center at 5:30 PM and carpool to the party at our usual meeting place! Bring a dish to share. If you need more information, please call Aitz Chaim at (406) 233:9863.
- Sunday December 10th, at noon: Montana Jewish Project is having a Hanukkah party at their building in Helena! Due to space limitations, only open to the first 75 who respond. Click this link to REGISTER or email info@montanajewishproject.com for more information: There will be activities for kids and adults at the party.
- Rabbi Mendel Spiero (and his wife Devorah) from Touro University have invited all who want to come to his Hanukkah party, also ON Sunday, December 10th, but at 4:00 PM. Call or text him to reserve your spot: 406-970-4049. He will give you the location of the party.
Hope you can join us at one of the above celebrations!
Wendy
CHRISTMAS AT THE MERCY HOME
Now that thanksgiving is over, it is time to think about the Jewish community covering Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the mercy home.
The mercy home is a 24/7 woman’s domestic violence shelter. The Jewish community covers Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so that the staff can spend the holiday with their own families.
We usually cover the following shifts. Please let me know if you are able to help. Because this is a woman’s shelter, men can only volunteer when accompanied by a woman.
- Sunday, 12/24: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Sunday, 12/24: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Monday, 12/25: 8:00 am to 11:00 am
- Monday, 12/25: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Monday, 12/25: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Shift times may be changed to accommodate volunteers schedules if necessary.
Please call or text wendy at 406 868 5712 or email wendy@weissman.com if you can help. Don’t worry if you are a new volunteer – we will get you a quick orientation and training before hand.
Thank you so much! The mercy staff appreciates any time we can donate to them.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT
This is a reminder of the Kabbalat Shabbat service held on the first Friday of the month, December 1, 2023, 18 Kislev, 5784, at 6:00 P.M.
PLEASE NOTE: If you arrive and there are protesters outside, do not engage with them in any way. Leave, and call 911 to inform the police.
No large bags or back packs are allowed in the sanctuary.
If you should find the door to the building locked, please knock and someone will come to the door.
Masks are welcome, but not required.
Please practice physical distance according to your comfort level.
For more information, or if you are interested in attending services, please call (406) 233:9863. If you are new to our community,, or if it has been awhile since you have attended services, please leave your name, phone number, and email address so that we may contact you and welcome you to Aitz Chaim.
YAHRZEITS — KISLEV, 5784
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 comfort to all who are bereaved.
| Name of Deceased |
Hebrew Date of Passing |
| Arleen Heintzelman | 3 Kislev, 5781 |
| Dr. Daniel Foxman | 4 Kislev, 5762 |
| Henry Espelin | 7 Kislev, 5745 |
| Irving Tatz | 12 Kislev, 5769 |
| Joseph Magalnick | 13 Kislev, 5731 |
| Richard Weiss | 15 Kislev, 5761 |
| Diane Kaplan | 16 Kislev, 5770 |
| Michael Thorne | 17 Kislev, 5777 |
| Carl Weissman | 20 Kislev, 5721 |
| Don Cherry | 25 KISLEV, 5782 |
| Beverly Tatz | 26 Kislev, 5776 |
| Sarah Barrett | 30 Kislev, 5728 |
| Charlotte Weiss | 30 Kislev, 5780 |
JEWISH SPIRITUAL DIRECTION WORKSHOP
Dear friends,
The Montana Jewish Project and Congregation Beth Shalom invite you to a group Jewish spiritual direction workshop led by Dr. Roslyn Weiner. The workshop will be on Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 pm MST on Zoom. You can find the link to register (at no cost) here.
All of us at MJP, along with Rabbi Sonja, feel that this type of event is crucial for us as a Jewish community right now, to come together, reflect, share, and find some calm. Please share this information with your congregation/community. Attached is a digital flier.
Seeking in the Company of Others:
The Wisdom of Group Spiritual Direction
You are invited to cultivate awareness of the sacred stirrings in your everyday life in the company of other seekers. This is an opportunity to sit companionably with other seekers and go on an adventure in contemplation, listening and reflection. Come and participate in a spiritual conversation designed to encourage self-discovery, sharing, and deep listening.
Format:
The gathering will begin with a brief presentation of the process of spiritual direction, which has taken creative root in the Jewish community. Next, you will be invited into an experience of spiritual direction using poetry, brief quotes and questions as structure and prompt for our conversation. Finally, you will be invited to ask questions and reflect on your experience.
Spiritual Direction is a process that welcomes curiosity and requires no background in particular religious texts or traditional Jewish religious practice. Instead, respectful and gentle prompts, periods of quiet contemplation and the invitation to share personal discoveries about faith, God (however God is named or experienced or even if not acknowledged), doubt, joy, suffering, and unanticipated spiritual experiences—seeing
what it is like to be deeply witnessed and to be able to offer that gift to others.
Presenter:
Dr. Roslyn G. Weiner is an experienced spiritual director who has been leading spiritual direction groups for nearly two decades with many organizations, including the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hebrew College Rabbinical School, and Spiritual Directors International. She received a Master of Sacred Theology Degree (STM) from the School of Theology, Boston University, June 2003. Her book Seeking in the Company of Others: The Wisdom of Group Spiritual Direction was published by Spiritual Directors International Press in November 2021.
Thank you for helping spread the word about this unique opportunity. Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you on November 29.
Kind regards,
Rebecca and Amber
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Rebecca Stanfel
Director, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(916) 216-1580 (mobile)
Amber Ikeman
Communications and Program Coordinator, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
YAHRZEITS — NOVEMBER, 2023
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
The Aitz Chaim Ram's Horn 