Category Archives: Elul
ROSH HASHANAH SCHEDULE 5782
Rosh Hashanah Schedule 2021 — 5782
Please mark your calendars for this upcoming event.
- Monday evening, 09/06/2021, 7:00 P.M.: Arev Rosh Hashanah Services, led by Rabbi Ruz Gulko, at The Bethel.
- Tuesday morning, 09/07/2021, 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.: Rosh Hashanah Morning Services, led by Rabbi Ruz Gulko, at The Bethel
- Tuesday afternoon, 09/07/2021, 12:30 P.M.-ish: Tashlich at Giant Springs Heritage State Park
- Lunch TBA
Rabbi Ruz has asked that all attendees be vaccinated and masked, and that social distancing be observed.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
The address for Giant Springs Heritage State Park is 4803 Giant Springs Road. Click here for driving directions.
HELENA SYNAGOGUE TOUR
From Wendy Weissman:
The Helena Jewish community is trying to purchase back the old synagogue that is now office spaces. They want to buy it and renovate it.
They are just in the beginning stages of this process, and have formed a non profit called the Phoenix Project, of which I am the treasurer. Right now they are giving tours of the old synagogue and getting ideas of what types of renovations it could use and how to best use the space. And of course, they are starting some fundraising.
I thought we could all caravan down to Helena and tour the synagogue. The Helena Jewish community has offered to host us for a short meet and greet outside the synagogue.
I am throwing out a date that works for the Helena community – how does Sunday September 19th at 2 PM sound for a tour? We can carpool or caravan down to Helena for the day. We could do our tour at 2 and then the Helena community would meet us at 3. We can either do dinner in Helena or just head back to Great Falls.
Thoughts??? I tentatively booked us a tour for that date when I was doing some treasury work with the President today…. If that date doesn’t work, throw out some other dates and I will coordinate with the Helena community to see if it will work, but this date seemed to work for them. I want to do this sooner rather than later so I don’t have to drive in the snow…
Wendy
DIANE MEYER SHERICK, JUNE 10, 1942 — AUGUST 13, 2021, (25 SIVAN, 5702 — 6 ELUL, 5781), OBITUARY
The Aitz Chaim community sends sincere condolences to Jack and family.
FROM THE GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
FROM WAYWYNEN-RICHARDS FUNERAL HOME IN BUTTE, MT.
YAHRZEITS — ELUL, 5781
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 |
| Arleen Heintzelman | 3 Kislev, 5781 | |
| Bashe Fagenberg | 10 Elul, 5685 | Great-Grandmother of Nadyne Weissman |
| Norman Nagel | 11 Elul, 5736 | Father of Meriam Nagel |
| William Meyer | 21 Elul, 5726 | Grandfather of Diane Sherick |
| Harriet Renne | 22 Elul, 5769 | Mother of Michael Renne |
| Dawn Schandelson | 23 Elul, 5778 | Wife of Arnold Schandelson, Mother of Brett and Scott Schandelson |
| Joe Barrett | 28 Elul, 5753 | Uncle of Nadyne Weissman |
| Zel Lana Jennings | 28 Elul, 5766 | Niece of Diane Sherick |
L’SHANA METUKAH 5781
Habima actors sing for all those in quarantine
The wonderful actors of Habima – Israel’s national Theater – can’t stand still and silent under quarantine during World Theater day and created this clip that will lift the spirits of all the people that are in self-isolation. Thank you Habima Theater!
AITZ CHAIM COMMUNITY ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR SERVICES SCHEDULE
Because of the covid pandemic, Aitz Chaim will not be holding indoor services for High Holy days this year. Our only in person gathering will be for Tashlich at Giant Springs, 5401 18th Ave. N., at 1:30pm Saturday, September 19. We will also have a zoom Yizkor service on Yom Kippur led by Rabbi Ruz at 5pm Monday, September 28. We are still trying to see if we can offer some online learning with Rabbi Ruz and will send an update if that is scheduled.
We encourage our members to take advantage of the online services at Congregation Beth Shalom in Bozeman. They will be streaming High Holy Day services this year from the Ellen Theater. Sign up here or e-mail me at president@aitzchaim.com.
Links for Yom Kippur services will be sent a few days in advance for those services.
Services in Bozeman will be led by Rabbi Mark Kula, accompanied by a cantorial soloist and a pianist.
There will be a way to chat and comment. They use the same machzor we do: Mishkan Hanefesh: Machzor For The Days of Awe. They will have that visible on the screen so you can follow along. (If you want to use an actual book, contact Helen Cherry by phone at (406) 727-2572 or (406) 868-4385 to make arrangements to pick them up. We have a few available to check out).
The president of the Bozeman community wanted to emphasize that there is no charge for these online services. However, their community will incur additional expenses to provide them so donations will be welcome. You can donate here or by mailing a check to Congregation Beth Shalom, 2010 W.Koch St, Bozeman, MT, 59718.
Here is the schedule including both Bozeman and Great Falls offerings:
Rosh Hashanah Congregation Beth Shalom online services
Aitz Chaim Great Falls Hebrew Community Tashlich
Yom Kippur Congregation Beth Shalom online services
Aitz Chaim Great Falls Hebrew Community Yizkor (followed by a short concluding service) via zoom, led by Rabbi Ruz
We encourage our community to join our zoom Yizkor as we will be reciting our community’s list. Bozeman will be having their own zoom meeting for their community’s Yizkor also at 5pm. They will be back to the online service at 5:45 for Ne’ilah – probably a little more formal than ours, if you prefer that option.
Let me know if you have any questions: president@aitzchaim.com
Submitted by Laura Weiss, President, Great Falls Hebrew Association
ROSH HASHANAH MACHZOR, YOM KIPPUR MACHZOR, AND MISHKAN HANEFESH Machzor For The Days Of Awe AVAILABLE FOR CHECKOUT
Congregation Beth Shalom will display the prayer book passages online during their High Holy Day services on Zoom. If Aitz Chaim congregants would like to check out a copy of the prayer and service books to read along during the High Holy Day services, they are available at Helen Cherry’s. Please call her at either (406) 727-2572 or (406) 868-4385 to make arrangements to sign them out, pick them up, and return them when you are finished with them. Thank you.
Submitted by Helen Cherry
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