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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, February 4, 2022, 3 Adar I, 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.
Please be aware that the church choir will be having a rehearsal on the Gathering Place side of the building Friday evening. They should not disturb your worship service.
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.
FROM INTERNATIONAL MARCH OF THE LIVING
As International Holocaust Remembrance Day is upon us- I want to share this information about the#CantBeCompared – Learn About & Act Against Rising Holocaust Trivialization campaign of the March of the Living
Marcia
LEARN ABOUT AND TAKE ACTION AGAINST RISING HOLOCAUST TRIVIALIZATION
TROUBLED? RECITE PSALMS, FROM RABBI RUZ GULKO
Fellow Jews & others:
It is customary in times of distress to recite Tehilim/Psalms. I invite you to send strength to the hostages, including Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, at Beth Israel in Colleyville – and call upon Hashem for their support and deliverance to safety.
Am Yisrael Chai.
RABBI RUZ GULKO
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, January 7, 2022, 5 Schevat, 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.
CHRISTMAS AT THE MERCY HOME
I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving and are enjoying the early Hanukkah this year!
It is time to start thinking about helping out at the Mercy Home for Christmas Eve and Day. As you may or may not know, our Jewish community volunteers to staff the women’s domestic violence shelter in town for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so that the staff can have a day to celebrate with their families. If you have never done this before, we can get you a brief training. It is really easy, rewarding, and a great Mitzvah for the staff at the Mercy Home. Just keep in mind that, because it is a women’s domestic violence shelter, men are welcome if they are with a female. Due to the sensitive nature of the situation, we just can’t schedule males by themselves at the facility.
Please text, call or email Wendy Weissman to sign up for a shift.
Shifts are as follows:
12/24 2-5 PM
12/24 5-8 PM
12/24 8-11 PM
12/25 8-11 AM
12/25 11 AM to 2 PM
12/25 2-5 PM
These hours may be rearranged as needed to cover the necessary shifts.
Hope to see you at the Mercy Home. And thank you for your time and dedication to this worthy project.
Submitted by Wendy Weissman
Phone or Text: (406) 868:5712
Email: wendy@weissman.com
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR HANUKKAH ACROSS MONTANA
5:00 P.M.: Hanukkah Across Montana, on Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83887591318?pwd=cXJhb2tDSVBEKzZYQnZPNlJiZ3R5QT09
Dial-in: 1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 838 8759 1318
Passcode: 778258
THE AITZ CHAIM COMMUNITY HANUKKAH SCHEDULE
Please mark your calendars for the Aitz Chaim Hanukkah schedule.
- Sunday, 11/28/2021 — Monday, 12/06/2021, 24 Kislev — 1 Tevet, 5782: Hanukkah.
- Sunday, 11/28/2021, 24 Kislev, 5782: Erev Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the first candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center. If you come at 5:30.30, you’ll probably miss it, especially if it is cold.
- Monday, 11/29/2021, 25 Kislev, 5782: First day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the second candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Tuesday, 11/30/2021, 26 Kislev, 5782: Second day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the third candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Wednesday, 12/01/2021, 27 Kislev, 5782: Third day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the fourth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Thursday, 12/02/2021, 28 Kislev, 5782: Fourth day of Hanukkah.
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM: Menorah lighting and Chanukkah celebration at the Capitol Rotunda, Helena. **(See separate article in Ram’s Horn.**)
- 5:30 P.M.: We will light the fifth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Friday, 12/03/2021, 29 Kislev, 5782: Fifth day of Hanukkah.
- 5:30 P.M.: We will light the sixth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- 6:00 P.M.: From there we will go to the Bethel for services led by Devorah Werner and to celebrate Hanukkah as a community. **(See separate article in Ram’s Horn.**)
- Saturday, 12/04/2021, 30 Kislev, 5782: Sixth day of Chanukah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the seventh candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Sunday, 12/05/2021, 1 Tevet, 5782: Seventh day of Hanukkah.
- 5:00 P.M. MAJCO Hanukkah Across Montana, on Zoom. **(See separate article in Ram’s Horn.**)
- 5:30 P.M.: We will light the eighth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Monday, 12/06/2021, 2 Tevet, 5782: Eighth day of Hanukkah.
**The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see you there.
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE AITZ CHAIM COMMUNITY CHANUKKAH CELEBRATION
Our next scheduled Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services will be the 5th night of Hanukkah, December 3, which is also the Christmas Stroll.
At services in November, those present discussed having a small gathering at the Bethel to celebrate Hanukkah. We would gather after lighting the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukiah in front of the Civic Center. The thought was that each person would bring food for themselves. Eldon said he would bring individual drinks, probably apple juice or something similar. Stuart said he would bring individual portions of wrapped challah or rolls.
A few years ago, I got some pieces of granite or quartz and we made our own Chanukiot. I am going to try to obtain some granite or quartz and the other things necessary to make the Chanukiot again. If you plan to attend, please bring your own Chanukiah so that we can light a plethora of Chanukiot for this celebration.
Laura has checked with the Bethel and they sent her approval, so we are good to go. We would have a service, eat our own food and then make the “craft” if I am able to find the materials to make them. I’m sure we would be out of there by about 8:30 – maybe a little time to clean up.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see you there. Happy Chanukkah!
Thanks
Contributed by Nadyne Weissman
The Aitz Chaim Ram's Horn 