Category Archives: Events
THIS SUNDAY AT THE SUKKOT
Join the Montana Jewish Project, Rabbi Sonja Pilz, and Congregation Beth Shalom for a Sukkot Celebration on October 12 from 1–3 PM in Helena on the Temple Emanu-El lawn. We’ll gather around a sukkah (a temporary outdoor shelter built for the holiday) to share Sukkot reflections, prayers, and songs.
If you can, please bring a chair and a snack to share. If you can, please consider volunteering!
Registration is required, so we know how many people to prepare for. We would also greatly appreciate volunteers, which folks can register for at the same link.
REGISTRATION
Rebecca and I are so excited to host the Sukkot celebration this Sunday from 1-3 PM at Temple Emanu-El in Helena.
Best,
Kaelie
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, October 3, 2025, 11 Tishrei, 5786, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see you there.
SUSHI IN THE SUKKAH! CELEBRATING LEVI’S FIRST BIRTHDAY📣📣
Please join us in celebrating Sukkot!
Sunday, October 12, 2025; 20 Tishrei, 5786, @ 4:30 PM.
“Eat in the Sukkah and shake the Lulav”!
We will also be celebrating Levi’s 1st birthday.
RSVP:
Rabbi Mendel: 406-970-4049
Devorah Leah: 510-434-4220
mmspiero@gmail.com
Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
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Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
SHABBAT ACROSS MONTANA
Join Montana Jewish Project and rabbis and community leaders from around the state for Shabbat Shuvah Across Montana online at 6:00 PM on Friday, September 26. Shabbat Shuvah, the “Sabbath of Return,” falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It’s a time of reflection, learning, and renewal as we prepare for the holiest day of the Jewish year. Rabbi Sonja Pilz of Beth Shalom is organizing this evening.
Here’s the registration link: REGISTER HERE
Hope to see some of you there!
Kaelie
WANT TO JOIN MJP FOR A HELENA HIKE? 09/21/25; 28 ELUL, 5785
If anyone from the Aitz Chaim community in Great Falls is interested in joining a hike with members of the Montana Jewish Project in Helena, please see below for more information.
- WHEN? Sunday, September 21st, 2025, 28 Elul, 5785.
- WHERE? Meet at the Old Shooting Range parking lot at 9:30 am.
- DIRECTIONS? If you type “old shooting range trailhead” into your map app, it will come up. Otherwise, contact Wendy at wendy.j.weissman@gmail.com
We are planning to hike on Mt Ascension. The distance will be between 4-5.5 miles depending on the route we take. We could take an easy, intermediate, or challenging route, and we are thinking the group can decide the day of the hike which route they’d like best. There will be some climbing even on the easy route, but not more than about 3/4 mile of it if we take the easy route. Regardless of route, the pace will be casual and social. We will stop periodically throughout the route to regroup so we are never too spread out.
Adapted from an email from Claudia
TORAH STUDY
I will be hosting the monthly Torah study on Monday, September 8th, at 6pm.
The weekly Shabbat morning Parshah class will resume this Saturday morning at 10am.
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Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
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, September 5, 2025, 12 Elul, 5785, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel.
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see you there.
JOIN THE NEW SHABBAT MORNING CLASSES PLUS EVENING SERVICE
Dear Great Falls Jewish community,
I’m thrilled to announce a new weekly Shabbat (Saturday) morning class at 10:00 AM, starting this week, focusing on the weekly Torah portion (Parshah). Coffee and cake will be served! Please note that there will be no class the following Shabbat, August 30.
Additionally, after the holiday season in October, I will launch a weekly series of evening classes on a topic to be determined. I’ll send an email with details and pricing for the course and materials in the coming weeks. If you’re interested, please let me know which evening works best for you: Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.
Thank you🎉
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Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
RSVP HERE
ANNUAL CEMETERY MOWING … AUGUST 24, 2025; 30 AV, 5785
Please attend our annual cemetery mowing on Sunday August 24 at 10 am. We have our own Jewish cemetery south of town. Bring your lawn mower or weed eater
Hope to see you there
Submitted by Eldon La Tray ✡️🇮🇱

