Category Archives: Events
CAMP YALLAH! MONTANA, 2025: REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON
Hello Camp Family,
We are well underway planning for Camp Yallah 2025! We’re excited and we know you are TOO!
We will be closing registration soon, so if you haven’t registered for camp yet, be sure to do so right away! There’s just a few spots left! To register, please go to: CAMP YALLAH REGISTRATION 2025
If you have any issues with the registration or payment portals, please let us know by emailing yallahmontana@gmail.com
The whole team at Camp Yallah Montana are looking forward to another magical experience getting to know the Jewish youth throughout the state and helping to forge lifelong bonds between our communities while having a whole bunch of fun!
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
Yallah Bye,
Jason Palevsky
Camp Director
Camp Yallah Montana
,REMINDER: MONTHLY TORAH STUDY WITH RABBI MENDEL SPIERO
I will be hosting the monthly Torah study next week Monday, June 9th, 2025, 13 Sivan, 5785, at 6pm.
In honor of Shoshana Bat Lillian – wishing her a complete and speedy recovery.
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Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
RSVP HERE
CELEBRATION OF SHAVUOT 2025 – 5785
Please join me for a public reading of the book of Ruth on Monday, June 2, 2025, 6 Sivan, 5785, at 6 PM.
We’ll meet at Starbucks at 1626 10th Avenue south.
This is to celebrate Shavuot, the giving of the Torah.
I hope to see you there.
Eldon Latray
MJP STATEWIDE SUMMER SHABBATON June 27-29, 2025
Attached are two versions of the better graphic for the statewide Shabbaton. (One is vertically aligned; the other, horizontally).
This is the link to our website with more information and FAQs. It also links to the registration page.
Shabbaton Information and Registration
Register now! Early-bird registration is extended to May 18.
Thank you!
Shabbat shalom,
Rebecca
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Rebecca Stanfel
Executive Director, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(916) 216-1580 (mobile)
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
AITZ CHAIM COMMUNITY PESACH SEDER INVITATION — APRIL 12, 2025; 14 NISAN, 5785
The 2025 Aitz Chaim/Great Falls Jewish Community’s Passover Seder will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 5:30pm; 14 Nissan, 5785. It’s time to get your reservations in!
In order to plan effectively, we ask that you make a reservation by Friday, April 4, 2025; 7 Nissan, 5785. You can do that easily by filling out this form at: https://bit.ly/GreatFallsSeder5785 or just contact me directly, if you prefer, at president@aitzchaim.com
We will provide additional details once we receive your reservation.
This year’s Seder will be self-catered by volunteers in the community. We will also need volunteers for setup and clean-up. Please let us know if you would like to help out!
We do not have a set fee to attend this year, but a free will donation will be accepted at the Seder to help off-set costs.
The meal will include all the traditional fixings and a multi course dinner, including:
- matzo ball soup
- brisket
- chicken
- vegetable
- dessert
We look forward to seeing you there!
-Laura
REGISTRATION FOR CAMP YALLAH, SUMMER, 2025, IS NOW OPEN
Hello Parents, Campers, and Community Members,
We are extremely pleased to announce the registration for Camp Yallah 2025 is now open! Camp is from July 16th-20th at the same location as last year.
If you have any issues with the registration or payment portals, please let us know by emailing yallahmontana@gmail.com
This is just the registration form. After registration there will be follow-up forms to get all necessary information – so don’t worry that we haven’t given you space to tell us every detail yet.
The whole team at Camp Yallah Montana are looking forward to another magical experience getting to know the Jewish youth throughout the state and helping to forge lifelong bonds between our communities while having a whole bunch of fun!
Yallah Bye,
Jason Palevsky
Camp Director
Camp Yallah Montana
Q: What do you call a fish with no eyes?
A: FSH!
YOU’RE INVITED — PURIM CELEBRATION IN GREAT FALLS 5785
Dear Great Falls Jewish community,
Join us for this year’s Purim celebrations!
RSVP at:
(406) 970-4049
(510) 434-4220
Rabbi Mendel Spiero mmspiero@gmail.com
Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
MONTANA JEWISH PROJECT: MODERN HEBREW CLASSES
Dear friends from the Helena, Great Falls, and surrounding Jewish communities,
I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to let you know about a wonderful new learning opportunity in March at MJP.
We’ve had several requests over the past few months for an in-person adult Hebrew class. We are excited that, with the help of Helena Jewish community member Yotam Ben-Haim, we can make this possible.
Yotam recently moved to Helena from Israel. Our book group participants have the good fortune of getting to know both Yotam and his lovely wife, Christine. Yotam has past experience in tutoring adults in modern Hebrew, and in teaching small groups.
Before we reach out to the broader community, we wanted to offer this first to families in our Jewish community.
Yotam has offered to teach a pilot program of 10 sessions on modern Hebrew for adults here at MJP in historic Temple Emanu-El. The group will be limited to ten people.
This group will start the week of March 17. We have a preference for Wednesday evenings and can be flexible with times (whether starting at 6:00 PM, 6:30 PM, or 7:00 PM).We can also explore Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Each class will run for approximately 90 minutes. The week of March 31 will be off.
Since Yotam is putting a lot of time into planning this, and it takes staff resources for anything we offer, MJP is breaking with our policy of not charging for programs. It’s important for folks to show up, if they are taking a spot. For these reasons, we are asking for payment in advance of $100 for the series. Of course, if financial concerns are an obstacle to you attending, please just be in touch.
If this group is successful, Yotam is willing to think about continuing this.
I’ve spoken with Rabbi Sonja at Congregation Beth Shalom in Bozeman because they offer on-line Hebrew classes (and one of our core principles as an organization is never to duplicate the work another congregation or community is doing). Rabbi Sonja is happy for MJP to do this–as we can offer in-person learning opportunities in the evenings. If you want to explore what Beth Shalom is offering, their website is here.
Please fill out this Google Form.
We will wait until February 24 before opening this up to others in Helena.
Please feel free to forward this to others you think might be interested. And for those interested in coming from outside Helena, we can explore overnight accommodations for you in a volunteer’s home.
Thanks very much!
Rebecca
Rebecca Stanfel
Executive Director, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(916) 216-1580 (mobile)
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
UPCOMING EVENTS YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS
- Sunday, 12/29/2024, 3:30 PM: Join us for a fun Chanukah celebration! Rabbi Mendel and Devorah Leah Spiero, Great Falls, MT. RSVP
- Sunday, 12/29/2024, 6 PM: Hanukkah Across Montana service on zoom. Please register here to receive the zoom link.
- Monday, 12/30/2024, at noon: menorah lighting at the State Capitol building in Helena, hosted by MAJCO. It will be held in the reception area on the second floor between the Governor’s office and the Secretary of State’s office.
- Every night of Hanukkah from 12/25 through 1/1 we will be meeting at the Civic Center at 5:30 PM to light the menorah. After the lighting on 1/1/2025 there will be a Hanukkah party. Contact Eldon to sign up to bring a milchig (dairy) dish to share.
I wish everyone a joyous holiday season and Happy Hanukkah!
Wendy
CELEBRATE NATIONAL TAKE A HIKE DAY WITH ELDON THIS COMING SUNDAY
- WHEN? Sunday, 11/17/2024, 16 Cheshvan, 5785, at noon.
- WHERE? Giant Springs.
- WHY? National Take A Hike Day.
Dear Aitz Chaim Community:
Please join me, Erica, Mimi and Aaron on a hike/walk on Sunday, November 17 at Noon
This is national take a hike day. We will meet at giant Springs and walk west. We have picked giant Springs because it is predicted to be windy on Sunday.
Shabbat shalom
Eldon✡️
The Aitz Chaim Ram's Horn 