Category Archives: June
YAHRZEITS — TAMUZ, 5782
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 |
| Don Cherry | 25 KISLEV, 5782 | HUSBAND OF HELEN CHERRY; FATHER OF STEVE, KAREN, AND DOUG CHERRY |
| Rae Lind | 6 Cheshvan, 5782 | Wife of Michael Renne |
| Diane Sherick | 10 Elul, 5781 | Wife of Jack Sherick, Mother of Michael Sherick and Heidi Cech |
| Lillian Nagel | 2 Tammuz, 5759 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel |
| Morris Goldberg | 5 Tammuz, 5715 | Grandfather of Jerry Weissman and Robert Fineman |
| Blanche Stoll Gulko | 9 Tamuz, 5779 | Mother of Rabbi Ruz Gulko |
| Hilda Schandelson | 15 Tammuz, 5722 | Mother of Arnold Schandelson |
| Rachel Foxman | 20 Tamuz, 5774 | Sister of Marty Foxman |
| Irving Langsam | 21 Tammuz, 5751 | Father of Helen Cherry |
| Alvin Magalnick | 21 Tammuz, 5770 | Brother of Elliot Magalnick |
| Gregory Scott Merriman | 24 Tamuz, 5767 | Father of Laura Boyd |
| Beverly Espelin | 26 Tammuz, 5767 | Mother of Dawn Schandelson |
| Heidi Jan Berger | 26 Tamuz, 5779 | Ex-wife of Tom Berger, Wife of William Franklin Raley, Mother of Polly Lorien and Jake Berger |
| Maurice Jacoby | 29 Tammuz, 5736 |
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR DAY SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022
This Sunday, June 26, is International Holocaust Survivor Day.
The International March of the Living is partnering with other organizations with its programming- please see the link below:
https://www.motl.org/holocaust-survivor-day-2022
Holocaust Survivor Day 2022 – International March of the Living
The International March of the Living is proud to be a partner for the second annual Holocaust Survivor Day on June 26, 2022. For the inaugural HSD in 2021, we asked March of the Living alumni, friends, staff and leaders of all backgrounds, ages and ethnicities, to share a brief message, in their own language, elaborating on the impact Survivors had on them.
www.motl.org
The Western Region has been blessed to have many survivors travel on this journey with us, including Mike and Manya Wallenfels and Ben Midler, who often mention the March when they provide their testimonies.
This year, Ben Lesser of Las Vegas plans to travel along with our delegation.
Plans for a robust IMOTL 2023 are under way. This year we will be celebrating the 35th year of the March and Israel’s 75th year of Independence. It will be an experience not to be missed. be a part of this historical moment.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom
Marcia
Marcia Tatz Wollner, MA, MSW
Director, Western Region March of the Living
marcia@motlthewest.org
858-395-3590
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING CONCERT IN HELENA JUNE 28, 2022
The Montana Jewish Project presents a unique and intimate house concert with Nani Noam Vazana in Helena on Tuesday, June 28 at 7:30 P.M. Nani composes and sings in the endangered Judeo-Spanish language of Ladino. Her soundscape bridges this ancient tradition to modern life. She has performed at the Kennedy Center and is ranked on the Top 20 World Music Charts in Europe.
Please click here to find out more about this Israeli singer/songwriter.
Please click here for more information about the concert in Helena or to purchase tickets. Seats are limited.
Please click here for information about the Montana Jewish Project.
READY FOR ANOTHER “JEW CREW” HIKE THIS SATURDAY?
After our last service, we calendared a few Jewish community hikes for this summer. Our first one will be this Saturday 6/25. We will be hiking the Sluice Boxes from the upper entrance to river crossing #5, and spending Shabbat in nature. Anyone interested in joining us should meet at the Eastside Walmart near the gas station at 8AM, or the Sluice Boxes upper parking lot by 9AM. Bring water, lunch, hiking poles, and anything else you may need for a day hike. We will arrange carpools and rides that morning at Walmart. You don’t need to RSVP but we will be taking off with whoever shows up by 8 AM.
Hope to see you on Saturday!
Submitted by Aaron and Wendy Weissman
WE BURN LIKE THIS — MONTANA TOUR JUNE 9-16, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Alana Waksman, Writer/Director/Producer
alanawaksman@gmail.com
Web site: https://www.webburnlikethis.com
WE BURN LIKE THIS MONTANA TOUR
Sponsored by Montana Film Office and Humanities Montana
Filmed in Billings, Butte, and Missoula, Montana in 2019, and following its world
premiere at the 2021 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, international premiere at
Deauville American Film Festival, and year-long film festival tour, WE BURN LIKE THIS
comes home to Montana audiences June 9-16th.
WE BURN LIKE THIS Montana Tour kicks off on June 9th in Billings at the historic
Babcock Theatre, with stops in Livingston, Bozeman, Anaconda, Kalispell, Helena, and
the Roxy Theater in Missoula. Writer/Director/Producer Alana Waksman will be in
attendance for Q&As following the screenings with cast and crew joining her for select
showings.
WE BURN LIKE THIS is a coming-of-age story of Rae (Madeleine Coghlan), a young
Jewish woman living in Billings, Montana and is written, directed, and produced by
Alana Waksman in her feature debut. The film stars Madeleine Coghlan (THE ROOKIE)
and Gotham Award and Indie Spirit Award winner Devery Jacobs (RESERVATION
DOGS). Also featured are Montana-based actors Kendra Mylnechuk, Casidee Riley,
Angelo Rizzo, and Megan Folsom. The film is produced and edited by Billings native
Marshall Granger, produced by Montana native Jeri Rafter, and executive produced by
Peabody and Emmy award winning producer Neda Armian (RACHEL GETTING
MARRIED, THE BALLAD OF LEFTY BROWN) and Eleanor Nett.
When 22 year-old Rae, a descendant of Holocaust survivors, is targeted by Neo-Nazis
in Billings, Montana, her ancestors’ trauma becomes real. Inspired by true events, this
coming-of-age story shows the inherited effects of historical trauma and the strength of
survival and healing.
Waksman’s own family history, as well as the spread of antisemitism in Montana, is
what inspired her to write this story.
WE BURN LIKE THIS is a recipient of the Big Sky Film Grant, Montana Arts Council
Strategic Investment Grant, State Trade Expansion Program Grant from Montana
Department of Commerce, Visit Billings Association Grant, and is now sponsored by
Montana Film Office and Humanities Montana for its Montana Tour. WE BURN LIKE
THIS received the Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Montana International Film
Festival among other noteworthy awards this past year.
For a full list of WE BURN LIKE THIS screening dates and venues, please visit:
https://www.weburnlikethis.com/screenings
YAHRZEITS — JUNE, 2022
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
Congregant
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, June 3, 2022, 5 Sivan, 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.
DUES AND DON’TS
As we begin to emerge from the devastating effects of the pandemic and plan more face to face gatherings and events, the Great Falls Hebrew Association needs your financial assistance. Money (and love) make the world go round, and we would like you to share a little of yours with us so that we can build and sustain a strong and thriving Jewish community, and perpetuate the legacy left to us by those Jews who came before us and built an oasis of Judaism in a desert land.
Aitz Chaim is the only organized Jewish community in north-Central Montana. We would like to be able to engage a rabbi for services more than once or twice a year, and to organize events which celebrate and share our Jewish culture and heritage with each other and those around us. Without your financial support, none of this is possible. Your financial donation empowers us to continue to bring yiddishkeit to north-central Montana.
We can’t do much without consistent dues paying members, and more of them. The more we do and the more we plan to do, the more Jews will come to celebrate their life cycle events with us, and build and strengthen our community. We ask for annual membership commitments in the amount of $250 per individual and $500 per family. That’s less than $22.00 per month per individual or $42.00 per month per family. If you set up recurring automatic payments with your bank or financial institution, you will have one less thing to worry about, (just set it and forget it), and you probably won’t even miss those monthly withdrawals. Of course, any additional tax-deductible donation is always welcome and appreciated.
You can donate to us by sending your check to the following address:
Great Falls Hebrew Association
525 Central Avenue, Suite L8
Great Falls, MT 59401.
So, as we go forward, keep these things in mind.
- Due pay your dues.
- Don’t hesitate.
- Due get involved.
- Don’t be shy.
- Due put on your thinking caps and help us plan events.
- Don’t bee too tired or too busy.
- Due put on your kippa and come to services.
- Don’t let another day go by without celebrating your special heritage and passing it on to your children and grandchildren.
- Due be constantly looking for ways to practice Tikkun Olam.
- Don’t forget that one of the ways you can do this is to pay your dues.
It all makes a circle that starts and ends with you. We can’t do this without you. Thank you.
COVID 19 ADENDUM TO BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH USE POLICY – UPDATED JUNE 8, 2021
While Bethel has adhered to a policy of beneficial usage of the buildings which we have been blessed to own as a congregation of the ELCA. We must continue to institute some restrictions on its use for the protection of our staff, our congregation, and members of those organizations which have a historical use of Bethel’s buildings.
Usage of our facilities shall continue to be limited to those organizations which are supportive of Bethel’s ongoing mission and to those who have a current contract with Bethel for the use of the church’s facilities. 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.
This addendum will take effect upon passing and stay in effect until removed by a vote of the church council.
Discussed and approved by Bethel Church Council 06/08/2021
YAHRZEITS — JUNE, 2021
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
Congregant
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Welcome to Congregation Aitz Chaim, the Great Falls Hebrew Association, the only organized Jewish community in Northcentral Montana. We are a member of the Montana Association of Jewish Communities and the Union for Reform Judaism. We hold regular services and events throughout the year. -
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