Category Archives: Kislev
✡️JEWISH LIFE TELEVISION HAS LAUNCHED IN NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA ON SPECTRUM✡️
Shalom~
We are pleased to announce that Jewish Life Television/JLTV, the nation’s premier 24-7 English language, Jewish-themed television network, has launched in North Central Montana on Spectrum Channel 172.
More cultural than religious, JLTV welcomes viewers of all faiths to enjoy its high quality programming, both original and acquired. At a time when we are seeing increasing antisemitism, JLTV entertains, educates, and informs its audience about the Jewish cultural and religious experience in the United States, in Israel and around the World, through programming across multiple genres, including cooking, children’s, classics, comedy, drama, exercise, history, inspiration, lifestyle, news and talk, travel and so much more.
We would be most appreciative if you can circulate this exciting news to your community.
We thank you so very much for your support of JLTV – now more than ever.
Tina Pomerance
Affiliate Marketing
Jewish Life Television
YAHRZEITS — DECEMBER, 2023
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
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT
This is a reminder of the Kabbalat Shabbat service held on the first Friday of the month, December 1, 2023, 18 Kislev, 5784, at 6:00 P.M.
PLEASE NOTE: If you arrive and there are protesters outside, do not engage with them in any way. Leave, and call 911 to inform the police.
No large bags or back packs are allowed in the sanctuary.
If you should find the door to the building locked, please knock and someone will come to the door.
Masks are welcome, but not required.
Please practice physical distance according to your comfort level.
For more information, or if you are interested in attending services, please call (406) 233:9863. If you are new to our community,, or if it has been awhile since you have attended services, please leave your name, phone number, and email address so that we may contact you and welcome you to Aitz Chaim.
YAHRZEITS — KISLEV, 5784
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 comfort to all who are bereaved.
| Name of Deceased |
Hebrew Date of Passing |
| Arleen Heintzelman | 3 Kislev, 5781 |
| Dr. Daniel Foxman | 4 Kislev, 5762 |
| Henry Espelin | 7 Kislev, 5745 |
| Irving Tatz | 12 Kislev, 5769 |
| Joseph Magalnick | 13 Kislev, 5731 |
| Richard Weiss | 15 Kislev, 5761 |
| Diane Kaplan | 16 Kislev, 5770 |
| Michael Thorne | 17 Kislev, 5777 |
| Carl Weissman | 20 Kislev, 5721 |
| Don Cherry | 25 KISLEV, 5782 |
| Beverly Tatz | 26 Kislev, 5776 |
| Sarah Barrett | 30 Kislev, 5728 |
| Charlotte Weiss | 30 Kislev, 5780 |
JEWISH SPIRITUAL DIRECTION WORKSHOP
Dear friends,
The Montana Jewish Project and Congregation Beth Shalom invite you to a group Jewish spiritual direction workshop led by Dr. Roslyn Weiner. The workshop will be on Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 pm MST on Zoom. You can find the link to register (at no cost) here.
All of us at MJP, along with Rabbi Sonja, feel that this type of event is crucial for us as a Jewish community right now, to come together, reflect, share, and find some calm. Please share this information with your congregation/community. Attached is a digital flier.
Seeking in the Company of Others:
The Wisdom of Group Spiritual Direction
You are invited to cultivate awareness of the sacred stirrings in your everyday life in the company of other seekers. This is an opportunity to sit companionably with other seekers and go on an adventure in contemplation, listening and reflection. Come and participate in a spiritual conversation designed to encourage self-discovery, sharing, and deep listening.
Format:
The gathering will begin with a brief presentation of the process of spiritual direction, which has taken creative root in the Jewish community. Next, you will be invited into an experience of spiritual direction using poetry, brief quotes and questions as structure and prompt for our conversation. Finally, you will be invited to ask questions and reflect on your experience.
Spiritual Direction is a process that welcomes curiosity and requires no background in particular religious texts or traditional Jewish religious practice. Instead, respectful and gentle prompts, periods of quiet contemplation and the invitation to share personal discoveries about faith, God (however God is named or experienced or even if not acknowledged), doubt, joy, suffering, and unanticipated spiritual experiences—seeing
what it is like to be deeply witnessed and to be able to offer that gift to others.
Presenter:
Dr. Roslyn G. Weiner is an experienced spiritual director who has been leading spiritual direction groups for nearly two decades with many organizations, including the Central Conference of American Rabbis, Hebrew College Rabbinical School, and Spiritual Directors International. She received a Master of Sacred Theology Degree (STM) from the School of Theology, Boston University, June 2003. Her book Seeking in the Company of Others: The Wisdom of Group Spiritual Direction was published by Spiritual Directors International Press in November 2021.
Thank you for helping spread the word about this unique opportunity. Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you on November 29.
Kind regards,
Rebecca and Amber
—
Rebecca Stanfel
Director, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(916) 216-1580 (mobile)
Amber Ikeman
Communications and Program Coordinator, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
YAHRZEITS — NOVEMBER, 2023
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
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALNEDARS FOR THE AITZ CHAIM COMMUNITY HANNUKAH CELEBRATION
- Sunday, 12/18/2022 — Monday, 12/26/2022, 25 Kislev — 2 Tevet, 5783: Hanukkah.
- Sunday, 12/18/2022, 24 Kislev, 5783: 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, 12/19/2022, 25 Kislev, 5783: 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, 12/20/2022, 26 Kislev, 5783: 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, 12/21/2022, 27 Kislev, 5783: 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, 12/22/2022, 28 Kislev, 5783: Fifth day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the sixth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Friday, 12/23/2022, 29 Kislev, 5783: Fifth day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the sixth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center. From there we will go to the Bethel for services to celebrate Hanukkah as a community. See below.
- Saturday, 12/24/2022, 30 Kislev, 5783: Sixth day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the seventh candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Sunday, 12/25/2022, 1 Tevet, 5783: Seventh day of Hanukkah. 5:30 P.M.: We will light the eighth candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukkiah at the Civic Center.
- Monday, 12/26/2022, 2 Tevet, 5783: Eighth day of Hanukkah.
**The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Friday evening, 12/23-2022, 29 Kislev, 5783 — Aitz Chaim Community Hanukkah celebration at the Bethel, immediately following the menorah lighting at the Civic Center. Bring already made latkes to share, and be ready to play some Hanukkah games! Bring gelt, dreidels, and any other favorite Hanukkah games, and get ready to have some fun!
Reminder: If you can volunteer at the Mercy Home over Christmas Day, PLEASE let Wendy know. (See separate article in Ram’s Horn.) Contact her for more details at wendy@weissman.com
MORE HANUKKAH CELEBRATIONS ACROSS MONTANA
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here are more Hanukkah celebrations around Montana that may interest you.
- Sunday, 12/18/2022, 24 Kislev, 5783, 4-6pm: Hanukkah party in Helena at the newly purchased synagogue!
Address: 515 Ewing Street
Bring your menorah and candles. There will be latkes and treats and crafts for kids of all ages. - Monday, 12/19/2022, 25 Kislev, 5783, noon to 1pm: MAJCO (Montana Association of Jewish Communities) annual Hanukkah celebration and Hanukkiyah lighting in the Capitol Rotunda, Helena, MT.
- Thursday, 12/22/2022, 28 Kislev, 5783, 6:00-7:00pm: Hanukkah Across Montana, with MAOR, Montana Association of Rabbis. Let’s light the fifth candle together, sing Hanukkah songs, and hear a Hanukkah story for the kids! The Montana Association of Rabbis (MAOR)—Rabbis Allen Secher, Laurie Franklin, Ed Stafman, Mark Kula, Francine Roston, and Sonja Pilz—welcome our Montana friends and extended family, wherever you are, to a sweet Hanukkah celebration. Set up your menorah and light it with us! Join Zoom meeting
Meeting ID: 880 5066 9773.
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