Category Archives: 2019

FASTING FOR YOM KIPPUR

FROM REFORMJUDAISM.ORG
FROM MY JEWISH LEARNING
FROM JEWFAQ

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT: YOM KIPPUR SERVICES

Please mark your calendars for this upcoming event.

  • Tuesday evening, 10/08/2019, 7:00 P.M.: Kol Nidre, led by Rabbi Ruz Gulko, at The Bethel.
  • Yom Kippur day schedule:

  • Wednesday, 10/09/2019, 10:00 A.M.: Yom Kippur Morning services led by Rabbi Ruz Gulko at the Bethel.
  • Wednesday, 10/09/2019, late afternoon: Yizkor, TBA at the Tuesday evening service.
  • Wednesday afternoon, 10/09/2019: Neilah, after Yizkor.
  • Wednesday evening, 10/09/2019: Break the Fast Potluck, traditionally dairy (milchig.) Please bring a dairy dish to share.

The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.

Please email Helen at helen@aitzchaim.com with the type of dish you will be bringing:

1. appetizer
2. salad
3. hot dish
4. bread
5. fruit
6. miscellaneous
7. beverage
8. dessert

Thank you.

YAHRZEITS — OCTOBER, 2019

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.

Name of
Deceased
English Date of Passing Hebrew Date of Passing Deceased Relationship to
Congregant
Heidi Jan Berger Jul 29, 2019 26 Tamuz, 5779 Ex-wife of Tom Berger, Wife of William Franklin Raley, Mother of Polly Lorien and Jake Berger
Blanche Stoll Gulko Jul 12, 2019 9 Tamuz, 5779 Mother of Rabbi Ruz Gulko
Bill Hinton Apr 9, 2019 4 Nisan, 5779 Husband of Susan Hinton
Roger Reichert Feb 16, 2019 11 Adar I, 5779 Son of Arlyne Reichert
Ann Cohn Oct 4, 1987 11 Tishrei, 5748 Mother of Arlyne Reichert
Irving Fineman Oct 12, 1981 14 Tishrei, 5742 Father of Robert Fineman
Vicki Sherick Hawkesworth Oct 12, 2013 9 Cheshvan, 5774 Daughter of Jack and Diane Sherick
Roberto Naduris Oct 14, 1995 20 Tishrei, 5756 Husband of Susan Weissman
Rose Gran Oct 14, 2014 20 Tishrei, 5775
Carl Kotler Oct 15, 1993 30 Tishrei, 5754
Hattye Oppenhemer Meyer Oct 16, 1968 24 Tishrei, 5729 Grandmother of Diane Sherick
Pauline Nagel Oct 16, 2000 17 Tishrei, 5761 Mother of Meriam Nagel
Robert Klotzman Oct 17, 1995 23 Tishrei, 5756
Alex Barrett Oct 18, 1990 29 Tishrei, 5751 Father of Nadyne Weissman
Marvin Langsam Oct 27, 2013 23 Cheshvan, 5774 Brother of Helen Cherry
Celia Ross Oct 30, 1972 22 Cheshvan, 5733 Great-grandmother of Cece Drew
Queenie Crombie Oct 30, 1992 3 Cheshvan, 5753 Mother of Arleen Heintzelman

TASHLICH: CHANGE OF LOCATION

Due to the weather and parking conditions, the location of our Tashlich Service has been changed from Giant Springs State Park to the Weissman walking bridge on Central Ave W.

We will gather for Tashlich after the conclusion of our Rosh Hashanah morning service, at approximately 12:30 PM on the bridge. There is parking available in the parking lot for the federal courthouse.

During Tashlich, attending congregants will decide the location for the no host Congregation lunch.

SHANA TOVA

From NYC to the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, from Ghana and Belarus, Turkey, Israel, Guatemala and beyond, 92Y would like to wish you a “Shana Tovah” (a “Happy New Year”) with the release of “Reset”, a new song and video for Rosh Hashanah 2019-5780.

“Reset” features music and lyrics by Noah Aronson and Abigail Pogrebin and was shot on mobile phones by people all over the world, all making music together.

A Song for the New Year Sung by Communities Around the World #5780
We hope your New Year is full of love and gratitude. Thank you to everyone around the world who helped make this happen.

MISSOULA SHABBATON 10/18-20/2019

URGENT DEADLINE: 
Please register by Monday October 7 .

We will not be able to accommodate you for meals & other special activities without your registration.

Shalom Missoula Shabbaton – October 18, 19, 20

Shabbat Services, Festive Home-cooked Shabbat Meals, Rabbinic Installation,
Jazz at the Mountain,

Jewish History Tours and Jewish Festival

Here is the Registration Form for our Shabbaton, Shalom Missoula. Please let me know
at rabbilaurie@har-shalom.org if you prefer to have a paper copy sent to you by conventional mail. You can also register via Eventbrite, using this url:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shalom-missoula-tickets-73595649569?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

You can register for All Shabbaton, which includes our Saturday evening fundraiser, “Jazz at the Mountain”. Our All Shabbaton pricing pays for meals and includes an increment for Har Shalom’s “Fund for the Future” to establish a Jewish center for learning and spiritual life. Please help us dream and grow!

You can also register for Shabbaton Light, which does not include the Saturday “Jazz at the Mountain” event or opt separately for “Jazz at the Mountain” and the Sunday Festival. Worship is open to all, no pay-to-pray!

Highlights:
• Inspirational, Musical Kabbalat Shabbat with our new music group, Selah
• Sit-down Shabbat Dinner with lively singing
• Shabbat Morning Service, Rabbinic installation, Shabbat Lunch
• Saturday Evening “Jazz at the Mountain”, gala fundraiser at Har Shalom
• Sat and Sunday light, buffet-style breakfasts
• Sunday mid-morning to early afternoon, “Leiser’s Footsteps, Missoula’s Jewish Treasures,” presentation and tours of a groundbreaking exhibit of the Jewish History of Missoula
• ***Sunday morning MAJCo Meeting ***
• Sunday afternoon Jewish Music, Food, & Dance Festival

ROSH HASHANAH HOSPITALITY

Todah Robah to the following Congregation members who have offered their hospitality to Rabbi Ruz Gulko and to provide the oneg:

  • Sunday, 09/29/2019: Airport pickup for Rabbi Ruz Gulko: Stephen or Laura Boyd
  • Hosts: Nadyne and Jerry Weissman
  • Sunday, 09/29/2019, Dinner Hosts: Nadyne and Jerry Weissman
  • Sunday evening, 09/29/2019: Oneg: Nadyne and Jerry Weissman

The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click HERE for map and directions.

shana tova!

Shana Tova to the Aitz Chaim congregation from Rabbi Jeffrey Wildstein. http://www.rabbijw.com

Rabbi Jeffrey Wildstein is currently the Rabbi at Temple Beth David, in Westwood, Massachusetts, having previously served as an Associate Rabbi for Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Temple Israel, Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has taught many adult learning courses on basic Judaism, Shabbat Torah study, God and theology, and the Talmud. In addition to having taught courses for beginning learners, he has frequently presented to and hosted diverse church communities, counseled interfaith families, and led an interfaith clergy association. His education includes a certificate in non-profit management for Rabbis, June 2014, from the Hebrew College/Boston University Institute for Non-Profit Management and Leadership; a Rabbinic Smicha and master in Hebrew Letters, May 2001, from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; a juris doctor, May 1993, from Cornell Law School; and a bachelor of art in history, cum laude, May 1990 from Yale University.

MAZEL TOV!

Mazel tov to Don Cherry on his birthday, and to Bruce and Joy Breslauer on their 22nd wedding anniversary.  The Nagel Family

ROSH HASHANAH SCHEDULE

Please mark your calendars for this upcoming event.

  • Sunday evening, 09/29/2019, 7:00 P.M.: Arev Rosh Hashanah Services, led by Rabbi Ruz Gulko, at The Bethel. Oneg to follow.
  • Monday morning, 09/30/2019, 10:00 A.M.: Rosh Hashanah Morning Services, led by Rabbi Ruz Gulko, at The Bethel
  • Monday afternoon, 09/30/2019, 12:30 P.M.-ish: Tashlich at Giant Springs Heritage State Park
  • Monday afternoon, 09/30/2019, 1:30 P.M.-ish: Congregation no-host lunch to follow, at Maple Gardens,
  • The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.

    The address for Giant Springs Heritage State Park is 4803 Giant Springs Road. Click here for driving directions.

    The address for Maple Gardens is 5401 9th Ave. S.