Category Archives: November
YAHRZEITS — KISLEV, 5786
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.
- Alfred Breslauer, 10 Cheshvan, 5786
- Bruce Breslauer, 27 Tammuz, 5785
- Arleen Heintzelman, 3 Kislev, 5781
- Dr. Daniel Foxman, 4 Kislev, 5762</li
- 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
AITZ CHAIM COMMUNITY ANNUAL SNOWSHOE HIKE AT SILVERCREST ON KING’S HILL
Please join us for our annual snowshoe hike at Silvercrest on Kings Hill. We will meet at the East end Walmart, 10th Ave., South in Great Falls at 8:30 AM on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Bighorn outfitters has snowshoe rentals available. Lewis and Clark interpretive center also has snow shoes if they are open by then (government shutdown).
Aaron and Wendy have eight pairs available for use-Please contact them directly if interested in using their snow shoes
Two factors will contribute to our success for this planned hike— Snow availability and Aaron Weissman available to lead our group
I will send out a confirmatory email the week of Thanksgiving
We had a great time last year. It was very serene
Everyone have a great Shabbat
Please forward this email to anyone I may have forgotten to include
Eldon
MONTHLY TORAH STUDY: NOVEMBER
I will be hosting the monthly Torah study next week Monday, November 10th, 2025, 19 Cheshvan, 5786, at 6pm.
—
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, November 7, 2025, 17 Cheshvan, 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.
YAHRZEITS — NOVEMBER, 2025; 10 SHESHVAN, 5786
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.
- Alfred Breslauer, Nov 1, 2025; 10 Cheshvan, 5786
- Bruce Breslauer, July 23, 2025; 27 Tammuz, 5785
- Ethel M. Shapiro, Nov 1, 2016; 30 Tishrei, 5777
- Tillie Barrett Shapiro, Nov 2, 2002; 27 Cheshvan, 5763
- Leonard Weissman, Nov 10, 2007; 29 Cheshvan, 5768
- Gertie Barrett, Nov 12, 1996; 1 Kislev, 5757
- Martin Renne, Nov 14, 2000; 16 Cheshvan, 5761
- Maurice Fluegel Levie, Nov 14, 2022; 20 Cheshvan, 5783
- Dr. Daniel Foxman, Nov 19, 2001; 4 Kislev, 5762
- Arleen Heintzelman, Nov 19, 2020; 3 Kislev, 5781
- Norman Handler, Nov 20, 2000; 22 Cheshvan, 5761/td>
- Don Cherry, NOV 29, 2021; 25 KISLEV, 5782
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✡️
REMINDER: MONTHLY MISHPACHA MEETING ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024, ON ZOOM
Dear friends,
This is just a friendly reminder that our monthly Mishpacha meeting is on Thursday, November 14 at 6 PM.
The agenda is below.
This Monthly Mishpacha meetings– or online gathering of our “family” of Montana’s Jewish congregations and communities–are to learn about each other, identify areas where we can collaborate, and update you all on MJP’s current plans in process for statewide Jewish community gatherings in 2025.
As I mentioned in my last email, we would love to have a rabbi, board chair or board member, or active community member attend. Please forward this to relevant people in your community! If this time and date doesn’t work, that’s OK. We’ll keep these going regularly
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
I am looking forward to seeing you!
Rebecca
—
Rebecca Stanfel
Executive Director, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(916) 216-1580 (mobile)
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
Monthly Mishpacha
Working Together to Bring More Jewish Community, Learning, and Support to Montana’s Jewish Congregations and Communities
Thursday, November 14, 6:00 PM
AGENDA
I. Brief Introductions:
II. Starting Vision for this Group
III. Family Shabbaton 2025
A. Confirming date: July 25-27
B. Confirming location: Cane Ridge West in Lincoln
C. Details of support MJP can provide
D. How MAOR congregations and communities can help make this a success.
E. Moving Shabbaton planners to a separate group that is interested in helping create the program for adults and children and collaborating with the Shabbaton Coordinator.
IV. Upcoming MAOR/MJP Events Online and why this is important for Montana.
A. Hanukkah Across Montana (Sunday, December 29 at 6 PM)
B. Purim (Rabbi Francine, Friday March 14 at 5 or 6 PM)
C. Let’s choose and set dates for additional collaborations. Possibilities include:
a. Tu B’Shvat
b. Passover
c. Yom HaShoah
d. Shavuot
V. MJP has volunteered to lead the Montana Security Task for the past two years. We have coordinated somewhat regular meetings to discuss different resources for keeping our communities and congregations safe and secure, such as coordinating SCN’s visits to Montana, connecting communities to federal, state, and local law enforcement, facilitating help with FEMA grants, and more.
A. Should the Security Task Force remain separate from this group? Or should we fold it into these meetings?
VI. What is next?
A. Meeting times
B. What would your congregation or community like to prioritize working on with the support of MJP and in collaboration with other congregations and communities?
GREAT FALLS COMMUNITY GATHERING AND NICO’S GOING AWAY PARTY (NOTE DATE AND TIME CHANGE)
I invite you to join me at the Mighty Mo on Wednesday, November 20 at 6:00 PM. I have the front room reserved for our Great Falls Jewish community and to wish Nico goodbye.
Also, it would be a good time to get together for discussion and support
Together-we have this!
Please forward to anyone in our community I may have forgotten😃
Hope to see you all there
Eldon
RSVP Here
MONTHLY TORAH STUDY
I will be hosting the monthly Torah study next Monday on November 11th at 6pm.
In the future I will be giving the Torah classes every second Monday of the month, and send a reminder the week before.
Wishing you the best,
—
Rabbi Mendel Spiero
Great Falls, MT
RSVP HERE
HANUKKAH ACROSS MONTANA — PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS — 12/29/2024, 6:00PM MST ON ZOOM — 29 KISLEV, 5785
Hi friends,
Now that it’s November and the new Jewish month of Cheshvan, it’s time to start thinking about Hanukkah…right?!
MAOR and MJP are planning a Hanukkah Across Montana on Sunday, December 29th at 6:00pm MST. (29 Kislev, 5785.) We want to make sure that this doesn’t interfere with events that any of your communities are planning. Please let me know if there’s a conflict. In the meantime, please mark the date on your calendars!
I will be coordinating the outline this time. Please let me know if you would like to lead something and if you have a preference for what that might be. Options could include the Hanukkah candle blessing, a Hanukkah story or song, a poem, a particular prayer in Hebrew or English, or anything along those lines.
Shabbat shalom and chodesh tov!
Adina (Amber)
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Adina (Amber) Ikeman (she/her)
Communications and Program Coordinator, Montana Jewish Project
https://www.montanajewishproject.com/
(406) 282-4706 (MJP)
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