Category Archives: Tevet
HAPPY CHANUKAH FROM AITZ CHAIM
- Thursday, 12/07/2023, 24 Kislev, 5784, 12:00 P.M.: Candle lighting at the Capitol in Helena with MAJCO.
- Thursday, 12/07/2023, 24 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 PM: Lighting of the First Candle of the Diane Kaplan Memorial Chanukiah at the Civic Center.
- Friday, 12/08/2023, 25 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Second candle at the Civic Center.
- Saturday, 12/09/2023, 26 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Third Candle at the Civic Center.
- Saturday, 12/09/2023, 26 Kislev, 5784, 6:00 P.M.: Aitz Chaim Community Chanukkah Party.
- Sunday, 12/10/2023, 27 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Fourth Candle at the Civic Center.
- Monday, 12/11/2023, 28 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Fifth Candle at the Civic center.
- Tuesday, 12/12/2023, 29 Kislev, 5784, 5:30 P.M.: Lighting of the Sixth Candle at the Civic center.
- Wednesday, 12/13/2023, 1 Tevet, 5784, Lighting of the Seventh Candle at the Civic Center.
- Thursday, 12/14/2023, 2 Tevet, 5784, Lighting of the Eighth Candle at the Civic center.
- Friday, 12/15/2023, 3 Tevet, 5784, Eighth day of Chanukah.
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
HANUKKAH — WHERE SHALL WE GO?
This year we will have lots of opportunities to celebrate Hanukkah together! Hope you can join us for one or more of these celebrations:
- Saturday, December 9th: Great Falls Jewish community Hanukkah party immediately following menorah lighting at the Civic Center. Come to the civic center at 5:30 PM and carpool to the party at our usual meeting place! Bring a dish to share. If you need more information, please call Aitz Chaim at (406) 233:9863.
- Sunday December 10th, at noon: Montana Jewish Project is having a Hanukkah party at their building in Helena! Due to space limitations, only open to the first 75 who respond. Click this link to REGISTER or email info@montanajewishproject.com for more information: There will be activities for kids and adults at the party.
- Rabbi Mendel Spiero (and his wife Devorah) from Touro University have invited all who want to come to his Hanukkah party, also ON Sunday, December 10th, but at 4:00 PM. Call or text him to reserve your spot: 406-970-4049. He will give you the location of the party.
Hope you can join us at one of the above celebrations!
Wendy
CHRISTMAS AT THE MERCY HOME
Now that thanksgiving is over, it is time to think about the Jewish community covering Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at the mercy home.
The mercy home is a 24/7 woman’s domestic violence shelter. The Jewish community covers Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so that the staff can spend the holiday with their own families.
We usually cover the following shifts. Please let me know if you are able to help. Because this is a woman’s shelter, men can only volunteer when accompanied by a woman.
- Sunday, 12/24: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Sunday, 12/24: 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Monday, 12/25: 8:00 am to 11:00 am
- Monday, 12/25: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Monday, 12/25: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Shift times may be changed to accommodate volunteers schedules if necessary.
Please call or text wendy at 406 868 5712 or email wendy@weissman.com if you can help. Don’t worry if you are a new volunteer – we will get you a quick orientation and training before hand.
Thank you so much! The mercy staff appreciates any time we can donate to them.
IN CELEBRATION OF JEWISH ECOLOGY AWARENESS DAY
In advance of the upcoming Tu B’shevat holiday, the Montana Jewish Project (MJP) is so excited to spread the word about Congregation Har Shalom’s (Missoula) new book study group, which will be discussing Rabbi Ellen Bernstein’s “The Splendor of Creation: A Biblical Ecology.”
Focusing on distinctly Jewish approaches to the current environmental crises, this group will meet virtually each Monday at 7pm, starting on January 23, for eight sessions of discussion-based study, facilitated by Dr. Jim Hatley (Professor of Environmental Studies at Salisbury University) and Kaleb Cohen (current M.A. student in Environmental Philosophy at the University of Montana).
We’d like to help built an opportunity for Jews across Montana TO engage in this. If you are interested in participating in this book study group, please reach out to Kaleb at kaleb.cohen@umontana.edu
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THIS UPCOMING EVENT — NOTE DAY CHANGE
This is a reminder of the Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Devorah Werner on the second Friday of the month, January 13, 2023, 20 Tevet, 5783, at 6:00 P.M. at the Bethel.
For in-person services, masks are welcome, but not required.
Physical distance to your comfort level
The address for the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue Southwest. click here for map and directions.
Hope to see you there.
KABALAT SHABBAT SERVICE POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK
Since Devorah will be out of town, Kabalat Shabbat services usually held at the Bethel on the first Friday of the month will be postponed for a week. Please mark your calendars for services on January 13 instead of January 6.
YAHRZEITS — JANUARY, 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
Congregant
YAHRZEITS — TEVET, 5783
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 | |
| Maurice Fluegel Levie | 20 Cheshvan, 5783 | Grandfather of Wendy Weissman | |
| Abraham Zilkha | 21 Elul, 5782 | Father of Orly Zilkha | |
| Theodore Eichner | 2 Tevet, 5731 | Father of Jerry Eichner | |
| Louis Eisenberg | 5 Tevet, 5746 | Father of Sharon Eisenberg | |
| Jules Cherry | 8 Tevet, 5733 | Father of Don Cherry | |
| Molly Dunaeff | 8 Tevet, 5746 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel | |
| Cynthia Boyd | 14 Tevet, 5769 | Mother of Stephen Boyd | |
| James Levie | 15 Tevet, 5771 | Uncle of Wendy Weissman | |
| Dr. Daniel E. Fischer | 24 Tevet, 5764 | Brother of Robert Fischer | |
| Dr. Irving “Chick” Waltman | 24 Tevet, 5776 | Father of Marjorie Feldman | |
| Gene Charnes | 27 Tevet, 5763 | Father of Joe Charnes | |
| Dr. Alexander Fischer | 28 Tevet, 5743 | Father of Robert Fischer | |
| Emma Betteti | 28 Tevet, 5754 | Aunt of Meriam Nagel |
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
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