YAHRZEITS — OCTOBER, 2013

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 Yahrzeit 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 GREGORIAN DATE OF PASSING HEBREW DATE OF PASSING DECEASED RELATIONSHIP TO CONGREGANT
Josephine Wade Young Apr 17, 2013 7 Iyyar, 5773 Mother of Ann Grobosky
Natalee Holly Kelman Jul 10, 2013 3 Av, 5773 Daughter of Evelyn Kelman
Ann Cohn Oct 04, 1987 11 Tishrei, 5748 Mother of Arlyne Reichert
Irving Fineman Oct 12, 1981 14 Tishrei, 5742 Uncle of Jerrold Weissman
Roberto Naduris Oct 14, 1995 20 Tishrei, 5756 Husband of Susan Weissman
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
Mary Wright Shaugnessy Oct 26, 1976 2 Chesvan, 5737 Mother of Rose Gran
Celia Ross Oct 30, 1972 22 Cheshvan, 5733 Great-randmother of Cece Drew
Queenie Crombie Oct 30, 1992 3 Cheshvan, 5753 Mother of Arleen Heintzelman

2013 ELECTION RESULTS

Aitz Chaim Board elections were held at the Break The Fast potluck on Saturday evening, 09/14/2013. Up for re-election were President Laura Weiss and board members Steven Boyd and Helen Cherry. All were re-elected for another two-year term. Mazal Tov!

YAHRZEITS — SEPTEMBER, 2013

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 Yahrzeit 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 GREGORIAN DATE OF PASSING HEBREW DATE OF PASSING DECEASED RELATIONSHIP TO CONGREGANT
Josephine Wade Young Apr 17, 2013 7 Iyyar, 5773 Mother of Ann Grobosky
Natalee Holly Kelman Jul 10, 2013 3 Av, 5773 Daughter of Evelyn Kelman
William Meyer Sep 06, 1966 21 Elul, 5726 Grandfather of Diane Sherick
Norman Nagel Sep 06, 1976 11 Elul, 5736 Father of Meriam Nagel
Harriet Renne Sep 11, 2009 22 Elul, 5769 Mother of Michael Renne
Joe Barrett Sep 14, 1993 28 Elul, 5753 Uncle of Nadyne Weissman
Paralee Poplack Shapiro Sep 20, 1999 10 Tishrei, 5760 Mother of Jeff Shapiro
Zel Lana Jenings Sep 21, 2006 28 Elul, 5766 Niece of Diane Sherick
Frances Langsam Sep 22, 1996 9 Tishrei, 5757 Mother of Helen Cherry
Alfred Maleson Sep 24, 2009 6 Tishrei, 5770 Uncle of Wendy Weissman
Nathan Rapaport Sep 27, 1925 9 Cheshvan, 5686 Grandfather of Nadyne Weissman
Leila Rapaport Green Sep 27, 1967 23 Tishrei, 5728 Grandmother of Nadyne Weissman
William Semple Sep 29, 2010 21 Tishrei, 5771 Father of Doug Semple

MAY YOU HAVE AN EASY FAST!

May You Have an Easy Fast!

Aitz Chaim Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur Schedule

As we draw to an end of the Days of Awe, we prepare for Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur. We hope to see you at our services, which will all be at the Bethel, 1009 18th Ave SW, led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner

Kol Nidre services will begin at 7pm on 9/13/13 at the Bethel, 1009 18th Ave SW, led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner. Sarah Weissman will be our cantorial soloist for the Kol Nidre.

• Yom Kippur morning services will begin at 10 am on 9/14/13 at the Bethel, 1009 18th Ave SW, led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner.
• A discussion on Yom Kippur will be held at 3pm.
• Yizkor service will begin at 4:30pm
• Ne’ila service will begin at 5:30 pm
• A community potluck (milchig) break the fast meal will follow the conclusion of Ne’ila services. Please contact Helen Cherry to sign up for the potluck.

Mark your Calendars for Upcoming Services and Events…

  • MAJCO Shabbaton, October 4-6 at Congregation Har Shalom in Missoula

  • Aitz Chaim Services for October, 2013: Weekend of October 11-13, led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner

  • Chanukah: 11/27 – 12/5. Watch your email and aitzchaim.com for more information!

  • Bar Mitzvah of Max Weissman, Saturday, December 28. Contact Aaron and Wendy Weissman for more information.

TIPS FOR AN EASY FAST

Have an easy fast.

SAVE THE DATES: MAJCO SHABBATON OCTOBER 4-6, 2013 … UPDATE

The Shabbaton will be held in Missoula hosted by Har Shalom – October 4-6, 2013.
Please reserve your hotel room(s) by Yom Kippur, as the Valu-Inn will release the rooms this week end. The Shabbaton is being held the same week end as the Griz Homecoming week end, so it will be hard to find accommodations the longer you wait. We also hope to house some visitors in our homes.

Please note that Rabbi David Fine, the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Small Congregations Network Rabinic Director — and thus the adviser for the URJ congregations in Montana — will be at the Shabbaton and available during Saturday for informal consultations. He’ll be leaving at the crack of dawn on Sunday.

Here is the updated schedule:
Parashat Noach
Friday Oct 4

  • 4 to 6:30 pm: Meet, greet, register, preneg (refreshments)
  • 6:30 pm: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
  • 7:45 pm: Community Shabbat kosher style potluck dinner and Tisch; (participatory singing and storytelling)
  • Saturday Oct 5

  • 8:30 am: coffee, light breakfast, and Parshat Hashavua with Rabbi David fine
  • 9:30 am: Shabbat Shacharit, Seder Kriat HaTorah/parallel small children activity
  • 11:30 am: Oneg/Lunch
  • 12:45 pm: Session A

  • Option 1 Contemporary Israel discussion: Bruce Barrett, AIPAC
  • Option 2 Jewish meditation practice, text study, and practicum
  • Option 3 Craft works, suitable for all levels
  • 2:30 pm: Session B

  • Option 1: Rabbi David Fine: Reframing Congregational Growth
  • Option 2: Craft works, continued
  • 4 pm: FREE Time, nap or explore

  • Hike option: Blue Mountain, Pattee Canyon or Rattlesnake trailhead
  • Museum option: Explore the Missoula Art Museum and downtown
  • Nap option: zzzzzzzzzzzz
  • 7:30 pm: Catered kosher style community dinner at the home of Bert and Carol Chessin.
  • Post-dinner program: havdallah and Klez dance (baby sitting options for parents with small children).
  • Teen get-together for movie, popcorn, cider.
  • Sunday Oct 6

  • 8:00 am: Meditation
  • 9:00 am: coffee, teas, light breakfast
  • 10 am Israeli Journalist and Author Yossi Klein Halevi interactive Skype session
  • 11 am: MAJCO meeting
  • 11 am: Craft projects, finish up
  • 11 am: Israel in this week’s news; NY Times, Times of Israel, JPost, Ynet news, Haaretz, Forward (Bring a lap top or internet device or just show up!)
  • 12 pm: Pizza lunch.
  • 12:30 PM: Camp Calsman Presentation.
  • Sarah Moody, Assistant Director for URJ Camp Kalsman, is coming to the MAJCO Shabbaton. She will provide a free pizza lunch for everyone at noon and make a formal presentation about Camp Kalsman, beginning at 12:30 pm on Sunday October 6.

    This will be a wonderful opportunity for families to learn about Camp Kalsman’s programs, ask questions, and talk with someone who is actively involved in running the camp. Find out about their program for summer 2014.

    LODGING: Val-U Inn group rate, Please reserve by 9/13 (ask for Har Shalom or Shabbaton)—10 min walk to Har Shalom—see http://bit.ly/RsC7Ow
    and Home Hospitality
    Special guests: Chutzpah! Klezmer Ensemble, Montana Hadassah
    NEWS FLASH: NOW Confirmed Israeli Journalist & Author Yossi Klein HaLevi (by Skype)
    Confirmed Rabbi David Fine, URJ Small Congregations Network Rabinic Director

    Registration: Individual $36 for the Weekend All-inclusive, Student and Elders $18
    Donations welcome.
    Please make checks payable to Har Shalom and mail to Har Shalom/PO Box 3715/ Missoula, MT,59806 or make a secure online payment at http://www.har-shalom.org/Make_a_Payment

    For more information, please visit www.majco.org

    Registration Form:

    WHAT IS MAJCO?

    Montana Association of Jewish Communities (MAJCO) is an umbrella organization that represents Jewish communities across the length and breadth of the great state of Montana. Membership in MAJCO is open to any Jewish community; whatever the denomination; within Montana.

    Small Jewish communities in rural areas do not exist in a vacuum. Over two decades ago, the Jewish communities throughout the state created MAJCO, an association of all the organized Montana Jewish communities. Through MAJCO, we keep in touch and have created a community throughout this great big beautiful state.

    The Jewish communities in the Big Sky, from East to West, include:

    • Congregation Beth Aaron, Billings
    • Congregation Beth Shalom, Bozeman
    • Congregation Aitz Chaim, Great Falls
    • Helena Jewish Community, Helena
    • Congregation B’nai Israel, Butte
    • Congregation Har Shalom, Missoula
    • Congregation Bet Harim, Kalispell
    • Synagogue of the Northern Rockies, Whitefish
    • Chabad Lubavitch, Statewide

    SHANA TOVA!

    Dip your apple in the honey, and carry the sweetnesss with you all through the year. May this new year be a good year for all of you! from Bruce and Joy

    L’Shana Tova Tiketavu!

    May Your New Year be as Sweet as Apples and Honey!

    5774 YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE

    Todah Robah to the following Congregation members who have offered their hospitality to Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner during Yom Kippur.

    Airport Pickup: Marty Foxman
    Dinner host for Erev Yom Kippur: Don and Helen Cherry

    5774 YOM KIPPUR SCHEDULE

  • Friday evening, 09/13/13, 7:00 P.M.: Kol Nidre Services led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner at The Bethel. Cantorial Soloist: Sarah Weissman.
  • Saturday morning, 09/14/2013, 10:00 A.M. — 12:00 P.M.: Yom Kippur Morning Services, led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner at The Bethel
  • 12:00 P.M. — 3:00 P.M.: 3 hour break
  • 3:00 P.M. — 4:00 P.M.: Discussion about Yom Kippur, led by Student Rabbi Bess Wohlner
  • 4:00 P.M. — 4:30 P.M.: 1/2 hour break
  • 4:30 P.M. — 5:30 P.M.: Yiskor
  • 5:30 P.M. — 6:15 P.M.: Ne’ila
  • 6:30 P.M.: Break The Fast milchig (dairy) Community Potluck
  • The address of the Bethel is 1009 18th Avenue southwest. Click here for map and directions.