The Jackson Kol 
  The Jackson Hole Jewish Community 
Monthly Newsletter          December 1 
,  2015    
        19 Kislev 
 5776
   LAST CHANCE TO ORDER MOUNTAIN CHAI CHANUKAH GELT HERE. 
   ORDER BY DECEMBER 3 IN TIME FOR CHANUKAH!
37th Annual Chanukah Party
Sat. Dec. 12
6 p.m.  E. Leaven
See below for details

Announcing the JHJC
20th Anniversary Endowment Campaign. See below ...

Thanksgiving Shabbat dinner:
Battle of the Turkchallahs ended in a tie. 

Get involved in 
Jackson Hole's Oldest Jewish Congregation. 

 

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Support the JHJC and 
all the incredible things we do!
Upcoming Events 
  • Friday, December 4, 6:30 p.m.  Shabbat Services with chazzan Judd Grossman and Steve Zelikovitz. 
    Also baby naming of Ari Levinson. 
    Help us celebrate this simcha with his family. Oneg to follow, childcare provided. 
  • Thursday, December 10, 5-6 p.m. Bet Sefer Chanukah Awareness Night and Gelt Pick up.Come down to the JHJC and enjoy some latkes, Chanukah songs and stories presented by our Bet Sefer students. Please plan to pick up your order/s of Mtn. Chai Chanukah Gelt at this time. Everyone invited, bring a friend! JHJC Center @ Centennial Bldg. 
  • Saturday, December 12, 6 p.m. 37th Annual JHJC Annual Chanukah Party Includes latkes and fixins', drinks and dessert. Please bring a main dish or side dish to share. Main dishes encouraged. Kids activities offered. $10 adults/$5 kids suggested donation, pay what you can. Pick up remaining orders of Chanukah Gelt. 175 Center Street, just north of the Town Square.
  • Thursdays, Dec. 24 and 31, NO BET SEFER SCHOOL. 
  • Friday, January 15, 6:30 p.m. Monthly community Shabbat Services. Oneg to follow, childcare provided.
Your generosity has made us what we are today.
Now it's time to create a lasting legacy of
support for the JHJC.

 
The Twentieth Anniversary Endowment Campaign  

In honor of the Jackson Hole Jewish Community's Twentieth Anniversary we are delighted to announce the establishment of a general endowment fund to ensure the long term future of the JHJC. The JHJC has served the Jews of Jackson Hole for one generation; this general endowment fund will ensure our vibrant presence in Jackson Hole for future generations.

Please consider an additional donation to the Endowment. 

Go here to download the pledge form.
Learn more about the Fund  here.
Scenes From November 2015
Check out more of our photos and videos from all the cool events we do on our Facebook page "Jackson Hole Jews"

Bet Sefer
Bet Sefer students listen to Len Carlman of the Snake River Fund as part of their Chanukah Gelt Fundraising project. In addition to the 
Bet Sefer program, they have chosen two nonprofits as beneficiaries of proceeds, The Snake River Fund and Grand Teton Nat'l Park. 

Thanksgiving Shabbat Dinner

Acknowledgements

Mazel Tov!
Nate and Hailey Levinson 
for the birth of their son 
Ari Lewis Levinson 
born November 25. 
Help them celebrate his arrival and the Dec. 4 Shabbat!

Many Thanks
  • Al Zuckerman   for helping with November Shabbat.
  • Rosalie Daval   for babysitting during November Shabbat.
  • Mike and Barb Scher, and Josh and Kalen Kleyman  for sponsoring November Shabbat Oneg. 
  • To Al Zuckerman for taking our food donations to the Jackson Food Cupboard. 
  • Jenny Ross for making mounds of apple cobbler for Thanksgiving Shabbat. 
  • Judd Grossman and Josh Kleyman for leading Thanksgiving Shabbat dinner. 
Condolences
  • To Donna Glass  for the loss of her beloved mother, Ann Wertheim.
Get Well Soon
  • Keep David Goldfarb in your thoughts.

 Please send us your Mazel Tovs, Condolences, Kol HaKavods, Get Wells and photos of your 
Jewish Pets to: [email protected]


2015-16 Board of Directors

Josh Kleyman,  Co-president

Mike Scher, C o-president

Amy Aronowitz Baker

Janet Bellis

Rachel Stam, T reasurer

Laurie Thal 

Steve Zelikovitz, 
Vice President

Mary Grossman, Exec. Dir.


For more than 40 years, the  Jackson Hole Jewish Community has welcomed people of all ages and backgrounds who share a love for Jackson Hole and Judaism. We are independent, unaffiliated and inclusive. All are welcome to Jackson Hole's oldest Jewish congregation,  no matter his or her level of Jewish observance.


The Jackson Hole Jewish Community is committed to creating a diverse Jewish presence that unites us, celebrates our faith, and promotes tolerance in the greater Jackson Hole community. We strive to engage all families and individuals in spirituality, education, tzadakah, and the joys of Jewish life.

 
5776 Membership to the JHJC 

For more than 40 years, the Jackson Hole Jewish Community has welcomed people of all ages and backgrounds who share a love for Jackson Hole and Judaism. We are independent, unaffiliated and inclusive. All are welcome to Jackson Hole's oldest Jewish congregation, no matter his or her level of Jewish observance.

 

The Jackson Hole Jewish Community is committed to creating a diverse Jewish presence that unites us, celebrates our faith, and promotes tolerance in the greater Jackson Hole community. We strive to engage all families and individuals in spirituality, education, tzadakah, and the joys of Jewish life.

 

No minimum payment required, pay what you can. 

Download application HERE

 

עליכם  השלום     

Jackson Hole Jewish Community   
Physical Address: 610 W. Broadway in the Centennial Bldg, Jackson, WY 83002
Mailing Address: Box 10667, Jackson, WY 83002
307.734.1999 or [email protected]