The Jackson Kol
The Jackson Hole Jewish Community
Monthly Newsletter
December 2,
2016
2 Kislev
5777
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Mountain Chai
Chanukah Gelt!
$13 per package of 10 gold-dusted chocolate coins.
Hand-crafted chocolate coins made by world-famous chocolatier Oscar Ortega.
This is a Tikun Olam fundraiser presented by our Bet Sefer students and this year's proceeds will be donated to One22, Vertical Harvest and the Animal Adoption Center as well as Bet Sefer programs.
DEADLINE DECEMBER 15!
How to Get Yours:
Order from your favorite JHJC Bet Sefer Student.
Email the JHJC office to place your order for pickup
HERE
Order Online by December 15 for delivery at JHMarketplace
HERE
Pick up at Chanukah Awareness on Dec. 22 or our Annual Chanukah Party at E.Leaven on Dec. 29!
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2o
th Anniversary
Matzah Ball
Reserve Now!
We hope you will join us in celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year. Click
HERE to purchase tickets to the Matzah Ball!
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The JHJC launched its first Sisterhood event in November.
See below for our next Sisterhood event on Dec. 15. |
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Get involved in
Jackson Hole's Oldest Jewish Congregation.
Support the JHJC
things we do!
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December Events
Friday, Dec. 9 - Shabbat Services with Judd Grossman
Sunday, Dec. 11 - Free Films @ the JHJC
Thursday, Dec. 15 - Sisterhood Gathering with Film & Pizza
Thursday, Dec. 22 - Chanukah Awareness Day
Thursday, Dec. 29 - 38th Annual Chanukah Party @ E.Leaven
Friday, Dec. 9. 6:30 p.m.
Shabbat services with chazzan
Judd Grossman.
Settle down before holiday craziness. Oneg to follow, families welcome! @ the JHJC Center in the Centennial Bldg.
Free Films @ the JHJC Center
Israeli Contemporary Issues, (PG-13 and older)
2p.m. - Oriented
4p.m. - Rock in the Red Zone
6p.m. - Oriented
8p.m. - Rock in the Red Zone
Refreshments available
JHJC Center in the Centennial Bldg
Oriented
2 p.m. or 6 p.m.
a feature documentary exploring the lives of three gay Palestinian friends confronting their national and sexual identity in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Watch the
Trailer.
Rock in the Red Zone
4 p.m. or 8 p.m.
Documentary filmmaker Laura Bialis experiences first hand the distressing, yet inspiring and powerful, lives of multi-ethnic musicians struggling to create under the persistent shower of missiles in the southern Israeli town of Sderot. Watch the Trailer.
Thursday, Dec. 15, 5 p.m or 6:15 p.m.
Sisterhood Gathering
Join the Sisterhood on Thursday December 15 at the JHJC for a little mitzvah and film screening.
* From 5 - 6 p.m. the Sisterhood will help the students at Bet Sefer package Chanukah gelt (optional.)
* 6:15 p.m. we will screen the acclaimed Israeli independent Bedouin film Sand Storm. Pizza, wine/drinks and popcorn provided during the film. $5 donation for dinner suggested, but not required. Watch the Trailer.
Please RSVP to Andrea Mazer
HERE
by Dec 10 so we can let the Bet Sefer staff know how many people are coming to help.
Thursday, Dec. 22, 5 - 6 p.m.
Chanukah Awareness Day. The JHJC welcomes families and community members to this great event! Invite your friends (Jewish or not) who are interested in learning about Chanukah festivities and foods. Led by Bet Sefer students. Free. Also pick up pre-ordered Mtn. Chai Chanukah gelt at this time.
38th Annual Chanukah Party
Thursday, Dec. 29 @ 6 p.m.
Bring your menorah!
Thursday, December 29, 6 p.m. 38th 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.
ALSO! Give to the JHJC just by showing up!
The Earl Finkelstein and Louis Grossman Fund will donate $36 to the JHJC General Endowment Fund for EVERY person that attends the Chanukah Party! Last year we made over $4,000!
Thank you Earl and Louis!
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017,
20th Anniversary Matzah Ball & Gala Dance with the Judd Grossman Band
Nosh, dinner, drinks, live music and family friendly fun. Help the JHJC celebrate 20 years of Jewish Life in the Tetons. At the Jackson Hole Conference Center on Scott Lane. Tickets $100 adults, $75 teens and $40 kids. Childcare available. Email
HERE.
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Scenes From November 2016
Check out more of our photos and videos from all the cool events we do on our Facebook page
"Jackson Hole Jews"
Foreign Correspondent Mark Lavie
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Mark speaks to a history class at the JH Community School
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Bet Sefer Tikkun Olam Project
Inaugural Sisterhood Gathering
Annual Thanksgiving Shabbat Dinner
Featuring baby naming for Harper Glass
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Welcome to the JHJC Harper Glass! Daughter of Steven and Jenn Glass.
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The most amazing turkey challah EVER! Thank you Kalen Kleyman!
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| Thank you Georgia Eidemiller and Lily Bartlett for watching the wee ones. |
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Thank you Zayde for watching the wee ones.
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We certainly outdid ourselves this time.
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Thank you Sam Singer for leading the birkat hamazon
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Acknowledgements
Many Thanks
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Al Zuckerman
and Mike Scher for organizing the Fall Mitzvah Day highway cleanup.
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Al Zuckerman, Mike Scher, Barb Zelazo, Pat Seigel, Laurie Thal, Jenny Ross and Terry Trauner for putting on the orange vests and helping clean our section of the highway for Mitzvah Day.
- Kalen Kleyman for making the coolest Thanksgiving turkey challah.
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Sam Singer for leading the birkat hamazon after dinner.
Get Well Soon
- John Zendler could use some healing thoughts after surgery.
- Keep David Goldfarb in your thoughts.
Condolences
- To Kelly Zelikovitz for the loss of her beloved mother, Grace Meyers.
Please send us your Mazel Tovs, Condolences, Kol HaKavods, Get Wells and photos of your
2016-17 Board of Directors
Josh Kleyman,
Co-president
Mike Scher, C
o-president
Janet Bellis
Kevin Krasnow
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.
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 5777 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 l
ove 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
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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
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