The Jackson Kol 
  The Jackson Hole Jewish Community 
 Monthly Newsletter         June 1,
2016    
         24 Lyyar
 5776
Bar Mitzvah 
of David King
Saturday, June 11 at 10 a.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, Jackson 
Shabbat services and bar mitzvah. Please join the King family and the JHJC in celebrating David as he is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. 
Save the Date!
Swingin' Sabbath
Friday, August 5
Mazel Tov Bet Sefer Class of 2016. Kol HaKavod and job well done.Thank you
Bet Sefer principal Josh Kleyman and instructor Isaac Grossman. Pictured,Top Row: Josh Kleyman, Isaac Grossman and David King (volunteer). Middle Row: Bradford King, Finley Brownfield, Travis D'Amours. Bottom Row: Hudson Davis, Jaden D'Amours and Ben Stam. Not pictured: Sydney Beck, Solly Rutzick, Annie Statter and Joel Ravitz
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Summer 2016 Events 

Saturday, June 11, 10 a.m. Bar Mitzvah of David King. Join the King family in celebrating David as he is called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah. Location: St. John's Episcopal Church, 170 N. Glenwood, Jackson.

Wednesday, June 29, 6 p.m. The JHJC Annual Membership Meeting. Come down and hear the state of the congregation or give us some feedback. Light refreshments served. No reservations necessary. JHJC Center in the Centennial Building. 

Friday, July 8, 6:30 p.m. Annual BBQ Shabbat led by Judd Grossman and special musical guest. Enjoy a musical service followed by kosher hotdog cookout complete with s'mores and Cowboy music. Kosher hotdogs, fixins', s'mores, wine/drinks, challah provided. Please bring a picnic side dish to share. Rain or Shine. Venue TBA.

Mon-Fri, July 18-22 and 25-29, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Spirit of the Mountain Summer Camp. Must be pre-registered. Email HERE for information. 



Friday, July 22, 6:30 p.m. Shabbat with Rabbi Mike Comins Join the JHJC in welcoming our former rabbi, Mike Comins. Please bring a light appetizer to share. Challah and wine/drinks provided. Owen-Bircher Park in Wilson, WY. Bring a folding chair if you have an extra one. Rain or shine. 


Friday, Aug 5, 6 p.m. Swingin' Sabbath with the Richard Brown Orchestra and Judd Grossman. Don't miss the launch of our 20th Anniversary celebration as well! Stay tuned for details. 


Monday and Tuesday, Aug 8 & 9, Annual AIPAC meetings with Wyoming elected officials
* Monday, Aug. 8, 10 a.m. Sen. Mike Enzi @ his office above Picnic restaurant on Maple Way.
* Monday, Aug. 8, 3 p.m., Rep. Cynthia Lummis @ the JHJC Center
* Tuesday, Aug. 9, 3 p.m., Sen. John Barrasso @ the JHJC Center


Friday, Aug 26, 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Tirzah Firestone. Venue TBA. Rabbi Firestone comes from Boulder, CO. Stay tuned for additional events. 
Scenes From May 2016
Check out more of our photos and videos from all the cool events we do on our Facebook page "Jackson Hole Jews"

Holocaust Remembrance Day 
JHJC member Cliff Sobin speaks to students at the Jackson Hole High School. 
 
Jackson Hole Middle School

Bet Sefer "Blooming" Shabbat
Kalen Kleyman made some Bloomin' challah, right here.

Bet Sefer Graduation 
Yalla, sign up for Bet Sefer next year. 
Don't you want to hang out with these people?


Pictured below from top to bottom: Ben Stam, Jaden D'Amours, Hudson Davis, Bradford King, Travis D'Amours and Finley Brownfield. Missing: Sydney Beck, Solly Rutzick, Annie Statter and Joel Ravitz.




Finley Brownfield was awarded the 
Bet Sefer Leadership Award. Mazel Tov!
Acknowledgements

Mazel Tov!
Steven and Jen Ozburn Glass on the birth of their daughter Harper Elle Glass born May 23, 2016.
 
Mark and Joanna Lewis Fishman on the birth of their daughter  Izzy James Fishman born on May 25, 2016.

Many Thanks
  • Josh Kleyman for leading our yeladim through another amazing year of Jewish learning. Thank you for being our Bet Sefer principal! 
  • Thank you Isaac Grossman  for being the best Bet Sefer assistant teacher ever. You are intrepid!
  • To all the Bet Sefer Families for your continued support of Jewish learning in Jackson Hole. 
  • Judd Grossman  for volunteering his time to sing at Bet Sefer each week throughout the year. Todah Rabah! 
  • To Cliff Sobin for being our Holocaust Remembrance Day speaker and retelling his mother's story of surviving the Holocaust to hundreds of local students. Thank you for your swashbuckling service to the JHJC, you are inspiring!
  • Mike and Barb Scher, Laurie Thal, Josh Kleyman and Amy Aronowitz Baker for helping reschedule our Holocaust Remembrance Day events .
  • To Laurie Thal for bringing her beautiful glass flames to Holocaust Remembrance day. 
  • To EVERYONE who helped clean up after Bet Sefer Shabbat. 
  • To Sandy Ress for donating pizzas to the Bet Sefer Shabbat. And to Kalen Ritz Kleyman for making the most fabulous "blooming challah" we've ever seen!
  • Last, but not least, Al Zuckerman for arranging our semi-annual Mitzvah Day Adopt-a-Highway cleanup day. 

Get Well Soon
  • Keep David Goldfarb in your thoughts.
  • Ellen Bernstein we hope you are feeling better. 
  • We are hoping Carl Levenson's mother, Sylvia, is doing better. 
Condolences
  • To Barb Zelazo Scher the loss of her beloved mother.

Please send us your Mazel Tovs, Condolences, Kol HaKavods, Get Wells and photos of your 
Jewish Pets to: info@jhjewishcommunity.org


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 info@jhjewishcommunity.org