Correction: May 2025 News from the Jackson Hole Jewish Community

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Monthly News from the Jackson Hole Jewish Community

Correction: The Get Well Soon list in our previous newsletter was mistakenly pulled from an outdated template and has now been updated—our sincere apologies for the oversight.

May 1, 2025 | 3 Iyyar 5785 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming

RSVP Now for Friday

First Friday Family Shabbat:

Pizza and Melczer Baby Naming

with Judd Grossman and Josh Kleyman

Friday, May 2

6:30 PM / JHJC or Zoom

RSVP HERE / Zoom link HERE /

Celebrate Shiloh Wren Melczer, daughter of Micah and Jenna Melczer. Families with children of all ages (and adults of all ages!) come to this kid-friendly Pizza Shabbat. Please bring a meat-free side dish or salad to go with dinner. If you're an adult without a family, please come and hang with our super awesome families

May 2025 Events

Go to the JHJC website for more

Download or View our Prayer Book for Shabbat Services HERE.

Not in Jackson Hole? Access our Kabbalat Shabbat services and major events via YouTube Live HERE or on our Website HERE.

Ongoing

Morning Prayers

7 - 7:30 AM

Monday - Friday / Zoom only

Please email HERE for Zoom link. Allow 24 hrs for response.

This Friday!

Friday, May 2

First Friday Family Pizza Shabbat

6:30 PM / JHJC or Zoom HERE

RSVP HERE

See details above.

Saturday, May 3

In-Person Torah Study - Tazaria-Mtzora

10 AM / Zoom only

NO IN-PERSON THIS MONTH

Zoom link HERE

Please join Josh for this week's study. Go HERE for all of the links for this week's parsha.

This Sunday

Interfaith Rally on the Town Square

Sunday, May 4

5 - 5:30 PM / SW Corner Town Square

Join our monthly interfaith rally for the hostages on the Town Square.

Friday, May 9

Kabbalat Shabbat

6:30 PM / JHJC or Zoom HERE

Shabbat with music and prayer with Judd and Josh. NOTE: Oneg to follow, no full meal.

Saturday, May 10

Torah Study - Acharei Mot-K'doshim

10 AM / Zoom only

NO IN-PERSON THIS MONTH

Zoom link HERE

Please join Josh for this week's study. Go HERE for all the links for this week's parsha.

Thursday, May 15

Spring Mitzvah Day: Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up

5 PM / Teton Village Road

Meet at the north side of the Lake Creek Bridge on the Teton Village Rd. and we'll begin with a very brief safety meeting. Our portion of the highway is on Teton Village Road, just north of the Aspens. We'll work from mile post 4 to mile post 5, both sides of the road Children must be accompanied by adults.

Honor Holocaust Survivors

Monday, May 19

Jackson Hole Jewish Community presents

Holocaust Survivor, Erika Schwartz

6 PM / Teton Co. Library / Free

The Jackson Hole Jewish Community has invited Holocaust Survivor, Erika Schwartz, to tell her story of survival and to remind each of us that the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis consisted of six million individuals who loved and were loved by people who are still alive...that this isnt ancient history and that we dont have to be defined by our circumstances. Not suitable for children under the age of 10.

Go to the JHJC Website for more May events.

Announcements

Todah Rabah!

EVERYONE for celebrating Passover with the JHJC.

Louis Abrams

Irene Mellion

Rose Novak

Laurie Thal

Matt Bisk

Carl Levenson

Alexander Dorosin

Jack Sierputowski

Stephan Abrams

for helping make our annual Community Passover Seder a tremendous success! Thank you!

Mazel Tov to Rayland Aronowitz for finding the Afikomen!

Baruch Dayan HaEmet

It is with great sadness we mourn the loss of our dear friend and beloved husband to Sandy,

Carl Greenbaum. May his memory be for a blessing.

Get Well Soon

Devorah Chaia Bat Miriam v’Tzi Dov

Miriam Chana bat Shoshannah v feivel avrum

Barb Kleyman

Joyce Craig

Mary Seidler

Gina Sparber

Marlene Apfelberg

The JHJC sends all of you

healing prayers.

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Please send us your Mazel Tovs, Condolences, Kol HaKavods, Get Wells, and photos of your

Jewish Pets to: info@jhjewishcommunity.org

2025-26

Board of Directors

and Staff

Mike Scher Co-president

Ben Goldberg, Co-president

Rachel Stam, Treasurer

Laurie Thal, Vice President

Janet Bellis

Lisa Goldstein

Paula Romberg

Mary Grossman, Exec. Dir.

Bradley Adams, Managing Director

Josh Kleyman, Leadership/Bet Sefer

Judd Grossman, Chazzan

Kalen Ritz Kleyman, Bet Sefer

Matt Bisk, Bet Sefer

Support Hillel Global Giving Week!

Finley Brownfield is a JHJC member attending Pitzer College. Help her support Jewish college students at the Claremont Colleges! For every 5 dollars that is donated, she will walk one lap around the track (maybe even jog a bit). Donate to the amazing Claremont Hillel and in return she will get her steps in. Go HERE to make your donation this week.

Scenes from April 2025

For more photos and live videos, ask to join Jackson Hole Jews on Facebook.

A heartfelt farewell to Jack Sierputowski, who brought warmth, spirit, and dedication to the Jackson Hole Jewish Community this winter. Jack is heading off to graduate school. Don't be a stranger, Jack.

Community Passover Seder