The Jackson Kol
The Jackson Hole Jewish Community
Monthly Newsletter June 3, 2019 29 Iyyar 5779
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You're Invited!
Annual JHJC Membership Town Hall (5 p.m.)
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Shabbat Dinner (6 p.m.)
Friday, June 14 @ the JHJC
5 p.m.: Show up early to attend our annual JHJC Membership Town Hall. Listen to the President's State of the Congregation, ask questions and/or give the Board of Directors your valuable feedback.
6 p.m.: Then wind down for the week with friends of the JHJC for Shabbat Dinner. Services led by chazzan Judd Grossman and Steve Zelikovitz. See below for details and to reserve a seat.
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Finley Brownfield
Bat Mitzvah
10 a.m. , St. John's Episcopal Church
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Bet Sefer 2019 class photo. See below for more photos from Bet Sefer Shabbat & Graduation.
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Get involved in
Jackson Hole's Oldest
Jewish Congregation.
Support the JHJC
things we do!
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 10667
Jackson, WY 83001
General Email:
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Summer 2019 Events
Friday, June 14 / Town Hall & Shabbat Dinner
5 p.m., JHJC in the Centennial Bldg: JHJC Annual Membership Town Hall meeting. All are invited to attend our annual Town Hall meeting with the JHJC Board of Directors. Listen to the State of the Congregation, ask questions and/or give feedback. Stay for Shabbat dinner!
6 p.m., JHJC in the Centennial Bldg:Shabbat Dinner led by chazzan Judd Grossman and Steve Zelikovitz. Vegetarian main dish, dessert and drinks provided. Please bring a side to share. RSVP requested for the dinner (not the Town Hall). Please email HERE to RSVP. Families welcome to both events. The Torah reading for this week is Nasso.
Saturday, June 29 / Finley Brownfield Bat Mitzvah
10 a.m., St. John's Episcopal Church:
Support Finley Brownfield as she is called o the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah and celebrate all of her hard work as a long-time dedicated Bet Sefer student. Oneg to follow. No childcare.
Friday, July 5 / Shabbat Services & Picnic with Keshira HaLev Fife
6:30 p.m., Owen-Bircher Park, Wilson:
Join us for a special Shabbat and Picnic with visiting leader Keshira hleve Fife along with chazzan Judd Grossman. Stay afterwords for a family picnic so please bring your best picnic dish to share. More on this event HERE. Torah reading for this week is Korach.
Saturday, July 6 / Sisterhood Gathering with Keshira HaLev Fife
9:30 a.m., home of Laurie Thal: Shabbat morning Sisterhood gathering including singing, prayer and interactive exploration of the parashah. Breakfast nosh and coffee/tea provided. More details to come. Email HERE for directions.
Monday, July 15 / JHJC Summer Camp Begins!
9 a.m.: Please email HERE if you have not registered your child. Some weeks may be sold out.
Friday, July 19 / Annual BBQ Shabbat with Cowboy Judd and friends
6:30 p.m., Owen-Bircher Park, Wilson: Grab your Cowboy Hat and come down for Shabbat services in the Park. Chazzan Judd Grossman and special musical guest will lead services followed by a BBQ and Cowboy music around the fire pit. Kosher hotdogs, all the fixins', drinks and dessert provided. Please bring a picnic side dish to share. Torah reading for this week is Balak. Families welcome!
Friday, August 2 / Swingin' Sabbath with the Richard Brown Band
6 p.m., Scher Residence: Grab a friend and come to the biggest JHJC community event of the year. The evening starts with an abbreviated musical Shabbat with chazzan Judd Grossman. Then kick loose with the Richard Brown Band, nosh, dancing and drinks. Free and family-friendly. Email HERE for directions to the Scher Residence.
Mon. & Tues., August 5 & 6 / AIPAC meetings with elected officials
Monday, 10 a.m.: Sen. Mike Enzi at his office on Maple Way (above Picnic)
Monday, 11:15 a.m.: Rep. Liz Cheney at the JHJC in the Centennial Bldg
Tuesday, 3 p.m.: Sen. John Barrasso at the JHJC in the Centennial Bldg
Friday, August 16 / Shabbat Dinner @ the JHJC
6:30 p.m., JHJC in the Centennial Bldg:
Wind down after a busy summer week with Shabbat Dinner led by chazzan Judd Grossman. Vegetarian main dish, drinks and dessert provided. Please bring a side dish to share. Families welcome! The Torah reading for this week is Va'etchanan.
Friday, Sept. 13 / Shabbat Services @ the JHJC
6 p.m., JHJC in the Centennial Bldg:
(note back to earlier time):
Our regular Shabbat services at the JHJC resume. Led by chazzan Judd Grossman. Oneg to follow. Families welcome. The Torah reading for this week is Ki Tetze.
Saturday, Sept. 28 / Travis D'Amours Bar Mitzvah
10 a.m., St. John's Episcopal Church: Support Travis as he is called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. More details to come, stay tuned.
Sunday, Sept. 29 / High Holidays Begin
Various Times, St. John's Episcopal Church: Stay tuned for a complete schedule of High Holiday services
We hope to see all of you at our summer events!
Check our website and newsletters often as we may add events.
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Let's get this party started!
Donate to Swingin' Sabbath 2019.
Each year, the JHJC presents our most significant community event, Swingin' Sabbath with the Richard Brown Band and chazzan Judd Grossman.
In 2018, thanks to our very generous Swingin' Sabbath donors, we again raised enough money to cover the entire cost of bringing this joyful celebration to Jackson Hole. We'd like to do the same this year. By underwriting all, or part, of the Swingin' Sabbath expenses, we can bolster other JHJC programs, like the Bet Sefer religious school, or our renowned High Holidays services which are offered free to locals and visitors.
If you would like to help support Swingin' Sabbath this year, please email me
HERE
. I'd be happy to send you an invoice via SquareUp. You can also go to our Website
HERE
and click on the Donate button. Or, you can send a check to: JHJC, Box 10667, Jackson WY 83002
We'll be listing our sponsors (please tell me if you'd like to remain anonymous) at the event.
Financial contributions are essential, but if it's not in your budget this year, please consider helping in other ways. If you would like to bring food or volunteer, please email me
HERE
. I look forward to seeing all your smiling faces on the dance floor on August 2, 2019!
Thank you for considering.
With gratitude,
Mary Grossman, JHJC Executive Director
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JHJC Membership Directory 5780
JHJC publishes an annual Membership Directory and if you would like to add yourself and/or family (or make changes) please take a moment to fill out this
FORM.
Deadline Sept. 1, 2019. Directories will be available at High Holiday services. |
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Scenes From May 2019 / 5779
Check out more of our photos and videos from all the cool events we do on our Facebook page
"Jackson Hole Jews"
Mitzvah Day Spring Clean-up
Bet Sefer Shabbat
Led by Bet Sefer students, Josh Kleyman, Ben Goldberg and Judd Grossman
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Finley shows off a bee hive to Shabbat goers.
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Making beeswax Shabbat candles.
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Bet Sefer Last Day & Graduation
Missing: Ben Stam, Bryson Rhodes, Joel Ravitz and Bradford King
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First timer - Benton Baker
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First timer - Louis Abrams
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Last timer - Finley Brownfield
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Download 5779 Membership Info
Become a new member or renew your existing membership to the Jackson Hole Jewish Community for 5778. Any level of participation welcome.
Download the Membership form HERE.
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Acknowledgements
JHJC students
Bradford King and Finley Brownfield for graduating from the
Bet Sefer after-school program. Finley will become a Bat Mitzvah on June 29 and stay tuned for details on Bradford's Bar Mitzvah later this year.
Kol HaKavod!
Making hummus with Isaac in 2015.
Still making hummus with Isaac in 2019.
Thank you
Isaac Grossman
for dedicating many years as a teaching assistant to Bet Sefer. And for teaching a lot of little kids how to make hummus! L'hitraot and good luck at
Tel Aviv University!
Josh Kleyman and Ben Goldberg for leading our Bet Sefer students through an amazing year of Jewish learning. Todah rabah!
Bet Sefer parents for providing oneg for Shabbat and for supporting your child's/children's Jewish education in Jackson Hole.
Shari Brownfield
for taking photos at Bet Sefer Shabbat.
Judd Grossman, Ingrid Krasnow, Judy Lurie, Larry Thal, Wendell Stam for pitching in and helping our Bet Sefer students this year.
Larry Thal for giving the D'var Torah at our May shabbat service.
Thank you
EVERYONE who attended the Security and Safety Training in May.
Al Zuckerman for organizing our Spring Mitzvah Day Highway clean-up.
- Keep David Goldfarb in your thoughts.
Please send us your Mazel Tovs, Condolences, Kol HaKavods, Get Wells and photos of your
2018-19 Board of Directors
Josh Kleyman, Co-president
Mike Scher, Co-president
Janet Bellis
Kevin Krasnow
Rachel Stam, Treasurer
Laurie Thal
Steve Zelikovitz,
Vice President
Mary Grossman, Exec. Dir.
Judd Grossman, Chazzan
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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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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