Chanukah is an eight day holiday that begins on the 25th day of Kislev, on the Jewish calendar, each year. This year, Chanukah started on December 12th at sunset, and the whole campus was able to assemble in the multi-purpose room to observe the holiday. Through fun songs (like the one above) and entertaining videos, …
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Jun 21
Beloved Jewish Educator Janet Tatz retires from Intermountain
This week Intermountain’s Jewish Mentor and educator, Janet Tatz, retires from nearly a decade in supporting Jewish children in residential treatment. For the last five years, I have had the pleasure of working alongside her to ensure that every child on Helena’s campus has the spiritual and cultural support needed to do the hard work …
Feb 22
From Janet Tatz–“Happy TuB’Shevat!”
TuB’Shevat is my favorite holiday in the Jewish year. What could be better than celebrating the first inklings of Spring half way between the winter solstice and spring equinox, especially since snow is most often still on the ground in the Northern part of the U.S. at that time of year? The Jewish students, teachers, a …