Synagogues
10 | The Jewish Press | January 8, 2021
B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
618 Mynster Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 712.322.4705 email: CBsynagogue@hotmail.com
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE
Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California Street Omaha, NE 68154-1980 402.492.8550 bethel-omaha.org
BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific Street Omaha, NE. 68154 402.556.6288 BethIsrael@OrthodoxOmaha.org
CHABAD HOUSE
An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 South 120 Street Omaha, NE 68144-1646 402.330.1800 OChabad.com email: chabad@aol.com
LINCOLN JEWISH COMMUNITY: B’NAI JESHURUN
South Street Temple Union for Reform Judaism 2061 South 20th Street Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 402.435.8004 www.southstreettemple.org
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
Capehart Chapel 2500 Capehart Road Offutt AFB, NE 68123 402.294.6244 email: oafbjsll@icloud.com
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME
323 South 132 Street Omaha, NE 68154
TEMPLE ISRAEL
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive Omaha, NE 68144-1206 402.556.6536 templeisraelomaha.com
LINCOLN JEWISH COMMUNITY: TIFERETH ISRAEL
Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Boulevard Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 402.423.8569 tiferethisraellincoln.org
B’NAI ISRAEL Join us via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m. for evening services with a guest speaker, Dr. Leonard Greenspoon. He will be giving the D’var Torah on his new book, Jewish Bible Translations: Personalities, Passions, Politics, Progress. Our service leader is Larry Blass. Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel! For information on our historic synagogue, please contact Howard Kutler at hkutler@hotmail.com or any of our other board members: Scott Friedman, Rick Katelman, Janie Kulakofsky, Carole and Wayne Lainof, Mary-Beth Muskin and Sissy Silber. Handicap Accessible.
BETH EL Virtual services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. VIRTUAL MINYAN SCHEDULE: Mornings on Sundays, 9 a.m. and Mondays and Thursdays, 8 a.m.; Evenings on Sunday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m.; Havdalah, 5:50 p.m. SUNDAY: Torah Study, 10 a.m.; BESTT (Grades K7), 10:30 a.m. MONDAY: Jewish Law with Rabbi Abraham, 8 p.m. TUESDAY: Biblical Literacy with Rabbi Abraham, 11:30 a.m.; Virtual Office Hours with Eadie and Amy, 2 p.m.; Building for the Future Town Hall, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Coffee & Conversation with Rabbi Abraham, 2 p.m.; Virtual Tai Chi with Beth Staenberg, 3:30 p.m.; BESTT (Grades 3-7), 4:30 p.m.; Dead Sea Scrolls, 6 p.m. with Dr. Rami Arav; Beit Midrash — Judaism & The Glass Ceiling, 6:30 p.m.; Hebrew High (Grades 8-12), 7 p.m. THURSDAY: Virtual Office Hours with Eadie and Amy, 2 p.m.; Pearls of Jewish Prayer with Hazzan Krausman, 7 p.m. FRIDAY-Jan. 15: Shabbat To-Go Pick Up, 10 a.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. SATURDAY-Jan. 16: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m.; Havdalah, 6 p.m. Please visit bethel-omaha.org for additional information and Zoom service links.
BETH ISRAEL Virtual services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer. Classes, Kabbalat Shabbat and Havdalah on Zoom, Whatsapp or Facebook Live. On site services held outside in Sukkah, weather permitting. Physical distancing and masks required. FRIDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 am.; Deepening Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Laws of Shabbos, 8 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Mincha/Candlelighting, 4:55 p.m. SATURDAY: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 5 p.m.; Havdalah, 5:59 p.m. SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Jewish Law in Depth, 9:45 a.m. with Rabbi Moshe; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5 p.m. MONDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 am.; Deepening Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Laws of Shabbos, 8 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Min-
cha/Ma’ariv, 5 p.m. TUESDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 am.; Deepening Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Laws of Shabbos, 8 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 am.; Deepening Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Laws of Shabbos, 8 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5 p.m. THURSDAY: Rosh Chodesh Shevat — Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 6:45 am.; Deeping Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Laws of Shabbos, 8 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Character Development, 9:30 am. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5 p.m. FRIDAY-Jan. 15: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 am.; Deepening Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Laws of Shabbos, 8 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Mincha/Candlelighting, 5:02 p.m. SATURDAY-Jan. 16: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 5:10 p.m.; Havdalah, 6:07 p.m. Please visit orthodoxomaha.org for additional information and Zoom service links.
CHABAD HOUSE Virtual services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Due to Coronavirus, all services and classes have moved online. For schedules and more information or to request help, please visit www.ochabad.org or call the office at 402.330.1800. FRIDAY: Minyan, 7 a.m.; Lechayim, 4:30 p.m. with Rabbi Blotner; Candlelighting, 4:54 p.m. SATURDAY: Minyan, 10 a.m.; Shabbat Ends, 5:59 p.m. SUNDAY: Minyan, 8:30 a.m. MONDAY: Minyan, 7 a.m.; Personal Parsha class, 9:30 a.m. with Shani Katzman; Advanced Biblical Hebrew Grammar, 10:30 a.m. with Professor David Cohen. TUESDAY: Minyan, 7 a.m. WEDNESDAY: Minyan, 7 a.m.; Mystical Thinking, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Katzman; Introductory Biblical Hebrew Grammar, 10:30 a.m. with Professor David Cohen; Introduction to Hebrew Reading, 11:30 a.m. with Professor David Cohen. THURSDAY: Minyan, 7 a.m.; Advanced Hebrew Class, 11 a.m. with Professor David Cohen; Talmud Study, noon with Rabbi Katzman; Fun with Yiddish, 1 p.m. with Shani Katzman; Kids in the Kitchen, 4 p.m. with Mushka B. and Bubby. FRIDAY-Jan. 15: Minyan, 7 a.m.; Lechayim, 4:30 p.m. with Rabbi Blotner; Candlelighting, 5:02 p.m. SATURDAY-Jan. 16: Minyan, 10 a.m.; Shabbat Ends, 6:06 p.m.
LINCOLN JEWISH COMMUNITY: B’NAI JESHURUN & TIFERETH ISRAEL
Delserone & Peter Mullin, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex via Zoom; Torah Study on Parashat Shermot, 11:30 a.m. via Zoom; Havdalah (72 minutes), 6:01 p.m. SUNDAY: LJCS Gan-Gesher, 10 a.m. via Zoom; Adult Ed: Intro to Judaism Class, 11:30 a.m. via Zoom; Tifereth Israel Board Meeting, 1 p.m. MONDAY: Makers of Jewish Things, 7 p.m. via Zoom. TUESDAY: Synagogue Staff Meeting, 10 a.m.; Tea & Coffee with Pals, 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. WEDNESDAY: LJCS Grades 3-7, 4:30 p.m. via Zoom. FRIDAY-Jan. 15: Candlelighting, 5:04 p.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat Service, service leaders/music: Rabbi Alex, Nathaniel & Steve Kaup, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. SATURDAY-Jan. 16: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex via Zoom; Torah Study on Parashat Vaera, 11:30 a.m. via Zoom; Havdalah (72 minutes), 6:08 p.m.
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE All services canceled until further notice.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME
The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home is currently closed to visitors.
TEMPLE ISRAEL
Virtual services conducted by Rabbi Brian Stoller, Rabbi Deana Sussman Berezin and Cantor Joanna Alexander. DAILY VIRTUAL MINYAN: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. FRIDAY: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. with Rex Perlmeter: 2021/151 - A New Year, A New Decade; What Will We Take and What Will We Leave Behind? SATURDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. Navigating Troubling Times by Cultivating Qualities of the Soul: An Introduction to Mussar Practice. SUNDAY: 2nd Sunday Breakfast Service, 8:30 a.m. at Stephen Center; Youth Learning Programs for Grades K-6, 10 a.m.; Temple Tots Sunday, 10 a.m.; Temple Israel Book Club, 10:30 a.m. MONDAY: Jewish Law & the Quest for Meaning, 11 a.m. TUESDAY: Rosh Chodesh Event: Let’s Get Creative, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Youth Learning Programs: Grades 36, 4-6 p.m.; Grades 7-12, 6-8 p.m.; Community Beit Midrash: Judaism & the Glass Ceiling, 7 p.m. THURSDAY: Thursday Morning Discussion, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Azriel. FRIDAY-Jan. 15: Tot Shabbat, 5:30 p.m.; Shabbat Service: Celebrating Temple Israel’s 150th Anniversary: The Evolution of Reform Judaism, 6 p.m. SATURDAYJan. 16: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Services, 10:30 a.m. Bat Mitzvah of Fiona Eide. Please visit templeisraelomaha.com for additional information and Zoom service links.
Virtual services facilitated by Rabbi Alex Felch. FRIDAY: Candlelighting, 4:56 p.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat Service, service leaders/music: Rabbi Alex, Leslie
Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel 35 years after arrest CNAAN LIPSHIZ JTA Some 35 years after his arrest for spying for Israel, Jonathan Pollard arrived in the country with the intention of staying there. Pollard and his wife Esther arrived on a private plane provided by American billionaire Sheldon Adelson and were greeted at the airport by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Jerusalem Post reported. The Pollards kissed the ground upon arrival. A former civilian analyst for the Navy, Pollard was arrested in 1985 outside the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C, where he tried to obtain asylum as counterintelligence agents were closing in on him for spying. The embassy turned Pollard and his then wife Anne away. Pollard pleaded guilty to passing classified information and was sentenced to life in prison — the only American ever given that sentence for spying for an ally. Pollard was paroled in 2015. In November, parole
restrictions that had restricted his movements of this country or this leader than we are. This is a wonderful country. It has a tremendous future. It is were lifted. Netanyahu said two prayers with the Pollards: Shehecheyanu, the blessing traditionally recited to mark special occasions, and matir asurim, a blessing praising God as the liberator of captives. “Now you can begin your lives anew in freedom and happiness,” Netanyahu said. “Now you are home.” “We are ecstatic to be home at last after 35 years and we thank Jonathan Pollard, right, bumps elbows with Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion the people and the Airport, Israel on Dec. 30, 2020. Credit: GPO Prime Minister of Israel for bringing us home,” Pol- the future of the Jewish people and we’re not going lard said at the airport. “No one could be prouder anywhere.”
