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Synagogues
from March 11, 2022
by Jewish Press
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 rbjh.com
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 in-person on Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. for evening services with a guest speaker, Steve Goodman, owner of Elite Travel. The service will be led by Larry Blass. An oneg following the service will feature Hamentaschen courtesy of Debbie Friedman. Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel. For information on COVID-related closures and about 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, Debbie Salomon and Sissy Silber.
Handicap Accessible.
BETH EL
Virtual services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MINYAN SCHEDULE: Mornings on Sundays, 9:30 a.m.; Mondays and Thursdays, 7 a.m.; Evenings on Sunday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. at Beth El & Live Stream; Tot Shabbat, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m. at Beth El & Live Stream; Jr. Congregation, 10 a.m.; Havdalah, 7 p.m. Zoom only. SUNDAY: Siddur 101 with Hazzan Krausman following morning minyan; BESTT (Grades K-7), 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; March Madness Selection Sunday — Complete Your Bracket Before the First Games.. TUESDAY: Mussar, 11:30 a.m. with Rabbi Abraham at Beth El & Zoom; Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: BESTT (Grades 3-7), 4:15 p.m.; Megillah Reading and Reception, 6 p.m. THURSDAY: Revisting the Classics, 7 p.m. with Hazzan Krausman. FRIDAY-Mar. 18: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. with Rabbi HaLevi at Beth El & Live Stream; Dinner with Rabbi HaLevi following services, reservations required.
SATURDAY-Mar. 19: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m. with Rabbi HaLevi at Beth El & Live Stream; Jr. Congregation, 10 a.m.; Havdalah, 8:10 p.m. Zoom only.
Please visit bethel-omaha.org for additional information and 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 pergola, weather permitting. Physical distancing and masks required. FRIDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Candlelighting, 6:09 p.m.
SATURDAY: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Zachor Reading, 10 a.m.; Kids Davening, 10:30 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 10:45 a.m.; Special Kiddush and Activity, 11:30 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 5:30 p.m. with Rabbi Yoni; Mincha/Shalosh Seudos, 6:10 p.m.; Ma’ariv/Havdalah, 7:09 p.m.
SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 6:40 p.m. with Rabbi Yoni; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7:20 p.m.
MONDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Deeping Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. (Zoom); Daf Yomi, 6:40 p.m. with Rabbi Yoni; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7:20 p.m. TUESDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Deeping Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. (Zoom); Kids Class, 3:45 p.m.; Daf Yomi, 6:40 p.m. with Rabbi Yoni; Mincha/ Ma’ariv, 7:20 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Fast Begins, 6:19 a.m.; Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Deeping Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. (Zoom); Daf Yomi, 6:40 p.m. with Rabbi Yoni; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7:15 p.m.; Megillah Reading, 8 p.m.; Fast Ends, 8:03 p.m.; Ice Cream, 8:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit/Megillah Reading, 6:40 a.m.; Deeping Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Character Development, 9:30 am. with Rabbi Ari (Zoom); Megillah Reading, 10 a.m. at RBJH; “Adloyada” Costume Parade, 5 p.m.; Magic Show, 5:30 p.m.; Mincha/Megillah Reading/Balloon Twisting/Face Painting, 6 p.m.; Dinner and Celebration, 6:30 p.m.; Ma’ariv, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY-Mar. 18: Nach Yomi — Daily Prophets, 6:45 a.m. with Rabbi Ari (WhatsApp); Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Deeping Our Prayer, 7:45 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Candlelighting, 7:16 p.m.
SATURDAY-Mar. 19: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Torah Class/Kids Class, 10:30 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 10:45 a.m.; Kiddush, 11:30 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 6:40 p.m. with Rabbi Yoni; Mincha, 7:20 p.m.; Shalosh Seudos/Laws of Shabbos/Kids Activity, 7:40 p.m.; Ma’ariv/Havdalah, 8:17 p.m. Please visit orthodoxomaha.org for additional information and Zoom service links.
CHABAD HOUSE
All services are in-person. All classes are being offered in-person/Zoom hybrid (Ochabad.com/classroom). For more information or to request help, please visit www.ochabad.com or call the office at 402.330.1800.
FRIDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Inspirational Lechayim, 5:45 p.m. with Rabbi and friends: ochabad.com/Le chayim; Candlelighting, 6:08 p.m.
SATURDAY: Shacharit, 10 a.m. followed by Kiddush and Cholent; Shabbat Ends, 7:08 p.m.
SUNDAY: Sunday Morning Wraps, 9 a.m. MONDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Personal Parsha Class, 9:30 a.m. with Shani Katzman; Advanced Biblical Hebrew Grammar, 10:30 a.m. with Prof. David Cohen; A museum-like life-size exhibit created by local artists and volunteers will be displayed at Chabad from March 14-18. Tours are by appointment. Call 402.330.1800 or email alissa@ochabad.com to schedule a time for your family or group. Schools, youth groups, book clubs all welcome. The tour duration is 30 minutes followed by an optional discussion and Hamantashen (the three-cornered Purim cookie) refreshments.
TUESDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Virtual Pirkei Avot Women’s Class, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Megillah Reading, 7:45 p.m.
THURSDAY: Megillah Land Purim, 5 p.m. Step into the Megillah for an experience that will WOW!! Enjoy a feast fit for a king. Come in costume at Chabad, 1866 S 120th St. RSVP at ochabad.com/rsvp.
FRIDAY-Mar. 18: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Inspirational Lechayim, 5:45 p.m. with Rabbi and friends: ochab ad.com/Lechayim; Candlelighting, 7:16 p.m.
SATURDAY-Mar. 19: Shacharit, 10 a.m. followed by Kiddush and Cholent; Shabbat Ends, 8:16 p.m.
Services facilitated by Rabbi Alex Felch.
Note: Some of our services, but not all, are now being offered in person.
FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat Service, service leaders/music: Rabbi Alex, Leslie Delserone and Peter Mullin, 6:30 p.m. at SST; Shabbat Candlelighting, 6:11 p.m.
PHILISSA CRAMER
JTA The morning after Russian bombs fell at the site of a 1941 massacre of Ukrainian Jews, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the world’s Jews to speak out about what is happening in his country. Russia’s attack adjacent to Babyn Yar, the Kyiv site where Nazis and local collaborators executed tens of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust, along with its bombing of Uman, the Ukrainian city where hundreds of thousands of Jewish pilgrims visit each year, represent an attempt to erase Ukraine’s history and identity, Zelensky said in a speech delivered after another night of heavy fighting. “Addressing all the Jews of the world: Don’t you see why this is happening? That is why it is very important that millions of Jews around the world do not remain silent right now. Nazism is born in silence,” Zelensky said. “So shout about the killings of civilians. Shout about the killings of Ukrainians.” Jews around the world have stepped in to support Ukrainian Jews. Many of those Jews have joined an exodus of refugees pouring over the country’s borders. In the eight-minute address, which his office published with English subtitles and in Hebrew translation, Zelensky did not mention that he himself is Jewish or that his own family members were killed by Nazis. But his anguish over seeing a Holocaust killing site attacked was palpable, as he described how a TV station and sports complex had under Soviet rule been “built on the bones” of people murdered there “to erase the true history of Babyn Yar.” To Russia, he said, “You are killing Holocaust victims for the second time.” Babyn Yar, formerly known as Babi Yar, is the name of a ravine on Kyiv’s outskirts where German troops murdered, with help from and Ukrainian collaborators, at least 33,000 Jews in September 1941 in one of the largest massacres of the Holocaust.
SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex at TI; Torah Study on Parashat Vayikra, noon; Havdalah, 7:11 p.m.
SUNDAY: No LJCS Classes — Daylight Saving Time Starts; Men's Jewish Bike Group of Lincoln meets Sundays at 10 a.m., rain or shine, to ride to one of The Mill locations from Hanson Ct. (except we drive if it’s too wet, cold, cloudy, windy, hot or humid) followed by coffee and spirited discussions. If interested, please email Al Weiss at albertw801@gmail.com to find out where to meet each week; We will put pickleball on hiatus while we are not holding in-person services. When we start up again, remember that everyone is welcome; just wear comfortable clothes and tennis or gym shoes. If you need a paddle, contact Miriam Wallick by email at Miriam57@aol.com or by text at 402.470.2393 before Sunday. TUESDAY: Tea & Coffee with Pals, 1:30 p.m. via Zoom. WEDNESDAY: Fast Begins, 6:16 a.m.; No LJCS Classes — Erev Purim; Fast Ends, 8:08 p.m. THURSDAY: Offices Closed for Purim. FRIDAY-Mar. 18: Kabbalat Shabbat Service, service leaders/music: Rabbi Alex, Nathaniel and Steve Kaup, 6:30 p.m. at SST; Shabbat Candlelighting, 7:18 p.m. SATURDAY-Mar. 19: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex at TI; Torah Study on Parashat Tzav, noon; Havdalah, 7:11 p.m.
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
FRIDAY: Virtual Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m. every first and third of the month at Capehart Chapel. Contact TSgt Jason Rife at OAFBJSLL@icloud.com for more information.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME
The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home’s service is currently closed to visitors.
TEMPLE ISRAEL
In-person and virtual services conducted by Rabbi Brian Stoller, Rabbi Deana Sussman Berezin and Cantor Joanna Alexander.
DAILY VIRTUAL MINYAN: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. via Zoom. FRIDAY: Drop-In Mah Jongg, 9 a.m. In-Person; Shabbat Shirah, 6 p.m. via Zoom or In-Person.
SATURDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. via Zoom or InPerson; Shabbat Morning Services and Bar Mitzvah of Troy Shefsky, 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Second Sunday Breakfast Service, 9 a.m. at the Stephen Center; Youth Learning Programs, 10 a.m.; Words of Wisdom, 10:15 a.m. via Zoom or InPerson; Book Club, 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. MONDAY: Jewish Law & the Quest for Meaning, 11 a.m. via Zoom. TUESDAY: Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. . WEDNESDAY: Youth Learning Programs: Grades 36, 4-6 p.m.; T’filah, 4:45 p.m.; Community Dinner, 6 p.m.; Grades 7-12, 6:30-8 p.m.; Grade 12 Confirmation Class, 6:30 p.m.; Megillah Reading and Adult Purim Game Show, 6-9 p.m. THURSDAY: Thursday Morning Class, 10 a.m. with Rabbi Azriel via Zoom or In-Person.
FRIDAY-Mar. 18: Drop-In Mah Jongg, 9 a.m. In-Person; Classic Shabbat: Scrolls of the Season, 6 p.m. via Zoom or In-Person; Tot Shabbat, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY-Mar. 19: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. via Zoom or In-Person; Shabbat Morning Services and Bar Mitzvah of Corey Nogg, 10 a.m.; Purim Planning Lock-In for Grades 8-12. Please visit templeisraelomaha.com for additional information and Zoom service links.
