June 7, 2019

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aNNETTE vaN DE kaMp-WrIghT helpful to see what orthodox communities Editor, Jewish Press are doing around the country and the globe. oba Cohen-Dunning is the Pres- It affords us the opportunity to understand ident of Beth Israel’s Board of what best practices are being implemented, Directors; in that role, she cer- what programs are enhancing the area, how tainly has activities that we have her hands not considered “here” full. Recently, she athave made such a tended the OU welcoming impact Women’s Initiative “there.” For instance, I First Lay Leadership met a woman who sits Confab, which adon the executive comdressed challenges of mittee of her shul in a modern Jewish comsmaller city in New munal leadership.

York who developed a is conference is dewelcoming program signed to encourage for new congregants. and develop women Just the extra touches, like Toba, who serve the extra efforts that as lay leaders within they are making their communities. “there” are creating e 100 participants this warm and invitwere nominated by ing religious home.

Toba Cohen-Dunning 56 communities It’s not to say we don’t do some of it in our shul; it’s that listening to what others are doing provided great inspiration. Bringing the shared practices back to Beth Israel will provide new volunteer opportunities, as well. You want everyone to feel engaged - and this conference was a glowing example of how getting almost 100 women in the same room to See oU Leadership Summit page 3

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“As president of Beth Israel and as a member of a variety of boards that encompass Jewish Omaha,” Toba said, “I was honored to be invited to attend this conference. It’s important for us as Jews to continually work to grow our communities and grow ourselves personally and professionally. It’s

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Mark kIrChhoff Community Engagement and Education, JFO e last two sessions of the Friday Learning Series by Rabbi Shlomo Abramovich will take place on June 14 and 21 at 11:15 a.m. in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. As his time as Visiting Scholar at Beth Israel is coming to an end, he decided to challenge everyone to wrestle with one of the hottest topics in Israel: religion and religious legislation.

Credit: Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90/JTA Many tense, heated public and private discussions on this topic have taken place in Israel over the years. e differences of opinion have included, but are not limited to, the army service of haredim and other religious issues in the IDF, the control of the chief rabbinate on marriages, the restrictions and laws regarding kashrut issues and many more related topics. e range of opinions See friday Learning Series page 3

DIaNE WaLkEr Executive Assistant, JFO The Financial Aid Committee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha is pleased to announce that Ilana McNamara has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the David Keiser and Lillian Keiser Stoms Foundation Education Endowment Fund for Academic Excellence Scholarship.

Ilana McNamara

This is the only merit-based scholarship granted by the committee. While based strictly on academics, with high school grade point averages and ACT/SAT scores used as the primary measure, a prerequisite for consideration is that the recipient must demonstrate a commitment to the Jewish community.

Dorothy Spizman, Financial Aid Committee chair commented on the quality of this year’s candidates. “I remain so impressed with our young adults. It is a pleasure each year to read of their accomplishments. Their achievements are always remarkable and I know these young adults will be successful in their chosen fields.”

Ilana is the daughter of Aviva Segall and Patrick McNamara. She will graduate from Central High School, 10th in her class of 611 students. While at Central, she has been the principal violist of their Chamber Strings Orchestra and is currently president of the orchestra. She is the vice president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society. Ilana has received the Nebraska Young Artist Award and was designated an Omaha Conservatory of Music Scholar. She has been active in the Omaha Area Youth Orchestras and the Nebraska All-State Orchestra and loves quartet playing.

Ilana and her family are active members of Beth Israel. Ilana is very involved with the synagogue as Vice President of NCSY for Chesed (Compassion). Every week, she teaches the younger children and together they visit the elderly, help at soup kitchens and coordinate blood drives. Ilana is a proud graduate of Friedel Jewish Academy and participated in the 2017 Teen Trip to Israel.

She also represented Omaha in the 2018 Partnership2GETHER music program where she was privileged to perform around Israel with excellent musicians.

When I asked about her greatest accomplishment, she told me about her See academic Excellence page 3

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Rabbi Abraham is guest at B’nai Israel

NANcy Wolf to support and encourage rabbis in organizational leadership, he congregation of B’nai Israel Synagogue is hon- and the Interfaith Family Rukin Rabbinic Fellows, providing ored to welcome Rabbi Steven Abraham as our learning opportunities and resources for rabbis to be better preguest speaker for the June 14 Shabbat service. pared to serve interfaith couples in their local communities.

Please note the special earlier Sharing more about his life, Rabbi Abrastart time of 7 p.m. ham expands: We know Rabbi Abraham as the spiri“I grew up in the Washington, DC subtual leader of Beth El Synagogue, where urbs and was actively involved in USY as a he has been since his family of three teen. Then in college and rabbinical school moved to Omaha in July of 2011 when he I worked with USY as a group leader on joined Beth El as Assistant Rabbi. He was multiple summer programs, including USY named congregational Rabbi of Beth El on Wheels and Summer in The City as well in August, 2013, and celebrated the birth as staffing NATIV (gap year program in Isof his son in 2014. rael). Today I’m honored to sit on multiple In an era when Judaism sometimes boards including the Boys and Girls Clubs seems to be moving beyond the tradiof the Midlands and the national board of tional walls of synagogues and federaUnited Synagogue of Conservative Jutions, Rabbi Abraham’s talk, Open Space daism. I love sports, especially baseball and Judaism vs Brick and Mortar – Judaism in hockey. I took up running over the past five the 21st Century, will focus on the the imyears, and it has given me time and space Rabbi Steven Abraham portance of maintaining Jewish instituto clear my head and try to relax. I am intions and the buildings in which they are housed. credibly fortunate to have an amazing partner, Shira J. Abraham, B’nai Israel Synagogue of Council Bluffs, Iowa, is indeed who grew up in Highland Park, IL. We were married in January the last remaining brick and mortar Jewish institution in 2008 and we have two kids Naama (7) and Leor (5).”

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In addition to the service, there will also be a dairy/pareve Rabbi Abraham graduated from the rabbinical school at the dinner open to anyone in the community at the synagogue Jewish Theological Seminary in 2011, where he also received starting at 5:45 p.m. The cost will be $12 per person. Please an M.A. in Jewish Education. Prior to attending JTS, he earned reserve your place with Nancy Wolf, nancywolf a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Balti- 16620@gmail.com or 402.330.6736. more. Recent studies have resulted in earning a Certificate in This will surely be a special opportunity, so we hope you Interfaith Families Engagement through a program at Hebrew will join us on June 14 for dinner and/or Shabbat service.

College. Currently he is taking part in two fellowship programs: Larry Blass will be our service leader, and a lovely oneg will the Clergy Leadership Incubator, a two-year program designed follow the service.

Trade School Scholarships available for 2019-20 academic year An anonymous donor in our community has created two trade school scholarship opportunities, up to $5,000 each, to go towards the 2019-20 academic year.

Not every student who advances into higher education signs up for a four-year curriculum.

Some high school graduates seek job training that lasts a year or two, and then places them in the workforce. Such opportunities include,

but are not restricted to, Information Technology, Construction, Industrial and Transportation and Horticulture. It is not too late to apply for the upcoming school year!

Qualified students who have unmet needs regarding tuition for either a two-year trade school program or a trade certificate program can contact the Jewish Press at avandekamp @jewishomaha.org for more information.

Appreciation Day at the Deli

ozzie Nogg The Star Deli, located in the Silverman Auditorium on Main Street at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, was born in July of 2010. “In the past nine years, the Deli has developed a very loyal customer base,” said Chris Ulven, RBJH Executive Director.

“So, on friday, June 21, we’re offering a Customer Appreciation Day to say thank you for their continued support. We invite everyone who loves the Deli to attend and enjoy some very special treats and surprises.”

According to Chef Mike Aparo, Director of Food Services at the Blumkin Home, “The Friday Deli is the only Kosher deli in Omaha and was designed to make the Home the hub of the community. You come here and connect with family and old friends you’ve known for 40 or 50 years. It’s truly an inter-generational experience and gives Residents the chance to be around people from outside the Home. The Star Deli is one-of-a kind and so are our customers. The special deli on June 21 is our chance to say thanks to our enthusiastic fans.”

Every Friday the Star Deli dishes up (among other delights) overstuffed corn beef, pastrami and smoked turkey sandwiches, matzo ball and kreplach soup, salad platters, Dr. Brown’s Assorted Sodas, plus toothsome desserts and weekly specials like Prime Rib, Chicken Pot Pie, Smoked Brisket and Chili with Corn Bread. The Friday Deli is a popular lunch destination for foodies who enjoy the laid-back atmosphere and the kibitzing factor. The Deli welcomes everyone in the Jewish community and the larger Omaha area community to enjoy New York-style deli food. When time is limited, you can order your meal to-go, a big plus for people who have short lunch breaks.

“We’re all about recreating the garlicky aromas and homey atmosphere of the Lower East Side eateries,” Aparo said. “The concept worked and continues to work. On June 21 we’ll offer some terrific eats, and one lucky couple will win a truly fabulous prize. Read next week’s Press for more details.

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OU Leadership Summit Continued from page 1 network with each other makes us all feel empowered to return to continue promoting Yiddishkeit (as was mentioned several times by so many participants).

Sessions focused on leadership strategy and communication, public speaking, engaging and retaining volunteers, creating compelling programming, effective use of social media, honing and growing one’s personal leadership strengths and work life balance, community spiritual growth, board and donor relations and other lay-leadership challenges for 21st century Orthodox women. Expert lecturers, educators and leaders in the field delivered workshops, sessions and other presentations throughout the program.

Executive Vice President of the OU Allen Fagin addressed the summit and recognized the many contributions of the successful professional women in the room who volunteer in their communities as officers, members of executive committees and board members of synagogues, yeshivas, day schools, mikvaot, chevra Kadisha, bikur cholim, youth committees, adult education and a wide variety of community groups and institutions.

“You recognize the enormity of our communal challenges and, even more importantly, the enormous opportunities we have to meet those challenges, to benefit our communities and reach out beyond them,” said Fagin. “And you each recognize what I believe is the most important lesson of leadership and that is the power of one – the ability of one person. One person with the right drive, energy, skill and ambition to singlehandedly inspire a community; transform a shul; propel a yeshiva to new heights and drive organizational change through the formulation of strategy and mission.”

For Toba, one of the many rewarding aspects of the conference was connecting with women who had a connection to Omaha: “As a Jewish Midwesterner, it’s a great deal of fun to meet new people across the country,” she said. “Being from Nebraska, many from either coast are not that familiar with our long heritage of thriving communities in this part of the country. It was remarkable to me, when women who were attending the conference found out I was from Omaha, shared such meaningful connections to current or former members of our community. For instance, one day at lunch I

sat next to Mrs. Nancy Klein who was being honored by the OU for her work over the decades with the women’s branch. It was a fascinating history of the work of so many women across the country who built sisterhoods, raised funds for scholarships, dorms at YU, mikvahs and so much more. As she found out that I was from Omaha, she asked if I knew Jeanette Nadoff whom she worked with for many years building sisterhoods across the country!

I explained that Rabbi Isaac Nadoff (of blessed memory) and I shared the same bar/bat mitzvah parsha! He was my rabbi for years growing up at Beth Israel; we had the best Talmud Torah and Mrs. Nadoff was an extraordinary role model. I told Mrs. Klein how my mother volunteered for the many Jewish women’s organizations because of Mrs. Nadoff and shared wonderful memories of the differences they made together.

“In addition, I met friends of our beloved Rabbi Dembitzer who support Camp Simcha,” she continued. “I met friends of Rabbi Gross who get to see him in Baltimore, friends of Josh and Amanda Gurock who are now in New York, friends of Ilana and Rabbi Yaakov Weiss who are now in New Jersey. Every one a wonderful Omaha connection....

So, on this note, at breakfast on day one, Ilana Weiss kindly introduced me to a

Academic Excellence Continued from page 1 favorite award, a re-used science fair trophy covered with googly eyes. She was named ‘Best Sister’ by Leora! She still has the award and hopes to always retain the title.

Ilana will be attending Oberlin College and Conservatory studying viola performance and mathematics. She aspires to be a professional violist in a string quartet but is very open to the future and what it brings.

She is looking forward to Oberlin and learning from the high-caliber musicians there. It will be challenging, but growing as a musician will be worth the hard work.

She expects to miss Shabbat with her family most when she heads off to Oberlin.

“I love performing the rituals at home, going to Beth Israel Synagogue, and experiencing Shabbat with my extended family, the vibrant Omaha Jewish community.”

Ilana is one of Jewish Omaha’s best and will be a great success in all she tackles.

Lillian Keiser Stoms and her brother David were native Omahans, and this fund was es-

Friday Learning Series Continued from page 1 about this religion and religious legislation is very broad, underscoring the maxim, “two Jews in a room – three opinions.” Some are convinced that Israel is becoming too religious (Medinat Halcha) – a country controlled by Jewish laws. Others insist that Israel is becoming too secular and postmodern. e heart of these discussions is the core question that the State of Israel has grappled with since its establishment: What does it mean for Israel to be a Jew-

dentist, Dr. Dvasha Stollman who asked if I was familiar with the last name Arbitman of Omaha. Of course from the late 1960s! Dora Arbitman and Mary Fellman were my role models as a child and it happens that these great women were Dvasha’s great grandmother and great aunt. It was so fulfilling. Dora and Mary were female icons in the Omaha Jewish community and their legacies live on.”

Good conferences not only help forge connection; the programming helps participants ask the right questions: “Sometimes you get so engulfed in your own community that you forget what’s going on with others outside of your world. Are we doing the right things to attract new families to the Midwest, are we providing the best and most welcoming experience at Beth Israel, are we using the right mechanisms to increase membership, are we engaging the congregation enough through volunteerism, programming and fundraising... and the list continues,” Toba said. “To have been among this particular group of lay leaders (doctors, lawyers, dentists, nutritionists, directors, teachers, administrators, strategists, philanthropists, social workers, et al.), to have learned with them, talked with them, davened with them, to have taken a deep breath with them... was inspiring, invigorating, meaningful, energizing, hopeful and remarkable. e power of Jewish women is limitless. We shouldn’t take it for granted... this conference reminded us why.”

ish state? How should the Jewishness of Israel be expressed?

Rabbi Shlomo invites you to join him to discuss these issues during the two classes. Arguments and disagreements are guaranteed. His goal is that through this process you will go away with a deeper understanding of the hot topics you might see and hear in the news.

You will not be held responsible for solving them. e Friday Learning Series is a joint program of Beth Israel Synagogue and

tablished in their memory by their niece, Sally Clayman. In addition to the Academic Excellence award, there are two other scholarships that were also established in their memory. The Lillian Keiser Stoms Educational Fund was established to benefit and assist in the education of Jewish youth living in a single parent family or Jewish single parents who have custody of their children. The David Keiser and Lillian Keiser Stoms Foundation Education Endowment Fund was created to provide funding for university scholarships to Jewish youth who have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA. Both awards are based on financial need.

For information on scholarship programs, please contact Diane Walker, Scholarship Administrator at 402.334.6407 or dwalker@jewishomaha.org. Those interested in contributing to or endowing scholarship funds should contact Howard Epstein, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation at 402.334.6466.

the Community Engagement and Education arm of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. e series is open to the community free of charge thanks to the support of the Ann Goldstein Programming Endowment Fund. Reservations are not required. While you are encouraged to attend both sessions, each one will have a wealth of information; and you will benefit from attending one or both.

Contact Mark Kirchhoff at mkirchhoff@jewishomaha.org or 402.334.6463 for questions.

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“We’re designing programs outside the box,” Erlich continued. “Programs that go to people in the greater Omaha Jewish community to provide Jewish experiences that combine religious, cultural, educational and artistic programming. I think it’s great engagement for us to meet people on an entirely different level —

eth El Synagogue is taking Shabbat out of the building this summer. “We’ve scheduled two unique events in upcoming weeks,” said Robby Erlich, Beth El Engagement Coordinator. “On Friday evening, June 21, the community is invited to College World Series Shabbat, and on Friday evening, June 28, the synagogue will host Shabbat and Shakespeare on the Green. Both programs are designed to meet people where they are.”

On Friday evening, June 21, a free bus will take participants from the Beth El parking lot to the College World Series Shabbat Dinner to a location in the Old Market. The kosher dinner — which will feature ballpark fare and tailgate treats including veggie wraps, mini hot dogs, sides, drinks and parve desserts — begins at 5 p.m. and will be served in the venue’s outdoor roof top party space. Kabbalat Shabbat services, led by Beth El clergy, starts at 6 p.m. at the same location. “Add some extra rauch to this Shabbat, by wearing your favorite team jersey,” Erlich said. The cost of dinner is $5 for adults, $3 for kids 6 -12, and $15 for a family of four or more. Bus transportation will take participants back to the synagogue by 7 p.m. “For those who choose to attend the College World Series ball game after dinner, it’s an easy walk to the stadium.”

Reservations for dinner are appreciated before June 14, and may be made at Beth El’s website: bethel-omaha.org.

where they work, live and play — and join together outside the sanctuary.”

A story with details on the June 28 Shabbat and Shakespeare on the Green event will run in next week’s Jewish Press. According to Erlich, “The program is another example of the way Beth El continues to engage the community and its needs in creative ways. Hosting a dinner and Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat service at cool locations, for example, will provide a different feel and experience for our membership and others. You’ll want to be there.”

Mary Sue GroSSMan The 2019 Beth Israel Synagogue Annual Meeting was held Sunday, May 5. After welcoming the attendees, President Toba Cohen-Dunning presented the state of the synagogue address and reported on the many successful activities and programs during the past year. Toba then announced the selection of Linda Newmann-Potash as the 2019 Volunteer of the Year, recognizing her on-going volunteer work with the weekly kiddush. The election for the Board of Commissioners was held

next. The following individuals will serve as board members for the 2019-2020 term: Toba Cohen-Dunning, President; Julee Katzman, Administrative Vice President; Jonathan Rockman, Financial Vice President; Bruce Potash, Membership Vice President; Jeff Kirshenbaum, Treasurer; Lauren Tam, Secretary; Joel Alperson, Shirly Banner, Lynne Saltzman, Yosef Seigel, Helene Shrago, Susie Shyken, Lauren Tam, Sherry Taxman, Harry Weiner. The Beth Israel Board of Commissioners traditionally meets at 6:30 p.m., the second Wednesday of each month.

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steak and cake | elizabeth karmel | Workman, $22.95

This title says it all and could be a catch phrase for your gift giving for Father’s Day or possibly a belated Mother’s Day gift. Written by a Southern food maven, nationally recognized as a grilling and barbecue authority and pit master, founding executive chef of NYC and DC Hill Country restaurants, teacher and author of seven cookbooks related to grilling and BBQ! Lois FRieDMan This talented woman dedicates the book to the bakers and their cakes she grew up with who believe “You should eat dessert first” and especially to her dad, Big Lou. Making a better cake and steak at home was Karmel’s inspiration for this cookbook that’s loaded with 100 crowd pleasing recipes, the tools you need to choose and cook steak and to bake luscious cakes... always do both at home for the tastiest results. She suggests pairing of steak, sauces, sides and cakes for celebrating and recommends you create your own versions to cater to your taste, including beverages, noting that

champagne goes with everything!

In this homage to Southern cooking and all that’s near and dear to her heart (make that stomach) is this collection of recipes followed by the Steak Primer (for steak myths and more) and the Cake Primer (3 basic cakes: white, yellow and chocolate), “lagniappe” a little something extra with three signature recipes for the advanced baker, and discover her baking musketeers including her mother and sister. Each recipe includes a light-hearted introduction and details of the steak and cake, clear numerical instructions and other possible match-up suggestions. Tips include to use Morton’s Kosher salt for uncooked steak seasoning and coarse sea salt for cooked finishing such as fleur de sel or Maldon flaky salt. For pepper, the gold standard is using black Tellicherry for the tastiest results. The steaks include from very thin slices to a three-pound wildcat cowboy showstopper tomahawk. Sidebars cover questions, details and her favorite equipment. Mentioned is a steak knife, why it matters and which is preferred. Generously illustrated with delicious color photographs that will inspire you to add a little sunshine to your table and cheer “Bone” Appetit! For Basic Steaks try this recipe.

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Basic steaks Steak 101, an easy 5-minutesa-side way to cook a steak Ingredients: 1 to 4 boneless new York strip steaks or other favorite (steakhouse) variety such as ribeye or filet mignon (12 ounces each and at least 1 inch thick) extra-virgin olive oil 1 tsp. kosher salt or more as needed (optional) 1 tsp. whole black peppercorns, coarsely ground (optional) Directions: Outdoor Grilling Method: Direct/Medium-High Heat (about 400 degrees F) Preheat the grill with all burners on high. Once preheated, adjust the temperature to medium-high heat for direct grilling.

Wrap the meat in paper towels to rid it of excess moisture. Replace the paper towels as needed.

Just before grilling, brush both sides of the steaks with oil and season with salt and pepper, if desired.

Place the steaks directly over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes. Flip the steaks over and continue cooking for about 5 more minutes for mediumrare(135 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer).

Remove the steaks from the grill and set them on a platter. Allow them to rest for at least 5 minutes, but no longer than 10 minutes before serving.

Serves 4.

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Have you asked yourself how far you can swim in 2019? Sign up and log all of your swim sessions from January through December. Those who swim 100 miles or more (the distance from Jerusalem to Haifa) will receive a t-shirt!

If that seems too easy, kick it up a notch by swimming the entire 372 miles! For all questions, please ontact Ben Novak in the aquat-

ics department at 402.334.6473 or email bnovak@jccomaha.org.

This challenge is open to JCC Members of all ages. Cost is $10 (code: 14-001).

You can register online via our website or by calling the JCC Registrar at 402.334.6419.

You can also stop by or call Member Services at 402.334.6426 anytime.

JCC Pool inclement weather policy The JCC follows the National Weather Service policy for inclement weather. In the event of weather involving lightning and thunder, the following policies and procedures will be observed in both the outdoor and indoor pools. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we follow these policies to ensure your safety and well-being. n Thunder: When thunder is heard, the pools

will close for 30 minutes, meaning no one is allowed in either body of water. n Lightning: When lightning is spotted, the pools will be closed. Pools will re-open 30 minutes post storm or when deemed appropriate by staff.

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MaGGie COnTi Director of Activities and Volunteer Services Community Concert with Sing, Sing, Swing Orchestra: Friday, June 14, at 1:45 p.m. in the JCC auditorium. There is no admission fee. everyone is welcome. The Sing, Sing, Swing Orchestra has been entertaining across the Midwest since 1990. known for their love of swing music, expect to hear In the Mood, One O’clock Jump and Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing. Joined by vocalist Julie Baker, you will LOVe this Sentimental Journey back to the ‘40s! There is no admission fee and all are welcome. This concert is generously sponsored by the ruth riekes richards endowment Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. Come have lunch before the Swing concert with a Mainstreeters $5 coupon for the STar deli. There will be coupons for Mainstreeters at The STar deli cashier. The STar deli is open for business at 11:30 a.m. on Main Street at the rose Blumkin Jewish home.

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B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers meets weekly on Wednesdays at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home auditorium from noon to 1 p.m. For specific speaker information, please email Gary.Javitch@Gmail.com, Breadbreakers chairman. For more information or to be placed on the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibrith@jewishomaha.org.

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roald dahl’s Matilda the Musical at the rose kori radloff

hen a young girl with extraordinary gifts finds herself pitted against an unfair world, she uses her unique talents (and a certain amount of naughtiness) to change the seemingly inevitable end to her story, in Matilda, a musical adaptation of the Roald Dahl book playing at The Rose Theater, June 7-30. Community members Eva and Lillian Cohen are among the cast.

Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl and packed with high-energy dance numbers, Matilda the Musical introduces audiences to the story of a brilliant child born to selfish and ignorant parents.

While other parents see their children as the most precious gifts in the world, the Wormwoods hurl insults at their daughter Matilda, refusing to acknowledge that she is a girl and viewing her as simply an obstacle in their paths as a used car salesman and wouldbe dance champion. Matilda -- who is, in fact, a highly-intelligent and precocious girl with astonishing wit and obsessed with reading -- quickly learns that she must take charge of her own upbringing.

Twelve-year-old Maddie Smith takes on the title role of Matilda. Smith most recently appeared in The Rose’s world premiere production of The Doll Maker’s Gift.

The set of Matilda reflects the character’s love of reading.

More than 3000 books have been used to create the massive set that fills The Rose stage from rafter to floor. This large scale environment features a variety of hidden pockets that transform into different scenes in Matilda’s world -- her classroom, Trunchbull’s office, the Wormwood’s home and more.

Matilda the Musical runs at The Rose, June 7-30, 2019, with performances on Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. The 2 p.m. show of Matilda on Saturday, June 15 will be interpreted for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, and captioning devices will be available, if needed.

This show will also include audio description services for audience members who are blind.

Contact The Rose Box Office at 402.345.4849 for more information.

Tickets for Matilda the Musical are $27 for main floor and $22 for balcony.

Members of The Rose receive discounted tickets to the production. Matilda the Musical is sponsored by Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Nebraska Furniture Mart, Mutual of Omaha, the Nebraska Arts Council and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Special opening night activities are sponsored by Kiewit Companies. In the spirit of Matilda’s love for reading, The Rose is partnering with the Junior League of Omaha to host a “Book of My Own� book drive throughout the run of Matilda the Musical. Audiences are encouraged to bring a donation of gently-used books with subject matter appropriate for ages 0-18. Books should be in “gift or saleable condition,� with no torn covers, ripped pages, writing, chewed marks or water damage.

The Rose Theater is one of the largest and most accomplished children’s theaters in the nation, with a reputation for enriching the lives of children and families through top-quality professional productions and arts education. We take pride knowing that The Rose is the place where children of all ages experience theater for the first time, and weare dedicated to helping them appreciate theater for a lifetime.

omaha Chamber Music Society Summer Concert Series The Omaha Chamber Music Society has announced its 2019 Summer Concert Series, with four performances taking place over four weekends at the Omaha Conservatory of Music. Each concert features musicians familiar to the Omaha community, including artists from the Omaha Symphony, Omaha Conservatory faculty members and friends to the Omaha Classical Music community. The concerts all take place on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m., with pre-concert talks happening at 2:40 p.m. in the Recital Hall across from the Conservatory Concert Hall.

BraNdENBUrG & BraHMS: June 16, 3 p.m.

The burnished voices of two violas seduce your ears when Brian Sherwood and Tyler Sieh step into the spotlight in our season opener.

Bach’s exuberant Concerto No. 6 and Telemann’s Concerto for Two Violas bring Baroque elegance and virtuosity to the forefront.

Brahms’ exquisite Sextet for strings completes this splendid concert. oMaHa BraSS: June 23, 3 p.m.

The flashy sounds of a brass quintet are the perfect entertainment for a summer afternoon. You’ll enjoy a delightful range of works – everything from upbeat, animated tempos to lyrical sonorities and classy jazz arrangements of Duke Ellington’s favorites; plus, Jonathan Newman’s Prayers of Steel, inspired by and pulsing with the energy of Carl Sandberg’s Chicago Poems.

PiaNo TrioS: BEETHoVEN’S ARCHDUKE: June 30, 3 p.m.

Beethoven’s beloved Trio, dedicated to his aristocratic patron, Archduke Rudolph, is at once noble of spirit, warm and brilliant.

You’ll also be treated to a bit of CafĂŠ Music by American composer Paul Schoenfield, who called the piece “high-class dinner music!â€?

Opening the festivities is Rebecca Clarke’s impassioned Trio that invites you to track its theme through colorful variations.

PiaNo dUoS: CHriSTi aNd JENNifEr rETUrN: July 7, 3 p.m.

What could be grander than two grand pianos played by stellar pianists?! That’s what awaits you when Christi and Jennifer return to amaze us with their artistry. Come along on a musical tour of the European continent, extending from Spain to Russia and including Chabrier’s sultry, zesty Espaùa; Shostakovich’s propulsive Suite, Op. 6; and Chopin’s dazzling Rondo, his only work for two pianos.

Tickets are available online at https://www.omahachambermusic .org/ticketsbeta/ as well as the door at each concert. The Omaha Chamber Music Society is a 501c(3) nonprofit, performs and produces over 16 concerts each season with partners such as KANEKO, Gallery 1516 and the JCC, as well as engages in community service and education programs with Josie Harper Hospice House and Omaha Public Schools.

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Above: JCC Camp counselors participate in a bonding exercise during orientation week. During a session taught by JFS Executive Director Karen Gustafson, they mastered the “human knot.”

Above: Thursday, May 23, Friedel Jewish Academy graduates received their diplomas. Front to back: Darby Smith, Gabor Obora-Petro, Liora Shapiro, Abiel Oregon, Lily Tam and Shilo Abramovich.

Below: Ari and Sara Kohen with their son Micah. Micah recently graduated from the CDC and will be starting Friedel Jewish Academy in the fall, where he will join older siblings Judah and Talia.

Below: RBJH Resident Bettie Muskin opened up the RBJH Talent Show by singing America the Beautiful with Emily Clement, Activities Coordinator.

Above: Diane has been a volunteer at the Rose Blumkin Jewish home for the past six months. “I really enjoy sewing shawls and creating fidget blankets for our wonderful residents at RBJH.” In addition to creating these items, Diane also helps mend resident clothing.

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Above: Beth El teachers Amy Dworin and Eadie Tsabari wish Walden and Albert Beha well on their upcoming move to England on the last day of BESTT.

Left: BESTT parents and students in K-2 enjoyed their Habonim outing to The Makery where each student got to design and paint their own wall plaque.

Below: Megan Spomer and Steve Hogan, co-chairs of the ADL Alliance group, at their meet and greet.

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The strange debate on circumcision

ANNETTE vAN dE KAMP-WRiGhT Editor, Jewish Press he topic of circumcision is rarely grounds for great conversation. And when it makes the news, it’s usually for uncomfortable reasonslike non-Jewish politicians coming up with reasonable-sounding arguments against it.

Case in point: “The Dutch Health Ministry said it is cracking down on Jews who perform circumcisions without a medical degree or title,” Cnaan Lipshiz wrote for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency last week. “Two of the most popular mohels, or ritual circumcisers, in the Jewish community were the target of a probe by the ministry, it said in a statement. The Netherlands has a handful of mohels and, as is common around the world, some of the more popular ones are not recognized as medical caregivers.”

I’ll be honest; I personally prefer a mohel to have a medical degree. But when people start to criticize circumcision I’m also paranoid; on many occasions, criticism of ritual circumcision doesn’t pass the smell test.

“In 2010, the Royal Dutch Medical Association called for banning non-medical circumcision of boys, arguing that it introduced unnecessary risks and violated the rights of underage patients. Across Western Europe, children’s welfare activists, as well as anti-immigration ones, are promoting bans on circumcision, though no country has adopted them. In 2012, a German court ruled that nonmedical circumcision of children amounts to abuse, but the German parliament subsequently passed legislation explicitly allowing circumcision.” (JTA) But these attacks on Jewish rituals aren’t happening in a vacuum. Complaints about ritual circumcision go handin-hand with criticism of ritual slaughter. It’s cruel, the opponents say, inhumane. Some refer to circumcision as a sex crime. And with that way of thinking comes the danger of not only calling our practices inhumane, but us as

people. Barbaric, uncivilized and, most of all, Weird.

Those who would like to see ritual circumcision banned call themselves ‘Intactivists.’ In an interview about his 2001 movie American Circumcision, Brendon Matturo calls it “a violation of human rights to remove a part of a person’s body without their consent.” He also says “The procedure itself is traumatic and painful and harms the infant from the moment it occurs.” Grown men who claim they are fine, “probably don’t know much about the subject,” he concludes.

The first I heard of “Intactivism,” was when the local news reported about a lone protester walking near Dodge, wearing white coveralls with a splash of red ink in an awkward place. After a little bit of digging, I found out he was part of an organization called “Bloodstained Men and their Friends.” They regularly protest around the country. Their website has a ‘do-it-yourself’ kit, where you can print your signs and such.

The question is: for someone who is in favor of brit milah, what is the proper response to pushback?

“Anyone with a heart would agree that the Jewish bris is a barbaric event,” Hannah Rosin wrote in a 2009 New York Magazine article. “Grown-ups sit chatting politely, wiping the cream cheese off their lips, while some religious guy with minimal medical training prepares to slice up a newborn’s penis. The helpless thing wakes up from a womb-slumber howling with pain. I felt near hysterical at both of my sons’ brisses. Pumped up with new-mother hormones, I dug my nails into my palms to keep from

clawing the rabbi. For a few days afterward, I cursed my God and everyone else for creating the bloody mess in the diaper. But then the penis healed and assumed its familiar heart shape and I promptly forgot about the whole trauma. Apparently some people never do.”

I’m with Rosin; while my son’s actual bris was a less than pleasant affair, I never for one second questioned we would circumcise our son. But I’m a woman and I don’t

truly know what it’s like for circumcised men. Also, were someone to ask me why I don’t question whether I made the right decision, I’m not sure I would have a ready answer.

It was an emotional issue, not a rational or practical one.

Maybe that’s the real reason this debate seems to not go anywhere-- and why it just feels like a lot of people screaming without anyone coming up with a solution. I know one thing, though: walking around in white coveralls with a faux bloodstain you-know-where isn’t going to convince anyone to change their minds.

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For lactose intolerant Jews, Shavuot’s dairy diet is a test of intestinal fortitude

SARAh GoLd rice, lentils or fava beans, generously slathered with our paradoxical affinity for, and intolerance of, the JTA labneh. Soutlach is a Turkish rice pudding and dairy-rich dishes enjoyed on Shavuot.

Many modern-day Jews aren’t all that familiar boyikos de keso are cheese biscuits.

“The issue isn’t that we’re somehow destined to with Shavuot which celebrates the day when the What’s ironic about the apparently universal love have bad digestion,” Yoskowitz says – or that we’re Israelites first received the Torah from God and among Jews for dairy-rich dishes is, of course, that doomed to have a tortured relationship with the falls seven weeks after Passover marked their Ex- we Jews are largely predisposed to lactose intoler- dairy dishes we love. “It’s how bastardized Jewish odus from Egypt. ance. Several studies suggest that 60 to 80 percent food – especially Ashkenazi food – is today in this Jews with some familiarity of country.”

Shavuot probably know the holiday Centuries ago, he says, Jews had a as a day for eating cheesecake – along lot of gustatory wisdom about how to with other creamy, dairy-rich dishes, produce, and pair, foods for optimal like cheese blintzes and kugel for digestion – making cultured dairy Ashkenazim and soutlach and products like sour cream, and ferboyikos de keso for Mizrachim. mented foods like pickles and horseThere are varying theories about the radish, at home. But mass-produced significance of dairy in Shavuot celeversions of these items, especially brations. Some invoke the idea that pasteurized dairy products, are a far since the Torah laid out the dietary recry from those our ancestors likely strictions on non-kosher meat for the consumed. Little wonder we’ve inherfirst time, the Israelites celebrated ited the love, but not the same tolerwith the only foods that conformed to ance, for dairy. the new laws of kashrut (until they As a way to savor the original trapurchased meat-only dishes, that is). ditions of Shavuot, Yoskowitz recomOthers involve mystical numerology Many traditional Shavuot foods, like cheesecake, are hard for lactose-intolerant mends that modern-day Jews try Credit: Pixabay making some of these preparations (in particular, the Kabbalistic inter- Jews to digest. pretation of the Hebrew letters spelling “milk”) or of Ashkenazim are lactase-deficient (lacking the from scratch. scriptural passages in which God promises the Is- enzyme that allows for easy digestion of the lactose “Making your own farmer’s cheese, or cream raelites a “land of milk and honey.” sugar in milk products). Though less studied, the cheese, or even your own butter, and using them Still other theories offer a more practical explana- condition is also considered prevalent among to make hamantaschen or pierogi is a great way to tion: The holiday falls during the spring, when calves Sephardic and Mediterranean Jews. see how different these dishes can taste from what are weaned and cows produce a surfeit of milk.

Explanations for this genetic tendency abound, we’re used to,” he says.

Whatever the reason, dairy dishes have become but many seem to indicate that pastoral peoples, Such treats may also go down a bit easier than part of Shavuot celebrations among nearly all parts who stayed rooted in place long enough to culti- their more convenient counterparts. Studies have of the Jewish Diaspora. According to the New vate and graze livestock, more easily developed shown that fermented or cultured products, like York-based culinary authors and Jewish food his- dairy tolerance, while more nomadic subcultures kefir, sour cream and labneh, tend to have less torians Jayne Cohen and Jennifer Abadi, while – whose members may have relied more on sheep lactose and more lactase than the non-cultured cheesecake, blintzes and kugel are traditional and goats than cows, and who may have preferred varieties.

Ashkenazi preparations, Sephardim and Mizrahim fermented dairy products for portability purposes Of course, for those who aren’t keen to get cremark the holiday with similarly creamy dishes. – did not. ative in the kitchen, there’s also always the fallback These include bourekas (flaky, originally Turkish According to Jeffrey Yoskowitz, a Brooklyn- option plenty of us already use: popping a dietary pastries filled with sweet and savory cheeses), Syr- based author specializing in Jewish foodways, that aid along with our cheesecake. ian calsones (ravioli-like, cheese-filled pasta particular clue – about how our ancestors likely enSarah Gold has written about food, culture, dumplings), buttery North African couscous and joyed dairy foods that were fermented or cultured and travel for The New York Times, The Wall Levantine mujaderrah – a sort of pilaf made with – may actually hold the key to how Jews developed Street Journal, and many other publications.

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synagogues 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

Congregation B’nai Jeshurun

South Street Temple Union for Reform Judaism 2061 South 20th Street Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 402.435.8004 www.southstreettemple.org

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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

tifereth israel

Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Boulevard Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 402.423.8569 tiferethisraellincoln.org

B’nai israel synagogue

Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on June 14, Dinner at 5:45 p.m. (RSVP to Nancy Wolf) and service at 7 p.m. with guest speaker Rabbi Steven Abraham. Please note the special earlier time. Our service leader is Larry Blass, and as always, an Oneg to follow service. Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel!

For information on our historic synagogue, contact any of our board members: Scott Friedman, Rick Katelman, Howard Kutler, Carole Lainof, Wayne Lainof, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf, or email nancywolf16620@gmail.com.

Handicap Accessible.

Beth el synagogue

Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. friday: Kamp Kef, 9 a.m.; Annual Meeting and Six String Shabbat with Dinner, 5 p.m. Dessert Reception following service. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Mincha following Shabbat morning services; Shavuot Mincha, 8:30 p.m. followed by Study Session 1 with Dr. Leonard Greenspoon and Ma’ariv, 9:30 p.m. followed by Study Session 2 with Rabbi Abraham. weekday serViCes: Sundays, 9:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. sunday: Shavuot Festival Morning Service — Day 1, 9:30 a.m.; Shavuot Children Program, 10 a.m. monday: Office Closed; Shavuot Services Day 2 with Yizkor, 9:30 a.m. tuesday: Mahjong, 1 p.m.; Chesed Committee visits Remington, 2 p.m.; New Board Orientation, 6 p.m. thursday: Shanghai, 1 p.m.

Beth israel synagogue

Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer friday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7:30 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 8:37 p.m. saturday-erev shavuot: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Torah Portion, 7:30 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit/Shavuot: A Night of Introspection and in-depth Learning and Meal Part I, 8 p.m.; Candle Lighting/Ma’ariv, 9:45 p.m.; Kiddush/Shavuot: A Night of Introspection and in-depth Learning and Part 2, 10 p.m. sunday-shavuot day 1: Early Shachris, 5:20 a.m.; Late Shachris, 9 am.; Mincha, 7:30 p.m. monday-shavuot yizkor: Office Closed; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Shavuot Luncheon, 11:30 a.m.; Havdalah, 9:48 p.m. tuesday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:40 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. wednesday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Board of Commissioners Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home; Mincha/ Ma’ariv, 8:40 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. thursday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Connecting with Our Faith, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ari; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:40 p.m. at Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

ChaBad house

Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. friday: Shacharit, 7 a.m. followed by coffee, treats, study and shmoozing. saturday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. weekdays: Shacharit, 7 a.m. followed by coffee, treats, study and shmoozing. sunday: Service, 8:30 a.m.; Reading of the Ten Commandments, 11 a.m. followed by Shavuot Garden Party Luncheon. wednesday: Mystical Thinking, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Katzman. thursday: Talmud Class, noon with Rabbi Katzman.

All programs are open to the entire community. For more information call 402.330.1800 or visit www.ochabad.com.

Congregation B’nai Jeshurun

Services conducted by Rabbi Teri Appleby. friday: First Friday Family Service, 6:30 p.m. featuring music by Jonathan Leo; Oneg, 7:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 8:38 p.m. saturday-erev shavuot: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study on the Book of Ruth, 10:45 a.m.;

Tikkun Leil Shavuot, 8 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Desert Reception, 8 p.m. followed by learining with Rabbi Appleby, 8:159 p.m. and Havdalah and short break, 9-9:15 p.m. followed by learning with Nancy Coren presents, 9:15-10 p.m.; Havdalah (72 minutes), 10:08 p.m. sunday-shavuot: Adult Hebrew Prayer Class, 11:30 a.m.; Come learn and play Pickleball, 7-9 p.m. All equipment furnished. Wear comfortable clothing. For questions, call or text Miriam Wallick at miriam57@aol.com; Candle Lighting, 10:09 p.m. monday-shavuot: Havdalah (72 minutes), 10:09 p.m.

SST is partnering with "We Can Do This" to provide weekend meals to the children of the F Street Community Center.

Join us as we provide lunch on the third Sunday of every month. Food/monetary donations, meal preparation and assistance with setting up, serving, and clean-up are needed! We will serve our next meal on June 16 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Aimee Hyten at aimee.hyten@gmail.com.

As you start to make summer plans, consider sending your child to LJCS CAMP ISRAEL, July 22–aug. 2, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Light Kosher dairy snack and lunch included. Tuition for each week is $75 per camper. This program is open to children ages 5-14. We require ALL campers to be registered through the LJCS, therefore we cannot accept drop-in guests.

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friday: Services, 7:30 p.m. every first and third of the month.

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saturday: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Stan Edelstein.

Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

temple israel

friday: Shabbat Evening Service, 6 p.m. Everyone celebrating a birthday or anniversary in June will be invited up to share in a special blessing. saturday: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m.; More Than a Joke: Shavuot Edition, 58:30 p.m. Multi-generational Shavuot service and dairy dinner 5 p.m. Service and dinner is open to the entire congregation. RSVP to Temple Israel, rsVp@ templeisraelomaha.com or 402.556.6536. At 6:30 p.m. Panel sessions and children's activities, open to the entire Tri-Faith community. Tri-Faith clergy partners will join our rabbis for a holiday edition of More Than a Joke – an evening of conversation about the Ten Commandments in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Our panelists will be Rabbi Brian Stoller, Rabbi Deana Sussman Berezin, Rev. Dr. Chris Alexander, Rev. Will

Howell, and Imam Jamal Daoudi. Tri-Faith Interim Executive Director Wendy Goldberg will be our moderator. This will be a beautiful evening of study and friendship that you do not want to miss! Panel #1 – The First Tablet: For the Love of God, What Do You Want from Us?! 6:30-7:30 p.m. and Panel #2 – The Second Tablet: Adultery, Coveting, and Other Big No-No’s, 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Children’s Shavuot activities: What are the Ten Commandments and Why Are They Important to Us? 6:30-8:30 p.m. Fun and educational Tri-faith kids activities led by Natasha Kraft and Ben Brodkey for kids entering K-6th grade in the fall. Sitter service also available.

RSVP for kids programming to Temple Israel, rsVp@templ eisraeloma ha.com or 402.556.6536. sunday: 2nd Sunday Breakfast at the Stephen Center, 8:30 a.m.; Shavuot Service and Yizkor, 10:30 am. thursday: The History of the Jewish People, 10 a.m. with Scott Goldberg.

Heartland Pride with Jewish Omaha!, saturday, June 29, 9 a.m. Save the date and plan to march with Temple Israel and others from our Jewish community at the Heartland Pride Parade. We will have a quick Shabbat morning service at 8 a.m. sharp with breakfast, followed by marching in the pride parade. Watch the eTidings for more information as we finalize plans. We support our LBGT+ members, friends, and family! To sign-up for the walk, please contact Temple Israel, 402.556.6536.

tifereth israel

Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: monday-friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. friday: No Shabbat Service; Candlelighting, 8:38 p.m. saturday: Shabbat Service, 10 a.m. followed by light kiddush lunch; Got Shabbat, 11 a.m.; Tikkun Leil Shavuot, 810 p.m. We will enjoy dessert, recite Havdallah, and engage in two learning sessions led by Rabbi Teri Appleby and Nancy Coren; Havdalah (72 minutes), 9:39 p.m. sunday: Mincha, 7 p.m.; Come learn and play Pickleball, 7-9 p.m. All equipment furnished. Wear comfortable clothing.

For questions, call or text Miriam Wallick at miriam57@aol.com. monday: Office Closed; Services, 10 a.m.; Yizkor, 11 a.m.

The unveiling of a monument for Irwin Goldenberg will be held sunday, June 16 at 11:30 a.m. at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Please help Irwin's family say kaddish in the presence of a minyan.

As you start to make summer plans, consider sending your child to LJCS CAMP ISRAEL, July 22–aug. 2, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Light Kosher dairy snack and lunch included. Tuition for each week is $75 per camper. This program is open to children ages 5-14. We require ALL campers to be registered through the LJCS, therefore we cannot accept drop-in guests.

Family Taekwondo and other summer opportunities at the Jewish Community Center

The Omaha ATA Martial Arts Black Belt Academy offers Taekwondo at the J. Classes meet 3 times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, and are held in the Groiup Exercise Studio.

The whole family is encouraged to participate together. The more members of your family that sign up, the more you save! Fees are collected on a monthly basis. Taekwondo is open to JCC Members only.

In addition, the JCC offers a Ladies Empowerment Introduction to Self Defense. We are proud to partner with Omaha ATA Martial Arts Black Belt Academy to present a new self-defense class for women. Participants will learn the basics of blocking, striking and kicking, and easy escape tricks. feel confident and empowered! No equipment, uniform, or prior training is required. This class is open to JCC Members of all ages*. We encourage you to enroll with a friend to have as a training partner. *Those under the age of 13 must attend with an adult.

For more information about either of these programs, please contact Lynette Brannen, Di-

rector of Athletics at 402.590-2144 or lbrannen@jccomaha.org.

School Break Specials are full day programs for kids who are out of school for scheduled breaks or

weather related closings. School Break Specials are a time for fun, food and friends! There will be awesome projects, fun, and games. The mornings will be filled with either a field trip or special activity. Drop off and pick up for are in the JCC Youth Lounge. Regular hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Before and After Care hours are 7 a.m. through 6 p.m. For more details, contact Director of Youth Programs Allison Burger at 402.334.6409 or aburger@jccomaha.org or Amanda Welsh, Assistant Director of Youth Programs at 402.590.2152 or awelsh@jccomaha.org.

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Return israeli justice system to days of kings David and solomon? maRcy osTeR JERUSALEM | JTA A right-wing Israeli lawmaker said he wants to be the country’s justice minister so his religious party can “restore the Torah justice system.”

Bezalel Smotrich of the Union of RightWing Parties, which includes his Jewish Home party, made the statement Sunday night at a Jerusalem Day event at the Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem. On Monday morning he doubled down on the statement in an interview on the Kan national broadcaster.

“The State of Israel, the country of the Jewish people, with God willing, will go back to operating as it did in the days of King David and King Solomon,” he told Kan. “I want the State of Israel to operate according to the Torah in the long run. That’s bezalel smotrich how it should be, it’s a Jewish state,” he also said, adding that the Torah law would be observed “according to today’s spirit, today’s economy and how society lives in 2019.”

Smotrich called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to name him interim justice minister in the wake of Netanyahu’s firing of Ayelet Shaked from the position.

Avigdor Liberman, who heads the Yisrael Beiteinu party, slammed Smotrich after saying last week that he cannot be part of a “halachic government” over the demands of the haredi Orthodox parties.

“These are no longer comments coming from a delusional hilltop youth, but a statement of intent,” he said of Smotrich, a West Bank resident. “We will prevent that, we won’t lend those efforts a hand. Jewish law is an important and critical part of the Israeli justice system, but Israeli law cannot be Torah law.”

Smotrich has called himself a “proud homophobe” and called the Jerusalem Pride Parade an “abomination parade.” He was Credit: Facebook slammed in 2016 for saying that Arab and Jewish women should be put in separate rooms in the maternity wards of Israeli hospitals. He also called Reform Judaism a “fake religion.”

Last living survivor of Nazi death camp Sobibor dies maRcy osTeR JERUSALEM | JTA e last living survivor of the Nazi death camp Sobibor has died.

Semion Rosenfeld died on Monday at a hospital in central Israel at the age of 96. He moved to Israel from the Ukraine in 1990, according to the Jerusalem Post.

Sobibor was built and operated by the SS during World War II near the railway station of Sobibor in Poland. At least sobibor Railway station.

200,000 Jews were murdered in the gas chambers at Sobibor though some have put the number as high as 350,000. e camp was destroyed by the Germans at the end of 1943.

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He was captured and taken as a prisoner of war in 1941.

He was transferred to Sobibor in 1943, and participated in the Sobibor uprising in September of that year. He was one of the 300 prisoners that managed to escape the camp, and one of only 47 who survived in the days aer the uprising. He hid in the woods with a small group of prisoners until spring 1944, when they were liberated by the Red Credit: Jacques Lahitte Army, which he rejoined and participated in the capture of Berlin by the Soviet forces, according to Ynet. He was demobilized in October 1945.

He is survived by two sons and five grandchildren in Israel and the United States.

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