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ent to a child, a child to a parent, a boyfriend to a girlfriend or the other way around. You could say that domestic violence is an equal opportunity societal problem.” Jewish Family Service works closely with the Women’s Center for Advancement (WCA), the designated direct service provider for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Douglas County. Michelle Patterson, MSW/MPA, is the organization’s Compliance and Evaluation Administrator. “In the first six months of 2016, the WCA provided close to 14,200 services to over 2,300 unique individuals who have been victims of domestic or sexual violence in our community,” she said. “The Women’s Center for Advancement also provided education and training to 1,628 members of the community on related issues, 381 victims See Domestic violence page 2

ozzie noGG Danielle Gordman has been named Director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha’s new Young Jewish Giving (YJG) initiative, created, in her words, “to empower teens and college-aged students to make the world a better place by donating money to worthy causes engaged in mean-

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ozzie noGG n July of 2003, over 500 participants gathered in Baltimore, Maryland for a groundbreaking event, the First International Conference on Domestic Abuse in the Jewish Community. The event was sponsored by Jewish Women International and featured over 100 speakers. October is designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and Jewish Family Service in Omaha is, once again, bringing the issue to the attention of the community. “Domestic violence does not care if you are young or old, black or white, Jewish or not Jewish,” said Karen Gustafson, Jewish Family Service Executive Director. “Violence comes when one person wants to control another. There is a myth that only men are abusive, and that violence only affects married couples. Domestic violence can come from a par-

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MaGGie Conti Director of Activities and Outreach Programs The scheduled events come with wishes for a good, sweet New Year. Keep Your Feet on the Ground! Reducing Your Fall Risk presented by Kathy Rehder, RN on Monday, Oct. 10 at 1:30 p.m. at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home boardroom. Kathy Rehder has been an RN for over 37 years. She started her career working in hospitals, but for the last 25 years Kathy has specialized in seeing patients in their own homes, helping people to maximize their independence. In the past year, she started working with the Visiting Nurse Association, helping coordinate programs designed to help seniors maintain and improve their health. The Visiting Nurse Association realizes the importance of being proactive about your health by sponsoring educational workshops designed specifically for seniors’ well-being. This fall prevention and home safety strategies program will discuss how your home environment may influence the risk of

falling. We also discuss some simple changes that you can implement to significantly improve home safety. Refreshments will be served. To RSVP, please call Maggie Conti at 402.334.6521 or e-mail at mconti@ rbjh.com by Wednesday, Oct. 5. Laugh Out Loud with T. Marni Vos – comedian, educator, and speaker as she chats on “Humor’s Ageless Healing” on Sunday, Oct. 16 See Mainstreeters page 2

ingful work.” YJG will deliver fun, social, energetic and insightful programming built around tzedakah, its importance in Judaism and the responsibility to engage in acts of Tikkun Olam, repairing the world. In addition, YJG will establish a $500.00 donor advised fund for each participant comprised of $125.00 contributed by the student and $375.00 provided by the Jewish Federation of Omaha and its partners. “Our goal is to inspire young people to want to make a difference in the community by providing both the knowledge and resources to be able to do so,” Gordman said. “Moreover, each participant can decide the organizations or causes to which they want to allocate their funds.” A graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Political Science, Danielle received an MA in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She worked in politics at Peter Hart Research in Washington, D.C.; fundraising at Common Cause, also in D.C.; and worked at Heartland Family Service and Methodist Cancer Center in a counseling capacity. Danielle is a former board member of the Pennie Z Davis Child Development Center, JCC, ADL (for which she also acted as Education Chair), Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition and Nebraskans for Research. She is a current board member of Temple Israel as well as the Presenters, a guild for Omaha Performing Arts. A program for youth philanthropy is not new to Omaha, Gordman explained. “The first iteration, B’nai Tzedek, began when Jordana Glazer brought the concept to the Jewish community in 2008 as a board member of the Foundation. “This year we have a record number of 7th graders in the three congregations,” Gordman said. “With 36 students in the B’nai Mitzvah class, this is a great time to revitalize the program. We hope our clergy and other congregational leaders will help get the message out.” YJG will officially launch on Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Community Federation Fair at Dave and Buster’s. The See Danielle Gordman page 2

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Danielle Gordman continued from page 1 first education event is scheduled for later this fall after recruitment at each congregation. Non-affiliated teens are also welcome. Gordman’s desire to assume the YJG Program Director role was motivated in part by her family’s year-long experience living in Barcelona, Spain, from where they returned in July. During their time abroad, the family had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the history and current situation of Jewish communities throughout Europe. “While we were living in Barcelona, I decided that when we returned I wanted to go back to work part time in a meaningful way that would impact the Jewish community,” Danielle said. “Louri Sullivan had mentioned that the Federation wanted to reinstate a giving program for teens and college students, which really appealed to me. I love the idea of working with Jewish teenagers, helping them understand the importance of philanthropy, and the fact that my two children are

continued from page 1 attended support groups, and volunteers donated over 3,200 hours from January to June of 2016. The need is there.” The Power and Control Wheel and the Equity Wheel are two effective tools used in the education process. The Wheels were developed in 1984 by staff at the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (DAIP) as a way to describe the most common abusive behaviors or tactics that were most universally experienced by battered women. “Jewish Family Service plans to donate Equity Wheels to all the synagogues in Omaha,” Karen Gustafson said. “The Wheel describes the changes needed for men who batter to move from being abusive to non-violent partnership. It’s hard to admit, but some respected members

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Mitzvah at Temple Israel next May, and Harper is a freshman in high school, so I sat down with them at our kitchen table in Barcelona and explained the job. They thought it was a great program and loved the idea. When I pointed out that I would be working with them and their friends and asked if that was cool with them, they both replied, ‘Yes!’ Knowing that I would be working with my kids and their peers, and that I had

Omaha before we departed, but being away helped us appreciate this community even more. We all wanted to live as intentionally as we were able to do in Spain, and taking this job allowed me to help fulfill this desire.” For more information or to sign up for Young Jewish Giving, please contact Danielle Gordman at 402.334.6446 or email: dgordman@ jewishomaha.org.

of a community do exert power, control and intimidation at home, possibly committing emotional or physical violence towards their partners. Jewish Family Service wants to heighten awareness and encourage change.” The 2016 Awareness Calendar developed by Psychology Today, lists over one hundred special dates dedicated and devoted to raising awareness about important emotional, physical and psychological health issues, including World Cancer Day, Ethnic Equality Week, and Bullying Prevention Month. October, in addition to its designation as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, also recognizes the International Day of Non-Violence; National Depression Screening Day; World Mental Health Day; National Teen Driver Safety Week; and Red Ribbon Week for a Drug Free America. “We

can’t examine every ‘awarness’ topic in the Jewish Press,” Gustafson said, “but we want people to be mindful.” “It’s a myth, that violence happens to other people in other communities,” Gustafson continued. “Sadly, even the number of our teens experiencing relationship abuse is on the rise. If you know someone that you feel is being controlled by another person, either physically or emotionally, please encourage them to get some help and support in order to encourage better boundaries within the relationship. No one deserves to be abused. There are resources out there to help.” Additional information is available through Jewish Family Service at 402.330.2024. For emergency assistance call the Women’s Center for Advancement 24/7 Crisis Hot Line at 402.345.7273.

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calendar FridAy, September 23 Beth El serves Lunch, 11:30 a.m. at NE AIDS Coalition, 2723 Q St Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Mainstreeters Movie (My Big Fat Greek Wedding II), 1 p.m. SAturdAy, September 24 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Shabbat’s Cool, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El Selichot Scholar-in-Residence, 8:30 p.m. Beth El

SundAy, September 25 BESTT Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El TED Talk, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel Jody Boyer & Russ Nordman Reception, Noon OTYG Meeting, Noon at Temple Israel Tzedakah Program - Apple Picking, 1 p.m. at Ditmar’s Orchard Performing Arts Academy Acting Class, 2 p.m. 2017 Annual Campaign Community Event, 4 p.m. at Dave & Busters mOndAy, September 26 Federation Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Operation Thunderbolt Lecture, 7 p.m. at Bellevue University

tueSdAy, September 27 JSS Board, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH An Insider's Guide to the High Holy Days, noon at Beth El WedneSdAy, September 28 B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Beth El's-An Insider's Guide to the High Holy Days, 6:15 p.m. at Spirit World, 6680 Center St Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El

thurSdAy, September 29 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Elul Adult Education Class, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Love and Logic Class, 5 p.m. Yachad Personal Training, 5:30 p.m. with Steve at the J. Love & Logic Child Care, 6 p.m. UNO Brooks Lecture, 6 p.m. at Alumni Center at UNO with Alan Potash Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. Talmud Learning, 8 p.m.

FridAy, September 30 Alzheimer's Support Group, 11 a.m. at RBJH Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH

SAturdAy, OctOber 1 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El Kids Night Out, 5:30 p.m.

SundAy, OctOber 2 Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Performing Arts Academy Acting Class, 2 p.m. mOndAy, OctOber 3 JCC Closed for Rosh Hashanah

tueSdAy, OctOber 4 JCC Closed for Rosh Hashanah Second Day Rosh Hashanah Lunch, 12:30 p.m. at Beth El WedneSdAy, OctOber 5 B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at RBJH Monthly Kids Learning Chabura, 3:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Hebrew High Dinner, 6 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El

thurSdAy, OctOber 6 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Elul Adult Education Class, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Love and Logic Class, 5 p.m. Love & Logic Child Care, 6 p.m. Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. Talmud Learning, 8 p.m. FridAy, OctOber 7 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Shabbat Shuva Service, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel

SAturdAy, OctOber 8 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Temple Tots Shabbat, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El

SundAy, OctOber 9 Babies, Bigger Kids 'n Bagels, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Book Club, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El OTYG Meeting, Noon at Temple Israel Performing Arts Academy Acting Class, 2 p.m. tueSdAy, OctOber 11 ADL Board Meeting, noon

WedneSdAy, OctOber 11 JCC Closed for Yom Kippur

thurSdAy, OctOber 13 YJO Build a Sukkah, 9 a.m. Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Adult Study with the Clergy, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Temple Israel TiYPE Program, 6 p.m. Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. Talmud Learning, 8 p.m.

FridAy, OctOber 14 Alzheimer's Support Group, 11 a.m. at RBJH Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH SAturdAy, OctOber 15 Temple Israel OTYG Program Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Shabbat’s Cool, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. t Beth El JCC Dance Party, 5:30 p.m.

SundAy, OctOber 16 BESTT Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class: The Bible Now, 11 a.m. Beth El Joy of Laughter, 1:30 p.m. Performing Arts Academy Acting Class, 2 p.m. Musical Theater Rehearsal, 3 p.m. Religious School, 4:30 p.m. at Temple Israel mOndAy, OctOber 17 JCC Closed for Sukkot

tueSdAy, OctOber 18 Board of Trustees, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel

WedneSdAy, OctOber 19 Multi-Gen Philanthropy-Sharna Goldseker, 11 a.m. at the home of Carl and Zoe Riekes B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El

thurSdAy, OctOber 20 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Adult Education Class, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Middle East Forums, Noon at UNO Love and Logic Class, 5 p.m. Love & Logic Child Care, 6 p.m. Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. Talmud Learning, 8 p.m. FridAy, OctOber 21 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH

SAturdAy, OctOber 22 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El

SundAy, OctOber 23 BESTT Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class: The Bible Now, 11 a.m. Beth El NJHS Annual Meeting and Reception, Noon Performing Arts Academy Acting Class, 2 p.m. Musical Theater Rehearsal, 3 p.m. Religious School, 4:30 p.m. at Temple Israel

tueSdAy, OctOber 25 JSS Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH

WedneSdAy, OctOber 26 PACE/LOJE Guest Speaker Andres Spokoiny, 11:30 a.m. at Flemings B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, Noon at RBJH Religious School, 4 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew School, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Education Class, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El thurSdAy, OctOber 27 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Adult Study with the Clergy, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel PACE/LOJE Guest Speaker Andres Spokoiny, 11 a.m. Love and Logic Class, 5 p.m. Love & Logic Child Care, 6 p.m. Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. Talmud Learning, 8 p.m.

FridAy, OctOber 28 Alzheimer's Support Group, 11 a.m. at RBJH Beth El serves Lunch, 11:30 a.m. at NE AIDS Coalition, 2723 Q St Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Mainstreeters Movie (A Royal Night), 1 p.m. Tot & Family Shabbat & Dinner, 6 p.m. at Beth El SAturdAy, OctOber 29 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El

SundAy, OctOber 30 IHE Teaching the Holocaust Conference Temple Israel Breakfast Service at Stephen Center, 7:30 a.m. Klutznick Symposium, 9 a.m. BESTT Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Klutznick Lunch, 10 a.m. at RBJH Religious School, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Adult Education Class: The Bible Now, 11 a.m. Beth El TED Talk, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel Klutznick Symposium, Noon OTYG Meeting, Noon at Temple Israel Performing Arts Academy Acting Class, 2 p.m. Musical Theater Rehearsal, 3 p.m. Beth El YAC goes to Vala's Pumpkin Patch, 4 p.m. Beth El Cooking/Serving at Stephen Center, 5:30 p.m. at Stephen Center, 2723 Q St Klutnzick Symposium, 6 p.m. mOndAy, OctOber 31 IHE Teaching the Holocaust Conference Klutznick Symposium, 8:30 a.m. at Creighton University

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Kehilla Chairs Abby (left) and Adam Kutler are holding the Kehilla Cup. Who will win it this year? Kehilla volunteers Sonia and Alan Tipp sent in their selfie for bonus points, getting them closer to winning the coveted cup. We are anticipating more pictures of volunteers in funny costumes any day now.

Central High Hall of Fame Continued from page 3 Rick Chudacoff, Class of 1967: In the world of songwriting and music production, few can claim the kind of cross-genre success achieved by Rick Chudacoff. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped to pen or produce top-selling hits in Pop, R&B, Christian and country, including co-writing the 1995 Grammy winning Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart. He first broke into the music business playing with the major label disco funk band Crackinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. He made his first big mark as a songwriter/arranger by collaborating on Robbie Dupreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steal Away, a catchy hit that reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980. He then received production credits on Matthew Wilderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1983 pop standard Break My Stride, which hit No. 5 on the Hot 100, and Patti LaBelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1984 R&B hit New Attitude, among others. In his varied career, he has co-written top 10 hits in pop (Steal Away), R&B (The Temptationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Look What You Started, No. 8 in 1986), contemporary Christian (I Call Your Name, Clay Crosse, No. 1 in 1994), and country (Shenandoahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart, No. 7 in 1995). In all, productions on which heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been involved account for more than 25 million units sold. Through his own music company, Gouda Music Group, he continues to write and produce music in a number of genres today. Robert Goldstein, Class of 1955: During a visionary and pioneering advertising career, Goldstein helped turn products like Crest toothpaste, Tide detergent, Head and Shoulders shampoo and Charmin

bathroom tissue into household names. Goldstein served as Procter & Gambleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president of advertising for nearly a decade before his life was tragically cut short at age 50. Goldstein joined the firm in 1961 after earning a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree at Harvard and masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree at the University of Chicago. By the late 1970s, he had become one of the most powerful figures in advertising nationally, supervising a $1 billion ad budget that was the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest. With a keen intellect and diplomatic skills, he served as chairman of the Association of National Advertisers and as a leader of numerous other advertising organizations. He was among the first to recognize the potential for cable television, making one of the first sizable advertising buys on CNN and TBS. Goldstein was also very active in Cincinnatiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jewish community and had an amazing ability to always be available for family and friends in need. Goldsteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and career came to a sudden close in 1987 in a rafting accident in British Columbia. He was mourned by Procter & Gambleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO as a man whose impact on advertising was great, not due to the dollars he commanded but his high standards and principles. A year later in 1988, he was elected to the National Advertising Hall of Fame. The Central High School Alumni Association is accepting nominations for the 2017 CHS Hall of Fame through Dec. 31, 2016. Nomination forms are available from the Central High School Foundation office, 402.556.1996.

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Livingston Foundation Fund Grant Applications The Milton S. and Corinne N. Livingston Foundation Fund is a donor-advised fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. The Foundation administers the Fund and an advisory board is responsible for recommending grants from the Fund. The annual meeting of the advisory board will be held on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2016. The primary interest of the Milton S. and Corinne N. Livingston Foundation Fund is to support Jewish institutions and projects. The Fund has a secondary interest in supporting health, education, cultural and social services in the Omaha Metropolitan area. Grant requests should be submitted in writing, using the

appropriate forms, to Janet Henthorn, Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, 333 S. 132 Street, Omaha, NE 68154. Guidelines are as follows: 1. Grants will be limited to organizations located within the Omaha Metropolitan area and the State of Israel. 2. No grants will be given for capital or endowment campaigns. 3. Organization representatives may contact Howard Epstein at 402.334.6466 or hepstein@jewishomaha.org, or Janet Henthorn at 402.334.6551or jhen thorn@jewishomaha.org for a grant application form. The deadline for submission of grant applications is Friday, Nov. 4.

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LYNN BAttEN Publicity/Gallery Manager, Jewish Federation of Omaha Art education has always been important to Russ Nordman and Jody Boyer. Nordman is an Associate Professor of Media Arts at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Boyer is a middle school art teacher in the Omaha Public Schools, and adjunct instructor of Media Arts at University of Nebraska at Omaha. In the spirit of teaching, inspiring and informing, the pair will give a lecture at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25 in the JCC Gallery. Their talk will be part of the reception, held from 2–4 p.m., for their current exhibition, Imaginative Topographies. Both the reception and lecture are free and open to the public. The community is encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Both Boyer and Nordman welcome the opportunity to engage the community while discussing the creative process. “We both like to tell stories and share our experiences of exploring and making work,” Boyer said. She will address the studio process behind her work, as well as the ways she integrates artistic thinking into her classroom teaching. Nordman will also discuss his process for making art, as well as his inspiration for his Iowa Combines series. Iowa Combines is Nordman’s imaginative interpretation of vernacular architecture from each of the 99 counties in his home state of Iowa. It is the overall project that his currently displayed images come from. Nordman has been teaching full time for the past 15 years. He started teaching as a graduate assistant back in the late 80s and taught art and media in a variety of situations over

the years. Boyer has been teaching studio art for 15 years at the university level, and six years at the K-12 level. “In middle school,” Boyer says, “I balance studio art skills alongside literacy, writing, mathematics and life skills. Often when we are working on a project, we are also working on goal setting, being okay with stumbles and mistakes and finding ways to make everything work. Really, I am teaching art while also helping students through the metamorphosis of adolescence. Middle schoolers may be able to conceptualize something, but not yet able to produce it. They get frustrated and want to give up half way through. I help them gain the skills to keep going when they feel like they are failing, and encourage them to believe in what they are doing. Once projects are finished, the students have a sense of pride, in addition to beautiful works of art they are proud of.” This dedication to her students is also the reason that Boyer has recently been awarded the 2016 Outstanding Art Educator of Nebraska Award. The award, given annually by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association, honors an art educator in recognition of their service to the field of art education, to the organization and for their teaching. Only one award is given out per year, and it is the highest award given by the Nebraska Art Teachers Association. “I am honestly humbled and overwhelmed to have received the award,” Boyer said. “I do so many things with NAEA and NATA, but I do them out of a desire to become a better practitioner and teacher. When I was nominated, I was a bit taken aback, but to receive the award, wow, it is an honor. It is a wonderful acknowledgement of the work I put into arts education, and a humbling recognition of my love of teaching.”

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eth El Synagogue has chosen The Birthday of the World as its theme for Rosh Hashanah 5777. “Each year, our goal is to blend the meaningful with the traditional,” said Rabbi Steven Abraham. “To both recite the liturgy that has kept our people together for thousands of years and to understand how those specific psalms or poems have relevance in today’s world.” With that purpose in mind, Beth El’s clergy and Religious Life Committee created a unique Rosh Hashanah experience rooted in tradition, yet embracing life in 2016, which will (according to sources) include birthday cake and balloons. “On the first day of Rosh Hashanah - Monday, Oct. 3 - services will begin promptly at 10 a.m.,” Rabbi Abraham continued, “and you do not want to arrive late. We plan to conclude with the final shofar blast sounding at 12:30 pm. The service on Rosh Hashanah Day One will include all the emotional pieces that draw us to the High Holy Days: Shema Koleinu, Unetaneh Tokef, Areshet and more, while at the same time highlighting a bit of history about why we include these prayers on Rosh Hashanah and what they mean to us and our families today.” Invitations to the special Rosh Hashanah Day One observance were mailed to all congregants. Beth El children received colorful birthday party invitations that spelled out the morning’s activities, including story times, fun hours, Youth Services and Jr. Congregation. On Rosh Hashanah Day 2 Tuesday, Oct. 4 - services begin at 9 a.m. “Our second day service includes more of the traditional items our congregants have

come to love,” Rabbi Abraham said. “This service will also conclude at approximately 12:30 p.m. and will be followed by a lunch in our Social Hall. Everyone is invited.” Reservations for lunch are required by Sept. 26. Call 402.492.8550, or go the the Beth El website: www. bethel-omaha.org which also has a detailed schedule of Rosh Hashanah services, along with resources to make your High Holiday observance more

meaningful. “Babysitting will be available for children from three months to five years old during all Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services,” said Margie Gutnik, Beth El Program Director. “Parents need to register their children in advance, so please call the synagogue office at 402.4592.8550 or visit the Beth El website http://www. bethel-omaha.org/ to register your children on line.”

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Thursday, September 29, 2016 7:00 P.M.

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Alan Potash is the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. A native Omahan, Alan received a BA from Southern Illinois University and a MA from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Prior to taking on the leadership of the Federation, Potash served as Regional Director of the Plains States Region of the Anti-Defamation League/Community Relations Committee of the JFO from 2015-2016. From 2003-2006, he was the ADL Community Director in Austin, Texas. Alan is an artist, educator and traveler at heart. He is an award winning artist and filmmaker. He has spent time teaching, working and exploring in the United States, Europe, Taiwan and Israel. He and his wife Amy are the parents of twins. The University of Nebraska is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution AA/EEO institution. For special needs or assistance please call/contact 402 554-2628 (TTY 554-3799 or stop by ASH 205.

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Founded in Omaha eleven years ago, The Business Ethics Alliance promotes an environment where the discussion and practice of business ethics is encouraged and expected. It promotes Omaha as the hoWard epstein center of business Executive Director, ethics excellence and JFO Foundation corporate citizenship. Omaha business and civic leaders and philanthropists Mike Yanney, and his daughter, Lisa Roskens, spoke at the September meeting of the Business Ethics Alliance. The Omaha World-Herald reported on Mr. Yanney’s belief that it would be unethical for Nebraskans to try to avoid higher taxes by failing to invest in the state’s economic future. “If government must spend more to create conditions for growth,” he said, “I’m going to pay more taxes and do it happily... we’ve got to invest in the future of our city and in the future of our state.”

If it is ethically imperative to pay higher taxes to ensure the future of our city and our state, and to maintain and build our educational institutions and infrastructure, is it not also ethically imperative to plan now and to make funding arrangements now to ensure the future of Omaha’s Jewish community? Together, we can ensure the future of Omaha’s Jewish community. Consider, for example, establishing a Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE) fund. Your PACE fund can be funded now with a current gift, or after your lifetime through your will, trust, life insurance, retirement plan or other estate plan provision. Your gift... your investment will help ensure that Omaha’s Jewish community will be vibrant for many decades to come. We will be happy to work with you to ensure the future of the Jewish Federation of Omaha and your favorite local Jewish organizations. Let’s talk further. Please feel free to contact me at 402.334.6466 or by email at hepstein@jew ishomaha.org.

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speaker to be announced for Wednesday, sept. 28, noon. For more information or to be placed on the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibrith@jewishomaha.org.

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Where your Campaign dollars go: The American Joint Distribution Committee

OzziE NOgg herever and whenever Jews are in need, the Joint Distribution Committee will be there to offer them hope, for we are ‘One people, one heart...’ Use the word ‘joint’ around a certain age group, and you might get a nudge and a wink. But for people in an older demographic, the word ‘joint’ means the American Joint Distribution Committee, a non-sectarian emergency relief program that for over 100 years has been mobilizing resources and coordinating efforts to help victims of natural and man-made disasters. The history of the Joint is the history of modern Jewish survival. The largest nonpolitical organization dedicated to helping Jews in distress all over the world, the Joint was founded in 1914 and, until 1931, was called the Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers. The original aim of the organization was to centralize allocations of aid to Jews adversely affected by World War l. In the fall of 1914, monies from JDC saved the Palestinian Jews - then under Turkish rule - from starvation. During WWll, funds from the JDC were smuggled to the Polish Jewish underground. After the War, the Joint’s retraining programs helped people in DP camps learn trades that would enable them to earn a living, while its cultural and religious activities helped re-establish Jewish life. In more recent years, the JDC brought Jews from Iraq, Yemen, Ethiopia and the Soviet Union to Israel where, today, JDC’s top priority is responding to the terrorism that threatens Israel’s existence. “The Joint exemplifies that all Jews are responsible for one another,” said Julee Katzman, Jewish Federation of Omaha Special Projects Coordinator. “JDC has boots on the ground and knows where the vulnerable Jews are at any given moment, in Israel and in more than seventy other countries. They locate the poorest Jews in the world, the isolated elderly, at-risk families, Israel’s most disadvantaged children, immigrants and people with disabilities wherever they may be. The Joint finds its way to communities around the globe to rescue Jews in danger. To bring immediate relief -- food, clothing, shelter, job opportunities -- and help those communities and individuals build their future.” The Jewish Federation of Omaha allocated about 27% of last year’s annual campaign toward Israel and Overseas causes. According to Steve Levinger, Jewish Federation of Omaha Chief Development Officer, “Most of this is allocated to the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)

to support their core funding of programs and services for our overseas partners, one of which is the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. With their dedicated teams and through their social services, employment initiatives and emergency aid, JDC has touched millions of lives and renewed lost bonds to Jewish identity and Jewish culture. There are many heartwarming examples of how our Campaign dollars directly assist fellow Jews in vulnerable regions of the world”: Today, Moishe House has an Omaha connection. Founded in 2006 in Oakland, CA, and fueled by enormous demand for peer-led, home-based programming from young adults and their Jewish communities, Moishe House has become the global leader of Jewish engagement for young adults, with outposts in 29 cities, including Beijing, Cape Town and Warsaw. “We have been working with Moishe House to launch a Moishe House Without Walls pilot program in Omaha,” said Nate Shapiro, JFO Director of Development. “This has truly been a collaborative effort with the synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Omaha. We have asked a small number of 22-32 year olds to attend a training session where we all learn how to host and organize events. Moishe House Without Walls will serve as a way to supplement already existing programming, while providing a framework for more organic Jewish community creation. In addition, this is a great opportunity to help create and engage the future leaders of our community.” The reach of the Joint Distribution Committee extends beyond the global Jewish community by providing non-sectarian disaster relief and long-term development assistance worldwide: donations to UNICEF Haiti’s Child Protection sector and emergency appeal for Pakistan; ongoing humanitarian assistance to the crisis in Syria; providing potable drinking water, life-saving medical care and crucial education opportunities to people in Ethiopia, Tunisia and Morocco. “Bottom line,” Levinger said, “the Joint is often the first source of Jewish humanitarian assistance on the ground when disaster strikes. Wherever JDC works, it is viewed as a trusted partner to propel vulnerable Jewish and non-Jewish communities from dependency to self-sustainability. For those who struggle in desperate conditions, the Joint Distribution Committee provides a safety net.” The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee is ranked #40 on the Forbes List of the Fifty Largest U.S. charities. JDC’s non-sectarian disaster relief programs are funded by special appeals of the Jewish Federations of North America and tens of thousands of individual donors to JDC.

• Reinvigorating European Jewry Through Camp: Camp Szarvas - JDC’s pioneering international Jewish summer camp operated in rural Hungary - is a chance to connect to Judaism and meet friends from around the world. A second home for about 1,300 children and teens from 20 different countires, Szarvas is a dynamic and vital part of the global Jewish revival through summer camp. Like many young Jews from Europe, David Csillik had his first Jewish experience at Szarvas. “The experience was fun and helped me explore my Jewish roots,” he says. After six years as a Szarvas counselor, David now feels empowered to stand at the vanguard of leaders building a positive identity for Hungarian Jewry. “JDC gave me the opportunity to see myself as a Jewish leader, a Jewish advocate, someone who is actually a representative of the community.” • Leading a Jewish Revolution in Cuba: The Cuban government may have tried to suppress religion, but they couldn’t suppress Monica del Pino’s Jewish soul. When the government eased religious restrictions in 1991, eight-year-old Monica jumped at the chance to enroll in Federation partner JDC’s newly-opened Sunday school. Since then, she has become a pillar of the community, working with JDC to revive Jewish communal life throughout the island. “JDC’s assistance has been very vital for the existence of Judaism here - and it keeps us optimistic about our future,” she says. • Support for Families With Special Needs: Bader’s 19-yearold son has problems with his hearing and vision and cognitive difficulties that make it challenging for him to navigate social situations. But Israel’s bureaucratic labyrinth made it difficult for Bader to procure the necessary treatments for his son. Then he learned about the Joint’s Tzamid Ramla program which brings together a diverse group of parents of children with special needs and provides guidance from social workers as well as the support and comfort of community. Bader says Tzamid helped him improve his relationship with his son, and now he’s eager to help spread the program to other cities in Israel. “There are so many people who can benefit from JDC support,” he says. • A Tale of Love and Darkness in Ukraine: When separatist forces entered Nikita’s small hometown in eastern Ukraine, he was forced to leave behind everything he knew, from Joint Distribution Committee community programs to his beloved fiancée. Five hundred miles away in Kiev, he found a home at the city’s Moishe House, a Federation-supported community hub for young Jews. Shortly after beginning his new life, he discovered his passion - police work. It’s a natural extension of the community work he loved so much before. Now, he hopes to help his country also begin again from the depths of crisis.

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Preparing for the Days of Awe ANNETTE vAN DE KAMP-WRIGhT Editor of the Jewish Press his is the time of year when we start preparing for the High Holidays. At our house, that means focusing on mundane things, like cleaning (it’s not just for Passover), cooking, figuring out what to wear and who to invite and arranging school schedules for our oldest. Public school is not always kind to her; while the administrators and teachers are extremely helpful, the girl does not like missing classes. Then there is the office that needs to be left behind as organized as possible and the roughly 5,777 loads of laundry I still need to put away. This is probably not how one should prepare for our holiest days. When you live in Omaha, it’s not always easy to feel connected to the spiritual. The rhythm of the city doesn’t match how we should feel inside; we leave synagogue after services only to find the rest of the world hasn’t stopped moving. There are people jogging or walking their dogs, we see school buses in traffic and parking lots filled with shoppers. To us it may be Yom Kippur, but to the rest of the city, it’s just a Wednesday. So how do we separate ourselves from our busy and oh-so-important lives? “The days between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are known as the Days of Awe, or Yamim Noraim in Hebrew,” ReformJudaism.org tells us. “During this period, individuals examine their behavior over the past year, consider atonement for misdeeds, and seek a closeness with God. Practically, this is done through repentance, reconciliation, and forgiveness.” The notion of examining our own behavior is something we encounter every year, and I some-

times forget what a tall order that is. We human beings don’t like examining our own behavior. At all. Especially when we are asked to do so with the implication there is something we can improve on. Because, let’s face it: it is so much easier to find fault

in others than it is to see our own misdeeds for what they are. I speak from experience. So here is a thought: ask yourself what your biggest pet peeve is in other people. I don’t mean small annoyances; I’m talking maddening, make-youhair-stand-on-end behavior that drives you absolutely crazy and makes you want to scream. Then, remember a time you acted exactly the same. What, you say, “I would never act that way. That’s

It’s indisputable: The GOP is the pro-Israel party

JEff BALLABoN and BRuCE ABRAMSoN WASHINGTON DC | JTA Editor’s note: The article is the counterpoint to an op-ed the Jewish Press published on 9-9-16, titled Quit the failed attempts to paint Democrats as weak on Israel, by Michael Adler. For years, the leaders of America’s most established Jewish organizations – AIPAC chief among them - have assured their members that when it came to Israel, there wasn’t much difference between the Democratic and Republican parties. The 2016 platform debates and conventions have shattered this insistence that in our hyperpartisan era, Israel policy somehow managed to remain neutral territory. It is now indisputable that the parties have radically different views of Israel. To the extent that any bipartisanship persists, it is only among the least pro-Israel Republicans and the most pro-Israel Democrats. According to their view, Israelis and Arabs are more or less equally culpable, Israel must risk its national security and the lives of its citizens, and an independent, Judenrein Arab state in the historic Jewish heartland is an imperative. Though the politicians on both sides of the aisle backing this vision may see themselves as pragmatic, moderate centrists looking out for Israel’s interests, what they actually advocate is rejecting Israel’s status as a favored ally, ignoring history and law, and capitulating to Arab intransigence and inhumanity. Moreover, the bases of both parties reject this view. The Republican base sees no moral equivalence between Israelis building a pluralistic, liberal democracy of which all decent people should be proud and the Palestinian Authority presiding over a genocidal, suicidal death cult. Members of the Democratic base, as we saw during their convention, reiterate the slanders of Jimmy Carter, Bernie Sanders and Cornel West, while some burned an Israeli flag in symbolic

solidarity with the death cult whose own flags were proudly waved on the convention floor. Hillary Clinton’s politically savvy advisers, understanding that anti-Israel agitation would play poorly in the general election preferred boilerplate language similar to the DNC’s 2012 platform: “Israelis deserve security, recognition, and

why it’s a pet peeve in the first place.” Not so fast. Let’s say, your pet peeve is people who leave their food in the communal fridge at work until it starts to mold. Or people who interrupt when you are in the middle of a sentence. Or maybe what really makes your blood boil is cutting in line. Presenting someone else’s ideas as their own during a staff meeting. Driving too slow. Driving too fast. The list is endless; I’m sure you’re already thinking of a few pet peeves yourself. They all have one thing in common: we interpret these behaviors as rude. And let me just add that coming up with the above list of annoying behavior was not difficult for me. But here’s the thing: while we may be hyper aware of certain anti-social behaviors in others (I wouldn’t dream of coming out of the restroom without washing my hands), there is no doubt we are all guilty of things that others find amazingly irritating (I am not allowed to borrow my husband’s toothpaste because I squeeze the tube in the middle. Also, I am a backseat driver and I sneeze really loud. Every time). We all, at times, behave in ways that can and will be interpreted by others as rude. I have no intention of avoiding these annoying habits. They make me who I am. Instead, I work at not getting so aggravated when other people behave in equally quirky ways. They don’t do it to annoy me. The older man in the car in front of me did not wake up this morning with the distinct purpose of getting on my nerves. He doesn’t even know me. Like I said: a tall order. But: a challenge at the same time, one that could prove much more beneficial for my mental health than getting all that laundry done.

tanyahu” in its “rejection of a two-state solution.” No one actually reading the words of the 2016 GOP platform plank on Israel could possibly reach these conclusions. The Republican platform’s actual language recognizes Israel as a fellow liberal democracy and a strategic ally; restates an existing American law declaring an indivisible Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; upholds our ally’s right to defend itself against military threats, terror attacks and other forms of warfare; labels as false the widely accepted canard that Israel is an “occupier,” and recognizes the anti-Semitism behind a Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement that has targeted Jewish interests far from Israel. It closes with a longing for “comprehensive and lasting peace” negotiated among the residents of the Middle East and opposes outside pressure designed to impose any specific proDonald Trump addressing the annual policy conference of posal. the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in WashingNothing in the new GOP platform “rejects” ton, D.C., March 21, 2016. or creates even the slightest impediment to a Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images “two-state solution.” It simply refocuses Amera normal life free from terror and incitement. ican interests correctly -- in support of our ally Palestinians should be free to govern themselves Israel’s sovereignty and security -- rather than in in their own viable state, in peace and dignity.” In pursuit of “self-determination” for a Palestinian short, a statement of moral equivalence. Authority, the PLO’s legal and moral successor, The Republicans had reluctantly accepted that continues to incite and support terror and comparable boilerplate language in 2012, temthat has explicitly abandoned even the pretext of pering far stronger pro-Israel sentiment among a “peace process.” the base to accommodate AIPAC’s insistence that A bipartisan consensus that actually supports such moral equivalence reflected the American Israel remains a worthy ideal. As the 2016 conJewish consensus. In 2016, however, the GOP re- ventions showed, it is very far from what we have sisted such pressure. The party’s base rallied betoday. Americans who care about Israel face a hind a more definitively pro-Israel approach that clear choice. There is no use pretending otherembraces the moral superiority of Israel’s posiwise. tion and Israel’s unconditional sovereignty. Jeff Ballabon is chairman of the Iron Dome It is this platform language -- to which we Alliance and a senior fellow at the Center for proudly contributed -- that Democrats and their Statesmanship and Diplomacy. Bruce Abramson enablers in establishment American Jewish is vice president for policy of the Iron Dome Algroups have intentionally and repeatedly misliance and a senior fellow at the London Center characterized as standing “to the right of Nefor Policy Research.

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Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker Maynard Telpner on the 75 years he spent living in Council Bluffs. Our services are led by lay leader Larry Blass. For information on our historic synagogue, please contact any of our board members: Rick Katelman, Carole Lainof, Marty Ricks, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf and Phil Wolf.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. friday: Lunch at the Nebraska AIDS Coalition, 11:30 a.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. Saturday: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; BESTT Shabbat’s Cool, 10 a.m. followed by lunch; Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m.; Mincha/ Ma’ariv, 7 p.m.; Selichot Speaker Rabbi Mordecai Schreiber on “Why People Pray: The Universal Power of Prayer, 8:15 p.m.; Selichot Services, 10 p.m. weekday SerViCeS: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday: BESTT Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; BESTT Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m.; Kadima Hoseback Riding, 12:15 p.m. tueSday: Your Journey Starts Here - An Insider’s Guide to the High Holy Days, noon with Rabbi Abraham. wedneSday: BESTT Classes, 4:15 p.m.; USY Lounge Night, 5 p.m.; Your Journey Starts Here - An Insider’s Guide to the High Holy Days, 6:15 p.m. with Rabbi Abraham at Spirit World, 6680 Center St.; BESTT Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. Tot Shabbat and Family Shabbat, friday, Sept. 30, 6 p.m. followed by dinner. Ma’ariv, Erev Rosh Hashanah Services, Sunday, oct. 2, 6 p.m. All classes and programs are open to everyone in the Jewish community.

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Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer. friday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:01 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 7:01 p.m. Saturday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Torah Parade and Kids Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Portion, 5:55 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 6:40 p.m.; Havdalah, 7:58 p.m.; Pre-Selichot Concert, 11:15 p.m.; Selichot, 11:59 p.m. Sunday: Selichot, 12 a.m.-7 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels and Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m.; Kid’s Craft & Learning, 10 a.m.; Kever Avot Services: Golden Hill, noon; Beth Israel/ Mt. Sinai, 1 p.m.; Fisher Farm, 2 p.m. weekdayS: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m.; Orot Hateshuva with Rabbi Ari, 7:45-8:15 a.m. monday: Lulav and Etrog orders due; Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Shlomo, noon. thurSday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Tshuva Class, 7:45 a.m.; Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ari; UNMC Lunch & Learn, noon with Rabbi Shlomo; Scholars Club, 4:15 p.m. at JCC; Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m.; Talmud Learning, 8:30 p.m. with Rabbi Shlomo.

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Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday, 9 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. followed by a kiddush luncheon. Sunday: Shacharit, 8:30 a.m. followed by Sunday Secrets: Jewish Fun Facts class at 9:15 a.m. weekdayS: Shacharit, 7 a.m. followed by coffee, treats, study and shmoozing. monday: Personal Parsha class, 9:30 a.m. with Shani; Operation Thunderbolt: Firsthand Account with Sassy Reuven, 7 p.m. at Bellevue University. tueSday: Women’s Workshop: G-d on the Campaign Trail, noon-1 p.m. with Shani Katzman. wedneSday: New Tanya Series -- The Anatomy of Your Soul: Who Are You?, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Mendel Katzman; Chai Elul Farbrengen, 7 p.m., Learn the significance of this birthday of two heroic and trailblazing leaders. thurSday: Advanced Talmud Class, noon with Rabbi Mendel Katzman; Women’s Workshop: G-d on the Campaign Trail, 7-8 p.m. with Shani Katzman. This workshop is for

women in advance of Rosh Hashana. Tashlich Mystery, rosh hashana, monday, oct. 3, 5 p.m. This is a fun and educational for adults and children. Women’s Mega Challah Bake, thursday, oct. 13, 7 p.m. at JCC.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Craig Lewis. friday: Pre-neg, 6 p.m. hosted by Leslie Delserone and Peter Mullin; Shabbat Evening Service, 6:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 7:02 p.m. Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Ki Tavo; Dessert Social Potluck, 8:30 p.m.; Havdalah (72 minutes), 8:30 p.m.; Selichot Service, 9 p.m. Sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m. at Tifereth Israel; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m. at South Street Temple; Star City Kochavim in Concert, noon at Lincoln Arts Festival, South Pointe Pavillions; LJCS Teachers Meeting, 12:15 p.m. at Tifereth Israel; Jewish Book Group, 2 p.m. in a private room at Scooter’s, 84th and Van Dorn and will discuss The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant; Star City Kochavim in Concert, 3 p.m. at Lincoln Arts Festival, South Pointe Pavillions. wedneSday: LJCS Hebrew classes, 4 p.m. at Tifereth Israel; Federation Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Tifereth Isael. thurSday: Join us for a discussion about the quality of life and medical and moral decisions that we may face about the final months and days of life, 7 p.m. with Dr. Bob Bleicher of HoriSun Hospice at Tifereth Israel; High Holiday Choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m. aduLt eduCation tueSday: Intro to Judaism, Session #1, 6:30 p.m. led by Rabbi Lewis. The cost is $50 for course materials. Please contact Rabbi Lewis if you need scholarship assistance. Money will not be a barrier to taking this class. It’s a mitzvah! The Temple is seeking volunteers willing to provide occasional transportation to services and events for members who are in need of a ride. Please contact the Temple office for details and to sign up by phone at 402.435.8004 or email at office@southstreettemple.org. September FatihFULL Harvest Food Drive: On Shabbat Sept. 23-24 we are collecting Mac and Cheese. Monetary donations are gratefully accepted as well. Erev Rosh Hashanah Service, Sunday, oct. 2, 8 p.m. President’s Office Hours, Sunday mornings, 10 a.m.– noon at SST. If you have any Temple business you would like to bring before the Board of Trustees, potential programs, or new ideas, please let us know! Call for an appointment at the Temple or just to chat any time at 402.513.7697. Or if you prefer, email David Weisser at president@southstreettemple.org.

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friday: Shabbat Comes to the Blumkin Home, 2:30 p.m. led by Beth Israel. Saturday: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Jim Polack. Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

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friday: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Crystal and Cantor Shermet. Saturday: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Services, 10:30 a.m.; S’lichot Service and Program, 7 p.m. We will begin with Havdalah and then change the covers on our Torah Scrolls. Our program for the evening will be a musical concert presented by the Omaha Chamber Music Society followed by our annual chocolate oneg. Sunday: Grades PreK-6, 10 a.m.; Temple TED Talk, 11 a.m.; OTYG Meeting, noon; Kol Rina Rehearsal, 12:30 p.m.; Mitzvah Project for the High Holidays: Apple Picking for Stephen Center, 1 p.m. at Ditmars Orchard in Council Bluffs. We will meet at there and pick apples to donate. tueSday: Kol Rina Rehearsal, 6 p.m. wedneSday: Grades 3-6, 4 p.m., School Dinner, 6 p.m.; Grades 7-12, 6:30 p.m.; Family School, 6:30 p.m.; My Israel: A Virtual Tour to Israel, 6:30 p.m. Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening Service, Sunday, oct. 2, 7:30 p.m. Remember to pick-up a grocery bag for the High Holiday Food Drive: Fill a Bag, Feed a Family.

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Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: monday-friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. friday: Services, 6:30 p.m. Saturday: Shabbat Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a Kiddish luncheon; Selichot Services and Study, 8 p.m. Sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m. at Tifereth Israel; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m. at South Street Temple; Mt. Carmel Memorial Service, 10:30 a.m. at the cemetery; New Nurture the Wow Parenting Group, 11 a.m. facilitated by Nancy Coren; LJCS Teachers Meeting, 12:15 p.m. at Tifereth Israel; Jewish Book Group, 2 p.m. in a private room at Scooter’s, 84th and Van Dorn and will discuss The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant. Please contact Zoya Zeman with any questions; PJ Library families Pre Rosh Ha'Shana Apple Picking Adventure, today at Martin's Hillside Orchard (2024 Ashland Rd, Ceresco, NE). This program is open to TI children ages 2-13 and their familes. Please contact Nancy Coren with any questions. thurSday: Join us for a discussion about the quality of life and medical and moral decisions that we may face about the final months and days of life, 7 p.m. with Dr. Bob Bleicher of HoriSun Hospice at Tifereth Israel. Annual UNL Hillel/Tifereth Israel Potluck Dinner and Friday Evening Service on friday, Sept. 30. If you would like a ride to campus, please call the office and we will arrange a ride for the evening.

of the American Muslim Institute mosque and SCott Littky Program Director, Temple Israel the place where Countryside Community Church will break ground in the very near future. What has grown from the rubble and de15 years ago, Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and memstruction of Sept. 11, 2001 is part of the fabric bers of Temple Israel headed to a local mosque of being an American today. The pain of that to help to assure that no damage happened day is still very real; since the event we reach for new ways to honor those who died and those who served as First Responders. We work harder each day towards living in a world of peace. This year, with the commemoraCircle of Peace on Sept. 11, 2016 tion of 15 years since our world changed, the Tri-Faith Partners (the Amer- there. What started on Sept. 11, 2001 as a gesican Muslim Institute, Temple Israel and Counture of peace, brotherhood and love, is now tryside Community Church) chose to remember turning into a 37 acre campus, which will proand mark the day with a 9-11 Circle of Peace. vide a home to each religious house of worship On the afternoon of Sept. 11, the Tri-Faith as well as the Tri-Faith Welcome Center. community gathered in the amphitheater at TemThe 9-11 Circle of Peace program was a movple Israel. Over 500 people were in attendance, ing experience. Dr. Maryanne Stevens, Presirepresenting each of the Tri-Faith communities. dent of the Tri-Faith Initiative began with a One could not help looking South from the amwelcome and was followed by Rabbi Darryl See 9-11 Circle of Peace on page 11 phitheater, and notice the ongoing construction

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continued from page 10 Crystal, Interim Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel, who offered a prayer. Next, Rev. Eric Elnes, PhD. of Countryside Community Church added a prayer from his community. Nizam Qassem was next with a prayer from the American Muslim Institute. After each prayer a representative of the lay leadership from each offered their remarks. Following this, community members formed a Circle of Peace on the open grass next to the amphitheater. Together we linked hands and sang the song, Let There Be Peace of Earth, by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson. The words of the song rang true this day, as they did when the song was first sung in the 1950s: Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was meant to be. With God our Creator, neighbors all are we. Let us walk with each other in perfect harmony. Let peace begin with me; Let this be the moment now. With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow. To take each moment and live each moment in peace eternally. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. While the group was gathered in the circle a picture was taken from the air to mark the event. After the Circle of Peace, all in attendance were invited to assist in weaving a piece of either, red, white or blue fabric into a weave board commemorating the Circle of Peace. The weaving, when completed, will be kept at Countryside Community Church until it can be displayed at the TriFaith Welcome Center.

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Ruchi Koval lmost half of the members of my household have ADHD. What this means, and I’m not mentioning any names, is that there are lots of people in my house losing things on a regular basis. ese items might include, but are not limited to: one’s keys, the cordless phone, a cell phone, a hat. Credit cards. Important documents. Lists, all the time. And, for the win, somebody’s bar mitzvah suit was lost a week aer the bar mitzvah. e interesting thing about this phenomenon is that the people in my household who lose things on a regular basis don’t seem to be particularly rattled when they lose their stuff. Now me on the other hand, I’m a little bit of a control freak. I need to have my things neat, clean and organized or else I start to fly off the rails. So when something of mine goes missing, it really really bothers me. I contemplate the issue from a philosophical standpoint (how could such a thing happen), from a blame perspective (whose fault was it), and finally from a practical perspective (what am I going to do about this)? But my fellow family-mates seem to take it in stride. Oh, I found my keys. Oh, I lost my keys. Oh, I lost my car. Oh, I found my car. Oh, I lost my mind. Oh, I found my mind. I finally learned that their brains just work differently from mine and since losing their stuff happens on such a regular basis it’s just a part of life the same way I sometimes drop my

pencil. It just doesn’t continue to seem like that big of a deal. One of the coolest Jewish commandments is actually to return somebody’s lost object, which appears in this week’s Torah portion. What I find so cool about this is, I know the great joy that I get when a lost item is returned (accompanied of course by a deep sense of shame when I blamed a completely innocent party for its loss, but that’s another topic for another day). And that via giving someone else this great joy, you have achieved something much larger than you and he. You have achieved spiritual success. What I love about this idea is that the Torah exists in order to perfect the universe. It is a path. It is a means. It is a journey. What is the ultimate destination? e ultimate destination is to leave the world, and ourselves, holier than before we existed. And that’s why the interpersonal commandments are so important. Many people think of Judaism in terms of ritual. Judaism is about Shabbat. Judaism is about kosher. Judaism is about Israel. And all of these things are true. But what many people don’t know is that “Western values” actually are Jewish. Charity is Jewish. Speaking kindly is Jewish. Returning somebody’s lost items is totally Jewish. So how cool is it, that when you simply “do the right thing” (also known as being a mensch) you actually get a mitzvah?? If more people would follow these directives, we would indeed make this world an incredible place. Even, or maybe especially, when it keeps happening.

Arsonist who torched Orlando club shooter’s mosque has Messianic ties

jta news staff The Florida man who confessed to setting fire to the mosque of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen has ties to Messianic Judaism. Joseph Michael Schreiber, 32, of Port St. Lucie, was reported to be Jewish, but a photo on his Facebook page hints at ties to Messianic Judaism, a movement that combines Jewish practices with Christian ones, including the belief that Jesus is the Messiah. Schreiber’s cover photo shows messianic Jewish imagery, a menorah and Star of David above a fish, a traditional Christian symbol, as reported by The Daily Beast. On the fish, “Yeshua,” the Hebrew version of Jesus’ name, is written. According to an arrest affidavit released Sept. 15, Schreiber confessed to lighting the Florida mosque on fire and said he was embarrassed by his actions and had not meant to hurt anyone. Schreiber was arrested Sept. 14, two days after the fire struck the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce. A large fire engulfed the mosque on the Muslim holy days of Eid alAdha, or the Feast of Sacrifice. No one was in the mosque at the time of the blaze. The mosque was forced to hold its prayer services elsewhere. The case is being prosecuted as a hate crime under Florida law, Reuters reported, citing the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, which carries a minimum 30-year prison sentence. Surveillance video showed a man riding up to the building on a motorcycle and approaching the mosque with a bottle of liquid and papers right before the fire broke out, according to the report. Schreiber is considered a “prison release re-offender,” and his criminal record includes armed robbery, according to Reuters.