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by OZZIE NOGG On Sunday evening, Oct. 11, more than 100 Campaign Cabaret performers will be on stage, in the spotlight, taking bows. Other volunteers (four women, to be exact) deserve our applause for their behind-the-scenes efforts to make
the event a crowd-pleasing success. “Betsy Baker and I are Community Event Co-Chairs,” explained Stacey Rockman. “I can’t sing or dance, so working with Betsy on choosing the venue, decorations and menu is my way of participating in Campaign Cabaret 2015. I didn’t live in Omaha
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thirty years ago when the original show was performed, but people tell me the production was a smash. We know that everyone who attends this time around will have great fun, too. I’m especially happy to see so many of the younger generation involved.” Teaming with Rockman on event
logistics is right up Betsy Baker’s alley. “It’s always the people who make any volunteer endeavor a pleasure,” she said. “Along with Louri Sullivan, Director of Community Impact and Special Projects at Federation, Stacey and I worked out the Continued on page 2
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by OZZIE NOGG Following a recent inspection by the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home earned a perfect score on the Annual Health Survey. “This was the best review the Home has had in the past 20 years,”
said Mike Silverman, MPA, Executive Director of Jewish Social Services. “The inspectors found no deficiencies. Not one. I’m so proud of the Blumkin Home staff. We demonstrated to the State Health Department the exceptional teamwork, camaraderie and unparalleled care that we provide in this facility. When you have a staff that concentrates on quality and compassion, this is what you get. The best review possible.” During the Home’s annual review, inspectors assess RN staffing, general staffing, medication management, resident rights and quality of life, nursing home administration and environment, as well as food services. “We’re so fortunate to have Continued on page 2
by OZZIE NOGG The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society Annual Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 18, and runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center auditorium. A reception will follow the program. “This year’s theme is the Boomer Years,” said Renee Corcoran, NJHS Executive Director. “The 1950s, 60s and early 70s were historical decades for the world and our community -- from the first service at the Cass Street Temple Israel in 1954, the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and the Yom Kippur War in 1973. These and many other events changed our culture, and the program at the Annual Meeting will focus on the highlights of the
Boomer era.” During the meeting, the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society Volunteer of the Year will be announced, along with the recipient of the Mary Fellman Award. Working with Corcoran on the event arrangements are Ellie Batt, Jill Belmont, Joanie Bernstein, Midge Bowers, Judy Brookstein, Helen Epstein, Janie Kulakofsky, Rocky Lewis, Sue Millward, Vicki Perlmeter, Denise Silverman, Beth Staenberg and Rocky Stern. Since its incorporation in 1982, the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society has helped preserve local Jewish history through the collection of artifacts and documents that show Continued on page 3
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Continued from page 1 details to make sure the evening is festive and flows smoothly. The Joslyn is an exciting venue, and the beautiful stage will provide the perfect backdrop for an intimate, joyful evening. Though not a performer myself, I imagine those involved will delight in performing in this magnificent setting.” Production Chair Andee Scioli -- together with Joanie Jacobson -- selected the musical numbers for Campaign Cabaret 2015, chose the directors and choreographer, and recruited cast members. Andee also is a cast member and helped teach the music to the children in the show. Other members of Andee’s family participating in the show are her sons, Jack and Joe Scioli, her mother, Pam Friedlander, her brother, Jimmy Friedlander, her aunt, Cheryl Kricsfeld and her cousin, Rebecca Wolfson. “We are all very excited for Campaign Cabaret. So many people are performing and volunteering. It’s going to be a wonderful event for our community.” Every theatrical venture needs a Production Coordinator, and every theatrical venture in the Omaha Jewish commu-
nity needs Beth Friedman in that role. Always unflappable, Friedman rode herd on the 1986 Cabaret cast -- arranging rehearsal schedules, wrangling younger cast members, communicating with all the appropriate people and getting the right messages to the right people -- and she is repeating that job for Cabaret 2015. “My responsibilities can get a little crazy-making,” Friedman said, “but when I see the joy on the performers faces and see the different numbers knit together into a full-blown show that dazzles the audience, I know why I keep coming back for more.” All four women consider this year’s revival of Campaign Cabaret a not-to-be-missed event. “It will be nostalgic and memorable for those who were involved with and remember the original,” Betsy Baker said. “It will also be meaningful and magical for the younger generation, performing alongside older family members who have shared their fondness for Campaign Cabaret over the years. We invite the community to join us for an exciting evening as we stroll down memory lane -- but with a new twist.”
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Continued from page 1 Mike Aparo in charge of our kitchen,” Silverman said. “He knows how to execute meals for a nursing home, and -- since we’re a glatt kosher nursing home -- that really takes skill. Aparo has it.” The kitchen staff at the Home understands they’ll be reviewed annually, but the timing of this year’s inspection was a surprise. “They showed up unannounced on a Sunday which is virtually unheard of,” Aparo said. “They try to catch you off guard.” Over the course of three days in the kitchen, the inspectors used Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) -- a management system designed by the Food and Drug Administration that focuses on the prevention of food safety problems before they occur and is accepted by international authorities as the most effective means of controlling food-borne diseases. “The inspectors evaluated the kitchen and the culinary staff to make sure we were in compliance with HACCP in all sanitation requirements,” Aparo explained. “They watched to see how hygienically the food was handled, and if the foods were properly cooked, reheated and cooled. They checked refrigerators and freezers to make sure foods were stored at the correct temperature so the chill chain is protected. They monitored every item, from the time it arrived on our dock to the time it was served to the residents. They tasted everything, including the pureed food, to determine palatability and nutritional requirements. We passed every test.” For Aparo and his team, working at the RBJH is much different from working in a restaurant kitchen, where any given menu item is always prepared the same way, with the same ingredients, regardless of who orders it. “Food Service at the Home is not as easy as throwing food into the oven without regard for the residents’ individual needs,” Aparo said. “Let’s say we’re serving tomato soup. We have to take that soup recipe and alter it to make sure our residents who are diabetic get tomato soup with no sugar, or that residents with hypertension get tomato soup without salt. Recipe adaptations, due to various dietary restrictions, are called meal extensions, and we often have to alter a recipe in 19 different ways to accommodate the medical and nutritional needs of our residents. The staff truly cares. Most of them are tenured, which shows how much they enjoy what they do. Working at the Blumkin Home is a calling. You have to want to serve the elderly.” According to Natalie Osborne, Blumkin Home Nurses
Manager, the annual survey assures that the Home meets regulatory requirements mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid. “Our job is to ensure we meet those requirements, but we want to exceed the requirements and give our residents the best care to satisfy their needs and expectations.” Osborne knows the nursing staff is top notch, but survey time can still be nerve wracking. “The first day is a rush. The management team gets together and everyone contributes a piece of the puzzle. There are so many forms to prepare -nursing staffing for the week, meals for the week, activities held during the last three months, disaster preparedness plan, contracts for hospice and dialysis, policies for visiting pets, immunizations, medications, facility layout, incident reports. The survey requires us to count the number of residents with certain diagnoses or who take particular medications, receive special diets or physical therapy and psychiatric interventions. We have to document those who need assistance with dressing, toileting, mobility, eating and bathing, have fallen, have had a significant weight loss or don’t speak English. It goes on and on. And then, during the three days the inspectors are in the building, we fret anxiously and hold our breath, waiting for the results. This year when the inspectors said, ‘We find the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home in compliance with all Federal and State regulations’, the cheers were deafening. We had done it.” (FYI: the cheers were even heard on Facebook and Twitter.) Richard Jacobson and Steve Nogg, Co-Presidents of Jewish Senior Services, praised Silverman and the RBJH staff. “I’m very proud to watch this team in action everyday,” Nogg said. “Their attitude and passion makes for real success.” For Jacobson, the perfect survey rating “exemplifies the level of care and service we provide at the Blumkin Home. I’m so proud to be involved with this organization. They’ve created a culture unlike any other I’ve seen.” Choosing a nursing home or long term facility for a loved one is often an emotional process. “Moving from one’s home to a nursing home is a big life change,” Silverman said. “The results of the Annual Health Survey by the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services attest to the quality of the skilled care we provide at the Blumkin Home. Equally important are personal visits to the Home so prospective residents and family members can get a feel for the environment and see, first hand, how residents are being cared for. Stop by anytime. Obviously, we’re up for surprise visits.”
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NJHS Annual Meeting Continued from page 1 the impact Jews have had in Nebraska and Eastern Iowa since the 1850s. The original founders of the organization were Mary Fellman and Dr. Oliver Pollak who -- along with Lois (Buck) Friedman, Silvia Roffman and Joie Simon -- met in Mary Fellman’s house, intent on preserving our past for the future. “Our plans and dreams for the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society took place in Mary’s kitchen and dining room, a local version of Golda Meir’s cabinet meetings,” Roffman said in a 2012 interview. “We ate Mary’s goodies while we tossed ideas and suggestions back and forth in a lively flow. It was a labor of love and a wonderful experience that led to the important and meaningful organization that the NJHS is today.” The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is privately supported through donations made by families and individuals. “Membership in the NJHS ensures the continuation of our rich heritage and helps us know who we are and where we came from,” Corcoran said. “Your membership helps us plan programs and exhibits and continues our goal of preservation and education, l’dor v’dor -from generation to generation. We invite the entire community to join us on Oct. 18 for a close-up look at the organization’s work and the people who make it all happen.” For information on how you can support the NJHS, please visit their website at http://www.nebraskajhs.com or call the office at 402.334.6441.
The end of an era by ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT annual event: Jewish Press Editor “It’s been so much fun. Usually, the artists The Tuesday Musical Concert Series is would arrive one day before the concert, and gearing up for a fabulous performance by I would always take them back to the house to pianist Orli Shaham, practice because the Joslyn Oct 6 at Joslyn’s is closed on Mondays. My mother took me to the Witherspoon Hall. Tuesday Musical Concerts The event begins at 7 when I was little, and somep.m., and is followed where along the way someby champagne and one must have recomdessert. It will be a mended me to be on the swansong of sorts; after 123 performBoard. Eventually, I ‘inherances, the concert ited’ this position. It has series will unfortuallowed me to create wonnately cease to exist. derful relationships with a During its long large variety of musicians.” life, the TMCS has The list of artists who had only three have performed throughChairs, of which out the years is impressive. Barbara Taxman is In 1921, the Series brought Jessye Norman and Barbara Taxman the final one. She has Russian dancer Anna mixed feelings about saying goodbye to the Pavlova, and in 1942 (one year before his
death) pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. Violinist Isaac Stern came in 1950, the Ballet de France in 1962 and conductor Eugene Ormandy in 1965 and 1981. Violinist Itzhak Perlman came in 1981; Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performed in 1985. During the summer of 1987, Zubin Mehta came and directed the Israel Philharmonic. For over a century, composers, conductors, choirs and quartets, sopranos and dancers from all over the world came to Omaha to perform. “Many of the artists,” it says in the TMCS brochure, “unknown at the time of their engagement here, have since become legend; some have been relegated to oblivion, but all contributed in some measure to the musical life of Omaha.” Barbara Taxman and all those who made these concerts possible gave Omaha a tremendous gift. For one last chance to witness that gift, come to the Joslyn on Oct. 6 and lose yourself in superb music in the company of friends.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Speaking Metaphorically, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Center for Jewish Life Board Meeting, noon Beth Israel Med Center Chabura, 1 p.m. at UNMC Shanghai Lessons, 1 p.m. at Beth El Fall Love & Logic Class, 6 p.m. Avot U-Banim Parent & Child Learning, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Beth Israel Night Learning Brews and Jews, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9 Alzheimer’s Support Group, 10:30 a.m. at RBJH Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Temple Israel Shabbat Comes to You at Remington Heights, 4 p.m. B’nai Israel Shabbat Speaker Series with Alan Potash, 7:30 p.m. Friday Night Dinner, 7:30 p.m. at Beth Israel SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El Scholar In Residence: The Story of Noam Apter, 11:30 a.m. at Beth Israel SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11 BESTT Sunday Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Bagels & Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m. at Beth Israel Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Coffee with Brad Ashford, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. Beth El Synagogue Parent/Toddler Program, 10:30 a.m. at Temple Israel Book Club with Scott Littky, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel NJHS Annual Meeting, noon OTYG Board Meeting and Lunch, 12:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Performing Arts Academy Class, 2 p.m. Crazy for You Rehearsals, 3 p.m. 2016 Campaign Cabaret, 5 p.m. at the Joslyn Art Musuem MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 ADL Workshop, 8 a.m. Body Mechanics/Mainstreeters, 1 p.m. at RBJH Yachad Hip Hop, 6:30 p.m. Teen Class, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Jewish Press Board Meeting, 7 p.m. Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 ADL Workshop, 8 a.m. ADL/CRC Board Meeting, noon Eye on Israel with Eliad Eliyahu, noon BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Bridge Lessons & Mah Jongg Classes, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Breadbreakers, noon at RBJH BESTT Weekday Classes, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel BESTT Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 Temple Israel Grade 9 New York Trip Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel School Directors Committee Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Speaking Metaphorically, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Beth Israel Med Center Chabura, 1 p.m. at UNMC Dorothy Kaplan Book Discussion Group, 1 p.m. Avot U-Banim Parent & Child Learning, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Beth Israel Night Learning Brews and Jews, 8:30 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Temple Israel Grade 9 New York Trip thru Oct. 18 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel BESTT Shabbat's Cool K-7, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Shul-in, 12:45 p.m. at Beth El SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 Bagels & Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m. at Beth Israel Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El TED Talk, 11 a.m. at Temple Israel NJHS Annual Meeting, noon Performing Arts Academy Class, 2 p.m. Crazy for You Rehearsals, 3 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19 Mainstreeters Lunch, 11 a.m. at RBJH Teen Class, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Exploring Judaism Class with Scott Littky, 7 p.m. Friedel Board Meeting, 7 p.m.
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Beth Israel Scholar-in-Residence to feature Noam Apter’s story by MARY SUE GROSSMAN Publicity Chair Noam Apter, who was 22 years of age, had completed his IDF service, worked with severely disabled youth and shared basic Judaism with many people. Then, in 2002 while on Shabbat kitchen duty at Yeshivat Otniel in Jerusalem, Noam was helping prepare Shabbat dinner for the 100 students in the dining room next door. Suddenly, without warning, two heavily armed Islamic terrorists infiltrated the building and began firing. In an incredible moment of resourcefulness, Noam locked the door between the kitchen and the dining room. Noam Apter Noam’s actions helped avert a great bloodshed, but tragically, he and three other students were murdered. On Oct. 9 and 10, Beth Israel Synagogue will host Noam’s parents, Yossi and Pirhiya Apter for a Scholar-in-Residence weekend. The Apters will share personal stories about their son’s dedication to Judaism, to Israel and its people. Yossi
Apter said the message they hope to convey is that “the decision to give your life in order to save the lives of your friends, it doesn’t come in a moment at the end of your life. It’s a way of education.” Activities will begin on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. with Shabbat dinner, followed by a presentation entitled The Power of Love. The cost for dinner is $12 for adults, $6 for children 4-12 of ages and free of charge for those 3 and under. Reservations are needed by noon on Friday, Oct. 2 and be made by contacting the synagogue office at 402.556.6288 or through the synagogue website at orthodox omaha.org. The sharing of Noam’s story continues on Saturday night beginning at 8 p.m. The title of the talk, which will include music and a video presentation, will be The Inspirational Story of Noam Apter: Heroism, A Natural Extension of Noam’s Life. This will be a particularly special and meaningful weekend for Rabbi Ari Dembitzer because he and Noam were cousins and grew up together. He encourages the entire community to attend the events. “In hearing the Apter’s stories, you will learn about Noam’s amazing spirit and how it continues to inspire so many today. The messages that will be shared will be very impactful and you will be glad you attended.” For additional information on this or any other Beth Israel programming, please call 402.556.6288.
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Journal entry from Israel TEDDY WEINBERGER This will be my 19th Sukkot in Israel. Over the years I have written various columns on Sukkot, usually emphasizing one particular aspect of the holiday that is different in Israel from the way it is celebrated in the United States. In this column, I am going to take a wide view and discuss the full Sukkot experience in Israel. A. An 8-day holiday: There are two major festivals on the Jewish calendar: Sukkot in the Fall and Passover in the spring. Whereas some Jews in the diaspora take off for the full week of Passover, almost none do so for the full week of Sukkot. And let’s not forget, for traditional Jews in the diaspora, taking off the full week would mean taking off for 9 days because of the Shmini Atzeret/Simchat Torah holiday that is tacked on to the end of Sukkot. So even for Orthodox Jews in the diaspora, the intermediary days of the holiday (which this year fall over three work days, WednesdayFriday Sept. 30 – Oct. 2) are regular work days. In Israel, the first day of Sukkot and the eighth day of Simchat Torah are national holidays, and many people (whether religious or not) do not work for the entire week of Sukkot; those who do work typically have shortened schedules. The first thing to note about Sukkot in Israel, therefore, is that it is celebrated in its week-long entirety, with Shmini Atzeret making much more literal sense as the “eighth day of assembly.” B. The weather makes celebrating easy: The weather in Israel during Sukkot is rain-free, nights are mild and pleasant, and, while during the day it gets hot, the situation does not reach Miami-like proportions (the city from which we made aliyah, where heat-stress levels are always high through October). Israel deprives one of the “It’s hard to be a Jew” feelings that one gets when eating in a sukkah during inclement weather (depending on where one lives in the U.S. and when the holiday falls. This can range from freezing cold to rain, to extremely hot and humid weather). In Israel, weather-wise it is easy to eat in a Sukkah; in fact, it is almost always pleasurable. C. Sleeping in the Sukkah: This aspect of the holiday, all but unknown in the United States, follows directly upon the previous one. Because the weather at night is so mild and also rain-free during the holiday, it is harder to ignore the Jewish law that ordains sleeping in the sukkah as an integral part of the mitzvah. D. The sukkah and the four species are native phenomena: In Israel during the hot months -- and Sukkot always falls during these months -- there is often a huge difference between direct sun and shade. This is why if you look around you at this time of year, you can see sukkah-like structures both in fields and at construction sites. In the latter, make-shift lean-to’s provide shade over work-tables and benches; in the former, farmers assemble little huts in whose shade they can rest. The sukkah, which according to Jewish law must contain more shade than sun, may thus be thought of as a natural out-
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Beth El offers Build Days by BETH EL PUBLICITY Beth El Synagogue organized volunteers for a Habitat for Humanity Build Day this past July. It was such a positive experience for everyone involved that a second Build Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4. Morning and afternoon shifts are available on the home site at 3817 N. 19th Street. The shifts are morning from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 3:30 pm. Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity fulfills the Jewish requirement to perform or give tzedakah to those less fortunate than ourselves. Even if you have never swung a hammer, put in drywall or painted a room, don’t let that prevent you from helping to make an impact on lives in our community. Matt Shapiro is organizing this build day for Beth El. “This project represents a unique way to express the Jewish spirit of tikkun olam [repairing the world] and to tangibly express the Jewish commitment to Omaha,” Shapiro said. “We are thrilled to have Beth El involved again,” said Sarah Grossman Lopez, Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity of Omaha. “My philanthropic and professional interests have always been driven by the principles of Tzedakah - which we all know go far beyond the basic concept of charity. Habitat for Humanity is a great manifestation of the principles of Tzedakah, because of its ‘hand-up, not hand-out’ approach. Providing the skills and knowledge necessary for successful homeownership helps families in need maintain their dignity and become self-sufficient.” She continued, “I am so proud of the Omaha Jewish community’s involvement in our work because it helps to break down barriers and demonstrates the power of collective responsibility that is so prevalent in Jewish life.” Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit housing organization that builds homes for working families in Omaha whose housing is unsound, unsafe or overcrowded. Habitat builds new homes and sells them at no interest. The nointerest loan, in addition to donations of time and money, allows Habitat to offer an affordable mortgage payment to families who don’t qualify for traditional mortgages. Close-toed shoes are required on all Habitat Omaha worksites. Hard hats and eye protection are also required, and will be provided for volunteers by Habitat Omaha. Volunteers must be age 16 or older. To register, please go to www.bethel-omaha.org. For questions during the registration process, contact Matt at 402.614.6571 or matt@keystoneglass.com.
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by SCOTT LITTKY Program Director, Temple Israel The weekend of Oct. 2-4 at Temple Israel will truly be a celebration for all age groups. Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter will be the scholar during Shabbat on Oct. 2 and 3. The evening of Oct. 4 we will celebrate Simchat Torah and Consecration for Kindergarten and new students in our religious school. The weekend will be an amazing way for us to end our Holy Day season. We are very grateful to the Hermene Zweiback Center for Lifelong Learning for making Rabbi Perlmeter’s visit to Temple
pit, Rabbi Perlmeter could often be found raising an impassioned voice for issues of social justice. In the summer of 2012, Rabbi Perlmeter founded the Jewish Wellness Center of North Jersey, a holistic program designed to help synagogues and individuals strive for wholeness in body, heart, mind and soul. At the end of 2012, he chose to leave the URJ in order to devote himself full-time to this new and exciting rabbinate. Rabbi Perlmeter is a trained Jewish Mindfulness teacher, Spiritual Director and is now working toward a Masters of Social Work degree at New York University. In addition to
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Friday, Oct. 2 First Friday Shabbat Service & Dinner with Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter Candle Lighting & Kiddush in the Simon Community Court, 5:30 p.m., Service, 6 p.m., dinner following services Rabbi Perlmeter will be giving D’var Torah about The Principles of Jewish Spirituality, as well as leading the dinner discussion Can I be Jewish and Do I Have to Be? Experiencing and Experimenting. Cost is $5/person, max of $20 per family. Please RSVP to Temple Israel, RSVP@tem pleisraelomaha.com or 402.556.6536, by Wednesday, Sept 30.
Saturday, Oct. 3 Israel possible. Rabbi Shabbat Morning with Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter Perlmeter grew up at Temple Torah Study on the week reading of the week followed by Israel, as he says, “almost litservices at 10:30 a.m. erally!” His family was active Lunch with Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter in the congregation; his Delving More Deeply into Jewish Spirituality and Mindfulness father Stan served as acting at noon President from 1973-74 and Healing Service & Havdalah with Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter as President from 1974-76. at, 5 p.m., Services in the Chapel His mother, Jan (of blessed memory) was President of our Sisterhood launching the Center, Rabbi Perlmeter confrom 1968-1970 and went on to serve as tinues to serve in a consultant and scholarPresident of the former District 20 of the in-residence capacity to congregations, is a National Federation of Temple Sisterhoods. co-author of the curriculum based on Rex and his brothers, Jeff and Michael, were Making Prayer Real with author Rabbi Mike raised at Temple Israel. Comins, and is serving this year as part-time He was ordained at the Hebrew Union Interim Manager of Colleague Care for the College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1985, Central Conference of American Rabbis. after graduating from Princeton University Erev Simchat Torah Services and in 1980, with a degree in Comparative Consecration will take place on Sunday, Literature. He served from 1985 – 1996 as Oct. 4, 4:30 p.m. rabbi at Temple Israel of Greater Miami, durSimchat Torah is a joyous festival in which ing the last seven years of which he was we affirm our view of the Torah as a tree of Senior Rabbi. He went on to serve as spiritu- life and demonstrate a living example of al leader of the Baltimore Hebrew never-ending, lifelong study. Simchat Torah Congregation from 1996 to 2008. This flag- also celebrates the beginning of formal ship Reform congregation was in a signifi- Jewish education for young children. cant moment of institutional transition, Religious school students and their families within which Rabbi Perlmeter brought about are invited at 4:30 p.m. to begin the celebraa sense of cohesion and new enthusiasm. tion. This will be followed by our Simchat The vision driving his pulpit rabbinate was Torah services and Consecration open to the one of creating multiple options for people community. We will at this time formally to connect effectively with their Jewish iden- welcome our new kindergarten students and tity, and to encourage their fulfillment of any new students to our religious school. An that identity in conscientiously chosen acts Oneg enlivened by the music of Tuffy of mitzvot. Throughout his years in the pul- Epstein will follow the worship service.
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Calling all authors by MARGIE GUTNIK Program Director, Beth El Synagogue Beth El Synagogue is inviting all authors in the Jewish community to participate in a book signing at their amazing Holiday Boutique. This is a unique opportunity to sell your books, as many people will be looking for just the right gift before the holidays. There is no charge to authors who participate as part of this special book signing. There will be a scheduled time slot for each writer, allowing time to chat with shoppers who stop by their table. The schedule will also allow the authors to have some free time so they can enjoy shopping at the Boutique’s many vendor booths. If you are a local author and interested in participaing, please contact Margie Gutnik at programming@bethelomaha.org.
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Assaf Gavron presents Tel Aviv: From its rich history to its dark side by MARK KIRCHHOFF defined for years to come. The second class will celebrate the Center for Jewish Life merry Tel Aviv - the contemporary Tel Aviv of partying and The Center for Jewish Life welcomes Assaf Gavron back to culture. Sometimes nicknamed “the bubble,” Tel Aviv life the Friday Learning Series as he presents Tel Aviv: the often seems to be in complete contradiction to the violent and History, the Partying and the Dark Side of the City that Never tense reality surrounding it. The class will look at this side of Sleeps. Classes will meet the city through literature over Fridays from 11a.m. – noon, the years, with art, TV and film Oct. 9, 16, and 23 in the Kripke used to visualize it. The final Jewish Federation Library. The class will delve into the other class fee is $26, reduced to $21 side of Tel Aviv - the darker side for donors to the Annual of refugees, drugs, crime and Campaign of the Jewish mystery. This will be examined Federation of Omaha. with the help of texts from Tel Gavron, a well-known Israeli Aviv Noir, an anthology of short author, has published several stories published last year in the novels - Ice, Moving, CrocAttack, US, co-edited by Assaf and Almost Dead, Hydromania and Etgar Keret, which explores the his most recent, The Hilltop: A darker side of the city. Novel. Gavron has also pubThe Friday Learning Series is lished a collection of short stoa program of the Center for ries, Sex in the Cemetery, plus a Jewish Life (CJL) that features a non-fiction collection of wide variety of presenters and Jerusalem falafel-joint reviews, topics. To register, call Eating Standing Up. His fiction 402.334.6463 or email mkirch has been translated into hoff@jewishomaha.org. The Assaf Gavron German, Russian, Italian, Friday Learning Series is part French, English, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Bulgarian. The of the CJL mission to maximize involvement of Omaha’s Hilltop: A Novel, was featured during a 2014 Jewish Book Jewish community in imaginative, compelling and meanMonth event. Gavron last presented for the Friday Learning ingful Jewish experiences. Series in January of 2015 when he provided insight into the new performers in the Israeli arts scene through his series, New Voices in the World of Israeli Cultural Arts. The course will give a glimpse into the different faces of Tel Aviv, the cultural and financial center of Israel. In contrast to B’NAI B’RITH BREADBREAKERS Jerusalem which is the historic, spiritual, religious, and politHomeland Security Intelligence Officer Jerry McNinch ical center of the nation, Tel Aviv offers the younger, modern, will explain how the agency handles “An Active Shooter” sitexciting, even hedonistic and possibly darker, sides of life. It uation on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 11:45 a.m. Please note the also has the beach. The first session will tell the city’s short special start time. For more information or to be placed on history of only 106 years and, especially, the formative years, the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibrith@jewishoma looking at how it was conceptualized, mythologized and ha.org.
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Emerging voices by ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Jewish Press Editor Good writers are not born; they are slow-cooked. They narrate their days inside their heads and make sense of the world by putting it into words. They see stories everywhere they look, imagine cause and consequence and practice their craft, often long before they realize what they are getting ready for. If you know a writer, you should remember: when they seem distracted, it’s not because they are spacing off. They are simply spinning a yarn inside their minds. At the Jewish Press, we are interested in writers, naturally, and we would like to expand. Since, as a community, we like to see our youth take an active role, it only makes sense to create opportunities for young people to be heard. We know you are out there: the under 25 crowd, we know you are interested in what happens in the world, we know you watch the news and read newspapers—never mind the nay-sayers who claim today’s youth are too self absorbed to care. We know that is not the case, and thanks to a very generous and anonymous donor, we’re ready to put our money where our mouth is. If you are a Jewish teen or young adult, under 25, if you feel you have something to say, if you are willing to share it on the pages of this paper and would like to make a little money at the same time, please contact us. We are actively looking for writers who want to be featured in our new Emerging Voices column, so why not you? You can write about politics (plenty of juice, with the pri-
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Why the N.Y. Times was wrong to link Jewishness, Iran deal opposition by RON KAMPEAS their constituencies -- indeed the whole chart -- screams political coverage. But if being Jewish matters, it matters as much whichever way you vote. WASHINGTON (JTA) -- In a chart of lawmakers who are “disproportionate influence.” Prior to coming out in support of the Iran deal, against the Iran deal, The New York Times sinRep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said the decision gled out Jewishness as an implicit cause of oppo“weighs heavily on all members of Congress — sition to the nuclear agreement. particularly on Jewish members.” The chart, posted September 10, originally Democrats did not have emough support to vote down a resolution of disapRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., called included a column with the heading “Jewish?” proval for the president’s deal, but they did have enough needed to filibuster and her decision to back the deal “deeply personal” “Yeses” were highlighted in yellow (yellow!), avoid a vote last Thursday, freeing the president from having to exercise a veto. and said, choking back tears, that she decided as while “noes” were not. a “Jewish mother.” Another column showed the estimated Jewish Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., signed off on his populations in the lawmakers’ districts. Districts with a ratio above the United States average of statement backing the deal with a proverb in 2.2 percent Jewish also got the yellow treatment. Yiddish and then in English: A bad peace is betIn the introduction to the chart, titled ter than a good war. “Lawmakers against the Iran deal,” the Times Each of these lawmakers is Jewish, each reprequickly dispensed with the germane fact that sents a district with a substantial Jewish populamore Jewish lawmakers than not back the deal. tion and each alluded to or directly cited “Though more Jewish members of Congress Jewishness in explaining why he or she supports support the deal than oppose it, the Democrats the Iran deal. against the deal are more likely to be Jewish or You’d know that reading JTA, where I’ve been represent Jewish constituencies,” Alicia keeping a tally, and in our coverage of the deal. Parlapiano wrote. In the Times, not so much. On Thursday evening, the Times amended What fascinates me about my beat is the rich the chart to remove the “Jewish?” column, and tapestry of Jewish experience that informs introduced an error in the intro: “Though more Jewish political life. Deal opponent Chuck Jewish members of Congress support the deal Schumer’s self-appointed role as a guardian of than oppose it, of the 23 Democrats against the Israel matters just as much as deal supporter deal, 15 are Jewish,” it now says. Wasserman Schultz’s considerations of Iranian In fact, only eight of the Democrats who are anti-Semitism. The graphic that started is all has since been removed from the NYT website against the deal are Jewish. The Times has since The Times chart -- well, holistic it ain’t. In fact, added a correction. At JTA, we would be the last to argue that a lawmaker it looks more like an indictment. The yellow highlighting of the Jewishness of lawmakers or being Jewish is not germane. The Jewish angle drives our What gives?
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Does Iran deal rift mean Jews will go GOP in 2016? by AMI EDEN (JTA) -- One conspiracy theory making the rounds is that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s various Iran-related confrontations with President Barack Obama are part of a Sheldon Adelson plot to turn American Jews into Republican Party voters in 2016. Even if one rejects this theory out of hand, the question still stands: Will Obama’s championing of the Iran deal trigger a significant realignment, with Jews jumping to the GOP in 2016? The answer is maybe -- but probably not, judging from the latest annual Jewish survey from the American Jewish Committee. (Before jumping in, keep in mind that the survey’s margin of error is 4.7 percent -- more than some of the shifts discussed.) Let’s start with Obama and the Iran deal. The survey would seem to give Jewish GOPers reason for optimism. Yes, the majority of American Jews back the deal, but only by a sliver -- 50.6 percent approve and 47.2 percent disapprove. And the level of disapproval is much more intense: 16.4 percent approve strongly and 34.2 percent approve somewhat, versus 27.4 percent disapprove strongly and 19.8 percent disapprove somewhat. About 63 percent of American Jews are not confident that the deal will prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons and 42.8 percent believe Israel will be more threatened because of the deal. The numbers get really small when it comes to seeing a best-case scenario: Only 4.9 percent are very confident that the deal will prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and 17.9 percent believe Israel will be less threatened. About 53 percent approve of the way Obama is handling United States-Israel relations, with only 8.9 percent saying they approve strongly -- low numbers in light of the 70 per-
cent or so of the Jewish vote that he won in 2012. You’d think all that would open the door to big Republican gains in 2016. Sure enough, AJC’s 2015 survey found 37.4 percent of American Jews backing a Republican presidential candidate. So if that number holds, GOP Jewish donors and activists will have plenty to smile about -- that would amount to the best Republican showing since Ronald Reagan took 39 percent of the Jewish vote against Jimmy Carter in 1980. On the other hand, that’s not much of a GOP boost considering Obama and Netanyahu are in the middle of a fullfrontal, existential slugfest. Obama won’t be on the ticket. Odds are it will be Hillary Rodham Clinton, with her deep bench of longtime Jewish backers, validators, donors, etc. She talks tougher on Israel than Obama. If you believe Michael Oren, her chemistry with Netanyahu is better. Ditto on all counts for Vice President Joe Biden. Clinton was by far the most popular presidential candidate among Jews -- 39.7 percent identify her as their first choice. Next up was Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with 17.8 percent. The socialist in the race almost doubled the top Republican, Donald Trump, who registered 10.2 percent. (Side note: The Donald is in a tighter race when it comes to Jewish Republicans than Republicans overall -- Jeb Bush is a close second in the Republican field with 8.7 percent.) Dig a little deeper and you find that the underlying data hasn’t shifted much. In the 2013 survey, 47 percent of American Jews identified as liberal, 35 percent as moderate/middle of the road and 20 percent as conservative. This time around it was 45.1 percent liberal, 33.8 moderate/middle of the road and 20.9 percent conservative. There is a little more movement on the Democrat-independentRepublican question, with those identifying with the GOP jumping from 15 percent to 19 percent. Those identifying as Democrats dropped from 52 percent to 48.6 percent and
independents stayed the same at about 32 percent. (The more pertinent question behind all of these numbers -- for a future column -- is how much any Republican Jewish gains are attributable mainly to the growing numbers of Orthodox Jews and their gradual two-decade shift to the GOP column as opposed to a wider Jewish realignment.) The survey data also suggest that Israel-Iran issues are unlikely to be the main decision point for Jewish voters. About 75 percent identified a domestic issue as their top concern, with nearly 42 percent citing the economy. National security finished second at 12.3 percent, barely beating out health care (12 percent) and income equality (11.6 percent). U.S.-Israel relations (7.2 percent) edged out Supreme Court appointments (5.6 percent). Republicans can hope that they can make inroads via these various domestic issues. But previous polling results suggest that Jews skew relatively liberal on these issues -- hence why previous Republican efforts to flip the Jewish vote have generally focused on Israel and the Middle East). Assuming that the GOP nominee is someone with solidly conservative positions, once again a domesticbased case to Jewish voters will likely be a hard sell. One final survey topic that might shed light on where the kishkes of American Jews are at: anti-Semitism in Europe. About 90 percent said it was a problem, with 45.5 percent calling it a very serious problem. Where it gets interesting is the follow-up question, about the extent of the problem on the far right versus the far left. Twenty percent agreed that most people on the far right were anti-Semitic -- double the 10 percent who said the same about the far left. In short: There is just enough here to fuel another election cycle-worth of speculative articles on whether this is the year that Republicans finally make major strides with Jewish voters. But if you’re looking to bet some money, you’re better off playing the odds at one of Adelson’s casinos.
Survey shows broad dissatisfaction with Israeli religious policy by BEN SALES TEL AVIV (JTA) -- Secular and haredi Orthodox Israelis differ on many things, but there’s one thing both sides agree on: When it comes to religious affairs, the government is failing. That’s one of the findings of an annual survey of Israeli religious identification and attitudes toward religious policy released Friday by Hiddush, an organization that promotes religious freedom in Israel. The survey found that 95 percent of secular respondents are dissatisfied with the government’s handling of religious issues, with large majorities favoring civil marriage or civil unions and official recognition of non-Orthodox conversions. But the survey also reported dissatisfaction with religious policy among 81 percent of haredi Orthodox Israelis, despite the fact that haredi parties regained control over the Religious Affairs Ministry and the powerful Knesset Finance Committee following the March elections. Since then, the parties have set about rolling back several reforms adopted by the previous government by removing the teeth from a law drafting haredi men into the military and repealing a conversion reform passed last year. “When the haredim are unhappy, they’re unhappy about something different than why the secular [Israelis] are unhappy,” Rabbi Uri Regev, the Hiddush CEO, told JTA. “To many of them, Israel is not giving them enough, not enforcing their prerogatives enough, not enforcing Shabbat observance.” Covering a broad spectrum of questions on religious policy and identification, the survey reported large majorities of
Israelis supporting religious policy change. Sixty-four percent of Jewish Israelis support recognizing Conservative and Reform conversions. Nearly three-quarters of Israelis want public transit on Shabbat. And 86 percent support haredi
Haredim Orthodox Israelis protesting in Jerusalem against compulsory military service for men, Aug. 25, 2015. Credit: FLASH90 men performing military or civilian national service. Sixty-four percent of Jewish Israelis want Israel to enact civil marriage or civil unions, though 63 percent said they would still choose an Orthodox ceremony for themselves -including three-quarters of Conservative Jews. “There is a growing, solid, overwhelming majority of Israelis who are unhappy about the way religion and state are linked,” Regev said. “The public clearly does not like
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Synagogues B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 618 Mynster Street | Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 |712.322.4705 email: BnaiIsraelCouncilBluffs@gmail.com Join us for our monthly Shabbat Speakers Series on Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker, Alan Potash, CEO of the Jewish Federation of Omaha will share his thoughts on Community and History. Oneg to follow service. Please join us! Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel! Larry Blass will officiate at all of the Speaker Series Services. For information on our historic synagogue, or to arrange a visit, please contact any of our board members: Mark Eveloff, Rick Katelman, Carole Lainof, Marty Ricks, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf and Phil Wolf. Tribute cards for any occasion are available. Contact Sissy at 311 Oak Ridge Ct., Bellevue, NE 68005 or 402.292.8062.
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California | Omaha, NE 68154-1980 | 402.492.8550 www.bethel-omaha.org Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. FRIDAY: Lunch at Nebraska AIDS Coalition, 11:30 a.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Shabbat Services, 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush sponsored by Ophir Palmon and Roni ReiterPalmon in honor of their 30th Anniversary; Junior Congregation, 10 a.m.; Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7 p.m. WEEKDAY SERVICES: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY-Erev Sukkot: Men’s Club Sukkah Building, 8 a.m.; BESTT Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Babies, Bigger Kids and Bagels, 9:45 a.m.; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:30 p.m. MONDAY: Sukkot Day I Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY: Sukkot Day II Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. followed by Soup-er Lunch in the Sukkah; Mincha following services. WEDNESDAY: Morning Service, 7 a.m.; BESTT Classes, 4:15 p.m.; USY/Kadima Lounge Night and Dinner, 5 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:30 p.m.; Hebrew High (Grades 11-12) Dinner & Discussion, 6 p.m. Remainder of Hebrew High meets at regular time, 6:45 p.m. THURSDAY: Morning Service, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 5:30 p.m.; Dessert in Rabbi Steven and Shira Abraham’s Sukkah, 6 p.m. Jews ‘n Brews/Dames & Drinks, Saturday, Oct. 3, 8:30 p.m. in the Krausman’s Sukkah sponsored by Sisterhood and Men’s Club. Social Action Committee/Habitat for Humanity Build, Sunday, Oct. 4, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (two shifts) BESTT Chaverim to NCJW Chocolate Festival, Sunday, Oct. 4, 12:15 p.m. All classes and programs are open to everyone in the Jewish community.
BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific Street | Omaha, NE. 68154 | 402.556.6288 www.orthodoxomaha.org Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer. FRIDAY: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:59 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Sukkot Crash Course, 6 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 6:40 p.m.; Havdalah, 8:05 p.m. SUNDAY-Erev Sukkot: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels and Beit Medrash: Understanding Prayer, 9:45 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:55 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Shacharit, 7 a.m. MONDAY-Sukkot Day 1: Shacharit, 9 a.m. Lunch in the Sukkah ($12 adults and $6 children 4-12); Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:55 p.m. TUESDAY-Sukkot Day 2: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/ Ma’ariv, 6:55 p.m.; Havdalah, 8 p.m. Note: Classes will be on break for Chol Hamoed Sukkot WEDNESDAY: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m. THURSDAY: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m.
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SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; To purchase a Sukkah or a Lulav & Etrog set, call 402.330.1800 or email Chani@ochabad.com. SUNDAY: Mincha/Ma’ariv, 7 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m. MONDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. TUESDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Holiday Ends, 7:51 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Kids Zone Sukkot, 4:306 p.m. THURSDAY: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Women’s Soup in the Sukkah, 7 p.m. All programs are open to the entire community.
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 Services conducted by Rabbi Craig Lewis. FRIDAY: Sha-ba-ba-bat -- Family dinner and familyfriendly service, 6 p.m.; Shabbat Evening Service, 7:45 p.m. with oneg following hosted by Leslie Delserone and Peter Mullin. SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Ha’azinu. SUNDAY: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Hallah High, 9:45 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; LJCS Brunch in the Sukkah, 11:30 a.m.; Board of Trustees, 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: LJCS classes (grades 3-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. ADULT EDUCATION TUESDAY: Intro to Judaism, 6:30 p.m. led by Rabbi Lewis. The cost is $50 to cover course materials. Please contact Rabbi Lewis if you need scholarship assistance. Contact the Temple office for more information. Sukkot Celebration/Potluck Dinner, Sunday, Oct. 4 from 46:30 p.m. at the home of Rabbi Craig and Jen Lewis, starting with Sukkah decorating and followed by services and dinner. Please bring items to decorate the Sukkah, such as corn stalks, flowers, gourds, strings of popcorn, and paper chains. A main dish, salad, side dish, or dessert to share. (For those new to our congregation, please do not bring pork or shellfish, and please do not mix meat and dairy in the same dish. Please label foods with possible allergens, like nuts or milk.) Lawn blankets or chairs if you have them. Please RSVP to the Temple office (402.435.8004 or office@southstreettem ple.org by Thursday, Oct. 1. In case of inclement weather, the service and dinner will be CANCELLED. Call the Temple at 402.435.8004, and the recorded message will indicate if the event has been cancelled. LTYG is looking for adult volunteers to help run the VIP booth for the Market to Market relay race in downtown Lincoln. Volunteers are needed from 3–9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. If you would like more information or have time to help, please let Ashley Bernstein know at ashleyjbernstein@gmail.com so she can send you the information. 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, just email David Weisser at president@southstreet temple.org.
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ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME 323 South 132 Street | Omaha, NE 68154 FRIDAY: Shabbat Comes to the Blumkin Home, 2:30 p.m. led by Beth Israel. SATURDAY: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Alan Shulewitz. MONDAY: Sukkot Services, 9:15 a.m. TUESDAY: Sukkot Services, 9:15 a.m. Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.
TEMPLE ISRAEL CHABAD HOUSE An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 South 120 Street | Omaha, NE 68144-1646 | 402.330.1800 www.OChabad.com | email: chabad@aol.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive | Omaha, NE 68144-1206 | 402.556.6536 http://templeisraelomaha.com FRIDAY: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Brown and Cantor Shermet. SATURDAY: Tot Shabbat, 9 a.m.; Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m.
SUNDAY: Dinner, Sukkot Service and Bonfire, 4:30-7 p.m. Join us in celebrating this festival holiday. Celebration will being with a program on Habitat For Humanity followed by services the dinner and a bonfire. MONDAY: Sukkot Morning Breakfast, 9:30 a.m.; Sukkot Service in the Sukkah, 10:30 a.m. TUESDAY: Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Grades 3-6, 4 p.m.; Chapel for School Service, 4:30 p.m.; School Dinner, 6 p.m.; Grades 7-12, 6 p.m.; Reform Rabbinic Responsa--Congregational Concerns, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Speaking Metaphorically: An exploration of metaphors used in Jewish stories as a window into our lives today, 10 a.m. with Rabbi Brown. This course will explore rabbinic and midrashic writing as literature as well as the works of modern midrashic writers such as Ruth Calderon and Anita Diamant; Young Jewish Adult Program: Schmooze at The V, 7 p.m. A fun event for ages 21-26. Meet at Temple Israel at 7 p.m. then head to the V for dinner, bowling, laser tag and playing in the arcade - the first round of drinks is on us! To RSVP, please contact Director of Youth and Young Adult Engagement Aliyah Lasky, 402.905.0409. Scholar in Residence: Rabbi Rex D. Perlmeter, Friday, Oct. 2 – Sunday, Oct. 4. In the summer of 2012, Rabbi Perlmeter founded the Jewish Wellness Center of North Jersey, a holistic program designed to help synagogues and individuals strive for wholeness in body, heart, mind and soul. (see full story and schedule of events on page 6.) Erev Simchat Torah & Consecration, Sunday, Oct. 4, 5:30 p.m. Join us as we celebrate our kindergartners as they begin their Religious School education. The children will receive a blessing from the clergy and the Torah scrolls will be paraded around the sanctuary. There will be lots of family friendly activities, and after the service there will be an oneg with ice cream and dancing, with music provided by Tuffy Epstein. Simchat Torah Morning Service & Yizkor, Monday, Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m. If you would like to have the names of your loved ones read at the Yizkor service, please contact the Temple Israel office, 402.556.6536, by Wednesday, Sept. 30.
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Boulevard | Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 | 402.423.8569 www.tiferethisraellincoln.org Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FRIDAY: Services, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a Kiddush luncheon. SUNDAY: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Hallah High, 9:45 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; LJCS Brunch in the Sukkah, 11:30 a.m. MONDAY: Synagogue office closed; Sukkot Services, 9 a.m. TUESDAY: Synagogue office closed; Mincha, 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: LJCS classes (grades 3-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Community Sukkot Celebration, Sunday, Oct. 4, noon in the Tifereth Israel Sukkah. Cost is $5. What’s the Scoop! A PJ Library Simchat Torah Celebration, Monday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m. at Tifereth Israel.
Israeli court upholds administrative detention for Meir Kahane’s grandson by JTA NEWS STAFF JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The Lod District Court on Sunday said the detention order issued on Aug. 15 by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon against Meir Ettinger, the grandson of the slain far-right activist Meir Kahane, will continue for six months. Israeli authorities believe Ettinger oversees a Jewish terrorist group. He was arrested in connection with the firebombing of a home in the Palestinian village of Duma that left an infant and his parents dead. No suspects have been charged in the attack. Shin Bet officials have said Ettinger heads a movement that also was responsible for the June arson of the historic Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes and seeks to bring down the government and replace it with a Jewish theocracy. Ettinger does not have American citizenship. His mother, Tova, Kahane’s daughter, made aliyah from the United States. Under administrative detention, which is more commonly used for Palestinian prisoners, one can be held for six months without being charged or tried.
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In memoriam RAMONA SLOSBURG PEPPER Former Omahan Ramona Slosburg Pepper passed away peacefully on Sept. 12 at age 99 at home in St. Louis. Services were private. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Maurice L. Pepper, son-in-law, Fred Epstein and sister-in-law, Eleanor Slosburg. She is survived by her four children: Dr. F. J. and Del Pepper of Alexandria, VA, Sara Epstein of St. Louis, Maurice and Marianne Pepper, Jr. of St. Louis, and John Pepper of Madison, WI; grandchildren: Rebecca and Stewart Goldstein, David Epstein, Ted and Anna Maria Epstein, Michael Epstein and Silvia Vergani, Lisa Pepper and Jason Bernth, and Murphy and Soo Pepper; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Stanley Slosburg and brother and sister-inlaw, Harold and Marion Slosburg; and fond nieces and nephews. The family expresses special gratitude to her expert and devoted caregiver, Joy Greenwell and Doris Mygatt, and the other excellent caregivers and staff from Assistance Home Care and BJC Hospice. Ramona was a dynamic woman with keen intelligence, fond of community service, travel, reading and bridge. Memorials may be made in Ramona’s memory to National Council of Jewish Women Omaha Section, 333 S.132nd St., Omaha, NE 68154; The Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 S.132nd St., Omaha, NE 68154; Central Reform Congregation, 5020 Waterman Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108; or the organization of your choice.
Jewish publication may drop Coulter over ‘F-ing Jews’ tweet by JTA NEWS STAFF (JTA) -- A conservative Jewish publication may drop conservative political pundit Ann Coulter’s column in the wake of her tweet slamming Republican candidates for pandering to “f---ing Jews.” The founder of the online Jewish World Review, Binyamin Jolkovsky, told the Daily Beast that he has reached out to Coulter but that she had not responded as of Sept. 18. Her latest column, which appeared on the website on Sept. 17, a day after the CNN Republican debate and her infamous tweet and follow-up tweets, included an editor’s note reading: “This column was prepared before the author's antiSemitic rant. JWR reached out to her and awaits her reply.” Her column has been appearing on the website since 2000. “She could have been drunk, she could have been high, I don’t know, I have to give her the benefit of the doubt... but I don’t have to delude myself,” Jolkovsky told The Daily Beast. “Pandering to Jewish money is about as anti-Semitic a stereotype as you could put forth. Her ‘eff-ing Jews’ comment is not identifying Israel -- it’s identifying Jews, plural, and all Jews. There is no excuse for that. You can’t just wiggle out of something that vile and hateful.”
NCJW outraged at House votes to defund Planned Parenthood Washington, DC -- The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) was appalled by today’s House votes to defund Planned Parenthood and intimidate abortion providers. NCJW also criticized efforts in Congress to further limit access to abortion, including advancing proposals to ban abortion nationwide after 20 weeks and imposing unnecessary and burdensome regulations on abortion providers. NCJW CEO Nancy K. Kaufman released the following statement: “The House vote today (241-187) to defund Planned Parenthood was meant to cripple one of the nation’s major providers of primary and comprehensive reproductive health care for women. Defunding Planned Parenthood would deprive 2.7 million individuals access to lifesaving health care services such as breast and cervical cancer screenings, and testing for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV. Loss of this care would fall hardest on families struggling to make ends meet. Paired with today’s passage of another House bill (248-177) that would intrude into the practice of medicine and intimidate abortion providers, it is clear these efforts are part of an ultimate agenda to push abortion out of reach. “The vote to come next week in the Senate on banning abortions at 20 weeks is yet another intrusion into women’s autonomy. In a forthcoming joint letter to lawmakers from faith leaders, we noted that this extreme legislation based on an arbitrary standard would block a woman’s access to safe health care and deny her the ability to make decisions according to her own beliefs and conscience. In fact, the 20-week ban has already been ruled unconstitutional several times by federal courts. Attempts to enact it are yet another case of substituting political theater for serious policymaking. “And, as budget votes approach, we are seeing renewed efforts in Congress to limit -- and in some cases eliminate -- access to abortion. These votes are dangerous to women. NCJW vigorously opposes these efforts to trample on a woman’s constitutional rights, eroding her moral autonomy and threatening her health and well-being. Worse, these measures would disproportionately hurt low-income women, women of color, and young people. “We urge Congress to stop interfering with a woman’s personal decision-making and access to safe abortion care. Instead of voting to deny health care to millions of people, as the House did today, voters need Congress to get back to the urgent business at hand of enacting a budget for FY 2016 that meets America’s needs.” The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action. Inspired by Jewish values, NCJW strives for social justice by improving the quality of life for women, children, and families and by safeguarding individual rights and freedoms. More information on Facebook and on Twitter at @NCJW.
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A lasting effect Blumkin Home and now at Beth Israel, I have had the opportunity to participate in many programs at Friedel. I’ve been there for many joyous celebrations like sharing a story about Yom HaAtzmaut, blowing the shofar before Rosh HaShana, or dancing with the kids for Simchat Torah; and I’ve been there for somber remembrances like Yom Hazikaron and Yom HaShoah. No matter if it is for happy or sad occasions, it is amazing to see children at such a young
Open pulpit RABBI YAAKOV JEFFREY WEISS, Beth Israel ust over eight years ago, I came out on a visit to Omaha and was immediately impressed by the community. Among the many things that struck me was that while the Jewish community was small in numbers, the infrastructure was strong. I saw Beth Israel’s new building with a simple and open design that seemed to encourage a sense of welcomeness. I enjoyed tasting the local kosher cuisine (AKA the Bagel Bin) to find out that Omaha certainly does know how to make a real bagel. (At the time, the Star Deli didn’t exist yet, but now we know that Omaha can also make a deli sandwich and other delicacies that put larger cities to shame.) I saw the JCC campus and thought it was wonderful that people of so many ages and stages could be engaged at the same place at the same time. The Blumkin Home renovations had begun to unfold, and I noticed the care that was given to ensure that residents were made to feel at home and given the utmost respect. I had the privilege of meeting and learning from Rabbi Kripke who was holding court in his room, receiving visitors just before I took not-too-long a stroll down to the CDC where I saw the littlest ones in our community learning basic things for the first time. As I went on my tour, I found that in between where the youngest and oldest members of the community spent their time was the Jewish Day School, Friedel Jewish Academy. As I entered the school, I saw handmade drawings and personalized Hebrew and English signs lining the halls. I visited the Riekes Synagogue that opened up into the JCC, blending the history with its future. Even though it was summertime and the students weren’t present, I could tell that this was a vibrant school and an impressive place for children to learn. Since moving here, throughout my five years at the
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age so engaged in things that are bigger than themselves. The way in which students feel part of not just a school but a community will no doubt have a lasting effect as to how they will interact with the Jewish Community into adulthood. It is easy to see how the students at Friedel already identify as part of the larger community by the way in which they embrace their visitors. When my daughter Naama, was about two years old, I brought her along with me to Friedel
for one of the holidays. She immediately felt a sense of belonging and from then on referred to Friedel as “my school.” Naama (and my younger daughters, Meira and Adira) have since come along with me many times as visitors at Friedel; but for years, we’ve been looking forward to Naama being old enough to finally walk into the building and it truly being “her school.” Just a couple weeks ago, I finally had the opportunity to drop off my little girl for her first day of kindergarten at Friedel. We took a picture of her with a broad smile in front of the school. Right behind her in the picture is the school’s little waterfall that babbles over some rocks. As Naama started her journey into formal education, the water flowing over the rocks reminded me of the story of one of our greatest sages, Rabbi Akiva. Before Rabbi Akiva was a rabbi, he was an uneducated shepherd. One day, while sitting by a brook he noticed how a small and steady drip of water had managed to carve a hole into a dense rock. The sight made an impression on Akiva as he thought that if something as gentle as water can penetrate a solid rock, perhaps learning Torah could penetrate his heart. From that point on, he dedicated himself to learning -- starting with the simple Aleph Bet. Akiva didn’t seek out a private tutor, however, to get him up to speed in the knowledge he was lacking. He went to school with the youngest children who were just starting to learn how to read. To Rabbi Akiva, there was no generation gap in learning, and that is how he was able to become the great scholar that he was. So, too, inside the walls of Friedel you the see the youngest students with the oldest. Being on the JCC campus, those 5 - 12 year-old students spend their time both learning from and teaching the smaller ones at the CDC and their elders at the Blumkin Home. I am proud that Naama can now call Friedel “my school,” but truly it has always been “our school” for us and the entire Jewish community of Omaha.
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Jeff Zacharia Terri Zacharia Louri Sullivan Rosie Zweiback Samantha Sullivan FRIEDEL JEWISH Jeff Taxman ACADEMY STUDENTS Sherry Taxman Cast and Crew as of Eadie Tsabari September 21, 2015. We apologize if your Rebecca Wolfson name was omitted Robert from thisYaffe list.
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