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The Joy of Laughter LinDa poLLarD Endowment Assistant/Staff Writer, Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation Lincoln native T. Marni Vos will perform at the next Joy of Laughter Live Comedy Series on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Auditorium. Ms. Vos is a stand-up comic, humorist and keynote speaker who has made her living from the stage for the last 25 years. For T. Marni, as with many of us, what we plan for our lives is not always what happens. As the old proverb goes, ‘Man plans and God laughs.’ During her college years T. Marni wrote a humor column for the Daily Nebraskan and began performing stand-up comedy. With degrees in both speech and theater, T. Marni taught school in Waverly. Then the plans changed. T. Marni left teaching and began her life as a full-time comedian, where she performed in comedy bars, cruise ships

LeonarD GreenSpoon Creighton University Klutznick Chair hat does it take to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Symposium on Jewish Civilization, titled Is Judaism Democratic? In the case of Dr. Lenn Goodman, the invitation recognizes his decades of achievements within the academic world and celebrates his equally illustrious contributions to a number of Jewish communities. Dr. Goodman will speak on Torah and the Norms of Constitutional Democracy, in the JCC Theater at 7:30 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 30. Currently Professor of Philosophy and Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Vanderbilt University, Goodman received his undergraduate degree in Near Eastern Languages & Literatures at Harvard. As a Marshall Scholar, he did his graduate work at Oxford University, from which he received his D. Phil (the Oxford term for PhD). After almost twenty-five years as a professor at the University of Hawaii, he moved to Nashville to teach at Vanderbilt in the mid 1990s. Along the way he has written almost twenty books, ranging from Maimonides and Saadiah to studies on monotheism, creation, and evolution. In addition, Goodman is an internationally recognized expert on Islamic philosophy. One of his fervent hopes has been that these publications, along with public presentations on this topic, “would foster better relations between Muslims and Jews.” To further his goals, Goodman has been invited to deliver prestigious lectures in Oxford, London, Jerusalem, Toronto, Boston and New York. Goodman’s most recent book, Religious Pluralism and Values in the Public Sphere, is also among his most relevant publications for this year’s Symposium topic. The theme of this volume is, in his own words, “that we can take others’ religious commitments See Klutznick Symposium page a3

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T. Marni Vos and 5-star clubs. After eight years of stand-up comedy, T. Marni’s plans changed again. With the waning popularity of stand-up comedy, she turned to Keynote speaking. T. Marni has been giving Keynote speeches and after dinner speeches for the last 17 years, performing in over 45 states and in Canada. T. Marni’s career is broader than stand-up comedy and keynote speaking. She has performed at birthday parties, opened for Jay Leno, and entertained western state governors at Lake Tahoe. Most unusual perhaps is that T. Marni has conducted quite a few funerals. She always treats the deceased with See The Joy of Laughter page a2

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ozzie noGG The commandment to care for the stranger is mentioned more times than any other commandment in the Torah. In text and prayer we are taught: you too must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Turning this precept into action, Beth El Synagogue recently helped welcome a Syrian refugee family to Omaha. Launching the project took hours of volunteer effort, but when the family -- mom, dad and five young children -See Weloming the stranger page a2

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The Joy of Laughter Continued from page A1 respect, honor and a “sprinkling of laughter.” When asked about highlights in her career, T. Marni responded that there is not any one particular highlight. According to T. Marni, “I think my highlights would not be what others might expect. I love the back roads, the small towns; I like the quiet of the road. I like landing at an airport, picking up a car, and discovering a new city. Of course, I love what I get to do for a living, but part of that privilege is getting to see the country I live in. It’s all good.” T. Marni customizes her speeches for her audiences. “It’s what you do out of gratitude for being invited.” The Omaha audience can expect to be thoroughly entertained and enchanted by this performer. T. Marni’s journey has taken a few unexpected turns, but those who attend the Oct. 16 concert will truly appreciate that she turned towards Omaha for the afternoon. She’s a humble person who shares her insights and her ability to see the humor in life and so many of life’s challenges. For the last 25 years, what Waverly High School lost has been the gain of all who have been able to smile and laugh with T. Marni Vos. Will there be another turn or twist in T. Marni’s journey? Only time will tell what turns await Marni, but she hopes to write a book someday. T. Marni’s other hopes are

simple and Nebraska Nice. She said, “My hope for the next five to 10 years, is to still be doing what I love to do. Still have a garden, still have dinner with friends, still walk the dog, still enjoy that first cup of coffee in the early morning hour.” The Meyers family provides this concert free to all who wish to attend. Their only request is for you to be ready to smile, giggle and enjoy yourself. It’s the Meyers way. Don’t miss your opportunity to be entertained by a former Artist of the Year. Mark your calendar for Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1:30 p.m. in the JCC Auditorium. You are certain to be glad that you did. The Meyers Family Legacy of Laughter Endowment Fund at the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation was established by Vicki Perlmeter, Bruce and Mike Meyers in loving tribute to their parents, Bernie and Roie Meyers. With a broad smile, Mike Meyers talked about the endowment fund, “The mission of the Meyers Family Legacy of Laughter Endowment is to keep that laughter alive, to spread joy to the residents of the Rose Blumkin Home and the Jewish community it serves. If we can bring a smile, a chuckle, a giggle, or a guffaw to people who have earned the right to have a good, healthy laugh, then the full and happy lives of Roro and Bobo will have added up to something truly meaningful: The Joy of Laughter.”

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The newly-arrived Syrian refugee family and some of the Welcome the Stranger committee.

Continued from page A1 landed at Eppley Airport on Sept. 19, hearts and hands joined and brought the ancient teaching to life. “As Jews, we are obligated to help Jews,” said Rabbi Steven Abraham of Beth El. “We are also obligated to help non-Jews, we are obligated to help the widow, the orphan and the stranger. With the refugee crisis growing across the globe, I felt our congregation should get involved, handson. During the summer, I saw Lacey Studnicka, Program Development Officer at Lutheran Family Services, on the local news, talking about refugees and how faith communities were responding. On July 19, I brought the possibility of a Welcome the Stranger initiative to the Beth El Board of Trustees, and Allan Murow immediately volunteered to help make it a reality. Murow’s decision was visceral. “I kept thinking about President Roosevelt rejecting the St. Louis in 1939 when Jews were escaping the Holocaust. How could we

turn our backs on political refugees in war torn countries? This was a call to action we couldn’t ignore.” Murow and Rabbi Abraham met with Ms. Studnicka on Aug. 2. “We told Lacey that Beth El wanted to sponsor a family, regardless of their home country - Congo, Sudan, Burma, Syria. We simply wanted to help.” From that point the process went into overdrive. On Aug. 8, an email blast from Rabbi Abraham calling for help went out to the congregation; by Aug. 23 over sixty Beth El members had volunteered to assist, and Diane Malashock, Shira Abraham, Tippi Denenberg and Lennie Greenspoon stepped up as committee chairs. On Aug. 31, Studnicka informed the synagogue that a Syrian family was scheduled to arrive just twenty days later, on Sept. 19. “Lacey asked if we wanted to sponsor the family,” Murow said. “Even with such short notice, our committee chairs decided, ‘We can do this.’ See Welcoming the stranger page A4

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Continued fron page a1 seriously without falling into relativism and that religions have important contributions to make to public discourse and deliberations.” He covered some of this same material, with an emphasis on Judaism, in two earlier publications: Judaism, Human Rights & Human Values and On Justice: An Essay in Jewish Philosophy. Beyond having a record of academic excellence, all individuals invited to participate in this Symposium must also demonstrate a commitment to addressing general audiences and not just other specialists. Goodman has several decades of experience in interacting successfully with such audiences, inviting them to think critically about issues of transcendent value without requiring them to learn an entirely new vocabulary or conceptual world. Goodman has also played an active role in the Jewish communities in which he’s lived. He attended Camp Ramah and the Los Angeles Hebrew High School as a youth. He met his first wife, Madeleine, at a Shabbat lunch at Harvard Hillel. When they moved to Hawaii, the Goodman family immediately involved themselves with the Jewish community there. Goodman founded Honolulu’s first traditional shul, a Conservative synagogue, which took the name Sof Ma’arav. The synagogue is still functioning. Goodman served as president of this synagogue for years, adding many programs and attracting almost 150 families as members. When Congregation Sof Ma’arav split, Goodman and his family moved to the Reform Temple, where he continued to be of service as a member of the board. Two years after moving to Nashville, where Goodman was hired as a professor and his wife Madeleine as a dean (both at Vanderbilt), Madeline died from a brain tumor. Several years later, he married his second wife, Roberta, who had grown up in Nashville. Together, they have occupied leadership positions at Congregation Sherith Israel and at the local, pluralistic Akiva day school. Goodman will bring together all of his erudition and practical experience to enhance his keynote presentation. In it, he will demonstrate conclusively that “many of the key elements of the democratic ideal are rooted in the biblical text and rabbinic tradition.” Among these are consent of the governed, the presumption of innocence, the exclusion of selfincrimination from court proceedings, and a commitment to the “sanctity of life and the inestimable preciousness of the unique human individual.” In keeping with the format of the Symposium’s keynote events, there will be ample opportunity for audience members to interact with Goodman.

with is not for our use alone. If we have talents, money, or good health, our first step is to use them in a G-dly way. This Mitzvah, uniquely feminine, is one of the three key Mitzvahs entrusted to Jewish Women: Challah, Mikvah and Candle lighting. Customarily, the spiritual power unleashed during the performance of these particular mitzvahs, make them auspicious for personal prayer and requests from G-d. Women are encouraged to come prepared with a personal prayer to be recited during a moment of silence following the ceremonial ‘Taking Challah’. The Mega Challah Bake offers the opportunity for each participant to mix up her own small batch of dough, form her Challah and take it home to bake. “Even if baking is not your thing” Shani notes, “I urge you to join us for this event. The message of Challah baking is expansive and certainly not limited to the food preparation aspect. We hope to raise awareness of the esteem in which Judaism holds women.” She added, “the music, the prayer, the unity -- one hundred women gathered is potent and empowering.” The program is for women and girls ages 12 and older by reservation only, made by email to Cheryl Diamond at ckricsfeld@cox.net. If you are interested in serving on the committee, contact Shani Katzman at shani@ochabad.com. Registration is $25, student reduced fee is $18 and includes a souvenir apron, recipe and challah blessing cards and an awesome evening that will continue to work its magic for a long time.

Professor Goodman’s keynote presentation caps off a full day of Symposium activities on Oct. 30. Sunday morning presentations, from 9-11:30 a.m., will take place on the campus of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Three presenters will offer insights on topics related to the Symposium theme in room 132D at the College of Public Affairs and Communications on the UNO campus. After a quick trip from the UNO campus to the campus of the Jewish Community Center, everyone is invited to a luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. Five additional papers, divided into two sessions, can be heard from 1-5 p.m. The presenters in these sessions come from as far away as Israel and as close as UNO. The subject matter of their presentations is equally wide-ranging. Five additional papers are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 31, when the Symposium is reconvened in the ballroom of the Skutt Student Center on the campus of Creighton University. The first four presentations are scheduled in two sessions from 8:30-11:30 p.m. From 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m., Symposium participants and members of the public are invited to some decidedly non-partisan fare: a deli luncheon. This event, as well as all other Symposium activities, is free and open to the public. The final presentation at Creighton takes place from 12:20-1 p.m. It will deal with another topic that explores this year’s theme, “Is Judaism Democratic?” The annual Fall Symposium on Jewish Civilization has been a fixture of the community’s fall schedule for almost thirty years. This fall’s Symposium is the twenty-ninth in a series that is among the best-known annual conferences on Jewish Studies anywhere in the world. It is jointly organized and presented by the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization (Creighton University), the Kripke Center for the Study of Religion and Society (Creighton University), the Harris Center for Judaic Studies (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), and the Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies (University of Nebraska at Omaha). The Symposium also benefits from the support of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Creighton University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In addition, the Ike and Roz Friedman Foundation, the Riekes Family, and other supporters provide generous funding. For further details about the Symposium, please check out the Klutznick Chair website at www.creighton.edu/klutznick or contact Colleen Hastings at 402.280.2303 or colleenhastings@creighton.edu.

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Continued from page a2 their children, Naama and Leor, Tuffy and Helen Epstein, Without their passion, organization and attention to detail, Ari Kohen, Gloria Kaslow, Marti Rosen-Atherton, Tippi none of this would have been possible. They worked smart, Denenberg and her kids Sasha, Sima, Solomon and and at warp speed.� Michael, and Esther and Shira and Diane sent an Philip Katz along with SOS to the congregation their children, Jonah, Talia asking for pots and pans, and Elianna. “The family kitchen tables, sippy cups, spent the last couple years age-appropriate toys, beds, in a Jordanian refugee towels, appliances and camp with their very everything in between. young children,� Esther “The outpouring was Katz explained. “Two amazing,� Malashock said. boys, six and four; twin “Congregants made finanboy and girl, age three; cial donations. Others doand a one-year-old girl. nated enough items to The kids were a bit overfurnish the family’s threewhelmed at first, but soon bedroom apartment, and warmed up, and by the then some. Marilyn Tipp time we were walking to circulated Rabbi’s original the car, Lacey Studnicka email among her non-Jewwas carrying the twin girl ish friends in the neighand I was holding hands borhood, so we received with the four-year old.� donations from outside Post arrival support for the refugee syrian children meet sasha denenberg, Jonah katz and the family will be provided the Beth El community, too.� In the end, the com- naama abraham. by Leonard Greenspoon, mittee received enough household items to furnish a second assisted by Darlene Golbitz, Ellie Batt, Sophie Ambrose, apartment. “The response was overwhelming,� Shira AbraMike and Jodi Levine, Briana Taub, Steve and Margo Riekes ham said. “People kept calling, texting, emailing, asking and Joanna Hochfelder. According to Greenspoon, “These what else we needed. I’m so proud to be a part of such a volunteers will act as mentors to the family, helping them ingenerous community. We decided to house the extra items tegrate into their new surroundings. We’re committed to give in a storage unit so if the opportunity arises, Beth El can at least one hour a week for ninety days. Based on the enthupartner with Lutheran Family Services again to co-sponsor siasm of the group we will certainly exceed that threshold.� another refugee family.� Helen Epstein was part of the group waiting at the apartLutheran Family Services is the largest refugee resettlement for the family’s arrival. “A welcome dinner was proment agency in the State, welcoming refugees from all over vided by a local Syrian caterer,� Helen said, “and when the the world and providing human care services, as well as mother came in the door she hugged and kissed me. I was safety and hope, to individuals and families. This is the first very moved, because she was so obviously grateful. The neattime LFS in Omaha has joined forces with a Jewish organiest thing was watching the children of the committee memzation. “We are so honored to be partnering with Beth El bers play with the children of the refugees. There was no Synagogue in our shared calling to welcome the stranger, as language barrier, they were just children playing happily. I they co-sponsor a Syrian refugee family,� Studnicka said. loved it.� Among those committee members and their young“We look forward to strengthening our relationship with the sters gathered at the apartment were Ari Kohen’s wife, Sara, Omaha Jewish Community and are so grateful for the love and their children, Judah, six, Talia, three, and two-year-old and generosity that has been poured into this partnership.� Micah. According to Tippi Denenberg, “By the end of the Gloria Kaslow, who participated in the airport welcome, night Jonah Katz and Sasha Denenberg had already taught put the event in an historical context. “For those of us who one of the Syrian kids a bunch of English words. It was amazwere involved with the resettlement of the Russian Jews into ing how fast the children made a positive connection.� For our community twenty-five years ago, I look at this new Esther and Philip Katz, being part of the experience made young family of refugees who have been transported into them feel humbled and appreciative. “Philip and I were taken the middle of a new country and know the challenges they aback when this family, after traveling for over four long face, but also the amazing prospects for their future. It feels days, wouldn’t eat until everyone else had gotten a plate of wonderful to be part of their journey, to help them settle in, food. The father had the one-year-old in his arms, and to help teach them English and to forge relationships bewatching him feed the baby was pure joy. The baby couldn’t tween our two faith communities.� get enough, and was all smiles after she finished eating.� Working with Shira Abraham and Diane Malashock to “This was one of the most emotional nights of my life and collect household items, arrange kitchen cabinets, shop for one I will not soon forget,� said Rabbi Abraham. “Beth El groceries and fill the freezer with halal meat were Sally synagogue gave this family a new start on life in a new Zipursky, Marty and Aveva Shukert, Lynda Mirvish, Alice world. Our children played together not caring about race, and Harold Kosowsky, Marilyn and Harvey Konigsberg, color, creed or country of origin. What began as an idea beHazzan and Laurel Krausman, Marcie Spivack, Bill and Jane came reality thanks to so many. I can’t help but believe that Dreyfus, Janie Murow, Ellie Batt, Nancy Skid, Judi Finkle, our grandparents and great-grandparents, many of them Denise Meyers, Larry Malashock, Susan Witkowski and Liz refugees to this country, are looking down on us and smilFeldstern. “I had the enjoyable task of choosing which doing, knowing that we have finally learned the true meaning nated kitchen items would go to the family,� Feldstern said. of the verse, You shall love the stranger, for you were once a “Selecting the items that the family will use for preparing stranger in a strange land.� and serving meals in their new home felt so intimate. I hope Speaking for all the volunteers, Ari Kohen said, “I’m so they can tell that the items were chosen with care and thankful to be a part of a synagogue that allowed me and thought, and with wishes that they have many happy meals my family to play a meaningful role in welcoming a Syrian together in their new home.� refugee family to Omaha. No matter how bleak our politics Beth El’s 5 Men & A Rabbi Moving Crew provided the might seem right now, watching our kids play together was muscle required to pick up donated furniture and bring it to a wonderful reminder that it’s always possible to do lifethe apartment. The movers - Mark Kelln, David Finkelstein, changing good. This is how we make our country and our Mike Christensen, Nate Shapiro, Rabbi Abraham and Ari world a little better.� Kohen - spent over seven hours on the job. “It was especially meaningful that we brought all the donated furniture to their apartment on Sept. 11,� Kohen said. “It was, at least for me, a gift to be able to do something productive, something positive, on that day.� B’nai B’rith BreadBreakers Tippi Denenberg coordinated the Day of Arrival and Family Pick-up, with help from Lacey Studnicka and a there will not be a session on Wednesday, Oct. 12 due to the translator provided by Lutheran Family Services. Beth El Yom Kippur holiday. 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Israel experience: Reflections on Israel and Judaism

DaviD atri had the pleasure of travelling to Israel for a month through a generous grant provided by the Jewish Federation of Omaha. My trip was part of an NCSY program called The Jerusalem Journey, which unites young adults from the Midwest region on a tour from the north of Israel to the very southern tip. Immediately after landing in Ben-Gurion airport, the group was taken to a small hostel in Hispin, less than an hour ride from the Lebanese border. There, through several vigorous hikes, the group started to bond and relationships began to form. In the north, we explored the various security challenges Israel faces on the multiple borders, and also deepened our understanding of the land’s rich history as well as spiritual value. We visited the city of Tzfat, and enjoyed short but intense learning sessions in which we discussed assorted topics regarding Judaism and the land. We got to participate in incredible hand-on learning by building rafts and swimming in the Kinneret. As we departed from the North, one final “lehitraot” (good-bye in hebrew) was uttered at the beautiful city of Akko. From there it was straight to Jerusalem, where we spent a few days doing everything there is to do there, including the Kotel, shuk, Ben Yehuda, Temple institute, and more. Also, we travelled to and around Tel-Aviv for a few seminars and museums, most notably the world-renowned Shafdan water treatment plant. As the conclusion of this journey was approaching, we enjoyed the hospitality of a bedouin camp, rode their camels and toured the vibrant city of Eilat. Much too soon, it was the last day of the trip, and our month-long adventure came to a halt. One of the main questions which I would attempt to answer during the trip was why would G-d choose the land of

Israel to give to the Jewish people? What is so inherently special about this place that so much has been devoted to it, by G-d and the Jewish people? A possible answer is that, as most of us know, the land of Israel is not the most habitable. There is desert in the south, swampland in the north, and high peaks in the west. Indeed, as it is seen in Gemara Megilah 6a, the tribe of Zebulun allegorically discusses with G-d the land given to them as heritage, and complain over the hardships they face. “To my brothers You have given fields and vineyards and to me You have given mountains and valleys”. However, if the true reason why the land of Israel was chosen is its hard conditions, then why wouldn’t a drier, more isolated land be preferred? I don’t know about you, but I think it is much easier to enjoy a nice sea view from the shores of fertile Akko than to sink into the sand in the middle of the Sahara desert. Yet, the answer may lie in the question. It does not matter what the conditions are in the land, dry or humid, hot or cold, sandy or swampy, the land of Israel has seen tremendous growth, particularly during periods of Jewish control. Immediately after Yehoshua ben Nun conquered the land, it was a place that “devours its inhabitants” (Numbers 13:32). And yet, within a few hundred years, a kingship was established, the Temple was built, and the land fully settled from north to south. Hence, perhaps the deeper message is that regardless of the conditions, as long as the Jewish nation upholds the Torah and maintains its devotion to G-d, it will continue to flourish. Of course, even in exile, this principle stands true. Unfortunately, we live in turbulent times. Terrorist organizations and their consequent attacks have become so common and widespread that some of us have simply stopped paying attention. The European economy will experience profound changes following Brexit. And of course, there’s the issue of the presidential election, the result of which will also impact the State of Israel greatly. How does the Jewish nation deal with all these events? What is done when we hear of another mother, stabbed to death in front of her children? The same response that our ancestors gave upon the impending destruction of the Temple, the end of the Holocaust, the Munich massacre. We pray, we increase our performance of good deeds, we treat each other well, and after we have exhausted our capacity to beg, we simply say to G-d “We have done our part, the rest is in Your hands”.

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community autism study breakthrough: Free open enrollment

Omaha is recognized for unique national events from the Olympics swim trials to the College World Series. Not as widely known is an ongoing grass-roots Autism Study, the first in the nation – even the world. It began with researchers affiliated with Harvard and Hopkins who demonstrated in a gold-standard trial that many of the attributes in autism individuals could be significantly reversed with an over-thecounter, safe and inexpensive supplement. After publishing their results, nothing much more happened. Hopkins researchers are looking to do more research, while some pharmaceuticals are looking to make a synthetic version in hopes of controlling it. Taking up the challenge, Omaha’s Therapeutics Research Institute – TRI [a non-profit based in Omaha] launched a grass-roots Autism Study so that families with autism could benefit now from this remarkable advance rather than waiting 15 years from now or even longer. This grass-roots Study just completed and published by TRI showed all the participants again benefitted immensely. There were no side effects, and individuals are continuing to advance, taking this safe supplement. This grass-roots Study is NOT a trial – it is a practical outreach to families to benefit now from this remarkable breakthrough. There is no cost to participants, everything is free, and TRI (which just buys the supplement off the web) will continue to provide it. We are now looking to expand the Study to 300 families, then 3000, then 30,000 until these results are a wake-up call to the entire national autism community. To find out more about this unique opportunity, check the web site ControlAutismNow.org or email Steven Evans, Senior Research Scientist for TRI at sevans@gsm-usa.com or call TRI at 402.551.1020 and leave your name and number. Our Executive Director will call back to answer your questions. PAID ADVERTISEMENT

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community October events  at the Schwalb Center

KaSEy DaviS The Schwalb Center is excited to welcome in October with a number of events. We are looking forward to our second Middle East Forum for the semester on Thursday, Oct. 20 from Noon-1 p.m. at the Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center rooms 230 and 231. The final forum is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 17 from Noon-1 p.m.

a still from The Settlers, which premiered Jan. 22 at the Sundance Film Festival. Credit: Philippe Bellaiche

On Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7-9:30 p.m. we are proud to partner with the Journal of Religion and Film as we host a special screening of the movie The Settlers in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service (CPACS) rooms 132 & 132D. The director, writer, and creator of the movie, Shimon Dotan, will be joining us for a panel discussion along with Rabbi Shlomo Abramovich (Visiting Scholar, Beth Israel Synagogue) and moderator, Dr. Curtis Hutt (Schwalb Center Special Programs Coordinator). You won’t want to miss this fascinating movie and dialogue! The Schwalb Center and Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton, along with the Harris Center at UNL and the Kripke Center for the Study of Religion are pleased to announce the 29th Annual Symposium on Jewish Civilization on Oct. 30-31 to be held on both Creighton’s and UNO’s campuses. This year’s theme is “Is Judaism Democratic? Reflections from Theory and Practice Throughout the Ages.” We look forward to seeing you at these engaging events. For more information about these and other Schwalb Center events, please contact us by phone at 402.554.2788 or send an email to kaseydavis@unomaha.edu.

A unique Jewish journey NatE SHapirO Director of Development, Jewish Federation of Omaha One of the goals of the Jewish Federation of Omaha is to provide our community with unique ways to experience Jewish life around the globe. With that goal in mind, JFO and the Partnership2GETHER (P2G) consortium are excited to offer a unique P2G Jewish Journey to Poland, Bratislava and Budapest with optional extensions to Berlin or Israel. This one-of-akind trip is for anyone interested in traveling to Eastern Europe in comfort while learning about its history through a Jewish lens. The trip will take place from May 8-16, 2017 (with optional extensions May 16-May 19) and will include visits to the Warsaw Ghetto and Memorial, the Museum of History of Polish Jews, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Bratislava Museum of Jewish Culture, and a variety of Budapest city sites, including the Castle District. The optional extension to Berlin, Germany includes visits to Checkpoint Charlie, the House of the Wannsee Konferenz, a tour of Jewish Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate and the Berlin Wall. The Optional extension to the Western

Galilee of Israel (our partner region) includes a tour of Command Centers as well as an Israel/Lebanon Border Tour, Malka Beer Tasting, Galilee Medical Center Tour and Briefing and dinners with Israeli Friends.

The land-only cost for Poland, Bratislava and Budapest is $2,950 per person double occupancy ($550 single supplement). This price includes a deluxe air-conditioned motor coach for all touring and sightseeing, English speaking tour guides and guided tours, meals, entrance fees, a boat tour on the Danube, and hotel accommodations. Tips and individual transfers are not included (other than with group arrival and departure). This trip price is based on a minimum of 28 participants. We encourage all trip participants to buy trip insurance. The Berlin extension price is $1,498 per person for double occupancy ($250 single supplement) and is based on a

Fall Home & Garden Expo Join us at the 28th Annual Fall Home & Garden Expo on Oct. 8-9, at the CenturyLink Center Omaha. Over 400 booths with thousands of ideas. Meet Experts including HGTV Design Star Winner, Jennifer Bertrand. Jennifer will present on the Show’s Cox Stage, Saturday, Oct. 8, at 2 and 6 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 9, at 2 p.m. Jennifer Bertrand is best known as the winner of HGTV’s Design Star, drawing over 5 million viewers to her no-nonsense, accessible approach to making positive and impactful design changes without breaking the bank. Owner of Bertrand Designs in Kansas City, Jennifer believes “great design should make you happy and make your life easier.” She will share her contagious enthusiasm and creativity on the main stage. She’ll also share tips and trends in design and décor. Jennifer has

been seen on numerous television shows including HGTV Paint Over, HGTV Showdown, and in March, Jennifer was feature designer on Lifetime Network’s Military Make-Over with R. Lee Ermey from Full Metal Jacket. She also recently won a Bedroom Makeover Celebrity Battle on Angie’s List’s Sleep Sanctuary Contest: receiving the most votes and raising money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. See Special attractions throughout the 2016 Show: Exotic Animals Show each day, pony rides and fun for the kids, the Ultimate Garage sponsored by Woodhouse, HGTV Star and Entertainment on the Cox Communications Stage, an all New Bites and Brews feature area, Interior Design Gallery featuring the latest furnishings and design tips, and win thousands of dollars of prizes including Husker PAID ADVERTISEMENT

minimum of 8 participants, while the Western Galilee (Israel) land-only extension is $500 per person for double occupancy ($160 single supplement). For more information contact Zoe Riekes at zriekes@me.com and/or Jan Goldstein at Jan@israel journeys.com. Sign up by Jan. 6, 2017; a $1000 Deposit to the Jewish Federation of Omaha is required. Cancellation fees apply after Jan. 15; the final payment is required by March 10. Partnership2GETHER is a program of the Jewish Agency and the Jewish Federations of North America, promoting people-to-people relationships through cultural, social, medical, educational and economic programs. This Partnership is between the 14 communities of the Central Area Consortium, Budapest, Hungary and Israel’s Western Galilee. Our Partnership2GETHER Communities Buffalo, NY; Dayton, Toledo and Youngstown, Ohio; Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Northwest Indiana and South Bend, Indiana; Louisville, Kentucky; Des Moines, Iowa; Omaha, Nebraska; Austin, Fort Worth and San Antonio, Texas and Budapest are linked with the Akko and Matte Asher in the Western Galilee.

Game Day experience complete with VIP Tailgate and chance to be in the field, sponsored by Cox, an amazing new recliner from 7 Day Furniture, over $500.00 of groceries from Fareway Foods, plus more. Go to www.omahahomeandgarden.com for show times, other attractions and more information. Children 12 and under are free, adults just $9.00. Buy one-get one free coupons are available at area Fareway Stores and Village Inn Restaurants. We hope you get a chance to come and enjoy this 28th Annual Celebration! The Home and Garden event of the season for over 25 years! Produced by Mid-America Expositions, Inc.; Mike Mancuso, Director. For more information go to www.showofficeonline.com, call 402.346.8003, fax 402.346.5412 or email mmancuso@showofficeonline.com.

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let’s give them something to dance about!

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liz FelDstern Executive Director, IHE he Institute for Holocaust Education’s mission is to engage people with information about the Holocaust and WWII. We do this in order to honor the legacies of what was and what was lost – and as a way to prevent future genocides. And in order to find new ways of engaging with a not-sonew story, we often look to the inspirational power of art, in all of its many forms. You may remember the IHE’s past partnerships with the Omaha Theater Company (Hana’s Suitcase), Opera Omaha (Brundibar), the Omaha Symphony (Hawthorne String Quartet residency), or KANEKO (Fabric of Survival). So what art form have we yet to explore? Well, in the summer of 2014, I began communicating with Carolyn Dorfman Dance. Dorfman’s New Jersey troupe includes 10 highly-athletic, multi-ethnic dancers whose works build bridges and stir the soul. They place great emphasis on education, offering workshops in schools and for people of all ages and dance backgrounds (or not) across the country and even internationally. Choreographer Carolyn Dorfman is the daughter of two Holocaust survivors and this aspect of her identity is the one which informs all of her work. Dorfman’s choreography is a celebration of identity, heritage and the resiliency of the human spirit. Flash forward to 2016/17 – the stars have finally aligned, and Carolyn Dorfman Dance will be coming to Omaha at our request, and in partnership with Omaha Performing Arts! Their week-long residency will take place January 16-20, 2017, and

Temple goes apple picking

scott littky Program Director, Temple Israel the first event for our new 613 Mitzvah club was held on sunday, sept. 25. our multi-generational group met at Ditmars orchard & Vineyard in council Bluffs for an afternoon of apple picking. the apples picked were then donated to the stephen center to use for snacks. Pictured: Andi Gordman, Dan Fitzgerald and lindsey thomas with some of the apples they picked.

Credit: carolyndorfman.dance will include performances at the Orpheum Theater and intimate workshops for schools and organizations around the metro. Details are available on the IHE website and will appear in upcoming additions of the Jewish Press. But the most exciting news for now is that this residency will also coincide with the 40th Anniversary of the JCC’s Dance Program! That’s right – our community’s program of high caliber dance instruction has been going 40 years strong. A huge thank you to event Chairperson, Patty Nogg, for pointing out this connection! “Dancing at the JCC has meant so much to me and my family over the years. I know many others in the community who feel the same. This performance is going to be a celebration of the power of dance.” Patty explained. With ballet, tap, hip hop and more for ages two through adult – and a multi-year streak voted “Best of Omaha” - our JCC Dance Program has much to be proud of. In honor of this milestone, Carolyn Dorfman Dance will be offering a special lecture/performance in the JCC Theater on Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. The event will also honor the program’s past and current directors (Liz Doherty, Leslie Wallace Abegglen, Cheryl Lerner, Esther Katz) and include a memorial for Esther Wax. A reception with the Carolyn Dorfman dancers will follow. And here’s where you come in! We are gathering memories, photos, and memorabilia related to the last 40 years of the JCC Dance Program. Have you or your children danced at the J? If you have something to share (we want to see those sequins and feathers!) please contact Patty Nogg (nogg ster2@aol.com or 402.493.3479). All contributions will be returned after the event.

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Connect, Get Fed and Do Good ANNETTE vAN DE KAmP-WRiGhT Editor of the Jewish Press unday, Sept. 25 was a fabulous day for our community. You all came out in droves to attend the Community event at Dave and Buster’s, and we are so happy you did. As an employee of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, I get a first-hand look at all the hard work that so many people put into this event, both lay leaders and professionals, and when it proves successful, it makes us all feel great. And if I sound sappy, I don’t care: I really mean it. When the community shows up, and there are smiles all around, it makes us feel good -- and it reminds us why we work here every day. It just so happened that I sat next to someone special during the Fair-portion of the event. Danny Cohn, who has so generously donated his time and expertise to JFO, was there to promote the next big thing, scheduled for November 5. Together with his husband Andrew Miller, Danny is

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the brain behind “FED,” A one night only pop-up restaurant. FED is a Jewish Federation of Omaha Campaign, food-focused event designed to engage the next generation of community members, leaders and philanthropists. Picture a pop-up restaurant in an unexpected space showcasing Jewish food, with limited seating, for one night only. “The menu is a twist on modern Jewish Comfort food,” Andrew says. “We tried to craft it to pay homage to traditional dishes. Gone is the Gefillte Fish and your grandmother’s Tzimmes; here is Ceviche and a modern deconstructed take on a traditional main dish. First, the details you didn’t yet read about in our paper: the location is David Radler’s photo studio (Thank you, David!) on 2553 Leavenworth; starting time is 8 p.m. “We are thrilled that David allowed us to use his space for FED,” Danny says. “The atmosphere is just as important as the food, and this space is sure to deliver!” As for the menu, it’s as delightful and tempting as the promised Sephardic Sangria cocktail. I think I’d attend just

for that. The appetizer consists of Bruschetta Trio, including Chopped Liver with Shitake Mushrooms, Hummus with Olive Tapenade and Parve Creamed Herring. The first course: Latin American Ceviche on Matzo. Ceviche is a seafood dish popular in the coastal regions of Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile and Peru. Next comes a Challah Panzanella Salad (a Tuscan salad of bread and tomatoes), followed by deconstructed Tzimmes (No wonder this dinner lasts until 11 p.m.). For dessert, you will have Flourless Chocolate Torte (Parve) and Macaroons. Danny and Andrew say most guests will dress for a casual night out, “but if you feel like wearing that new dress or suit in which you’ll look great, no one’s stopping you!” My advice: Don’t wear your tightest jeans. Ready to register? You can do so (and you might want to do it quickly, there is limited seating) by visiting http://tinyurl.com/ JZJE706. So, the food sounds great, and this event is something new for Jewish Omaha, but there are other important reasons why you should not miss out. “Connect, Get Fed, Do Good,” it says on the flyer. What does that mean, and why are those few words so important? Why is it that we keep asking you to show up? A healthy community is a community that connects. Not just every once in a while, but continuously. By coming together, we create shared memories. Every meal we eat in the company of others, every time we talk to each other, every time we study together, we add a little thread. Eventually, those threads form a bond we all benefit from. You know those times you leave synagogue after services, and you don’t move as fast as your children would like you to, because you keep talking? You are connecting. “At the end of the day,” Andrew says, “if people come, eat, enjoy, kibbitz and walk away with a better understanding of what the modern day Omaha Jewish Federation is all about, we’ve done our job.” Plus, it’s fun. And when it comes to community building, “fun” is too often underrated. While Danny and Andrew are the Event Chairs, they have help from a number of hosts: Amy Dvorin; Sophie and Jimmy Friedlander; Candice and Dusty Friedman; Amy and Andy Isaacson; Ellie and Donnie Novak; Maggie and Jed Ortmeyer; Shiri and Dave Phillips; Kari and Brandon Tauber; Sonia and Alan Tipp and Leora and Matt Werner. “We want to give a HUGE thanks to our host committee,” Danny says. “When we were in the planning stages, we were hoping people would be excited about this concept. The response and support have been more than we could have hoped for.” Cost to attend FED is $50 per person; Vegan meals are available, and some menu selections may be subject to change. For information, and to request the vegan option, email dannycohn@gmail.com.

How the BDS challenge helped one campus Hillel

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campus zionists don’t need safe spaces. they need self-confidence.

SeffI Kogen poorly served by efforts to diminish those values. NEW YORK | JTA The University of Chicago made headlines recently for They’re all true, all those stories you’ve heard. The Jewish sending its incoming students a note that read, in part: student questioned about whether her Judaism and involve- “Our commitment to academic freedom means that we do ment in the Jewish community would disqualify her from not support so called ‘trigger warnings,’ we do not cancel serving in student government. The Israel bashers who beinvited speakers because their topics might prove controsieged a movie night put on by a pro-Israel group, forcing versial, and we do not condone the creation of intellectual Jewish students to escape under police protection. The man ‘safe spaces’ where individuals can retreat from ideas and from Students for Justice in Palestine who stood up at a perspectives at odds with their own.” rally of campus rape survivors and their allies and used his The university is right. As Supreme Court Justice Louis time at the microphone to attack Israel. Brandeis wrote so many years ago, “Fear of serious injury And, of course, the swastikas -- oh, the swastikas -cannot alone justify suppression of free speech. Men feared scrawled in dorm rooms, scratched into elevators, spraywitches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to painted on fraternity houses. free men from the bondage of It’s all true. And it’s become irrational fears.” so bad that some suggest that Anti-Zionism is a liberal orfirst-year students be warned thodoxy very much in vogue to “brace yourselves for inin progressive activist circles sane anti-Semitism.” today. It is commonplace to Respectfully, I beg to differ. find anti-Zionism enforced in In fact, there has never groups concerned with LGBT been a better time to be a rights, sexual assault prevenJewish college student. That is tion, climate justice and fact, not opinion. more. But anti-Zionism is Jews were not fully acdeeply offensive to the majorcepted into American higher ity of Jewish students who are education until the 1950s, moved as Jews to support the when the quota system finally anti-Israel students at columbia University erected a mock Jewish state -- if for no other came to an end. In the 1960s “apartheid wall” in front of the iconic Low Library steps during reason than because half the Credit: Uriel Heilman world’s Jews live there. and ‘70s, civil rights and anti- Israel apartheid week, March 3, 2016. war activism often led to contentious relations between Yet students need not be sheltered from anti-Zionist opinJewish students and campus administrations. And how ions. We have nothing to fear from them. We must have concould anyone argue that life was better for young Jews befidence that the arguments for Zionism are compelling fore the turn-of-the-century advent of Birthright? enough to survive -- even thrive -- under intellectual scrutiny. No, there’s no disputing that recent years -- with Hillel acSo, entering college freshmen and returning students, tive at over 500 colleges and universities, Birthright bringdon’t “brace yourself for insane anti-Semitism.” Prepare ing 40,000 people to Israel each year and hundreds of yourself, instead, to encounter ideas at odds with your own. millions of dollars pouring in to support Jewish life on cam- Don’t simply accept those ideas. Examine them carefully pus -- have afforded Jewish students across the country a set and critically before determining whether they are worth of opportunities never before imagined. incorporating into your worldview. And yet: the swastikas. The suspicions of Jewish dual loyAnd while you shouldn’t be overly concerned about “inalty that we had all thought long buried. And the hatred disane anti-Semitism,” you should take care to look after your rected at Jewish students (but only, we’re assured own Judaism. Get involved in Hillel. Enroll in a Jewish unreassuringly, because they are Zionists, as if it were possi- studies course. Educate yourself about modern Israel. The ble to cleave Zionism from Jewish identity). best defense of the Jewish state is not ratcheting up the rhetFacing different but not entirely dissimilar challenges, oric, it’s seeking out a strong Jewish community, enhancing many other oppressed and marginalized groups have called your knowledge and identity, going on a Birthright trip. for trigger warnings, altered curricula and “safe spaces” to Experiencing the marketplace of ideas at a university is a congregate and convalesce. This is certainly understandgreat privilege. Don’t waste it. able. We want college students to feel secure as they enter Seffi Kogen is the American Jewish Committee’s assistant this pivotal time in their lives. director for campus affairs. Yet no matter how nobly intentioned, these measures do more harm than good. Jews spent decades demanding entrée into the academy, and academic freedom and the marketplace of ideas have allowed Jews to thrive on the ps://www.facebook.com/ShalomahaPress American college campus. We as a community would be

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Donna Schwartz NEWARK, DEL. | JTA My social media exploded earlier this month with dozens of Facebook notifications, texts and group messages from across the country. JTA had published one of my favorite photos, with our University of Delaware Hillel students dressed in blue and yellow, their hands outstretched to form the Star of David. The photo illustrated an op-ed by Arnold Eisen, the chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary, titled “Jewish pride on campus is under siege. Here’s what your kids can do to fight back.” While Chancellor Eisen focused on what Jewish students can do to fight anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias on campus, the headline could have led readers to the false inference that the University of Delaware is an example of a campus under siege. We certainly don’t see our campus that way, and I doubt many of my colleagues at Hillels across the country and around the world believe they are “under siege.” In fact, the number of anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions activities on campus declined in the past academic year. Because Hillel directors are on campuses every day, and have been for years, they have the relationships to effectively mitigate these incidents and minimize their effect on the daily experiences of Jewish students. My colleagues and I regularly meet with university administrators, student life deans, local law enforcement and our Jewish community partners to prepare for these incidents and respond proactively when needed. While protests against Israel and anti-Semitic incidents are certainly unwelcome on campus, they have an unintended consequence of building and strengthening the Jewish community, and fortifying the resolve of students and community members to advocate for their beliefs. Two years ago, when Students for Justice in Palestine promoted their “Israel Apartheid” week on our campus, we heard from students, alumni and parents with whom we’d never had contact before. Many wanted to know what they could do to help, how they could get involved and what our plan was. Our local federation, Hillel International and other Israel partners all stepped in to make sure we and our students felt supported. The challenge of anti-Israel activities can be an opportunity to revisit how Hillels discuss, debate and program around Israel. We have hired an Israel engagement associate, who specifically focuses on building bridges with students and organizations on campus. We now have a stronger commitment to what we believe and to be heard, so that no one perceives theirs as the only side of the debate. The results speak for themselves. More than half of the University of Delaware’s Jewish students are involved in Jewish life on campus. Between Hillel and Chabad, we send more than 200 students to Israel each year. We have more than 150 students in leadership positions or interning at Hillel, and more than 20 of those are focused on Israel. While anti-Semitic and anti-Israel activities do occur, many of the same campuses that experience these negative moments are also places where Jewish life is thriving. Take Hannah Greenberg. When she came to U.D. as a freshman last year, one of her biggest fears was facing anti-Semitism on campus. Now she proudly displays a mezuzah on her dorm room door. Other students use it as an opportunity to ask questions and to learn more about different beliefs, not to bash Jews or Israel. “Being a Jew on campus has not lessened my pride,” she told me. “It has caused it to grow. Being faced with different ideas than your own does not cause pride to disappear. It gives you a reason to feel that pride, and to be proud of your beliefs and traditions.” Donna Schwartz is the executive director of the University of Delaware Hillel. Editor’s note: This article was edited for length.

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Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive Omaha, NE 68144-1206 402.556.6536 templeisraelomaha.com

TifereTh israel

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

b’nai israel synagogue

Tuesday: Kol Nidre services, 7:30 p.m. with guest, Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, Professor and Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization Historical at Creighton University. wednesday: Services, 10:30 a.m. with guest speaker Jeannette Gabriel, University of Iowa/Jewish Women in Iowa, WIth open arms and full hearts: 100 years of Iowa’s Jewish Community Refugee projects; Concluding Service followed by Break-the-fast potluck, 5:30 p.m. Please call Carole Lainof at 402.293.0321 for more information. If you would like any names read fo remembrance, please send a note by email or otherwise to Nancy Wolf (nancywolf16620@gmail.com.) 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: Kabbalat Shabbat/Ma’ariv, 6 p.m. saTurday: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10 a.m.; Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:30 p.m.; USY Haunted Havdalah, 7 p.m.; Havdalah, 7:35 p.m. weekday serviCes: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. sunday: Sukkah Building, 8 a.m.; BESTT Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Babies, Bigger Kids & Bagels, 9:45 a.m.; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; Habonim Activity, 12:15 p.m. Tuesday: Babysitting (Ages 0-5), 6 p.m.; Kol Nidre, 6:15 p.m.; Yigdal (Conclusion), 8:15 p.m. wednesday: Synagogue office closed; Morning Service, 9 a.m.; Babysitting (Ages 0-5), 9 a.m.; Youth Service (Grades K-2), 10 a.m.; YK Youth Hour (Grades 3-7), 10 a.m.; Torah Service, 10 a.m.; Sermon/Yizkor, 10:45 a.m.; YK Youth Hour (Grades K-2), 11 a.m.; Tot Service (Ages 0-5), 11:15 a.m.; Junior Congregation (Grades 3-7), 11:15 a.m.; Musaf, 11:30 p.m.; Kaddish Shalem (Conclusion), 12:30 p.m.; Study Session, 4:30 p.m.; Minha-Ne’ila service, 5:30 p.m.; Children’s procession, 7:15 p.m.; Sounding of the Shofar, 7:28 p.m. Thursday: Shanghai, 1 p.m. Shabbat’s Cool (Grades 3-7), saturday, oct. 15, 10 a.m. Sukkah Building, sunday, oct. 16, 8 a.m. All classes and programs are open to everyone in the Jewish community.

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Office hours: Monday & Thursday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, Closed and Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer. friday: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:37 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 6:37 p.m. saTurday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Torah Parade and Kids Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Portion, 5:35 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 6:20 p.m.; Musical Havdalah, 7:35 p.m. sunday: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels and Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m.; Taslich and BBQ, 4:30 p.m. Cost is $8 for Adults, $4 children ages 4-12. Please call for reservations. weekdays: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m.; Orot Hateshuva with Rabbi Ari, 7:45-8:15 a.m. Monday: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m. Tuesday: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m.; Mincha, 4:30 p.m.; Kol Nidre, 6:15 p.m.; Candle Lighting/Fast Begins, 6:31 p.m. wednesday: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Sermon, 10 a.m., followed by Yizkor; The Book of Yonah/ Neilah class, 4:30 p.m.; Mincha, 5 p.m.; Neilah, 6 p.m.; Fast Ends/Havdalah, 7:20 p.m.; Break the Fast meal following services: Cost is $8 for Adults, $4 children ages 4-12. Please call office for reservations. Thursday: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Ari; Lunch & Learn, noon at UNMC; Scholars Club, 4:30 p.m. at JCC; Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m.; Talmud Learning, 8:30 p.m.

MeMorial serviCes

sunday, october 9 Oak Hills/Bikhor Cholim, Council Bluffs, 11 a.m. Beth El Cemetery, 84th and ‘L’ Sts., 11 a.m. Temple Israel Cemetery, 6412 No. 42 St., 1 p.m. Wyuka Cemetery in Lincoln, 3 p.m.

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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.; Shabbat Ends at 7:34 p.m. 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. Tuesday: Morning Sevice, 7 a.m.; Lighting Candles by, 6:30 p.m.; Kol Nidre Services, 6 p.m. wednesday: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Yizkor, 11 a.m.; Mincha/Neilah Closing Service, 5 p.m.; Fast Ends, 7:28 p.m. We conclude the fast with Ma’ariv, Havdalah and light refreshments. 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. Women’s Mega Challah Bake, Thursday, oct. 13, 7 p.m. at JCC. Soup in the Sukkah, Thursday, oct. 20, 7 p.m. Ladies’ Sukkot Celebration. Kids Zone Hakafot, sunday, oct. 23, 6 p.m. Fun Hakafot Celebration for kids and adults too with Dinner and Dance. To purchase a Sukkah or a Lulav & Etrog set, please call 402.330.1800 or email rsvp@ochabad.com. All programs are open to the entire community.

CongregaTion b’nai Jeshurun

Services conducted by Rabbi Craig Lewis. friday: Pre-neg, 6 p.m.; Shabbat Evening Service, 6:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 6:39 p.m. saTurday: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Vayelech; Havdalah (72 minutes), 8:07 p.m. sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m. at Tifereth Israel; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m. at South Street Temple; Nebraska Market-to-Market Relay. At least 10 Temple Youth Group volunteers are needed to help out with this amazing event. Contact Nicole Taege at 402.326.7450 or ntaege@gmail.com to volunteer! Tuesday: Candlelighting, 6:32 p.m.; Yom Kippur Evening Service, 8 p.m. wednesday: Yom Kippur Family Service (Parents please accompany your children), 9 a.m.; Yom Kippur Morning Service (Childcare available), 10 a.m.; Yom Kippur Afternoon Service, (Yizkor/Neilah) (Childcare available), 3 p.m.; Break-the-fast Potluck, 6 p.m. Please join the congregation after Yom Kippur concluding services for a Break-the-Fast Potluck in the Social Hall; Havdalah, 8:01 p.m. 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. Join the Lincoln Jewish Community for Pizza-in-the-Hut on sunday, oct. 16 at 6:30 p.m. in Tifereth Israel’s sukkah, 3219 Sheridan Blvd. Several volunteers from our Temple Family are needed to assist with set-up and clean-up for this fun event. To volunteer or to RSVP for the event please call the Temple office at 402.435.8004 or e-mail office@southstreettemple.org. 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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saTurday: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Jim Polack. Tuesday: Kol Nidre Services, 6:15 p.m. led by Joan Kripke and Marti Nerenstone. saTurday: Yom Kippur Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Joan Kripke and Marti Nerenstone; Yom Kippur, 3:30 p.m. led by Joan Kripke and Marti Nerenstone. Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

TeMple israel

friday: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Crystal, Rabbi Berezin and Cantor Shermet. saTurday: Temple Tots Shabbat, 9 a.m.; Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Services, 10:30 a.m.; OTYG Haunted Havdalah, 7 p.m. Join Omaha’s Jewish high school youth groups for some good food, friends, and fun at Bellevue Berry Farms! We will meet at Beth El at 7 p.m. and you can be picked back up at 10:30 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes tickets, food and transportation. RSVP’s required. sunday: Grades PreK-6, 10 a.m.; Temple Israel Book Club, 10 a.m.; Kol Rina Rehearsal, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday: Kol Nidre, 7:30 p.m. wednesday: Yom Kippur Temple Tot Service, 9 a.m. for preschool aged children to Kindergarten led by Rabbi Crystal and Cantor Shermet; Yom Kippur Morning Service (Grades 14), 9 a.m. led by Rabbi (Sussman) Berezin; Yom Kippur Programming (Grades 1-4), 10:15 a.m. Children in 1st-4th Grade should meet Director of Youth and Young Adult Engagement Aliyah Lasky in the Simon Community Court at 10:15 a.m. and then go downstairs for Yom Kippur programming led by our Religious School Madrichim; Yom Kippur Morning Service, 10:15 a.m.; Relections of Yom Kippur: Why Life Does Matter!, 12:30 p.m. with Rabbis Crystal and (Sussman) Berezin. What a year it has been between racial tensions, random violence and extremely ugly election cycle. How can we put this into a Jewish perspective and move forward with 5777?; Moments of Remembrance, 1:30 p.m. To prepare for Yizkor and to experience the comfort of being with others who have lost someone special in their lives. Marla Cohen, MS, NCC, LMHP, will help participants share important memories of the people they mourn. Please consider bringing a photograph or other memento that helps convey the essence of the person or people you mourn. This session is open to all who have suffered a loss in the last two years; Forgiveness For The Other 364 Days: Practical Tips from Torah, Mindfulness, and the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity with Brent Bloom, 1:30 p.m. Bloom will bring his expertise to help us understand the value of forgiveness for today and for the rest of the year; Thoughts on Democracy: Reinterpreting Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedom Posters with Dr. Zachary Smith, 1:30 p.m. Dr. Smith, serving as Resident Assistant Professor of Theology at Creighton University, will guide us and lead a discussion on the temporary art exhibit in the Simon Community Court; Jewish Wisdom Teaches Suffering is Beloved: God Tries the Righteous with Rabbi Samuel K. Joseph, PhD., 2:30 p.m. Our teachers and sages tried to understand why bad things happen to good people. That was over 1500 years ago. Do their understandings make sense to us today? How does their thinking connect to the High Holy Days?; Afternoon service/Yizkor/Ne’ilah/ Havdalah, 3:45 p.m. This service includes the reading of the Book of Jonah, recounting the importance of repentance and prayer. Yizkor celebrates the power to remember those who came before us. Ne’ilah means “closing the gate,” and we ask to be sealed in the Book of Life. After the Havdalah ceremony that ends this holiday, we hear a final shofar blast; Break The Fast, 6:45 p.m. following afternoon services. Reservations: Adults and 13 and older are $12, Children 6-12 years old are $8, Children 5 and younger are no charge. Your payment is your reservation. Thursday: What’s It All About God: An Introduction to Jewish Mysticism, 10 a.m. with Rabbi Crystal Shabbat Comes to You at The Heritage Sterling Ridge, friday, oct. 14, 4 p.m.

TifereTh israel

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. sunday: LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m. at Tifereth Israel; LJCS Gesher, 10 a.m. at South Street Temple; New Nurture the Wow Parenting Group, 11 a.m. facilitated by Nancy Coren Tuesday: Synagogue office closed; Kol Nidre, 6 p.m. wednesday: Synagogue office closed; Services, 9 a.m.; Youth Services, 11 a.m.; Mincha, 5 p.m.; Havdalah and Breakthe-fast meal, 7:31 p.m. We will have a uniformed officer present and babysitting available during Rosh Hashanah Services/Activities. Join Our Community Sukkot Celebration Pizza-in-the-Hut on sunday, oct. 16, 6:30 p.m. in Tifereth Israel’s sukkah, 3219 Sheridan Blvd. Cost is $5 and the meal includes pizza, salad, drink and a cookie.

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Carnegie Deli to close

JTA NEWS STAFF e Carnegie Deli, a New York City mecca for Jewish foods since 1937, will close at the end of the year. Owner Marian Harper Levine broke the news to employees on Friday morning, e New York Post reported. She will leave the restaurant open until Dec. 31 so that staffers can benefit from tips during the busy holiday season.

The legendary Carnegie Delicatessen in Manhattan will close in December. Credit: Kevin Hagen/Getty Images e decision was a personal one for Levine, 65, not a business one. She owns the building on Seventh Avenue that houses the deli. Her father, Milton Parker, acquired the deli in 1976 from the original owners. “At this stage of my life, the early mornings to late nights have taken a toll, along with my sleepless nights and grueling hours that come with operating a restaurant business,” Levine said. Levine will continue to license Carnegie Deli locations in Las Vegas and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She hopes to arrange a similar licensing agreement in the original location in the future, WABC-TV reported. “Moving forward, Marian Harper hopes to keep her father’s legacy alive by focusing on licensing the iconic Carnegie Deli brand and selling their world-famous products for wholesale distribution,” said spokeswoman Christyne Nicholas. e deli’s menu, centering around a trio of hand-cured meats -- pastrami, corned beef and tongue -- includes the famous “Woody Allen” sandwich, which consists of an enormous serving of corned beef and pastrami. Scenes for Allen’s 1984 movie Broadway Danny Rose were filmed in the restaurant.

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The Sept. 30, 2016 edition of the Jewish Press stated the date for the Oak Hills/ Bikhor Cholim Memorial Service as Oct. 11. That is incorrect; the date is oct. 9. The Jewish Press regrets the error.

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World’s oldest man celebrates bar mitzvah

JTA NEWS STAFF JERUSALEM The world’s oldest man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal, a Holocaust survivor living in Israel, celebrated his bar mitzvah a century late. Kristal, of Haifa, celebrated the rite over the weekend with his two children, grandchildren and nearly 30 great-grandchildren, The Associated Press reported. He was recognized as the world’s oldest man in March. He missed his bar mitzvah at 13 due to World War I. His father was in the Russian army and his mother had died three years earlier. His daughter, Shulamith Kuperstoch, told the AP on Wednesday that Kristal was “very pleased” as he recited the Shehechiyanu prayer of gratitude as Yisrael Kristal a prayer shawl was Screenshot from YouTube draped around his shoulders while surrounded by his family. “Everyone sang and danced around him. He was very happy,” she said. “It was always his dream to have a bar mitzvah and he really appreciated the moment.” Kuperstoch said her father is still in good health and remembers his life in the early 20th century, including seeing a car for the first time at age 9. Born on Sept. 15, 1903, in the town of Zarnow, Poland, Kristal moved to Lodz in 1920 to work in his family’s candy business. He continued operating the business after the Nazis forced the city’s Jews into a ghetto, where Kristal’s two children died. In 1944, he was deported to Auschwitz, where his wife, whom he had married at 25, was killed. In 1950, he moved to Haifa with his second wife and their son, working again as a confectioner. When asked at the time he was certified as the oldest living man what his secret was to long life, Kristal said: “I don’t know the secret for long life. I believe that everything is determined from above and we shall never know the reasons why. There have been smarter, stronger and betterlooking men than me who are no longer alive. All that is left for us to do is to keep on working as hard as we can and rebuild what is lost.”

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Shimon Peres, respected statesman and peacemaker

jTa news sTaff Jewish groups in Israel, the United States and around the world lauded Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president who died Wednesday, as a respected leader and a warrior for peace. “Peres was always driven by a deep sense of responsibility toward the entire Jewish people. He concerned himself with the fate and future of the entire nation, but also with each of its sons and daughters, both near and far,” Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency for Israel said. Sharansky recalled that Peres was “the first Israeli” he saw when he arrived from Russia after his many years in prison and that he would always remember the then-prime minister as “the individual who started the Israeli chapter of my life.” Ellen Hershkin, the president of Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, said: “We have lost more than a strong defender of Israel, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and a father of the Oslo Accords, a past prime minister and president.” Her members, she said, have lost “a friend.” European Jewish Council President Moshe Kantor said in a statement: “An important part of our people is no longer with us and our collective heart is aching.” American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris met with Peres many times, both in Israel and the United States. “Peres had extraordinary energy, boundless optimism, and future-oriented vision, not only about the possibilities of peace and coexistence in the region, but also about the exciting pathways of new technologies for the benefit of humankind — from nano-science to mapping the brain,” he said in a statement. Peres reached the peak of his popularity while serving as the country’s president, according to the AJC statement. “Liberated from the constraints of partisan politics, he emerged as a revered symbol of national unity and a visionary spokesman for peace between Israel and its neighbors,” it said.

The Anti-Defamation League called Peres “the diplomatic, moting the wisdom and creativity of the Israeli people on political and social innovation face of Israel over a seventhe world stage, while also ensuring that Israel engages sigdecade career.” nificantly in a global arena.” “His moderation and insight not “We have truly lost a giant, but we only drew world leaders and dignihave not lost the resolve to continue taries to meet and consult with him, to dream and to continue to strive for but also served Israel in its ongoing an Israel that lives side by side with its fight against delegitimization and neighbors, in peace and with justice,” other anti-Israel forces,” Marvin Jacobs said. Nathan, the ADL’s national chair, and The Orthodox Union called Peres “a Jonathan Greenblatt, its CEO, added. beacon of light in times of darkness B’nai B’rith International said: “The for our people.” history of the State of Israel cannot be It added: “As someone who built written without including Peres and lasting bridges across the secular-relihis myriad accomplishments during a gious divide in Israeli society, Peres nearly 70-year career in public service.” knew intimately the importance of IsAIPAC called Peres “an indefatigarael’s Jewish identity in the state’s vible advocate for justice and human brant character. His legacy inspires us progress,” and said his legacy “will to continue doing our work, ensuring Shimon Peres in New York City, Oct. 24, 2014 live on through the many good deeds a strong Jewish future with a strong Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images he accomplished, the countless lives Jewish state.” he enriched, and the commitment to the Jewish state he inWomen of the Wall’s Anat Hoffman praised Peres for his spired in so many.” championing of equal rights for women, something she said J Street said Peres “will be remembered for his tireless efPeres did “from his days as a young soldier in the trenches to forts to keep Israel safe and in his latter years to reach a just his last days as an elder statesman pursuing peace in the peace with the Palestinians based on a two-state solution.” Middle East.” The liberal Jewish Middle East policy group in a statement The Israeli American Council praised Peres as “a giant of called Peres “the grandfather of the entire nation (who) was our time,” saying he “absorbed nearly a century of Jewish exin many ways its moral conscience, preaching untiringly the perience and used it to build a strong and vibrant state of Isneed for peace and reconciliation with the Palestinians.” rael and pursue peace.” Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform JuThe Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial lauded Peres as “a daism, said Peres “was a tough-minded lover of peace who dedicated supporter of teaching the legacy of the Shoah, so understood that Israel lives in a dangerous neighborhood that the Jewish people -- and all humanity -- may have a and must have the deterrence it needs, but that in the end, brighter future. Shimon Peres worked tirelessly to further the best deterrence is hope for a better tomorrow, and prothe causes of justice and peace for all humankind.”

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Friedel students welcome new teachers Ozzie NOgg

hen Friedel Jewish Academy students started classes this past August, they said, “Shalom,” to their new Jewish Studies teachers -- Hodaya Abramovich and Arela Odeya -- who arrived in Omaha from Israel just two weeks before the school year began. “We’re determined to speak only Hebrew with the kids,” Hodaya said, “even with the kindergarteners. So we’ve been doing a lot of pantomime, pointing at objects and then saying the word in Hebrew. The children catch on fast.” Both women are pleased at how much Hebrew the older students already know. “Eadie Tsabari, Sara ben Shushan and Naama Artzi - the Hebrew teachers who were here before we came - gave the children a strong start,” Arela said. “Hodaya and I hope to build on that foundation.” “I couldn’t be happier with the addition of Arela and Hodaya to the Friedel staff,” said Beth Cohen, Friedel’s Head of School. “I knew from our first Skype interviews that these women truly understand how to provide a quality education to children. They teach from the heart, and they are committed to making a difference in the world.” Both women bring to Friedel their professional experience and passion for teaching. Hodaya Abramovich taught English at a Junior High School near Haifa, and also served as an educational counselor after receiving her Master’s Degree. “I want my students to

have fun, to enrich them as they learn Hebrew and Jewish culture,” Abramovich said. “I want to show the kids pictures of my house in Akko. I want to tell them about my

Arela Odeya and Hodaya Abramovich -- Friedel Academy’s new Jewish Studies teachers -- enjoy their first ride on a yellow school bus while accompanying students on a field trip to the Joslyn Art Museum. grandparents who came from Tunisia. As a teacher, I’m a student, too. I want to sit with the children and learn from them and with them through our shared experience.” Abramovich’s husband, Shalom, and their three boys, Shilo, 9; Oz, 5 1/2, and Malachi, 2 1/2, are with her in Omaha. Malachi attends the CDC and Shilo and Oz are enrolled at Friedel. “I don’t teach my own boys,” Hodaya said, smiling. “I leave them in the good

hands of the other Friedel staff.” Arela Odeya received her Master’s Degree from the Schechter Institute in Jerusalem and taught grades 4, 5 and 6 for twenty-five years in Katzir, Israel. “My parents, my three children, my grandson, my brothers, my whole life is in Israel,” Arela said. “Israel is my home. A difficult home, but home. Being at Friedel and using my abilities to do good work in Omaha is a wonderful experience. It’s lovely to see how the Jewish community comes together, to sit together and eat together and how they want to do it over and over again because they have a good time. I’m having a good time here, too.” The pair did not know one another until they met at the World Zionist Organization (WZO) training sessions in Jerusalem, where Israeli teachers assigned to schools in the United States learn about Jewish-American culture and what to expect from life in America. “Even the training didn’t prepare me for the friendly people,” Arela said. “Not only the Jews. Everyone. At the grocery store, the gas station. Everyone smiles and asks how I am. In Israel that rarely happens. Israel is another reality. People are busy with their own lives, with themselves.” The environment the women found at Freidel was another welcome surprise. “The parents really care about us,” Hodaya said. “They always ask how they can help. This gives me memaley ha lev - happiness in the heart.” The quality of the Friedel staff exceeded the women’s expectations. “They are profes-

sional and warm and so committed to the school and the students,” Arela said. “They set goals and get there. And the staff is so open-minded. Hodaya and I make suggestions and they become reality. After only a few months, we feel we are part of the group, on the inside.” Speaking as a parent, Hodaya said, “I’m glad my boys are enrolled here. I’m overwhelmed by what they’re learning. Friedel is amazing in every way.” The pairing of these two teachers seems b’shert. Each comes from Sephardic backgrounds, and their names have similar origins. “The Hebrew root of my last name Odeya - means thanks to God,” Arela explained. “And,” Abramovich added, “my first name - Hodaya - comes from todah, which means ‘thanks’ in Hebrew. We’re both very thankful to be at Friedel.” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the leading Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century, wrote extensively about the importance and value of teachers. “The teacher is the text the students never forget,” Heschel said, indicating that modern Jewish educators are links in a chain of tradition, intermediaries between the past and the present, and creators of the future of the Jewish people. Hodaya Abramovich and Arela Odeya understand their responsibility. “Teaching is what I’m meant to do,” Arela said. “To see the light go on in a child’s eyes is a gift. It may be years before these children visit Israel, so meanwhile, Hodaya and I are bringing Israel to them.”

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ell, in this case they actually walked into a coffee shop, and the collaboration born of that first meeting between Beth El’s Rabbi Steven Abraham and Associate Pastor Marshall Johnson of St. Luke United Methodist Church will headline the afternoon break on Yom Kippur, Wednesday, Oct. 12, when the two clergymen facilitate a dialogue at Beth El beginning at 4:30 p.m. “Marshall and I figure the session, Repentance and Forgiveness: A View from the Bridge Between Judaism and the Church, should provoke some interesting conversation,” Rabbi Abraham said. “We invite the community to come engage with us.” The Abraham/Johnson friendship began when, according to Rabbi Abraham, “Marshall called out of the blue rabbi steven Abraham about a year ago, wanting to learn more about me and Beth El. We met for coffee and haven’t stopped talking since.” Johnson, whose first position was as pastor of the United Methodist Church in Madison, Nebraska, learned community organizing early in is professional life. “As a community organizer, I coordinated cooperative efforts to help local residents promote the interests of their communities,” he explained. “In that role I learned the importance of building relationships, especially before you need to work together with another person. If you know someone, then you can begin to imagine working with them, long before a tragedy creates a necessity. Whenever possible, I choose to cross lines that tend to divide.” This past August, Rabbi Abraham and Pastor Johnson joined with Omaha Together One Community (OTOC), the Institute for Public Leaders, the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance and other faith leaders to organize an Interfaith Solidarity Service at Augustana Lutheran Church. The evening, which featured Gospel songs, reflection and prayer from local Christian, Jewish and Muslim faith communities, was led by Rabbi Abraham, Pastor Johnson, Reverend Jan Peterson of Augustana Lutheran Church, Reverend Tony Sanders of Koinonia House of Worship, and Imam Samyr El-Refaie of the Millard Islamic Center. The main focus was on improving relationships between the Omaha Police Department and local citizens. “Our goal was to create an

event where people who are different from one another could come together around common cause and concern,” Pastor Joshson said. “The service should not be an end in itself, but an opportunity to meet each other wherever we are at that moment.” To which Rabbi Abraham added, “Jew, Christian or Muslim, we all oppose violence in the world and in our communities. As leaders we felt it important to come together in prayer, and hopefully in future action.” Clearly the two men enjoy each other’s company and value learning from one other. “I was honored last spring when Marshall invited me to St. Luke to teach about Passover, and to walk his congregation through an abbreviated Seder. Discussing the fact that the ‘last supper’ was the seder meal really brought home the commonalities between our two religions.” The Yom Kippur diapastor Marshall johnson logue will be the first time Pastor Johnson has co-taught with a rabbi. “Frankly, I’m a little nervous,” he said, “but when I think about speaking at Beth El it strikes me like going to a family reunion with a part of the family that I don’t know very well. We know some of the same stories, but we know them differently - or at least I think that we know them differently. And much like a family reunion, the fun and fulfillment will come from the unexpected moments of discovering kinship and insight.” “Pastor Johnson is a special person,” Rabbi Abraham said, “so I’m thrilled he accepted my invitation to team teach on Yom Kippur afternoon. Our hope is to touch upon a number of difficult, yet relevant topics in today’s world. I have always found it interesting that two groups, Christians and Jews, can look at the same text and draw drastically different conclusions. My hope is that in a short amount of time we can show our similarities and our differences on certain topics and texts. It should be a great time.”

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Haunted Havdalah On Oct. 8, teens from all of Omaha’s Jewish youth groups will come together for a Haunted Havdalah at Bellevue Berry Farm. This is the first time that OTYG (Temple Israel), NCSY (Beth Israel), USY (Beth El) and BBYO are collaborating on a teen program. Collaborative programming is so important because it takes the effort of an entire community to teach Jewish values and help teens develop a Jewish identity. Future programs involving all of the Omaha Jewish organizations are already in the works including holiday celebrations, cultural events, Shabbat dinners and mitzvah projects. On behalf of all of the youth directors, we are excited for a great year of collaboration because we all recognize that we can accomplish more together.

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The 2016 Annual Aksarben Coronation and Scholarship Ball will be held on oct. 15. The 2016 Pages include william theodore Dunning, son of Toba Cohen-Dunning and Eric Dunning and sima Dora Denenberg, daughter of Drs. Tippi and Steven Denenberg. james patrick coyle, son of Pamela Bloch and Michael Coyle, and Mathew F. wiesman, son of Cynthia E. Epstein and David A. Wiesman are among this year’s Escorts. olivia helen Baker, daughter of Amber and Tom Baker and rachel sullivan, daughter of Louri Sullivan and Charles Sullivan are Princesses. Andee scioli is a Women’s Ball Committee Member, while jeff Nogg and rory sudbeck are Floor Committee Members. Lila Ferber’s exhibit, KELPOID, will be on view at the Star Deli Gallery in Benson from oct. 7 through oct. 30. Her abstract paintings are inspired by the landscapes of Oregon. Lila is the daughter of Dr. Jenni Schlossman and Jeff Ferber. The Star Deli Gallery is open Monday-thursday 11 a.m. to Midnight; Friday and saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. and sundays from Noon to 8 p.m.

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“Making a difference is a real possibility in this Community and that is what inspires us as we serve as co-chairs for the Campaign. We hope to share that inspiration with our generation and the next ones in line. Motivating them to take leadership positions with the Jewish Federation of Omaha, giving generously as past generations have and leading the way to further the success of our overachieving community.” Brian Nogg Top, from left: Brian Nogg with speaker, JWRP Executive Directpr Lori Palatnik; Denise and Jon Meyers, Chairs of this event; Suzie Sheldon and Susie Shyken; Second row: Pam Friedlander with Debbi Zweiback; Anne and Bruce Shackman. Third row: JFO President Bruce Friedlander and speaker Jill Idelman; Andrea Siegel, Susan Lehr and Mike Siegel; Fourth row: Crystal Smith, Adrianna and Jay Benton. Bottom row: Carl and Zoë Riekes; 2017 Campaign Chairs Jaime and Brian Nogg; JFO CEO Alan Potash with Lori Palatnik and Bruce Friedlander.

“We know that all of you are passionate supporters of our Jewish community and we are excited to announce that the younger generation has stepped up to the plate. They are serving as chairs for the Community Event, Kid’s Campaign and Kehilla Cup. We even have something new planned this year – The Fed, a unique, pop-up, communal dining experience with a philanthropic twist. All of these leaders are the next generation and we are in good hands.” Jaime Nogg

Sunday, Sept. 25, many community members came to Dave and Buster’s for the Annual Community Event. Top, from left: Lisa and Kori Lucoff; Sabrina and Courtney Schwarz; Second row: Molly Epstein; Brian Nogg with sons Corey and Taylor; Steve Levinger and Alan Potash; Rabbi Steven Abraham with son Leor; Third row: Jeff Zacharai with daughter Evie; Danielle and Zev Gordman; Sara Kohen with daughter Talia and son Micah; Stacie Atlas and daughter Marley; Fourth row: Eric Shapiro, Carly Sorenson and Kayla Monroe; Teresa and Andy Ruback with son Max and daughter Chloe; Jenny Meyerson with son Cody; Zoe Berman, Toba Cohen-Dunning and Mary Sue Grossman; Fifth row: Sonia and Adria Tipp; Andrew Miller with daughter Nora; Two of our smallest community members show off their prizes; Adrianna Benton with daughter Fiona.

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life and legacy at Temple Israel

sCoTT lITTky Program Director, Temple Israel emple Israel is honored to participate in year three of the Life and Legacy Program. As reported before by Margo Parsow of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, Life and Legacy is a four-year partnership program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) that assists communities across North America, through partnerships with our Federation, to promote after-lifetime giving to benefit Jewish day schools, synagogues, social service organizations and other Jewish entities. Further to assist each participating organization a system of training, support and monetary incentives, the Life and Legacy program has helped to motivate Jewish organizations in Omaha to secure legacy gifts, steward donors and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community. Over the course of the last three years the Life and Legacy program at Temple Israel was chaired by two of our past presidents, Gary Kaplan and Jon Meyers. At the end of each year of the program we were pleased to report that we met our goals and continue to grow our list of donors who represent all different groups of Temple Israel members. One of the first groups asked by Gary and Jon to consider a gift to the Life and Legacy program was the Board of Trustees. I had the opportunity to speak with two current members of the Board and I asked them why Life and Legacy was important to them as leaders of Temple Israel. Justin Cooper said: “There are those who came before us who planted the seed for

Temple Israel’s new religious and community building that we stand in today. They dreamed, they planned and they succeeded. They provided us a path to follow, so we could continue Temple Israel’s 146 year journey. Yet they allowed us to improvise, change and adapt along the way. They provided us a conduit to keep Judaism alive and relevant. I hope that the Life & Legacy program allows my generation to do for future generations what others did for me.” Dan Marburg, another Temple Israel Board member said: “To me this is really a no brainer! Gary Kaplan explained to me the importance of securing the future of Temple Israel and that what was being asked from me was an afterlife gift. I thought that by my gift I would also be demonstrating to my two sons, the next generation of leaders, the importance of giving and taking care of Temple Israel which has served their grandparents, their parents and now them.” A few weeks ago, the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation placed a Rosh Hashanah greeting in the Jewish Press. It was amazing to see how many people in our community care so much about so many different organizations and want to make sure through giving an afterlife gift that our Jewish community remains strong and vibrant. At the top of the page below the Federation logo it read: “‘It’s more than a donation. It’s your legacy.” As we move forward and prepare for Yom Kippur, let us continue to support and maintain our Jewish Omaha, because it is our legacy. For more information on how to provide a Life and Legacy gift to Temple Israel, please contact Program Director Scott Littky at 402.556.6536.

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community Volunteers needed for B’nai B’rith sukkah building

In preparation for Sukkot, members of Henry Monsky Lodge #3306 B’nai B’rith will build and decorate sukkahs at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, the Child Development Center and Friedel Academy. The annual event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 11:30 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the Canteen area, outside the Youth Lounge in the Jewish Community Center. Monsky Lodge will supply the building materials and decorations for the sukkahs and will also provide lunch, following the completion of the booths, for all volunteers.

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“Everyone is welcome to join us as we prepare for this festival by coming out on Sunday the 16th. It’s a great chance to have fun, do a mitzvah, meet some new people, and you even get lunch,” said Monsky Lodge President, Ari Riekes. Since volunteers will be handling tree branches as they build sukkahs, they are encouraged to bring a pair of gloves to wear. For more information about the event or to volunteer, please call Steve Riekes at 402.492.9800 or email bnaibrith@jewish omaha.org.

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2 cups frozen bing cherries 1 cup frozen blueberries Water 2 tbsp. unflavored gelatin 1/2 tsp. cardamom 2 tbsp. Truvia Put the fruit into a four-cup glass measuring cup, and add enough water to fill to the 3 1/2- cup line. Add contents to saucepan and bring to a boil, allowing it to simmer for a few minutes to release the fruit juices. In a small bowl, dissolve the gelatin in a half cup of cold water and add to the hot stuff. Add the cardamom and Truvia. Stir and pour into a bowl or individual ramekins. Chill until set – about four hours. Variations: Add a half cup yogurt (cow’s milk, goat’s milk or soy milk) in place of the same volume of water. You can also experiment with different com-

binations of berries or other fruits. Boil the fruit first according to the recipe, both to free the natural fruit juices and make the gelatin so delicious, and, in the case of cherries and berries, to make them deeply colorful. Many kinds of fresh fruit contain enzymes that prevent the chemical reaction that causes a gel to set. These are inactivated by boiling. Serves 8.

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The Genizah

not indicate the donation date. The Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts collects thousands of worn out siddurim (prayer books), Torah scrolls, tallism, tzitzit, tefellin, and other sacred materials containing the Hebrew name of G-d and provides the following guidelines: “Materials in perfectly good condition should not be buried. New and slightly used books should be offered to other synagogues or schools, given away to libraries, senior centers, etc. We do not want to be wasteful with consecrated space. Only when no other use can be found should it be brought to the Genizah. We do this to show respect and awe before the Holy Name. Only material with the Hebrew name of G-d should be brought for burial. Books entirely in English or any other language do not need to be buried. Hebrew primers, literature and newspapers without the Holy Name do not need to be

buried. Please separate this out and dispose of it normally.” Think of decades of Maxwell House Haggadot. The life span of prayer books is between 20 and 40 years. Jewish editorial committees want to keep pace with changing mores and religiosity, with gender equality and inclusiveness being the leading edge. New editions by new authors and translators respond to contemporary ideas. The Conservative synagogue has four volumes: the Hebrew Bible, chumash or Tanakh; and daily service, Shabbat, and High Holy Days prayer books. Colorful binding and improved typography enhances their appearance. The Genizah was initially for worn out prayer books and tallit, and any other Hebrew documents that mention God. Publishing new editions created another dimension. When synagogues change

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Oliver B. POllak n Sunday, Sept. 25, Karen and I said farewell to seven intimate books with bookplates for the yahrzeit of my father, and Karen’s brother and parents, Marty, Reva, Joe, and volumes commemorating our birthdays and wedding anniversaries. Genizah is a repository for worn out Hebrew sacred books. The trench, 6 x 6 x 20, 720 cubic feet, at the Beth El Synagogue cemetery at 84th and Center Street, contained about 7,500 books. According to a long time cemetery caretaker, just to the east of where we were standing was another genizah dating from the mid-1980s. Rabbi Abraham and Eadie Tsabari explained the procedure to the assembled Sunday School students. There were no prayers, Hazzan Krausman stood silently by. A few books got a reprieve: a gold edged Talmud and a Yiddish dictionary. Cynthia Ozick wrote in The Puttermesser Papers: “The prayer books began to flake: the bindings flaked, the glue came unstuck in small brown flakes, the leaves grew brittle and flaked into confetti.” Jewish book burial has intrigued me since my teenage years when I read about Solomon Schechter rediscovering the Cairo Genizah in the 1890s. Some congregants retrieved prayer books they had donated or been honored on the bookplate. Unfortunately, the bookplates do

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prayer books because the liturgy and sensibilities seem outdated and not in league with contemporary modern interpretation, even though the binding, spine, boards and paper are still in good condition, they too can be consigned to the Genizah. There is little aftermarket for used outdated prayer books. The Pentateuch and Haftorahs by Dr. J. H. Hertz appeared in 1936. It opens with Genesis 1: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Beth El recently adopted the JPS translation, Etz Hayim (2001), which commences, “When God began to create heaven and earth.” The new editions, changing tradition, may evoke unease or joy. The prayers go on. Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat & Festivals (2010) replaced Rabbi Jules Harlow’s Siddur Sim Shalom, A Prayer Book for Shabbat, Festivals and Weekdays (1985), which replaced the 1946 Sabbath and Festival Prayer Book. The High Holy day prayer book Mahzor Lev Shalem (2010), of which at least 325,000 copies have been purchased, replaced Rabbi Harlow’s Mahzor for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (1972). The dedicatory bookplates also changed styles. Beth El iconography on 49th Street employed a bookish theme. When the synagogue moved west to California and 145th St., the bookplate depicted the menorah from the old synagogue now adorning the new chapel.

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