Synagogues

B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

618 Mynster Street Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 712.322.4705 www.cblhs.orb email: CBsynagogue@hotmail.com

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE

Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California Street Omaha, NE 68154-1980 402.492.8550 bethel-omaha.org

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific Street Omaha, NE. 68154 402.556.6288 BethIsrael@OrthodoxOmaha.org

CHABAD HOUSE

An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 South 120 Street Omaha, NE 68144-1646 402.330.1800 OChabad.com email: chabad@aol.com

LINCOLN JEWISH COMMUNITY: B’NAI JESHURUN

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

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE

Capehart Chapel 2500 Capehart Road Offutt AFB, NE 68123 402.294.6244 email: oafbjsll@icloud.com

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME

323 South 132 Street Omaha, NE 68154 rbjh.com

TEMPLE ISRAEL

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

LINCOLN JEWISH COMMUNITY: TIFERETH ISRAEL

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

B’NAI ISRAEL

Monthly Speaker Series Service, Friday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. with our guest speaker. Our service leader is Larry Blass. Everyone is always welcome at B’nai Israel! For information on COVID-related closures and about our historic synagogue, please contact Howard Kutler at hkutler@hotmail.com or any of our other board members: Scott Friedman, Rick Katelman, Janie Kulakofsky, Howard Kutler, Carole and Wayne Lainof, Mary-Beth Muskin, Debbie Salomon and Sissy Silber.

Handicap Accessible.

BETH EL

Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON MINYAN SCHEDULE: Mornings on Sundays, 9:30 a.m.; Mondays and Thursdays, 7 a.m.; Evenings on Sunday-Thursday, 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Nebraska AIDS Project Lunch, 11:30 a.m.; Six String Shabbat, 6 p.m. at Beth El & Live Stream.

SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m. at Beth El & Live Stream; Jr. Congregation, 10 a.m.; Havdalah, 5:40 p.m. Zoom Only. SUNDAY: BESTT (Grades K-7), 9:30 a.m.;The Shabbat Seder, 10 a.m. with Hazzan Krausman at Beth El; Torah Tots (Ages 3-5), 10 a.m.; Thanksgiving with St. Luke, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY: Pirkei Avot, 11:30 a.m. with Rabbi Abraham at Beth El & Live Stream. WEDNESDAY: BESTT Thanksgiving Break

THURSDAY: Ba’al Tefillah Workshop, 7 p.m. with Hazzan Krausman via Zoom Only. FRIDAY-Nov. 25: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. at Beth El & Live Stream.

SATURDAY-Nov. 26: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m. at Beth El & Live Stream; Havdalah, 5:35 p.m. Zoom Only.

Please visit bethel-omaha.org for additional information and service links.

BETH ISRAEL

FRIDAY: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Candlelighting, 4:45 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 10:45 a.m.; Kids Parsha Class, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Shalosh Suedos, 4:30 p.m.; Laws of Shabbos/ Kids Activity, 5 p.m.; Ma’ariv/Havdalah, 5:47 p.m.

SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:40 p.m.

MONDAY: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:40 p.m.; Hanukkah Orders Due, 5 p.m. TUESDAY: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:40 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:40 p.m. THURSDAY: Thanksgiving — Office Closed; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:40 p.m.; Parsha Class, 5 p.m. FRIDAY-Nov. 25: Thanksgiving Friday — Office Closed; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Candlelighting, 4:41 p.m.

SATURDAY-Nov. 26: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 10:45 a.m.; Kids Parsha Class, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Shalosh Suedos, 4:30 p.m.; Laws of Shabbos/Kids Activity, 5 p.m.; Ma’ariv/Havdalah, 5:43 p.m.

CHABAD HOUSE

Please visit orthodoxomaha.org for additional information and Zoom service links. All services are in-person. All classes are being offered in-person/Zoom hybrid (Ochabad.com/classroom). For more information or to request help, please visit www.ochabad.com or call the office at 402.330.1800.

FRIDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Inspirational Lechayim, 4:30 p.m. with Rabbi and friends: ochabad.com/Le chayim; Candlelighting, 4:44 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush and Cholent; Shabbat Ends, 5:45 p.m.

SUNDAY: Sunday Morning Wraps: Video Presentation, 9-9:30 a.m. and Breakfast, 9:45 a.m. MONDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Personal Parsha, 9:30 a.m.; Hebrew Grammar, 10:30 a.m. with Prof. David Cohen.

TUESDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m. WEDNESDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Tanya Class, 9:30 a.m.; Hebrew Grammar, 10:30 a.m. with Prof. David Cohen; Hebrew Reading, 11:30 a.m. with Prof. David Cohen.

THURSDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Hebrew Reading, 11 a.m. with Prof. David Cohen; Talmud Study (Sanhedrin 18 — No advance experience necessary), noon; Jewish Law Class, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY-Nov. 25: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Inspirational Lechayim, 4:30 p.m. with Rabbi and friends: ochab ad.com/Lechayim; Candlelighting, 4:40 p.m.

SATURDAY-Nov. 26: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush and Cholent; Shabbat Ends, 5:42 p.m.

LINCOLN JEWISH COMMUNITY: B’NAI JESHURUN & TIFERETH ISRAEL

Services facilitated by Rabbi Alex Felch.

Note: Some of our services, but not all, are now being offered in person.

FRIDAY: LJCS Shabbat Service, 6:30 p.m. at SST; Candlelighting, 4:48 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex at TI; Torah Study, noon on Parashat Chayei Sara; Havdalah, 5:49 p.m.

SUNDAY: LJCS Classes, 9:30 a.m.; Men's Jewish Bike Group of Lincoln meets Sundays at 10 a.m., rain or shine, to ride to one of The Mill locations from Hanson Ct. (except we drive if it’s too wet, cold, cloudy, windy, hot or humid) followed by coffee and spirited discussions. If interested, please email Al Weiss at albertw801@gmail.com to find out where to meet each week; Pickleball will restart soon at TI, but first we want to know how many people are interested. There are three possibilities and we can do any or all of them depending on interest: Do a teaching clinic (equipment provided); Just Play. Newcomers welcome; Coaching sessions, providing tips and practice to improve your game. Please let Miriam Wallick know which options you're most interested in by text message 402.470.2393 or email at Miriam57@aol.com. TUESDAY: Tea & Coffee with Pals, 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.

WEDNESDAY: No LJCS Classes THURSDAY: Thanksgiving — Synagogue Offices Closed FRIDAY-Nov. 25: Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Alex and music by Nathaniel and Steve Kaup, 6:30 p.m. at SST; Oneg host: TBD; Candlelighting, 4:44 p.m. SATURDAY-Nov. 26: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex at TI; Torah Study, noon on Parashat Toldot; Havdalah, 5:46 p.m.

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE

FRIDAYS: Virtual Shabbat Service, 7:30 p.m. every first and third of the month at Capehart Chapel. Contact TSgt Jason Rife at OAFBJSLL@icloud.com for more information.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME

The Rose Blumkin Jewish Home’s service is currently closed to visitors.

TEMPLE ISRAEL

In-person and virtual services conducted by Rabbi Batsheva Appel, Rabbi Deana Sussmam Berezin, and Cantor Joanna Alexander FRIDAY: Drop-In Mah Jongg, 9-11 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 5:45 p.m. In-Person; Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. Zoom & In-Person.

SATURDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. Zoom & In-Person. SUNDAY: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church. In-Person. WEDNESDAY: Yarn It, 9 a.m. In-Person; Community Beit Midrash, 7 p.m. THURSDAY: Temple Office Closed.

FRIDAY-Nov. 25: Temple Office Closed; Shabbat B’yachad Service, 6 p.m. Zoom & In-Person.

SATURDAY-Nov. 26: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. Zoom & In-Person. Please visit templeisraelomaha.com for additional information and Zoom service links.

Takeaways for American Jews from the midterm elections

RON KAMPEAS AND GABE FRIEDMAN

JTA The overarching narrative from the pivotal midterm election slate was clear by the morning of Nov. 9: the Republican Party’s hopes of a sweeping red wave have been dashed. But how did the issues and candidates that Jewish Americans were watching most closely fare? Here are our initial insights from the first rounds of results. 1. Most of the Republican candidates who drew attention for their ties to or even embrace of rightwing extremists fell short at the ballot box. Doug Mastriano, who ran for governor in Pennsylvania and used Gab, the social media platform owned by an antisemite, to reach potential voters, lost decisively — to an observant Jew named Josh Shapiro. Lauren Boebert, a Christian nationalist who is one of the most extreme members of Congress and who infuriated Jewish groups by comparing coronavirus restrictions to the Holocaust, could still be knocked out of her reliably red congressional seat in Colorado — by a self-described “moderate, pragmatic Jew,” Adam Frisch. 2. American voters are aligned with American Jews when it comes to abortion rights. Exit polls showed that the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade had galvanized voters, and in five red states where reproductive rights were on the ballot, voters backed measures to make abortion more accessible. Measures upholding abortion rights passed in Michigan, Vermont and California, while voters in Kentucky — which otherwise trended conservative — defeated a measure that would have made the procedure illegal. That means voters sided with the predominant Jewish sentiment: American Jews favor abortion rights, more reliably so than any other religious group, according to public polling. 3. Florida’s Jewish voters are headed for the spotlight. While Republicans didn’t post the red wave many expected across the country, Florida was one clear bright spot for far-right candidates on election night, where Anna Paulina Luna cleanly defeated Jewish Democrat Eric Lynn. The results in the state shows that Republicans are ensconced in power there — and that Gov. Ron DeSantis, who waltzed to reelection, would be a formidable contender for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024. The growing number of Orthodox Jews in the state, who tend to vote Republican, likely contributed to his margin of victory. Now, as all eyes turn to 2024, those Jews and how they vote will be a focus for political analysts. 4. A breakout star of this cycle is a Jewish day school dad. Pennsylvania’s Governor-elect Josh Shapiro is a self-described moderate Democrat and

he has never lost: He represented Pennsylvania’s 153rd District in the state’s House of Representatives from 2005 to 2012. Through it all, Shapiro wears his Jewishness on his sleeve, and as his opponent in the governor’s race flirted with multiple antisemitism controversies, Shapiro leaned into that identity instead of shying from it. Voters were aware: Shapiro is a kosher-keeping, observant Jewish dad who sends his kids to a Jewish school.

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