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Synagogues
from December 16, 2022
by Jewish Press
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, Jan. 13, 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.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. at Beth El & Live Stream.
SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m. at Beth El & Live Stream; Hanukkah Shabbat’s Cool, 10 a.m.; Havdalah, 5:35 p.m. Zoom Only. SUNDAY: BESTT (Grades K-7), 9:30 a.m.; The Shabbat Seder, 10 a.m. with Hazzan Krausman; Torah Study, 10 a.m.; Men’s Club Jews ‘n Brews + Latkes, Too, 3 p.m.; Hanukkah Lighting with Omaha Circus Arts, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY: Pirkei Avot, 11:30 a.m. with Rabbi Abraham at Beth El & Live Stream. WEDNESDAY: Operation Grateful Goodies Drop Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Temple Israel.
THURSDAY: Operation Grateful Goodies Drop Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Temple Israel. FRIDAY-Dec. 23: Operation Grateful Goodies Sorting, noon at Temple Israel; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. at Beth El & Live Stream.
SATURDAY-Dec. 24: Shabbat Morning Services, 10 a.m. at Beth El & Live Stream; Havdalah, 5:40 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, 4:37 p.m.; Candlelighting, 4:38 p.m.
SATURDAY: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 10:45 a.m.; Shabbat Brisket Kiddush, 11:30 a.m.; Mincha, 4:50 p.m.; Laws of Shabbos/Kids Activity, 5 p.m.; Havdalah, 5:43 p.m.
SUNDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:40 p.m.
MONDAY-Hanukkah Day 1: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:50 p.m.; Beth Israel Hanukkah Carnival, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY-Hanukkah Day 2: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:50 p.m.; Board of Directors Meeting, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY-Hanukkah Day 3: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/ Ma’ariv, 4:50 p.m. THURSDAY-Hanukkah Day 4: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Character Development, 9:30 a.m.; Daf Yomi, 4 p.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 4:50 p.m.; Parsha Class, 5 p.m. FRIDAY-Dec. 23 Hanukkah Day 5: Nach Yomi, 6:45 a.m.; Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Candlelighting, 4:42 p.m.
SATURDAY-Dec. 24: Shabbat Kollel, 8:30 a.m.; Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 10:45 a.m.; Shabbat Brisket Kiddush, 11:30 a.m.; Mincha, 4:30 p.m.; Laws of Shabbos/Kids Activity, 5 p.m.; Havdalah, 5:47 p.m. Please visit orthodoxomaha.org for additional information and Zoom service links.
CHABAD HOUSE
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, 4:38 p.m.
SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush and Cholent; Shabbat Ends, 5:42 p.m.
SUNDAY: Sunday Morning Wraps: Video Presentation, 9-9:30 a.m. and Breakfast, 9:45 a.m.; Husker Menorah Lighting, 3 p.m. “First Ever Husker Menorah’ at Stinson Park, Aksarben Village. RSVP at ochabad. com/chanukahrsvp. MONDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Personal Parsha, 9:30 a.m.; Hebrew Grammar, 10:30 a.m. with Prof. David Cohen; Car Menorah Parade, 4 p.m. Fun route begins at Boys Town. RSVP at ochabad.com/chanukahrsvp.
TUESDAY: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Menorah Lighting, 1 p.m. at Capital Rotunda; Hebrew Grammar, 6 p.m. with Prof. David Cohen. 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-Dec. 23: Shacharit, 8 a.m.; Inspirational Lechayim, 4:30 p.m. with Rabbi and friends: ochab ad.com/Lechayim; Candlelighting, 4:41 p.m.
SATURDAY-Dec. 24: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush and Cholent; Shabbat Ends, 5:45 p.m.
Services facilitated by Rabbi Alex Felch.
Note: Some of our services, but not all, are now being offered in person.
FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Alex and music by Nathaniel and Steve Kaup, 6:30 p.m. at SST; Oneg host: TBD; Candlelighting, 4:42 p.m.
SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex at TI; Torah Study, noon on Parashat Vayeshev; Havdalah, 5:46 p.m.
SUNDAY: LJCS Classes, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Men's Bike/Coffee Group continues to meet during the winter months, 10:30 a.m. at Rock-N-Joe, just off of 84th and Glynoaks. For more informatoin or question please email Al Weiss at albertw801@gmail.com; Community Hanukkah Celebration with LJCS, 11 a.m. at TI; Jewish Book Club, 1:30 p.m. and will discuss Eternal Life by Dara Horn; Candlelighting for Hanukkah - one candle, 5:32 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom; Pickleball has restarted at TI. For more information please contact Miriam Wallick by text message 402.470.2393 or email at Miriam57@aol.com. MONDAY: Candlelighting for Hanukkah - two candles, 5:33 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. TUESDAY: Candlelighting for Hanukkah - three candles, 5:33 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. WEDNESDAY: LJCS Classes, 4:30-6 p.m.; Candlelighting for Hanukkah - four candles, 5:33 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom; Adult Ed class: The Modern History of Israel: Faith, Hope, Reality, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at SST. THURSDAY: Candlelighting for Hanukkah - five candles, 5:34 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom; Hanukkah Choir Rehearsal, 7 p.m. at SST. FRIDAY-Dec. 23: Shabbat Candlelighting, 4:45 p.m.; Candlelighting for Hanukkah - six candles, 4:45 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 5 p.m. via Zoom; Kabbalat Shabbat Service with Rabbi Alex and music by the Star City Kochavim, 6:30 p.m. at SST; Oneg host: TBD SATURDAY-Dec. 24: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Alex at TI; Torah Study, noon on Parashat Miketz; Candlelighting for Hanukkah seven candles, 5:50 p.m.; Havdalah, 5:50 p.m.; Community Menorah Lighting, 6:30 p.m. via Zoom.
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: Temple Office Closes at 11 a.m.; Tot Shabbat, 5:45 p.m.; Classic Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. In-Person & Zoom.
SATURDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. In-Person & Zoom. SUNDAY: Grades PreK-6, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Book Club, 9:30 a.m.; Hanukkah 1st Night Light Celebration, 5:30 p.m. Please RSVP. WEDNESDAY: Yarn It, 9 a.m. In-Person; Operation Grateful Goodies Drop Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Please register. THURSDAY: Operation Grateful Goodies Drop Off, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Please register; Thursday Morning Class, 10 a.m. with Rabbi Azriel — In-Person & Zoom.
FRIDAY-Dec. 23: Dro in Mah Jongg, 9-11 a.m.; Operation Grateful Goodies Sorting Shift #1, noon Please Register; Operation Grateful Goodies Sorting Shift #2, 1 p.m. Please Register; Shabbat B’yachad/Bring your Menorahs to Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. In-Person & Zoom.
SATURDAY-Dec. 24: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. In-Person & Zoom. Please visit templeisraelomaha.com for additional information and Zoom service links.
‘Silence is complicity’: Biden calls on political leaders to denounce antisemitism, not platform it
RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON | JTA President Joe Biden, reacting after the latest station in Kanye West’s dolorous journey, explained that Hitler was bad and the Holocaust was real and chided politicians like his predecessor Donald Trump who give the rapper’s antisemitism oxygen. “I just want to make a few things clear: The Holocaust happened. Hitler was a demonic figure,” Biden said Friday Dec. 2 on Twitter. “And instead of giving it a platform, our political leaders should be calling out and rejecting antisemitism wherever it hides. Silence is complicity.” Biden’s statement did not call out anyone by name. But the most immediate reference Biden was making was to a three-hour appearance this week by West, also known as Ye, on Infowars, the streaming show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, in which he repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler, said he loved Nazis and denied that the Holocaust happened as it did. Biden also appeared to be referring to Trump, who recently had West over for dinner, along with Nick Fuentes, a prominent antisemite and Holocaust denier. Biden has denounced antisemitism and Trump’s proximity to it since the first speech of his presidential campaign. By saying “silence is complicity,” Biden may have been referring to those who have not condemned Trump for hosting West, or who would not directly criticize Trump. That number dwindled as the week went on and almost all top Republicans denounced the dinner, though some with sharper criticism of Trump than others.
