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ScOtt Littky gious School Steering ComProgram Director, Temple Israel mittee, presented Rabbi Brown with a copy of the artwork that uring Shabbat is on the windows of Temple evening services Israel’s sanctuary. on June 10, TemHashkiveinu, the prayer deple Israel’s congrepicted in that artwork, is the gation said a final second blessing following the farewell and thank you to Shema during Maariv. It is a Rabbi Josh Brown, his wife prayer asking God for the abilCarrie and their three chility to lie down in peace at dren. As of July 1, Brown will night and to return to life the assume the role of Senior following day.

Rabbi of another Temple IsRabbi Azriel and Cantor rael. This one is located in Shermet blessed the Brown Akron, Ohio. family with the Priestly BlessCantor Wendy Shermet, ing: led the well-attended services.

May God bless you and Throughout, she called upon various members to stand up guard you. to show the impact that Rabbi May God make God’s face Brown has had during his shed light upon you and be tenure at Temple Israel. gracious unto you.

Rabbi Brown spoke of how May God lift up God’s face he and his family have grown unto you and give you peace. during their time in Omaha.

Cantor Shermet concluded Rabbi Josh Brown As a result of their experithe service by reading a poem. ences, the Brown family feels ready to move on to the next Afterwards, the congregation and guests were treated to a chapter in their lives.

Shabbat dinner of hamburgers and hot dogs as well as a concert As a thank you gift from the congregation, Rosie Zweiback, of the George Walker Trio.

See more photos and read Rabbi Brown’s Final Sermon page 2 President of Temple Israel, and Susie Norton, Chair of the Reli-

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Under supervision of Rabbi Ari Dembitzer, volunteers gather to participate in the ritual of burying sheimot, ritual objects no longer in use.

LyNNE SALtzMAN for Beth Israel Synagogue On Sunday, May 22, a group of men, women, and children gath-

ered at Beth Israel Cemetery to bury “sheimot” - religious books and other religious articles that were no longer usable. Rabbi Ari Dembitzer shared with the group that “Showing proper respect to religious items no longer in use is an important lesson to remember and to share with our children. This is a noteworthy part of Judaism.” The Torah teaches that many religious articles and Judaic items retain their holiness. These items, referred to as “sheimot” or “genza” include Torah scrolls, chumash, siddurs, tefillin, See Special burial page 3

Beth El whiskey tasting lifts spirits

how to distinguish whiskeys from different parts of Scotland, and how to choose excellent brands -- for themselves or for gifts -- and how much to pay.

“Ann chose a wide variety of Scotch and selected five bottles that would be kind to most budgets,” said Hazzan Michael Krausman, Beth El’s resident Scotch aficionado. “Ann has great expertise and a warm, friendly, understanding way with her customers.

We tasted five Single Malts including a DallSampling shots of Single Malt Scotch at Beth El’s more, a Laphraoig, an recent whiskey tasting are: Marc Scheer, front, Ardmore, an Edradour, Allan Murow and Nate Shapiro and an Aberlour. We OzziE NOgg sampled and tasted for three The June 9 Whiskey Tasting hours, and by the end of the held at Beth El gave participants evening everyone agreed that this the opportunity to explore five event, to say the least, was very different brands of Single Malt warm and friendly.”

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Rabbi Brown’s Farewell Sermon

RABBi JoSH BRowN Temple Israel ight years ago, Carrie and I moved to North Carolina. We were not even engaged. Carrie had no idea that she was about to be thrown into the very busy life of the synagogue, and I barely knew what it meant to be a rabbi. We talk about that time in our lives as the “Genesis” -- the first book of our life. It was our Garden of Eden -- the place where we were married, where we had our first home, our first kid and our first congregation.

Like the stories of Eden and Noah’s Ark of Genesis, it is easy to love your first place. It sets the standard. But also like the Garden of Eden and Noah, I believe we are never meant to stay in the places that birth us in such a way. We are meant to be people who make progress and who change.

We are meant to leave Eden, and we are all destined for some sort of wilderness.

So here we came -- to Omaha and to Temple Israel. Since we had experienced Genesis in North Carolina, I naturally wondered if this would be our Exodus -- our Egypt. This would be the place where we faced plagues.

And in some ways that was true. We were plagued early on by immense heat, extreme winters and of course all the creepy crawly things that were in the nooks and crannies of the Cass Street building.

But of course, we did not face any real plagues.

What we did find was the wilderness -- and that is what I want to reflect on tonight. The importance of the wilderness -- and the importance of this place/congregation in our family’s journey.

The Jewish understanding of the wilderness is not some desert where you are lost. True, in the Jewish wilderness you do not know where you are, - a response we have all received when we tell people we are from Omaha. “You are from where?” The Jewish wilderness is a place filled with question marks. We all face these times throughout life - think about puberty and adolescence - that is Jewish wilderness. Think about times when you are changing careers or when your family is not what you thought it would be.

This is the difficult side of the Jewish wilderness.

It comes with uncertainty and often confusion.

We certainly faced those moments here. We learned how to parent one little girl and then became uncertain about two new boys. We found our family changing -- we found out how to care for each other when those who raised us were too far away to step in. In that sense Omaha had the fear of the wilderness.

But it is also in the wilderness that you find out who you are. And to do that, you need a Moses.

You find that person who will lead you passionately through the unknown and never let you look back. You find your Aryeh.

I am relatively certain that if Moses were around today, that Moses would hand the staff over to Aryeh and say - show me how to do this.

I came to Omaha for two reasons. To check out this Tri-Faith thing that you’ve heard about, and to work alongside a fearless rabbi who pursues his mission with every breath he takes.

To be in the shadow of Rabbi Azriel day in and day out is like sitting alongside a race car driver who is on his 500th lap about to win the race. He knows what’s coming down the road before any-

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Above: Blessing of the Brown family by Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Shermet. Below: Carrie Brown, Hannah, Noah and Ezra – lighting Shabbat candles

one else - and he knows about every bump that people have faced along the way. And perhaps the most amazing aspect of working with Aryeh is that in those moments when he doesn’t know the answer, he doesn’t slow down one bit -- because he has the deepest faith that it will all work out.

So with my Moses, I learned not to be afraid. I learned that we do not bury people with dirt, we cover them in a blanket of Godly earth. I learned not to use the word “problems” 99% of the time I want to, because most things we call problems are really just challenges to be overcome. And I learned that no matter how many mistakes we make or risks we take, no one will ever fault you for caring too much or being too honest. That is what if feels like to be in the wilderness with Aryeh. It is inspiring and exhausting, it is filled with other people’s pain, and it is void of fear even when you’ve seen more death than anyone should.

It is wild -- and it is holy. And it is where I was lucky enough to shape who I am as a rabbi. Moses himself would be envious.

In the wilderness, the Israelites complained about so much and yet in Deuteronomy, Moses explains that during the entire time in the wilderness, the Israelites lacked absolutely nothing. So too, I’ve realized that in our wilderness we can find it easy to complain, but the truth is we lack nothing.

Synagogues and churches alike notoriously complain about the cheap food they are served.

But not here. Thanks to Dennis, we have the best restaurant in Omaha. But what you may not know is that Dennis is not only the manager of the restaurant, he is its chief mensch. When someone can’t get to services, Dennis will often go pick them up. He doesn’t get up on the bima often - as he prefers to point to his watch from the back of

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the sanctuary when we talk too much, but don’t be confused, he is as kind a soul as God makes and he would do anything and often does for this congregation.

And then there is Cantor. Our rough and gruff Cantor who puts on her thick outer shell only to cover up what is a deeply sympathetic heart. I recommend that you all spend the next few years getting her drunk - so you can see the real Wendy behind her Cantorial skin.

And I hope no one ever underestimates the power of Misty. If you want a real tough one - if you want to find the only person who can put Aryeh in his place with ease - then Misty is your gal. Thank you, Misty, for bossing Aryeh around before he could boss us around. He may be our rabbi, but you are our Pope!

I won’t go through every staff member, but I do want to say that this is an amazing place to spend our days, and that too often the amount of time this incredible group of people put in to make our congregation function is underestimated. People are here all the time - working well longer than their paycheck requires. We thank them, but not enough.

So the wilderness is not the Garden of Eden. It is a place filled with hard work and sacrifice, but it is in Eden, where we never have to move anywhere, where we are actually lost and in the wilderness where we find out who we are.

And this is what I want to say most personally.

I’ve become quite sentimental about this place ever since we decided that there would be an end to our time here. It’s funny what hits you. I was brought to tears a number of times on Wednesday nights because our teens are amazing. I found myself reading our prayers with increased fervor -listening to Cantor’s voice with more intent than I had before. And I found that what I loved most about being here was when people called me Josh. It was such a gift that was given whole heartedly. It was the best gift of my time in the wilderness with you. Because there is nothing more powerful than when people see you for who you are. My childhood rabbi once shared with me that the rabbinate can be a lonely place. Clearly, it is not lonely for lack of people -- we are surrounded by people all the time. But one can be lonely if they are on a packed subway car filled with people who don’t see who they really are.

Many congregations are packed subway cars filled with strangers who do not care about or for their clergy. Not here. Here, we are not only treated well, but we are called by our name.

The comfort all of you have given me these last few months when you have so simply, but sincerely, called me by my name has reminded me that my role as a rabbi will come and go - but friendships do not have term limits. So I chose not to wear a kippah or tallis tonight - not because I do not value them - but because what is most precious about the wilderness is finding out who we are and knowing that we are loved for precisely that. You have brought that feeling to me, just as you have brought it to Carrie, Hannah, Noah and Ezra. The gift of the wilderness is not only that we figure out who we are -- it is that we realize how much people can love us for who we are. And that, I believe, is the Promised Land. Without a doubt - you brought us there.

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A powerful letter from an Orlando Mom and Rabbi

sharon Barr skolnik Kveller via JTA My dear innocent child, Something terrible happened. A very bad man took a gun and went into a place where there were many kind, innocent, loving people, and he shot them. He killed many and injured even more.

No, none of our family members were hurt.

No, no one we knew personally was there.

No, that bad man is not alive anymore.

“Why would one person hurt other people?” you asked me.

I don’t know. But he did. He hurt people who are gay and people who are straight.

He hurt Jews. Muslims. Christians. Atheists. He hurt people who live here in Orlando. In Florida. e United States.

Canada. Israel.

He was a man who believed that people aren’t allowed to be different. at people aren’t allowed to love whomever they want. at love isn’t the most important thing.

Special burial

Continued from page 1 mezuzah scrolls, tallit fringes, in addition to materials containing G-d’s name, three consecutive words of a biblical verse, or other written or printed Torah ideas or laws.

The last time the Omaha community held such a burial was Aug. 4, 1991, the day the cemetery was dedicated. Rabbi Ari explained to the onlookers that articles to be buried were enclosed in trash bags so the holy articles did not touch the earth. The Torah scrolls were next placed on a layer of wrapped books, so the scrolls did not touch the ground.

Each time sheimot is buried, it is just like

I know it’s so hard for you to imagine that anyone could believe something so ridiculous, and I am so grateful that you have grown up in a family and in a community that has allowed, and, God willing, will always permit you the freedom, to love anyone you choose. Because love is love is love.

I wish I had answers that would make you feel better. I wish I could promise that nothing like this will ever happen again.

But the truth is that there have been, are and will always be bad people in this world who do bad things. ey hurt others. ey aren’t nice.

But our job is simply to love. We must love everyone. ose who are like us and those who are different. ose people who are easy to love, and those who make our job of loving them much more difficult.

Judaism teaches us that we should always try to be like Moses’ brother, Aaron, who “loved peace, and pursued peace, who loved all people and strove to bring them closer to God/Torah.” You have everything

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inside of you that you need to be like Aaron – loving your siblings, your classmates, and anyone you meet with a full heart and an open mind. I pray for you that the love you show to others comes back to you tenfold.

You know I never like to make promises that I might not be able to keep. But what I can promise is that I will always do my best to protect you and keep you safe. And that I love you very much.

Love, Eema (mother) Rabbi Sharon Barr Skolnik, a native of Cleveland, lives in Orlando, Florida, with her husband and three children. She is blessed to currently be a stay-at-home mom, where she is afforded the opportunity to create ways of bringing Judaism to life for her own children every day.

Kveller is a thriving community of women and parents who convene online to share, celebrate and commiserate their experiences of raising kids through a Jewish lens.Visit Kveller.com. burying a body. The hole is as big as that for a casket, people in attendance shovel dirt into the grave, and there is even a stone by the plot, telling people that something is buried below it and what it is. As time passes and the sheimot breaks down, the plot is filled in with soil. There is a site in the cemetery for the sheimot, separate from the bodies.

There were so many items, the burial plot was quickly filled. Leftover articles were stored at the cemetery to be buried at another time which is planned to be much sooner than 25 years. For any questions on sheimot, please contact Rabbi Ari or Rabbi Weiss at Beth Israel at 402.556.6288.

Pictured left: Judah Beneda

Whiskey tasting

Continued from page 1 Bourbon and Brachot,” said Hazzan Krausman. “Naturally, we had the Brachot -- religious services -- first, and saved the Bourbon for the Kiddush after services.”

Hazzan Krausman’s interest in Scotch is a result of peer pressure. “I’m fortunate to be part of an extraordinary group of friends to whom I have been connected from my teen years as a member of USY in Canada,” he explained. “Once they began exploring the wonderful world of Single Malt Scotches, it was inevitable that I, too, would do the same. The unique aroma, flavor and other characteristics of each brand is fascinating.

Exploring the world of whiskey is not simply a matter of consuming alcoholic beverages. It is akin to appreciating fine music or art.”

The Whiskey Tasting ended with a raffle.

Arielle Disick won a rare bottle of Scapa Scotch. Marc Scheer and Ari Kohen went home with Brix gift cards. Kohen, Social Vice President of Beth El Men’s Club, was (coincidentally) in charge of the event.

“Winning the gift card was simply the luck of the draw,” he said.

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FridAy, June 24 Beth El Serves Lunch, 11:30 a.m. at NE AIDS Coalition, 2723 Q St. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Mainstreeters Movie, 1 p.m.

SAturdAy, June 25 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El Temple Israel TiYPE Program, 6 p.m.

FridAy, July 1 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH

SundAy, June 26 Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El NCJW Installations, 11 a.m. at One Pacific Place Clubhouse

tueSdAy, June 28 JSS Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH

thurSdAy, June 30 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Yachad Yoga, 6:30 p.m.

Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Talmud Learning, 8 p.m. at Beth Israel

wedneSdAy, June 29 Breadbreakers, noon at RBJH

SAturdAy, July 2 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El

SundAy, July 3 Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El

wedneSdAy, July 6 ADL Supreme Court Review, 11 a.m.

Breadbreakers, noon at RBJH Monthly Kids Learning Chabura, 3:30 p.m. at Beth Israel

thurSdAy, July 7 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Adult Education Class with Clergy, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m. at Beth Israel Talmud Learning, 8 p.m. at Beth Israel

FridAy, July 8 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Mainstreeters Movie, 1 p.m.

Beth El Potluck Picnic Shabbat, 5:30 p.m. at Zorinsky Lake Shabbat Service and Picnic, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Temple Israel TiYPE Program, 6 p.m.

SAturdAy, July 9 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m. at Beth El

SundAy, July 10 Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El Mainstreeters go see Sweet Chariot, 2 p.m. at the Ralston Community Theater tueSdAy, July 12 Holy Smokes, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel

thurSdAy, July 14 Women's Class, 9:30 a.m. at Beth Israel Adult Education Class with Clergy, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Yachad Yoga, 6:30 p.m.

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SundAy, July 17 Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El

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Serving Generations…

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Israel experiences

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n December of 2015, 35 Omaha teens participated in the Mega Teen Mission to Israel. We will continue to publish their impressions. The Mega Teen Mission was made possible with support from the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Beth El Synagogue, Beth Israel Synagogue and Temple Israel, the Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Supporting Foundation, the Herbert Goldston Foundation, the Lois Jeanne Schrader Memorial Fund, The Phillip and Terri Schrager Supporting Foundation and the Carl Frohm Memorial Foundation.

Home away from home asher rosenquist Having the opportunity to travel to the home of Judaism as one large group was truly the opportunity of a lifetime. Years prior, the thought of going anywhere a couple of miles outside of Nebraska was almost unheard of for me, let alone leaving the US as a whole. is feeling of travelling this far being unheard of stuck with me all the way up to the point in which I actually saw Israel for myself, and when I did see it, Israel suddenly didn’t seem like a place that you only heard of in stories or the news, Israel felt like somewhere that was welcoming enough to call a home away from home. My first impressions were good, but at the same time, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to be accustomed to them. is, along with a few other possible negative impressions wore off aer taking the time to see the rest of what Israel had to offer.

Our trip was set up in a way that we would be able to see the majority of what there was to do in Israel. A good amount of time was spent doing urban things; things such as touring the historical and modern parts of some of the major Israeli cities, rid-

ing bikes along the coast, browsing markets. at said, we also took part in some of the more rugged, outdoor type activities, like driving all-terrain vehicles, riding camels through the Negev, and swimming in the famed Dead Sea. I used this rare opportunity to capture pictures of some of the better sights I had the privilege of seeing. One of my favorite pictures came from viewing the city of Haifa from high up. e specific picture features the bay of Haifa, along with a wide assortment of buildings. Another one of my favorites, which is pictured here, is from the old city of Akko. It showcases some of the clearest, most enjoyable weather we experienced on our trip. Looking back, this experience of Israel is one I will not soon forget.

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raChel martin VP of Communications, NCJW-Omaha NCJW Omaha Section invites all members to the Installations and Awards Brunch on sunday, June 26 from 11 a.m. – 1p.m. at One Pacific Place Clubhouse (1365 S. 101st Street). The brunch is open to all NCJW members and family members of those being installed or honored at the event. At the brunch, current NCJW members will speak about 2016-17 Proposed slate President: Alice Klein VP Fundraising: Jenny Meyerson VP Public affairs & education: Deb Marburg VP Community service: Becki Brenner VP membership: Lisa Cogan VP Communications: OPEN treasurer: Marlin Frost recording secretary: Darlene Golbitz Corresponding secretary: Robyn Belgrade

some of the highlights from ongoing projects, award winners from the past year will be announced, and the incoming 2016-17 Board of Directors will be installed. The proposed slate will be voted on prior to this meeting.

Please join the NCJW Omaha Section for a celebration of successful projects and to congratulate the incoming Board members.

Financial secretary: Tippi Denenberg Parliamentarians: Carol Bloch, Andee Scioli and Debbie Friedman directors: Linda Fischer, Kelly Kirk, Jen Koom, Pam Friedlander, Melinda Graham, Emily Milder nominating Committee Chair: Linda Novak nominating Committee members (from general membership): Sonia Tipp, Nikki Kirshenbaum, Ann Moshman and Melissa Schrago. nominating Committee alternates: OPEN

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Join Us at the Movies: Spotlight.

Friday, July 8, at 1 p.m. in the JCC eater. Free film and unlimited bags of warm, delicious popcorn. No reservations necessary. Invite a friend. Spotlight tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize winning Boston Globe investigation that rocked the city and caused a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions.

When the newspaper’s tenacious Spotlight team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church, their year-long investigation uncovers a decadeslong cover-up at the highest levels of Boston’s religious, legal, and government establishment, touching off a wave of revelations around the world. e film stars Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, John Slattery, Stanley Tucci, Brian d’Arcy James, Liev Schreiber and Billy Crudup.

Spotlight won the 2015 Academy Award for Best Picture along with the Best Original Screenplay. If you’d like to have lunch at the Star Deli before the show, call Maggie Conti at 402.334.6521 to reserve a table. Lunch is on your own. e Star Deli starts serving at 11:30 a.m.

Sweet Charity. Sunday, July 10, 2 p.m. matinee at e Ralston Community eater in Ralston High School.

8969 Park Street. Cost per ticket: $15. Call Maggie -402.334.6521 -- to see if tickets are still available. Sweet Charity is the 1969 American musical directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse, written by Neil Simon, with music and lyrics by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields. In this musical, Charity Hope Valentine is an incurable optimist, despite her job at a seedy dance joint. Charity never stops looking for true love and never seems to look for it in the right places. Wonderful musical numbers include Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now, ere’s Gotta Be Something Better an is and I’m a Brass Band. We’ll meet in the theater lobby at 1:30 p.m. to pick up our tickets. Make your check payable to Jewish Social Services and send reservation with full payment to: Mainstreeters c/o Maggie Conti, 323 South 132 Street, Omaha, NE 68154. For information call Harry Alloy at 402.697.8709.

Fly Me to the Moon with Michael Lyon: Monday, July 18, at 12:30 p.m. in the RBJH Auditorium. Michael Lyon, the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition on KIOS-FM, is a classically trained vocalist. Come hear Michael sing the finest swing and jazz classics made famous by Frank Sinatra,

Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, Tony Bennett and rediscovered by such modern day crooners as Michael Bublé and Harry Connick Jr. Michael is a master of these timeless vocal standards whose main goal is to reach into the hearts of his audiences with beautiful music and a liberal sprinkling of good-natured humor. According to Omaha Magazine, “Michael Lyon doesn’t rely on gimmicks. He has the talent and training to let the music and lyrics do the talking.” Join Michael at lunch and hear for yourself. For your entree, choose either a grilled hamburger, grilled hotdog or grilled veggie burger, each served with cole slaw, chips, watermelon, a challah roll, cookies for dessert and beverage of your choice. Cost is $10.00 a plate. Reservations are appreciated by Monday, July 11. Make checks payable to Jewish Social Services and send full payment to: Mainstreeters c/o Maggie Conti, 323 So. 132 Street, Omaha, NE 68154. For transportation call Maggie at 402.334.6521.

Billy Troy in a free Community Concert: Wednesday, July 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Auditorium. Live Music at its Finest presented by Jewish Social Services. As a kid, Billy Troy stood backstage at the Grand Ole Opry and watched his father, Bluegrass Hall of Fame member Uncle Josh Graves, play with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Soon, he stood in the spotlight himself with the likes of Roy Acuff.

Billy penned a musical play documenting the times he spent backstage with his dad which was fittingly titled Backstage Memories and toured nationwide to sold out venues. Billy’s success as a Nashville songwriter and music producer have garnered him several Grammy nominations plus a Grammy finalist nod for his performance and production work in the bluegrass and country music fields. So sit back and enjoy a Ride rough the Decades with Billy Troy -- one of Nashville’s very own. A free Ice Cream Sundae Social with all the trimmings follows the show. Bring a friend. Everyone is welcome.

Mainstreeters welcomes all Jewish residents of the Omaha area age 60-plus to take part in these July activities and in many other social and educational programs throughout the year. For more details, contact Maggie Conti, Director of Activities and Outreach Programs at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Phone her at 402.334.6521 or email mconti@rbjh.com.

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“It is a privilege to celebrate the success of the LIFE&LEGACY program in the Omaha Jewish community which is so warm and welcoming,” said Barbara Greenspan Shaiman, key note speaker at the Tuesday evening event which honored members of our community for their LIFE&LEGACY commitments as well as the tireless and dedicated volunteers from our nine Partner organizations.

The JFO Foundation hosted a reception in the JCC Gallery where 125 guests were inspired by Barbara Greenspan Shaiman’s keynote presentation on “Living Your Legacy Now.” Arlene D. Schiff, National Director of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation was also in attendance to help Omaha celebrate the second year of the LIFE&LEGACY program.

Top row: Foundation President Carl Riekes with Zoe Riekes; Susan Rothholz, Rocky Stern and Suzanne Singer; Sharee and Murray Newman.

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ANNETTE vAN DE KAMP-WRIGhT Editor of the Jewish Press arlier this month, Outlook Magazine went out of business. Known as Canada’s only progressive Jewish magazine, Outlook could no longer sustain itself. The publication had been in business since 1963. In contrast, the June 24 edition of the Jewish Press is the last one we’ll produce for this budget year. After this, our staff will take a few days to breathe; we will be back in your mailbox for the July 8 issue. Seeing other publications close their doors is sad, every time. It makes us extra grateful for the support we receive.

It has been an exciting year, which has included a staff change in our sales department. In January we welcomed Susan Bernard, and she is doing a phenomenal job.

We introduced our Emerging Voices column, which gives young writers an opportunity to speak their mind while honing their craft, and we thank Joanie Jacobson for her generous support in making that happen.

We currently have two interns in our offices: Emily Newman, who is finishing her Jewish Camp project from last year, and Sol Marburg, who is spearheading the exhibit that focuses on the Mega Teen Trip to Israel, which took place in December of 2015. He is the perfect person for this, since he was on the trip himself and embodies the enthusiasm the trip generated. We are extremely grateful to Sharee and Murray Newman for supporting our internship program, since it allows us year after year to bring younger members of our community into the fold, and give them an opportunity to leave a lasting imprint.

When producing a weekly newspaper, there are elements that have to happen every week. We face production delays, budget issues, deadlines, decisions about front pages and the eternal chase of quality photographs. There are B’nai Mitzvah announcements, obituaries and synagogue schedules, printing issues and advertising sales --

the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Within that framework, we attempt to make new waves and are constantly reinventing how the paper looks and feels. It keeps things fresh and exciting, and although we do perform similar tasks week after week, there is not a single day that is boring or predictable. Sometimes we secretly wish that was the case, but as the Assistant Editor Lori Kooper-Schwarz says: “Even on the worst of days, there is no place I’d rather be.”

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Because of you, it is very important we enjoy making this paper, because if we did our work reluctantly, it would show.

Luckily, we love it. Especially with the new design our Creative Director Richard Busse has worked so hard on.

Over the next two months, we will share the Jewish Press’ new and redesigned website with you as well as debut the online edition of the paper. We will also see you (we hope) at the exhibit in the JCC Gallery during the month

At the end of this budget year, before we start fresh, we want to take a moment to thank you. Much of what we do is done with the door closed—and we don’t open that door until our paper reaches your mailbox. But we are aware of you, the reader, with every single detail, and we appreciate you very much. Without you, we would have no reason to go to work in the morning (or at night, or during

of August. We’re excited, and we think you will be too.

In addition, we want to give our sincere thanks to the Jewish Press Board of Directors. Our board is engaged, enthusiastic, supportive and a pleasure to work with.

Working at the Jewish Press is often frantic and a little bit crazed, but with the support of this community, we can do it. Thank you all, and we’ll be back July 8!

Anti-BDS laws don’t perpetuate discrimination. They prevent it.

EUGENE KoNToRovIch JTA On June 16, the New Jersey Assembly is expected to have a final vote on a bill restricting the state’s dealings with companies that boycott Israel.

The measure, S1923/A925, would have the Garden State join the nine states that have already adopted such measures in just the past year. Last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order implementing similar policies in New York state.

These bills are motivated by state lawmakers’ conviction that boycotts of Israel are fundamentally discriminatory and often a thin veil for antiSemitic motives. They have passed by overwhelming bipartisan votes. But some critics of the measures have recently begun to argue that they violate the First Amendment.

It is important to make clear what these laws do and do not do. None of the laws bans or punishes criticism of Israel, or stops anyone from boycotting Israel. They apply solely to businesses that contract with or get investment money from state governments.

These laws simply say: If you want the state to do business with you, you need to abide by the state’s policies of sound and fair business practices, including anti-discrimination rules.

Take, for example, a company whose CEO speaks out strongly against Israel and hangs a banner from its headquarters that says “Zionism = Racism.” That company would in no way be affected by such laws.

That’s because these laws are not about speech or viewpoints. They are about unfair and discriminatory business decisions. And whether one agrees or not with such laws as a policy matter, there is no question they do not pose a First Amendment problem.

Under well-established U.S. Supreme Court precedent, states can choose not to do business

with companies that they regard as engaged in discriminatory activity. That is how states routinely legislate, for example, that their taxpayer money will not go to businesses that maintain sexual-orientation boycotts. Indeed, many localities even require state contractors to engage in

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence ceremonially signing legislation requiring the state to divest from any business that engages in action to boycott, divest from or sanction the State of Israel, May 27, 2016. Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, seated right, is looking on.

Credit: Screenshot from Twitter affirmative action hiring policies -- even if the contractors have a principled objection to affirmative action. The contractors are entitled to their viewpoints, but the state can legislate about their business practices.

Moreover, if refusing to do business with a country constitutes protected speech because it expresses criticism of a country, then the opposite is also true. That is, choosing to do business could also be a political statement. Yet as Israel boycotters love to point out, some U.S. states adopted boycotts of South Africa. Today, many states restrict business with companies because of their business with Iran or Sudan.

If choosing whether to do business with a country is protected speech, it would lead to the

surprising conclusion that states could not regulate any of this conduct. The First Amendment is content neutral and protects expressing support for the government of Iran or South Africa as much as it protects criticism of them.

Some boycott apologists say they are just standing up for human rights. That’s what they say -- but state legislators are not bound by the First Amendment to agree with them, any more than they were obligated to accept the argument of some apartheid apologists that they are really motivated by fighting communism.

Instead, state legislators are free to take the word of the founders and leaders of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, who have repeatedly made clear that their problem is with the existence of the Jewish state itself. They can notice, as they do in other discrimination situations, the broader context: that the BDS movement is a direct continuation of the Arab League boycott, which is as old as Israel itself. The boycott existed before Israel took control of territories across the 1949 Armistice Lines.

It is true that Israel is not synonymous with Jews. But having a largely Jewish population, and being home to the plurality of the world’s Jews, it is certainly a proxy for Jewishness. Just as a company runs afoul of discrimination rules by using proxies like “neighborhood” for impermissible bias, lawmakers can reasonably conclude that an Israel-focused boycott is such a proxy.

Indeed, Spanish and French courts ruled recently that the boycott movement is a form of nationality-based discrimination.

The American Civil Liberties Union in New Jersey has come out against the bill. Under the statute, like its companions in other states, regular commercial decisions that are not boycott-related do not trigger the law’s provisions.

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Auction of Nazi memorabilia includes Hermann Goering’s underpants

during the War Crimes Trials in Nuremberg, where he cared for the prisoners as well as members of the Allied forces staff.

He collected many of the artifacts during his time at the trials, according to the auction catalog. e collection also includes X-rays and the investigation reports on Hitler’s health aer the assassination attempt of July 20, 1944, and the statements of Hitler’s doctors, as well as a collection of original secret wiretap transcripts of the prisoners at Nuremberg; a large photo album presented to a member of the 3rd U.S. Army; more than 330 contemporary photographs of German secret documents from the property of Dr. Robert Kempner; Judge Robert Jackson’s gavel given as a present to his successor as chief prosecutor in Nuremberg, omas Dodd, and a group of sections of the ropes used to hang the major war criminals at their executions on Oct. 16, 1946.

Goering’s underpants, silk with a blue monogram reading HG, is offered at a starting price of $700. Bidding on his brass cyanide capsule case will start at about $3,500.

Jewish groups have condemned the auction, and the mayor of Munich has asked the auction house to cancel it, fearing the objects will be glorified by neo-Nazis, the Telegraph reported. e auction house responded on its website, saying in part it is “a reputable, internationally renowned auction house for historical objects of all ages and countries, and we are perfectly aware of our responsibility for objects of contemporary German history and have always been committed to the utmost care and caution in acting as an intermediary for them.”

Editor’s note: It’s not a headline you expect to see when you read the daily news briefs. Really, Hermann Goering’s underpants? Still, it’s sort of newsworthy in a weird and unprecendented way. e bigger question I have is: who on earth would want to buy them? And why? And who in their right mind would spend $700 on it?

Why did this John Lattimer not simply donate the artifacts to a museum, so it could be shoved in a basement somewhere and forgotten? Hitler’s socks? Are you kidding? e auction house may deem itself reputable, but there is no honor in selling these items to the highest bidder. You know what would be honorable? Having a policy to not ever put Nazi memorabilia on the auction block. Refusing to sell, refusing to catalogue them, and refusing to make money off of them. I’d love to hear what you, the readers, think. Am I overreacting? Send the Press an email at avandekamp@jewish omaha.org and share your thoughts.

JTA NEWS STAFF An auction of Nazi memorabilia in Munich includes underpants worn by Hermann Goering and socks worn by Adolf Hitler. e auction scheduled for this weekend at the Herman Historica International auction house also includes the case that held the cyanide capsule that Goering, second in command to Hitler, used to take his life the night before he was scheduled to be hanged in 1946 following his conviction on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg trials. e memorabilia are part of a collection owned by John Kingsley Lattimer, an American doctor who served as a medical officer

Anti-BDS

Continued from page 8 Critics of the bill, including the ACLU, use this banal feature to argue that the statute creates a “thought police” that will have to determine a company’s “motivation” in not doing business with Israel. However, anti-discrimination law typically requires the government to make a decision about motives. If a company fires a gay person, it could be because of normal business reasons or because of their sexual orientation. It is exactly because discriminatory business decisions can look like regular ones that the question of intent is always primary.

The ACLU does not see other anti-discrimination laws as creating a “thought police” into company’s motives. But there is only one Constitution, and its meaning does not change when it comes to Israel.

Eugene Kontorovich is a professor at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. He has been involved in drafting numerous anti-boycott laws across the country.

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On Sunday, Cuomo encouraged his fellow governors BeN SAleS NEW YORK | JTA to follow his lead, comparing the order to New York’s New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order op- enactment of same-sex marriage in 2011, four years posing BDS shouldn’t have made a splash -- but it did. before it was legal nationally.

A handful of states had already passed similar meas“We’re already seeing a lot of states attempt to pass ures opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions anti-BDS legislation,” said Noam Gilboord, Israel and inmovement against Israel. So had the ternational affairs director for the New York State Senate -- though the New York Jewish Community RelaState Assembly version has been tions Council. “What this executive stalled since last year. Cuomo’s order, order does is open another channel for signed Sunday, was merely supposed enacting such legislation should there to speed up the “tedious” voting be difficulties doing so through the process, as he said at the signing cerlegislature.” emony Sunday, just prior to New But Cuomo has also drawn critiYork’s annual Celebrate Israel Parade. cism for enacting a measure his “We want to take immediate acState Legislature did not pass. Retion because we want the world to becca Vilkomerson, executive direcknow, we want Israel to know, we’re tor of Jewish Voice for Peace, said on their side,” Cuomo said. “If you Cuomo “is trying to hold on to a conboycott against Israel, New York will sensus that doesn’t exist anymore” boycott you. If you divert revenues New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in support of Israel. from Israel, New York will divert rev- signed an anti-BDS executive Wayne Barrett, a former Village enues from you. If you sanction Is- order on June 5, 2016.

Voice journalist who has covered Credit: Mike Pont/ Cuomo for decades, said the goverrael, New York will sanction you.”

WireImage/Getty Images nor’s move could be seen as underLike anti-BDS measures passed in other states, Cuomo’s order bans New York state agen- mining his allies in New York’s legislative branch. cies and departments from investing in companies or “What would be feeding a backlash is that he did it groups that, as a policy, promote or engage in boycotts, when a Democratic [legislature] wouldn’t do it,” Barrett divestment or sanctions against Israel. The order also said. “He’s essentially overriding his own party’s legrequires the state to draw up a public list of companies islative leaders.” that engage in or promote BDS. Opponents of the executive order believe their best Cuomo’s order stands out, however, as it enacts op- chance could be in court. They cite legal experts who position to BDS in the fourth-most populous state -- and have said the measure unconstitutionally infringes on the home to the largest number of Jews in the country. First Amendment rights: Because boycotts are a form And it places Cuomo, a prominent governor and national of free speech, some experts argue, New York’s state figure, at the center of the American debate over Israel. government cannot deny government contracts to comPraised by pro-Israel groups, the order has engen- panies engaging in boycotts. Activists have also obdered backlash in the left-wing press and among anti-Is- jected to the public list of companies that engage in rael activists. Publications lambasted it as “McCarthyism” BDS, with some comparing it to “McCarthyism”. and said it violates First Amendment rights. Jewish Voice “The state cannot penalize individuals or entities on for Peace, which supports BDS, is organizing a protest the basis of their free expression, and political boycotts of the order this week outside Cuomo’s office. are a form of free expression,” Donna Lieberman, execSupporters and opponents of the measure both say utive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said it marks a tipping point in the battle over BDS in the in a statement. “Creating a government blacklist that United States. Backers say Cuomo is opening a new imposes state sanctions based on political beliefs raises avenue to fight BDS in the absence of legislative ap- First Amendment concerns, and this is no exception.” proval. Opponents say the order is an unconstitutional Eugene Kontorovich, a Northwestern University law act aimed at political pandering. professor who has consulted with anti-BDS groups, said “There are a variety of tools to combat BDS, and we the measure is mostly constitutional because it is akin need all of them,” said Ethan Felson, executive director to statutes prohibiting discrimination against gays and of the Israel Action Network. “New York is a large lesbians. He added that the government needs a list of economy, and ensuring that there is a wall between companies to execute the order, and that making that expenditures covered under the executive action and list public is more transparent than keeping it secret. the BDS movement is a game changer.”

But he cautioned that Cuomo’s order may still run Seven states -- including Alabama, Colorado and Illi- afoul of free-speech laws by banning investment in nois -- have passed measures like New York’s, accord- companies that merely advocate for boycotts but don’t ing to Americans for Peace Now. Lawmakers in more engage in them. than 20 states have proposed similar legislation. But in “The government is not tied to any set of progressive Cuomo’s executive order, pro-Israel activists see a rules,” Kontorovich said. “They see this as a fundamenprecedent that can work where bills are stalled. tally unacceptable discrimination.”

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Services and speaker series will resume sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

For information on our historic synagogue, please contact any of our board members: Mark Eveloff, Rick Katelman, Carole Lainof, Marty Ricks, Sissy Silber, Nancy Wolf and Phil Wolf.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. fridAy: Lunch at Nebraska AIDS Coalition, 11:30 a.m.; Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. sAtUrdAy: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; MiniMinyannaires, 10:45 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:45 p.m. weekdAy serVices: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. sUndAy: Torah Study, 10 a.m. fridAy, july 1: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6 p.m. sAtUrdAy, july 2: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Mini-Minyannaires, 10:45 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 8:45 p.m. weekdAy serVices: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. sUndAy: Torah Study, 10 a.m.

MondAy: Synagogue Office is Closed tUesdAy-thUrsdAy: KinderMusik, 9 a.m. fridAy: KinderMusik, 9 a.m.; Shabbat on the Road: Potluck Picnic & Services, 5:30 p.m. at Zorinsky Lake.

All classes and programs are open to everyone in the Jewish community.

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Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Ari Dembitzer. fridAy: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 8:43 p.m. sAtUrdAy: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Torah Parade and Kids Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Portion, 7:40 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 8:25 p.m.; Havdalah, 9:53 p.m. sUndAy: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels and Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m. weekdAys: Shacharit, 7 a.m.

MondAy: Shacharit, 9 a.m. thUrsdAy: Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m.; Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m.; Talmud Learning, 8 p.m. fridAy, july 1: Shacharit, 7 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv & Kabbalat Shabbat, 7:30 p.m.; Candle Lighting, 8:43 p.m. sAtUrdAy, july 2: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Torah Parade and Kids Classes, 9:45 a.m.; Insights into the Weekly Portion, 7:40 p.m.; Mincha/Seudah Shlishit, 8:25 p.m.; Havdalah, 9:52 p.m. sUndAy: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Bagels and Beit Medrash, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday Night BBQ, 5 p.m. $8 for adults, $4 for kids ages 4-12, and free for ages 3 and younger. weekdAys: Shacharit, 7 a.m.

MondAy: Shacharit, 9 a.m. wednesdAy: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m. thUrsdAy: Shacharit, 6:45 a.m.; Women’s Class, 9:30 a.m.; Avot U-Banim, 7 p.m.; Talmud Learning, 8 p.m.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. fridAy: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m sAtUrdAy: Minyan and Meditation, 9:30 a.m. sUndAy: Minyan, 8:30 a.m. weekdAys: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m. tUesdAy: Dynamic Discovery with Shani Katzman, 10:15 a.m. A class for women based on traditional texts with practical insights and application. RSVP by calling the office. wednesdAy: Personal Parsha class, 9:30 a.m. with Rochi Katzman. RSVP by calling the office; The Development of the Oral Tradition, 7 p.m. with Rabbi Katzman. RSVP by calling the office. In memory of Forrest Krutter -- Efrayim Menachem Ben Avraham Yitzchak. thUrsdAy: Women’s Study at UNMC with Shani Katzman, noon. RSVP by emailing Marlene Cohen at mzcohen@ unmc.edu. fridAy, july 1: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m sAtUrdAy, july 2: Minyan and Meditation, 9:30 a.m. sUndAy: Minyan, 8:30 a.m. weekdAys: Minyan and Meditation, 7 a.m. tUesdAy: Dynamic Discovery with Shani Katzman, 10:15 a.m. A class for women based on traditional texts with practical

insights and application. RSVP by calling the office. wednesdAy: Personal Parsha class, 9:30 a.m. with Rochi Katzman. RSVP by calling the office; The Development of the Oral Tradition, 7 p.m. with Rabbi Katzman. RSVP by calling the office. In memory of Forrest Krutter -- Efrayim Menachem Ben Avraham Yitzchak. thUrsdAy: Women’s Study at UNMC with Shani Katzman, noon. RSVP by emailing Marlene Cohen at mzcohen@ unmc.edu.

All programs are open to the entire community.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Craig Lewis. fridAy: Pre-neg, 6 p.m.; FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE! Shabbat Evening Service, 6:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 8:44 p.m. sAtUrdAy: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Beha’alotecha; Havdalah (72 minutes), 10:13 p.m. sUndAy: Board of Trustees Meeting, 1:30 p.m. fridAy, july 1: Pre-neg, 6 p.m. hosted by Emily Judds and Nicole Taege; Shabbat Evening Service, 6:30 p.m.; Candlelighting, 8:43 p.m. sAtUrdAy, july 2: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Shelach; Havdalah (72 minutes), 10:13 p.m.

MondAy: Synagogue Office is Closed Book Club, sunday, july 10, 2 p.m. at the home of Marcia Kushner and will discuss The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Any questions, please contact Zoya Zeman.

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fridAy: Shabbat Comes to the Blumkin Home, 2:30 p.m. led by Chabad. sAtUrdAy: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Renee Kazor. sAtUrdAy, july 2: Services, 9:15 a.m. led by Jim Polack.

Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.

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fridAy: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. sAtUrdAy: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Services, 10:30 a.m. Torah and Haftarah Reader: Miles Remer. sUndAy: Welcome Back Picnic 18+, 6 p.m. at Richdale Embassy Park Apartment Club house. All college-age young

adults who are back/here for the summer are invited to come hang out at the Richdale Embassy Park Apartment Club house for some great food, games, and catching up with friends. $10 includes food, beverages, and location. RSVP required. fridAy, july 1: Shabbat Service: Dvar Rabbi Deana Sussman, 6 p.m. This will be our first opportunity to learn from Rabbi Deana Sussman as we welcome in Shabbat and begin to welcome Rabbi Sussman and her husband Jared Berezin to Temple Israel. sAtUrdAy, july 2: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Services, 10:30 a.m. Torah and Haftarah Reader: Miles Remer.

July Friday Shabbat Services & Picnic, friday, july 8, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Crystal, Rabbi Sussman and Cantor Shermet.

Stay for a Picnic Shabbat Dinner. Bring you own dinner or purchase from the 402BBQ Food Truck. Music entertainment provided by the George Walker Trio.

Holy Smokes!, tuesday, july 12, 7 p.m. led by Rabbi Steven Abraham, this men’s only evening will feature cigars, craft beer and philosophical discussions of men’s issues and perspectives from Jewish texts.This event is free, though reservations are required, rsVp@templeisraelomaha.com or 402.556.6536, by thursday, july 7.

Temple Israel Annual Golf Outing, Monday, Aug.15, noon

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Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: Monday-friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. fridAy: Services, 6:30 p.m. sAtUrdAy: Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a light Kiddish luncheon. fridAy, july 1: Services, 6:30 p.m. sAtUrdAy, july 2: Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by a soecauk Kiddish luncheon in honor of Kurt Knecht and Jennifer Rosenblatt’s move to Kansas City and all they have done for our Lincoln Jewish community.

MondAy: Synagogue Office is Closed The Jewish Book Club will meet on sunday, july 10, 2 p.m. at Marcia Kushner’s and will discuss The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Any questions, please contact Zoya Zeman.

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ex-Auschwitz guard, 94, sentenced to 5 years

Uriel heilMAn JTA A former SS guard who is now 94 was sentenced to five years in prison by a German court for his role as an accessory in the murder of at least 170,000 people in the AuschwitzBirkenau extermination camp in Poland.

The verdict and sentence of Reinhold Hanning were handed down last Friday afternoon from the district court in Detmold, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

“You were in Auschwitz for almost 2 1/2 years and thus assisted in mass murder,” Judge Anke Grudda said.

The chief prosecutor had recommended six years in prison, and the defense wanted him released, claiming there was no proof that their client had committed individual acts of murder.

“He did not kill or beat anyone himself,” defense attorney Johannes Salmen said, according to the Bild newspaper.

The head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, said that while the sentence in this case did not make up for decades of foot-dragging by German justice, it was welcome news “for victims and their families.”

“We owe a debt of thanks to the witnesses who spoke during the trial. It was not easy for

them,” Schuster told reporters.

“No perpetrator should be able to say: ‘For me, it’s the past,’” he added. “The trial brings to the forefront, once again, what people are capable of doing to one another, and what incitement against minorities can lead to. So the trial made an important contribution to four dealing with German history.”

Hanning joined the Hitler Youth 1934 and the Waffen SS in 1942, the year he was posted to Auschwitz.

His is likely one of the last trials of Nazis in Germany. Clues leading to about 30 suspects in late 2013 came from the Central Office for the Investigation of National Socialist Crimes in Ludwigsburg, which made a major push to identify former death camp guards after the conviction of John Demjanjuk in 2011 for his role in the murders of nearly 30,000 Jews in the Sobibor death camp in Poland.

Investigations also were helped by tips from the public, after Efraim Zuroff of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Jerusalem office announced a reward for information leading to the conviction of Nazi war criminals in what the center called “Operation Last Chance.”

The Demjanjuk case set a precedent, in that being a guard at a death camp was sufficient to prove complicity in murder.

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20 senators urge posthumous Medal of Freedom for Rabbi Abraham Heschel JTA NEWS STAFF WASHINGTON | JTA A slate of 20 senators urged President Barack Obama to posthumously award Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel the Presidential Medal of Freedom, one of the nation’s highest honors. e letter made public, spearheaded by Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, cited the role of Heschel, who fled Nazi-era Germany, in advancing the cause of civil rights through his friendship with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “In 1963, Rabbi Heschel met Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the two forged a deep friendship sharing theological and political ideas -- Dr. King even came to refer to Rabbi Heschel as ‘my rabbi,’” said the letter. “Before an interfaith gathering on ‘Religion and Race,’ Rabbi Heschel declared that ‘racism is Satanism, unmitigated evil.’ Later that year, he sent a telegram to President Kennedy, asking him to declare a state of ‘moral emergency’ of racial inequality in the United States.”

Heschel, a scholar at the Conservative movement's Jewish eological Seminary, joined King for his third attempt at a march in 1963 between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregation. Police viciously beat marchers in the first attempt, and King stopped the second march, fearing a repeat. Heschel had led a demonstration at FBI headquarters in

Washington, D.C., demanding protection for the marchers.

A photograph of Heschel carrying a Torah scroll while marching alongside King immortalized the third march.

“I felt my legs were praying,” Heschel later wrote.

King was scheduled to spend the Passover seder with Heschel in 1968; he was gunned down days earlier. Heschel died in 1972.

Among the senators who signed the letter, all but one -Johnny Isakson, a Republican from Georgia -- caucus with Democrats. Among the Democrats is the body’s entire Jewish caucus, which includes Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Sens.

Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein of California; Al Franken of Minnesota; Brian Schatz of Hawaii; Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut; Charles Schumer of New York; Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Ben Cardin of Maryland.

“In considering his significant contribution to the Civil Rights Movement, his work to advocate for racial equality and justice across all faiths, and his work to encourage interfaith dialogue, we believe Rabbi Heschel exemplifies the best of American values,” the letter said. “We urge you to consider honoring his life by awarding Rabbi Heschel with the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously.” e initiative has the backing of Heschel’s daughter Susannah, who is also a scholar of Judaism.

Chabad rabbi competes on Food Network’s Chopped JTA NEWS STAFF NEW YORK | JTA A Chabad rabbi is one of four clergy members competing in an upcoming episode of the Food Network’s Chopped.

In an already taped episode that airs June 21, Rabbi Hanon Hecht, a Chabad emissary in upstate Rhinebeck, New York, appears with a monk, nun and priest, according to Lubavitch.com, the website of the Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Brooklyn.

Rabbi Hanon Hecht “I thought my participation would Credit: Chabad be a fabulous platform for raising awareness about keeping kosher in this evolving food market,” Hecht, 34, told Lubavitch.com. “Kosher presents a unique challenge that many

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other religions don’t face in that there are not only prohibitions on what we eat, but also on how we prepare our food. The show was very accommodating. I was very grateful and touched that they were sensitive to my needs.”

Hecht teaches about kashrut at the Culinary Institute of America and, calling himself the “Six-Minute Rabbi,” offers one-on-one short Torah classes for businesspeople in Manhattan.

“The fact that I know how to take a tremendous amount of knowledge and condense it into six minutes certainly helped” in the timed cooking competition, in which contestants have a limited amount of time to cook full meals using pre-selected ingredients, he said. “I was able to pack an hour’s worth of cooking into 30 minutes.”

It is not clear how well Hecht performed in the competition or what he cooked, as all details of the show are under wraps until it airs.

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told JTA. MARcus MORAes RIO DE JANEIRO | JTA Last November, a French national identified as an executioner in azel tov! That’s perhaps how the big shots in charge ISIS propaganda videos tweeted, “Brazil, you are our next target.” of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the first to take Brazil’s counterterrorism director, Luiz Alberto Sallaberry, recognized place in South America, will toast victories when the the statement as credible. competition gets underway Aug. 5.

“I can’t speak much about security or it won’t be security anyThree of the top officials of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee, more,” Nuzman told JTA . including its president, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, are Jewish.

Brazil has long regarded itself as an unlikely target of extremists But in the run-up to the games, there have been more “oy gevalts” thanks to its historical standing as a nonaligned, multicultural nation. than mazel tovs as organizers deal with reports of unfinished venues, Security experts have warned that many Brazilian officials do not realize polluted swimming and sailing sites and, most of all, concerns about how big a stage the Olympics is for anyone seeking to sow terror. the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Israel will make its 16th appearance at the Olympics by bringing In an interview with JTA, Nuzman said the number of Zika cases to Rio its largest delegation ever, with nearly 50 athletes for the in Rio have dropped sharply in recent weeks, and are expected to Olympics and another 50 for the 2016 Paralympic Games following fall even further during the dry months of the Brazilian winter, as Rio immediately afterward. Some 10,000 Israelis are expected to make 2016 organizers emphasized at a news conference on June 7. Last it to Rio to root for their national heroes. A temporary Israeli conmonth, the World Health Organization said there is no public health sulate will be established in Rio to serve the Israeli population during Rio 2016’s first test event, an international sailing regatta that gathered 326 ath- the games. justification for postponing or canceling the Games.

Credit: Alex Ferro “None of the top athletes have declared not to come. If there’s a letes from 35 countries, Aug. 3, 2014.

“The local Jewish community enjoys seeing the Olympics team in The Jewish trio at the helm of Rio 2016 is behind the ceremony to honor international cooperation with other countries. The federal police have very second-layer one who won’t come, good for him,” an irritated Nuzman told JTA. One of Brazil’s most prominent sports figures, Nuzman, 77, is a former the Munich victims. The Aug. 14 event at Rio’s City Hall will be co-led by the well trained staff. We are very optimistic,” Octavio Aronis, head of security president of the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation and has been president of International Olympic Committee along with the Olympic committees of Israel of the Brazilian Israelite Confederation, told JTA. and Brazil. the Brazilian Olympic Committee since 1995.

Rio’s Jewish federation president, Paulo Maltz, is more guarded.

Four yeas ago, the IOC rejected appeals for a moment of silence at the Nuzman preferred to talk about the robust Jewish connections at the “There is always a first time, it has happened twice in Argentina and Brazil games, including a ceremony to honor the 11 Israelis murdered by Palestinian opening ceremonies of the London Games in 2012, the 40th anniversary of is not free of it,” he told JTA, citing the Buenos Aires bombings of the Israeli terrorists at the Munich Olympics in 1972, the Israeli company that is pro- the tragedy. Critics at the time were not appeased by various events marking Embassy in 1992 and the AMIA Jewish center in 1994. “We’ll be on total alert.” viding security for the games and his own deep ties -- as an athlete, sporting the anniversary that took place at other venues.

Schools will be closed during the Olympics following a Rio municipality deThe IOC also announced a special area in the Rio Olympic Village to commem- cision to move the winter school vacations from July to August, in large part official and Jew -- to Brazilian sports.

“My connection with Judaism and with Israel is through sports,” said Nuz- orate the memory of all Olympians who have died. In addition, a moment of re- to reduce traffic. man, who was part of the first Brazilian male volleyball team in 1964 when flection in honor of all dead Olympians will be held during the closing ceremony.

“It’s a relief,” Maltz said.

“There will be no minute of silence at the opening ceremony,” read an IOC the sport debuted at the Olympic Games. “I started my career playing at the Those who make it to Rio will be able to take part in two special Shabbat Brazilian Israelite Club and I have attended four Maccabiah Games in Israel.” note, frustrating a longtime request of families. ceremonies. Some 300 guests are expected at Bonder’s synagogue, including The widows of weightlifter Yossef Romano and fencing coach Andre Regev, the Israeli sports minister. Chabad will host a Shabbat event during The grandson of Russian immigrants, Nuzman was born in Rio, home to an Spitzer will instead light 11 candles at the City Hall event. The Israeli govern- the Paralympics. estimated 25,000 Jews. He is an active member of the 440-family Conservament will be represented by the minister of culture and sport, Miri Regev. tive synagogue Congregacao Judaica do Brasil led by Rabbi Nilton Bonder, In a joint educational project around Rio 2016, students from four Jewish “The mayor will open the doors of his house in a gesture of great friendship schools and four municipal public schools will produce a book about the Muhis nephew. Nuzman’s father, Izaak, presided over the Rio Jewish federation, with the Brazilian Jewish community and the whole people of Israel,” Israel’s nich murders and the Olympic spirit. the Hebraica Club and the local Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

“He was one the greatest leaders of our Jewish community. He brought honorary consul in Rio, Osias Wurman, told JTA. “We are deeply moved.

“Children must understand the evil caused by terrorism,” said Sergio [David] Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir to Brazil,” Nuzman boasted, noting the Symbolically falling on Tisha b’Av, one of the saddest days of the Hebrew Niskier, one of the project organizers and a former Jewish federation presicalendar, the event will be a unique moment.” late prime ministers of Israel. dent. “It’s fantastic to see Jewish schools and public schools from the muThe security of the 12,000 athletes and anticipated 500,000 visitors is among nicipality, despite their abyssal social and economic realities, working hand Nuzman relies on other prominent members of the local Jewish community as deputies. Sidney Levy, a business executive, is the Rio 2016 committee’s the most sensitive issues for organizers, and the Israeli company International in hand in this project.” chief executive officer and has a $2.2 billion budget to manage. Leonardo Security and Defense Systems, or ISDS, won the international tender to secure The Israeli singer Ester Rada, whose parents were Ethiopian immigrants, will Gryner, a communications and marketing director who was part of the Rio the games. ISDS has coordinated security at previous Olympics and World perform at official sites where fans can watch the sporting action on big screens.

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2016 bid, is deputy CEO. “It’s an example of the polyvalent, multicultural aspect of the Jewish state, “It’s an honor for ISDS to be the very first ever Israeli group to be part of which is formed by over 70 different origins that make up the Israeli society,” “I have no connection to sports at all,” Levy said in an interview published the Olympic family,” Leo Gleser, ISDS president and a former Mossad agent, said Wurman, the honorary consul. at the Keren Hayesod webpage. “My duty is totally business-related.”

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