Vol. LXXXVI No. 1 Omaha, NE
Shlicha Joins JCC Staff; Replaces Uri Levin
In partnership with the Jewish Agency for Israel, the Jewish Community Center is again hosting a year-round Israel shlicha (emissary): Zohar Winer, pictured above with the JCC’s previous shaliach, Uri Levin, who returns to Israel this month as a student at Tel Aviv University. Winer was born in Rishon LeZion, near Tel Aviv, and moved as a young child to Kibbutz Bet Hashita, located in the Jezreel valley, in the north of Israel. Zohar who served in the Israeli army for two years, taught new soldiers and gave presentations on political history of the Middle East and intelligence related topics. She also led a team of soldiers for nine months and was in charge of launching new projects such as introducing new software,methods of teaching new soldiers, and building cooperation between different teams in the unit. Zohar’s first weeks in Omaha have been packed with meeting new people, getting acclimated, and developing relationships throughout the community.
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Give a Child a Book Today... Create a Jewish Library Tomorrow by ANNE MUSKIN leadership of the Kripke Jewish Press Editorial Intern Institute is excited and ready “This program empowers for its fruition. They have the parent to be the teacher teamed up with the Harold of the child, because the parGrinspoon Foundation, ent is the most influential which has been successfully teacher of children.” participating in this program The program of which Dr. in Springfield, MA. Ron Wolfson speaks is a It is modeled after a promajor collaboration between gram called “Imagination the Dorothy and Myer S. Library,” started by none Kripke Institute for Jewish other than country singer Literacy, the Harold Dolly Parton. Imagination Grinspoon Foundation, the Library is currently in 266 Pennie Z. Davis Child communities nationwide, Center Development and distributed two million (CDC), and the PJ Library. books last year alone. (That’s PJ for pajama!) Omaha’s version will apply The premise is to offer specifically to the Jewish Corey Kirshenbaum, left, examines the Let’s Talk About Omaha’s Jewish families the community and information series written by the late Dorothy Kripke, wife of Rabbi Myer chance to build a Jewish is available through the S. Kripke, seated, who together launched this book project. library in their home. For a CDC. However, Corey flat fee of just $18 a year per child, a different Jewish Kirshenbaum Director of the CDC, noted that this is book or CD a month will be mailed directly to children, “for all families in the Omaha area.” The CDC is servfrom newborns to the age of five. Parents also will ing as the organizer and the connecting point with receive books and information to help guide them on Jewish families. this wonderful journey. “In Jewish education, it is so powerful when a parent “Omaha is only the third community in the country to has a good book, it becomes the script for them to help implement this,” Wolfson said. His excitement and enthu- teach,” Wolfson noted. An educator in his own right-siasm was contagious, as he rattled off the details of this Wolfson is the Fingerhut Professor of Jewish Studies at project. Wolfson, is the President of the Kripke Institute the University of Judaism, he and Kirshenbaum said this and said that the goal, developed in honor of Dorothy is a unique and influential idea for Omaha’s Jewish Kripke, is to find projects that enhance Jewish literacy. youth and families. The Institute formed last year to honor Dorothy’s memBy the time a child “graduates” from the CDC, he or ory. Some of her popular books--the Let’s Talk About... she will have the basis of a great Jewish age-appropriate series, for example, will be featured in this unique offering. library. And, that, says Kirshenbaum, “can be a memory This project was suggested two years ago, and the our kids will cherish forever and pass on to their children.”
Blumkin Home Resident Room Models Under Construction environment. by OZZIE NOGG “The institutional design Just two weeks into the construction process, it’s already clear that the model of the current facility interrooms at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home feres with the level of conwill offer far more than fresh wallpaper trol that our parents and grandparents deserve to and paint. “What we’re doing goes way beyond have over their lives,” said the cosmetic,” said Joanie Bernstein, Past Mike Silverman, Rose President of Jewish Senior Services. Blumkin Jewish Home “When the two resident room models are Executive Director. “The completed, they won’t resemble the orig- major improvements at the B l u m k i n inal rooms in any will way, and by the Jewish Senior Services Home have a positive end of the projan agency of the Jewish affect on the ect, every resiFederation of Omaha dent room in the residents’ perproudly invites you Blumkin Home sonal comfort, to celebrate a will have underprivacy, sense gone a complete, of independNew Beginning floor to ceiling ence and overfor the Rose Blumkin all quality of makeover. After all, if you move life. That’s of Jewish Home to somewhere prime imporlive, you want to Thursday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m. tance to us.” feel like it’s at the Jewish Community Center According to home--like you A gala reception will follow S i l v e r m a n , really live there.” every resident When the model rooms open for com- room will be fitted with munity viewing shortly after Yom Kippur, longer, lower windows so visitors will see changes that reflect the lat- those who are bedridden or est design trends in nursing homes in wheelchairs will be able to throughout the country. While function- enjoy a view of the outside. ality is key, special attention has been paid Each room will get new to creating a less institutional, more warm flooring, wall coverings, fur-
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Photos from top: plans for “Phase A” of the “new” Blumkin Home include demolition and reconstruction of two model rooms. RBJH Director of Nursing Shelly Cash, left, Social Services Director Bert Benson, Hawkins Superintendent Tom Lindstrom, JSS/RBJH Executive Director Mike Silverman and Executive Assistant Phyllis Gentry inspect the work.
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niture and enhanced lighting, and separate thermostats will allow residents to control the individual temperature in their rooms. Resident bathrooms, in addition to being enlarged so staff can more easily provide necessary assistance, will feature ceramic tile floors, ample counter space and cabinetry for personal items. “We’re touching everything in each room to ensure we provide the very best for our residents,” Silverman said. “The new Blumkin Home will be rich with amenities.” As Director of Community Outreach and Admissions at the RBJH, Shane Kotok watches the new construction with particular interest. “Residents and their families have come to expect more and more of the Blumkin Home staff and facility,” she said. “And we meet and exceed their expectations every day. But we need a building that more accurately reflects who we are--Omaha’s best and only choice for Jewish seniors who want, need and deserve an up-to-date ‘haimish’ atmosphere,” she explained. “We’ve talked about this and waited for so long and now it’s really happening. This truly is a ‘b’reshit’--a beginning--and it’s very exciting.” To talk about the many options available to the community in support of the new Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, please call Howard Kooper at 392.1800.
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Grandson of Rabbi Isaac Nadoff Visits Omaha to Share Experiences in Israel
CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 USY Leadership Training Institute at Beth Shalom Synagogue, Overland Park, KS, Sept. 15-17 Visions Luncheon Meeting, 12:30 p.m. at Venice Inn Tot Shabbat Services & Dinner, 6 pm at Beth El C SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 L BESTT 7th Grade Family Program, 10 a.m. at Beth El I Adult Education, 10 a.m.-noon at Beth El P Nashir Community Jewish Choir, 11 a.m. at Beth El
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by MARY BORT rabbi for more than 30 years and is so well-remembered for Beth Israel Synagogue by everyone who knew him. Mrs. Nadoff is still a very The holidays are a time for families to join together active member and her presence gives comfort to those and commemorate the new year, build sukkahs and cel- who miss her husband. Rabbi Nadoff made his mark ebrate the completion of the yearly Torah reading cycle. here and it’s exciting to see his grandson continue the Often, many people will travel across the country to see ‘Nadoff legacy’ by participating in our services during their families, and Yitzchak Mizrachi is one such travel- the holidays.” er. This year, he will come Drawing upon his artistic abilities, Mizrachi will confrom Israel to Omaha to spend duct an art program for children at Beth Israel’s Tashlich the holidays with the commupicnic on Sept. 27. His skill as a muralist will be put to good use during the week before Sukkot, when he will nity and his grandmother at help the children decorate the synagogue’s sukkah. Beth Israel. And, as the grandson of one of the synagogue’s Working with different age groups, Mizrachi will use the most beloved rabbis, he will sukkah panels as a canvas and create a mural. perform a variety of rabbinic During Beth Israel’s sukkah lunch on Oct. 7, Mizrachi duties. is scheduled to speak about his service in the IDF. He Yitzchak Mizrachi is the will share his first-hand stories, and talk about his unique grandson of Jeanette Nadoff army experience as a sharp shooter and an artist. Yitzchak Mizrachi and the late Rabbi Isaac In keeping with his current Nadoff. He was born in rabbinic studies, Mizrachi Cleveland and lived in the will give a sermon during U.S. until his family made Shemini Atzeret. He also aliyah and settled in plans to “shadow” Rabbi Jerusalem when he was 12- by MARY SUE GROSSMAN Gross, providing assistance years-old. with service preparation and Administrator Mizrachi served in the Center for Jewish Education holiday events. IDF where he was selected Yitzchak Mizrachi will join Dr. Guy Matalon at the “I think it’s wonderful that for the elite position of sharp Tuesday, Sept. 26, noon, edition of “Eye on Israel” we’ll have Rabbi Nadoff’s shooter and sniper. At the in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. grandson here for a number end of his service, he was Mizrachi was a sniper, serving in the Nahal Haredi of weeks,” said Gross. “As appointed as the IDF’s first unit of the Israel Defence Force, a special unit estab- someone who also followed muralist and assigned to lished in 1999, as a way for young men who wished to in his grandfather’s footbeautify different army posts serve in the military and remain strictly religious. steps, I know that Yitzchak throughout Israel. Followi- Nahal Haredi was founded on the premise that phys- will find his time here to be ng in his grandfather’s foot- ical strength alone is not enough--the spirit of Torah very special.” steps, Mizrachi is currently and mitzvot must underlie all that is achieved. Started studying for the rabbinate at with a unit of 30 soldiers, today it is a battalion of Early Deadline Notice Yeshivat Ohr Samayach in close to 1,000 troops. At the end of his military servThe Jewish Press office is Jerusalem. ice, Mizrachi became the first muralist in the history closed Monday, Oct. 2 for to Rabbi of the IDF. According Yom Kippur; the deadline for Jonathan Gross, “Mizrachi’s For information, please call 334.6445 or e-mail the Oct. 6 issue is grandfather was Beth Israel’s mgrossman@jewishomaha.org. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 9 a.m.
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Lee Terry Runs Again superpower and the shining city on ‘the hill.’” He went on to say, “We take things for granted and just expect that things will always remain that way. Frankly, I’m worried that, unless we do some things right now,we will be the second economy to China, or maybe even India.” Terry says we have to realize it is difficult for us to continue to grow our economy and continue to mature as a country if we are under the constant threat of violence from a loose knit group of religious ideologies to declare war on us. “So, whether we like it or not, I’d rather have total peace and our men and women in uniform right here in Omaha,” he added. “I’d rather not have them get on planes and go over to Afghanistan or Iraq or anywhere
“We need to know why people are coming,” Terry said. “When we look at a new immigration policy, this is where we need to start. That doesn’t mean that we stop immigration like some folks want to do. It just means that we have to know who’s coming in. Unfortunately, by JOAN K. MARCUS since we’re eight weeks away from election day, we’re so bogged down with politics and electioneering that we’re (Editor’s note: this is the second in a not going to see an answer to the issue.” series of articles about candidates running for office in the He also spoke of energy independence. He believes Nov. 7 general election. While the Press does not endorse that in order for our economy to really grow, that we candidates or political parties, we do present informationcannot be beholden to other countries. He thinks we al articles on issues of concern to the Jewish community.) need to focus more on renewable fuels. In his introduction of Rep. Lee Terry at a recent “Last August, President Bush signed a new bill--one of Breadbreakers gathering, B’nai B’rith President Gary the first bills that actually established renewable fuels and Javitch said, “When I’ve gone to Congressman Terry to ethanol as a fuel source. It had a mandate of eight bilask him to sign a congressional resolution in lion gallons a year by 2012. At the same time favor of Israel, he has been very helpful and supthat we literally grow our own fuel, I think we portive.” need to look ahead and support hydrogen fuel Before being elected to congress, Terry, an cells,” Terry explained. Omaha attorney, was president of the Omaha “Then, I think that as a nation, we have to realCity Council. He was also a member of the ize we’re in a global economy and I see a great Omaha-Douglas County Building Commission. deal of resistance to that within Congress. There He and his wife, Robyn, have three sons, Nolan, is a large faction--almost a majority--that thinks 11, Ryan, 8, and Jack, 6, and live in Omaha. in isolationist terms. They think we need to cut The incumbent representative from the Second ourselves off from the rest of the world and take Congressional District works on the House care of our own. I compare that to the Omaha Committee on Energy and Commerce that overCity Council passing an ordinance saying that no sees telecommunications, energy, finance, trade, Omaha business can do business outside of consumer protection and business related-legislaOmaha!” tion. He is the first Nebraskan to serve on the According to Terry, all businesses in the United influential committee in 24 years. States need to compete with the tax system in Rep. Terry is also co-chairman of the Impact other countries. “We need to know that we can Aid Coalition that helps communities and school chase the sun around the globe to do business. I districts affected by personnel moves at local milAdam Jacobs, left, Art Jacobs, Rep. Lee Terry, Gary Javitch and Steve Riekes really think that in order for us to be globally itary bases, for example. At home, he stays active competitive, we need to make sure that every stayed following the presentation to discuss current issues. in a wide variety of organizations that benefit part of our country is connected and engaged.” Nebraska in all walks of life. in the Middle East. But, the reality is that we can’t grow Finally, Terry spoke about global competition on edu“I think that this country is really at an economic if we’re under constant threat. So, we have to continue cation. He talked about China and India having “high crossroads,” Terry told the Breadbreakers group. “We’re the progress on the War On Terror.” tech economies,” adding, “Those countries know that entering a new economy that we started with technoloTerry does not believe that the United States should doing business is based on the high speed transfer of gy--the Internet, software and networking. This allows withdraw from Iraq. “Fundamentally, I think it will cost data. They are producing twice as many engineers as we us to chase business around the world, around the globe tens of thousands of lives in just a matter of weeks if we are,” he said. and follow the sun.” withdraw. As much as we think that it’s unstable--and it “Within the next decade, they will be turning out four Geography doesn’t mean anything anymore, accord- is--in Iraq, wait until we leave and see how unstable it times as many engineers. We need to start with our ing to Terry, and we really don’t know the rules of this becomes!” grade schools, middle schools and colleges to make sure new economy. “We’re just kind of feeling our way in the He thinks that a civil war will start the day that we pull that we’re producing the people who can compete in a dark. And, fortunately, every other country is in that out. “I worry about who will be in ultimate control and global economy. They need intellectual ability in math same position. We need to recognize the few realities if Saddam Hussein will really get his desire; he said they and science. ‘No child left behind’ isn’t enough!” that exist and I think that congress is so worried about would stop trying to kill us if we would give him Iraq.” Terry added, “Being your Congressman is the highest Nov. 7 that we’re refusing to look--not just at next year The congressman also spoke about immigration and honor I could possible have in life. Everyday when I --we aren’t looking forward enough.” that since 9-11, we need to monitor who is coming into cross Independence Avenue to vote in the House He added that, “If we were watching, we would be the United States. We need to know the “real names” of Chamber, I’m in awe when I see the Capitol dome and focused on the things that really need to happen in order the people who come and their background--whether I think about what a tremendous responsibility I have to to make sure that we remain the dominant economy, the they’re drug dealers, pedophiles or whatever. represent Nebraska families.”
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Dr. Kenneth Stein
“Where Will the Israeli-Lebanese War Take Us?” Wednesday, September 20 | 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Center Theater
Dr. Stein is the William E. Schatten Professor of Contemporary Middle Eastern History, Political Science and Israeli Studies at Emory University, the Director of the Middle East Research Program, and the Director of the Institute for the Study of Modern Israel. The event, open to the community at no charge, is being presented by the Center for Jewish Education and co-sponsored by the Philip & Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University, the Henry Monsky Lodge of B’nai B’rith, the AntiDefamation League/Community Relations Committee, and the Dr. Bruce S. Bloom Memorial Endowmwnt Fund. Please call 334-6445 for additional information.
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Nashir Choir Offers Jewish Community Opportunity to Raise Their Voices in Song by JILL BELMONT Beth El Publicity Coordinator Do you love Jewish music? Do you love singing Jewish music but have found that singing in the shower is just not cutting it anymore, and you’d jump at the chance to be part of an actual Jewish choir? Well, now is your chance to join like-minded music lovers and become part of Nashir Choir, the area’s only Jewish community choir. Commencing its second season of making music, Nashir meets Sunday mornings, 11 a.m to noon, at Beth El Synagogue, and will once again be directed by Emily Meyer. Meyer, who holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music, is an experienced choral director and music instructor, as well as a singer, flautist, pianist and composer. The group will focus on a variety of different styles of Jewish music, Meyer said, “from pop to Ladino, and classical folk tunes, as well.” Choral music experience and the ability to read music are not prerequisites to participate, although both are helpful, she noted, adding EmilyMeyer that she will give out practice CDs to those who don’t read music. Meyer said that she has plans to transform the group into a ‘mitzvah choir’ which will perform at no charge for Jewish organizations’ events in the metro area. Any organization interested in lining up Nashir to perform at an event is encouraged to contact her at 639.8439. She also emphasized that although the choir meets at Beth El, Nashir is open to the entire Jewish community, regardless of synagogue affiliation or nonaffiliation“Music is unique,” said Nashir member Donald Gerber. “It brings people together, not only those singing, but also those listening. And the marvelous thing about Nashir is that it’s all Jewish music.
Gerber, who has sung with the Nebraska Choral Arts Society at UNO and currently performs with the MasterSingers choral group, enjoys Nashir because “it offers opportunities to explore all sorts of Jewish music, from traditional to pop and everything in between. It lets you grow as you discover.” Choir member Nancy Wolf says she joined Nashir “because I love music, I love to sing, and I enjoy being with other people who like to sing. Music truly lifts my spirit. “I felt for a long time that Omaha could use a community choir,” she added. “In the past, I always enjoyed singing with people in the community for various cantors’ concerts, so I was really pleased that Nashir was started.” Listing folk music and liturgical pieces among her favorite types of music to sing, Wolf commented that overall, the choir members “have a good time together. It’s a good use of an hour--a very good use of an hour.” Noting the camaraderie of the group, Gerber said he would encourage others to join Nashir because of “the satisfaction you receive from doing something artistically that you can’t do alone. “There are enough things in the world that take up our time on a daily basis--we also need to take the time to express ourselves,” he remarked. “This choir gives Jews from throughout Omaha a wonderful opportunity to come together and have a great time singing,” said Beth El Cantor Gastón Bogomolni, adding that, “Emily’s expertise, her enthusiasm and her love of Jewish music make her the perfect person to lead Nashir, and I look forward to hearing some beautiful music at the synagogue on Sunday mornings!” Gerber also lauded Meyer, saying, “She’s wonderful. We’re very fortunate to have someone who will give of herself and has the ability to lead this kind of choir. The community is lucky to have her.” All Jewish community members, ages 14 and up, are welcome to participate in Nashir. Cost to join is $18 (to cover materials). For more information or to sign up, contact Program Director Margie Gutnik at 492.8550, or at programming@bethel-omaha.org.
by BERT LEWIS Does that conjure up a birthday cake with your name on it, your “new” age and burning candles? Of course it does, because that’s just the way it always was and mostly, still is. Making a wish is something we all know about, not just little kids hoping for a coveted toy. We adults know about wishes, whether we think about it or not. Haven’t you said “Oh, I wish I could lose 10 pounds before the wedding!” Or perhaps you’ve heard a friend say “How I wish my son would settle down and marry her already!” Something less personal, but just as important perhaps is: “I wish those people would settle that strike and go back to work.” Any one of us could make a list of dozens of “wishes” in the time it takes to find a pencil. Maybe we should be reminded of that ominous warning, “be careful what you wish for,” since happy endings aren’t guaranteed. For the sake of substance, let’s go a little farther. How would you answer if you were told, “You have three wishes--anything you want.” How indeed? Think about it for a minute. Never mind wishing that car you love would be suddenly in your garage with a license plate that says “MINE”. Or that you’d go into the office tomorrow and your name would be on the door of the Office of the President. Or that you actually awoke one morning and found you were 10 pounds lighter. Are those, in fact, the kinds of wishes that would come to mind? That could be a very difficult offer. Where would you start? Wouldn’t you immediately think of a precious grandchild born with a tragic disability? Perhaps another one dear to you, in the midst of a battle with a terminal disease? Or would the family member just getting started in the business world come to mind for one of those wishes? Something to make a wrong suddenly right, a wish come true. You notice those are all personal wishes. Wouldn’t it be easy to concentrate on such wishes and forget other problems? Or shouldn’t people of good conscience
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by ROBERTA ELLIOTT Place oil in a frying pan. Sauté eggplant for 5 minutes Hadassah Director of Public Affairs and put in a bowl. Sauté cauliflower and put in another Wondering how to cook the tantalizing dishes served bowl. Sauté carrots for 5minutes and put in a third bowl. up in Israeli restaurants? What’s Cooking? at Hadassah Sauté onions for 5 minutes and put in a fourth bowl. College offers a unique look at Israeli cuisine with recipes Heat 1/4 cup oil in a pan and sauté chicken legs with mixing influences from the Middle East, Africa, the garlic until lightly browned. Mediterranean and Europe. It is a compendium of Pour water over chicken and simmer for 20 minutes. recipes by students of the Culinary Arts program at Strain and save liquid. Hadassah College Jerusalem, the school which has For rice, heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pot. Sauté rice, saffron, salt trained the majority of Israel’s commercial chefs. and pepper and sauté for 3 minutes. Heat 3 cups water “These delicious recipes reflect a variety of cultures, and add to rice in order to partially cook for 10 minutes. much like our student body at HCJ,” says Nava Ben- Rice must be covered and simmered on a low flame. This is Zvi, President of Hadassah College Jerusalem. “Our how to braise rice. Set aside. Culinary Arts program isn’t just about cooking. It’s Place potato slices in a pot. Add vegetables, one layer at about sharing techniques and training so that our stu- a time. Then add chicken and rice in layers. Add chicken dents can make a smooth cooking liquid to cover the food transition into a professional and cover the pot. Bring to a kitchen.” boil Reduce heat and cook 30 Hadassah College minutes To serve, turn pan’s Jerusalem gives its graduates contents onto a serving plate. extraordinary technical, pro*Lamb which is a common fessional and vocational skills food item in Middle Eastern to enter the culinary profeskitchens can also be used sion. “We teach cooking instead of chicken. Makes 4-6 methods and techniques,” servings. says Avi Tofan, Coordinator BEEF WITH DRIED of the Hotel Management PRUNES Department, “but everyone TAJINE BAKHAR EEM can add the spices from the Students at Hadassah College Jerusalem train as chefs. SHIZUFIM tastes of home. We let them use their own imagination A tajine or tazeen is an earthenware pot with a chimand traditions. We just give them the tools.” ney-shaped lid and refers to a Moroccan stew often The 163-page cookbook is peppered with information cooked with fruit. about the origins of dishes and notable facts about HCJ. oil for frying What’s Cooking? includes sections on appetizers, breads, 2 pounds shoulder beef, cut in large cubes soups, eggs and dairy, fish, chicken and desserts. 6 onions cut in long strips “This is a great project that encourages our students 6 cut garlic cloves to be the best they can in the kitchen, whether they 5 peeled and mashed tomatoes open their own restaurant or work in one of the best salt and pepper to taste restaurants here in Israel,” says Trisha Margulies, Chair 1 t. cinnamon of HCJ. What’s Cooking? is priced at $20. To purchase 1 t. ginger books, contact 800.928.0685, rmays@hadassah.org, 1/2 t. turmeric or your local Hadassah chapter. 1 cups dried prunes CARROT AND ORANGE SOUP WITH SPICES oil MARAK GEZER V’TAPUZ EEM TAVLANIM 1 cup almonds 4 carrots, cut into chunks Heat oil in a pot. Lightly brown meat. 3-4 minced shallots In a second pot, heat oil and sauté onion. Add garlic 4 minced garlic cloves and tomatoes and cook for 15 minutes. 2 t. olive oil Add meat to onion-garlic-tomato mixture. Add salt, 31/2 cups chicken soup pepper, cinnamon, ginger and turmeric. Cook over low juice of 1/2 orange heat for one and a half hours. Add prunes and cook 30 1 tsp. fresh ginger minutes more. pinch ground fresh nutmeg Meantime, heat a pan with a small amount of oil. Peel salt and white pepper to taste then fry almonds until lightly browned. 10-12 fresh basil leaves Serve with almonds on top. 6 servings Heat oil in a soup pot. Fry shallots and garlic until goldVEGETABLE CASSEROLE MAKOD en. Add carrots and cook until tender. 2 pounds potatoes, peeled Add chicken soup, cover and cook until carrots are ten- 2 carrots, cut in inch cubes der. Blend carrots in batches with half the liquid and 1/2 cup frozen peas return to a pot. Slowly add liquid until desired consisten- 1/2 cup chopped parsley cy. Add orange and taste. Add ginger, nutmeg, salt and 7 eggs pepper. salt and pepper to taste To serve, pour into individual bowls and decorate with dash saffron basil leaves. Makes 4-6 servings. oil lemon slices CHICKEN LEGS STEW AND RICE TAVSHIL REGLAY OHF V’OREZ Place potatoes in a saucepan of water. Bring to a boil, O MAKHLOBEL reduce heat and cook until soft. Drain and mash. Place in This is another version of Makhlobeh which means a bowl. “upside down” in Arabic. Add carrots, peas, parsley, eggs, salt, pepper, and saffron. 1/2 cup olive oil Mixture should be smooth but loose. 1 eggplant, cut into cubes Heat oil in a frying pan. 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From One to 101, High Holy Days Are for Everyone by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Hanging out at the pool, family vacations, and summer camp have ended. School has just begun, and it feels like a time for new beginnings as you sign and address New Year cards. The Days of Awe, the Days of Penitence, the High Holy Days are nearly upon us. At Temple Israel, worship services begin on Erev Rosh Hashanah, Friday, Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m. Morning services begin with the Tot Service Saturday, Sept. 23, 9 a.m., in the Livingston Chapel. This joyful family worship service is designed to provide Temple’s youngest members, age five and younger, an understanding of the meaning of the High Holy Days. The rabbi will read a story and look at the “season of awe” through the eyes of a child. For young learners in kindergarten through fourth grade, there is a children’s service in the sanctuary, also at 9 a.m. The clergy will lead them and their families in prayer. Afterwards, the youngsters are invited to participate in an enrichment program, Days of Awesome Discovery, while parents attend the service at 10:15 a.m. in the sanctuary. Women of Reform Judaism is sponsoring Days of Awesome Discovery for kindergartners through fourth graders to enhance their feelings of being part of the Temple Israel community. Age-appropriate activities, including storytelling and art projects as well as short lessons in the message of the High Holy Days, are planned on both Rosh Hashanah and on Yom Kippur mornings. Check-in time begins at 9:45 a.m., and activities last until the adult worship service concludes. Pre-registration is required by Monday, Special Sections Sections Special Special Sections Sections Special Special Sections Sections Special Special Sections Sections Special Special Sections Sections Special Special Sections Sections Special Special Sections
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Sept.18. Registration forms are available in the Temple office or online at www.templeisraelomaha-ne.org. Parents whose children participate are asked to supervise for 30 minutes or donate five dollars per child to help support the program. Sitter service will also be available on Friday night for one-year-olds through fourth graders and on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. for children, one to four years old. Reservations are necessary. Registration forms must be completed and returned to Temple by Monday. Memorial Service, Shabbat Shuva, Tashlich On Sunday, Sept. 24, 1 p.m., Temple’s clergy will lead a memorial service at the Temple Israel Cemetery, 6412 No. 42 St. The service is appropriate for families. Shabbat Shuva, Friday, Sept. 29, 6 p.m., the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, is known as the Sabbath of Return and emphasizes the return to values which enhance life and its meaning. On Saturday, Sept. 30, congregants will gather at the stream in Elmwood Park for Tashlich after the 10:30 a.m. Shabbat service. The custom of throwing bread, which symbolizes sins, into the water represents the hope of casting off misdeeds and changing our ways. The service is part of the opportunity to begin anew. As is the tradition at Temple, the congregation will participate in a Hunger Project along with hundreds of other Reform synagogues across the country. Begin the new year with a mitzvah by filling a grocery bag with healthy non-perishable food. Empty grocery bags, donated by Bag ’n Save Supermarkets, will be distributed to congregants at the Erev Rosh Hashanah service to be filled and returned on Yom Kippur. The food will be loaded onto trucks Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special Special
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located in the Temple parking lot, First United Methodist Church, and the Omaha Community Playhouse parking lots and donated to the Omaha Food Bank. Last year, Temple congregants provided nearly 5,000 pounds of canned and packaged groceries. Yom Kippur Kol Nidrei’s plaintive melody will begin on Sunday, Oct. 1, 6 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. Sitter service will be available during the early service for one-year-olds through fourth graders and during the morning service on Yom Kippur for children, one to four years old. Pre-registration is required. Tot High Holy Day Services, for families with five-year-olds and younger children, begin Monday, Oct. 2, 9 a.m. in the Livingston Chapel on Yom Kippur. A children’s service, for families of kindergartners through fourth graders, will also begin at 9 a.m. in the sanctuary followed by the morning service at 10:15. At the same time, there will be a service in the intimate setting of the Livingston Chapel led by Dr. Magda Peck and Dr. Mike Walts. Traditional melodies will be accompanied by guitar. Following services, a panel discussion on “Should Immigration Be on the Jewish Agenda?” will be moderated by David Jacobson and will include congregational members along with the clergy. At 1:30 p.m. in the chapel, a musical interlude presented by the Nova String Quartet will provide a peaceful interval. The music featured is written by Jewish composers or highlights Jewish themes. At 2:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, a family and youth service will be led by members of Omaha Temple Youth Group. This service is appropriate for adults and children in fifth grade or older. Moments of Remembrance, for congre-
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gants who have lost someone dear recently or in the past, are welcome to participate in this comforting experience at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel. Surrounded by a supporting and caring community, mourners share memories of loved ones for whom Kaddish will be recited during Yizkor. The afternoon service begins at 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary followed by Yizkor at 5 p.m. Neilah and Havdalah will be led by Temple Religious School madrachim at 5:45 p.m. Sitter service will be available for one-year-olds through fourth graders during the afternoon. However, the entire congregation, including young children, are encouraged to hear the final blast of the shofar as the shadows fall marking the end of the High Holy Days. A break-the-fast meal will be offered in the Milder Center at the conclusion of services. There is no fee, but donations are appreciated. Make reservations by Wednesday, Sept. 27, by contacting the Temple office at 556.6536 or at mkube@ templeisraelomaha.com. Temple members who are unable to attend during the High Holy Days can contact the Temple office for a speaker phone. The Temple Caring Committee has made arrangements to transmit the services. Simultaneous signing of the services will be provided during the Rosh Hashanah evening and morning services, during Kol Nidre, the Yom Kippur morning, and the family and youth services. Anyone who has a hearing impairment is welcome to call the Temple office to reserve a seat in the front rows. The Phyllis and Richard Glazer Endowment Fund underwrites this vital service. In addition to Temple, parking at First United Methodist and the Playhouse is available. However, on Sept. 22, the Playhouse parking lot cannot be used.
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Beth El’s High Holidays Celebration Offer Something for Everyone
High Holiday Happenings at Beth Israel Synagogue by MARY BORT for Beth Israel Synagogue Beth Israel has made plans for many special services in honor of the High Holidays. The community is invited to attend Kever Avot, Rosh Hashanah, tashlich and Yom Kippur services. A tashlich picnic and a “Break the Fast” meal will also be held. Beth Israel welcomes back Rabbi Ari Dembitzer as the High Holiday Chazzan. Dembitzer will participate in services on Selichot, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Before the holidays, it is traditional to hold Kever Avot services in memory of deceased loved ones. This Sunday, Rabbi Jonathan Gross will lead the annual services at the three cemeteries owned by the synagogue. Services will be held at: 11 a.m. at Golden Hill, 5025 No. 42 St.; noon at Beth Israel/Mt. Sinai, 78th and Crown Point; and 1 p.m. at BHH/Fisher Farms, 8900 So. 42 St. Prior to Rosh Hashanah, learn more about the melodies and meanings behind the high holiday prayers when Rabbi Gross leads a class on Monday, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m. On Friday, Sept. 22, the eve of Rosh Hashanah, Beth Israel will hold Mincha/Ma’ariv services at 6:45 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 23, the first day of Rosh Hashanah, morning services will start at 8 a.m. Free babysitting is provided beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the sermon starts at 10:30 a.m. The second day of Rosh Hashanah is on Sunday, Sept. 24 and the service will follow the same schedule. Don’t miss the blowing of the shofar after Rabbi Gross’ sermon. The monthly Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Gross is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 26, noon. In preparation for Yom Kippur, the topic will be “The Rambam’s Hilchot Teshuvah: How to Say I’m
Sorry.” A dairy lunch will be served at a cost of $5 per person. Please make your lunch reservation with the office at 556.6288. This year, the annual tashlich picnic will be held at the Elmwood Park Pavilion on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 6 p.m., directly south and adjacent to UNO’s main campus. Cost for the meal is $8 per adult, $4 for children ages four to 12 and free for children ages three and under. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to the office at least five days prior to tashlich. The picnic is followed by tashlich services at 7 p.m. and Mincha/Ma’ariv at 7:30 p.m. Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, is a day spent fasting and attending services. Observances begin on Sunday, Oct. 1, with Kol Nidre services at 6:30 p.m.; babysitting will be available. Morning services on Monday, Oct. 2 begin at 8 a.m., with babysitting starting at 9:30 a.m. Yizkor will follow the 11 a.m. sermon. Rabbi Gross will lead a class about “The Book of Yonah” at 4 p.m., followed by Mincha at 5 p.m. and Neilah at 6 p.m. A “Break the Fast” dairy dinner will be held after the fast ends at 7:45 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under. For planning purposes, please RSVP to the office if you plan to attend the meal. Beth Israel also has plans for Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Orders are currently being taken for Luluv and Etrog sets at a cost of $48 per set. The deadline for orders is Sept. 18. There will be a lunch in the synagogue sukkah on Oct. 7; a Travelin’ Toddlers progressive Sukkah dinner with Ollie the Trolley on Oct.10, and a Simchat Torah dinner on Oct. 14. For more information, please call 556.6288.
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by JILL BELMONT Beth El Publicity Coordinator The High Holy Days serve as a welcome reprieve from everyday life for Jews around the world, offering a quiet time of spiritual inventory, forgiveness and renewal. As in the past, Beth El will offer meaningful avenues for Jewish community members of all ages to observe this holy time and welcome the new year. Tomorrow night, following Ma’ariv and Havdalah, Saturday, 9 p.m., the synagogue will present a special musical program, followed by a moving selichot service, led by Rabbi Mordechai Levin and Cantor Gastón Bogomolni. The program, entitled “A Journey Through Our High Holidays Liturgy,” will offer a glimpse into the creativity of the group of cantors who put music to High Holidays liturgy. Using recordings, video and live performance, Cantor Gastón will explain how these golden-age hazzanim combined music and prayer by applying traditional Jewish chanting to the words of liturgy. The celebration of Rosh Hashanah will commence on Friday, Sept. 22, 8:15 p.m., with services; the next day, services will be held at 9 a.m. (alternative service, 9:45 a.m. in the social hall) and 7:10 p.m., and on Sunday, Sept. 24, 9 a.m. Traditional services will be held in the sanctuary, led by Rabbi Levin and Cantor Bogomolni, and accompanied by the Beth El choir. Once again, the Beth El family welcomes renowned scholar Rabbi Jules Harlow, who will lead the alternative service for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, as well as present a D’var Torah during the second morning of Rosh Hashanah and Kol Nidrei. Rabbi Harlow will also lead a thought-provoking study session--open to the community--on Monday, Oct. 2, 4:30 p.m. A member of the Rabbinical Assembly’s executive staff for over three decades, Rabbi Harlow served as editor of the first edition of Siddur Sim Shalom, the Conservative movement’s prayer book for Shabbat, festivals and weekdays; he also edited the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Mahzor. In addition, he is the literary editor of Etz Hayim, the Torah commentary of the Conservative movement. Kol Nidre services will begin on Sunday, Oct. 1, 6:40 p.m.; the following morning, traditional services will be held in the sanctuary at 9 a.m., with the alternative service at 9:45 a.m. MinhaNe’ilah, the poignant service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Continuing the tradition he established several years ago, Rabbi Levin has asked the congregation’s children (ages 12 and younger) to participate in
processional and Havdalah at the end of the service. Meet in the chapel at 7 p.m. In addition, Beth El members experienced in blowing the shofar are invited to take part in a group-sounding of rams’ horns at the conclusion of Ne’ilah. Contact Cantor Bogomolni at 492.8550, or cantorbethel-omaha.org, for more information. Beth El’s young people will be treated to a special youth program during services, filled with a variety of activities. All children will attend age-appropriate services for the first hour; then following a snack break, they will participate in sessions filled with games, activities and discussions which focus on the significance of the High Holidays. The synagogue’s eighth-through-12thgraders will have an opportunity to take part in an interesting, lively discussion led by Youth Director Robert Mosenkis and USY members. A new addition to Beth El’s Youth Program will be an innovative service geared to and developed by the synagogue’s teens, with the guidance of teacher Sara Juster. Based on a machzor for youth, this creative service will be offered. All youth activities--including lunch--will be open to children from three-months-old through 12th grade and will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. both days of Rosh Hashanah, and 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Yom Kippur. Cost is $18 per child (this one-time fee covers youth programming), or one hour of volunteer service for each child registered. Reservations are due by Sept. 18 to Program Director Margie Gutnik at programming@bethel-omaha. org. Helping others during the High Holidays season is a wonderful tradition at Beth El, and as is customary, information and forms will be distributed to make donations to “Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger.” In addition, the synagogue is participating in Operation Isaiah, a charitable program offered by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Donations of nonperishable food and gently-used clothing are encouraged and may be placed in bins in the community court. As an alternative to bringing cans of food, Beth El grocery and shopping certificates may be purchased, to be donated to the Omaha Food Bank or Jewish Family Service. By buying these certificates, a double mitzvah is achieved of benefiting the synagogue’s Talmud Torah, as well as helping those who are less fortunate. Every fall, the High Holidays--reflective and joyous alike--offer families throughout the community a great opportunity to celebrate together.
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Jackson Students Surprised by New Backpacks from NCJW Members of National Council of Jewish Women, Section, Omaha were greeted with big smiles and thank you’s from students at Jackson Elementary School, after receiving brand new backpacks filled with supplies school from Patty Nogg, an NCJW Director and Shelly Pichick, NCJW Co-Vice-president of Community Services. NCJW has partnered with Jackson as part of the Adopt-A-School Program. The school is currently looking for volunteers to help students with math and for people who would like to read to the students, 85% of whom speak English as their second language. People interested in volunteering should contact Harriet Epstein at 493.5152.
IN THE NEWS Joanna Yaffa Kay will be attending the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England for work on her masters degree in Forensic Anthropology. Joanna is the daughter of Leslie and Helen Kay, granddaughter of Lily Kay and the late Joseph Kay and Ben and Dora Edelbaum. A grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony took place at Valpak of Omaha & Lincoln, owned by Mimi Rogers and Scott Farkas. Larry Gomez, Omaha Chamber; Marlene Hensen, Ralston Chamber and Bev
Piper, Lincoln Chamber were amoung those present. A large crowd toured the new Val-Pak location at 4555 So. 133 St. in Omaha. Amy Blumenthal has announced the opening of Blossom, a full-service floral shop. Blossom, previously operated as Leaves and Twigs, is located at 14306 U St. in Millard. Blumenthal is the principal floral designer, having studied floral design at Metro Community College, and having created floral displays for numerous Omaha corporations, as well as weddings and other special events. Blossoms offers fresh flower arrangements; orders and deliveries can be arranged by calling 895.0141, or online at www.blossomfreshflowers. com. Blumenthal was formerly an attorney with Kutak Rock and First National Buildings. The Central High School Alumni Association will induct 11 former students into its Hall of Fame at a dinner on Thursday, Oct. 5, 6 p.m., in the CHS Courtyard. Among the honorees are: former City Councilman Marc Kraft (Class of ’66), Leonard Muskin, founder of Interco Builders in Southern California (Class of ’36); the late businessman and philanthropist Harlan Noddle (Class of ’54), award-winning television reporter and producer Howard Rosenberg of Washington, D.C. (Class of’69) and city planner and consultant Martin Shukert (Class of ’67). Ticket information for the dinner (and program at 7:30 p.m.) is available by calling Judy Blazek, 397.4444; Jan Weidenhammer, 758.9247, or Gary Willis, 493.1373 or grwillis@cox.net. Reservations are due by Sept. 25. The Omaha Chorus of Sweet Adelines International presents it 2006 Fall Show Gold Fever--Celebrating 50 Years of Omaha Chorus Harmony on Saturday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. at Papillion/LaVista High School at 84th and Centennial Sts. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 402.592.1945 or 402.932.0155.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The opening play of the 2006-07 Fonda McGuire Series in the Howard Drew Theatre at the Omaha Community Playhouse will be The Talented Mr. Ripley by Phyllis Nagy. The play explores the mind of one of crime fiction's greatest anti-heroes--an intelligent, suave and charming psychopath whose amorality is the center of a plot about duplicity and murder. The Talented Mr. Ripley will be playing Sept. 15-Oct. 15 on Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. and on Sundays, 2 p.m. For tickets, call the box office at 402.553.0800. Prices for are adults $30, and for students, $19. One received an Academy Award. Another shot the cover for a Paul McCartney album. Still another was featured in a Robert Redford film. Many of the artists showcased in the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts eighth Annual Auction have international reputations. Many others are emerging as the hottest new artists in painting, sculpture, photography and video. From Friday, Sept. 15, through the evening of the auction on Saturday, Oct. 28, the public is invited to come and view this line-up of 200 artists. An opening reception kick-off the preview tonight, Sept. 15, 7-10 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Contact the Bemis Center at 402.341.7130 for information. For $25 per member or $35 per non-member, attendees get admission into the silent auction, buffet, and open bar. For $50 per member or $60 per nonmember, attendees will receive all of the aforementioned as well as a reservation to the party and VIP reserved seating in the live auction hall.
MARRIAGE FETTMAN/BLOCK Avi Block and Atarah Fettman were married on June 7 in Brooklyn, NY. The bride, daughter of Esther Malkah and Jack Fettman of Flatbush, Brooklyn is a kindergarten teacher at Prospect Park Yeshiva for Girls, and will be continuing her studies in psychology and education at Touro College in Brooklyn. Atarah is the granddaughter of Annette and Cantor Leo Fettman and Mary and Sol Dallen of Kansas City, MO. She is the great-granddaughter of Fannie Sherman Chunovic. The groom is the son of Miriam and Yitzchak Block of Highland Park, NJ and the grandson of Debbie Moscovitz and the late Isaac Moscovitz and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Block. He is a graduate in computer programming and is currently in the smicha program at Landers College for Men in Queens, NY. The couple resides in Queens, NY and they recently spent their honeymoon in Omaha, NE.
ORGANIZATIONS BREADBREAKERS Pete Ricketts, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, will talk to Breadbreakers on Wednesday, Sept. 20, noon, at Regency Lodge. Breadbreakers is open to everyone in the community. A full lunch is $11; beverage service is $2. JEWISH OMAHA SINGLES The raindate for the cancelled evening at Jason’s Deli and Family Fun Center has been rescheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 17, 5 p.m. at Jason’s Deli on 71st and Dodge for dinner and conversation, then walk next door to the Family Fun Center for minigolf and arcade fun. RSVP to Sandi Cole at 895.1815 or SRCOMAHA@ aol.com. WALK-IN, DROP-IN For those members going to the Ameristar Casino on Thursday, please meet at the JCC by 8:45 a.m. LOMIR REDN YIDDISH Come to the Yiddish meeting at the JCC on Thursdays, 1-3 p.m. Call Anne Skolkin at 343.1638. VISIONS For those members going on the day trip to Perry and Boone, the full payment is now due. Call Anne Skolkin for more information at 343.1638.
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tor of American Jewry, according to Heilman--the by TALIA S. COUTIN NEW YORK (JTA)--Rabbi Mordechai Becher had no demand for speedy rabbinic guidance is skyrocketing. Rabbi Yaakov Menkin, director of Project Genesis, a idea that with the tap of a mouse and a trip in the veld, he could help transform one spiritual-seeking backpack- Jewish outreach organization that operates fiv different sites, launched www.JewishAnswers.org nine months er’s life. Becher was barbecuing meat under the perennial blue ago after other sites couldn't handle the demand, he sky in the countryside north of Johannesburg when his said. Project Genesis’ site features a blog format for the friend spotted a group of college-age trekkers and waved “young, savvy, blog-sophisticated generation,” said Rabbi Mordechai Dixler, content manager for at them to join in the feast. One of the young men told the two rabbis that he was JewishAnswers.org. Services are free, despite the cost to operate the servJewish, but that his only connection to the faith was the sporadic questions he posed to a rabbi over the Internet. ices, which range from the bare-bones for volunteerCall it serendipity or divine providence, but on the other based sites to in the millions. “The connection between side of the cyberspace jungle, Becher had been sitting in money and mitzvot,” or commandments, “is not good,” Israel, pondering answers to questions the young man Carmel said. The anonymity factor is another reason why some may would ask through Ohr Somayach’s “Ask the Rabbi” prefer to seek advice over e-mail service. the Internet. “We were both freaked “We aim to give peoout,” said Becher, who ple the opportunity to serves as one of three fullconsult with a rabbi or time rabbis for Gateways’ deal with a philosophical “Ask the Rabbi” website. problem, without the “Divine providence intimidation that may be brought them in proximiassociated with a bricksty, but it was human will location,” and-mortar brought them that said Rabbi Zalman over,”he said, a reference Shmotkin, director of to the hospitality of his friend, the late Rabbi www.Chabad.org. Gavriel Klatzko. Several He added that users years after that encounter range from homeless peoin South Africa, Becher ple using the library to proudly reports that the Rabbi Yosef Carmel, left, dean of the Eretz Hemdah Institute in tourists trekking the young backpacker has Jerusalem, researches answers to questions fielded through the world; the Talmudic Credit: Eretz Hemdah scholar, the Israeli soldier, become religiously obser- institute’s ‘Ask the Rabbi’ site. vant, and Becher recently attended his wedding. the curious gentile, the counter-culture editor, and othThe last few years have seen a spike in the number of ers. “People take advantage of the web’s anonymity to “Ask the Rabbi” Web sites by Jewish organizations-- impart experiences and ask for advice that the wouldn’t mostly Orthodox, free and fueled by donations--provid- or don’t face to face.” ing rapid halachic, or Jewish law, advice to anyone with Chabad-Lubavitch, which has stood out in the Hasidic Internet access. The services produce tangible results for world for its embrace of modern technology, was among hard-to-reach Jews, the “webbe rebbes” say. the pioneers of “Ask the Rabbi” sites. The late Rabbi Rabbi Yosef Carmel, dean of the Eretz Hemdah Yosef Yitzchak Kazen reached out to thousands of peoInstitute in Israel, described how a young man from ple on Fidonet, an online discussion network, as far back Istanbul who knew nothing about Judaism used the as 1988, Shmotkin said. institute’s “Ask the Rabbi” site to learn about his herIn 1994, Kazen launched the first version of Chabad’s itage. That prompted him to marry a Jew, take on a reli- “Ask the Rabbi” website. Today’s version, in which 40 gious lifestyle and make aliyah. rabbis and educators field questions via e-mail, has “This is the power of the internet: It connects them to answered more than 500,000 questions since 2001, their roots,” Carmel said. averaging about 200 a day, Shmotkin said. Rabbis accepted to the highly selective seven-year proChabad operates two other sites with “Ask the Rabbi” gram at Eretz Hemdah to earn what is considered th services: www.Askmoses.com and www.TheJewishdoctorate of smicha--called the “yadin yadin”--provide Woman.org, whose “Dear Rachel” area is run by the manpower for the Web site. women for women, said Sara Esther Crispe, editor of the If they aren’t studying in the beit midrash, the rabbis site. “The goal is to have women feel comfortable, like a are poring over questions like these, which late become group of their peers,” Crispe said. part of a database: “Does halacha permit a Jewish With cyberspace serving as a barrier between askers woman to perform a brit milah?” and “There have been and answerers, how do organizations gauge the effecreports that a pig with split hooves that chews its cud has tiveness of their services? been found in Indonesia. Would such an animal be For Rabbi Chaim Cunin, director of Askmoses.com, kosher?” the answer arrived in an unexpected way in the form of Asking questions always has been an intrinsic part of pikuach nefesh, or the saving of a life. Judaism, but why can’t the curious just drop by a synaAskmoses.com, which differs from other “Ask the gogue and ask their local rabbi? Rabbi” sites by offering a Java-based live-chat service “Jews residentially are far more dispersed than they “24/6”, had just launched when Cunin received a call at have been in the past,” said Samuel Heilman, professor 3:30 a.m. from a frantic rabbi who suspected the girl he of Jewish studies and sociology in the City University of was chatting with was about to commit suicide. New York system. Moreover, non-affiliated and younger The rabbis convinced the girl to see a psychiatrist, savJews are most likely to encounter Judaism on the ing her life. 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Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing
Community-Wide Symposium to Address Variety of Women’s Health Issues
New Program Just for SixthNinth Grade Girls
by JILL BELMONT Beth El Publicity Coordinator A wealth of important health information will be awaiting attendees of the first annual Karin Levine Health Symposium, scheduled for this Sunday, 2-4 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. Sponsored by Beth El Synagogue’s Sisterhood, the symposium was created to provide education and the most current information about a variety of health topics. The forum’s subject matter will change from year to year, according to event chairman Carole Lainof; this year’s focus will be on breast cancer, osteoporosis and menopause. Panelists, all affiliated with the Methodist Health System, will include: Dr. Stephen Lemon, Oncology Associates; Sherry Schragee, Health Promotion and Education, Methodist College; Marge Dubes, PhD, registered nutritionist; Chris Dahl, Women’s Health nurse practioner, Methodist College; Elisia Burke, Women’s Health physical therapist, Rehab Partners; and
by MARY SUE GROSSMAN Administrator for Center for Jewish Education A values-based, experiential, and authentically Jewish program that strengthens the self-esteem and Jewish identity of adolescent girls has just been introduced to Omaha. “Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing,” sponsored by the Federation’s Center for Jewish Education, was originally created by Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women’s and Gender Studies at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2000. Coordinated today by Brooke Shrago Moving Traditions, this non-denominational program has more than 150 groups nationwide in 92 communities, meeting in JCCs, synagogues, day schools, and agencies of all religious denominations. The Omaha program will initially be offered for girls in sixth through ninth grades. Judy Rubin, director of Beth El Synagogue Talmud Torah, learned about the “It’s a Girl Thing” program last year. “Rabbi Levin made me aware of the program and I thought it would be a great option for girls in Omaha,” said Rubin. “The program looked like it was very solid and steeped in Jewish values.” Rubin submitted a grant application to the Herbert H. Goldsten Trust and was very gratified when it was funded. Wanting the program to include girls in the entire community, Rubin contacted Dr. Guy Matalon to discuss the possibility. After approval of the agency board, it was presented to the other religious school directors where it was met with enthusiasm. Beth El, Beth Israel, Beyt Shalom, Temple Israel, and Friedel Jewish Academy will actively promote the program Brooke Shrago, who has extensive experience in youth programming, has been hired to facilitate the groups. She feels she is in the unique position to be able to both relate to the girls on their level and to lead them in the right direction. Her best friend has led the Dallas group for the past year and has raved about the program. Shrago will be attending a facilitator training seminar in Philadelphia in mid-September. “Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing” will meet once each month at the JCC. The sixth and seventh-grade group will meet Sundays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. and the eighth and ninth-grade group will meet on Tuesdays, 5-6 p.m. Invitations will be sent to area girls soon. For more information, please e-mail Shrago at itsagirlthing@jewishomaha.org.
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Catherine Simone, Advanced Practice nurse practitioner, Women’s Health program. In addition, exhibits by the Dairy Council, the YWCA’s Every Woman Matters, and the Susan G. Komen Foundation, will be on display during the afternoon. Each speaker will offer a 10-minute presentation; the panel will then field questions from the audience, Lainof said, adding that a reception will follow the program. The symposium was created to honor the memory of Karin Levine, a Beth El congregant, Jewish community volunteer and Creighton University professor, who died last December at the age of 49, following a 15-year-battle with cancer. There is no charge to attend; however, $5 donations will be accepted to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the American Cancer Society. For more information, contact Lainof at 293.0321, or via e-mail at thelainofs@cox.net or Sisterhood President Caryn Rifkin at 334.7216 or CRGR6175@ aol.com.
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READ IT AND E AT Reviewed by LOIS FRIEDMAN On a recent trip to New York City we began by eating incredible food, beautifully served in a serene setting at one of New York’s spectacular Japanese destinations. On our last night I went to hear about a new cookbook and see the organic beauty of handmade kitchen tools…more like objets d’art. Klippersteen, who lives in Tokyo and writes food articles for several Japanese editions of magazines--like Esquire and Playboy, packed up many examples of cook tools and brought them to Barnes & Nobel to share as part of her talk. The color photographs in the book by her collaborator, Yasuo Konishi, capture the beautifully designed knives, strainers, graters, sieves, brushes and more. The tools for specific tasks found in Japanese cupboards, drawers and on stovetops are each specifically made by one craftsman and possibly for one recipe. One of the resources listed, Artisugu, has been in business since 1560. Another of her favorites is Kiya--a young-
ster, only 200 years in business! Each pictured tool is carefully described under The Items at the end of the book. The chapters are Preparation, Cooking, Presentation and Cleaning Up A delightful read about these objects, their history and their role in home and professional kitchens. For everyone who has traveled to Japan, maybe to Omaha’s sister-city, eaten in a Japanese restaurant or is fascinated by handcrafted beauty, this is a gorgeous book to own. There are no recipes, but rice cooking in a ceramic or cast-iron stovetop vessel for fluffy, flavorful “rice that stands up” is described, as well as this tip: use a Waseiro to simply steam all those take-home containers of hardened rice that you always throw away the next day. Cover with a cloth draped over the rice for moist, light just-cooked results. If your travel plans don’t include Japan or New York City as a destination, this cool book could be your cool treat instead.
Parents Are Bakers During “Parents Are Teachers” by MARY BORT for Beth Israel Synagogue Put on your aprons and get ready to do some holiday baking. The next Beth Israel “Parents Are Teachers” event is a Baking Day, this Sunday, Sept. 17, 4 p.m. This event is for children ages six and under, their parents and siblings. “Rabbi Gross is planning to do his annual honey cake deliveries for Rosh Hashanah,” explained Youth Director, Brooke Shrago. “He drives all over Omaha, taking honey cakes and good wishes to our older and homebound members. I thought it would be nice to
include more with his deliveries. So with the help of their parents, the kids are going to bake some “Stained Glass” cookies. I think that our senior members will enjoy getting something the kids made.” The baking activity coincides with the distribution of a Joan Nathan’s book--The Children’s Jewish Holiday Kitchen--to each family that participates. “Cooking is a great way to pass on traditions and learn more about Jewish holidays,” said Shrago. “Kids can participate in an enjoyable activity with their parents and learn more about Rosh Hashanah, for example, at the same time.” For more information, contact Shrago at 556.6288.
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Our Wishes for the New Year The usual greeting for Rosh Hashanah is “Shana Tova Tikateivu”--offering good wishes for a sweet and good year. In between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, that changes to “G’mar tov”--hoping recipients will be “sealed” in G-d’s book. And although Jews don’t make new year’s resolutions for Rosh Hashanah, we decided to take this opportunity to offer our own wishes for 5767. At the top of our list, of course, is peace in the new year. Five years after 9-11, it’s hard to believe that Osama bin Ladin and his band of evildoers have not been killed or captured. May it be Your will, O God, to punish (in a manner befitting their crimes) those who seek to eliminate the Jewish people and our allies. We pray, too, that the rockets will stop falling on Sderot, an Israeli town near the border with Gaza. And we pray that the Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon are discovered by troops serving with the Lebanese Army or the United Nations--and that, once discovered, weapons are seized and perpetrators punished. We also sincerely hope that by the time you sit down to your first festive meal of the holiday season, the three soldiers: Gilad Shalit, Udi Goldwasser and Eldad Regev will have been returned safely into the waiting arms of their loving families--and their captors punished as well. (Okay, so we have a lot of punishments to be meted out. As the Torah says, those who bless us are blessed; those who curse us..!) Speaking of Israel, we hope the country’s politicians will use this time to correct the strategies and methods used in this latest conflict instead of bickering about whose fault the mistakes were. And we would like to see the funds being raised so quickly in North America put to immediate use in Israel to rebuild vital structures like hospitals, schools, shelters and the like, so that Israelis in the Western and Northern Galilee can return to a normal life (or what passes for normal in Israel) as quickly as possible. For those readers who have not yet made a financial commitment to the Israel Emergency Campaign, starting the New Year with a check to tzedakah would add one more mitzvah to
your total on the scales of justice before the gates are closed on Yom Kippur. As to our relationship to Israel, we hope more North American Jews--both adults and teens--will make a commitment to visit this coming year. There’s nothing like a first trip to Israel to awaken a spiritual connection to our Homeland and religion. Speaking of awakening religious inquiry, we were happy to see the Center for Jewish Education’s revival of a day of Jewish learning in one location. Using all the Omaha rabbis and other Jewish educators is good for unity and brings congregants from all synagogues, as well as the unaffiliated, together. Next year, let’s include the rabbis from Lincoln, as well as other Jewish educators from the Harris Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, too. On the same day as Limmud Omaha was a conference about diversity sponsored by the ADL’s new Malashock Project for Interfaith Affairs. In the future, we hope organizers will make better use of the community calendar when scheduling large events. Both were worthy, and though we understand that sometimes speakers have limited availability, in consideration for the time that each organization puts into sponsoring these major projects--and for the community’s time-let’s try to schedule more efficiently-and keep everyone in the loop. On the whole, the agencies, synagogues and Jewish organizations are pretty good at communicating with one another, though occasionally, some items fall through the cracks. That’s to be expected; we’re not angels, just human beings--and we do make mistakes. A “head’s up” about upcoming events, speakers, or projects is always welcome--even if it no further action is needed. We’d love to wish for a perfect year...a year of no spelling or grammar errors in the Jewish Press, of correct names in wedding and birth announcements, and of advertising revenue large enough to support the growing number (and
length) of articles submitted to us. We wish for an increase in our circulation, too, with more parents signing up their college-aged children for subscriptions to the Press (for free, no less!) and parents of college graduates purchasing subscriptions for their young adults in the work force for a mere $31 a year. Honestly, we know most of you don’t intentionally miss deadlines--and we will try to accommodate your late submissions if we have room; promptness isn’t even on our wish list! We know our job is to serve you: to report the news, profile men and women whose jobs, hobbies or volunteer activities have set them apart, inform and engage you and make you think--and care--about our Jewish community, Jews in Israel and overseas...what they’re doing and thinking and how they’re faring. And so dear reader, if we’ve done anything in the past year to offend you, we apologize. We hope we made you think--if not always agree-with topics in this newspaper, and that we kept your interest. May we all be blessed, indeed, with a good and sweet year!
BEHIND THE HEADLINES by H. ERIC SCHOCKMAN, PH.D. President of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger In the broader scope of issues people care about, hunger is a slam-dunk. I have yet to encounter anyone who makes an argument for children going to school with empty stomachs or single parents working 19-hour days without the benefit of proper nutrition. So why does the problem persist? If solving hunger – now called “food insecurity” by experts in the field – is such an easy sell, why do the statistics keep getting worse? An estimated 38.2 million Americans are living on the brink of crisis, barely a paycheck away from the kind of malnourishment that frays nerves, stresses vital body functions and literally stunts development, particularly among young kids. How can these two things-- universal awareness of the problem, on the one hand, and an apparent willingness to accept it, on the other --simultaneously coexist? Are we really so hard-hearted that we cannot bring ourselves to act? Do the rising numbers reflect a casual indifference to our neighbors’ suffering? As the shofar sounds and the gates open to receive our fevered prayer, these questions have never been more urgent. Every Rosh Hashanah, we stand at the edge
Hunger is on the rise. This is a fact, but not one we can’t undo. Changing it--reversing the trend--will be demanding and complicated. The High Holy Days are a model for living. We soldier on through tragedy and find room for laughter; overcome challenges and fall flat on our face; wound friends and family and promise to love them more. It is a time for change, a season for learning to embrace the bittersweet as our sons go off to college and our daughters go off to war. These Days of Awe are a crucible for all life offers us and throws in our way. Seen in this context, the hunger paradox makes perfect sense. We care deeply about our neighbors and our communities, but our com-
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A New Year Without Hunger of creation. Ten days later at Yom Kippur, we confront the abyss of our own demise. This sets up a very real tension, one that goes to the core of our identity as Jews. And each year, our liturgy and tradition ask us to grapple with this tension, to find joy in the face of inevitability and meaning in the absence of understanding.
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passion is tempered by reality. We act to effect positive change in the world, but we reserve some strength for our struggle to make it through another day. More hungry people does not mean less resolve to feed them; it simply measures the dispersion of our energy as we seek to get things done. And yet, the holidays also offer us another lesson. True, they acknowledge the many obstacles that block our forward progress. But they also allow us to dream, to step out of ourselves and imagine new possibilities. People are hungry, but don’t have to be; they are impoverished when wealth abounds; war persists where peace could take root. The message of these Holy Days is that death may be inevitable but life is filled with options. And Yom Kippur is a time to settle all debts, but is not a time to settle. Hunger is on the rise. This is a fact, but not one we can’t undo. Changing it--reversing the trend--will be demanding and complicated. It will mean focusing our attention when countless distractions threaten to divert it. And it will mean sacrifice and commitment, two things distinctly unsuited to our pleasure-inan-instant age. But an end to hunger is possible. It’s just up to us to get there. Life is made of defining moments, times we choose our battles and prepare ourselves to dig in. If ever there were a moment, this is it. This New Year, let’s seize it together.
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In Pre-election Session, Congress Focuses on Homeland Security Issue
FOCUS ON ISSUES by RON KAMPEAS WASHINGTON (JTA)--In its last session before crucial midterm elections, Congress is expected to generate much heat--but little light--on issues of concern to U.S. Jews. Much of the legislative rush in the 19 working days between Labor Day and the early October return home to campaign will be consumed with posturing ahead of elections that could change the leadership in one or both houses. There will be last-minute efforts to outlaw assistance to the Palestinian Authority and enhance Iran’s isolation, as well as initiatives to control the flow of reconstruction aid to Lebanon. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is lined up behind those initiatives, AIPAC spokeswoman Jennifer Cannata said. “AIPAC is pursuing a robust fall agenda that includes action to impede Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, further isolate the terrorist-led Palestinian Authority and support the full implementation of the U.N. cease-fire agreement in Lebanon,” she said. Domestically, Congress is deadlocked on immigration reform and appropriations for homeland security. Insiders say the outlook for all these initiatives is dim--and their sponsors know it. The idea is to get the rhetoric in place in time for the final blitz of campaign ads. The key issue will be who is better placed to protect Americans. “It’s all about national security,” a senior Democratic aide said, reviewing the schedule. Democrats plan to make an issue out of what they say is thin protection at the nation’s ports and the assignment of homeland security funding, which they say lopsidedly favors interior states that
vote Republican. Republicans will try to regain their traditional lead on security issues, saying Democrats are likelier to appease terrorists. “Five years after our nation was attacked, the terrorist danger remains,” President Bush said Sept. 5 in the second of a series of speeches he is giving on terrorism. The White House hopes the speeches will bolster the Republicans' precarious chance of keeping both Houses. One substantive light amid the rhetorical din on homeland security is movement on $25 million allocated annually for nonprofits. Most of the 2005 funds were allocated to Jewish groups seeking protection at synagogues, schools and community centers. Until this summer, the Homeland Security Department had held up allocation of the 2006 funds, saying it preferred to save them for actual instead of potential threats. Following meetings among Jewish lobbyists, department officials and the staff of the relevant Senate appropriations subcommittee, however, officials now say they expect the department to disburse the 2006 funds and both houses of Congress to agree to appropriate $25 million for 2007. “We have had very productive conversations with the Department of Homeland Security,” said William Daroff, Vice President for public policy of the United Jewish Communities, the federations umbrella that, together with the Orthodox Union, has led lobbying for the funds. “We are in a pretty upbeat position with legislative and administration support. Now it’s a matter of getting through the endgame.” Republicans will once again consider
new measures to stymie illegal immigration, something that Jewish groups that deal with immigration have opposed. On the foreign front, Rep. Ileana RosLehtinen (R-FL), chairwoman of the U.S. House of Representatives’ subcommittee on the Middle East, is sponsoring two bills that are high on the pro-Israel lobby’s agenda. Ros-Lehtinen’s Iran Freedom Act would broaden punitive and criminal sanctions against Iran to include third parties overseas that deal with the Islamic republic, and the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act would cut off the Palestinian Authority until its Hamas govis ernment removed and the authority commits to far-reaching anti-terrorism steps. Neither act is expected to pass this session, principally because of administration opposition to stringent provisions in both bills that inhibit the president’s prerogative to execute foreign policy. In both cases, the Senate--traditionally friendlier to administration prerogatives-- is holding up the tougher elements of the bill. A pro-Israel lobbyist who favors both bills says passage is not the only measure of their effectiveness Ros-Lehtinen’s bills got overwhelming support in the House, the lobbyist said, strengthening Bush’s hand in dealing with the Palestinians and Iran. As a result, the lobbyist said, isolating Iran and containing its nuclear program has evolved since last year from a U.S.Israel issue to an international issue. The U.N. Security Council is set to consider sanctions against Iran now that the Islamic republic has rejected calls to stop enriching uranium, which most countries believe is for nuclear weapons, despite Iranian denials. “The community has been effective at pushing Iran to the forefront,” the lob-
Domestically, Congress is deadlocked on immigration reform and appropriations for homeland security. Insiders say the outlook for all these initiatives is dim...
byist said. “The administration has the backing it needs to move forward at the United Nations.” Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) threatened over the summer break to use his prerogative as ranking member of the House International Relations Committee to put a hold on any funds headed for Lebanon unless that country allows international troops to patrol its border with Syria. Such a deployment would hinder weapons running to Hezbollah but is unlikely to happen, even though it was written into the U.N. Security Council resolution that ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah this summer. Syria has said it would view the presence of foreign soldiers on its border as a hostile act. Lantos is unlikely to press the issue further, insiders said, because of the administration’s determination t get assistance to Lebanon at a time when Hezbollah is already on the ground currying favor by handing out cash from its Iranian backers. Israel has called for the swift disbursement of Western funds to counter Hezbollah’s pork-barrel politicking. The defense appropriations bill-and the $2.5 billion that goes to Israel--might also be a temporary victim of the posturing over homeland security, insiders said. If that happens, Congress will rush through the appropriations in December, when it meets for a final lame-duck session. Here too, however, the aftermath of the Lebanon war may play a role. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who is Jewish and known for her unstinting support of Israel, has quietly introduced an amendment to the defense appropriations bill mandating that any funds for cluster bombs must come with guarantees that the weapons will not be used in areas populated by civilians. The amendment does not name a country, but it clearly addresses human-rights group reports that Israel used the U.S.made weapons in civilian areas in Lebanon, a charge Israel has vigorously denied.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: Cantor Gaston Bogomolni and Rabbi Mordecai Levin deserve much praise and the gratitude of the Jewish community for the important program they are presenting prior to S’lichot services tomorrow evening at Beth El. The program will pay tribute to some of our people’s great Hazzanim and how their brilliant use of music, structured around the nusach ha’tefillah, the traditional prayer modes, allowed the holy prayers of our people to be “felt,” in the words of Cantor Bogomolni. This is a most important and quite often neglected aspect of Jewish tradition. Jewish people should become reacquainted with the great royalty of the Amud, such as Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt, olav ha’shalom. Perhaps by educating and creating an awareness of this unique and authentic Jewish soul music, it will help restore this Jewish treasure to the Amud of synagogues throughout this country. That is where it truly belongs. A fine website to visit for further enlightenment on this topic is www.CantorsWorld. Melvin R. Katskee To the Editor: Please try to bring Suicide Killers to your city. Filmmaker Pierre Rehov went to Israel intending to have a vacation. Life intervened. “I had the opportunity, at the last minute, to get the exclusive interview of this candidate to suicide bombing. No television in the world ever got that! This is the real scoop of the film, and the scariest part is that it was shot a week ago, meaning that the terrorist is still on the loose, waiting for an order. It was like having access to a serial killer ready to kill his 20th victim, and not being able to do anything about it. I believed that exposing him was much more moral and ethical than refusing to doing it. So I sent a team. They were taken to the ter-
rorist with [blindfolds] on the eyes, in very uncomfortable conditions. This terrorist is still on the run, waiting for orders. He lives in Gaza.” In an e-mail interview with The New York Jewish Week, Rehov acknowledged an ethical dilemma. But Israeli authorities know who the bomber was and have him under surveillance. Production executive Lisa Magnas told TNYJW, “He’s not a randomly chosen person. He is at the top of Israel’s security list and there's no way he can cross the border into Israel without being known.” To our benefit, Rehov came down on the side of educating the rest of us about the life and psychology of a person we hope we will never meet. Parts of the thesis will surprise you as Rehov deals with the societal pressures that culminate in the willingness of a person to stand among others and pull the cord. This is a “small film,” not distributed through a major chain. The only theater showing it is in New York, and only for a limited time. It is crucial for those in New York to prove that there is an audience for such a movie in order to ensure that it be shown elsewhere. You have nothing better to do than go to the movies. Really. The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs 1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 515 Washington, DC, 20036 www.jinsa.org To the Editor: My wife and I enjoy reading the Jewish Press which comes to my mother-in-law and her sister who fled Nazi Germany and settled in Lincoln. Both my wife (also born in Germany) and I descend from German Reform Jews and are adherents of Reform Judaism. The JTA article on “The Fall--and Rise--of Reform
Judaism in Germany” is very interesting, especially since we lived in Germany while I was in the army and we both have relatives who have re-settled in Germany. In that regard, however, I must say that we really object to the term “Yekke” being used in the article without any qualifying comment from Toby Axelrod or the newspaper’s editor. The term was, indeed, set off in quote marks in the article. But it is still as offensive as the word “Kike” would be, either with or without enclosing quote marks. I think we should be able to get along in the year 2006 without using these derogatory terms when we all seek better understanding among Jews, and between Jews and non-Jews in our society. David Gradwohl Ames, Iowa To the Editor: A National Solidarity Rally will be held on Wednesday Sept. 20, noon, in Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza across from the United Nations. Many thousands of people are expected to join in solidarity with Israel, in support of the war against global terror and its state sponsors, and to demand the release of three Israeli soldiers being held hostage. Co-sponsored by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the NY Jewish Community Relations Council, in conjunction with United Jewish Communities, UJA-Federation of NY, and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs as well as scores of national and local organizations, the demonstration will coincide with the presence of world leaders at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. It is expected that Iranian President Mahmoud Amadinejad will be in attendance. Malcolm Hoenlein, Chairman
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Synagogue Listings B’nai Israel Synagogue 618 Mynster St. Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 322.4705 email: CBsynagogue@hotmail.com
Beth El Synagogue Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California Omaha, NE 68154-1980 492.8550 www.bethel-omaha.org
Beth Israel Synagogue Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific St. Omaha, NE. 68154 556.6288 BethIsrael@OrthodoxOmaha.org
Beyt Shalom An Affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation 3012 S. 119 St. P.O. Box 390352 Omaha, NE 68139 660.2395 www.beytshalomomaha.org
Chabad House An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 S. 120th St. Omaha, NE 68144-1646 330.1800 nebraskajudaism.com email: chabad@aol.com
Congregation B’nai Jeshurun South Street Temple Union for Reform Judaism 2061 S. 20th St. Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 435.8004 southstreettemple.org
Offutt Air Force Base SAC Memorial Chapel 301 Lincoln Highway Offutt AFB, NE 68113 294.6244
Rose Blumkin Jewish Home 333 S. 132 St. Omaha, NE 68154
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B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE FRIDAY: Services followed by Oneg, 7:30 p.m.
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE FRIDAY: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6 p.m.; Tot Shabbat, 6 p.m., followed by dinner; $5 for adults, free for children ages six and younger. For more information, contact Margie Gutnik in the synagogue office. SATURDAY: Morning services, 9:30 a.m.; Junior Congregation (3-7), 10 a.m.; K’tantan (K-2), 10:45 a.m.; Kiddush is sponsored by Beth El. Sitter Service is available during Friday night and Saturday morning services, on a drop-in basis, at no charge. SELIHOT: Evening begins at 9 p.m. with Ma’ariv and Havdalah, followed by a special program “A Musical Journey Through Our High Holidays Liturgy” and a dessert reception. Selihot service will follow at 10:30 p.m., led by Rabbi Levin and Cantor Bogomolni. ADULT EDUCATION SUNDAY: Bible Discussion Group, 10 a.m.; Living Hebrew, 10 a.m., with Susi-FrydmanLevin; “The Weekly Parasha: It’s All About Me?!,” 10 a.m., led by Andy Greenberg; “Jewish Pot Pourri,” 11 a.m., led by Frydman-Levin. For more information, contact Margie Gutnik in the office, or at programming@bethel-omaha.org. BESTT: Seventh-grade family program, 10 a.m., this Sunday. NASHIR CHOIR Sundays, 11 a.m., choir led by Emily Meyer. Open to ages 14 and up. Cost is $18 (to cover materials). For more information or to sign up, contact Margie Gutnik. ABBA, EEMA & ME Wednesday, 9:30-11 a.m. (First and Third): New learning play group and their parents, offers age-appropriate activities, singing and play time. All families in the Jewish community are invited at no charge. For information, contact Holly Weill at 493.5126, or Margie Gutnik at 492.8550. KARIN LEVINE HEALTH SYMPOSIUM Sunday, 2-4 p.m. at the JCC. Panelists include health care professionals from the Methodist Health System. Optional $5 donations will benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the American Cancer Society. (See full article on page 11.) JEWISH FILM SERIES Beginning Sept. 18, 7 p.m., and scheduled for the third Monday of each month, the series will offer a variety of full-length features and short films, followed by discussions moderated by Stephen Skulsky. Cost is $36.
BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
CONGREGATION Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., B’NAI JESHURUN
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fri., 8:30 a.m-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Jonathan Gross. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m. Free babysitting, 9:30 a.m.; Children’s Classes, 10 a.m. (contact the office for class schedule); Kiddush is sponsored by Jordana Kurtzman in honor of Aaron’s 11th birthday; Mincha, 6:45 p.m., followed by Gemara class; Havdalah, 8:13 p.m.; Selichot services with Rabbi Ari Dembitzer, 11:45 p.m. SUNDAY: Selichot, 8:45 a.m. followed by Shacharit; Kever Avot Services led by Rabbi Gross, 11 a.m. at Golden Hill (5025 No. 42 St); Beth Israel/Mt. Sinai (78th & Crown Point), noon, BHH/Fisher Farms (8900 So. 42 St) at 1 p.m.; “Parents are Teachers” Baking Day, 4 p.m.; Ma’ariv, 8:30 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Selichot, 6:40 a.m. followed by Shacharit; Ma’ariv, 8:30 p.m. MONDAY: Don’t Come to Shul on Rosh Hashanah Unprepared! Learn the melodies and meanings behind the High Holiday prayers for a more meaningful experience at services this year at a class led by Rabbi Gross, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY: Women of the Torah class, 9:30 a.m. Babysitting is provided at no charge; Advanced Parsha Study, 9 p.m.
Services conducted by Rabbi Ilan Emanuel. FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 7:45 p.m., led by Rabbi Emanuel, with oneg following, provided by Sara Friedman. (Note: Sitter service will be available.) SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m., all led by Rabbi Emanuel; Game Night/Potluck, 6 p.m. Contact Deb Swearingen at 476.7528 for more information; 9 p.m., Slichot services. SUNDAY: Temple Clean-up Day, 9 a.m.-noon; LJCS Grades 2-7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; K-1, 9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and Hallah High, 10 a.m.noon at South Street Temple; Memorial Service, 3:30 p.m. at Wyuka Cemetery. TUESDAY, 7-9 p.m.: “Preparing for the Dayes of Awe” with Rabbi Emanuel. WEDNESDAY: Hebrew class (grades 2-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. THURSDAY: Choir Rehearsal, 7 p.m.
NEIGHBORHOOD MINYAN OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m. led by Andy Greenberg; Selichot Service, 8:15 p.m. led by Rabbi Maximo Shechet.
BEYT SHALOM FRIDAY: Shabbat in the Home.
CHABAD HOUSE Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Service, 7 a.m. SATURDAY: Maamar class, 9 a.m.; Service, 9:30 a.m.; Kiddush luncheon follows the service. SUNDAY: Services, 8:30 a.m.; Torah Studies-Journeys exploring the Book of Devarim (Deuteronomy), 10 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Minyan, 7 a.m. MONDAY: W.O.W. Auxiliary Challah-Thon, 6:45-9 p.m. A spiritual tribute to Karin Levine, learn to make the best dough, new techniques for braiding typical and New Year’s challahs. Preordered Challahs available for purchase for $3.60. Halacha class, 7 p.m. TUESDAY: Women of Worth Prayer Circle, 9 a.m. WEDNESDAY: Kabbalah Circle, 7 p.m. THURSDAY: Jewish Thought, 12:45 p.m. All events and programs are open to the community. For information or to register, call 330.1800 or visit www. Ochabad.com.
Prayerbooks Available for Visually Impaired The Jewish Heritage for the Blind announced the availability of the High Holiday Machzor in large print and in Braille free of charge for all those who need them. Due to the high expense involved a doctor’s note stating necessity is required. To receive a complimentary Machzor contact our office at 718.338.4999; or fax 718.338.0653; or e-mail to Jewishheritage@gmail.com.
Learning, High Holy Days Mini University, 10 a.m. Rabbi Azriel will lead a mini-university to explore the true meaning of what we Jews do and why we do it during the days beginning with Rosh Hashanah until we hear the final blasts of the shofar on Yom Kippur. WEDNESDAY: Grades 3-6, 46 p.m.; Family School Dinner, 6-8 p.m.; Parent/Student Middle/ High School Orientation and sign up for classes for T.A.G.--You’re It!, 6:30 p.m. KOL RINA: Rehearsals are Sunday, 1 p.m., and Tuesday, Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m. TUESDAY, Sept. 19: Life Long Learning, Adult B’nai Mitzvah, 6:30–8 p.m.; Board Executive Committee meeting, 6 p.m.; Board of Trustees meeting, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY, Sept. 26: Life Long Learning, Share the Moment, noon. REMINDER: Please send in your reservations for the Days of Awe-some Discovery for Children to the Temple Office by Monday, Sept.18.
TEMPLE ISRAEL FRIDAY: Shabbat service, 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, and Cantor Shermet will lead the service. SATURDAY: Sparks Beneath the Surface, 9:15-10:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m.; Pizza Dinner in the Youth Lounge for all Seventh and Eighth Graders, 6 p.m. RSVP to Leora Azriel at 960.5796; S’lichot Service, 7 p.m. Watch a witty and thought provoking 18-minute movie, The Tribe, a recent Sundance award-winning film. After the showing and panel discussion, join us for S’lichot services and a chocolate oneg. SITTER SERVICE: Available each Friday evening for the 7:30 p.m. service, Saturday mornings when there is a bar or bat mitzvah, and Sunday mornings when there is Religious School. Advance reservations and a $5 donation are appreciated. Sorry, there are no facilities for infants. SUNDAY: Teacher Learning Coffee, 9:30 a.m.; Religious School (K-6), 10 a.m.-noon.; Life Long
FRIDAY: Services, 7:15 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m. No services will be held Sept. 22-Oct. 20.
TIFERETH ISRAEL Services conducted by Rabbi Royi Shaffin. & Minyan, MONDAY, THURSDAY, 9 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 6:30 p.m. with a Welcome New Members Shabbat dinner following. SATURDAY: Weekly Parashat class, 8:30 a.m.; Morning service, 9:30 a.m. followed by Shabbat lunch and Talmud class; Selichot services, 8:15 p.m.; Film Screening and Discussion on The Quarrel, 9 p.m. Cost is $5, and includes refreshments. SUNDAY: Torah Reading class, 9 a.m.; LJCS Grades 2-7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; K-1, 9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. and Hallah High, 10 a.m.-noon at South Street Temple. MONDAY: Torah Reading class, 7:30 p.m. TUESDAY: The Ladies’ Lunch Bunch will meet at Olive Garden, noon. If you need a ride, call Marcia Kushner at 423.5959. WEDNESDAY: Men’s Lunch Group will meet at the Knolls, 12:30 p.m. Contact Yale Gotsdiner at 423.7066; Hebrew class (grades 2-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel.
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Your Choice!
SPARKS FROM THE WORD by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE Parashat Nitzavim/Vayelekh This is not the case of “You pays yer money and you takes yer choice.” It is a stark choice. As the Torah nears its end, it is as though the people were approaching the solemn Days of Awe as we indeed are. They were reminded, as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur remind us, that although what happens in life is not our choice, our moral stance is totally within our choice. The solemn prayers of the Holy Days that we will shortly encounter remind us of solemn duties--which we may undertake or ignore. It is our choice. Morality cannot be commanded against the will of the performer. Nonetheless, Israel is reminded, as an enticement, that there are rewards in this direction and punishment in that. This somewhat diminishes the value of morality if it is done for reward and for the purpose of avoiding punishment. But it is moral to do thus-and-so and to
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U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, John Bolton, greets Karnit Goldwasser, wife of kidnapped Israeli soldier Ehud Goldwasser, at the United Jewish Communities’ Lion of Judah conference Sept. 10, in Washington. Looking on are Dan Gillerman, second from left, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, and Howard Rieger, right, UJC’s president and CEO. Bolton and Goldwasser, whose husband was kidnapped by Hezbollah near the Lebanese border in July, addressed the conference. Among those attending from Omaha are: Roz Friedman, Susie Cohn, Jan Schneiderman, Zoë Riekes, and Jan Goldstein, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Credit: Robert A. Cumins
BAR MITZVAH Zohar Lupu, son of Gadi and Achsa Lupu, will become Bar Mitzvah tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 16, at Chabad House. Zohar is an seventh-grade student at Norris Middle School. He has a sister, Noga.
MEMORIAL SERVICES Rabbi Jonathan Gross will lead Kever Avot services on Sunday, Sept. 17, noon, at Mt. Sinai Cemetery, 78th and Crown Point
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Pet/House Sitter avoid thus-and-so. Israel is reminded that it stands before its God. It has the blessing of free will and can make its choice. But free will is also a burden: if you make the wrong choice, you have been warned what will follow. The choice is stark and clear. It is as though a parent has presented a choice to a child. What I expect you to do will bring you my loving reward; if you do not do this, you will receive my loving punishment. What it comes to is this: the Lord has put up with you, with your murmurings and complaints, for 40 years. You are now to become an independent people. What is your will now? What have you learned? What will be your practice and your choices? Thus, before entering the Land, Israel is faced with a choice of what kind of people it will be. There are no precedents. The nations about have been lawless idolworshippers, ignorant of the ways of a good society. They have not been reluctant to accept murder and robbery and hatred as normal in their society. But Israel has chosen to be a nation different in principle and different in practice. What faces them is the fateful question of whether they can live up to their promise. Their Destiny is their own choice.
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Share the Moment at Temple Israel Catching Up on Jewish Periodicals by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Hadassah Magazine’s newest issue features articles on a project to have Jewish and Arab children photograph Jerusalem, as well as a profile on Deborah Lipstadt who won a libel suit against her in England filed by a Holocaust denier. Reform Judaism’s latest issue includes articles about five Jews who are back in New Orleans rebuilding their lives and their communities a year after Katrina along with standard columns on Jewish life. Did you have a chance to read your favorite Jewish magazines when they came in the mail this month or last month for that matter? Or did you stack them next to your bed or on your favorite chair to wait patiently until you have time to read? If that’s the case, Lee Needelman, a member of Temple Israel’s Adult Education Committee and Synagogue Community and Outreach, will help shrink those stacks. She’ll lead a monthly discussion group at Temple beginning at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 26, about an article from Moment Magazine, Reform Judaism, Hadassah Magazine, NCJW Journal, or any other Jewish periodical you haven’t had time to read yet. Gary Katz, administrator of the Kripke Federation Library, “will join us at our first meeting to introduce our group to selections of the wide variety of Jewish periodic publications, from magazines to newspapers, that are available out there (and in there, at our fine library at the Jewish Community Center),” said Lee. “I have asked Gary to pick out a short article of interest from his spectrum of choices to initiate discussion on the first day.” Lee added, “Following this model, I hope that the rest of the group will bring examples of Jewish magazines and/or newspaper articles to pursue further as a group. Together, we will pick an article from the choices brought to the first meeting to discuss together at our next meeting.” She expects the articles will be interesting and thought provoking. At the same time, participants will get to know each other and “strengthen our Jewish community as we pursue common interests together.” Please bring your own lunch. “Share the Moment,” open to the community, is an adult learning opportunity offered by the Hermene Zweiback Center for Lifelong Jewish Learning and will meet again on Tuesdays, Oct.17, Nov. 21, and Dec. 19. There is a materials fee of $5. Register by calling Program Director Rosie Zweiback at Temple, 556.6536, or send her an email at rzweiback@templeisraelomaha.com.
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