September 19, 2003

Vol. LXXXIII

No. 3

Omaha, NE

22 Elul, 5763

September 19, 2003

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Former Middle East Envoy Ambassador Dennis Ross to Headline Community Campaign Event

by PAM MONSKY, Federation Communications Director Ambassador Dennis B. Ross played the leading role in shaping U.S. involvement in the Middle East conflict for 12 years during the first President Bush and Clinton administrations. He will be the keynote speaker at the Jewish Federation’s 2004 Community Campaign Event, Thursday, Oct. 23, 8 p.m. at Beth El Synagogue. The doors will open at 7:30 p.m.

The Community Campaign Event is free, however, an increased gift to the 2004 Federation Campaign is required for attendance. The event is chaired by Carol and Steven Bloch and Jennifer and Scott Meyerson.

The Blochs anticipate a tremendous turnout for the event.

“It’s been two years since the last Community Event, which featured Thomas Friedman,” said Steven Bloch. “We’re expecting the same high-quality program especially considering the timeliness of Ambassador Ross’ topic of Middle East peace. The ups and downs of the ‘road map’ have affected all of us, and Ambassador Ross will help us sift through recent events so that we can try to reach a clearer understanding of the current situation.”

Carol Bloch added, “Another dimension is that it brings the community together. To me, sharing an experi-

ence with the entire Jewish community is as important as the message the Ambassador has for us. Steven and I are also thrilled to work twith our daughter Jennifer and her husband, Scott!”

Scott Meyerson recalled hearing Ambassador Ross address the United Jewish Community’s Young Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. a few years ago.

“He was interesting and incredibly intelligent,” Meyerson noted. “He was probably the best speaker I heard at the conference. He has an ‘insider’s view’ of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and since things change on a daily basis in the Middle East, we are very fortunate to have Ambassador Ross speak to our community at this moment in history.”

Jennifer Meyerson is encouraging everyone to attend the Community Campaign Event. “This is something that is so important not only for our community but for Jews everywhere.

We show solidarity when we come together, and we also will deepen our understanding of the Middle East conflict,” she added.

As the architect of the peace process in 1995, Ambassador Ross was instrumental in assisting the Israelis and Palestinians in reaching the “Interim Agreement,” and successfully broker-

Dennis Ross Photo, courtesy of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

ing the Hebron Accord in 1997. He facilitated the Israeli-Jordan peace treaty and has worked intensively to bring Israel and Syria together.

Ambassador Ross has been credited for managing the peace process in the past through periods of crisis and stalemate and for his tireless approach to making progress wherever possible, refusing to accept failure

92 St Y Series Begins Fall Season

by RACHEL BLUM, JCC Program Director The Jewish Community Center has announced the start of its 2003 Fall Season of Live from the 92nd Street Y, a series of lectures, interviews, panels and readings broadcast, live via satellite from the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

For the past few years, the 92nd Street Y has offered a select group of its programming to broadAlan Dershowitz er audiences across North America using satellite broadcast technology. The Fall 2003 season of Live from the 92nd Street Y continues this effort by offering the best of the Y’s programming to our community.

This season, Live from the 92nd Street Y offers the opportunity to bring to you nationally renowned speakers as well as other engaging programs on a diverse range of topics.

The first broadcast features Professors Alan Dershowitz and Phyllis Chesler and is titled, “Jews in Crisis in Israel and Around the Globe.” The broadcast is Wednesday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m., in the JCC Theater.

This dialogue will feature a powerful and compelling discussion of anti-Semitism as it is today in Israel and worldwide. These groundbreaking authors will discuss how Jews today are suffering from the worst case of anti-Semitism since the 30s and 40s, and how Israel is still fighting for its right to exist, to protect its citizens from terrorism and to defend its borders from hostile enemies.

Alan Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard University Law School. Newsweek has described Dershowitz as “the nations most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights.”

Dershowitz has written numerous successful books including the New Phyllis Chesler York Times number one best-seller, Chutzpa. Other books include America Declares Independence and his newest release, The Case For Israel.

Phyllis Chesler, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, is a highly regarded activist, writer and teacher in the world of feminist psychology and Jewish women. She has authored countless papers, articles, and book chapters, both academic and in the popular press. Some of her titles include the critically acclaimed Women of the Wall and Claiming Sacred Ground At Judaism’s Holy Site.

Her newest release is titled, The New AntiSemitism.

Check out the entire Live from the 92nd Street Y broadcast schedule at www.jewishomaha.org.

Tickets are $5 for JCC members and students and $8 for nonmembers, and can be purchased in advance by contacting me at 334-6404.

(See related article about JELS Lunch and Learn series, featuring Dershowitz’s book, The Case for Israel, on page 9)

as an option. He’s now completing a book on Middle East peace that tells the inside story of efforts to negotiate peace over the last decade and outlines key lessons to be drawn from that experience.

Currently, Ambassador Ross is Director and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He is also a Foreign Affairs Analyst for Fox News in addition to being a frequent commentator in the Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Los Angeles Times.

A dinner with Ambassador Ross for the Federation Annual Campaign’s major donors will be held prior to his speaking engagement. The minimum gift requirement to attend the dinner is $6,000 for Pacesetter, $3,600 for Jr. Pacesetter (men under age 45), $5,000 for Lion of Judah, $1,800 for Pomegranate, and $1,000 for Ben Gurion Society (men and women under age 45).

For more information about the Ambassador Dennis Ross Community Campaign Event, please contact Sharon Kirshenbaum at 334-6485, or e-mail her at: skirshenbaum@jewishomaha.org.

To read commentary by Ambassador Ross, please visit the Federation’s website: www.jewishomaha.org.

Israeli Firemen Honor 9-11 Fire and Police

by JEWISH PRESS News Service

U.S. Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer lit a memorial beacon at the Fire and Rescue Commission headquarters in Rishon Lezion last Thursday, near the site of the suicide bombing which took the lives of seven Israelis. Israeli firemen took part in the anniversary in honor of the New York firemen and policemen who lost their lives in the World Trade Center terrorist Photo by ISRANET. attacks on 9-11.

INSIDE: Regional Recipes for Holidays ............ page 6 Where Are They Now? .................... pages 10-11 BBYO News: Bible Quiz, and March of the Living ...................... page 13 Read It & Eat .......................................... page 15

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Visions Luncheon, 12:30 p.m., at Venice Inn SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 BBYO RCC Weekend, 9:30 a.m.

The Jerusalem Lyric Trio, 7 p.m., at Temple Israel C L I P & S A V E

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Adult Education, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel JELS Hebrew Reading for the High Holidays, 10 a.m.

Beth El Kids Snack & Learn, 11:30 a.m.

Temple Israel Tri-Faith Picnic, 12:30 p.m.

OTYG Board Meeting, 2 p.m. at Temple Israel Chabad House Testimonial Dinner, 5 p.m.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 YES Program, 10 a.m.

Third Year Melton Class, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Talmud Class with Rabbi Kutner, 7 p.m., at Beth Israel

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 JELS/ADL Lunch & Learn, noon Adult Education, 6 p.m., at Temple Israel UNO Kabbalah Class, 6 p.m.

BBYO Night, 6 p.m.

Viva Las Vegas with Bill Chrastil, 7 p.m.

Federation Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 JFS Project Tzedakah, 7 a.m.

B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers, noon, at the Park Inn Regency Lodge OTYG Rehearsal & Dinner, 4 p.m., at Temple Israel C Adult Education, 6:30 p.m., at Temple Israel L Ben Gurion Society Event, 7 p.m., at the Home of Joel Alperson I Live from the 92nd Street Y, 7 p.m.

P THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 & S JFS Project Tzedakah, 7 a.m.

Walk-in Drop-in Activity, 10 a.m.

A Yiddish Group Meeting, 1 p.m.

V JFS Becoming a Love and Logic Parent, 6 p.m.

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by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE Parashiyyot Nitzavim/Vayelech One of the most impressive ideas in our Sidra is the insistence that Moses requires of the Israelites: that they understand that God is among them. This is no transcendental God. This is an immanent God. Both here in the Bible, and in Jewish tradition generally, Judaism finds God not far away, but near at hand. Indeed, He is among us. Notice the familiar approach in Jewish folk prayer where God is lovingly and familiarly called “Gottenyu.”

So Moses tells them, these irascible Israelites, that God and Torah are not far away, not overseas, not high in the heavens. Torah, he says, is in your mouth and your heart to obey it.

And again, the stark reminder: This day I put before you life and good, or death and trouble. I command you to love the Lord. And I commend this love for it is for your own good.

And Moses suggests, unhappily, that there will be times when Israel will be guilty of infidelity. He calls upon witnesses who will always be there, heaven and earth. This day you have a choice between life and death, between blessing and curse.

Choose now, he implores, choose now therefore life, life for you and your children.

The second Sidra in our weekly reading includes the pathetic declaration of Moses to his Israelites: I am now 120 years old. I cannot physically lead you any more, and I am not to cross the Jordan. The Lord will lead you, and he will destroy unfriendly nations from before you. Joshua will be in my place, and the Lord will destroy your enemies as he did to Sihon, King of the Amorites, and Og, King of Bashan.

In a public ceremony, Moses now appoints Joshua as his successor, and he promises (who gave him permission?) God’s support to Joshua.

Moses now writes the Teaching (Torah) and consigns it to the priests who carry the Ark of the Covenant. Further, he commands them to read this Torah to the people, at Sukkot time in the year of the shmitta.

We must recognize, of course, that our practice is to read the Torah far more frequently, indeed, every week, completing the entire text every year, or in the practice of some of us, every three years.

The Lord tells Moses, sadly, that the people will not be forever faithful. They will worship other gods (Mammon will do) and they will break the covenant. I will be furious against them, and many evils will come upon them. Therefore write down this poem. For when they come to the good land, and outrageously turn to foreign gods, this poem will be My witness against them. Moses wrote the poem down and taught it to the Israelites.

Now he charged Joshua and told him to be strong and courageous. He charges the Levites to take the Book of Teaching and place it at the side of the Ark of the Covenant, there to be a witness. For I know your rebelliousness and stubbornness, and how much more there will be after my death.

He calls heaven and earth again to be witnesses.

For I know, he concludes, that you will become corrupt and will be punished with misfortune. And now listen to the poem, which I am about to recite.

DEATHS DR. BENTON KUTLER Ben Kutler died Sept. 12 at the age of 83. Services were held Sept. 14 at Beth El Synagogue with burial at Beth El Cemetery.

Dr. Kutler graduated from the University of Iowa and Creighton University’s Dental School. Honored numerous times by Creighton and other dental organizations, he practiced dentistry for more than 55 years and served as President of both the Nebraska Dental Association and the Omaha District Dental Society.

In addition to his volunteer efforts on behalf of his profession, Kutler was honored several years ago as a 50-year member of B’nai B’rith and as a pastpresident. He was Chairman of Radio Talking Book, President of Beth El Synagogue, and the Foundation for the Visually Handicapped; he also served as District Governor of Lions Club.

Dr. Kutler is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harriet Kutler; daughter and son-in-law, Laura and David Chait; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Terri Ellen Kutler, David and Debi Kutler, Howard and Nancy Kutler, Bruce and Pam Kutler; brother and sister-in-law, Sol and Cherie Kutler; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Leonard and Sandy Lorkis; 10 grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild.

Memorials to Beth El Synagogue, American Cancer Society, Foundation for Visually Handicapped, Radio Talking Book Network, or charity of choice.

JEAN WILENSKY The Press has learned that Jean Wilensky died May 16 in Kings Mills, OH, at the age of 48.

A niece of Bob and Sylvia Jacobs of Columbus, NE, Wilensky is survived by her mother, Sylvia Wilensky of Sarasota, FL, husband Richard Wilt; brothers and sisters-in-law, Neal and Anne Wilensky of Grand Blanc, MI, and Scott and Joan Wilensky of St. Paul, MN; three nieces, a nephew, uncles, aunts and cousins.

JTA NEWS BRIEFS • A New Yorker living in Israel is suing the United States over its failure to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Ari Zivotofsky says the U.S. State Department broke the law when it refused to list Israel as the place of birth on his baby’s new passport, despite the baby's being born in Jerusalem.

A law passed last year required the State Department to acknowledge Jerusalem as the capital of Israel but the White House said at the time that the provision would be viewed as advisory.

Zivotofsky filed the suit Tuesday in New York, supported by his attorney, Nathan Lewin, and Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.).

• The Union of American Hebrew Congregations, which represents more than 900 North American Reform synagogues, may become the Union for Reform Judaism. The new name will go before the group’s 67th biennial convention in Minneapolis on Nov. 5-9 for a vote after the recommendation last year by its board of trustees. UAHC’s President, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, wrote in Reform Judaism that the new name is “short and euphonious” while the old title is “clumsy and difficult to remember.”

Preparing for the New Year

by JEWISH PRESS News Service The Bar-Sheshet family started manufacturing shofarot in the 16th-century Spain, when the son of the Ribash, Rabbi Yitzchak bar Sheshet, started producing combs and teaspoons from horn and later he started producing shofarot as well. With the expulsion from Spain, the family moved to Morocco, where they resumed production of their shofarot until 1947. That same year, Meir BarSheshet immigrated to Israel on the famous immigrant ship, the ‘Exodus’. In 1948 he started manufacturing shofarot in Haifa. Today, his son, Zvi Bar-Sheshet, continues the production of the shofarot. At this time of the year the shofarot are in great demand and Bar-Sheshet is fully occupied in his small Haifa workshop carrying on the tradition of Photo by ISRANET. his family.

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SYNAGOGUES

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TEMPLE ISRAEL

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE

Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations

Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism

7023 Cass Street, Omaha, NE 68132-2651 556-6536 templeisrael-ne.org

Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America

1502 No. 52 St., Omaha, NE. 68104 -5013 556-6288 BethIsrael@novia.net

14506 California Omaha, NE 68154-1980 492-8550 WEB--www.bethel-omaha.org

FRIDAY: Men’s Club, 11:45 a.m. All male members of Temple Israel are invited to a weekly informal get together at Spirit World, 7517 Pacific St. Join us for some relaxation and great conversation; Early Worship Service, 6 p.m.: Rabbi Craig Marantz and Jeff Taxman will officiate, using the Union Prayer Book; Family Service, 6 p.m.: Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate. Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by Women of Reform Judaism.

SATURDAY: Bagels and Sacred Books, 9:3010:15 a.m.; Morning service, 10:30 a.m.

SELICHOT SERVICE SATURDAY, 7 p.m. Temple’s clergy, along with elementary, middle and high school teachers will replace the customary colorful Torah mantles with the white covers used during the High Holy Days.

Following the service, the Jerusalem Lyric Trio will perform a concert highlighting the religious and cultural heritage of the Jewish people. A dessert reception will follow.

SUNDAY: Religious school K-6, 10 a.m. Family prayer assembly, 11:30 a.m.

ADULT EDUCATION SUNDAY, 10 a.m., The Four Bs: Behaving, Belonging, Believing and Bagels. This month’s topic, “How to Help Your Kids Maintain Their Jewish Identity”, launches a two-part workshop on how to raise children who embrace Judaism throughout their lives. In Part I, parents will explore their own Jewish identity with Rabbi Azriel and Rabbi Marantz. Parents can join the Family Prayer Assembly at 11:30 a.m.

SITTER SERVICE Sitter service is available for the Friday evening Shabbat Services and Saturday morning service when their is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, as well as on Sunday mornings when Religious School is in session. Please make a reservation through the Temple office. Cost is $2 per family. Sorry, there are no facilities for infants.

MEMORIAL SERVICE Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m., a memorial service will be conducted at Temple Israel Cemetery.

Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner.

FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m. West Minyan, 7:30 p.m. at the home of Howard Gendelman and Bonnie Bloch, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: Morning service, 8:45 a.m. Free babysitting begins at 10 a.m.; kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood. Mincha, 7:25 p.m., followed by Shalosh Suedot, Ma’ariv and Havdallah. Selichot begins at 11 p.m. with Rabbi Kutner’s lecture on “The Days of Awe,” followed by services.

SUNDAY: Morning Services, 9 a.m. “Let’s Go Out to Eat!” kosher Chinese dinner is 6 p.m. Evening Services, 7 p.m.

MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY, SEPT. 21: Kever Avot Services will be lead by Rabbi Kutner at Golden Hill Cemetery, 5025 No. 42 St., 11 a.m.; Beth Israel/Mount Sinai Cemetery, 78th and Crown Point, noon; BHH/Fisher Farms, 8900 So. 42 St., 1 p.m.

WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

MONDAY: Talmud Class, with Rabbi Kutner, 7:30 p.m., with a discussion on Tractate Berachos, using the English translation from the Artscroll Talmud.

Lulav and Etrog sets must be ordered from the synagogue office by Sept. 29. Cost is $40 per set.

Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FRIDAY: Join us in prayer and song at a joyful Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY: Morning Services, 9:30 a.m.; Henry Ginsburg, son of Mike Ginsburg and Larisa Treskunova, celebrates his Bar Mitzvah. Henry’s parents will sponsor a Kiddush luncheon in his honor.

Junior Congregation, for grades 4-7, 10:30 a.m.; K’tantan: for children in grades K-3, 10:45 a.m.

Evening services at 7:15p.m.; Havdallah, 9 p.m.; “Selihot as Spiritual Preparation for the High Holidays” led by Rabbi Levin, 9:20 p.m.; dessert Reception, 10 p.m.; Musical program, 11 p.m.; installation of Cantor Bogomolni followed by Selichot.

SUNDAY: Services at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

ADULT EDUCATION SUNDAY, Sept. 21: Rabbi Levin meets with Hebrew School parents, 10 a.m. in the Library, for a discussion of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur; Adult Learners will meet in the Library, 11 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 7 p.m., Adult B’nai Mitzvah class.

BEYT SHALOM

An Affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

3012 S. 119th St., Omaha, NE 68139

P.O. Box 390352 402-660-2395

FRIDAY: Shabbat in the Home.

SATURDAY: Havdallah and Selichot service, 7 p.m. at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Sunday: 3 p.m. at the JCC. We will decorate the sukkah for the Blumkin Home.

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME FRIDAY, Services led by Nancy Rips, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., led by Andy Greenberg, Havdallah and Selichot Services, 7 p.m., led by members of the Beyt Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation.

All services are held in the Herbert Goldsten Chapel and are open to the community.

CONGREGATION B’NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE

Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations

TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 423-8569 tiferethisraellincoln.org Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a.m.

FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.

SELICHOT SATURDAY, Sept. 20, 9:15 p.m. The evening begins with refreshments, followed by selichot services at 10:30 p.m.

CHABAD HOUSE An Affiliate of the Worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement

1866 So. 120th St., Omaha, NE 68144-1646 Phone: 330-1800 E-MAIL--chabad@aol.com WEBSITE: www.nebraskajudaism.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman.

Monday-Friday: Services at 7 a.m.

SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m.

SUNDAY: Services at 8:30 a.m.

Beth Israel Members Tour New Building

by JEWISH PRESS News Service

B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE

2061 S. 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 435-8004 jewishnebraska.org Rabbi Debbie Stiel will be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays, all day. You may reach her 9 a.m.5 p.m. weekdays at 416-2321 (local for Lincoln), or at rabstiel@aol.com.

FRIDAY, 7:45 p.m. Guest cantorial soloist David Harris will join Rabbi Stiel for the preparation of the High Holy Days. Harris is in Lincoln to play the role of Rabbi Weisser in the production of Befriended by the Enemy. Services will be followed by an all “Chocolate” Oneg Shabbat.

SATURDAY: Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. both led by Rabbi Stiel; Game Night, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY: Religious school K-6, 10 a.m.; Gan Simcha 10 a.m. -11:45 a.m.; ADULT EDUCATION TUESDAY, Sept. 23:, 7:30 p.m. “What the High Holy Day Prayer Book Says About God.”

Rabbi Stiel Featured on NPRN

by JEWISH PRESS News Service Nebraska Public Radio will broadcast several special programs dealing with the High Holy Days. On Sunday, Sept. 21, 6 p.m., actor Arye Gross hosts “Jewish New Year: A Time to Forgive”, featuring Rabbi Naomi Levy, author of the bestseller, To Begin Again, Rabbi Harold Shulweis, internationally known rabbinic leader; and Rabbi Perry Netter, whose book on divorce proposes ways for ex’s to forgive and move on.

Rabbi Stiel will be featured on NPRN on Saturday, Sept. 27, 8:35 a.m., and Sunday, Sept.

28, 9:35 a.m., to talk about observing Rosh Hashanah in Nebraska. NPR is found at 91.1 FM in Lincoln.

MEMORIAL SERVICE

618 Mynster St., Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 Phone: 322-4705 E-mail: CBsynagogue@hotmail.com

Sunday Sept. 21, noon The Annual Memorial Service will be held at Mount Sinai Cemetery, 78th and Crown Point.

FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE SAC Memorial Chapel 301 Lincoln Highway, Offutt AFB, NE 68113 294-6244 FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.

Standing in the site of the new offices of Beth Israel’s building on 126th and Pacific are: Ann Moskovits, left, Michael Shrago, twins Yecheil and Eliyahu Kutner, architect Bob Krupa, Rabbi Howard Kutner, Past-president Donald Gerber and Marvin Kohll. The synagogue hosted tours recently of the new building site.

EARLY DEADLINE NOTICE There will be no regular news in the Sept. 26 New Year’s issue. The Jewish Press office will be closed Monday, Oct. 6 for Yom Kippur. The deadline for ads, photos and articles is noon on Tuesday, Sept. 30 for the Oct. 10 issue.

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A New Year...A New Look

EDITORIAL Next week, the Jewish Press will publish its annual New Year’s issue, featuring Newcomers to this community. So it’s only fitting that we unveil our new look for this newspaper at the same time!

You’ll find new easier-to-read type faces for both the body copy and headlines, as well as identifications of writers. Our columnists--from Carl Alpert (on this page) and Bert Lewis, a regular contributor with her observations from “Bert’s Eye View” will also receive new headers. Readers will have already noticed we’ve added columnists’ photos and e-mail addresses to our publication.

Also watch for a new logo for the Jewish Press which appears on the front page and this page--and new designs to both the Op-ed pages and the Synagogue page.

We’ve also put all the synagogues in alphabetical order in a left-hand column containing addresses, phone numbers, websites and even e-mail addresses, for easy reference. Even the weekly synagogue listings will be in alpha-order each week, so readers don’t have to wander all over the page for the service times of their shul!

The synagogue page will also move to the back of the paper, along with the “Sparks from the Word” column (displaying photos of the rabbis and spouses who write each week) and obituaries. But we haven’t moved the synagogues because we don’t think they’re important--on the contrary, this move and the new look allows us more room for their news! And-- since we normally print a 12 or 16-page paper, the synagogue page and obituaries will still be just as easy to find!

Though we’ve redesigned the look of the Jewish Press, we promise to continue to uphold our promise to enhance the mission of the Jewish Federation, its agencies, our synagogues and Jewish organizations-

-just like it says on this page: “to involve Jews in meeting Jewish communal needs locally, nationally and in Israel.”

To accomplish that, we will do our best to bring you the news from Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs (and even from Sioux City, Des Moines and Kansas City when we think you’ll want to know). We’ll continue to let you know what’s going on nationally and

New Names for the New Year

OUR MAN IN ISRAEL

by CARL ALPERT Haifa--We look back upon the Jewish year of 5763 and contemplate the various individuals who created or helped shape the news of the year.

For the most part, they are the same government leaders, the same entertainers, the same politicians whose names adorn the headlines every year.

But here and there, during these past 12 months, new names flashed into the news. In accordance with our annual custom we single out those individuals who helped add spice and variety, for better or worse, to the news of the year. The new names, in alphabetical order: Nomi Blumenthal, Likud member of the Knesset since 1992. It was alleged that in December, 2002, on the eve of the Likud party primaries to choose candidates for the Knesset, she put up funds to provide hotel accommodations for a group of delegates, thus presumably “buying” their votes for a special list of candidates. When charged, she refused to answer questions and remained silent, claiming Knesset immunity.

In the face of repeated charges, the Knesset House Committee voted to sustain her immunity.

Mishael Cheshin, Justice of the Supreme Court. He was chairman of the Central Elections Committee for

the 16th Knesset. In the face of many problems and difficulties, he supervised the election procedure firmly, judiciously and promptly, thus assuring a smooth election.

Daniel Kahnemann, born in Tel Aviv, a graduate of the Hebrew University and a former professor there, was the first Israeli to receive the Nobel Prize in Economics for his far-reaching theories on the logic of decision-making. He was the fifth Israeli to win a Nobel Prize.

Vicki Knafo, a single mother, made headlines for a long time because of her dramatic and imaginative protest against treasury cuts in welfare payments. Her long, lone walk to Jerusalem culminated in a demonstration, joined by hundreds of others, which lasted for months.

Uri Lupolianski, who had been content with relative personal obscurity despite the fact that he was the founder of the enormously successful and unique welfare organization, Yad Sarah, entered politics and became vice mayor of Jerusalem. With the withdrawal of Mayor Ehud Olmert, Lupolianski was elected the first haredi mayor of the city.

Eli Pimstein, of Kiryat Hayovel, confessed to one of the most horrible crimes in years, the cold-blooded mur-

der of his 22month-old d a u g h t e r, Hodaya.

He had reported the child missing and had denied all knowledge of her disappearance.

However, an Arab worker reported to police that by coincidence he had been in a remote forest and had seen a man who resembled Pimstein, digging a hole. The police investigated, and found the body.

Avraham Poraz, named Minister of the Interior after the last election, has been in the news constantly because of his overt campaign against any religious influence in public life. He announced that persons undergoing Orthodox conversion in Israel would no longer be automatically qualified for citizenship.

He has called for abolition of the local religious councils and has denied the right of municipalities to ban nonkosher markets. He is reported to have congratulated the Dutch government on its proposal to ban shechita,

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Andy Ram brought new glory to Israel’s sports with his achievements in tennis. Together with his partner, Yoni Erlich in men’s doubles, he reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon, and with his Russian partner did even better and reached the Wimbledon finals of the mixed double tournament. Since then, he has had mixed fortunes, but still looms as a new star in Israel’s sports firmament.

Ilan Ramon. No other personality in the news has won the love, respect, admiration and honor of the Israeli public like the unfortunate member of the Columbia space shuttle. His reports from outer space almost dominated the news here throughout the event. Hearts here welled with pride at his open demonstration of his identification with Israel, and tears flowed on receipt of news of the tragic end.

Gilad Sharon, son of the Prime Minister. There were days when his name eclipsed even that of his father as a result of a criminal investigation into alleged wrong-doing by Arik Sharon, and Gilad’s refusal to hand over to the authorities certain documents which were required for the investigation.

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Lessons of Oslo Are Clear: Palestinians Don’t Want Peace

by DORE GOLD JERUSALEM (JTA)-by an ideologue affiliated Intelligence errors usually with Arafat’s Fatah moveare associated with miliment, Sakher Habash, tary disasters like Pearl that asserted: “Experience Harbor or the 1973 Yom proves that without the Kippur War, not with establishment of the demdiplomacy. ocratic state on all the Yet the last decade of land, peace will not be the Israeli-Palestinian realized . . . The Jews peace process may involve must get rid of Zionism . . such an error of assess. They must be citizens in ment. Looking back now, the state of the future, the Dore Gold 10 years after the signing state of Democratic Photo courtesy of the 1993 Oslo Accords, Palestine.” it’s clear that the failure Connecticut Jewish The big question raised Ledger to reach an Israeliby these recent quotations Palestinian agreement cannot be is: Why did the Israeli and U.S. governattributed to a lack of political will on ments invest so much in the Oslo the Israeli side or the failure of the process if it was so clear that the PLO United States to deal more forcibly had no intention of making peace? with noncompliance.

Didn’t they consult with their intelliRather, it has to do with the more gence establishments before investing fundamental question of whether the presidential time at the failed Camp leadership of the PLO really was pre- David summit of 2000? pared for reconciliation and peace Where was the Central Intelligence with Israel.

Agency?

The overwhelming evidence from To its credit, Israeli military intellistatements by the PLO leadership gence flatly warned about the security was that it problems emaviewed the Oslo nating from process as a Oslo. The thentactical necessiintelligence ty to realize its chief, Maj. Gen. ultimate strateMoshe Ya’alon, gic goal of told the Israeli recovering the daily Ma’ariv in entire territory 1998, “I cannot of British say at any point Mandatory since it entered Palestine-the territory in including the May 1994 that area of Israel. the Palestinian It would be a Authority acted mistake to decisively assign this intention to PLO leader against the terrorist operational capaYasser Arafat alone. After all, it was bility of Hamas, as well as the Islamic the PLO’s top official for Jerusalem, Jihad.”

Faisal Husseini, who on two separate But there were no public warnings occasions in 2001 described Oslo as a about the PLO’s political intentions in “Trojan Horse” that served the real- the Oslo peace process. Henry ization of “the strategic goal --namely, Kissinger warned in his seminal Palestine from the river to the sea.” work, Diplomacy: “What political Similarly, the leader of the Fatah leaders decide, intelligence services movement in the West Bank, Marwan tend to seek to justify.”

Barghouti, told The New Yorker that Perhaps the U.S. and Israeli intellieven if Israel withdrew from 100 per- gence establishments were intimidatcent of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, ed by their political echelons. the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would If there is a lesson from all this, it is not end. What was needed, he said, that governments must allow their was “one state for all the peoples.” intelligence communities the freedom Arafat, who after Oslo became head to express themselves and promote of the Palestinian Authority, usually intellectual pluralism if disasters in was more careful about concealing his the Middle East are to be avoided. true intentions, but they nonetheless For diplomatic errors can be even could be discerned. Right from 1994, more costly than military blunders-he disclosed his view of Oslo as a tem- even if they were originally undertakporary Islamic truce. But he generally en with the best of intentions. would speak so forthrightly only in closed-door meetings in places like Dore Gold is President of the South Africa or Sweden.

Jerusalem Center for Public More recently, he frequently sent Affairs. From 1997-99, he served as messengers to Palestinian cities to Israel’s Ambassador to the United speak on his behalf.

Nations. He is author of Hatred’s Thus the official Palestinian daily Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Al-Hayat al-Jadida on Jan. 30, 2001, Supports the New Global carried an address in Arafat’s name Terrorism.

PLO leadership ... viewed the Oslo process as a tactical necessity to realize its ultimate strategic goal of recovering the entire territory of British Mandatory Palestine--including the area of Israel.

New Names for a New Year (Continued from previous page) These were the top 10 new names of the year. By next year some will be forgotten, but others will undoubtedly live on in public memory.

The following are the 10 names listed last year. How many do you remember? Esther Alon, Effie Eitan,

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To the Editor: It is worth noting that there was a glaring omission in the table showing the American death toll from terror that accompanied the Wall Street Journal’s recent editorial supporting the president’s policy on Iraq (“The Central Front,” Sept.9).

Not included were the no fewer than 47 Americans citizens, including women and children, murdered in Israel over the last decade by Palestinian terrorists. That’s just one shy of the number killed in the attacks on the Khobar Towers, African embassies, and USS Cole combined.

The fatal mistake these Americans made was riding a bus, eating in a restaurant, or attending a religious celebration. They were victims of murder/suicide bombs, stabbings, drive-by shootings, and even stoning.

The most recent victims were the five Americans, including a three-monthold baby, killed in the Jerusalem bus bombing on Aug.19.

We must make every effort to bring to justice the murderers and those who sent them, no matter who they are. For instance, we know that three of the 13 Palestinians sent into exile after the stand-off at the Church of the Nativity are responsible for the murder of two Americans.

We should hunt them down and arrest them. If the war on terror means anything, we must not forget these fallen Americans.

J.D. Hayworth, U.S. Congressman Arizona’s Fifth District, which includes Scottsdale & Tempe

To the Editor: We are desperately searching for a bone marrow match. The doctors have told Sharon Steiff, a beloved teacher at the Maimonides School in Brookline, MA for 20 years, that a bone marrow transplant is her only hope for a cure from leukemia.

She was diagnosed in the spring of 2003 and has been unable to find a match within her own family. She now seeks an unrelated donor who can give her the gift of life.

Her best chance is with those of Ashkenazi, Eastern-European Jewish ethnic ancestry. Donors must be between the ages of 18-60 and in good health.

For detailed information about becoming a bone marrow donor and to obtain a self-testing kit, visit the Gift of Life website: www.giftoflife.org.

Click on donor registration and fill in the forms. At the end of the form is a drop down box for payment of $78; you can either pay for your own test (which will allow more donors to be tested) or type in “sponsorship”; then type in “Sharon” and we will be billed.

Gift of Life will send you a testing kit with explicit directions. All it involves is a cheek swab to be mailed back. If you do not medically qualify, or if you are already registered, you can make a donation to: Gift of Life Foundation and put Sharon Steiff in the memo line. Mail tax deductible checks to: JCRC, 95 Clark Rd., Brookline, MA 02445.

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by LINDA MOREL NEW YORK (JTA)--I am settled on the sofa sur- local varieties to make gefilte fish. Nathan explains rounded by gourmet magazines. Seeking something that in Florida, red snapper was the fish of choice. spectacular to serve on Rosh Hashanah, I am mark- In Maine, it was haddock; in Hawaii, mahimahi. In ing pages displaying apple salsa and honey-wasabi the Northwest, salmon turned gefilte fish pink. chicken. Part of me is happily creative, but another Enticed by American convenience foods, secondpart wishes I had a file of food-stained family generation Jews purchased gefilte fish in cans and recipes. During the 1950s, my mother erased our jars. But disappointed in the taste, many people are Ashkenazi heritage, chasing the American dream returning to home preparation. Along the way, the cuisine: roast beef, vegetable casseroles, Waldorf inevitable has happened--regional cooking has crept Salad, and Jell-O. into recipes.

Decades later, I dabbled Jewish food has left its mark.

Jewish Cooking in with Indian, Greek, America features several Where would the average Japanese, and Chinese local twists, including cooking, cuisines I discov- American be without his Southwestern Gefilte Fish ered in restaurants and morning bagel? with Salsa, which evolved magazines. But on Rosh from a Polish recipe; and Hashanah this glut of options left me spinning. Maryland Spicy Gefilte Fish, which derives its pickSearching for culinary identity, I adopted the cui- led flavor from Old Bay Seasoning (an American sine of my husband’s Italian Jewish family. His favorite invented by a German Jewish immigrant).

Israeli cousin shared her recipes too.

Another staple of Ashkenazi cuisine, brisket, was Like Jewish cooks throughout history, I was influ- changed forever by processed ingredients, such as enced by my environment. For thousands of years, ketchup and chili sauce. Furthermore, the liquid Jews moved around the globe with their recipes, adapting to indigenous foods and local cuisine. But when Jewish stockpots met the great American melting pot, it sparked a culinary revolution.

Nowhere in the world has Jewish cooking undergone the dramatic transformation that occurred in this country. Likewise, Jewish food has left its mark. Where would the average American be without his morning bagel?

It seems that to be American means to savor dishes from every ethnic group. Cuisines such as Mexican and Mediterranean come and go with the seasons, and many Jews indulge in this feast of possibilities.

Like Jewish eating habits, the Rosh Hashanah menu is in flux, swayed by cooking crazes.

“Jewish food has changed so greatly in this country, because we’re exposed to everything,” says Joan Nathan, cookbook author Joan Nathan. Her most renowned author of Jewish Cooking in America. book, Jewish Cooking in America, (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998), is an engrossing scrapbook of anecdotes, pho- the meat simmers in varies by region. In New tos, historical food ads, and fabulous recipes. The England, apple cider rules, while in Dixie smoky book offers lively explanations of how recipes barbecue flavor is king, and in California, peppers became Americanized, along with the Jews who and tomatoes simmer in the pot with meat.

Kansas City Barbecued Brisket is especially delibrought them from every corner of the world.

(Editor’s note: And it’s available in the Kripke cious. “The sauce is very American, guaranteed to satisfy barbecue lovers,” says Nathan. In this country, Jewish Federation Library.)

“Because of the mass media, magazines want to be Jewish side dishes have gone local too. Newishup to date,” says Nathan. To sell issues, publishers Jewish Southwestern Tsimmes Stuffed with Chiles is feature the latest incarnation of upscale cuisine, a gem created by Chef Lenard Rubin of Phoenix, AZ. There’s also a Rosh Hashanah potluck salad that Jewish food included. Think of articles that have featured matzo brie with portobello mushrooms or is served on the holiday’s second night by Rita Michaelson of Providence, R.I., who celebrates at latkes with Thai dipping sauces.

“That’s not what I like at holidays,” says Nathan, informal beach gatherings with Jewish professors who is Ashkenazi. “Holidays are a time to return to from Brown University.

Of course kugels are the crowning glory of our roots and maintain tradition. We need consisAmerican Jewish cuisine. Besides the more common tency and so do our children.”

After morning services on Rosh Hashanah, she sweet cheese varieties, consider a recipe calling for invites a crowd to her house for a buffet of Moroccan coriander and corn. And consider San Antonio salads, gefilte fish molds, and other delicacies, all kugel, a fabulous pareve recipe that won a kugel contest sponsored by a Jewish magazine in culled from the canon of Jewish cuisine.

“Cooking traditional recipes is a way of saying, “This Philadelphia.

“Jewish food is so dynamic,” says Nathan, explainis my family, these are our customs,’” she says.

Of course, over the decades, she has tried new ing that it’s a reflection of world events, migrations recipes, but they have entered her repertoire organ- of people, local produce and cuisine, the media, and ically. For several years Nathan lived in Israel, cross influences.

While Nathan honors Jewish heritage, she doesn’t where she experienced Sephardic cuisine. Drawn to fresh vegetables and piquant seasoning, she scoff at hosts who on holidays serve recipes created embraced Mediterranean cooking. She feels recipes by celebrity chefs. She feels people are seeking one should reflect someone's life and not the glossy new dish, a fantastic kicker to dazzle their guests.

“Change is the nature of the world, and we can’t pages of magazines.

“Holiday cooking should show Jewish people where stop it,” says Nathan, aware that Jewish food has we came from,” says Nathan. “Our roots are important been evolving since the onset of kosher cooking.

“The thing that worries me is if we don’t use our trato us. Without roots, you can’t go anyplace.”

Every Passover, she prepares her mother-in-law’s ditional recipes, we’ll have nothing left of our culigefilte fish recipe. “I’ll make it for the rest of my nary past.”

She recommends dusting off old family recipes. life,” she says, explaining that she tweaked the recipe by lowering the cooking time from 21/2 hours Even if they are high in sugar or fat, they can be to 20 minutes and adding parsley, which wasn’t adjusted to comply with modern thinking on health. available in Eastern Europe.

In Nathan’s family, it wouldn’t be Rosh Hashanah Yet this kind of tweaking is initially what altered without the plum tart she recalls from childhood and Jewish food when it reached American shores, bakes every year. “It’s what makes my family special,” where cooks sought substitutions for unavailable she says. “I want my children to know this.” ingredients and relished others never seen before.

For that reason, Nathan bakes challah with her Because carp and pike do not swim in every part of children too. At Rosh Hashanah she is preparing the country, the first generation of immigrants used (Continued on page 8)

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Traditional Cooking...Regional Flavors (Continued from page 6) her mother’s brisket recipe. While her mother served it with farfel, Nathan may instead choose the Sephardic alternative, couscous. By exposing her children to these dishes, she is teaching them about the foods that sustained the Jews through history.

“As parents, our job is to create holiday memories and to pass them on to our children,” says Nathan. “Rosh Hashanah is a time to remember who you are. To remember who is gone in your family and to cherish them by keeping their recipes alive.”

(Recipes from: Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan) MARYLAND SPICY GEFILTE FISH WITH SHAD 10 lbs. whole shad, heads and tails removed and the shad boned (reserve heads, tails, and frames) 16 cups water or to cover fish bones 4 onions, peeled and left whole 1 stalk celery, left whole Salt to taste 8 peppercorns 4 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning 3 large eggs 1/3 cup water 1/2 to 1 cup matzo meal Accompaniments: red horseradish, pickled beets, carrot slivers, and parsley for garnish Wash shad heads and tails, and place with the bones along with the water in a large pot.

Add to the pot 2 of the onions, the celery, 1 tsp. salt, the peppercorns, and 3

tsp. Old Bay Seasoning. Bring to a boil and skim the foam off the top. Simmer, partially covered, while preparing the fish, about an hour.

Grind the remaining onions in a food processor. Add the fish and continue to process, pulsing on and off, but not to a mush.

Add salt, the remaining 1 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning, the eggs and 1/3 cup water and process briefly. Add a half cup of matzo meal and process, then continue adding more until the mixture feels tacky, not mushy.

Refrigerate for 15-20 minutes, or until fish mixture is stiff enough to handle.

Strain the broth, discarding the fish bones. Return the broth to the pot and bring to a boil.

Keep a bowl of cold water nearby, dip your hands in cold water, and mold the fish mixture into rounds the size of a squash ball, about 2 inches in diameter.

Place the fish balls in the broth and simmer, covered for 1 hour, adding more water if needed. Let fish cool in broth, then, with a slotted spoon, remove to a platter. Reduce the liquid by half, cool, and then refrigerate fish and the stock separately. Serve covered with the jellied sauce and accompaniments.

Yield: about 36 servings.

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KANSAS CITY BARBECUED BRISKET 5-6 pound brisket of beef Tbsp. liquid smoke medium chopped onions garlic clove, peeled and halved

Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 3 tbsp. brown sugar 1 16-ounce bottle ketchup 1/2 cup water 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp. dry mustard 6 tbsp. pareve margarine Wash and dry the brisket and sprinkle with 2 Tbsp. of the liquid smoke.

Wrap in heavy duty aluminum foil and marinate overnight.

The next day, open the foil, sprinkle on the chopped onions, garlic and pepper. Rewrap everything in the foil and bake in a preheated 325º oven for 5 hours.

Meanwhile combine the remaining 2 Tbsp. liquid smoke, brown sugar, ketchup, water, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, margarine, and salt and pepper. Simmer uncovered, for about 30 minutes.

Remove foil, slice the brisket thinly, and pour the sauce over all. Raise the oven to 350º and reheat, covered for 30 minutes.

Yield: 10 servings.

ROSH HASHANAH POTLUCK WITH LENTIL, CHICK-PEA, RED PEPPER, AND BROCCOLI SALAD Salad: 1 pound of broccoli 2 cups canned chick-peas 2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp. fresh parsley 1/4 cup olive oil 1 garlic clove, mashed Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

2 cups lentils 2 red peppers VINAIGRETTE: 2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 1 garlic clove, mashed Dash of sugar 1 tsp. French mustard 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup fresh mint Fresh lettuce for garnish Cut the broccoli into florets, cook briefly in boiling salted water, and plunge into iced water.

Drain chick-peas and mix with lemon juice, parsley, 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic clove, and salt and pepper. Set aside.

Clean the lentils and cook in boiling salted water for about 20 minutes or until al dente. Drain.

Place the red peppers in a preheated 450º oven for 20 minutes. When charred, place immediately in a brown paper bag to cool down for about 30 minutes. Peel, remove seeds and membranes, and slice into thin strips about 1/2 inch wide.

To make the vinaigrette, mix balsamic vinegar, garlic clove, sugar, and mustard in a small bowl. Whisking constantly, pour in 1/4 cup of oil. Add salt and pepper to taste and garnish with mint. Set aside in an attractive bowl.

Using a large platter, place all the vegetables and grains in individual sections, using lettuce as a garnish.

Serve as a salad or first course, with the vinaigrette in a bowl with a spoon on the side.

Yield: at least 12 servings (Continued on page 15)

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L.O.V.E. to Host National Symposium on Aging

Lunch and Learn to Use Dershowitz Book for Discussion

by KATHY HIRSHMAN, Assistant Executive Director Jewish Educational and Library Services The state of Israel has been vilified on college campuses, in the media and in the minds of many enlightened people. At a time when Israelis face death at every corner, they are portrayed as racists, human rights violators and murderers. The state of Israel, the homeland of the Jewish people is depicted by many as a Nazi state.

Alan Dershowitz, in his recent book, The Case for Israel, offers a thorough response to the attacks that Israel and Israelis are facing in the court of public opinion. The book supplies specific answers to accusations that Israel is conducting genocide against the Palestinians, that Israel is a racist state, that there is a moral equivalence between Palestinian terrorists and Israeli Army actions.

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Israel is portrayed as “the worst of the worst” may be due to a latent anti-Semitic trend that is growing.

Guy Matalon, Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and the Executive Director of Jewish Educational and Library Services, and Bob Wolfson, the Executive Director of ADL/CRC, will be discussing and dissecting the book on Tuesdays, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28, noon, at the Kripke Jewish Federation Library.

The sessions will focus on particular chapters of the book and will encourage participants to become advocates for Israel. For those who wish to participate in the sessions, there is no cost, except for the price of the book.

The book is available for purchase at the Kripke Library for $18.

Hebrew for the Traveler

by KATHY HIRSHMAN, Assistant Executive Director Jewish Educational and Library Services On Wednesday evenings, beginning phrases they may use when traveling Oct. 1 and running for four consecu- to Israel. The course runs Oct. 1, 8, tive weeks, native Israeli and Friedel 15, and 22, 7-8:30 p.m., at the JCC. Jewish Academy teacher Naama Arzi Cost for this course, including matewill be conducting a Hebrew language rials is $36 per person. For informacourse for the traveler. tion or to make your reservation, Using Berlitz materials, her aim is please contact me at 334-6445 by to make the participants more com- Sept. 24 to ensure your materials fortable with Hebrew words and arrive on time for the first lesson.

by JUDY BROOKSTEIN for L.O.V.E. The League Offering Volunteer for the Elderly (L.O.V.E.) will be hosting the 29th annual symposium for the Associates of Jewish Homes and Services for the Aging (AJHSA) in Omaha, May 1-4, 2004, in Omaha.

According to Lois Wine, Director of Volunteer Services for the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and a member of AJHSA Lois Wine, left, President-elect of AJHSA, and for the past 10 years, board members Eileen Remer and Judy “AJHSA provides educa- Bookstein, announced that Omaha will host tion, leadership develop- the organization’s conference in May. ment, networking and support to its unteers from Jewish nursing homes members, improves the effectiveness throughout the United States and of our respective organizations and Canada and L.O.V.E. is expecting enriches the quality of life for the eld- approximately 125 attendees.

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At the most recent symposium held will have the opportunity to take part in Miami this past May, Wine was in intensive workshops, innovative installed as President-elect for programming, networking sessions, AJHSA. Eileen Remer and I, local hear national keynote speakers and of L.O.V.E. board members, were course visit the Home.

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September 19, 2003

A Former Omahan and Her Synagogue

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

by BERT LEWIS Often, in this paper, we feature stories about former members of our Jewish community. We call it “Where Are They Now?” and we tell a bit about their past, as Nebraska residents, and their lives today, in whatever city they happen to live.

In the most accurate sense of the word, this isn’t a “Where Are They Now?” kind of story. I think you might call it instead “A Two Part Story of a Former Omahan and Her Synagogue.”

If you’ve been around for a respectable number of years, you may well remember Bernice Wintroub.

She was the daughter of Sid and Phineas, a couple very well known in this Jewish community, and a sister to the late Marilyn and Dick.

Omaha only claimed Bernice until she grew up and married, 50 years ago this past summer.

Herschel Premack, who was born and raised in Aberdeen, South Dakota, met her through family connections, and after what I understand was a two year, long distance courtship, they married. Bernice spoke to me as her golden anniversary approached, telling me she and Hersch were married at Beth El,

by Rabbi Myer S. Kripke.

Bernice and Herschel have made their home in Aberdeen since then, raising a family of three children. She was also pleased to tell me they had provided their parents with five grandchildren.

Herschel is now retired from the scrap and auto parts business, where Bernice also worked with him for some 20 years.

In retirement, there should be enough, time to finally fulfill outside interests, and it appears that the Premacks understand and agree with this concept. One of those interests must surely be the tiny synagogue located in Aberdeen.

Here then, is Part II of this story: Congregation B’nai Isaac.

The story is being told because dear friends of the Premacks visited them a few months ago, and happened to be there over a week-end. That provided

Left: Herschel Premack teaches Steven Groth how to blow the shofar. Right: Baking challah

for Rosh Hashanah are: Steven, Shelly, Scott, Rebecca, Samantha and Sarah Groth.

the opportunity for the visitors to accompany their hosts to Friday night services. This turned out to be a truly unforgettable experience, which they (and I) would like to share.

Maybe because we live in times when there continues to be so much dissension between people of different religious beliefs, it becomes more important tell a story about a little synagogue that has survived against all odds.

It’s been around a long time, B’nai Isaac.

Premack tells us there have been Jews living in Aberdeen since the mid 1880s. The organized history dates back to 1908-9, with the first rabbi appearing in 1914. In 1949, the shul affiliated with United Synagogue, and as Bernice says, “Although members have practiced a wide range of observance from Orthodox to Reform, we are a Conservative congregation.”

Clearly, this shul served a community in the usual ways through the years, including an active USY chapter in the 1960s and 70s for its high school students, even hosting conclaves.

Of course there have been many changes through-

out the years, with the absence of Jewish families in Aberdeen being significant. Bernice tells me the synagogue is kosher, with dairy foods usually favored. However, if there is an occasion to serve meat, it, too, is kosher. The Premacks keep a kosher home and are now the only family that does so, though there have been others in the past.

She recalls there were about 35 Jewish families, including a rabbi, when she came to the community 50 years ago. Now, there are three couples and several singles.

With numbers so few, it’s been said their currentmembership is more like a Havurah than formal membership. Still, there are three couples, seven singles and two women who are in the process of converting.

One of those women has six children, which could conceivable raise the numbers somewhat! Think of it-three couples, an occasional Oneg for this steadfast little group who apparently can’t see any reason to do otherwise. There are Sunday school and Hebrew school classes starting again for the children and any adults who want to learn some Hebrew.

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by GARY KATZ Assistant Librarian Kripke Jewish Federation Library What does Judaism say about War? Peace? Are there any Jewish rules of engagement?

“War and Peace in the Jewish Tradition” will be the topic during a four-week series starting on Monday, Oct. 13, and running for four consecutive weeks: Oct. 20, 27, and Nov. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Kripke Library.

Dr. Leonard Greenspoon, Creighton University Professor and holder of the Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, will tackle a variety of Jewish texts that focus on “War and Peace.”

“The discussion of the Dr. Leonard Jewish view of war and Greenspoon peace is timely and relevant right now,” said Dr. Greenspoon.

“Using a variety of texts, we will be discussing the Jewish views of war and peace and apply them to current military actions,” Dr. Greenspoon explained. “What makes this class so exciting is that these textual references to war and peace are seldom discussed or examined in this kind of open forum.”

The series will focus on passages from four sections: Deuteronomy 20, Talmudic passages, Rambam, as well as contemporary sources that apply to the world situation today.

The program is sponsored by Jewish Education and Library Services (JELS). Cost is $18, (which includes materials) and is open to the community; however, space is limited and reservations are required. Participants are welcome to attend the first session to preview the class.

For more information and to reserve your space, please contact Kathy Hirshman, JELS Assistant Executive Director, at 334-6445, or e-mail her at: khirshman@jewishomaha.org.

September 19, 2003

A Former Omahan and Her Synagogue (Continued from previous page) The spirit of this tiny knowledge, so it’s the only handful of people deterone to get my attention. mined to maintain a synaI must also say the people gogue in their community like the Premacks and their and in their lives is to be fellow congregants have my respected and admired. profound admiration.

Listening to the history Surely it must be folks of B’nai Isaac and learnlike these who will always ing about the strong preswork to keep a place of worence of Jewish people ship open and available. through the years past as No wonder pogroms and merchants, doctors, groholocausts and religious cers, scrap dealers, public wars have never been able service and even politito make us disappear. As cians, it’s easier to underlong as there are Jews who stand how this little shul are committed to overcome maintained its credibility. whatever inconvenience or There is a past history obstacle to maintain a little which shouldn’t be forgot- Exterior of the synagogue, Congregation shul, we will remain a ten, and a present which B’nai Isaac in Aberdeen. strong presence wherever deserves to be noticed.

Photos courtesy of the Premacks. we happen to live.

Obviously, the few Jews in Tzedakah “guru” Danny Siegel, whose name you Aberdeen are respected as might know from Jewish communal work, was in well as noticed.

Aberdeen for a USY Conclave in March of 1972. The Premack says, “Members poem is published in his book, Unlocked Doors. are often called on to do Psalm 55, For the Jews of B’nai Isaac, programs at schools and Aberdeen, South Dakota universities about holiHappy are those whose synagogue is small days, Hebrew as a lanHappy are our children guage, Jewish culture, etc.

Who sit in sixes and fours “We are often asked to Learning Torah host church confirmation With the rabbi classes and Sunday school For he knows them well enough Hersch and Bea classes, college religion To know them Premack classes, women’s circles, for Happy are our homemade caterings those who want to tour the synagogue and learn more Our hospitality on Pesach about Judaism,” she explained. She added that the Our own-washed floors Happy the man who walks right in little group is “grateful for the support of the United day or night Synagogue, as affiliation makes it possible to keep Through the unlocked doors regional, national and international contacts.”

To meditate and sit in peace Probably there are other small synagogues and Happy are we whose house is a shul tiny congregations in other small communities, but And whose temple is a home. this is the only one of which I have any personal

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Golfers Raise a Lot of Green in Temple Fund Raiser

by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator

Photos from top: Amanda Bucher, 12, and her sister Megan, eight, cool off in the shade while playing golf at Temple Israel’s annual family miniature golf outing on a hot August afternoon. Even though temperatures hovered around 100º, there were almost 125 golfers.

Len Burrell, top right, was among those getting ready to drive their carts onto the course the next day at the Golf Outing. A record 96 golfers teed-off. The golfers and 75 sponsors raised more than $30,000 for Temple’s religious school, youth groups, adult education, and worship services. Jon Meyers was chairman of this year’s event.

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September 19, 2003

Course to Offer Concise History of Israel from Biblical to Contemporary Times

by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator Emphasizing the history of the Israelites/Hebrews/ Jews, Dr. Moshe Gershovich, assistant professor of Modern European History at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), will teach a concise course on the history of Israel and its people. In conjunction with Temple Israel’s Hermene Zweiback Dr. Moshe Lifelong Jewish Learning Gershovich Center, the two-semester series begins on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at Temple.

Participants will be introduced to some of the essential events, phases, themes, and characters who have shaped the history of the land and its inhabitants from Biblical times to the present, said Dr. Gershovich. The first semester runs through Dec. 10. The second part of the course begins on Jan. 14, 2004, and continues through March 31. Class is from 6:45-8:30 p.m.

In the fall, the course will cover Biblical and pemodern foundations. “Our exploration of the subject will consider the broader history of the Mediterranean Basin and beyond it,” related Dr. Gershovich. “In so doing, I intend to provide students with greater insight into the place of the Jews in world history and their contribution to human development. They should also acquire a well-balanced perspective on the origins of the current conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.”

Focusing on Biblical Israel, the post-Biblical period and Christianity in Israel, the Muslim period, and the Ottomans, Dr. Gershovich plans to discuss topics such as how the location and geography of the land of Israel have affected its history, the original inhabitants of the land, how and why the Hebrews developed a monotheistic faith, the reliability of the Bible as a historical source, the religious significance of the Holy Land to Christians and Muslims, how the Jewish community fared under the Cross

and the Crescent, and what relationships were established between that community and the Jewish Diaspora.

In the spring, the class will study “Israel in the Middle East: Modern and Contemporary History” covering Zionism, the Holocaust, and the modern State of Israel. A Short History of the Jewish People: From Legendary Times to Modern Statehood, by Raymond P. Scheindlin is the recommended text.

Dr. Gershovich, a native of Israel, completed his undergraduate studies at Tel Aviv University in 1982.

He majored in Middle Eastern and Jewish History and then pursued graduate work at the University working there as a junior researcher at the Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies.

In 1995, Dr. Gershovich earned his Ph.D. degree at Harvard University. From 1995-98, he served as a visiting lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Upon receiving a senior scholar Fulbright grant, Dr. Gershovich became a faculty member of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ak-Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco, from 1998 to 2000.

Author of numerous scholarly articles, he is currently writing a book, “Serving the Tricolor: Moroccan Soldiers in French Uniforms,” based on his research while in Morocco.

Since 2001, Dr. Gershovich has been teaching at UNO. In addition to World Civilization, his course offerings include Modern France, Modern International History, the Modern Middle East, Contemporary North Africa, the ArabIsraeli Conflict, the Holocaust, and Imperialism and Decolonization. He also served on the faculty of the Florence Melton Adult Mini School, sponsored

by Jewish Education and Library Services.

Each class will include a lecture by Dr. Gershovich and group discussion of the readings. Prior knowledge of the subject is not required, and participants can enroll in both semesters or just one. Class fee is $18 for Temple members and $25 for all others, who are welcome to attend. Register by contacting Temple Program Director Rosie Zweiback by e-mail at: rzweiback@qwest.net or at 556-6536.

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Temple’s High Holy Day Services Reach Out to All Ages

by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator As in the past, there will be two services on Rosh Hashanah Eve on Friday, Sept. 26, at Temple Israel. The first service begins at 6 p.m. and will conclude in time for the second service at 8:15 p.m.

During the morning service on Saturday, Sept.

27, 10:15 a.m., in the sanctuary, there will also be a family youth service in the Livingston Chapel which starts at the same time. Written and led by Omaha Temple Youth Group (OTYG) members and Cantor Wendy Shermet, the family youth service liturgy focuses on topics appropriate for older children and their families. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel will tell a story. Parents are highly encouraged to attend this service with their children.

For young children, ages four through fourth grade, there will be a 30-minute service at 9:15 a.m. in the chapel.

On Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m., the clergy will lead the annual Memorial Service at the Temple Israel Cemetery, 6412 No. 42nd St. Shabbat Shuva on Friday, Oct. 3, the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, known as the Sabbath of Return, emphasizes a return to values that enhance life and its meaning. Services begin at 7:30 p.m. and offer families an opportunity to introspectively examine and evaluate their priorities and directions. The renewal of family emerges from the traditions and creative liturgy of this sacred Shabbat worship service.

Following the Shabbat morning service on Saturday, Oct. 4, 10:30 a.m., families are encouraged to participate in Tashlich, a custom of casting bread, which symbolizes sin, into a body of water representing the hope that casting off transgressions will lead to a fresh start. After services, Rabbi Craig Marantz and Cantor Shermet will meet with young and old alike at the Elmwood Park stream for the brief service.

Kol Nidre services on Yom Kippur Eve, Sunday, Oct. 5, will also be conducted twice. The first service is at 6 p.m. and the second at 8:15 p.m.

On Yom Kippur morning, Monday, Oct. 6, Temple Israel congregants Dr. Magda Peck and Dr. Michael Walts will lead an alternate service in the chapel. The chapel service and the service in the sanctuary both begin at 10:15 a.m.

An ethics panel discussion on the topic, “Tikkun Olam in this Era of Apathy: How Can We Bring Back the Attitude of the 60’s and Rekindle Jewish Social Activism?” follows the morning service.

Moderated by David Jacobson, the panel will include Rabbi Azriel, Gary Kaplan, Cookie Hoberman, Jane Brooks and Rachel Combs.

A musical interlude, presented by the Nova String Quartet at 2 p.m. in the chapel, will follow the panel discussion. This peaceful interlude will feature music written by Jewish composers and highlight Jewish themes.

As on Rosh Hashanah, there will be a Yom Kippur family youth service, written by OTYG members and Cantor Shermet, for children and their families. Rabbi Marantz will tell a story during the service which begins at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary.

Moments of Remembrance, a prelude to Yizkor, will also start at 3 p.m. In a supportive and caring setting in the chapel, mourners will be able to share their memories and feelings prior to reciting Kaddish. All those who have lost someone dear, recently or in the past, are welcome to attend this comforting experience and bring a photo or memento to help convey the essence of a loved one who has died.

Afternoon services begin at approximately 4 p.m. with Yizkor followed by Neilah at about 5 p.m.

Both the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Eve early (6 p.m.) services, the morning services, and children’s services will be signed for the hearing impaired.

Parking will be available at First United Methodist Church and the Omaha Community Playhouse during all of the High Holy Day services.

CORRECTION In last week’s Krombach/Gonsher wedding announcement, Aviva Krombach’s mother’s name was incorrectly spelled. Her mother is the late Roberta Krombach. The Press regrets the error.

September 19, 2003

Annual Bible Quiz Celebrates ‘Chai’

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BBYO to Send Teens on the March of the Living

by LOIS EPSTEIN for B’nai B’rith The Annual Edward Zorinsky B’nai B’rith Bible Quiz will be held Wednesday, Dec.10, 7 p.m. in the theatre of the Jewish Community Center, announced Gary Javitch, President of Henry Monsky Lodge B’nai B’rith.

According to Javitch, the purpose of the quiz is to encourage Jewish youth to become more familiar with their heritage, the Bible. It is also to honor the memory of the late Senator Edward Zorinsky, who had a special concern for Jewish young people.

While the Lodge is the sponsor of the quiz, the program has been developed in conjunction with Omaha’s synagogues and Jewish youth groups.

“It adds a bit of fun to Jewish education,” Javitch said.

First prize is $600, second prize is $350, third place is $250 and fourth place is $125. The prize monies can be applied toward college tuition, a trip to Israel or an approved Jewish camp or educational program sponsored by a local or national Jewish organization.

In addition to these prizes any contestant who answers three questions correctly during the preliminary round will be given $10 cash at the end of the evening. The contest winner will receive $25 cash. The contest is open to all Jewish teenagers in the Omaha area who are in grades nine through 12.

This is the ‘Chai’ or 18th year for the contest,” noted Steve Riekes, referring to the Hebrew letter which for 18, which translates as ‘life.’ Riekes, a Trustee of the Lodge who originated the quiz concept, recognized Gloria Kaslow and Stan Mitchell, who were also founders of the Bible Quiz, and have remained very active and committed for the past 18 years. He also gave special thanks to Ron Gordon, who has been the timekeeper for the past 18 years.

Riekes noted that Professor Leonard Greenspoon has actively participated in the last several years. Greenspoon, Klutznick Professor of Jewish Civilization at Creighton University,

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will continue to act as a judge and give a lecture on the Bible a few minutes prior to the start of the contest.

Riekes also noted the active cooperation and involvement of various members of the Lodge, the family of Edward Zorinsky, the rabbis, the directors of education of Omaha’s synagogues, the youth directors and many volunteers.

The subjects for the 18th Annual contest are the Books of Exodus and Ruth. Prior to the contest, the contestants will be asked to familiarize themselves with the assigned books by reading them.

“Any teenager, regardless of previous Jewish education, who thoroughly reads the required material, can compete,” said Riekes. “The quiz is not hard. Sample questions will be given contestants in advance and practice sessions will be held.”

He added that “every teenager who enters the contest becomes a winner, because every educated person should be familiar with the Bible.”

Javitch said that the Lodge was extremely pleased that this program has achieved Chai status and the Lodge has received exceptional cooperation in putting on this event. The Quiz is held in conjunction with Jewish Book Month and the Federation Kripke Library. Also, as they have done for the past eighteen years, each of the synagogues, their youth groups and their schools, and the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization are assisting in this year’s contest.

“I know that Henry Monsky Lodge has always been committed to our youth, and I am pleased to be involved with this program,” said Rachel Blum, BBYO Director.

Those interested in entering may submit their name, with their parents’ names, address, zip code, e-mail address, telephone number, high school and grade to: B’nai B’rith, 333 So. 132 St., Omaha, NE 68154, or by calling me at 334-6443 or by via email to: lepstein@jewishomaha.org

by Nov. 3. For more information call Steve Riekes at 333-8498 or 492-9800.

by RACHEL KATSKEE, JCC Program Associate Omaha BBYO is gearing up to send After a week in Poland, the trip conmembers of the B’nai B’rith Youth cludes with a weeklong trip to Israel.

Organization to participate on the The transition represents a new March of the Living trip this April. beginning and celebrates the achieveThe March was established in 1988 as ments of the Jewish people. an educational experience for Jewish Participants will walk the “March teens. Since then, thousands of Jewish of Death” from Auschwitz to Birkenau youth from 47 countries have partici- on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust pated to learn more about the history of Remembrance Day, mourn with the Holocaust and Israel.

Israeli soldiers on Yom Hazikaron, The trip originates in Poland retrac- Israel’s Memorial Day, and celebrate ing the footsteps of our ancestors and in Israel on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel touring cities that used to be full of Independence Day. Highlights of the trip include tours Jewish life in order to experience the rich Jewish culture that existed of Warsaw, Krakow, Yad Vashem, before the Holocaust.

Masada and the Western Wall.

Jewish high school students in grades 10-12 are encouraged to apply for this opportunity of a lifetime.

Participants must be (or must become) BBYO members and are selected through an interview process.

They are required to participate in an educational series prior to the trip, Omaha’s most recent participants: and upon their return, are expected to Ryan Tichauer, left, Courtney share their experiences with their Rabb, Aaron Rich, Sarah communities. For more information Hasslinger, Michael Fineman. or an application, call me at 334-6403.

Fun, Fun, and More Fun

by LOIS WINE, JSS Volunteer Coordinator That was the word most frequently heard at the Grandparents Day celebration.

Entertainment included magician Jeff Quinn, Hiccups and the Rockabelly Clown Band, and Carole Greenberg, painted faces for residents and families, like Abby and Eliana Reiss, right.

BIRTH Yosi and Aviva Applebaum of Chicago, IL announce the Aug. 23 birth of their son, Dov Applebaum.

He is the grandson of Walter and Harriet Richtman of Chicago, IL and

Rabbi Martin & Rosalie Applebaum of West Palm Beach, FL. He is the great-grandson of Rosa Richtman and the late Dave Richtman.

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IN THE NEWS

ENGAGEMENT ELLSTEIN/FELLMAN Dr. Carol Ellstein of Wolverine, MI, announced the engagement of her daughter, Melissa Beth, to Daniel Joshua Fellman, son of Beverly and Richard Fellman. Melissa is also the daughter of the late Charles Ellstein.

The bride-to-be graduated from St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, with a BS in Psychology. She is currently working on a Master’s Degree in Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. Her grandparents are Eleanor and nation at the Hebrew Union CollegeBert Ellstein and the late Jennie and Jewish Institute of Religion in Ben Krugel.

Cincinnati, OH. Her fiance earned a B.A. in Political He is the grandson of Dina and Science at Colorado College in Harold Bloom and the late Frances Colorado Springs. He earned a and Leon Fellman.

Master’s Degree in Hebrew Letters A June 2004 wedding in Detroit is and is working towards rabbinic ordi- planned.

The photographic exhibit “To Save One Life: The Story of Righteous Gentiles” will be displayed in the Pennie Z. Davis Gallery for Holocaust Education through Nov. 15. The exhibit can be viewed Monday Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Friday, 9a.m.-5p.m., and Sunday,1-5 p.m.

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B’NAI B’RITH BREADBREAKERS Frank Brown, Omaha City Councilman, will speak at Breadbreakers on Wednesday, Sept.

24, noon, at the Park Inn Regency, according to Gary Javitch. Brown wants to rename Rosenblatt Stadium during the College World Series.

Allan Noddle, of Noddle Development Company, will speak on Oct. 1, noon, about his experiences as “An American Living in Europe.”

Cost is $9 for lunch and $2 for beverage service only. Breadbreakers is open to the community.

JELS Regulars at the Tuesday Lunch and Learns in the Kripke Library at the JCC know how informative these sessions have been; now we are expanding our guest presenter list. This year Omaha’s pulpit rabbis will join Guy Matalon, Executive Director of JELS, and Bob Wolfson, Executive Director of the ADL. Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 23, noon, when Temple Israel’s Rabbi Aryeh Azriel is the guest.

The “Guy and Bob Show” is sponsored by Jewish Educational and Library Services.

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You can still find Keith Sherman, founder of Sherm’s, behind the counter, as well as Chef Claude Hampton and Jerry Titze. Together, these three bring almost 50 years of experience with seafood.

The Child Saving Institute Guild Board will be hosting its Speaker Luncheon and Boutique on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at the Regency Marriott. Judith Viorst will be speaking and promoting her latest book, Grown Up Marriage. Viorst is a wellknown poet, author and columnist.

Her topic, “What Is a Grown Up?” is an exploration of the growing up process in terms of our personal development, our relationships with our children and aging parents. Following the presentation, Viorst will be available for a book signing.

Patron tables are available for $520 or $650. Regular tables are available for $400 or $500. Individual tickets are $65 for patron and $50 for regular seats. Contact CSI at 553-6000 to reserve tables and tickets.

ORGANIZATIONS

Y.E.S. Members will meet Monday at the JCC. Come play bingo at 10 a.m. with Eileen Remer or exercise with Stacey Paskert at 10:30 a.m. Bring articles to share for “YES Talk” at 11 a.m.

Following lunch at noon, Jim Delmont, World-Herald staff writer will talk on “Moral Standards and Censorship”. For transportation, call Dee Dee at 330-4272. Call Maggie for reservations at 334-6521 for the Jewish New Year’s Party on Sept. 29; deadline is Sept. 22.

Lunch • Tues.-Fri. 11-2:30 Dinner • Tues.-Thurs. 5-10 • Fri. & Sat. 5-11 Sunday Brunch • 10-2

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The surgeons of the Nebraska Spine Center have been selected to participate in a national study of an investigational disc replacement device for lumbar (back) spine surgery, according to Dr. Eric Phillips. Only 30 surgeons were chosen for this trial.

Approximately 200,000 lumbar surgeries are performed in the U.S. each year, often entailing a fusion with rods, screws or cages. The Maverick Artificial Disc could potentially offer another option to patients who suffer from degenerative disc disease.

For information about participating, call Dr. Michael C. Longley at the Nebraska Foundation for Spinal Research, 496-5528.

VISIONS Reminder: Autumn Cruise on the River City Star is Wednesday, Oct. 1, 11:30 a.m. Send reservations with check for $16, payable to Jewish Senior Services, to Sandy and Fred Bromley, 13419 Marinda St., Omaha, NE 68144. Deadline is Sept. 23. Sorry, there are no accommodations available for late comers

WALK-IN, DROP-IN For those members going to the Bluffs Run Casino Thursday, please meet at the JCC by 8:45 a.m. Call Maggie for transportation, 334-6521.

Walk-In, Drop-In, will meet on Thursday, Oct. 2.

LOMIR REDN YIDDISH Join us Thursday, Sept. 25, 1-3 p.m., at the Yiddish Conversation Group at the JCC. Call Anne Skolkin for information at 343-1638. The group will also meet on Thursday, Oct. 2.

JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES Reminder: Vegas Night is Tuesday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. at the JCC, featuring the Bill Chrastil Show and music from the fifties, sixties and classic rock. Seating is limited, so come early. Refreshments will be served. Call Maggie Conti for reservations at 334-6521.

OMAHA CENTER OF TORAH LEARNING Rabbi Aryeh Blum will give his weekly parasha shiur on Shabbos afternoon, Saturday, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m. Time for Talmud is Monday, Sept. 22 & 29, 7:30 p.m.; the Beis Midrash is open for chavrusa-style learning on Tuesday, Sept. 23 & 30, 7:30 p.m., all at the OCTL House, 1313 No. 58 St. New this Monday: Ariella Hoffman will be the instructor for “What’s Cookin’?” on Monday, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. at her home, 5626 Hamilton.

Learn how to master the culinary delights of Shabbos.

“Hidden Dimensions of Psalms,” organized by Shirley Goodman is on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m., at the Kripke Jewish Federation Library.

Rabbi Tuvia Hoffman will explore the meaning of psalms to be recited in cases of illness.

Join Rabbi Blum for Lunch ’n Learn at the Kripke Library, Wednesday, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1, noon.

Brooke’s Teen Girls’ is Thursday, Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., at her home, 805 So. 120 Ave. For more information, call Rabbi Blum at 320-8055 or Rabbi Hoffman, at 981-0569.

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September 19, 2003

READ IT AND EAT Reviewed by LOIS FRIEDMAN Mom and Dad and apple pie...it’s that season of the year for fall, apples, harvest and memories of the smell of goodies baking in the oven especially warm apple pie. Apple pie is all about sharing and caring...connecting to the past and the people we care most about.

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This award winning author, who has written eight other cookbooks, writes clear, easy-to-follow instructions. You might say he makes making apple pie a piece of cake. Apple pie comes out with cheesecake, bread pudding, with and without peel, as pot pies and calzones, for birthdays and Valentine’s Day...you name it and there are mostly sweet and some savory recipes to try.

A trip out to one of the nearby apple orchards for the apples with your children or grandchildren is the stuff of memories. If you don’t have time to trek out to the country or master crust-making, try this apple cheese sandwich for lunch on Rosh Hashanah or in the sukkah for Sukkot!

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APPLE AND BRIE HAND PIES 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon crushed dried rosemary 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 to 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, softened One 8- or 9-inch flour tortilla 1 tablespoon spiced apple butter, homemade or store bought 1 Granny Smith or other crisp, tart apple, peeled, cored and thinly sliced 3 or 4 slices Brie cheese not quite 1/4 inch thick Mix the sugar, rosemary, and cinnamon together in a ramekin or small bowl; set aside.

Spread the butter on one side of the tortilla and place buttered side down in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Spread the apple butter over the tortilla with the back of the spoon.

Arrange the apple slices over half of the tortilla, overlapping a little if you like, you may not need them all. Place the cheese on top of the apples, then fold the uncovered half of the tortilla over the filling, pressing down gently with a metal spatula. Heat for 30 to 40 seconds.

Flip the hand pie over and heat for about the same amount of time on the other side to melt the cheese.

Brush the top with a bit of the melted butter in the skillet and sprinkle generously with th sugar mixture.

Transfer the hand pie to a chopping board and cut in half. Serve hot. Makes 1 to 2 servings.

Beth El Schedules Second Parallel Service

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by DIANE AXLER BAUM for Beth El Synagogue Beth El Synagogue again will offer “parallel services” on Shabbat morning, Oct. 4. The traditional service, including a D’var Torah, will take place in the sanctuary, starting 9:30 a.m., while a more participatory service, starting 10 a.m., will fill the chapel with joyous singing, including a few new melodies.

The service in the chapel also will feature an opportunity for silent prayer, a couple of beautiful English readings not in the regular service, and-perhaps most important--a Torah discussion, said

UAHC Educator Conducts Workshop for Temple Teachers

by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator

Rabbi Mordechai Levin.

Beth El’s first experiment with “parallel services” took place in August, in response to many requests, over a long period of time, for the synagogue to offer a different type of Saturday morning service.

Many who attended the alternative service in the chapel have voiced strong enthusiasm and a desire to do it again.

Among them is Ozzie Nogg, who said she “loved the service” and “liked the give and take. I am a person who sees the positive possibilities of change, and I’m always ready for new and different forms of expression.”

In the opinion of Buddy Goodman, “Rabbi Levin actually changed very little, but I believe what he changed needed to be changed. I found it interesting that the rabbi eliminated some of the repetitive things that tend to make our regular service dull.”

Gloria Kaslow said everyone seated around her in the chapel found the Torah discussion meaningful and significant. "We were touched. We were moved to tears,” she recalled. “This was a service infused with the moral and ethical background of Judaism, and grounded in what Judaism teaches us about how to live.”

Traditional Cooking

Temple Israel religious school teachers participated in a workshop earlier this month with Rabbi Jan Katzew, pictured above, Director of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations Department of Jewish Education.

Rabbi Katzew and the educators were welcomed

by Elyce Azriel, Director of Temple’s Middle and High School, and Temple President Gary Kaplan, who reminded the teachers that, “Even when you can’t see it, you’re making a difference.”

Rabbi Katzew, a former classmate of Temple’s Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, presented a workshop on “Alternatives to Frontal Teaching” by using various methods to demonstrate to teachers how to help students recognize their religious, ethnic, political, and economic relationships to Israel.

Rabbi Katzew will return in January to Temple Israel as an educator-in-residence thanks to the support of the Margaret and Arnold Robinson Family Jewish Education Fund.

(Continued from page 8) SAN ANTONIO KUGEL 1 1-pound pkg. broad egg noodles 1 stick pareve margarine 1/4 cup sugar 2 large eggs, slightly beaten 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 2 Winesap apples 2 pears 1/2 to 1 cup orange juice Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 to 1 cup white raisins Cook the noodles in boiling salted water for 10 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Add the margarine to the noodles and mix until melted.

Add the sugar, eggs and cinnamon. Grate the peeled apples and pears and add with the juices and raisins. Mix gently.

Pour into a greased 9 by 13 by 2-inch rectangular casserole. Bake in a preheated 325º oven for 11/2 hours to 2 hours, depending on the degree of crustiness desired. Serve warm or cold as a side dish with poultry or brisket.

Yield: 10-12 servings

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