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Newman Foundation offers funds Harian J. Noddle, president of the Murray H. and Sharee C. Newman Supporting Foundation, announced applications liave been sent to organizations and individuals operating or residing witliin a 76-mile radius of Omaha advising of funds available from the Newman Supporting Foundation. Mr. Noddle indicated the Newman Foundation Board o^ Trustees will be meeting on April 19 to consider requests from individuals and and qualified organizations in need of funds for purposes consistent with the l^_bylaws of the Foundation.
These bylaws provide for distribution of earnings to (1) individuals who reside in or within 76 miles of Omaha for charitable, educational or religious purposes; (2| the Fedotition; or (3) any or all of the charitable organizations which have their principal offices in or within 75 miles of Omaha and operate primarily in and within 76 miles of Omaha and which are beneficiaries of the current year's budgeting and allocation process of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Inc. Grant applications should
Howard Borden, sports stag chairman, has announced that Mike Ditka, head coach of the Chicago Bears, will be the featured guest speaker at the 36th ^Annual B'nai B'rith Charity '^ Stag at Peony park, redneaday evening, May 10. Ditka is a 26-year veteran ' 1M NFL both as a player coach. to his professional in football, Ditka an All-American at ttaburgh. He was the firat nnind pick in Ditka thea «qJoy«d a {daying cariatr as a It end with the Chicago thePUlMUpUaEagjM and the Dallaa Cowboys. He had. the honor of playing in five Pro Bowls bum 1962 to 1966. Ditka served nine years an an offenaive coach under Tom Landty at Dallas. In Chkago, Ditka has eetabliahed himself aa one of Jte NFL's finest coachea,
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be for amounts not in excess of $3,000 and should be submitted no later than April 3, 19S9. niere will be no excq>By Joanie Jacobson tions to this deadline. The Federation public Newman Supporting Founrelations director dation would welcome the The Women's Division of opportunity to be a participating sponsor in pro- the 1989 Jewish Federation grams that exceed this dol- of Omaha Campaign will present internationally aclar limit. Individuals or organiza- claimed entertainer and hutions desiring a grant qtpli- man rights activist, Mary cation or further informa- Travers, on Thursday, tion may contact Jerry Ro- March 9, at Ak-Sar-Ben , Hall. Doors wiU open at am, endowment director of 11:45 a.m.; a hincheon will the Jewish Federation of be served pron^tfy at 12:15 Omaha Foundation, 334- p.m. Dietary laws will be observed. 8200, extension 275.
Mike Ditka to speak at B'nai B'rith Stag Championship in Super Bowl XX. He is actively involved in Misericordia, the Little City Foundation, the Fellowship of Christian Athletea and Sporta Teama Orgmized for the Prevention of Drug Abuse. Ditka and his wife, Diana, have four children: Mke, Mark. Megan and Matthew. Dave Blackwell, farmer Omaha aporta personality, will again be the ouster of ceremoniea. according to Borden. Blackwell is spwts director at radio station MkeDitka guiding the Beaia to tfas KLUB in Salt Lake City. The Bert Render Award NFC rhampionship game in 1988. He waa named NFC will be preaented to the coach of the year m 1988 Metropolitan Area Hi|^ and was inducted into the School Athbto of the Year. Football Hall of Fame in The recipient will be anCanton, Ohio, last Angost nounoad pti<ir to the Sport His record speaka for it- SUg. self. Ditka haa guided the TIcketa ve t70 and may Bears into poet-season play be purehaaed by calling Ii« in each of the last f oar sea- Trachtcnbarg, 342-2806, or sona. In 1986. the Beara by calling the B'nai B'rith captured thdr eighth NFL office, 334-«300.
Best known as the female vocalist in the folk trio, "Peter, Paul & Mary," Ms. Travers lecturee extensiv^ on the human rights condition. She has been commasioned to visit the Soviet Union and El Salvador to study human rights abuses in those countries. Jan Schneiderman is chairman of the event; Jody Malaahock is co^hairman "This ia going to be a very special event for the Jewish women of Omaha," said Mrs. Schneiderman. "From all we've heaid. Mary leavers is an exoaptional ^paaiir with an exceptional meosage. She's much mart than just a singer. "This win be the culmination of what we hope will be a very successful fundraising campaign," she contimied." WooMn do make an impact on thia community aa a separate entity, and we are aa responaibla for raising the onontjr and giviag the money as the nan." '"Xlw primary purpose of the hmcheon is not to raise funda," emphaajiad Mrs. Malaahock, "moat of the women will have already been aalidted. llie pup*>w ia to ahow stjppar^ tor tUa
Yeshiva in Moscow NEW YORK (JTA) The first independent yashiva permitted on Soviet •oil in 60 yeara wiUlM inauguratod in Moscow Feb. 22 by Rabbi Adin StainaalU, •ecordfaig to the Nmr Yorkbaaed organixation that su|)porta his work, lie rabbis and scholara , who will Uain at the Judaic Statues Center are espw^tad totbaeome the religfawa and cuttvral leaders of the next gSBsraihw of Soviet Jowa, thoas who are uoAbie or nowiUtaftolMvotiMUSSIi, •ccottKac to tbs Alaiib So^ daty The Soviet auUxntiaa tfllrwd the Aleph Sodaty'a , odiHivorii^to^ooaaall amfcafa^n nd ntateriak, ftcuity BMBbart aid atwdata. Aboat 80 ttiidaaU wan acctptod late the •'• d^ and iwaaiof ,oat(ifl47a(ipll-
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M7I our Jewiah ixmnnnal lifiB. "If a wooian ha* the freedom to apend money," said Mrs. Schneiderman,'discretioaary dollars' from dther her independent income or the family income, she also has a responsibility to give it. "Last week. I received the booklet. If Not You, WHO?,' published by tiw Federation. 'WHO will provide for a Jewish Omaha?' it asks. The answer must be 'all of ua.' All of ua have to come together and raise the maeiay to ensure Jewish 6pcommimlMri Mm .«^^'h^^f4^i(»^^. portuniities today and tomorrow.
man. "One way I do that is through the Women's Division of the Federation. "Without the Federation and its dollars, we would be a fragmented people with no central address. There would be no Jewish Preas, no Rose Blumkin Jewish Home, no Jewish Community Center, no Jewish Family Service, to name a few. The stronger the Fadsra- tion, the more viable our community and, in fact, the ' entire oommunity at-large. The Federation benefits all Jewiah people and
"I urge every woman in our community to mark the date. 'Mary Travers' i»t>misee to be an exceptional, unforgettable women's community event." The cost of the luncheon is $12.60 per person; reaer vations must be made by March 1,1989. A minimum gift of •62 to the 1989 Campaign ia required For further information, contact EUie Penner at the Federation office, 334-8200, Btt.S84.
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Whan Rabbi Neil OiUman speaks, people don't just lieten. Rather, he triea to move hia audienw to activive(y partkteate. according to a Beth El spokesman That will be his goal as gueet speaker at the Torah Weekend. F^. 24-26. at Bath El Synagogue. Rabhi Oilbnan'a invk has fbcuaedenenrwiragingpeopie to tackle iMtJor thacdogical quaationa aad eonte up with thair own MMTCTS. RaachadatUaNewYork ofBeo, Babbi QiUnaB «xidaiBMi Ua appRMQk to theoiogy: "If the wiadon of riMis was p«rfict..than we woaU have • Aifinite answer to aU of Itfs'a qwo-, tiona. I try to enl timngh the aanae of lotigBidatkn paopls iaal aboat oaBfran^ iat tboelogkai quaatloBa a^ aaeoaFH* them to aas that tbek owB tkn^lka and
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'Big Al' means big step forward for JCC theater
By Diane Axler BflDm Banm The dictionary defines "Theater" aa a po^ormance of dramatic literature considered as a branch of art. It does not, however, attempt to define "Jewish Theater." Andy Stevenson, who came to Omaha only months ago to head the revitalized. JCC Theater Department and direct "Theater at the J," may be equally at a loss for an exact definition. But one thing is sure: Stevenson knows what Jewish theater is all about, and his current production of "Big Al" proves he's got what it takes to make it happen. To call "Big Al" deeply moving is to understate. This is a work which em-
Kratf^AH the flia themes fkAwviAA of t^ guilt »..:U braces and .redemption, faith against the odds, the struggle toward survival, to create a poetic metaphor of the Jewish experience in the shadow of the Holocaust.
A review This reviewer, for one, cannot remember the last time she was moved to tears during a dramatic performance. No wonder playwright Susan Nanus was awarded the 1987 Council of Jewish Theaters Commission. As artistic director of "Big Al," Andy Stevenson has assembled and nurtured a capable cast. In the starring role of Al Newmark,
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until they reach a chilling' crescendo. Mr. Stevenson emphasizes the counterpoint by spacing the actors in a triangular configuration, which is enhanced further by Tim Place's effective lighting. So there it is: humanity and history, speech and movement, developed into a powerful work of art for the stage. Important new theater. Moreover, important new Jewish theater. Andy Stevenson came to Omaha with innovative ideas, a willingness to work long and hard, and a dream of a cultural breakthrough. With "Big Al" he has taken a first giant step toward fulfilling his promise. "Big Al" is well worth seeing. There are two more
<^>p(Htunities: this Saturday evening, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. Ticket information and reservations may be obtained by calling Lois Wine or the JCC receptionist at 334-8200.
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ROBERT S. WISEMAN Word has been received of the death in San Diego, Calif, of former Omahan Robert S. Wiseman, onetime owner of Riteway TV. Mr. Wiseman died Feb. 13 after a long illness. Services were held in San Diego on Feb. 16. Mr. Wisenian was preceded in death by his wife, Miriam. He is survived by sons, Don of San Diego, Terry of Houston, Tezaa, and Ken of Omaha: daughter, Anne Wiseman, San Diego; aisto-, Gertrude Basofin, San Diego; eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
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As we move closer to Passover and our special issue, hew possibilities seem to grow at geometric progression. Our Passover issue, to remind you, will feature the Class of 2001—children who were bom in 1988 and who normally would observe their bar and bat mitzvahs in 2001, the beginning of the 21st Century. We already have invited the community to participate in this issue by suggesting that contributors submit articles and art work that wouJd be suitable for such a theme. Our guideline is as follows: Imagine that the article or art work you submit will be in a time capsule and that this group of youngsters would look at this special issue of the Jewish Press in their bar or bat mitzvah year. Now, we are offering another opportunity for community involvement. We are beginning to think of a cover for this special issue and several possibilities come to mind. There could be a photograph of some or all of the babies, some art work to conjure up a vision of the 21st century, or some poetry or prose that would capture the essence of the theme. Although we anticipate and hope that parents of the Class of 2001 will have their cameras on ready the next several weeks to capture the precious smiles and antics of their infants for posterity, we also hope that the general ' Ip win think of involviog themselves in this project Those readers who are creatively inclined and who think terms of images, let us hear from you; those who would like to anticipate the future and offer suggestions and advice to the 21st Century teenagers, please direct some of your thoughts to us. The more we deal with this subject, the more we are excited at the possibilities. Our special issues have been prize winners in the past and our success has been due in large measure to the extraordinary cooperation we normally receive from our readers. From calls and comments we have received, it would appear that our upcoming Passover issue offers excitiiig opportunities for reader involvement. If you want to talk, give me a call: 334-8200 ext. 239.
Editor's note: This Is the last hi • series of letters from Mary Fellnuw, a leader in the Omaha Jewish commonity, who was invited to writs to us reportiafl oa her current visit to Israel. It. wss written before she departed from Israel several weeks ago. So few days left to treasure the sights and sounds of Israel, so much yet to absorb and relishi Last Monday at 6:30 a.m. we flew by Arkia Israeli airlines to the colorful and relaxing city of Eilat (on the Red Sea facing Jordan and the port of Aquaba) for a hopefully warm three days I Would you believe that Jerusalem has had its coldest January in 50 years, so warmth and sunshine seems very appealing. Having previously seen many of the water-related sights of Eilat, Harvey, Annie and I looked for the "new and different" and discovered a delightful new museum celled "Israel Palace" which tells in tableaux form the story of Jewish history using more than 1,000 costumed dolls made by artist Magda Watts, who saved her life during the Holocaust by making dolls for the S.S. Unforgettable was our all-day bus trip to Santa Catherine in the Sinai with tourists from Germany, France, a few from America and Israelis out for "a holiday." We devoured our hotel packed cold breakfast as we bumped along lutil changing to a better bus at the border between Israel and An Arab motel in the Sinai. Egypt, We marveled at the indescribable beauty of the mountainous Sinai and stopped once for picture taking of dling the transaction was the wife of an Israeli diplomat the spectacular sights and a few shots of the Bedouins try- who had been in Washington, D.C., at the White House ing unsuccessfully to sell us their wares. Some say the mon- when the Begin, Sadat and Carter team signed the peace astery was built by monks who had settled around the treaty and she had many details to pass on. Burning Bush and that it has stood for 1,400 years in the Another discovery in Jerusalem came from a long sorthearts of the Sinai, never conquered, never damaged or de- oMost walk (that took us past the Central Police Station stroyed. and many Arabs waiting to see their family members arThis is the area where Mount Moses (or as it is known rested there) until we fin^y reached the shc^ and the world in the Bible as Mount Horeb or Mount Sinai) stands in the of Kuzari, a unique embroidery workshop where three background in all of its glory and where the Children of generations of women from Yemen, Persia, Kurdistan, Israel wandered over 33 centuries ago and where Moses re- Morocco, India and Western European countries work, ceived the Ten Commandments. It is impossible to even stitch by stitch, to bring back the life and vibrant colors imagine what a hardship it must have been for the men, and exotic pattons of Eastwn Sephardi Jewry. The address women and children who crossed through this mountainous is 18-20 Shivtei Israel Street and their work is magnificent area on their way to the Promised Land of Canaan! and unique. The Monastery itself was named for a St. Catherine who And for a beautiful dose I will always treasure the day gave a lifetime persuading pagans to convert to Chris- I spent with Omaha UJA mission members Bess Brodkey, tianity, was executed and eventually, after her body was Bobbie Cpstein, Judy Veitzer and Jsnie Batt touring the found, buried in a golden casket in the elaborate church Old Jewioh quarter and the Israel Museum with their wonwe visited. This is also the sight of the Burning Bush which dvfully knowledgeable and personable guide. Together we we actually saw growing there — we did see a bush grow- stood at a spot on top of an old building where we looked ing!) and is supposed to be the only one of its kind grow- forward to the Dome of the Rock of the Arab Moslems, to ing in the entire Sinai Peninsula. the right at a rejuvenated Jewish apartment building, to Also, according to our Egyptian guide (who speaks a per- the left to the Christian section and behind us to the Armefect Hebrew learned at the University of Cairo) eveiy at- nian section. Together we climbed down the rock stairs to tempt to transplant a branch of the buah or to root it to the Via Delarosa area and to the sections where the water another place has been unsuccessful flowed through the viaducts undo-the okidty and through A totally fascinating experience eating hinch in the des- the busy Arab Souks which are now open (mly a few hours ert area surrounded by the spectacular mountains of Siinai a day. and next to an Arab motel with its piles of mattresses Tomorrow I go to the Etzal Museum in Td Aviv which within large tents! is dedkated to the Liberaton of Jaffa in 1947, visit the Tel Israel is celebrating Tu B'Shvat this week and evetybody Aviv museum sculpture exhibit, attotd an Israeli wedding of all ages is out planting trees, picnidng and sightseeing in Bat Yam in a "wedding hall" and depart rehictantly such places OS Modin wlMre the Maccabees are buried and aboard El Al after four beautiful weeks in this land which where we saw bus-bwds of school chiktten. lite Israeli chil- gives me uupiraUon and strength as a Jew and as a hudren are constantly being taken to places of historical and man being! religious interest and are well versed about the land and The economy, the problems with the Arabs, peace, the the history. Every store is selling nuts, dates, figs, dried friction between Orthodox and secular Jews—it's all still apricots aiid, of course, carob, the brown loog dried fruit there and hopefully will be improived in the days ahead but which we used to call "bokshur" when I was a child. despite all of the stress and difficulty of life in Israel, it WhMi I wait to the Jewish National Fund office in the is still a land of hope and fulfillment for the Jewish people. Jewish Agency itailding to plant trees in the Harry and I hope you who read this will soon share in the joy of a visit Annie Allen grove I learned that the wonuua who was han- there also.! Jjild
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cue of Holocaost victims and formation of a Jewish SUte. Included in the memorabilia is the will drawn up by Monsky for Father Flanagan, which was the last contact they had. Neither was to see the fruition of their work. Henry Monsky, who had worked so hard on the formation of a Jewish State, died in May 1947, a year before his vision became a reality. Father Flanagan died in May 1948, never seeing his dream, the major expansion Fran Groasman Coren (center), granddaughter of Henry of Boys To?ra. The first traveling exhibit Monsky, tonrs the Flanagan/Monsky exhibit with her two to be initiated by the Hall of daughters, Julie, 6, (left) and Lisa, 12. < History, the exhibit will be Monsky's great-grand- exhibit, "I think it's mar- moved to the Jewish Comdaughters, Lisa Coren, 12, velous. It's very interesting. munity Center around the and her sister, Julie, 6. The letters are terrific and beginning of April It will be The girls! mother, Fran the pictures are great." displayed at the Center for Grossman Coren, who Was The exhibit depicts the lo- about two months before three-years-old when her cal, national and interna- traveling around the grandfather died, said of the tional deeds of the two men country. According to Joan Flinthrough pictures, newsdippings and some of the cor- spach, manager of the Hall respondence between them. of History, work on the Together and individually project began last summer they acted on such iasues as and was designed by EisterJwfcNy HhmUmu - hy Ihe h-rl the plight of homeless and holdllewellyn Exhibit Servdelinquent children, the res- ices of Kansas City. Funding for the exhibit was provided by an anonymous donor from New Yorii, Boys Town and the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society. Hall of History hours are 8:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, and 8:30 ajn. to 6 p.m. weekends.
They were the bestof friende—the Irish Catholic priest and the Jewish attorney. They shared common goals. Today their home bases are neighbors and working together. They would be proud. On Feb. 9, "Father Flanagan and Henry Monsky: Men of Vision," an exhibit created by Boys Town and the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, was officially opened in the Hall of History at the Boys Town campus. The exhibit honors the friendship and accomplishments of Boys Town founder Father Edward Flanagan and Jewish leader Henry Monsky. One hundred and fifty people attended the ribboncutting ceremony which was performed by Father Val Peter, executive director of Boys Town, and Henry
Boys Town Jerusalem The visions of Henry Monsky and Father Edward Flanagan have come together in yet another way. Boys Town Jenisalem is Israel's largest omprehensive
school The school blends genenl educatiMi, Torah study and technical training for 1,200 youths.
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SERVICES: Friday: 8 p.m. Saturday: H avdalati/Program Temple, 7:30 p.m. Sunday: Hebrew Class, 9 a.m.; R«ligious School, 10 a.m.; Adult Education, 11 a.m. RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PARTY There will be a party for all religious school children and preschool aged children and their parents Feb. 19, noon-l:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served and a magic show will be performed by Roger Gold, magician. This party is a gift of the Chanukah Bazaar Committee. Tuesday: Adult Education, 7:30 p.m. > Thursday: Coffee with Cantor, 10:30 a.m.
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SERVICES: Rabbi Howard Zyskind conducts services in the Capehart Chapel every Friday at 8 p.m. An Oneg Shabbat follows the service.
PERSONALS I am very grateful and wish to thank all those who sent condolences to me on the death of my brother, by telephone, by notes and letters, by cards, and by contributions to a wide variety of good causes. I appreciate your friendship. Myer S. Kripke
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Thanks to all my relatives and friends for their concern and for their gifts and contributions during my hospitalization. Phil Handleman
Ethel Grossman and Lil Weinsteln thank all their fine friends and relatives for all the donations and cardfi made in memory of their beloved bt-other Harry StoUer. Mr. and Mra. Ed Kahn thank their children, relatives and friends for the many donations and cards in honor of Mr. Kahn's Slat birthday. Special thanks to Rabbi Nadoff for his kind words.
By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke ©1968
Sabbath Candlelighting for Friday, Feb.
Temple Israel SERVICES: TOT SHABBAT SERVICE A short service of song and prayer followed by cookies and juice will take place, 7-7:30 p.m., in the Chapel. Infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners, along with their families are welcome. Friday: 8:15 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Harold Firestone will officiate. "Sermon in Song" will employ special music of the Sephardic traditions. Oneg Shabbat following services will be sponsored by Sisterhood. Saturday: 11:15 a.m. SimcaB'Shabbat, 11:15 a.m. The cong^regation, together with Rabbi Azriel, will study the Torah portion for the week. JUNIOR YOUTH GROUP The new 7th- and 8thGrade Temple Israel Junior Youth Group will hold its "Grand Opening" on
Beth El Synagogue SERVICES: Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits will conduct the services. Friday: 6 p.m. Saturday: Morning service, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush will follow services. Babysitting is available from 10 a.m. Junior Congregation, 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv, 5:50 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Weekdays: 6:65 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. LUNCH AND LEARN Lunch and Learn series with the rabbi continues on Thursday, Feb. 23, at noon. The current topic is "Jews as the Choaen People." TORAH WEEKEND Rabbi Neil Goodman, associate professor of Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will speak on "The Tbeology of the Conservative Jew" at the Torah Weekend, Feb. 24-26. The lectures are open to the public.
The ULTIMATE REUNION for The Jewish Couples Group Saturday. February 25,1989 7:00-11:00 p.m. The JCC "High SchooP Gym $15 per couple Join the Couf^s and turn back the dock ta that wonderful era: the 50's i 60's. Oance to music provided DJ Patrick Stibbs of KOIL, eat in the Canteen 'Caieteria,' particJpate In Hula Hoop, dance and other contests. PRIZES • NOSTALQIA -youVbeglad^ went tec*/ R«M(valioni with paymant neoMiary to JCC 333 Soulh 132 Siwet, 68154 334-820(l
Saturday, Feb. 18,-from 15:30 p.m. Roller skating and pizza will be the "main attraction," followed by a Havdalah service. Phone the Temple office for reservations to be at the first event of this exciting new group. GET SOME P.E.P.1 Temple Israel is initiating its new Parallel Education for Parents (P.E.P.) program Feb. 18, 9-11 a.m., and Feb. 19,10-noon. This first enrichment program for parents of children in religious school will feature Rabbi Azriel as facilitator. His topic will be: "Everything you always wanted to know about prayer but were afraid to ask." FOOD FOR THOUGHT The next session of the "Food for Thought" luncheon series will be held Feb. 21,11:30 a.m.-l p.m., at Temple Israel. Drinks are provided; participants bring a Brown Bag lunch. Rabbi Azriel will lead a discussion on: "What do we owe our children and what should we expect from them?" CaU the office, 566-6535, for reservations. ADULT EDUCATION February 23 Beginning Prayerbook Hebrew, 9:30-10:30 a.m. "Torah Therapy," 9:3010:30 a.m. "Bintel Briefs," 10:3011:30 a.m. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah, 1:16-3 p.m. OUTREACH. BREAKFAST On Feb. 26, 10 a.m.noon. Outreach participants will be called for "jury duty." The case before them will be that of the "spiritual custody" of two cUldren of a divorced couple in Denver. Come help decide this case which is on the forefront of the issues facing interfaith couples. Make your reservation with the Temple, 556-6535, by Feb. 24.
Lincoln TIfereth Israel SERVICES: Friday: 8 p.m. Irene and Yale Gotsdiner will sponsor the Oneg Shabbat following services. Saturday: 9:30 a.m. Kiddush will be hosted by Dorothy Grant in honor of Jerry's 65th birthday following servicea. Torah study with the rabbi, 6 p.m. Mcmdaya and Thuradayi: 7:16 a.m. Siwday: 10 a.m.
Council Bluffs B'nai Israel SERVICES: Flrat and third kiday
Betti Israel Synagogue SERVICES: Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:46 p.m. Late family service, 8 p.m. In the absence of Cantor Leo Fettman, Friday night service will be led by Donald Gerber. Oneg Shabbat will be in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Moe and Ethel Grossman. It will be sponsored by their children, Sharon and David Behrend of San Mateo, Calif., and Bernie and Marg Grossman of Lincoln. Saturday: Morning service, 8:46 a.m. Aron Zeiderman will lead in the service in the absence of Cantor Leo Fettman. A Kiddush will foUaw In the social hall. Class with the Rabbi, 5:00 p.m. Mincha, 6:46 p.m. Mincha will be followed by Ma'ariv, Shalosh Seudos and Havdalah. Sundays: Morning Minyanaire service, 9 a.m. Our weekly Sunday morning breakfast and "Exploring Jewish Ideas" with the rabbi will follow the service. Daily Minyan, 7 a.m. and 6:46 p.m. CONGREGATIONAL SHABBAT DINNER The next congregational Shabbat dinner will be held Feb. 24, 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be preceded by the Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 6:46 p.m. There will be no Late Family service following the dinner. Julee Katzman and Teddy Levine are in charge of dinner arrangements. Reeervations may be made throu^ the synagogue office. TRIBUTE KIDDUSH A special Kiddush will follow the service on Saturday, Feb. 26, honoring Keith Peltz, Ben Heisler and Aron Zeiderman for the invaluable service provided during Saturday morning services. Keith Peltz and Ben Heisler have served as regular Torah readers. Aron Zeiderman has led the Sabbath morning aervices, whenever called upon and whenever the Cantor was not available.
Blumkin Home SERVICES: Friday: 7 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m.' The residents and staff of th« Rose Blumkin Home invite the families, volunteera and nianda of the residents to attend services in the Herbert Oddsten ChapeL Kidduah follows services on Shabbat.
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Paraahat Tetaaveh A ritnal my father rejected Sonie of ua stiU perform an old Jewish folk-practfce; Scripture, the Mitzvah of some of us have only re- Tzitzit (the fringes on the membrances of it; some of garment), deariy indicating us have no knowledge of it that the ritual use of Tzitzit whatsoever: declaring, on did nothing in itself: it the eve of Yom Kippur, that served only to remind the a fowl on its way to the Sho- wearer and the viewer of all het is "in place of me;" it the Lord's Mitzvot, ritual will suffer death for me, and ethical alike. Again and again, the prothough it is really I who should be punished for my phets had to reniind the people of their time that ritusins. Rabbis and other pious als—including sacrifice and Jews, including my father, fasting—ware symbols oily, rejected this practice and and that the Lord required tried to get the run-of-the- justice, kindness, compas-. mill Jewish community to sion, caring as the heart of give it up, since it smacked religion. And it is so in our Sidrah. to them of a kind of voodoo religion, primitive in con- Moeea is told to command cept and superatitioua in the ChOdren of Israel "to tone. In certain areas of late bring you olive oil" ftn: the medieval Europe, however, light in the sanctuary. The Jews continued the practice Midraah seizes on the word and overpowered the rab- yon, "to bring you" olive oiL binic derogation of it. The lig^t torn the oil is not "Maybe it won't help; for Me, the Lord says, acbut—like chicken soup—it cording to the rabbis, but for you. And the showbread can't hurt." To its credit rabbinic and the flesh of the sacriJudaism regularly tried to fices—nmte of thia is for Me. make people understand It is all for you. I, the Lord, that rituals, however, be- need nmie of this. Ritual is toved, are not magic, are not for you. Let nothing said here instrinaknlly efficadoua, do npt automatically confer di- about the relation of ritual to the ethkal demands of revine approval Without any attempt at ligion be interpreted to polemics or belittlbig any- mean that rituala are unone else, rabbinic Judaism neoeeaary, and that a "spir thus indicated how far it itual" religion alone is was from the Christian con- •noufl^ Human beings recept of sacraments and from qMXid to ritual, and it serves the earlier pagan idea of as a kind of poette-aesthetic sacrifices and other rituala, dimmwion to religion. It is only this: ritual must including human sacrifice, as immediatdy effecthig di- not be permitted to substivine action in one's favor. tute for ethics. The ritual Rabbinic Judaism, for ex- Mitzvah must not be perample, included in the She- mitted to edge out the Mitzma itself, as its third and vah of lovingkindness, jusconcluding quotation from tke, cosnpasaiaa and caring.
Beth Israel to honor three devoted congregants Beth Israel wHl honor Bn Heisler, Kaith Pilta and Aron Zeiderman for thefr devotion to the spiritual needs of Beth IsradSynagogue at a special kiddush on Saturday morning, Feb. 26, at the concluaiao of the Muaaf Service. John Kolm, Beth Israel administrator said these men have shared with the congregation "their time and talanta over a long
period of years to make religkwa services more meaningful for all our worshipers. "Their regular participation in leading the Sabbath and Festival Services and in the reading of tiie Torah throughout the year, has earned them our deepest gratitude and appreciation. "llie Congregation wishes to express their feelings by honoring them at this special kiddush."
PASSOVER CANDY Beth Israel Sisterhood is again selling a variety of Kosher for Passover Chcnydale Farms candies. To order call by March 13: Ellen Albin Beverly Franklin 493-4331 334-7365
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derstanding tM budgeting process: '100% Bud^ting' 1989 Women's Fadentlon and 'Additi<Hial Packages.' "The agencies have had to Campdgn Groups of women, all apenta on ,100% budgeting ages, in one room, sharing for the last several years," information about our Oma- said Mrs. Penner. "That means they have received ha Jewish community. the same allocation from the That has beui the new for- Federation in 1989 as they mat for Federation Cam- received in 1988; in other paign worker briefings held words, they have received in private homes this year. no additional dollars. Over 100 cabinet members, " 'Additional Packages' captains and workers came are programs and services to "Get the Facts, Ma'am, that must be funded from Just the FacU." additional sources outside The "facts," in this case, the Federation's annual concerned available Federa- budget. These monies come tion funds, programs and primarily from endowment services which may or may funds administered by the not be provided and proce- Foundation of the Feideradures for successful solicita- tion. tion. "There was no doubt in Patty Nogg, worker brief- my mind, this was a firsting co-chairman,,explained, hand opportunity to under"So many of us who have stand what can and cannot worked on Campaign for happen in our community. years have heard the same Day-to-day services for the comments about training; elderly, a Sunday School 'It's always the same class for our children with thing . . . out-of-town 'special needs,' youth trips speakws don't imderstand to Israel—these are some of Omaha's needs... I've the programs with funding been doing this for years, I for only one year. 'There is already know the story.' " no guarantee funds will be avf^able in years to come. These comments hit "As a Jewish woman with home. So, our goal was sim- some involvement in past ply to present the facts that campaigns, I felt pride in directly affect our daily lives watching these women who and ones that help us to suc- had accepted the responsicessfully solicit pledges bility of raising funds for from the community. our Jewish community. We Ellie Penner, women's di- shared parts of our Jewish vision director, explained lives connected to the Fedtwo terms essential to un- erati(m and its agaides. We By Jan Perdman
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feasTftib Arie Bucheister and Dr. Louise Ruberman, of New York City, announce the Jan. 23 birth of a son, Zachaty Bucheister. Grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. William Ruberman of New York and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bucheister of Omaha. Great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Goldberg.
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talked, we listened and we learned. We became more aware of the raalities facing our Jewish community and focused on the things we so often take for granted." Bobbie Epstein, women's chair, e:q>lained that other communitiee equal in sise to ours are amazed at the full extent of services we provide. "Now it's time to pay for them," she said. Is the 1989 Women's Campaign succeeding in motivating our Jewish women? It appears so. Each worker briefing has resulted in a 20
percent increase in pledges to date. "It's not ovw yet," said Ann Goldstein, ^air-elect. "Oiu- hope is that when these workers contact other women in the community, we will continue to maii^t-fi" this high standard of giving." "AVritten evaluations showed overwhehning approval of the new format for worker training," said Cheryl Cooper, co-chairelect. "The Women's Federation Campaign has definitely taken a step forward."
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