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The 1996 UJA/Federation Campaign By Barbara Chandler, Federation communieationa director Rescuing the imperiled, caring for the vulnerable, and revitalizing Jewish life are the goals of the 1996 UJA/Federation Campaign. Tom Bernstein and Mike Platt, General Campaign Co-chairmen, and Julee Katzman and Bobbi Leibowitz, Women's Campaign Co-ChBirmen have been working with Campaign Divisional leadership for several months preparing to raise the funds to meet those goals in Omaha, in Israel and in 58 countries around the world. The Campaign supports the programs and services of the Federation and its seven beneficiary agencies —the Jewish Community Center, Jewish Family Service, Jewish Press, Jewish Library, Bureau of Jewish Education, Bureau for the Aging and the ADL/CRC. In addition. Campaign funds support social services in Israel and for Jews in need world wide. The Chairmen announced that this year's Campaign includes several special programs including an event on November 8 featuring guest speaker Linda Scherzer which is open to the entire community at no charge. "Ms. Scherzer was the CNN Mideast Correspondent in Israel during the Gulf War and currently, she is Arab Affairs/Territories Correspondent for Israeli Television," noted Mr. Bernstein. *She is a dynamic, fascinating television news personality and her presentation will be entertaining and enlightening. This is a marvelous opportunity for us to get a picture of the Arab situation through the eyes of an international journalist and I encourage everyone in the community to attend.* Discussing his decision to lead the Campaign, Mr. Bernstein added, "When I was asked, with my cousin Mike Platt, to co-chair the Men's Pacesetter Division last year and the General Campaign for this year, I was hesitant to accept. I had worked on the Campaign for many years as a solicitor, but never had a great deal of responsibility. After some thought I decided it was my turn to step up to the plate and do my share. *1 was assured that the staff at the Federation was terrific and would be enormous support with all aspects of planning. This has proven to be quite an understatement. They are outstanding! "Working on the Campaign, learning more about the needs of Israel, our own community and being involved at this level has certainly been rewarding and challenging. We all should give. We all should be caring, concerned, involved and giving Jews in our wonderful community." Mike Platt's leadership role has much to do with his experiences as a Jewish teen growing up in Omaha. It makes me feel good to be devoting time and effort to give something back to the Jewish community of Omaha. As a teen, I spent a great deal of time at the J.C.C, My activities there taught me how to compete and my feeling about the community comes from my youth, and now from my own kids."

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Clockwise, from left, Tom Bematein, Miice Platt, Julee Kattman, Bobbi Leibowits Mr. Platt was instrumental this past year in establishing the Teen Page in the Jewish Press. "It's a great motivator for our teens to be featured in the Press and what a beautiful thing it is for a parent or grandparent to see their children in the news." The Women's Campaign is ce^rating its 50th anniversary this year. As Women's Campaign Cochairman, Bobbi Leibowitz appreciates being part of that longstanding tradition. It malws me feel good to know that I am part of a tradition of helping people," she remarked. *I feel it is my obligation to give back to my community here and abroad. We don't have to wait for an emergency in order to give from our hearta. The needs are ongoing and so we ask on an ongoing basis. Serving as Campaign leadership enables me to meet women in other communities who have feelings, commitments and goals similar to ours." For Julee Katzman, who is also serving as Women's Campaign Co-chairman, the most remarkable aspect of leading the Campaign is "to see the mitzvah unfolding. We ere a communal people and the women in our community bring it all together, extending the mitzvah of tzedakah to connect Israel and the Diaspora. "Through hands-on projects such as collecting toiletries for a battered women's shelter in Israel or Project Warm-Up to collect warm coats for people in the former Soviet Union, we experience the direct mitzvah of giving. Mission participonta m6et olim, the direct recipients of our Campaign gifts, and educational programs with inspiring speakers invigorate us to do more. "Through Women's Campaign, we are working toward more personal relationships between those who have so much to give and the people of tho world who have so much need."

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The Jewish Federation of Omaha has received a request from the American Jewish Joint DistriBarton (Bucky) Greenberg recently participated bution Committee for donations of Zithromax, a in the Masters National Long Course (60-meter drug which is used to treat an eye disease that can pool) swim meet at Mt. Hood College near lead to blindnew. Portland, Ore. Dr. Rick Hode*, who is working in Ethiopia, He won gold medals in the 60, 100, and 200- alerted the JDC to the need for the drug to treat meter breastatroke events in hit •(• group. the many Ethiopians who hive this eye diseaae. He also eaUblished a new American rseord (40:77 Zithromax, |»roduced by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, •eoondt in the 60-meUr), a record exisUng tinee ocmea in 260 mg. tableta and several hundred are 1984. needed. Mr. Greenberg now bolda four American and two Omaha mamben of the Maimonidet Sodely have [ Woridrworda. befun responding to tho requaat and others may

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Jewish Culturai Arts plans first Class-O-Rama By Gloriann Levy, Jewiah Cultural Arta Council director The High Holiday Season beckons us to renew our comtDitment to Jewish pursuits. Soon, our community will have an opportunity to respark Jewish souls, minds and bodies with a one-evening program entitled "Class-O-Rama.' ' Through this marathon learning session, participants will have the opportunity to choose two topics firom a total of 12 Jewish mini-courses taught by local talent. The topics run the gamut from Hebrew and Yiddish language to Jewish Mysticism, Surfing the Jewish Internet, and Jewish Music and Dance. In addition to the course offerings, participants and instructors will have a chance to shmooze, listen to Jewish music, and eqjoy a dessert buffet According to Eliane Freund, Class-O-Rama committee member. This event, patterned after similar ones offered in Jewish communities throughout the country, provides individuals who might not have the time to devote several weeks to a Jewish Adult Education course, the chance to whet their appetites for Jewish topics. One of the program's main objectives is to motivate participants so that they continue to pursue their Jewish studies on a long-term basis." Steve Riekes, chairman of the College of Jewish Learning, points out that Through this program, the Jewish Cultural Arts Council will be able to expose community members to the wealth of our Jewish heritage. In addition, JCAC will be able to track, based on attendance and evaluation forms, the topics that are of moat interest to participants in order to plan more strategically for future adult education offerings." "Class-O-Rama* will take place Sunday, Oct. 29, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. Cost is $5 for adults, and $3 for students and seniors. For information and advance registration, contact Mrs. Levy at 334-6403. This event is made possible through the Jewish Cultural Arts Council with grants from the Mort Richards and the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznik Funds.

Sarah Raful crowned Homecoming Queen Sarah Refill, daughter of Larry and Dinah Raful, was recently crowned Homecoming Queen for Central High School. Miss Raful, a senior, is a member of National Honor Society, the Pom Squad, Deca Club, USY. BBYO, Ediar. She also participated in the USY Pilgrimage "March of the Living;" is n supervisor for the Beth El TSS program; and tutors special needs children in the UTTO program. In addition, she has attended Hani camp for eight years. Miss Raftil will attend college after graduation.

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Sunday, October 8

y Artza Parent Infomiation, 2 p.m. E B'nai B'nih Monsky/BBYO Sukkah Decorating. 9:30am. VISIONS-Sukkot Picnic at Grandpa's Farni, Blair, NE, Noon Tampla Israel Men's Club Bnjnch, 10 am., Temple Israel Belh El Family Sukkot Program, Noon, Beth El Temple Israel Sukkot Box Dinner/ Service, 6 p.m.. Temple Israel

Tuesday, October 10 Temple Israel SJsleihood Board Meeting, noon. Temple Israel Temple Israel Torah on Wheels." noon, TBA Friedel Jewish Academy Board o( Directors Meeting, 7:30 p.m.. School

Wednesday, October 11 Fki Shots, a a.m. Artza Parent Inkwrnation Night. 7:30 p.m. Brcadbreakars, noon. Regency West

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Sparks from The Word, By mbbi Myer S. Kripke' Parashat Ha-azinu What U Atheism? After announcement of ithe forthcoming death of Moses, in the previous Sidrah, our own Sidrah gives the text of the poem Moses was to teach the Israelites before their eagerly awaited entrance to the Promised Land. It is a poem in the style of ancient Hebrew poetry-vigorous language, fiery phrases, arcane ideas, archaic words. Commentators and translators have a difficult time of it. I comment on one brief phrase only, in Dt. 32:5. The New JPS gives a startling, new translation, together with its cryptic footnote, "Hebrew uncertain." The Hebrew is 'shihet lo lo banav miunan,' which Hertz says is very difficult. That puts it mildly. The words separately read are not difilcult-but the phrase as a whole is impossible. Most of the modem translations in English follow Rashi (11th c. France), who bases his own interpretation on the labored translation in the Targum, i.e., Aramaic. Some later commentators, like Ibn Ezra and Ramban, expand on Rashi's insights. , The Midrash Rabba spends all its energy marveling at the invocation of heaven and earth as witnesses to the poem's thrusts. It does not attempt our verse. The medieval commentators, fi-om Rahsi on, hint at a translation that we haven't seen. In their view, what is the besetting sin of the perverse and crooked generation that Moses Castigates? It is that they look upon themselves as 'lo banav," 'not His children!" And here is the definition par excellence of atheism: If we deny that we are part of the Children of God, deny that we are His creatures, we have removed ourselves from the ranks of those who deserve His care. We are then like those whom Isaiah attacks, who, unlike the ox and the ass, do not recognize their Master. It is not a particular conception of God that Moses and Isaiah demand. In the time of Moses and again in the time of Isaiah, separated by half a millenium, concern with theology was not widespread. From the Bible, one gathers that Israelites either worshiped God or worshiped idols. But in our day, where great difl°erences inhere in Jewish thinking, can the verse apply, that 'not-His children" designates atheist? It seems to me that the answer is Yes. Only the atheist says, 'lo banav," "not His children." All of us who are religionists, from the right side of Orthodoxy to the most liberal side of Reconstructionism, and all those in between, who have some conception of God and think of humanity as God's children, have removed themselves from the classification of atheism. It remains for those who think of themselves as "banav," His children, to ponder the implications of "His children," and live accordingly. Is not this a proper reminder after Yom Kippur has passed and we await our celebration of Sukkot?

Sukkot Service commemorates mental illness awareness week The Second Annual "Interfaith Mental Illness Awareness Week Worship Celebration" will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, 20th & South St., Lincoln. Worship leader is the Temple's Cantor Michael Weigger. Oct 8 is Sukkot, a Jewish festival of thanksgiving, expressions of thanksgiving will be ofiered for persons who are mentally ill, caregivers, family members and clergy for whom this is a special ministry. The Reverend Roland Brammeier of Faith United Methodist Church assisted Cantor Weisser in planning this year's celebration. Pastor Brammeier is chairman of the Urban Ministries Division of the Lincoln Interfaith Council, sponsor of the event As part of the 'thanksgiving* theme, the public is asked to bring a can of food which will be brought forward during the worship celebration and placed in the Sukkot Booth, later to be contributed to the Emergency Food Pantry of Westminster Preabytarian Church. Members of the concrvgation will then be presented with individual Thuikigiviiif flro;^ C«nU.

Deaths' HELENNEWMAN Services for Helen Newman, 88, were held Tuesday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survivors include a sister, Marian (Sadie); a niece and great-nieces and nephews. i raVW NATHAN (iJj. LANCER) Word has been received of the death of Irvin Nathan, 53, of Pomona, Calif., formerly of Omaha. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julian and Marion Nathan. Survivors include two sisters, Hedy Kirke of Omaha and Pamela Nathan of St. Augustine, Fla.; nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. Mr. Nathan was a news reporter for KOIL Radio and news director for KRCB radio when he resided in Omaha. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. '

Monument unveiled honoring massacre victims at Olympics By Gil Sedan BONN (JTA) — A monument unveiling served as a reminder of the darkest days of Palestinian terrorism. Near the site of the 1972 massacre that took the lives of 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics, a monument in their memory was revealed. The original text on the monument said the athletes were victims of simply "violence," which had enraged many Jews invited to the ceremony. The plaque did not reflect the change which added terrorist attack , because the new one was not ready in time. Palestinian terrorists belonging to the Black September movement infiltrated the Olympic Village on Sept. 5, 1972, the 11th day of the Munich Olympics. The terrorists killed two Israeli athletes and took nine other hostage, demanding the release of 200 Arab prisoners in Israel. In a shootout in the airport later that day when German police attempted to free the Israeli hostages, the nine were killed, as were a German police officer and five of the terrorists. Three of the Palestinians were arrested. Relatives of the victims have blamed the German police for responsibility for the attack, and have sued the local authorities for compensation. The trial is pending.

Engagement EPSTEIN/MOR Mel and Lois Epstein of Omaha announce the engagement of their daughter, Rikki Loryn, to Alon Mor, son of Menachem and Devora Mor of Haifa, Israel. Miss Epstein is a senior at the University of Missouri where she is a member of Alpha Epsilon I Phi and will graduatel with a bachelor degree in| communications. She is the granddaughter of Dave and Jeanne I Dvorkin of Omaha andl the late Harry and Sophie] Epstein. Mr. Mor is BBYO regional director at the Jewish Community Center. He graduated magna cum laude fi-om Creighton University and has a bachelor of science degree in math. He will graduate next May from the University of Nebraaka-Omaha with a masters degree in public administration. He is the grandson of Hinda Holshpiger and the late Nachum Holshpiger and Leah Mosler and the lateYosefMosler. An Aug. 10, 1996, wedding is planned at Temple Israel. PROJECT WARM-UP

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TEMPLE ISRAEL FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat service, 7 plm.-A short service of song and prayer, followed' by cookies and juice, will be held for toddlers through children in the primary grades and their families. Shabbat evening service at 8:16 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Qantor Contzius will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Wendy and David Goldberg in honor of the naming of their daughter, Sophia Rose Goldberg. Sitter Service: Sitter senrice is Available each Shabbat' evening service. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service at 11:15 a.m. Simcah B'shabbat-An alternative Torah Study Service will take place in the Chapel. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the Sanctuary. B'nai Mitzvah Benjamin Delgadillo, son of Karen and Manuel Delgadillo, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service Saturday. Lindsey Sophir, daughter of Penny and Jim Sophir, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service Saturday, Oct. 14. SUNDAY: Chapel prayer service, 9:15 a.m. Sukkot-A Sukkot Family service will be held at 7 p.m. Bring the family at 6 p.m. to make your own Sukkah decorations. A "bring your own dinner* will follow. Drinks will be provided. Members of the congregation are asked to bring canned foods to this family Sukkah service. Oneg will follow. Men's Club Brunch-Traditional lox and bagels get-together at 10 a.m. in the Milder Center. Richard Shugrue, Creighton University Law Professor, will speak. Coat is $3 for non-members. MONDAY: Sukkot morning service, 11:15 a.m. TUESDAY: "TOW": Torah on Wheels (TOW) will be held from noon to 1:15 p.m. at Dain Bosworth, 9290 W. Dodge Rd. Tim Zweiback is host. Reservations are req^uired. Call the Temple office. THURSDAY: Sisterhood Adult Education. 9-M to lO-JO a.in. ~ Taking a New Look at the Jewish Holidays," using Arthur Waskow's book Seasons of Our Joy, led by Rabbi Stiel; 10:30 to 11:30 ajn. ~ "Modem Jewish Thought," led by Rabbi Azriel; 7-8:15 p.m. - "Beyond Midrash," led by Don Schwartz. FRIDAY, Get 13, 'Shabbat Comes to You:" Rabbi Stiel and the Temple Youth Group will lead a Shabbat service, 3:45 p.m., at Livingston Plaza. CHABAD HOUSE SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m. MONDAY: Sukliot-Shacharit, 9 a.m. TUESDAY: Sukkot-Shacharit, 9 a.m. Talmud Classes: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. Chumash Class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Yiddish Classes: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. English: "Think Jewish and speak English" classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House. 5756 Jewish Calendar

If you have not received your copy of the new Chabad calendar, pleaie call Chabad Hoiue, 697-1124. TIFERETH ISRAEL Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:16 a.m. FRIDAY: Services start at 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:16 a.m. SUKKOT-Sunday: Erev, 6:46 p.m.; Monday: Morning service, 9 a.m.; Erev, 6:46 p.m. Tuesday: Services, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Ma'ariv, 6:46 p.m.

ROSE BLUMION JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: ServicM in the Goldsten Chapel at 9 a.m. SUKKOT Monday (First Day), services at 9 ajon. Tuesday (Seeond Day), services at 9 ajn. Services will be led by Don Schwartt or Rabbi Maximo Schechet

'betolier«.iM6 ' '' ' JewUilPtas^ ' " "' "'lyga't BETH EL SYNAGOGUE BTUIJE8HURUN Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. Lincoln, NE Services are officiated by Cantor Michael W^isser., to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. TUESDAY: Hebrew reading Level I, 7 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and THURSDAY: Chofr praaice, 7:30 p.m. Cantor Emil Berkorvits. FRIDAY: Shabbat worship, 7:45 p.m. FRIDAY: Services stak at 6 p.m. ' SATURDAY: Torah study, 10 am.; Slichot serSATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush folvice, 11:30 p.m. lowing services. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. school, 10 a.m. TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) will meet at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time, the first and third Saturday at 11 a.m. ^ ICtantan meets the second and fourth Saturday Jacob Katunan, the son of Rick and' Julee at 11 a.m. will celebrate his Bar tCtzyah Sat Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 6:46 p.m. Katzman, 13 Tishrei, 5756, Parshas I ' WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:66 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Haazinu, at 8:45 a.m. at | SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. Beth Israel Synagogue. Sukkot: Minha/Ma'ariv, 6 p.m. A 1995 graduate of the! 1 Sukkah Decorating Party: Annual party and Friedel Jewish Academy | brown bag lunch, 12:30 to 1 p.m. Arts and crafts and currently a seventhwill be offered to decorate the sukkah. grade student atj Brownell Talbot, he is] MONDAY: Sukkot the past president of the Services, 9:30 a.m.; Minha^Ia'ariv, 6 p.m. Junior Chapter of NCSY TUESDAY: Sukkot at Beth Israel and was I Services, 9:30 a.m.; Minha/Ma'ariv, 6:45 p.m. recognized at the NCSY Hoi Hamoed Region Conference with j Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 6:45 a.m., and the Meritorious L^__,,^_,^^^^^ 5:30 p.m. (Wednesday and Thursday). Achievement Award. He was also the state winner Shabbat H61 HaMoed Sukkot in his division in the 1994 Civic Oration Contest Friday, Oct 13: Minha-Ma'ariv, 6 p.m. and participated on a national level. Saturday, Oct. 14: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Jacob enjoys Jewish studies, baseball, hockey,' Minha/Ma'ariv, 6:36 p.m. creative writing and Midieval History. B'nai Mitzvah Erin Malashock, daughter of Jody and Neal Michelle Hellman, daughter of Joel and Esther Hellman, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday 'Buzz" Malashock, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah Oct. 14 at Beth El evening and Saturday morning. Synagogue. Erin Malashock, daughter of Neal and Jody An eighth-grade honor Malashock, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday student at Beveridge evening, Oct. 13, and Saturday morning, Oct. 14. Junior High, she ei\joys Gourmet Cooking Class reading, dance, and playThe first cooking class will be held Wednesday, ing Softball and basketOct. 25, 7:30 p.m. "Chardonnay" will present ball. She also enjoys kosher recipes. Reservations may be sent to Susan spending time with her friends. * Friedman. Erin has a brother, | Ryan. BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Grandparents are I Office hours: Esther and David Rice i^^__^_ Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Barbara and Stanley Malashock. FViday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Great-grandmother is Myrtle Fox of Miami Services are conducted by Rabbi Joseph Beach, Fla. Friedman. Lindsey Sophir, daughter of Jim and Penny FRIDAY: Sophir, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah Oct 14 at Kabbalat Shabbat service at 6:46 p.m. Temple Israel. SATURDAY: A seventh-grade honor Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in the student at McMillan Jr. Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. High, she is participatBabysitting service provided by Sisterhood. ing in the Duke Super Shabbos-For children of ell ages, 9:30 a.m. University Talent Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood. Identification Program. Lesson with the rabbi, 5:45 p.m. She is an accomplished Mincha at 6:45 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, equestrian, is on the Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. McMillan Soccer team, SUNDAY: Erev Sukkot is a tetrathlon competi-l Morning service, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 6:30 p.m. tor (running, shooting,! MONDAY: Sukkot I swimming and jumping^^ her horse), and loves skiing. Morning service, 8:45 a.m.; Mincha, 6:30 p.m. Lindsey has a sister, Jessica. TUESDAY: Sukkot U Grandparents are Audrey and Al Sophir and May Morning service, 8:45 a.m.; Havdalah, 7:33 p.m. and George Wilson. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 ajn.; Mincha/Ma'ariv, 6:30 p.m. PERSONAL

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B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Services are led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and congregants. NOTE: All correspondence should be sent to the above address. FRIDAY: Shabbat evening services each week at 7:30 p.m. at B'nai Israel Synagogue in Council Bluffs. Oneg Shabbat follows. BEYT SHALOM Reconstructionist Synagogue For infonnation, contact Mike Sahni at 291-3469. Services are every Friday night at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 So. 119th St, Omaha. Sukkot celebrationf will be held Monday at the home of Philine Wtngemann and Dan Marcus, 824 Parkwood Lane, Omaha. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with decoration of the sukkah, followed by a dairy-vegetarian potJuck dinner. Simchat Torah services will be held Tuesday, Oct 17, 7 p.m., at the Second Unitarian Church, and will include dancing and a dessert potluek.

I would like to thank everyone in the Believue/Council Biuffs/Omaha Jewish community for their tove and support during my time of need. A speciai thank you to Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein. LenSchuRz

YOUTH DIRECTOR/CAMP DIRECTOR B'nai Amoons, a laxga MMwaatam Conaaivallvs oongragatlon aaaklng a dynamio Youth DlnetoriCvr^ Dbtctoi wtK> wl dract an outatandbig Ramah^ks day camp and a vft>ranl youth program. Chalsn{^ poaMon lor somaona wtth Judaic knowHadgs wtio la oraattva, tovas woridng with chldran (K-12), has aanaa cfl humor and Is a laamplayar. To appty, aand raauma, kiduclng aalaiy raqulramanis, namss and talaphans numbara ol Ihrsa raf aranoaa to: Lsstsraaatdman CongregsOon B'nai Amoons t24 •. Mason Road •t Louis, MO (3141 Attn: Voulh Dtrsetor/Camp DIrsctor Bsaicli For luithar Inlonnalian about tHi poaltkm, contact Mania Mannalttain or Rabbi ErtoCyl>yn al 314-678-9000.

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Welcome Editor'a Note:

Kathryn A. Thomas, associate vice president for academic ^ffairs, Creighton University, recently presented a welcome address to an estimated 200 attending the opening session of the Klutznick Symposium at the Jewish Community Center. The , text of her address follows: Good evening and welcome. On behalf of FT. Michael G. Morrison, S.J., president of Creighton University, who, unfortunately, is out of town this evening, and all the Creighton community, I extend best wishes to all our guests and presenters, many of whom have traveled considerable distance to join us these two days. As I looked forward to this Eighth Annual Klutznick Symposium, I found myself thinking about the theme, "Representations of Jews through the Ages," and about several of the titles of individual papers. I also found myself thinking about how the ' Jewish people have self-represented themselves, or better, presented themselves here in Omaha, to me a native, over the past half century. 1 believe that presentation cuts to the essence, to the heart, of Judaism, as opposed to the extrinsic which sometimes have received more attention than deserved. , To me, the Jews have presented themselves as:

A People of the Word, A People of Family and Community, and A People of God.

A People of the Word:

As a philologist by profession, I value the Jewish community in Omaha as people who have led the city in intellectual pursuits and have encouraged all of us to treasure and ptudy literature, history, philosophy, law and scripture. L People of Family and Community:

and ^teriorating value systems, the much more appropriate response is respect and emulation.

A People of God: The Jewish People are a people who recognize that there is a Divine Power above and beyond themselves who gives meaning, who gives grace, who gives hope to our human lives. In my experience, this is the base for understanding across time and across cultures. This is the common ^und for the pursuit of wisdom. Thus have the Jewish People presented themselves in Omaha; and I believe that one of the most significant developments in Omaha history has been the establishment, under the mutual direction of the Jewish Community and Creighton University, of the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization and the vibrancy this annual symposium has eivjoyed under the leadership first of Menachem Mor and now of Leonard Greenspoon. Through this fonmi may we continue the dialog, which increasingly cultivates mutual understanding and friendship.

Letters: To the Editor: As I was thumbing through the June/July 1996 issue of Hadassah Magazine, and several issues of the Jewish PreH, I came to realize that a great number of the articles were concerning "How td keep your kids Jewish." Each'article presented it's various "solution^," but the mEyority centered around a central theme: 'Send them to Israel." Or at least send them to Jewish camps, and quickly! Reading these articles gave me the impression that the authors felt that it's "us against them," and you must take charge quickly, or your children will be sold off to "gentileland" when you least expect it! As you can plainly see, my attitude is that these "solutions" are as superficial as applying a BandAid to an injury and considering it healed because you cannot see it anymore. These articles did, however, raise the question in my mind as to "what is really the reason behind this mass exodus from our religion?" Is it an ever-increasing rate of inter-faith, marriages? If this is the problem, then you would not be reading this article because I would not have been bom. I think that there is a much larger reason for this "exodus." Too many mishpachah (families) are wearing Judaism around like a label, to main^n their Jewish identity. We must look past these "labels" and come to know, understand, and celebrate Judaism from a spiritual standpoint. If you tack a mezuzah onto your doorpost without knowing why, or you make your annual excursion to the synagogue during the high holidays "because that's what good Jews do," then chances are you haven't discovered the spirituality that Judaism has to offer. This, and only this, can preserve this religion that we cherish so much. The power of "example" of a parent to their children is more potent than any plane ticket to a far away place. So, please do provide your children with the excitement that a trip to Israel can provide. However, coming to know Judaism in your heart, and making it a part of your Ufe, is the only true way that we can keep our children Jewish. Curtis Marti B'nai Jesherun Congregation, Lincoln To the Editor: While I enjoyed reading the Rosh Hashanah edition on Jerusalem's Celebration 3000, 1 was saddened by bonipthing close lo home. The life cycle (>V(>iil.s for .lur ciMnnuinily-df'ulhs, marriiiges,

Years ago, when I was chairman of the Women's Federation Campaign, I attended a leadership conference in Chicago, At lunch, we were discussing how we would begin organizing our Campaigns, and 1 mentioned that 1 needed to get rosters so that we could have division leaders and workers representing all of the synagogues. The response of several women from other cities was one of great surprise, they couldn't believe that I didn't know who belonged to which synagogue. They said their communities were noticeably divided according to synagogue affiliation. I don't think it was because I wasn't aware, it was just because in Omaha it never mattered. We were one community. AfBliation didn't separate us. I think throughout the years, this is what has made our Jewish community so unique. Let's celebrate our "oneness," not seek out unnecessary divisions. < Suzanne Singer To the Editor: Over 100 fiflh- and sixth-grade students, parents, teachers, grandparents and younger siblings attended Temple Israel's first Family Shabbat Club recently. They began with a mitzvah study session led by guest speaker Danny Siegel. He walked par-

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BREADBREAKERS Sharon Smith or Tom McNeil will speak to B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers Wednesday at noon at Regency West Best Western, according to Adam Jacobs, chairman for October. Ms. Smith is the radng director at Ak-Sar-Ben, and Mr. McNeil is assistant racing director. JEWISH WAR VETERANS MORGAN-EPSTEIN POST *260 Next meeting is a luncheon with the ladies Oct. 15. The event will be held at noon at DaVinci's Italian Cafe, 132nd and Dodge in the Westridge Shopping Center. For information, call Jacque Dolgofif, membership chairman, 333-9741.

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YES (Young Energetic Seniors) celebrated the Jewish New Year recently with a party at the JCC. Hors d'oeuvres were served in room 10, followed by lunch in the auditorium. Entertainment was music by "Mr. Klezmer," Dik Weiner and Lionel WoUberger. From left, Grace Plotkin, Sylvia Ross, Sarah Lewis and Paula Schwalb.

^irth Louis and Diane Calmenson of Dallas announce the Sept. 21 birth of a son, Beiyamin Arthur. They also have a daughter, Nina Esther. Grandparents are Leon and Sally Wintroub of Omaha and Ken and Elinor Calmenson of Boca Raton, Fla. Great-grandmother is Anita Wintroub of Omaha.

By MicheUe Lee, Millard North High School Jewish Prest intern Unless pizza, jokes and MfrATs are pertinent to USY, Sim's 11995 executive board retreat was not all businesB. However, a lot of work was accomplished as the six BILU (Beth El) United Synagogue Youth board members and Youth Director Michael Levine lounged on couches, recliners and other sitting devices in Mr. Levine's apartment. , With new black binders in mind (or on lap), the late-night meeting commenced. Among topics discussed on the two-page agenda were Kinnus (Nov. 23-26) annual USY EMTZA regional convention, this year hosted by Beth El); chapter programs; fund-raisers; and regaha (the oh-so-popular clothing articles sold to the rest of the region at Kinnus). Also discussed in great detail were EMTZA region's Leadership Training Institute in August at Camp Ramah, Wise; Social Action programs; requirements, requirements, requirements and anything else pertinent to executive board members and USY. Chairmanships were also decided iipon. The new historian, who photographs and puts together the year's scrapbook (judged at Spring Elections in April) is Burke sophomore Rachel Katskee. The freshman representative to the board is Burke freshman Melissa Shapiro. We are currently looking for an editor whose responsibility is to write, gather, and type articles for BIHTs bi-monthly publication, the Woody Woodpaper. If interested, contact Aaron Shefren at 496-6032, or Michelle Lee at 333-3452. Finally, after hours of laying out the rudiments for a great year, board members crashed in various

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Tzedakah project Mitzvah Mavin and Jewish poet Danny Siegel shown at Temple Israel recently with Whltney'Varman, an eighth-grade student at Temple Israel Religious School. Last year, Whitney was inspired by Mr. SiegeLto start a Bat Mitzvah Tzedakah prqjed Her goal is to collect one-and-onehalf million pennies in memoiy of Jewish children who perished in the Holocaust She and her clasamates at Temple Israel have discussed allocation of the funds to a variety of charitable organizations. They are approaching the half-way mark as the penny drive continues.

BBYO council kick>off splash By Beth Shyken, BBYO public relations The summer is over and BBYO is back on its feet, planning another programming year. In August, instead of having regular chapter nipctiiipr. at the JCC, Combpit Council had n BBYO ..Council Kick-Off nro?ram at the home of Adam I,anFdon, AZA #1 member. Approximately 80 members attended the pool party. 1 was happy to have the program at my house because it was ftin and a great way to start off the year,* Adam said. A lot of new members attended. Tm glad I went to this program because I got to meet a lot of the new freshmen and people from other chapters,* said Allison Sherman, MZ Yoehanah member.

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Mona Peterson', an educator with over 15 years experience in the elementary field, has assumed the position of interim director of Friedel Jewish Academy. Another recent appointment, Sarah Oliver, joined the faculty at the beginning of the school year to teach Kindergarten-Grade 1. In announcing the new appointments, Joel Rich, Chairman of the Friedel Board of Directors, expressed the board's sense of accomplishment at finding two educators ideally suited to the Academy. "In only a few weeks, Sarah Oliver has demonstrated that her outstanding credentials are augmented by a T^atural gift for teaching. She quickly captured the hearts and minds of her students and made a place for herself within the Friedel family," Mr. Rich said. "Mona Peterson has already offered invaluable assistance as interim director," he said, pointing out that even before her appointment was finalized, she came to the Academy to assist. "We are truly delighted that Mona Peterson shares the Academy's commitment to educational excellence and that she has agreed to make her rich experience and administrative skills available to us," he said. Mrs. Peterson started her career in Long Valley, N.J., where she taught students in first through sixth tnide. Miir • ' ' ' '-• • '"' taught in ii jiriva'' seventh and eighth yradtrs, .uul was a;;.-ocia;i d with the University of Michigan's child develop ment center. Mrs. Peterson said she clearly recalls her first impression of Friedel. "1 immediately recognized that this is more than a school. The Academy is a community, a family...a place where students are not only learning, but living, their Judaism.' She said her goal as Friedel's interim director is to help the Academy continue to build and grow. 'Hopefully, I can contribute to the fund-raising and the general community outreach as well as to the important influence that the Academy has upon ita children,' she said. Mrs. Peterson holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Seton Hall College in Greensburg, PA and a master's equivalency in education. She and her husband are the parents of four grown chil-

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Jewish Equality By Rabbi M. Mendel Kataman A flame dances, leaps, flickers, gracefully waving its fiery body. It move^ firom side to side. It waxes and wanes without a moment's rest, without an instant of inactivity. The flame is the prime ballerina in a baHet orchestrated especially for her. The Jewish soul is a flame. And when it wants to express itself, when it aches to rise above limitations, casing aside all restriction, it too dances. And this is why we Jews dance on the holiday of Simchat Torah. Little children with their multi-colored, paper flags and miniature Torahs, adults with the handwritten scrolls of parchment. Scholars and beginners, young and old. We dance with the Torah, a contradiction of sorts. For it is a tangible entity, yet it is fully perceived only by our imperceptible souls. It contains a fixed number of words and letters encompassing immeasurable wisdom. It is unfathomable by our finite minds, yet our unlimited souls—the part of the Divine within every single one of us—the G-dly flame, is one with it One might think that the way to celebrate with and r^oice over completing the Torah at this time of year would be to open it up and study it. To umxill the parchment and attempt to unravel the mysteries therein. But then oui' celebration would be limited. Our joy would be lacking. For many could not participate for lack of basic Hebrew reading skills. Others, though knowing the holy tongue, lack a knowledge of the foundations of Judaism. The child would be confined by his undeveloped cognitive skills. The scholar's prominence in this area would be conspicuous. There would be no sense of the intrinsic equality of every single Jew. And 80, we dance. For some it is just a rhythmic sway. For others, it is a kick-up-your-heels dance. For all, it is the expression of the part of us that transcends all limitations and definitions. Dancing, specifically the kind that we do on Simchat Torah, is unique because it creates an atmosphere of joy, excitement, carefree abandon from the worries of our day-to-day existence. It is difBcult, no, nearly impossible, for one to witness a mass of people swirling round and round without becoming intoxicated with the exuberant mood. And so, on Simchat Torah, we dance. As equals, we rejoice with the magnificent gift of the Torah. Some know more, some know less. But when we dance, we are_ equal. The dancing on Simchat Torah is the culmination of joyous festivity during special celebrations on each night of Sukkot which are as ancient as the Holy Temple itself The joy increases daily, from the first day of Sukkot until the end of Simchat Torah. And since our sages tell us that 'happiness breaks down barriers," the happiness at the celebrations can and should extend beyond all limits. For then, the happiness will serve as a source of happiness for the entire year to come. And seeing and participating in such celebrations generates the potential to appreciate happineas in all things, throughout the entire year. G'mar Chatimah Tovah!

Beth El USY to sponsor Fiesta Bowl raffle By Michael Levine proKrammlnc/youth director Now that we have your attention, how would you like to be in Tempe, Ariz., watching the NCAA footr ball championship at the Fieata Bowl? Beth El USY is sponsoring a fund-raising event to get you there. 'Husker Bash* will give you a chance to win two tickets to the Fiesta Bowl plus round-trip air and hotel. TickaU are >26 each and only 300 will b« told. The drawing will take place Saturday, Nov. 26, at regional convention, held over the Thanksgiving holiday. The prooeada will go towardi Tikun Olam, USYB international charity. For tickat order forma and information, contact an Omaha USYar, or B«th El at 492-8660.

Douglas County, ENOA offer flu shots Douglas County Health Department and the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging will offer flu shots for senior citizens at 46 clinics scheduled throughout October in the Omaha area. They will be available at the Jewish Community Center Wednesday from 8:30 to U a.m. The clinics are open to everyone ag« 66 and older and to people age 60 to 64 who have chronic health problems. The vaccinations will protect against the types of influenza virus expected to cause illnets this flu season in the community, according to John Weeton, chief of the division of clinical services i Douglas County. For more information, call the Eastern Nebraska OfBce on Aging at 444-6444, or the Douglas Counb Health Department at 444-7214.

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binic Judaism, spanning two millennia, Jewishness was transmitted via the mother.) Orthodox and Conservative rabbis do not recognize the children of most intermarried couples as Jews. And so, in 60 years the majority of children (and grandchildren) in the community will not be considered Jewish halachically, by Jewish law. That is a nightmare Rabbi Yitz Greenberg hopes to prevent. As head of CLAL, the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, he has a significant platform from which to speak out. The problem, he says, "is that no one is listening." In 1986, he authored a paper "Will There Be One Jewish People By The Year 2000?" in which lie predicted ominously that if no solution is found in 15 jrears to the patrilineal descent issue, "One can project a cycle of alienation, ho^tiUty, and withdrawal that will lead to a sundering of the Jewish people into two religions or two social groups, fundamenttdly divided and opposed to each other." A decade later Rabbi Greenberg conc^edes that his warning was perhaps off by a generation. "It may take until the year 2020 or 2050 to arrive at the same disastrous end." He sees the writing on the wall: The end of the multi-denominational Synagogue Council, the turn to the right of modem Orthodoxy, the disbandment of multi-denominational rabbinic courts at the local level. Orthodox Judaism and the more liberal streams will be moving apart from each other precisely at a time when the Reform movement in particular is becoming more traditional. Rabbi Eric Yofiie, the man who will lead the Reform movement into thr21st century, in his critique of American Jewry, says that "What is missing is a straightforward call for religious commitment; what is missing is the language of Torah and mitzvot..:these are the central concerns of our religious tradition, and there will be no continuity of any sort without them." With the Reform movement moving toward greater religious observance, the distinction between it and the Reconstructionist and Conservative movements will narrow. The seminaries of the three movements are experiencing a cash crunch with no long-term solution in sight, leading to whispers of a merger in a decade or so. Possible mergers of the progressive streams is not necessarily a sign of weakness, just a less ideologically-polarized non-Orthodox Judaism. And since the fertility rate of Orthodox Jews is only slightly higher than for non-Orthodox (2.2 vs. 1.7— triple check this), most demographers project that American Jewry will be "leaner and meaner," having a strong religious core with a self-segregated Orthodox minority. (According to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey, only 7% of American Jews classify themselves as Orthodox, or roughly 406,000 people.) There might be fewer Jews in absolute numbers, but those who remain will be more committed, involved and egahtarian.