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Pacesetters celebrates record campaign
UJA taps Alperson By Morris Maline The United Jewish I Appeal Young I Leadership Cabinet has J selected Omaha's Joel | Alperson as chair-designate, the one-year position which leads to | chairman. In an interview with { the Jewish Press, Mr. Alperson, 37, said, "This I is perhaps the greatest Joel Alperson honor I have ever received because it comes from the people I admire most."
An estimated 170 members aad fuests of the Jewish Federation of Omaha's Pacesetter Oi%ri8ion attended a recognition dinner April 17 at the Highland Country Cluhto celebrate the raising of $1,835,000 - a new record -- for the annual Federation Campaign. At left, Steve Simon and Paul Epstein, 1996 general campaign co-chairmen, welcome the guests. At right, Susie Cohn (left) and Margie Alperson accept works of art in l>eludf of the Ike Friedman family and Mrs. Alperson's son, Joel. The recognition is in honor of both parties reaching the Prime Minister's Circle ~ the highest giving level of the United Jewish Appeal. Mr. Alperson was not present because he had been called to New York in connection with the announcement of his selection as chairman-designate of the UJA Young Leadership Cabinet. See story «t right and additional Pacesetter photos on page 8,
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About five years ago, Mr. Alperson became the first Omahan to join the National UJA Young Leadership Cabinet. The Cabinet consists of 200 young leaders in the Men's Division and an equal number in the Women's Division. An active member of the Jewish Federation and its agencies, Mr. Alperson has seen service on the Federation's Board of Directors, the Jewish Family Service Board of Directors, and the Strategic Planning Conunittee. Mr. Alperson credited "a dear friend, Jamie Rosenthal of Sioux City," with getting him involved in the Cabinet, and his father, the late Paul Alperson, with being the kind of role model that has encouraged him to continue the course in Jewish philanthropy set by iiis father.
Bob and Phyllis Newman donate first PACE fund to Jewish Federation Campaign
By Claudia Sherman Foun Foundation public relations director
The Omaha Jewish community acquired its first Perpetual Annual Campaign Endowment (PACE) Fund last year thanlcs to the generosity and commitment of long-time supporters, Phyllis and Bob Newman, said Sheldon A. Bernstein, endowment director of The Omaha Federation Foundation. He added that the PACE Fund, which may be a onetime charitable investment or one that can grow and be built over time, will continue to give strength to the Omaha Jewish community for generations to come. Income from the Newman PACE Fund will be donated each year to the Federation Campaign in the names of Verda Horan, Hsnry A. Newman, Jule M. Newman, Albert B. Newman and Sally Newman Hartung. "I have 80 many memories of the Jewish Federation of Omahii which are dear to me," said Bob Newman. *I don't linow where to start. My •arliest is attending a 'father and son' banquet with iny Dad. I am grateful that I have been privileged to help perpetuate the same for future generations cf Omaha Jewry.* Howard Bloom, executive director of the Omaha Jewish Federation, took the opportunity to especially thank Bob and Phyllis Newman who have once again taken the initiative to establish this special PACE fund which will help ensure a Jewish Ikjture for their children and families in the years to come. We hope this gift will serve to ignite •ndowmant giving for a brighter future for Omaha." Continuing, Mr. Bamstain pointad out that Jews have taken care of each other "from Egypt to Bthiopia and from King David to David Ben Ourion In order to sunrivs despite despicable tyranny, lasmingly inaurmountabla odds, and tha darkness •r hatred and bigotry. *You may not b« Moaaa,* h« said, "but you, too, ^•va halpad the Jewish people survive to this day.
PhylUs and Bob Newman the Jewish Federation's campaign, you help an elderly person in the Jewish community ei^oy his or her days with dignity. You help Jewish children go to preschool and attend summer camp. *You help maintain 170,000 square feet of facilities on 26 acres of land that serve our Jewish community," he continued. "You've helped settle Russian families and assisted other families in crisis with their medical and utility bills. You help provide Jewish educations for our children and then help some of them afford to go to college. YouVs also helped perpetuate the miracle of Israel. *Hav« yw ever wondered what will happen when you and your ganarmtion no longer are here to provide thsae naoaMatiaar Mr. Bernatsin aakwl. "Will UM ganwatiooa after you be able to maintain thsae _ •arvlcM aad prograias in the light of increasing
costs and decreasing number of Jews?" PACE funds were developed to bridge this gap. PACE funds are a relatively new form of endowment in the United States. But already, 75 to 80 million dollars have been contributed to new PACE funds generating about four million dollars for federations annually, said an endowment development consultant at the Council of Jewish Federations in New York. Donors can set up a charitable remainder trust that will pay them income throughout their lifetime, provide significant current tax deductions, and ultimately establish continuous funding to the community in perpetuity through a PACE fund following their demise. Or the Federation Foundation can be named to permanently contribute the donor's annual campaign donation from a PACE fund that would be established in his or her will. Income generated by a tax-deductible gift will ensure that a donor's contribution to the annual Federation Campaign continues without interruption every year — forever. A PACE fund, which can be started in any amount, will be professionally invested and managed along with other endowment funds to provide maximum return. For example, the initial endowment fund principal of $5,000 will perpetuate a t2S0 gift. It requires $10,000 to maintain a $600 gia, and $100,000 to perpetuate an annual campaign gift of $6,000. Women who are lions of Judah, who establiah a type of PACK fund called a Lion of Judah Endowment Fund or LOJE fVind, will be able to sdd a unique flame to their pins. "The financial support you provided for Jewish survival cannot continue without establishing a PACE fund either during your lifetime or through a provision in your will,* explained Mr. Bematain. He encouraged anjrone intarasted in discussing the planning aspects of a PACE Aind to call him at (402) 334-6440. There is no ooat or obligation, and inquiries will ba bald in strict eonfldanoa. *A PACE fkind says you baUara in tha Aitura of our oooununity,' Mr. Bemstain stated, 'and aaauraa Ita continu-
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Sparks from The Word By Rabbi Myer S> Kripke Para8hi}ryot Ahare Mot-Kedoahim Who Is David Gelemter? , I do it 80 seldom that I think you will forgive me: My D'var Torah has only faint associations with the two Sidrot that are before us this week, and I will not make the connection. Who is David Gelemter? First of all, he is a professor at Yale University, teaching computer science. Second (ki'sh'mo ken hu!) he is a Jewishly learned Orthodox Jew. Thirt), he was permanently and seriously injured by the Unabomber. Later, the Unabomber, in a separate letter, taunted him, asking why, if he was so smart, did he open the package that ii\jured him? Fourth, Professor Gelernter writes frequently for Jewish periodicals. What follows now is a long quote from one of Gelernter's essays. This comes from Sh'ma Magazine, Dec. 9, 1994. With all the excitement now about the Unabomber, I looked up this article and dug it out. You may not agree with it at all. But this is an opinion of his. And it is worth contemplating: "Fasten your seat belts; the following . . . will shock you. And yet it is true. In many American ailula today, the Rabbi replaces the traditional discussion of the parashah with a sort of town meeting, in which he solicits opinions from the congregation. Yes, honestly; instead of educating the Jewish community, instead of telling it what Rashi or the midrash has to say, or for that matter, what modern commentators think, or what he thinks himself, he officiated at a celebration of ignorance. The message he conveys is: Torah study is easy. Anyone can do itf He thereby displays his contempt for Judaism and for the spiritual landscape. Such a Jewish leadership is perfectly capable of instituting Network Daveninp. Instead of going to ahlll, you log on. Such a leadership is also capable, not of eliminating but, of 'gradually phasing out' books. ' '. . .So far as cyberspace goes, it's a great idea in principle, and I wouldn't worry about if we had the Sfikhsl (common sense) to keep it in its place. But S£kll£l is not our strong suit." It seems to me that what Professor Gelemter is worried about here, 'the celebration of ignorance," is not the ignorance of people who ofler opinions in these 'town meetings," but rather their assumption of the instant transfer of expertise. Professor Mor of Creighton and Haifa Universities once said to me that professors at our universities ought to be able to take a Jewish subject and teach it at our College of Jewish Learning, hfiSflUfifi Ul£X flie U6ed tfi Mug esiisua research. True! But on a Shabbat morning, without serious advance preparation, the accountant, the attffmey, the dentist, the physician, the educator, the engineer, and the what-have-you ought not to assume instant transfer of expertise from his/her own field to the vast sea of Torah study. To repeat: you don't have to agree with him. I withhold my own opinion!
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TEMPLE ISRAEL 70X3 Caaa Street Omaha, NE 68132 BB6-65S6 FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 7 p.m. conducted by third-grade students. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Esther Taylon and Vera Dowdell in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Sam Taylon. Sitter Service-Sitter service 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, 11:15 a.m. Sam Taylon, son of Mary Ann and Charles Taylon, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. Simcha B'shabbat-An alternative Torah Study service will take place in the Chapel. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the Sanctuary. Adult Education Thursday, May 2: Sisterhood Adult Education. Taking a New Look at the Jewish Holidays," using Arthur Waskow's book Seasons of Our Joy, led by Rabbi Stiel, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.; "Modern Jewish Thought,' led by Rabbi Azriel, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Beyond Midrash, led by Don Schwartz, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Bar Mitzvah Aaron Bernard Greenwold, son of Leslie Norman and Dr. Herman Greenwald, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning ffervice Saturday, May 4. Tot Shabbat Service Friday, May 3, 7 p.m.-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.
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SOUTH STREET TEMPLE 2061 S. 20th St Uncoht, NE 68S02-2797 43S-B004 Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service at 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious ^^hoool, 10 a.m.
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14S06 CalifomU Omaha, NE 68154 492-8550 OfBce Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are cotiducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen e\nd Cantor Emil Beitkovits. FRIDAY: Services start at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. Bat Mitzvah-Mara Olesh, daughter of Robert and Donna Olesh, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday evening and Saturday morning. Sitter service starts at 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 at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 8:10 p.m. SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Baccalaureate Services Baccalaureate services are scheduled for Shabbat morning May 4 for Beth El's graduating eighth-grade class. A kiddush luncheon will follow. Judaica Shop Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; or by appointment.
1502 No. 52nd St Omaha, NE 68104 656-6288 Services are conducted by Cantor Leo Fettman. Office hours: Monday throug|i Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: ' Kabbalat Shabbat service at 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Kiddush sponsored by the family of Frieda Kolm in honor of her 90th birthday. Mincha at 8 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Morning services at 9 a.m. Talmud Shiur with Rabbi Kaye at 9:45 a.m. Evening services at 8 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Lunch and Learn Lunch ^nd Learn with Rabbi Kaye Wednesday at 11:45 a.m. Call the office for location. Practical Judaism A class with Rabbi Kaye will be held Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the synagogue. Gemora Class Thursday, 7:30 p.m., at the home of Rabbi and Mrs. Kaye. Cookbook "Happiness is Still Good Food,' available at the gift shop, or call Charlotte Kaplan at 551-5658. Sisterhood Gift Shop Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Leah Siegel at 556-5456.
BEYT SHALOM RECONSTRUCTIONIST SYNAGOGUE P.O. Box 241130, Omaha, NE 68124 For information, contact Mike Salmi at 291-3469, or Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein at 697-1660. FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m., at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha. SATURDAY: Havdalah and potluck vegetarian dinner at the home of Dr. Andy and Dawna Robertson, 9610 Oak Circle, Omaha. SUNDAY: Religious School, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Westside Community Education Center, 108th and Grover (use rear parking lot). SATURDAY, May 4: Torah service at 10 a.m. at the Second Unitarian Church to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Harris.
B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION 618 Mynster St Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 322-4705-Synagoeue 697-1660-Rabbi Ehrenstein FRIDAY: Shabbat services are held every Friday at 7:30 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Ehr<>nstein and lay leaders. Oneg Shabbat follows. SUNDAY: Reconstructionist Religious School classes are held every Sunday at the West Side Community Education Center, 108th and Grover, from 10 a.m. to noon. The community may attend. Call Rabbi Ehrenstein or Dr. Martin Rosenburg, director of education, for an appointment.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, led by Rabbi Maximo Shechet and Albert Friedman, start at 9 a.m. in the Ckildsten Chapel. Membem of the community are invited to join residents for the service and the Kiddushfollowing.
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B'nal Mitzvah Aaron Harris, son of Carlus and Wendy Harris of Omitha, will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah during services Saturday, May 4, at Beyt Shalom. A seventh-grade honor student at Westside Middle School, he is a member of the Talented and Gifted Program. He is also an active member in baseball and debate and 'will compete in tennis at the Maccabbee games in St Louis this summer. In addition, he eixjoys writing music. Aaron has three brothers, Adam, Jacob and Nathan. . Aaron Greenwald, son of Leslie Norman and Herman Greenwald, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah May 4 at Temple Israel. A seventh-grade honors student at Beveridge Junior High, he enjoys basketball, baseball, collecting baseball cards, model railroads, listening to music and talking on the phone. Ajiron has a brother, Adam. Grandparents are Ethel and Sam Neiman of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Shirley Greenwald of St: Joseph, MO.
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Celebrating National Volunteer Week
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By Claudia Sfurman, free-lance writer
When 90-year-old Cele Grayman comes to Omaha four times a year from Brooklyn, N.Y., the Federation Library staff couldn't be happier. Mrs. Grayman 'is a remarkable woman" said Edythe Wolf.i director of the Library. Mrs. Grayman comes to Omaha primarily to visit her daughter, Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts director, and her family. While her daughter is at work, Mrs. Grayman becomes a Library volunteer. She checks books in and out, files, and "just does whatever we want her to do," said Mrs. Wolf. "She works faster than most p>eople half her age," added Mrs. Wolf "She likes to keep busy," understated her daughter. Quite simply, "she volunteers at the Library because she enjoys it," Mrs. Levy said. Volunteers enable the Library to provide a higher level of service. The Library provides more programming than in the past and circulates about 9,600 books, periodicals, videos, etc. per year which is an increase in circulation of about 2,400 from two years ago. "We just couldn't do this without volunteer help," Mrs. Wolf emphasized. Bebe Marcus has been volunteering at the • Library for more than 20 years. "She has a special technique for calling in chronically overdue books," Dorothy Kaplan, assistant librarian, explained. When she's in town, the Library can count on Mrs. Marcus's help one-day a week. Lydia Linde is the Library's Russian connection. Four or five hours a week, she selects and prepares Russian books, periodicals, and videos for circulation. "I eryoy being there, because I like to be among books and I like to have very nice people around me. Besides, it's improved my language," confirmed Mrs. Linde who does a variety of library chores. "The Library is like a household," she mentioned. "There's always a lot of work." Rain or shine, for the past 10 years, Naomi Cohn spends an afternoon every week filing cards in the card catalogue and doing other jobs. "I enjoy the people 1 work with there," she said, "and I feel as though I'm contributing something to the Jewish fommunity." Naomi Grecnberg, a semi-retired elementary school teacher, organized an entire file cabinet of pamphlets on subjects such as genealogy, Passover, genetic diseases. Boys Town of Jerusalem and Holocaust teaching materials. She spent one morning a week for six months on this "clean-up project." Joie Simon spent an equal amount of time updating borrower registration files. "We have something for everyone," Mrs. Wolf promised. There are easy projects that don't require experience; jobs for the computer-competent volunteer and those interested in cataloguing. Miriam Grossman prepares computer-generated cards for filing in the card catalogues. She also helps prepare new books for the annual Jewish Book Month sale. Marty Wolf, currently the Library's only male volunteer, has catalogued some 700 Holocaust books over the past 23 years. His interest in the Holocaust began at the old Jewish Community Center at 20th and Dodge. He eventually set up computer programs for book ordering and borrower registration. Currently, he's studying and assisting the Library to improve its access to computer internet service.
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From left: Cele Grayman, Marty Wolf, Miriam Grossman and Lydia Linde. The youngest and newest volunteer is 16-year-old Lina Kogan. Lina, who immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union in 1989 with her parents, Galina and Gregory Kogan, volunteers at the Library whenever she has a day off from school. She plans to spend more time "doing whatever job we give her" during the summer. "We need more volunteers," Mrs. Wolf stressed, "due to budget cuts that have reduced employee hours." She noted that volunteers are the first to see new books .from piublishers nationwide and can be involved in the enthusiasm of late summer and autumn as the Library prepares for Jewish Book Month. "Besides, declared Nancy Rips, president of the Library Board, "What could be better than being surrounded by great books and smart, interesting people, all in a Jewish atmosphere? I hope more people will consider becoming library volunteers. It's fun!" Call 334-6461 to be a Library volunteer.
By Al Crounse Dr. Stephen Skulsky, an Omaha psychologist, will bring a different point of view to this year's dialogue with the pulpit rabbis. Dr. Skulsky, a member of Jewish Family Services Jewish Life Education Committee, will be the moderator for this year's presentation. "In the past, the rabbis' panel had dealt with right and wrong. This time, we will deal with the rabbis', personal points of view-how they would deal with real-life issues," said Dr. Skulsky. "We're changing the structure of the event so the rabbis can deliver their own way of handling problems. It will be a better opportunity for them to react to situations," he added. Among possible topics are teenage issues such as drugs, drinking and suicide; conflicts in relationships, which Dr. Skulsky identifies as the hardest problem for people to discuss; economic hardships in life; Jew-ish identity problems and antiSemitism. The panel will consist of Rabbis Aryeh Azriel and Debbie Stiel of Temple Israel, Rabbi Paul Drazen of Beth El, Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein of Beyt Shalom and B'nai Israel, and Cantor Leo Fettman of Beth Israel. Each of the houses of worship are co-sponsors of the event, along with Jewish FamilyService. The discussion will be held April 30, 7:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center. The event is free and open to the public. Child care for age 18 months to six years is available free of charge. For information or to make a reservation for child care, call Jewish Family Service at 330-2024.
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Organizations YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. "YES talk" discussion group, bingo and English class all start at 10:30 a.m. The YES choral group will rehearse at 11 a.m. Following lunch at noon, Barry Woods from UNMC transplant center will speak. For transportation, call 330-4272. YES donation cards are available for all occasions. Call Bess Rothenberg at 392-0862, or Reva Oruch at 391-8344. OLDTIMERS Oldtimers will meet Tuesday at the JCC. Earlybird discussion meeting will start at 11 a.m. in room 10. Following lunch at noon, the video on the American Jewish experience "Yiddish: the Mame-Loshn," will be shown. WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Orop-In will meet Thursdky at the JCC. Larisa's exercise class starts at 10 a.m.; bingo starts at 10:30 a.m.; English class starts at 11 a.m. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:45 a.m. At 12:16 p.m., the video "Yiddish: the Mame Loehn,' will be shown. (Due to scheduling conflicts, bingo and the documentary will be in the adult lounge). VISIONS Visions board meeting will be held at the JCC Friday, May 3, 9:30 a.m. Deadline is May IS for reservations for the Wisconsin Dells vacation from June 17-20. Send reservation form with $50 deposit to Betty Sanford, 9205 Western, Apt 127, Omaha, NE 68114. Make check payable to Visions. The fourth annual baseball and barbecue will be held Wednesday, May 22, at Rosenblatt Stadium. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. at the Stadium View Club; the game starts at 7:05 p.m. Mail reservation form by May 8 to Harry Alloy, 5811 Nicholas St., Omaha, NE 68132. The May membership luncheon will be held at Caniglia's Venice Inn Friday, May 17, 12:30 p.m. Jonathan Cole, Omaha Community Playhouse musical director, and several lead performers from the award-winning show "West Side Story," will entertain.
Cost is $6:60 per person. For reservations, mail A review by Morris Maline form with- payment by May 10 to Vera Lewis, 5424 First, my apoloLaFayette Ave., Omaha, NE 68132. gyDriving Miss^ Also, participants are encouraged to do a real Mitzvah by bringing paper products to the meeting Daisy opened at the to help support the Siena wing at the 'Omaha Community Siena/Frances House, which shelters women and Playhouse on April 12 and my first children. opportunity to see BREADBREAKERS the show came last Professor Leonard Greenspoon, the Phillip and Saturday night. Ethel Klutznick professor of Jewish civilization at The good news is Creighton University, will speak to B'nai B'rith that the show conBreadbreakers Wednesday at noon at Highland tinues to May 5 and Country Club, according to Steve Riekes, chairman ray advice would be for May. to go, go, go. The synergy and ft^^j^ Cost is $7.76 and the program is open to the comsheer acting ability^ y* munity. of Elaine Jabenis, HADASSAH Omaha Chapter of Hadassah will host "Ask the John Beasley, and '< Doctor" series April 30, 11 a.m., at the home of Ronald Chvala mesFaye Ruback, 9403 Harney. Dr. Marge Bloch, merized the audioncologist, will speak on breast and ovarian cancer ence and made for an unforgettable ^ in genetics. For reservations, call Mrs. Ruback at 391-2788, evening of good the- ' ,^ Sherry Taxman at 397-5816, or Sandy Kohll at ater. Elaine Jabenis and The play takes 391-5603. Ronald Chvala place from 1948 to JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL Jewish Women International, formerly B'nai 1973, mostly in Atlanta, giving the actors an B'rith Women, will host a luncheon meeting May 9 opportunity to age and evolve both physically and at noon at the Great Wall Restaurant, 140th & mentally. The staging is simple, directing the emphasis to Arbor. The meeting is open to everyone. For information, call Betty Goldstrom at 551- the ability of the actors to portray their characters without distraction. 8293. 'Miss Daisy,' a Jewish lady who is considered by THIinY-NINE FOREVER her doting son to be an unsafe driver, acquires a The May activity will be a guided tour "nature Negro chauffeur. walk," in Fontenelle Forest Sunday, May 19 at Their relationship starts off on a hard track, but 3 p.m. An optional dinner at Shanghai Palace, 8080 soon develops into a warm friendship and at one So. 84th St. in La Vista, will follow. For informa- point. Miss Daisy finally realizes that 'Hoke' is in tion, call Maxine Noodell at 493-7483. reality, her best friend. The August activity will be a trip to Brownville Driving ^fiss Daisy is an outstanding production, for the K.T. Sullivan concert Aug. 11 at 3 p.m. one that deserves many curtain calls and a standReservations must be made by May 1. For informa- ing ovation. Directing the production is Charles Jones. tion, call Larry Blass at 291-3390.
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'Reconstrtictionism: the Fourth Branch of Judaism' By Rabbi Rutb Ebrenstein pl^y a role in that continuing evolution. This emphasis on peu-ticipation of, all members of the community is one of the defining characteristics of Reconstructionist communities. As Reconstructionists, we constantly rethink jour Jewish practices not only in the light of tradition, but based on our contemporary understanding and values. Rather than promoting laxity as some might suspect, Reconstructionism promotes a deeply-engaged, but thoughtful and intellectually honest approach to Jewish observance. When we find that a particular practice needs to be discarded or changed, we do not shrink from creating new ways of living Jewishly. One of the best-known examples of Reconstructionists' willingness to transform the tradition is the Bat Mitzvah, established 70 years ago by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the founder of the Reconstructionist movement. Rabbi Kaplan felt the celebration of a child's coming of age in the Jewish community should not be restricted solely to boys, and so his daughter became the first Bat Mitzvah, Rabbi Ehrenstein of Beyt Shalom establishing a practice which has become nearly ReconBtnictionist Synagogue. universal in the American Jewish community. Vet, if we assume the freedom to reconstruct Judaism, we must also take seriously the responsibility to maintain its core values. How far can we bend the tradition before we lose all ties to it? This is a key question with which we can wrestle together. Together our answers can" create a vital, By Mike Salmi, president of the board exciting approach to living a Jewish life. Beyt Shalom, new to the Omaha-Council Bluffs region, brings a new dimension to synagogue-based Judaism. Members of the local Reconstructionist community founded it in mid-1995 in order to provide a more centralized and convenient location for their meetings. Since September, Beyt Shalom has scheduled Kabbalat Shabbat services every Friday night at the Second Unitarian Church near l^Oth & W. Center Rd., starting at 7:30 p.m., and has observed all the holidays. The overall objective in establishing Beyt Shalom was to meet the needs of the growing Omaha Reconstructionist community. Therefore, the members approved a wide variety of programs unparalleled for a new, but growing, synagogue. These include the operation of a religious school, regular Shabbat services, active lay leader training, a Jewish book club, monthly Havdalah observances, Member* and gueata of Beyt Shalom Beyt Shalom families gather for a monthly and celebration of Jewish holidays. The synagogue sing and dance at a party, with muaic Havdalah, and Marti Nerenatone leads them also afniiated with the Jewish Reconstructionist provided by Lionel Wolberger. in song. Federation in late 1995, allowing us to participate in Reconstructionist programs at a national level. Speaking of the holidays, Beyt Shalom had a very memorable observance of Tu b'shevat, Hanukkah, and Purim, and also hosted its first community seder April 3 at the Second Unitarian Church. The past six months have been extremely busy. The synagogue took a mqjor step forward when it nrquired the services of Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein in November. In addition, Beyt Shalom became the lli'st synagogue in the region to adopt the new Reconstructionist prayer book, Kol Haneshemah, and is rapidly building up its library. The Kol Haneshemah is especially useful for thosewho are not masters of Hebrew. While many prayers are chanted in Hebrew, there are transliterations and English translations for virtually every segment of the services, opening them up to everyone. Two of the youngest members of Beyt Rabbi Ehrenstein explain! Sukkyt obaerThe religious education program has also been Shalom, Dru Beach with her dad, Ron, very successful. The Sunday School has grown to vancea to children of the Reconstructionist and Lilah Ferber with her dad, JeflT. Religious School. over 20 students. This includes three B'nai Mitzvah students. The first Beyt Shalom Bat Mitzvah was for Wendy Robertson on April 20, and the first Bar Mitzvah will be for Aaron Harris on May 4. Valerie Rosenberg will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah in September. Beyt Shalom takes special pride in the school and the commitment of the entire synagogue, and not just the parents, to Jewish learning since we firmly believe the children will fulfill our dreams for the future. In the continuing education area, two of our recent Bar Mitzvahi, Jonathan Salmi and Matt Rosenberg, will soon visit Israel as a part of the JCC "Artsa: Back to the Land* program. Adult education li not being ignored either, and the synagogue plans to begin special adult learning opportunitias in addition to the Jewidi Book Club discussion groups. In keeping with the ReeonatnicUonist philosophy of maximum member participation in all areas, JcffParbw Valerie DraUel to new flrtenda at the Beyt Shalom holiday many of the aynagogus activitiet are planned and faaUlMattlw •toplifa Cwatar. lad Iqr UM iMmban of the congregation.
Although Reconstructionisin ia one of the fastest growing branches of Judaism, many people still aren't very familiar with it As a Reconstructionist Rabbi, I am often asked what is different about Reconstructionism. If I had to give a brief answer, I might say that for Reconstructionists, tradition has a voice, but not a veto. To put it another way, Reconstructionism takes a unique approach to both sustaining and transforming our traditions to create a vital, modem Judaism Which can sustain us in the contemporary world. To define fully the unique perspectives of Reconstructionism, I might discuss our views of God and prayer, or the importance of gender equality, or the quite special role of the rabbi in Reconstructionist congregations. These are all areas to which Reconstructionist congregations give a great deal of thought and attention. In this column, however, 1 prefer to give you a taste of my personal approach to Reconstructionism. What I like about it, is the notion that Judaism does not have to be peripheral to our everyday lives. Judaism can sustain us in the present, while connecting us to our past. For Reconstructionists, Judaism is more than a set of laws, traditions and religious practices. From our perspective, it is the continuously evolving religious civilization pf the Jewish people. We believe that Judaism has always changed to meet new historical and cultural conditions, and that it must continue to do so to remain vital. Each of us can
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By Howard Silber Much like the nation whose name it proudly gious, ediicational and cultural activities. bean, B'nai Israel Syna£oe|ie in Council Blufii has In little more than 30 years, the number of managed repeatedly to overcome adversity. Jewish households in Council BlufCs declined from With their hopes buoyed by the gambling-fueled approximately 176 to a mostly graying 16 today. boom in the economy of Omaha's suburb to the B'nai Israel experienced a steep decline in memeast, leaders of the congregation express guarded bership^ No longer could the sjmagogue support a confidence that the little synagogue on Msmster resident rabbi. E^ren worse, on at least three occaStreet will continue to survive and might even sions (going back to 1976) congregation leaders ei\joy some growth in memberahip. stated publicly that the outlook for B'nai Israel "I'm upbeat about it," said Dr. Allen Kurland, was all but hopeless. congregation co-president. "I firmly believe that Somehow the struggling synagogue survived. we'll be able to keep the synagogue open and that And then, almost miraculously, it began to attiract there is the possibility of growth." more worshipers. Younger families, mainly from Dr. Jerome Bleicher shares the presidency with Omaha (some from the faculties of the University Dr. Kurland. The retired Omaha surgeon, who of Nebraska and Creighton University) "discovlives and works on a 600-acre farm midway ered" B'nai Israel. Several assumed leadership between the Bluffs and Glenwood, Iowa, said, positions. Once again, the voices of children were 'We've never failed to muster a minyan and we heard in the venerable shul. Once again, there continue to have services and Oneg Shabbat every were Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvahs. Friday night. B'nai Israel is alive. We hope to keep The once-orthodox B'nai Israel became it that way." Metropolitan Omaha's first Reconstructionist conB'nai Israel's transformation from a sizable, gregation. Reconstructionist rabbis served the synvibrant congregation with a succession of resident agogue on a continuing basis.The changeattracted rabbis into a synagogue with 26 member families more worshipers and members, some from as far •ii^ually began in the early 1960s, soon after the away as Sioux City and Lamoni, Iowa. red brick shul was enlarged to provide a school Unfortunately, a complete and thoroughly successwing and social hall. ful renaissance was elusive. In 1963, congregation leaders even snipped a ri,bSome of the new, younger members felt that th^ bon to open a "rabbinage" - a home for the rabbi drive to mid-town Council Bluffs from their West and his family. Omaha homes was burdensome. Some also advoBut m^'or demographic changes were engulfing cated that the congregation vacate and sell the 65Midwest Jewry, and B'nai Israel was swept along year-old Mynster Street building. with them. Last year, many of the younger families left The small grocery stores and other retail shops B'nai Israel and founded Beyt Shalom congregathat had brought security to so many Jewish immi- tion, which meets in Omaha's Second Unitarian grant families were closing their doors in the face Church on South 119th St. of chain store competition or because the collegeRabbi Ruth Ehrenstein serves both congrega: educated sons and daughters of the owfiers wanted tions and the two congregations jointly sponsor the no part of the drudgery of mom-and-pop retailing. Reconstructionist Cooperative Religious School at There wasn't much need for Jews to continue to the West Side Community Education Center. reside in small cities and towns. "B'nai Israel will survive," said Dr. Kurland, who Despite its proximity to Omaha, Council Bluffs was raised in Burlington, Iowa, and is principal of retains small-city qualities. Jewish famiUes moved Roosevelt School in the Bluffs. "It is the last across the Missouri River to become part of the Jewish institution in Southwest Iowa, and it won't Omaha Jewish community with its expanded relidie. We won't allow that to happen."
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Lag B'Omer outing planned at Zorinsky Park
Omaha Chapter Hadassah plans Oneg Shabbat
A celebration of Lag B'Omer is being planned by Jeff and Brian Nogg 'and Company" will enterChabad kouse, and will be held May 7, 6 p.m., at tain residents of the' Rose Blumkin Home and ,Zorinsky Park, 156th and 'F' Streets. The event Livingston Plaza with musical numbers from the will include a picnic dinner, a bonfire, sports, shqwf "Oklahoma" which they recently appeared in. This monthly Oneg Shabbat, sponsored byi the games and family fun. "Lag B'Omer is traditionally celebrated outdoors Omaha Chaptbr of Hadassah for more than 20 to recall the times Avhen, under Roman seige, the years, will be held April 27 at 2 p.m. in the Home's Jews in Israel could not study Torah freely.. They auditorium. Members and friends of Hadassah who wish to were forced out into the fields, and pretended to be assist with bringing the residents to the auditoriplaying with bows and arrows, while they learned um, are asked to arrive at 1:30 p.m. A tea in the Torah from one another," said Nachman Forer, who main dining room will follow the program. is co-ordinating the program along with Barry Silverstien and Mendel Lisbon. "It is the day of passing of Rabbi Shimeon Bar Yochai, an early Kabbalist, one of the greatest Talmudic scholars of Sefirat HaOmer, the counting of the Omer (49 his generation whose commitment to Torah values days between Passover and Shavuot) is a time of is legendary. Customarily, families go out to the introspection and character building and refineparks and fields and give themselves a really great ment, according to Rabbi Mendel Katzman of time," he added. Chabad House, who is ofTering a course to address Cost for the event, including dinner and snacks, the mystical, Kabbalistic approach to personal is $2.50 for children age 3 to 10; and $3.50 for character refinement. adults, and is open to the entire community. The three-session course will be held at Chabad Advance reservations are required. House on Mondays, May 6, 13 and 20, from 7 to For more information and reservations, call Allen 8:30 p.m. Cost, including an exercise book, is $18. at 697-1124. For information, call Allen at 697-1124.
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The Men's Intergcncrational Evening, sponsored by the 1996 UJA/Federation Campaign, will be held Tuesday, May 7, 7:30 p.m., at the Omaha Marriott.
PERSONAL Sincere thanks to friends, relatives and Rabbi Paul Orazen for their kindness to me while I was in the hosfiitai.
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A hands-on Jewish children's exhibit on Jerusalem entitled "Happy Birthday, Dear Jerusalem: Celebrating 3000 Years" will be on display in the Jewish Community Center gallery from May 5 through May 30. ' The exhibit is on loan from 'My Jewish Discovery Place: A Traveling Museum for Families" at the JCC Association in Los Angeles. The exhibit is designed for children 3 to 11 years of age and their families, as well as school groups, synagogues, etc., and is geared for unafliliated and Jewish families as well as knowledgeable families and those families who are beginning to learn. The exhibit features an airplane, neighborhoods in Jerusalem, ethnic dolls in costume, activity kits, art projects, etc. It is fully interactive an,d fun for the whole family. The exhibit will be open from 3 to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and by appointment. It is free and open to the public. "My Jewish Discovery Place' is sponsored by the. Jewish Cultural Arts Council and is made possible through 3 generous grant from the Esther K. Newman/Carolyn Kully Newman Foundations. For information, call Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts Council director, at 334-6403.
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