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A letter to the community We really do have a lot at this moment to be excited about with our Federation. First, under the direction of committee chairmen and chairwomen, Forrest Krutter, Marty Shukert, Steve Nogg, Margo Riekes, Fred Simon, Arnie Weitz, Joel Alperson and Jan Schheiderman, we are tinmMinf a new Strategic plan. It consolidates seven agencies into five; it creates a working cabinet of professional executives of all the agencies which will work effectively with lay people, and it will provide greater accountability with our budget process. It also reduces the size of the board of directors firom 31 to 21, which will prove more manageable and allow each board member a greater sense of making a difference to our Federation enterprise. It also provides new opportunities to lay people with limited time with an ability to participate as members of the new advisory council. But, most importantly, we have tried to listen to you, our most important customer and benefactor, to reshape our Federation to better serve you in the coming years. We also have some very exciting plans for our 'J" under the leadership of Jeff Aizenberg, Paul Cohen and Steve Pitlor. With hope in the future, we have a chance to transform our building to a world-class center of education, child development and sports.
Under the direction of Bobbie Epstein and Jan Schneiderman, we are participating in Operation 2000, which will forever Unk Omaha to a brother/sister relationship to the upper Gallile Region of Israel. And, don't ever get confused. Your dollars help rescue the imperiled, care fpr many needy people and are helping to enrich Jewish life in j^maha. lecaeL and SQ countries worldwide. Our ceunpaign this year is being organized by Steve Simon, Paul Epstein, Barb Platt and Linda Mann, and we should all thank them. They are well-organized and have hundreds of great volunteers to keep us alwajrs the best of communities. All in all, we are in great shape to serve our community. If there is ever a time when you want to talk, feel free to call me or any of our dedicated staff at our Federation. We want to serve you and, most important, we want to serve our changing community better with the right services. So, thank you to each of you for always supporting our Federation, and my best wishes for a year of health, peace and prosperity for us all. Sincerely,
^<w 1^, Tom Fellman President, Jewish Federation of Omaha
Ed Rosen tribute gains $66,000 for BBYO by Morria Maline, Editor emeritus More than 150 friends and colleagues of Eddie Rosen were told that the B'nai B'rith luncheon given in his honor Sept. 10 at the Highland Country Club was responsible for a donation of $16,000 and a pending endowment of $50,000 for the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization. This is a strong indication of the honor and respect that this community holds for Ed Rosen, an individual who has devoted his life to community .service," said Tom Fellman, co-chairman of the event Mr. Fellman's words were echoed by Governor Ben Nelson, Ronald W. Roskens, president. Global Connections, Inc.; Clarence L. Landen, Jr., chairman. Security National Bank; John Kraft, Roy Smith, Jim Earp, Alan Leesack, Regional Director of B'nai B'rith, and Mr. Rosen's son, Jerry. The lunch was subsidized by family members and firiends providing guests with full tax deductions. (Continued on page 10)
Tom Fellman (left) luncheon eo-«h«irman, and Al Abramaon (rlKht), a boat, welcome Eddie Rosen and Governor Ben NeUon to the B'nai B'rith luncheon at the Highland Country Club Sept. 10. Tlie luneheon honored B(r. Roaen for a lifetime of aervice to B'nai B'Htfa.
Beth El Synagogue celebrates new Talmud Torah by Mark B. Levy, Education Director
<on(tlme taaehar Margo Riakea daft), ittended the BESTT openinf ceremonies rith aooM of her students.
For the first time in almost two decades, Beth El, the Conservative Synagogue of Omaha, will be conducting its own Talmud Torah in its own building. At recent opening ceremonies, Beth El President Bruce Shackman told the large gathering of parents, teachers and students that they were entering into a new era and would have unique experiences in being in a Beth El school that ii held entirely in the synagogue. Rabbi Paul Drazen, dting the novelty of the new situation, had everyone recite the shehechaynu blessing to thank God for allowing everyone to reach this momentous occasion. The group was then directed in the Minchah (aAemoon) service to express thanks and the shofar was sounded to condude the event The goal of the new Beth El Synagogue Talmud Torah (BESTT) school, in the words of Chairman Dr. Bruce Gutnik, "is to continue providing quality Jewish education for our children from kindergarten through high school." (Continued on pafe 10) aj3aix:*i-oja«K^kii»B!saL<LiMM.iijyt!fEi.:i'.&'ffi.Jii
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Murray Newman concludes the rededication ceremony at Temple Israel by sounding the shoifar. Deanna (left). Max and Louie Newman were some of the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the late Jules M. Newman to attend. (Story €md more photo* on page 6).
Leah Rabin and Benjamin Netanyahu to appear at conference NEW YORK, N.Y.-Leah Rabin, widow of former Israel Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Israel Prime Minister Bei\jamin Netanyahu are among the conflrmed guests at the first-ever United Jewish Appeal National Women's Campaign International Lion of Judah Conference in Jerusalem. Oct 13-17, some 600 women leaders from established Jewish communities in North America, Western Europe, South Africa and Australia will join 100 women struggUng to create an accountable Jewish society in their own developing countries. Hundreds of women from the U.S. and Canada, representing 59 communities, and Jewish activists from Morocco, the Czech Republic, Yugoslavia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Greece, Bombay and Hungary have already confirmed their participation. (Continued on pafe 10)
Jewish Family Service welcomes new staff by Glen Fineman, Executive Director Jewish Family Service is pleased to announce the appointments of Jenny Meyerson and Amy Potash to the JFS staff. Mrs. Meyerson, who is filling the full-time Social Worker position, will begin her employment Sept. 30. She received her M.S.W. degree at the University of Nebraska at Omaha last year, and is currently a Family Support Specialist at the Child Saving Institute. She received her B.A degree in psychology at the University of Kansas. At Jewish Family Service, Mrs. Meyerson will facilitate support groups, develop educational programs and provide outreach services and crisis intervention and therapy, among other responsibilities. Mrs. Potash, who is Hlling the part-time Resettlement position, will begin her employment with JFS Sept. 24. She received her M.S.W. from the University of Wisconsin in 1988 as well as her BA. in Hebrew and Semitic Studies. Mrs. Potash currently teaches at Temple Israel and works parttime as a Child Protect .i- .Service worker with (Continued on page 10) L;SP'n.s*.SKJ=as.:*«,--.L. .,:,!,»:i;'.-«i.•,.-£,.,! i:
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By Rabbi Myer S. Kripke Parashat Haazinu - Shabbat Shuvah ' The Old Bromide Our Sidrah, Haazinu, it) regularly read on Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath after Rosh Hashanah and before Yom Kippur. Shabbat Shuvah means that it occurs during the Ten Days of Penitence. It calls for repentance. Repentance? The word itself fails to call up the mental and emotional responses it used to for many, many generations of Jews. In our time, we are attuned, like our non-Jewish neighbors, to a secular society and a secular intellectual and emotional world-of-discourse. I will come back to this. Our Sidrah consists of the great poem which, the Torah tells us, Moses declaimed to the Children of Israel before hi8|death. It boldly demands the attention of heaven and earth, as the melancholy prognostication of frequent future defections of Israel is unfolded, with the devastating punishments that follow... But the Lord's love for Israel, and His compassion, never fail, and Israel is not to be destroyed - ever! The end of the Sidrah, iti a short passage, is a terse command to Moses to ascend one of the mountains - and there die! Midrashim in great number (Midrash Petirnl Moshe) dwell on his death and the frustrating insistence that he was not to enter, the land for whichihe had labored so long. One such comment has it that Moses was entirely innocent and deserved to live forever. But it was important that he die, to teach the House of Israel-and humankind-that death is the lot of all human life. (Something to remember when we recite Yizkor)! Now back to repentance. It is important for us on the Holy Days to pray with the throng of Jews who come together. We hear melodies reserved only for these days. We join in prayers that are recited only on these days. We see robes of white on our officiants, and we note that the Sifre Torah eu-e also robed in white. But it is important for us as individuals in the throng to get beyond and beneath and above the haunting melodies, and even to get beyond the words of the prayers. If the Holy Days are to be meaningful to us, their theme, repentance and atonement, has to be meaningful to us. There is the old bromide, "Confession is good for the soul." And it is true. We need not confess to our shortcomings in anyone's hearing: but we must investigate ourselves and make confession to ourselves. One major exception: if we have harmed any individual or any individuals, confession to ourselves is meaningless: we must seek out the individual(s) and beg forgiveness. If it is possible, restitution for any harm must be made. Confession, repentance, atonement. There is a cleansing effect, invigorating, restorative, relieving. After all, Judaism was right about this, right and perceptive all through the centuries. A Yeshivah student who asked his Rabbi for some days off before the Holy Days to rehearse the services, since he was to be a cantor's assistant, was told: "Better rehearse Teshuvah'
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LEO MEYER80N Services for Leo Meyerson were held Sept 12 at Beth El Cemetery. He was 76. i Survivors inclu()e his wife, Miriam; two daughters, Roberta Richard of Philadelphia and Deborah Meyerson of St. Louis; a son, Ronald S. Meyerson of Austin, TX; a sister, Elaine Potts of Santa Barbara, CA; and two step-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Beth El Synagogue, American Cancer Society or favorite charity. FRANCES COREN Services for Prances Coren, 79, were held Sept. 16 at Golden Hill Cemetery, Survivors include a daughter, Marsha Coren of Omaha; and a sister, Belle Shulkin of Denver. DIANA SILVERMAN GOLDBERG i Services were held for Diana Gtoldberg who died Sept. 14. She was a resident of the RBJH. Survivors include two sons, Sidney of Sarasota, FL, and Alan of Louisville, KY; six granddaughters and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Holt International Children's Services, Box 2880, Eugene, OR 9740?. NORMAN RICE Services for Norman Rice were held Sept. 16 at Beth El Cemetery. He was 73. Survivors include his wife, Floraine; a son, Steven; a daughter, Karen Winner; one granddaughter; two brothers, Alan and David; and a sister, Marilyn Hurwitz. Memorials may be made to charity of your choice.
USYers start off year with celebration by Mike Levine Omaha USY kicked off the year with a trip to Rosenblatt Stadium to see the Royals battle the Indianapolis Indians. The program was the last official Rush event of the summer. One week later was USYs annual "Welcome Back to USY Night" party. Food, friends and fun were on the agenda. Omaha USY has some excellent activities coming up in the future months: lots of USY Nights, USY Shabbatot, Paintball, Fontenelle Forest, car washes, Kinnus in Minneapolis, International Convention in Orlando, The Pound Auction, USY ski trip. The Purim Extravaganza, Omaha Conclave, Spring Kallah in Wisconsin, Final Banquet and a special CMT in Kansas City, just to name a few! To join the International USY Chapter of the Year, please contact Shoshana Wees, President, at 498-0812; Michael Levine, Youth Director, 4928550; or any current USY chapter member.
CORRECTIONS Several errors were noted in the New Year's edition of the Jewish Press: Marilyn Manvitz was inadvertantly left off the front page identifying her as an Omaha Section past-president (1963-65); dates on two convention pictures in the story 'Gone to Another Meeting' were transposed: the National Convention in Detroit on page 44 was in 1996 while the North Regional Convention on page 43 occurred in 1966; Lois Friedman's name was mispelled in that photo; Julie Frank's son, pictured on page 51, was misidentifled as 'Jacob,' his name is Marty, and the date was 1989; Dr. Richard Shiigrue, also pictured on page 51, is a professor at Creighton University; and Ramona Pepper's name was misspelled on page 45; Zoe Riekes' name was omitted from the trouping theatre cast list on page 41; Phyllis and Jennifer Glazer were omitted from the Thrift Shop Threads list on^age 60. The Jewish Press regrets the errors.
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seMtm FltfDAY: Shabbat evening service, 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan Contzius will officiate. On Shabbat Shuva, Temple Israel offers the family an opportunity to introspectively examine and evaluate its priorities and directions. The renewal of family life emerges from the traditions and creative Uturgy of this most sacred Shabbat. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by the Temple Sisterhood. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 11:15 a.m. Following the service, the congregation will go to a nearby stream for Tashlich service. Simcha B'shabbat-The congregation will study the Torah portion for the week. YOM KIPPUR Sunday, Sept 22: First service, 6:15 p.m.; Second service, 8:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23: Morning service, 10 a.m.; "Ethics Panel" following services; Young children's service, 1:30 p.m.; Family youth service, 2:30 p.m.; Ailemoon service, 3:30 p.m.; Yizkor and Neilah service, 4:45 p.m. Adult Eklucation Thursday, Sept. 26: 'Beyond Midrash," 7:308:30 p.m., led by Don Schwartz. ' Sukkot Family Service and "Box Dinner" Friday, Sept. 27, 7 pjn.-Bring the family at 6 pjD. to make your own Sukkah decorations, followed by a *Bring Your Own Dinner." Dnnks will be provided. For reservations, call the Temple oflBce by Tuesday, Sept. 24, 556-6536.
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Services are conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner.' Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. tb 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 8:46 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 &.m. Kiddush sponsored by Julee and Rick Katzman in honor of. the first anniversary of Jacob's Bar Mitzvah. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Shabbos Shuva D'Rasha with Rabbi Kutner, 6:10 p.m.; Mincha, 7:05 p.m., followed by Shaloah Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Morning service, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 2 p.m.; YOM KIPPUR Sunday, Sept. 22: Kol Nidre, 7 p.m.; Candlelighting, 7:03 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23: Morning service, 8:30 a.m.; Torah reading, 10:15 a.m.; Sermon, 11 a.m.; Yizkor, 11:30 a.m.; Mincha, 5:45 p.m.; Neilah, 6:30 p.m.; Fast ends, 8:01 p.m. Break-the-fast at the synagoguemake reservations with the office. THURSDAY, Sept. 26: "The Great Sukkot Surprise Party" is for children, and will be held from 5-7 p.m. It includes a 'Sloppy Yossi' (Joe) dinner. Cost is $3.50 for adults; free for children. Call the office for reservations by Wednesday.
Office Hours: Monday throu^ Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Minha-Ma'ariv, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services start at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) meets at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time, first and third Saturday at 11a.m. ICtantan, second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 7:50 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. Cemetery Memorial Service-ll a.m. at Beth El Cemetery. TUESDAY-FRIDAY: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. YOM KIPPUR Sunday, Sept. 22: Kol Nidre, 6:45 p.m. (in main sanctuary only). Monday, Sept. 23: Morning service, 8:30 a.m. (includes Yizkor and Musaf); Alternative service, 9:45 a.m.; Study session with Rabbi Jules Harlow, 4 p.m.; MinhaNe'ila, 5:16 p.m.; Sounding of Shofar, approximately 7:50 p.m.
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Doctor Michael Yablonski as cantor will lead the liturgical portion of the religious Service for the entire High Holiday period. On Yom Kippur Eve, Sunday, Sept. 22, the sermon will be delivered by Zeph Telpner, a certified public accountant and long time resident of Council Bluffs. His subject will be "Judaism is much more than ritual." On Monday rooming, Sept. 23, Professor Eugene Freund from the faculty of the University of Nebraska in Omaha will augment the service with a discussion of Goldhagen's new book on the complicity of the German populus in the systematic destruction of the Jewish community that existed in Europe. These presentations are informal and a period will be allowed for discussion. All are welcome.
BEYT SHALOM AaAIBIi<U*ortha PJd. Bw SUiaO^ OwalM, NX «lM«Me TBft-BSSa FRIDAY, H<5pt. 2i.'. , .liuviili, V:.iO p.m. YOM KIPPUR Sunday, Sept. 22: Kol Nidre, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. IS: Morning services, 10 ajn.; Afternoon service*, baginning with an adult study session led by Rabbi Sachs, will resume at S p.m., followed by Break-the-Fast. Baligioua School: Contact Dr. Marty Rosenberg,
Beth El Sisterhood to sponsor brunoh On Sunday, Oct. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Beth El Sisterhood will host a brunch for the entire congregation and its guests, to raise funds for supplies for its newly-renovated snd remodeled kitchen. The buffet will be in the sodal hall. Cost is $20 per person for Beth El members and $10 for their non-member guests. For information, call Sylvia Wagner at 3920600. Check must accompany reservation.
50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION for Lucllia and Harry Paakowltz will be held Sunday, Sept. 22, at a small family dinner hosted t>y their ctiildren.
PERSONAL I would Ilka to thank my family and friends for the many donations, canlB and nowera that I recehrad during my recent illness and hospitallzatlon. Everyone was a great help. Best wishes tor a healtliy and happy New Year. BartMra WoNa Rlpa
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Edittoriai ^H Eiderhofitel programs 1^^ offer learning adventures I Recently, notices of programs for the 55 and older I group have arrived at our office. Sponsored by. Elderhostel, an international non-profit organiza; tion, these programs provide educational opportunities in 2000 institutions throughout the United States and Canada and in 50 other countries around the world. i There are no educational requirements to participate; a college degree is not required and the courses are free of homework, exams, grades or credits. According to ithe organization's philosophy, 'learning should be for its own sake, for the personal enjoyment and enrichment of the individual." ; One program coming up in the immediate future is sponsored by Metropolitan Community College starting with dinner Sunday, Oct. 6, and ending with lunch Friday, Oct. 11, at the Mahoney State Park Lodge. Women's League for Conservative ;. Judaism is offering an Elderhostel program in , December in New York City entitled "Coming to • America; the Jewish Immigrant Experience." Thousands of senior adults have taken advantage of this program during its 21 years. As America 'grays,' programs like Elderhostel will become even more important to maintaining vibrancy and • excitement in the later years. The Jewish community, with its lower-than; national-average birthrate, is aging even faster. Keeping a healthy, vigorous mind will be one way of ensuring that our seniors can continue to be contributing members of our society.
Letter to the Editor To the Editor: I'm writing to sing the praises of the Omaha Jewish Community Center and its staff. Recently, the National Council of Jewish Women •produced A Sentimental Journey, an evening of entertainment in celebration of their 100 years of community service. The show involved 120 cast members, and rehearsals were held at the 'J' for five weeks, Monday through Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. What would we have done without the 'J'? From the first moment I booked the rehearsal •schedule, to the last moment I said good-bye to the nighttime maintenance men, our stay at the 'J' couldn't have been better. : Every staff person was extremely helpful and kind. The room scheduling was extensive. We were responsible to the theater manager, who was very supportive and allowed us to borrow several items from the J's costume storage. The maintenance staff was superb. They opened doors, turned on lights, stored our props, set up mikes, cooled the rooms, answered our questions, took our calls-even loaned us an American flag for the set! We were in the auditorium, the theater, the dance studio, the aerobics room. Room 10, we were everywhere for five weeks!! ' "So, what would we have done witliout the 'J?!!' ,• It's really wonderful to live in a Jewish community that ofTers a facility as extensive, versatile and well-run as our Jewish Community Center. Thanks to the staff - I very much appreciate the ob they do and the way they do it! .t Joanie Jacobson CORRECTION Mendel Kurland won a gold medal in art at the Maccabi Games, not a bronze as reported in the Aug. 30 issue of the Jewish Press. The information was incorrectly submitted. PART-TIME OFFICE BUILDING MAINTENANCE General Help Needed. Approximately 15-20 tiours /yieek Position Available Immediately
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Behind the Headlines... Disenchantment with Arafat growing among Paiestiniahs by Gil Sedan i JERUSALEM. (JTA) — Never before has Event? did not fare better for Arafat at the AlPalestinian disenchantment with the leadership of Aksa Mosque on the Temple Mount! Some 20,000 Yasser Arafat loomed so large. Palestinians showed up—about the usual number In recent months, Palestinian^ in the West Bank who come therfe to pray on Fridays. Palestinian and Gaza Strip have gro*rn increasingly critical of ofRcials had expected the number to reach into the the Palestinian Authority leader, attacking the hundreds of thousands. < ' human rights abuses of his security (Police and The disenchantment with Arafat is even more sharply blaming him for the lack of tangible eco- striking when compared with the strong measure nomic benefits from the peace process with Israel. of support—88 percent 9f the vote—Arafat Their growing discontent became more evident received when he was elected president of the than ever recently, when they failed to respond to ' Palestinian Authority in January. Arafat's calls to protest the hardline pohcies of the Albng with comploiiung about the lack of results Netanyahu government. Arafat has stepped up his from the peace process—particularly the high criticism of Israel in recent days, going so far as to unemployment stemming from the Israeli closure warn of a renewed intifada, or uprising, if the of the West Bank and Gaza after the first in a Netanyahu government did not move ahedd with series of terror attacks earlier this year^ the peace process. Palestinians have increasingly spoken out against In a dramatic appearance before the Palestinian what they see as Arafat's authoritarian rule. legislative council in the West Bank town of The bleak human rights record of the Ramallah, Arafat called for a general strike the Palestinian Authority—cited by both Palestinian next day and for a mass prayer at Jerusalem's Aland outside monitoring groups—h^s included the Aksa Mosque. His plan was to rally the Palestinian arrests of political opponente, torture of prisoners people for a massive demonstration against Israel and practically no freedom of speech. for what he charges is Prime Minister Bei\jamin A group of female activists who used to meet regNetanyahu's intransigence in living up to the ularly and discuss politics was recently summoned terms of the selfrule accords. to the offices of the Palestinian secret service and The Netanyahu government has drawn the ire of ordered to stop their meetings. Arafat by refusing to commit to a definite date for Nine people have died in Palestinian jails since a redeployment of Israeli troops in the West Bank the beginning of Palestinian self-rule. town of Hebron and by recently approving of the "Arafat is such a dictator that he even dared expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank. order Arab citizens of Israel to participate in the But Arafat's call for demonstrations backfired. general strike," said a Bir Zeit student. Like other The general strike elicited leps than the stunning Palestinian students, She did not believe that response Arafat had hoped for. In Ramallah, shops Arafat had the ability to launch a renewed intifawere closed, but only after Palestinian police da. 'If there is a new intifada," said the student, warned merchants that they would bie fined unless "it will be just like before, it will come from the they closed tlieir stores. people, not in response to Arafat's orders."
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Dozen problems face Israel-1996-97 Haifa-On the eve of Yom Kippur, when it is customary to review our actions of the past year, we should also engage in contemplation of what the coming year holds in store for us. in accordance with our annual practice, we offer our list of the twelve m^or problems which Israel may expect to face in the coming year. Some of these problems are perennial, some rise higher or drop lower on the list from year to year. Some are solved by time, only to be replaced by new ones. 1. Relations with the Palestinians. In view of its avowed policies on the basis of which it won the election, how far is the Likud government prepared to go in advancing the peace process on its own terms,I without leading to a break with Arafat? 2. The State of the Economy. Objective economists agree that the proposed government policies to slash the budget and to privatize government owned companies will in the long run lead to a flourishing and more stable economy. The problem is to weather the stormy conditions which will be created in the meantime. 3. The Unfavorable Balance of Trade Related to the above, but independent of it, is the growing annual gap between what Israel exports and what it imports, largely in the field of consumer goods, fuelled by the rising standard of living. 4. Relipious-Secular Tensions Emergence of the religious parties as a strong influence in the coaUtion government has brought to a head the secularreligious confrontation. What is called the "status quo' is up for re-examination, as well as the role of religion in public Ufe. 5. Relations with Jordan and Egypt. Tensions in the relations with the Palestinians are bound to create a strain the peace relations with our two neighbors. 6. Arafat's SUtus. Obviously this is foremost a problem facing Arafat himself, but Israel is con-
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve l.evinger. Vice I'reaident, Lloyd Roilstein, Treasurer, Jane Uips, .Secretary; Cynthia Kpstein, Steve Ihinon. Marii Gallner, Joanie Jacobson, Shcryl Lee, Kred MoKul, Ceortje Schapiro; Kr«<l Tichauer; .Sylvia Wa(,'ncr, Hen Wiesnian Kiliwnnls express the view of the writer and are not necessarily ri'prewnutive of the views of the Jewish I'ress Board, the Jewish Federation of Omaha or the Omaha Jewish Community as a whole The Jewish Press reserves the right to edit letters and articles for apace and content The Jewish PreM is not resimnsihle for the Kushruth of any product or eatablishment ' <JS!0'iil,»=!i"^."AL,'
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On the campaign trail Perot: still an enigma to the Jewish electorate By Daniel Kurtzman WASHINGTON (JTA) - Four years aOer ROBS Perot ventured into the political fray, the Texas billionaire remains a largely unknown quantity on Issues important to the American Jewish electorate. ': Perot's Reform Party has yet to adopt a platform pr elaborate on its "Principles of Reform," a onepage outline that calls for a balanced budget amendment, term limits for members of Congress, ^le creation of a new tax system, campaign finance and lobbying reform, and changes in government (entitlement programs, but offers few specifics. : Beyond that, Perot himself has given little indication of the policies and positions he would advance es president. ,, "It's hard for him to have positions that are attractive to the Jewish community when he doesn't have positions," said Mark Mellman, who heads the Washington-based Mellman Group, a Democratic polling firm. What Perot docs have is a record of mixed messages relating to Jews and Jewish interests that many in the community are still trying to decipher. In his first address to a Jewish audience after liecoming a presidential candidate in 1992, Perot lifimmed his support for Israel, saying that "you Itand by your friends and it's just that aimple." • Perot, however, opposed the Persian Gulf War t position troubling to Jews who saw the war as mportant for both American interests and Israel's lafety. Some observers and activists continue to Perot, as they did four years ago, as naive and isophisticated in his understanding of Israel and e Middle East.
Natural Law Party convenes By Jordan F. Lubetk . The Cleveltmd Jewith News WASHINGTON, D.C. - After nearly three days of convention hustle and bustle in which he has attended Bymposiums ranging from education to crime and heard numerous public speeches, Bernard Nevas relaxes at his Washington, D.C, hotel. He talks about his involvement as Connecticut chairman (a position he shares with his wife, Terry) of America fastest growing political party the Natural Law Party. Nevas was among almost 400 delegates and candidates from 50 states who attended the Natural Law Party convention last month. The party qualified for federal matching funds, is on the ballot in 49 states and features a slate of more than 700 candidates. The party advocates reimbursement for preventative medicines and treatments to'cut health-care costs; development of clean, renewable energy sources and sustainable agriculture practices to preserve the environment; community policing programs to reduce crime.
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In a lletter &om Marlene Post, National President of Hadassah, she states: 'According to a 1992 study by the Synagogue Council of America, there may be as many as one million unregistered, eligible Jewish adults. . .whatever the reason, a decline in Jewish voter registration and participation has profound implications. Jewish political activity in the past has been a crucial element in public policy gains in health, welfare; education, civil rights and foreign afTairs." •If you are a first-time voter, you must register to vote. If you register in person, the deadline is 6 p.m., Oct. 25. You can register when you renew your driver's license or at the election commissioner's ofRce. You can also fill out and mail in a registration form, which must be postmarked by Oct.8. You can call the election commissioner's office at 444-7200 for a mail-in registration application. •You need to re-register if you change your address, name or political party. •You will receive a postcard with the address of your polling place. You don't have to bring it with you, but it makes check-in easier. , •Your ballot is valid even if you don't vote on everything. •If you don't have transportation to your polling place, you can call your political party headquarters and volunteers will arrange for you to get a ride: Republicans, 330-8133; Democrats, 398-1898 or 397-1123. • To request an absentee ballot for out-of-town college students or others unable to physically go to the polls on Nov. 5, send a letterby Nov. 1 to; The Douglas County Election Commission 1701 Farnam, Room 110 Omaha, NE 68183 Include the following information: name of person needing the ballot date and place of birth home address in Douglas County address to which absentee ballot should be sent •Be sure to exercise your right and responsibility to VOTE! Carol Block, NCJW Slate Public Affairs Chairwoman, and Beth Gaynes Ginsberg, President of Hadassah, contributed to this article.
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Newman family dedicates addition at Temple Israel by'Carol Katwinn Nearly 200 people gathered at Temple Israel recently for a hanukah ha bayit ceremony, a rededication of the Mme, as the children, grandchildren and igreat-grandchildren of the latp Jules M. Newman opened the new addition. In addition to expanded offices, a conference room and Sisterhood gift shop, the new space includes a weather-protected drop-off, handicapped-accessible ramp and an extra-wide hallway which can now accommodate receptions. The Newman Gateway serves as the south entrance from the drop-off point at the lower level. * "The ramp was constructed in a brilliant way," said Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, "to gently, slowly turn our hearti and thoughts from the secular world to one of holihess. It reminds us of ancient days and the ramp leading up lo the city of Jerusalem." "Ijook into the eyes of the future," he said about the children present, and then turned to the children and said to "look into the eyes of the people on ! whose shoulders you've been standing as we start our 125th year." Michael Newman spoke on behalf of the grandchildren using a speech by his cousin, Peter B. Newman of Mill Valley, CA,, who could not be present at the rededication. 'My grandfather, Jules M. Newman, was born in the last century...(but) not born to wealth," Peter Newman wrote, "Although his life was long dedicated to philanthropy and to helping his community, it still took many decades of hard work and careful attention for our family's grocery business, Hinky Dinky, to grow to where my grandfather finally felt he had become financially successful. "I'm sure that J.M. would have been proud and happy to know that some of the fortune that he created has been donated to help re-fashion the synagogue that he, his sons, his grandchildren and even his great-grandchildren have attended, prayed in, received comfort, guidance and education in. And although this attention might have embarrassed him, I think he would have been pleased to know that his family chose to honor him and remember him in this way. "1 also know that my grandmother, Esther K. Newman, would have been proud of her family's
The Newman family gathered for the rededi' cation ceremony at Temple Israel. They are, from left, front row: Emily and Bobby, children of Patricia and Jeff Newman; Nick and AJeza, children of Sbaree and Murray Newman, and Margaya, daughter of Jody Newman, Seattle; second row: Betsy New"philanthropy and of our continuing involvement in community affairs," he concluded. Michael Newman added, after reading his cousin's speech, "1 feel it's an honor and a privilege, as well as a duty, to participate like this in the life of this congregation, the first that ever made a home for me." Jane Rips, president, thanked the numerous volunteers and professionals involved with the project, as well as the "special ingredient, a family who is willing to make this dream a reality." Mark Sanford was the project's designer; members of the Building and Grounds Committee included Ron Brodkey, Jim Clark, Jerry Dann, Marc Delman, Norm Fishel, Lazar Kaplan, Steve Rcdler, Ted Seldin and Suzanne Singer. Mrs. Rips also thanked committee chairmen Ajon Farber and
nuui, Patricia and Jeff Newman, Max, son of Phyllis and Bob Newman; Phyllis Newman, Jody Newman, Jamie Newman and Jennifer Puckett of Cambridge, MA.; Louie, son of Phyllis and Bob Newman; Murray and Sharee Newman; Bob Newman, Michael and , Deanna Newman of Topeka, KS. Harlan Noddle, as well as Dueky Milder, Jerry Milder and John Waldbaum and past-president Bob Freeman. After Hazzan Erik Contzius led the group in song. Rabbi Azriel assisted the Newman family members with the aflixing of the mezuzah to the doorpost of the south entrance. Rabbi Debbie Stiel closed the ceremony with the following, "Centuries ago. King Solomon dedicated the Temple in Jerusalem, a house of God to symbolize a link between heaven and earth. Continue to sanctify this house with Your presence, that it may radiate light and knowledge, .truth and goodness, among young and old."
Community 'wish list' Rose Blumkin Jewish Home needs volunteers to assist with: visiting the residents; "SWITCH DAY"--Jewish community volunteers perform jobs in the facility so that non-Jewish 'staff can be home with their families on Christmas Day; dietary, activity programs; assist recreation staff with programs such as bingo, pokeno, "Out to Lunch Bunch," candlelighting on Shabbat evening; waitresses and waiters for the special "candlelight dinner" programs for residents; assist the management staff with grant writing; bring M.I.S. expertise to current soft-
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Two nights later, I played flute in an impromptu jam session in the lobby of the Moriah Plaza Hotel. An automatic friendship had developed during the evening as it always does when good jazz players express themselves artistically anywhere. It is a form of universal communication among musicians. I have been in jam sessions in Omaha, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco, and it is an emotion that I have often felt. This night in Jerusalem, the expressions were there, the groove was phenomenal, and everything was great f\in. ' It is customary that at the end of a jam session, the musicians talk of their next engagement or gig. The piano player was truly as good as anyone I have ever played with. When we were through, I asked him where he was playing next. He replied, "I'm going into the army in the morning. This is my last job for a while." ' I was, again, overcome with emotion. However, I know that neither he nor I will ever have to sit on a street comer with our instruments and beg! I had a high school math teacher who always used to tell us that if you can think a thought, you can intellectually express it. Until the Mission, I have more or less agreed with her. However, I wish she had found a way to let us know what emotions are about. I think I learned this lesson on the Homecoming Mission to Israel.
Ben-Gurion's Spy, by Shabtai Teveth, is a riveting exploration of t|ie scandalous Lavon affair in Israel, which in 1963 toppled the government and ended the political life of David Ben-Gurion. How Qood Do We Have To BeV, by Harold S. Kushner. From the author of When Bad Things Happen To Good People comes an inspiring book that puts human feelings of guilt and inadequacy in perspective. i After, by Ajlelvin Jiiles Bukiet. Bukiet sets out to rehumanize the survivors of the 'lolocaust and to challenge the benevolence of a God who would abandon his chosen people to fire.
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Organizations VES No meeting Sept. 23, due to Yom Kippur. Deadline is Sept. 20 for the Sukkot Festival on Sept. 30. Cost is $6. Reminder: Mty Jong Club will meet Sept. 25, 12:30 p.m., in room 5 at the JCC. WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Drop-In will meet Thursday at the JCC. B^zercise with Larisa starts at 10 a.m. in the adult lounge. Bingo and English class both start at 10:30. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:30 in room 10. At noon, the movie "Sense and Sensibility,* featuring Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant, will be shown in the Blumkin Home auditorium. Popcorn will be served. For transportation, call 330-4272. VISIONS Reminder: Henry Doorly Zoo trip is Wednesday. Meet at the upper entrance at noon. Visions will present Fall Foliage Tour to Loess Hills Tuesday, Oct. 15. Cost is $36 per person and is all inclusive. Send reservation form with full payment by Oct. 1 to Betty Sanford, 9205 Western Ave., #127, Omaha, NE 68114.
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HENRY MONSKY LODGE Members of Henry Monsky Lodge B'nai B'rith, with the help of BBYO, will once again decorate the Sukkahs at the Jewish Community Center, the Rose Blumkin Home and the Friedel Academy Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. A pizza lunch will follow. Volunteers will meet at the JCC. Monsky Lodge will supply the decorations. To volunteer, call Lois Epstein at 334-6443, or Alon Mor at 334-6404. HADASSAM Hadassah will hold the first program in its education series, "Taking Care of Me," Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., at the home of Bonnie Colcher, 8731 Capitol Ave. RSVP to Mrs. Colcher at 393-2327. JEWISH WOMEN INTERNATIONAL Jewish Women International will host ita annual potluck dinner Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m., at the home of Corinne Levin, 906 So. 96th St. Potential new members will be guests. Bob Wolfson, Director of the ADL/CRC, will speak on current events. For reservations and information, call Betty Goldstrom at 551-8293; Natalie Schlauger at 3461890; or Rose Rosenberg at 393-0344.
BREADBREAKERS B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers will meet Wednesday at noon at Highland Country Club. Howard Bloom, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha, will speak on "Planning for the Future.' Mike Abramson is chairman for September.
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''•.'fr.'Children and Family the Champions Club. A few weeks ago, we were fortunate enough to ''•*?'f^ Events at the Heller Attendants were Beth attend another sjch affair-the Bari Mitzvah of a '.'.' '"'Jewish Community Allen Singer of young cousin in Galifornia. As is usual, there was a Center in Chicago. She is a graduate of the Nashville, TN, friend of the bride, and David gathering of family and friends, but as the event University of Kansas wh«re she was a member of Klein, brother of the groom. began to take shape on Friday night, I realized it Sigma Delta Tau sorority. She has a Bachelor's Following a honeymoon to Nevis, West Indies, was also a family reunion. Degree in secondary education, and plans on start- the couple now live in Columbia, MD. I saw cousins who live just distant enough to ing her Master's Degree next August. make visiting an infrequent affair; I saw children I Miss Sheldon is the granddaughter of Miriam GARSON/GOODMAN hadn't met before and children I hadn't seen in too Sheldon and the late Ben Sheldon, and the late Lisa Garson and Mark Goodman, both of many years. I was so busy getting and giving hugs Diane and Daniel Kraus. Cleveland, Ohio, were married Aug. 25. I hardly had time for anything else. It was truly a Mr. Raffel is a Securities SpeciaUst with First The bride's parents are Jan Kleinman and Brian joyful time. Chicago Capital Markets. He is a graduate of the Garson. Her grandparents are Mrs. Ralph Garson The Bar Mitzvah itself was beautiful, with the University of Maryland with a degree in economics and the late Ralph Garson. thirteen-year-old prepared, handsome and seem- and is currently finishing his Masters of Business The groom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Branard ingly cool as the proverbial cucumber. He recited Administration in finance at Loyola University in Goodman. His grandparents are Mrs. Robert his parts flawlessly and I hope he remembers (as I Chicago. Goodman and the late Robert Goodman and Mr. will) the great pleasure of his grandparents with Mr. Raffel is the grandson of Gertrude Robin and and Mrs. E. Leo Nogg. him on that bimah. the late Robert Robin, and Marvin Raffel and the The usual festivities followed, which included late Connie Raffel. MOORE/SCHRIER entirely too inuch eating and lots of noise,, but A May 25, 1997, wedding is planned at Beth El Tracy Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Suzanne and there were several outstanding moments. Synagogue in Omaha. i Tom Moore, and Jeffrey Lance Schrier, son of Watching the proud grandparents dartcing and Felicia and Stan Schrier, were married Aug. 31 at foohng around with the kids was unforgettable. My Temple Israel. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Hazzan ( uncle (the grandpa) took first-place in one event! GUTNIK/LEVEVE Erik ContziuB ofliciated. Maybe watching the parents swallow hard and Margie and Bruce Grandparents pf the bride are Opal Lodwig and speak their own very special messages of pride Gutnik announce the the late Keefe Lodwig and the late Jewell and mixed with hope for their son'^ future was a engagement of their Elliott F. Moore. moment to always remember. It must be, because I daughter, Julie Grandparents of the groom are Dorothy Schrier had the same reaction when my'nephew shared Melissa, to Michael and the late Morris Schrier and the late Rose and this time with his parents last April. Adam Levine, son of David Friedman. There was one other brief moment which 1 know Teddy and Roy Levine is safely stored in my memory bank. Toward the of Superior, CO. end of the actual Bar Mitzvah, the rabbi Miss Gutnik is a announced that Jacob's grandmother would tome senior at the Univerforward and recite (with the congregation) the tthesity of Indiana at •hecheyanu. Beautiful. Renana Gross, daughter of Cantor and Mrs. Bloomington, where As I said at the beginning, the important events she is an English/ Leo Fettman, has been named a first-place winner of this year will certainly include these B'nai Secondary Education m^or with a certificate in in the Survey Maps category of the "1996 National Mitzvah. I must thank you both, Danny and Jacob. Judaic Studies. She is a member of Sigma Delta Society of Professional Surveyors Map/Platt Design You really did a good job of making 1996 special. Tau sorority. She was also a 1993 Omaha Competition." She is employed by McGill Smith Punshon, Inc., Symphony Debutante. Miss Gutnik is the granddaughter of Florence in Cincinnati. Ms. Gross is the granddaughter of Fannie S. and Sam Gutnik of St. Louis and the late Evelyn 'Scouting for Food' Chunovic. and Charles Eisenkramer. by David Kehr Mr. Levine is ProgrammingA'outh Director for District Marketing Chairman Sherry Josand Fletcher was among those honBeth El Synagogue and a Game Day Operations For the past eight years, the Mid-America Assistant for the Omaha Racers basketball organi- ored with the TAG (Theatre Arts Guild) Lifetime Council of Boy Scouts has conducted this region's zation. He attended the University of Kansas at Achievement Award. The TAG Board honored area largest food drive effort. Lawrence and the University of Nebraska-Omaha, veterans who have given of themselves to the area The "Scouting for Food" drive, which involves where he received a degree in Broadcast theatre community. more than 10,000 volunteers, has been responsible Journalism and was also a member of Alpha for collecting and delivering more than 637 tons of Epsilon Pi fraternity. Richard A. Freund was recently appointed edicanned goods to pantries and food banks in 37 Mr. Levine is the grandson of Jack Bufferd of tor of Spotlight on Teaching, which appears seraicounties. Boca Raton, FL, and the late Edith Bufferd, and annually and focuses on the teaching of religion. This year, the event will start on Sept. 28, with Hannah Levine of Deerfield Beach, FL, and the Dr. Freund is Ralph Wardle Alumni Diamond bags distributed to individual households and will late Harold Levine. Professor of the Humanities and Chairman of the conclude Oct. 5, when the bags are picked up and An Aug. 31, 1997, wedding is planned at Beth El Department of Philosophy and Religion at the delivered to respective food pantries. Synagogue in Omaha. University of Nebraska at Omaha.
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Non-Orthodox Jews in Israel search for a Spiritual identity JERUSALEM (JTA) — Gilat Shilo grew up in Haifa in what she describes as a "very secular house." Holidays were celebrated through food— *gefilte fish on Rosh Hashanah" aind "milchik on Shayuot." i 'We never went to synagogue except on Yom Kippur, 10 minutes before the shofar to show off the well-dressed kids." % Today, Mrs. Shilo teaches Bible in a secular pubilic high school here and maintains, with her husband, what she calls a secular household. Nevertheless, they went to great expense to move to a neighborhood that boasts a Tali school, one of a network of schools initiated by the Conservative, or Maaorti movement, for their two yqung children. Masorti ia the Hebrew word for "traditionar that was used by Israel's Conservative movement. Their home has become more traditional both because of the school's call for extensive family involvement in holiday celebrations and because their second-grade daughter "learns and comes home and teaches us" about the tradition. She also 'asks for more" than the abbreviated Kiddush they customarily did Friday nights and has taught them morning prayers," said Mrs. Shilo. Mrs. Shilo says she and her "secular" friends ' believe that if there is no alternative to Orthodox Judaism, "there will be nothing for our children." Her openness to other streams of Judaism may : well reflect a new trend in Israel as more and more of the non-Orthodox population-an estimated 85 percent-talk of a search for Jewish meaning. But she cannot be called typical. Many Israelis, from secular to Orthodox, demonstrate unfamiliarity with or outright hostility to the non-Orthodox , movements, often describing them as irrelevant or even insidious to Israeli culture. In the secular camp, many dismiss them as synagogue-based imports from North America and say even though they are not subscribers, the only true Judaism is Orthodox. Reform and Conservative champions, for their part, say these attitudes are a function of ignorance. They say it results from a historically uneven playing field in which they suf, fer a disadvantage in the face of the state-sanctioned Orthodox monopoly on religious life. In recent years, however, that monopoly, long termed the "status quo," has been eroded by a ; series of Supreme Court decisions. These decisions have caused delight among Reform and Conservative sympathizers and deep alarm in the Orthodox establishment. The Israeli elections in May further polarized the Orthodox and non-Orthodox. They consolidated the power of the religious parties, which secured an unprecedented 23 seats in the Knesset and vowed to reverse any legal gains made by the nonOrthodox movements. The latest eruption of this conflict came in August when religious newspapers assailed the chief justice of the Supreme Court, Aharon Barak, for his judicial activism, calling him "a new dictator" and a "dangerous enemy." , Others reflect an antipathy to the Reform movement, a feeling that is not uncommon in Israel. "The Reform are Jews but they don't act according to the Torah," says Shalom Biton, a taxi driver 'who was born in Casablanca, Morocco, and is a member of the Orthodox National Religious Party.
By Cynthia Mann "They do what's comfortable for them. They desecrate the Sabbath. It's not religion." ' For Meir Azari, the only Reform rabbi with a congregation in Tel Aviv; Beit Daniel, this reduction of religion in Israel to the extremes of 'black and white' is a function of ignorance. There is a need in Israel for modem Judaism, but ther^ ia a lack of information and knowledge and pr^udice because of lack of understanding," he says. ^ And that, says Rabbi Azari, reflects a failure of cominitment by Reform and Conservative leaders in North America. They 'didn't invest in Israel the heart and money needed to build the movements." Aharon Yadlin, a secular sabra who was an education minister during the 1970s involved in launching the Tali schools, also believes strongly in pluralism and that the Reform and Conservative movements "may help us in some way." Mr. Yadlin is based at Beit Yatziv, a center in Beersheba that is helping to train teuchers in the new Jewish studies curriculum recomn^ended by the Shenhar Commission. That commission was appointed in 1991 by the government to remedy a widespread ignorance of Jewish culture and heritage, an ignorance that it said threatened the state's Jewish identity. ' In an important boost to the non-Orthodox movements, it recommended that secular public schools provide a more intensive Jewish studies curriculum. That curriculum was to include the study of a diversity of Jewish thought and tradition, including non-Orthodox streams. But it is now in jeopardy, due to budget cuts and the more Orthodox bent of the new government. For now, Mr. YadUn believes that Israel's new stream of Judaism will evolve from the consciousness that is cultivated by this new curriculum. Meanwhile, like many secular Israelis, he feels that the Reform and Conservative emphasis on the synagogue "is a problem because the m^ority of Israeli society (doesn't! go to synagogue every Shabbat." Non-Orthodox rabbis may perform weddings, but such unions are not legally recognized.
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The couples usually leave the country fordvil ceremonies, which'are then recognized by the State of Israel. Like Beit Daniel's Rabbi Azari, modem Orthodox Rabbi David Hartman lays the blame for the movements' fledgling status on their leaders in North America. He calls them "deeply guilty for the Orthodox hegemony in Israel" because they did not understand the importance of building a cultural base there, while the Orthodox did. Conservative and Reform leadership failed to "recognize the enormous power Israel would have
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'fib the average laraelif the religious aepeet of Judaiem is not domi' nant,"he 8ay9. "VeoplCf atate and Hebrew are the element*.** "The priority has grown over the years as the importance o^ Israel has become pivotal for American Jewry," he says. And, given the "resistance we've had, both cultural and bureaucratic, we're doing quite well." For his part. Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, executive director of ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America, acknowledges that his movement's pre-state anti-Zionism contributed to years of inattention to community-building in Israel. But he says that inattention ended in 1973 when the headquarters of Reform Judaism, the World Union for Progressive Judaism, moved to Israel. Since then, it has spawned a host of institutions, including the Religious Action Center, which leads the legal fight against the Orthodox monopoly. In the meantime, says Hartman, Orthodoxy in Israel views Conservative and Reform Judaism as "a distortion of Judaism, as a dangerous accommodation to modernity" and that has become the popular view of Israelis because they have no knowledge of the non-Orthodox traditions. "We've built a country, now we have to build our soul. We've reclaimed the land, now we have to reclaim our heritage," he says, adding that "nonOrthodox Judaism may have a serious contribution to make." Hartman believes that it is disingenuous to argue that their tradition is inauthentic because its roots are outside Israel. "There is no authentic Israeli tradition. Israelis are looking for their tradition," he says. "Israel is still in process."
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Jewish Family Service (Continued from page 1) Social Services. Prior to her current employment, she worked as the Older Adult Program Director at the Bureau for the Aging. She will focus her energies in the area of acculturation for our New American families into ttje Omaha Jewish community, develop programs, as well as work with providing for the concrete needs and adjustment issues of these families. "Both Amy and Jenny will be great assets to the JFS staff," said Gloria Kaslow, JFS President. "They will work toward implementing the agency's new focus and mission via increased outreach into the Omaha Jewish community, and providing the resources to meet all the human service needs of our Jewish families."
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(Continued from page I) It seeks to incorporate the latest developments in (Conservative Jewish education in such curriculum areas as Hebrew language, holidays, Bible, prayer and Jewish history. Through these areas, the faculty will educate its students in the key elements of Jewish knowledge and enable them to develop the spiritual aspects of their lives. In some of its approaches, BESTT will seek to provide instruction through courses which parallel those which students are studying in public school. Finally, BESTT will develop programs to involve its students' families more fully in the Jewish educational process, according to their Mission Statement, "to enable families to fulfill the mitzvah of 'you shall teach them to your children'." Faculty members of Talmud Torah are Sheri Abramson, Francee Altman, Cantor Emil Berkovits, Jay Durmaskin, Tiffany Franklin, Holly Friedman, Susan Friedman, Michael Gerson, Shirley Goodman, Andrea Grossman, Margie Gutnik, Scott Littky, Margo Riekes, Phyllis Silt>erstein, Eadie Tsabari, Rivka Wax and Maya Wertheimer. Faculty members of the High School department are Marlene Bernstein, Rabbi Paul Drazen, Professor Leonard Greenspoon, Scott Littky and Alon Mor.
[(Coatinaed from page 1) His outreach and life a>f community service was attested to by notables attending the luncheon. Fellow car dealers John Kraft, Roy Smith, and Jim Earp said Mr. Rosen ,welcomed them into the Omaha automotive fraternity and that through the years they were impressed with his devotion to his fellow man and his integrity as a businessman. Former University of Nebraska at Omaha Chancellor Ronald W. Roskens said that upon his arrival in Omaha from Ohio, Mr. Rosen was the first to welcome him. *From the time of our first lunch together many years ago, I have been grateful for the enduring friendship offered by Ed. He is ' one of the super people I have.known throughout the years," Dr. Roekens added. *His is a selfless approach to making lives better," Gov. Ben Nelson said. Alan Leasack, District 6 Director of B'nai B'rith, and Edward Joseph, President of Henry Monsky Lodge, presented a plaque from B'nai B'rith International to Mr. Rosen honoring him as a community activist and humanitarian. Mr. Rosen's son, Jerry, expressed the appreciation of his family for the honor given to his father.
Rabin and Netanyahu (Continued from page 1) "Women are taking important strategic roles in Jewish communities around the world," said Betty Kane of Southern New Jersey, National Chairman of the UJA Women's Campaign, who will speak in Omaha on Sept. 30. "This first-ever International Lion of Judah Conference is of critical importance. For many of these women, it's their first step into the world Jewish community. For me, the Conference is filled with promise and possibilities." Other Conference guests include: CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon; Academy Award winner Gerda Klein, author of One Survivor Remembers; Ida Nudel, the undisputed conscience of the Refusenik movement; Alice Shalvi, Founder, Israel Women's Network; South African Parliament Member Helen Suzman, an outspoken critic of Apartheid; and French legal scholar Simone Vicl. Jewish Agency Chairman of the Executive Avrum Burg; Jerusalem Report's Hirsh Goodman; Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert; and Yoram Gaon, one of Israel's most popular performers, will also be on hand. "The (Conference is only three weeks away, and it has become one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences of my life," said Carole Solomon of New York, International Lion of Judah Conference Chairman. "The mix of Jewish women from emerging communities and established ones is so engaging. There are so mauy opportunities to learn from each other; to respond to each other." "Our experiences are so diverse, yet we share one goal," agreed Conference Vice Chairman Susan Stem, also of New York. "A stronger, safer global Jewish community. I'm confident the Conference will be inspirational trota start to finish." The UJA Lion of Judah program represents 7,000 women around the world—each of whom gives at least $6,(X)0 to the annual campaign. In the 1995 campaign, women contributed more than $138 million, and h^ve endowed more than $89 million. For more information, please call Jan Perelman, Jewish Federation Missions Director, at 334-6427.
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n Center Annual Food Bank Drive at Tifereth Israel As in the past, Tifereth Israel Synagogue will again undertake >their annual Food Bank Drive. This year, however, organizers are asking participants to also donate essential non-food items. These may include diapers, toilet paper, toothbrushes and paste, di^h soap, feminine products, shampoo, anjrthing people need on a daily basis. A donation bin will be available for convenience. , Call the Synagogue oflSc^ during the week at 4238569 to arrange drop-off or bring the items to Friday services.
'Project Beged' begins second year 'Project Beged', an activity of Congregation Tifereth Israel, is starting its second year of collecting donations for the homeless in Lincoln. Last year, the Project distributed hundreds of items of Clothing for adults and children. The Jewish community's help is needed again this year. Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum asks that you please bring warm clothing (clean and in good repair) to the synagogue before severe weather arrives. A special table will be set up for the purpose and ralunteers are needed to take the clothing to distribution sites for the homeless. For information or to volunteer, call Trina Derickson or Nanci Rivenburg at 476-9648.
Temple benefit concert helps burned churches The South Street Temple was jam-packed as it |)08ted 'Soul to Soul," a concert held recently to |)enefit burned churches in the south. Co-sponsored py the NAACP, the event featured gospel groups, >lues, folk music and jazz with a special guest ippearance by Cantor Michael Weisser. Rich Wallace, President of NAACP, an(^Cantor Weisser had talked about what could be done as a Community to help. They settled on sponsoring a ioncert to purchase hymnals for one or more of the lifected churches. Also helping in the planning of he event was Rev. Bill Finlaw, campus minister at Nebraska Wesleyan University. According to Cantor Weisser, this was an opporfunity to practice what we preach. He said the Talmud teaches "You are not required to complete he task, but neither are you free to cease from loing it." The program, which lasted four hours, was hailed Is a great success. Rita Babbitz, an usher for the went, said, "You can tell if people are really eiyoyng themselves because they don't leave early, and hey didn't'
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Introducing ... Rabbi Ellsheva Sachs Poaition: Rabbi, Beyt Shalom, Reconf^tructionist Synagogue. Education: B.A. in biology. Reed College, OR; Master's and PhD. in cellular biology from Yale University; Ordination from Reconstructionst Rabbinical College, Philadelphia in June, 1997. Personal: Lives with 11 fish, four birds, three cats; owns a horse and rides 'dressage;' attended Olympic equestrian events in Atlanta. Most American Jews are familiar with 'the big three'...Reform, Conservative and Orthodox Judaism. Can you tell ua more about the Reconstructionist movements My favorite description of Reconstructionism is 'a radical form of orthodoxy.' It's Judaism designed to enrich American life and it's tied to tradition. While maintaining the Jewish people, we espouse a different interpretation of the halacha, the law and a different explanation of the Diety. According to Rabbi Mordechai Kaplan, of blessed memory, the founder of this movement earlier this century, "God is the power that makes salvation inherent in individuals and in the community." But, sometimes, I find that a hard concept to get my mind around. It makes it difficult to relinquish the image of God as a white-bearded old man sitting on a throne. A more mystical image would be that when you harness that power and work for the good of the community, you are expressing God. "What does that mean in practical terms? We're very involved in likkun olam, the repair of the world. That's what I meant by doing work in the community or on ourselves as individuals being an expression of God. In addition, we've made several changes in the liturgy to make it either gender-neutral or inclusive. For example, instead of reciting "TVho chose us from among the nations" in the blessing before reading the Torah, we say, "TVho has brought us close to God's work." I studied with Jack Cohen while in Israel; he was a disciple of Kaplan's. He taught that we, as Jews,
coexist with other people, we are not superior to them. The concept of'chosen-ness' can be interpreted as exclusionary. It's not only the Jews who have a mission on this earth, it's also all of humankind. Jews don't have exclusive rights to that role. Our services, too, tend to b^ led more by lay people than by the rabl;)i, so the rabbi serves as a spiritued adviser, more than as a spiritual leader. The congregatiqn here runs the whole service. That makes for a more Jewishly-educated laity aifd gives me the ability to spend more time in pastoral work. What is the role of halacha in Reconstructionist thought? We say that 'the past has a vote, but not a veto.' We don't believe that the law was handed down at Mount Sinai. As a congregation, however, we'll discuss issues like kashrut, the dietary laws. We'll educate ourselves from the texts; we'll talk about why we should or should not observe these principles and then we'll make a decision for the congregation. Beyt Shalom will have a voice in its observance as a community, but that does not deter individuals from making choices in their own lives. Kaplan said that we live in America and we live as Jews. Sometimes they pull us one way and sometimes another. Judaism is as much a civilization as America. How ha* the Reconstructionist movement influenced Jewish life in America? For starters, it's the reason we're sitting in this JCC today. Kaplan wap a major proponent of developing and using Jewish Community Centers as a way of educating the Jewish community, not only about becoming Americanized, but staying Jewish. Another influence has to be through the creation of havurot, groups of lay people coming together to pray, study and celebrate together outside of a synagogue structure. While there is a national havurah movement, that form of study group or friendship circle also exists within the Reform and Conservative movements today, as well as within Reconstructionism. As you'll recall, Kaplan's daughter was the first American teenager to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah back in the 19308. Now all the movements, including Orthodox, offer girls the opportunity to become Bat Mitzvah. And what kind of influence can it have on the future of American Jewry? There is a lack of community among Jews today, a lack of identification. People are feeling lost; American civilization creates a run, run kind of life. The Jewish community is designed to counter
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that Getting people more aware of what they can give and what they can receive as Jews in a community. It ties back to tikkun olam, both on an individual basis as well as for the community. I also see more tradition and more Hebrew beiiig introduced into the liberal Jewish movements. Kaplan said that 'mitzuot are essential, but they must be meaningful." And this spnse of community counteracts the Ibneliness and desperation of today's society. We have a spiritual focus at Beyt Shalom and we're hoping to reach those Jews who don't see themselves in the other movements. Reconstructionism falls between the cracks of the other movements, but I see that as a positive way to grow and expand. How did you get firom cellular bioloi{y to the rabbinate? I always, thought that I would teach at a small college afler I earned my PhD. When I started looking, I couldn't find schools with an appropriate biology set-up in small communities with vibrant Jewish congrfegations. Since I love teaching, as an alternative, 1 applied to rabbinical school and, surprise, I was accepted. I'm in the last year of a five-year program that I'm completeing in four years. I've already spent one year in Israel at Hebrew University and at schools such as Matan and Elul, progressive schools for Jewish study. Why did I choose the RRC? Number one, there's no issue about women studying for the rabbinate; the Reconstructionists were the first to admit women as students. The second driving force for me was that my grandfather was a big supporter and friend of Kaplan's. It seemed so natural for me to wind up there. Wliat kind of education are you receiving at the RRC that isn't offered elsewhere? I am a traditional Jew, so my choices were limited. Some emphasize, as they should, Hebrew texts and Talmud. But the RRC stresses the practical side of being a rabbi. I take classes in administration and counseling. There's a track for rabbis who want to work for Federations, work for Hillel on college campuses or go into the pulpit. My position this year enables me to take what I've learned in the classroom and put it into reality. 1 don't know what the future will hold, either for Beyt Shalom or for me, but I am looking forward to this year of learning and growing and deepening my relationships with the people of Omaha.
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