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Study in Israel certainly seems to be catching on with Omaha's graduating high school students and college juniors and graduates. : Last year, Omaha sent five students to study in men's and women's yeshivot (post high-school religious schools). ThiB year, eight students are in Israel,' including two in the Conservative movement's. Nativ"year-long program and one in the •junior-year-abroad program at Hebrew University. For the first time ever, two recent Nebraska high school graduates, Andi Gutnik of Omaha and Josh Coren of Lincoln, are spending a year in Israel through a Conservative Movement program. This semester the two are. studying courses for college.credit at.Hebrew University in Jerusalem; next semester, the/11 live on Kibbutz Sa'ad, located between Ashkelon arid Beersheya in the Negev. "USY led me here," noted Gutnik. "I have a strong connection to Israel and wanted to explore how to live my life religiously before I went off to v college." :'• She is part of the contingent of 50 North Americans who were active in United Synagogue Youth or Ramah camps movement who are taking a year off between high school and college to learn and.live in Israel. The daughter of Bruce and Margie Gutnik, Andi was a member of the USY Board as well as serving as a representative to USY*s International Convention. .,'. For non-Hebrew, speakers, the Nativ course offera, six Weeks of intensive "ulpdh,.oi".im'inl?rsTon'in Hebrew language, The students live off campus in a four-and-a-half story building with three madrichim,or counselors, : In addition to the ulpah, the two participated in a four-day leadership seminar' in the Negev which, included camping, hiking arid, navigating their way back .to', the base camp. Tiyullim, or field trips, are also part of the year's schedule,
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Some of Omaha's students enjoy a moment of relaxation in J e r u s a l e m , from left: Boris Davidson, Melissa Katzman, Josh Coren,
Andi Gutnik, Stephanie DePorte and Shifra Shrago; not pictured: Sarah Kohll and Bill Shackman. _
Cpren; who/plans"^to attssntf^He'jomfprogram between Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, agreed that USY helped influence his decision to attend Nativ. "I like Israel a lot and my parents, (Nancy and Charles Coren of Lincoln) too, had a big influence on me," he noted, "My older sister, Abby, attended Young Judea's year-long course here...my family is very ZJonistic! •}'•.;•' '.•.
"It's so much easier here to be observant," he added. "Before Shabbat, everything closes early and when I go out for Chinese, I know I can get kosher food." , Gutnik, however, found it more difficult to be observant in Israel. "I know someone else will go to services if I decide to sleep in," she said. "In Omaha, I know I ' • (Continued on page 11)
B'nai B'rifh receives rights to seBS new Faberge egg
to be performed at the JCC by Gloriann Levy, Jewish Cultural Arts Council Director
"A Symbol of Hauben has appeared Hanukkah," written by onstage at the Emmy Cara. Freedman and Gifford Children's adapted and directed by Theatre and for Twelfth Rachel Hauben, former Night the Theatre Theatre Director at the Company. She is curJewish Community rently Development and Center, will be perPublicity Coordinator formed at the JCC for the Nebraska Theatre, one day only, Theatre Caravan, proon Sunday, Dec. 14, at fessional touring wing 2 p.m. Tickets are: of the Omaha Comadults, $5; children munity Playhouse. under 12, $3, and are Hauben has consideravailable at Member able teaching experiRachel Hauben Services, 334-6426. ence. She is listed as an More than 50 children will partici- Artist-in-Residence with the pate, representing all the synagogues, Nebraska Arts Council. Local teachthe JCC Youth Services Department, ing' experience includes Performing the JCC Dance Department and the Arts Academy classes for the Omaha Theatre Company for Young People Friedel Jewish Academy. . Rachel Hauben is a professionally and Creative Drama classes for chiltrained actress with a BFA in Acting dren in the JCC Before and After ' from the Acting Conservatory program School Care program: In addition, she wrote, directed and at SUNY PURCHASE. She joined the Blue Born Theatre in 1991, where she coordinated the annual JCC was both a performer and Co-Artistic Hanukkah show in 1995 and 1996. Director. She had leading roles in sevThe Hanukiah performance is eral productions including Ficky underwritten by grants' from the Stingers, Frankie & Johnny in the Mort Richards Fund and the Clair de Lune, Death & the Warden Nebraska Arts Council. arid The Complete Works of William For more information, call 334Shakespeare (abridged). 6403.
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"Egg of the Covenant" and B'nai B'rith (which in Hebrew means Children of the Covenant), B'nai B'rith has been authorized to serve as a partner in promoting the sale of the Egg. The "Egg" is available at the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Shop, through its website, and also has the rights to sell the other eggs in the collection. .'••• To order, call Beverly Meyerson, B'nai B'rith Museum Shop Director at (202) 857-6608, or order from the website: http://bnalbritli.org.
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Rabbi Kutner elected to RCA Executive Committee
Parashat Toledot
The Rabbinical Council of America, America's major Orthodox rabbinic organization, As I look back, it was not easy to trace the menhas elected Rabbi tal steps from our Sidrah to what follows. It has to Howard Kutner of do with the translation of the title, Toledot, which Beth Israel Synagogue the new Jewish Publication Society translates as to its Executive Comthe "Story" of the twin brothers, Jacob and Esau. mittee. The RCA numToledot could mean generations, or life-experience, bers approximately or genealogy. Here it is: From "life-experience," I 900 rabbis. recalled a poem by the late Ben-Zion. '.;••• According to Rabbi Some of you know Ben-Zion, the painter and Steven M. Dworkin, sculptor, especially since the B'nai B'rith Klutznick Executive Vice-presiNational Jewish Museum featured his work last dent of the RCA, "this summer with a special exhibit. A few years ago, I Rabbi Kutner is a significant profeswrote a column on his Jewish self-identification, by his use of four half-potatoes with wicks, for sional achievement. He (Rabbi Kutner) will be able Hanukkah. Some of you may also remember, to take part in our decision-making process and when, many years ago, he was artist-in-residence lend his guidance to our deliberations." one summer a t the University of Nebraska a t Beth Israel President Richard Katzman added, Omaha. • . "We are honored that our rabbi has been chosen; it But, did you know he was also a poet? The poem speaks highly of him and his credentials.'' that follows is from a slim volume of 36 odes on the The committee will meet this month with the famous 36, the "Lamed-vavniks." Jewish legend World Jewish Congress and, in December, with the has it that this wicked world is permitted to con- American Jewish Committee. It is responsible for tinue only because of the pure, righteous people in creating policy on issues facing the Jewish commuevery generation, the 36. nity. Rabbi Kutner is attending the RCA convenIn keeping with further Jewish legend, Ben-Zion tion during Thanksgiving in New York. finds the 36 among the simplest, least pretentious workmen, like broom-makers, carpenters, porters and the like. Ben-Zion wrote a short Hebrew poem on each and translated them into English. They Author to speak at Book Fair luncheon are all sensitive, profound, touching. And true. In-the case of the watchmaker, which I will quote in toto, Ben-Zion notes our sadness as we confront life's brevity. The mood is like the B i b l e ' s ' Ecclesiastes. With life flowing away, inevitably, The Jewish Book Council honored author ineluctantly, how: does our striving make point? Elizabeth Ehrlich last week with the National Here is the poem, The Watchmaker: Jewish Book Award in the category of "The clocks are circling their circle "' Autobiography/Memoir. ' ' Like the waters over the wheel of a watermillVanishing seconds , "n •..''.„ r. Pour into the past. ' The little wheels of the clocks Let The flood glide over them. Like chaff lam Swept away With the stream." This is life. Just as the dripping water does not flow upward, the clock does not go backwards, and the seconds tick away. ,. ' . Now here are Jacob and-Esau. A word from the Lord Himself to Rebekah stacks the future against Esau. The waters keep dripping and the seconds keep ticking away, till finally in 1997, here we are, B'nai Jacob, Israelites, children of Israel, Hebrews, who have become Jews as history rolls on. . Tlie individual cannot endure; the clock stops. But the people, the culture, the nation, the religious orientation, continue endlessly, like Niagara. Endlessly? Here the analogy ends and the clockmaker poem takes over, unless... ...Unless the children of Israel-Jacob want their 1 - • - : » •?--,•••* . . - • • ' • A life-giving, Niagara-like spirit to flow on. What are tjje necessary steps to keep it flowing? Being Jewish. Sacrifice, attention, learning, learning, learning, practicing. • Conferred annually since 1943, the awards "are Rabbi Drazen added intended to recognize authors of outstanding English language books and to encourage the readto Talking to Kids' program ing of quality books of Jewish content." Rabbi Paul Drazen will join educators from According to recent reviews in Parade magazine, Planned Parenthood at an interactive working "Ehrlich has written a warm-hearted and tasteful shop on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the JCC. account of her spiritual awakening in the central Sponsored by Jewish Family Service, the pro- - room of any well-run American home: the kitchen." gram will help promote communication between The NewYprk Times stated) "The foods we eat and parents and children on the issue of sexuality and the ways in which we prepare them are among the is geared toward children in grades 4-6 and their strongest and most enduring expressions of our parents;. Rabbi Drazen of Beth El Synagogue will culture;..The stories of Elizabeth's and Miriam's comment pn sexuality within a Jewish context. encounters, and the memories they draw forth, are The evening begins with dinner at 6:30 at a cost a celebration of everyday life." • • of $3 per person; the workshop, which is free, .Ehrlich is the featured speaker at the annual begins at 7. p.m. The program being is underwrit- Book Fair luncheon, sponsored by the Jewish ten through from the Murray H. and Sharee C. Federation Library. Scheduled for Wednesday, Newman Supporting Foundation. . .- •••Dec. 3 at noon at the JCC, cost is $8.50 per person Reservations for the dinner and program are and reservations are required by Monday, required by Dec. 1 and space is limited. For more Dec. 1. For more information, call 334-6461. information, call JFS at 330-2024. "
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FRIDAY: Early Shabbat worship service, 5:30 p.m. Rabbi Azriel will officiate and give the DVar Torah. SATURDAY: Shabbat morning service, 1030 cum. Simcha B'Shabbat—An informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of a variety of Jewish texts. SITTER SERVICE Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. ADULT EDUCATION WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3: Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class, 10 aaru-noon. Sisterhood Adult Education: THURSDAY, DEC. 4: Hazzan Erik Contzius will teach "The World of Jewish Music," 9:301030 ajn.; Rabbi Debbie Stiel will teach "Talmud for Beginners," lfeSO-ll&O aum.. Beyond Midrash, led by Don Schwartz, 7:308:30 p.m. TOT SHABBAT SERVICE Friday, Dec. 5 , 7 pan.--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.
Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Knbbalat Shabbat service, 4:40 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning services, 8:45 a.m.; Little People's Service, 10:30 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a-m. Kiddush sponsored by Jane, Toba and Michael Cohen in memory of Jack E. Cohen. •'" Chumash class with Rabbi Kutner, 4 p.m.; Mincha, 4:30 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY: Services at 9 a jn. and 4:40 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 aan. and 4:40 p.m.
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CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE Member of the Union 'of American Hebrew Congregations 2061S. 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 435-8004 Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Services, 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah Study, 10 ajn. SUNDAY: No Hebrew or Religious School. HANUKKAH, THE FEAST OF DEDICATION Tuesday, Dec. 2: Well look at excerpts from the Books of the Macabees as we search for the origins of this happy holiday and learn how the rabbis changed the original meaning of these days.
OFFUTT 25th and Capehart, Omaha, NE 294-6051 Services conducted by Rabbi Ira Flax. Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.4:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. FRIDAY, D e c 5: Shabbat services, 6 p.m., followed by dinner and discussion. • SATURDAY, D e c 6: Learners Minyan, 1030 ajn., followed by lunch and Parshat discussion. , ,
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502 423-8569 Services are conducted by. Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 ajn. FRTOAY: Services, 8 pan. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.
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ii Three^prizetfwill be*givenby thet3oah"tahTor the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) for the best original short stories on a Jewish theme or topic in the Eighth Annual David Dorristein Memorial Creative Writing Contest for Young Adult Writers: first prize, $700; second^prize $200; third prize, $100. : ..; :.-•' The.contestis open' to writers between the ages ; of 18-35. Membership in CAJE is welcome; but not required. Authors should submit a typed, double-spaced manuscript of no more than 5,000 words of an original short story which has .never been published or received an award. Name, address and phone number of the author should appear not on the story itseif;-b;ut pn;atf accompanying coyer s h e e t p ^ ^ author per year is permitted. '"_ Deadline is Dec. 31.' J u g g ^ between Jan. 1 and May 30, 1998. ^ | stories will be published in consecutiye;i^sues "pf. the CAJE journal, Jewish Education Mews:J~zJz!i~. For further information, c6ntadt;£AJE;r,iSft-i; W. 35th St., Floor 12A, New York/ I^Y^OOpi? phone: 212-268-4210; FAX: 212-268-4214; E-mail: 500-8447@MCIMAIL.COM
Jewish Video Competition From left: Torah Tots David Sircf and Jason B l e s s i n g make bird feeders w i t h teacher Stephanie Grossman.
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Lauren Cooper (left), and Cleo RogersMarcovitz enjoy their efforts. ... Torah Tots Thursday class (9:30^11:30 a.m.) for 3 and 4 year olds, designed for young children who are ready to experience classes independent from their parents, will begin the winter session on Jan. 8. Stephanie Grossman is the teacher. The class runs concurrently with Sisterhood Adult Education. ___^_ , Thursday and/or Friday classes (10-11:16 a.m.) for parents and toddlers ages 12-35 months will begin Jan. 8 and 9 at Temple Israel. Ann Kibel Schwartz, Director of Education, will facilitate this class with the assistance of Joan Cooper. For more information on either class, call 5566536.
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Jewish Press, Omaha, NE November 28,1997 Thanksgiving, mitzvot and spirituality
Editorial
One of the advantages of required as in our country's visiting Israel is the opportu- early history which mandatnity to learn with any of the ed that in order to vote. But hundreds of Torah scholars Rabbi Kelman explained that it meant than "human in the many Israeli schools. A traveller can "drop in" beings must have their feet for a week or two at Pardes on the ground." "We are not single-purpose and study in an traditional, yet egalitarian setting or angels," he explained, "and visit classes for a day at closeness to G-d is not meaNeve Yerushalayim College sured in inches." So how do we, as humans, for Women. Rabbi Lawrence Kelman, a develop our spirituality and former ski instructor and get close to G-d? "The real spirituality is the author of two books on Torah and philosophy, teaches at mitzvah," Kelman stated. As humans, we have physiNeve. His students range in cal needs. When we feel hunage from 19 to 65. During a recent class, gry, it's to remind us that Rabbi Kelman spoke of the others may also need nour: qualities needed to be ishment; when we are cold, human and noted that the we need to look out our safe, sixth requirement was the • secure homes and remember • that others are homeless. necessity to "have land.* Do a mitzvah; get dose to At first glance, it appeared that ownership might be G-d. It's that simple,
Letter from Israel
by Harry Allen
Focus'. on Issues
Crisis of Jewish unity dominates annual assembly by Cynthia Mann
INDIANAPOLIS (JTA) - North America's Jewish federation world pulled out all the stops here this week to try to prevent the rifts over pluralism in Israel from widening into an unbridgeable divide. But it is far from certain how the current crisis, which threatens JewiBh peoplehood, can or will be resolved. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Labor Party Leader Ehud Barak addressed the volatile Middle East political landscape in their remarks before the General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations. And President Clinton spoke to the gathering by satellite. Of course, there were also countless workshops, seminars and discussions on Jewish education and identity, spirituality, lay-professional relations and fund raising. But it is incontestable that the theme of preserving Jewish unity dominated the conference for the more than 3,500 delegates. Even' the weekend concert of Israeli singer Achinoam Nini, who is known as Noa, ended in a lament over divisiveness and a plea for tolerance and peace. The Jewish fund-raising establishment has been stunned by the explosion of anger and anguish triggered in the last year among grass-roots nonOrthodox Jews over legislation that would codify Orthodox control over conversions in Israel. It was exactly a year ago, at last year's GA in There is a lesson to be Seattle, that CJF entered the fray. Delegates learned here: Jews do not passed a resolution protesting the Orthodox-sponsored conversion legislation, departing from their have to agree with one typical unwillingness to enter the arena of Israeli another, but they must not religious affairs. boycott one another. Since then, CJF and the United Jewish Appeal have directed enormous effort to trytoassuage the Many Orthodox Jews would not have davened in anger of the Reform and Conservative movements, this service; many others would not have taken the which represent some 85 percent of affiliated time to interact with those who believe differently. American Jews. The fear, was that these conMost Orthodox would not attend services at a stituents would be encouraged to divert money Conservative shul, at least not in Israel, and proba- from the campaign in protest. bly not at many places in America either. At the same time, campaign officials have tried A series of shiva minyanim, where we all sat to ward off attacks by the Orthodox, who believe together, does not change the religious divide - but that the UJA/federation system should stay away it is a small example of what is possible. from political and religious affairs. Publicity has been intensified in recent months to get the word out about central campaign support There are times when humanity and friendship manage to break through the wall which separates Jews in this country. When terror strikes the streets of Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, the dedication of the (religiously-observant members of the) Chevrn Kadishe (ritual burial society) trying to collect remnants of what were people, elicits the thanks and admiration of a shocked population (secular and observant, alike). On a personal level, simple derech eretz shone through after a recent death in our family. Our brother-in-law, Rabbi David Bonder, z"l, died at.the age of 91 after a 14-year-long illness. His wife; my sister, Ruth, held egalitarian minyanim twice daily; as a matter of course in her household. My niece wore tallit (prayer shawl) and teffilin (phylacteries) during shiva in which both men and women davened (prayed). None of this is unusual in itself, but those who came, to the house were of many different religious hues since the family has a wide circle of friends. The final minyan was, however, a remarkable one. There were four rabbis in attendance: an Orthodox rabbi who, on an official level, strongly opposes non-Orthodox streams; two Conservative rabbis and a Reconstructionist rabbii All are friends; all disagree, but they each respect one another. And services, that morning, were led by a very Orthodox friend of the family.
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for the three.streams in Israel.-Last year, the system Tunneled about $17 million toward. the streams — and other projects; promoting tolerance and democracy •— through the Jewish Agency for Israel via the United Israel Appeal. The latest strategy has been a fund-raising initiative in. which the CJF-and UJA system has pledged to work with all three streams to try to raise $10 million each for projects in Israel. While originally designed for top donors, it now appears that this program of supplemental giving will be available at all levels to enable donors to earmark money to the religious streams. The gifts, officials stress, must be above the donors' regular contributions to the annual campaign. Despite these efforts, the annual campaign for both local and overseas needs, run by local federations and UJA, has taken a blow, bringing in $20 million less in 1997 than had been projected. However, at $735 million, it is still 2 percent above lastyear. But concerns ran beyond money. Thinkers, teachers, pundits and politicians preached that Jewish peoplehood must not be torn apart by the conflict over conversion legislation. "My prayer is that you won't walk away," pleaded Donniel Hartman, the Orthodox director of education at the Shalom Hartman Institute in. Jerusalem.' "You have a lot of allies in Israel. Find them and join them." Jewish Agency Chairman Avraham Burg passionately echoed the call. The conversion crisis should be "an invitation for involvement," he said, not a cause for alienation and despair. Netanyahu and almost all the other speakers pinned enormous hopes on the special commission appointed by the prime minister and charged with finding a solution by the end of January, the latest deadline after a series of extensions. Tho head of that commission, Israeli Finance Minister Ya'acov Ne'eman, was one of the keynote speakers here who underscored the high stokes.
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ClisiSOf Unity (Continued from page 4) But at the same time, speakers warned that whether it failed or succeeded, the divisions between Israeli and Diaspora Jews and among the Jewish streams would continue and would require long-term attention. Said Hartman, "This is not a political struggle, it's an educational one and it will take a generation. If Israelis are not invested in Judaism, there will be no religious freedom." In the meantime, said the president of the UJA, Richard Pearlstone, the Jewish people and the fund-raising campaign, which meets humanitarian needs, should not be held hostage to the outcome. "Whether we win or lose" on the conversion legislation, "it shouldn't be the defining determination of whether we should have ties to Israel." In a reference toward growing insularity, he said, "It is making us turn toward the shtetl rather than having a vision of [the Jews] as a bigger people." On a panel made up of the three major streams, Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice president of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, echoed the call of many when he said, "We must use our combined',.,strength" to "force a consensus among the parties in Israel." "The crisis is not about religion," he said. "The real problem is sinat hinam," he said, using the Hebrew term for baseless hatred among Jews. And "it will not be resolved by policy or laws but by engagement" and dialogue. At the same forum, Reform Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, said he was not optimistic about the ability of the Israeli commission to reach a solution. Though he would be satisfied with a short term solution, he said, "Waiting indefinitely is an endorsement of the status quo." Rabbi Jacob Rubinstein, president of the Orthodox movement's Rabbinical Council of America, lamented what he described as the deep divisions and "reckless vitriol" prompted by the conflict. ' "The momentum may drive iis to a cataclysm," he said, adding, "These wounds will not heal easily,
the scars remain." His remarks came a day after his organization and other modern Orthodox groups published a full-page newspaper advertisement in USA Today calling for Jewish unity and support for the Ne'eman Committee. At the same time, Rubinstein lashed out in anger at the Reform and Conservative streams and the fund-raising establishment for waging the pluralism battle in the philanthropic arena. "Jewish brothers and sisters are fighting while humanitarian needs are being held hostage," he said. He also attacked the fund-raising establishment for using money to fund trips by Israeli Knesset members to learn about pluralistic American Jewry and not include meetings with Orthodox Jews. CJF President Dr. Conrad Giles apologized for the exclusion, which occurred when eight Knesset members toured the country during the summer, and promised that it would not happen again as plans unfold to bring more Knesset members. But, Giles said, his system could not and would not abandon the struggle. "This is our issue." While the emphasis on unity at the G.A. pleased many delegates, Rabbi Pinchas Stolper, senior executive of the Orthodox Union, reflected the view of many Orthodox delegates, who were unhappy about it. : "We've always been opposed to UJA becoming involved in religious, movement and political disputes," he said. "UJA is to serve a united Jewish people and shouldn't be a vehicle for dividing us." For his part, Rabbi,Irwin Kula, the charismatic president of CLAL, a training center for Jewish communal leaders, said the controversy should be understood and welcomed as an effort by Je\ys(.j£o grapple with, who; they are and with "redefining Judaism" at the end of the century. ,,, ,.: , He.said the,"journey",jnto thefuture has "different roadmaps1* for'different Jews. What is needed, he said, is "a covenantal commitment to go on the journey together" and "unconditional love" must be at the heart of it all.
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Labor party head tells G.A. he will fight Orthodox legislation by Matthew Dorf
INDIANAPOLIS (JTA) - Israeli opposition leader Ehud Barak tipped the ante in the battle over religious pluralism when he said he unequivocally opposes any legislation that would codify the Orthodox control over religious matters in Israel. "I will never support — and the Labor Party will never support — any legislation that threatens to divide the Jewish people," Barak told cheering delegates at last week's General Assembly of the Council of Jewish Federations. Hearing what many had been waiting for at a gathering dominate ed by this issue, delegates gave an audibly warmer reception to the retired general than the one"they gave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak pledged to support "a determined, pffoirt',tb compromise," referring to the Ne'emanpommjttee, which is seeking a solution that would avert'legis! lation on religious issues. ; ,,.'...';,"'-A[Ptf-' But if the Ne'eman Committee fails/"we jwill raise our. hands against" 'the religious legislation*, the Labor Party leader said to sustwne'd'applause. Observers, especially 'Reform and fjonseryafijre leaders who had sought such a deciaratioii^hia;ie(l his remarks as his first unequivocal Vtriiement against the legislation. ..' .. ' l.^'.ll.' ..'",'• "It took a degree of courage" to state, his position as he did, said Rabbi Uri Regev, head* of1 the Reform movement's Religious Action-Center; in Israel. (Editor's note: Regev travelled-from Indianapolis to Omaha last weekend to.attend-the Bat Mitzvah of Leora Azriel, daughter jpf.hj^ boyhood friend, Rabbi Aryeh Azrie^and.hiSjWjiiii^^^Cfi. -;An. jnter^rijew. with,him. w^Jl.app^ar ne&t.weej^'/ ,,.But^wjjat j)layed,;well.|#: -the | delegatesr was. sure to cause Barak political problems at home. In the world of Israeli politics.he would, if elected, need the support of the religious parties in a future coalition agreement. Some delegates questioned whether Barak would indeed uphold his promise if and when another vote on the controversial,conversion legislation comes to the Knesset floor.
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NCJW announces Court Watch project In an effort to monitor and evaluate the treatment of domestic abuse cases in the Douglas County Courts, the National Council of Jewish Women-Omaha Section, along with the League of Women Voters of Greater Omaha, will sponsor "Douglas County Court Watch," a six-month study beginning Jan. 7. Through Court Watch, data will be collected and analyzed to identify patterns and trends within the system, according to Jill Belmont, NCJWs Court Watch coordinator. The objective is to create a more cohesive, outcome-based justice system, regarding the handling of misdemeanor domestic violence cases and violation of protection orders. As part of the study, judges, attorneys, probation officers and other personnel within the justice system will be observed, and case histories of defendants, specifically those, who are chronic offenders, •will be researched. ,-.... .:...-. ..,••...'..;- -."., .., ,:, -.'-.. More than 50 volunteers will be trained to monitor domesticr violence cases.as they move,ttiro ugh the Douglas County Court system, and will collect data on several- hundred misdemeanor appearances including arrajigmnents, pretrials, trials, sentenciojf and' probation/revocation, hearings, Ms. Belmont said. From January through, June, volunteers will be asked to monitor at least one morning or afternoon court session per month. ' ', Training sessions will be held Tuesday, Dec. 2, 9 ajn.-12:30 p.m.,.at the YWCA, 222 S. 29th St.; and Thursday,.Dec. 4, 6:30-10 p.m., in the Cornhusker Eoom (second floor) at Methodjst Hospital. For more information or to sign up as a court monitor, contact Jill Belmont at 333-9202, or the League of Women Voters office at 344-3701.
MJ Java was recently profiled in Inc. 500 as one The life of Omahan Bruce Strauss is featured of Omaha's companies "on the move," and in the in the movie Mouse, which recently opened in Omaha World-Herald announcing their joint ven- Omaha. Strauss was captain of the 1977 U.S. ture with Vic's popcorn. Boxing Team at the International Maccabi Games. The Mayor of the city of Cincinnati has proTom Baker has been named director of associclaimed Tuesday, Sept. 23, 1997, as N a n c y ate support. A third-generation member of the Goldstein-Levine and Aaron Levine Day. They Baker Supermarket family, he began working in were presented with the 1997 Community Service the family business while in grade school. Award. Mr. Levine is founder of the University of Cincinnati's Institute for Learning in Retirement. Mrs. Goldstein-Levine, a musician, is on the board of numerous organizations, including the UC * Medicare College-Conservatory of Music and the Bureau of Certified Jewish Education. She was formerly Nancy Barron • Pain & Symptom * Celebrating •' and was married to the late Robert Goldstein, son •NATIONAL • of Art and Ruth Goldstein of Omaha. * SpSfitusl/cxnotlonal * HOSPICE • support * K5ONTH * Turnaround specialist Eenee Rimstenaan 1 Fellman, President, Inpcssoftslcsre {terim Management Com407 So. 27th Ave. i pany of Portland, has Available 24, Omaha, WE 68131 been named recipient of' 346-2273 the 1997 Turnaround Management Association's (TMA) "Turnaround of the Year" '" " award for companies with less than $50 million in revenue. The national award, given to the practitioner with the most Renee Fellman Special Enrollment Offer / successful turnaround Omaha Families Only: . -. project, is the highest professional recognition available for turnaround specialists. She is a forThursday, December 4 mer Omahan and a graduate of Central High School. 6:15-7:30 p.m. , Barbara, and Bruce Friedman of Chicago Beth El Synagogue were .among guests invited to the recent birthday West Court party for Hillary Rodham Clinton. Mrs. Please bring the entire family. Join us to learn more Friedman is the daughter of Sophie Kimmel of about Camp Sabra. A light dinner will be prpyided. Omaha. Mr. Friedman attended school with the RSVP requested. -; ; '; \'l id First Lady.
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The recent terrible storm in our area should have made many folks realize how much we all take for granted. Starting with the light which appears at the touch of a switch, and the cold milk waiting in the fridge along with other perishables, to the thermostat on the wall ready to accommodate when it feels chilly in the house. Not to mention the TV, always company when nothing else is going on-we don't miss that until the power button is pressed and nothing happens! Probably the cold temperature in the house was the most difficult to tolerate, even though everyone knew about "layering" as much clothing as possible. And for those who were unfortunate enough to also lose the use of the phone, well, that really was the limit in the patience department. I guess if s fair to say we're kind of spoiled, taking so much for granted. I can remember when it wasn't possible to adjust the temperature in the Volunteers are needed on Christmas Day (Switch house to exactly where we wanted i t It depended Day '97) to assist in laundry.dietary, housekeeping on who had tended to the furnace, meaning that and activities. This will allow Christian staff to be coal had to be shoveled into that big monster in the home with their families for the holiday. basement, not a favorite chore.' Also, volunteers are needed to help bake with At night, before the last person went to bed, residents on Wednesday mornings atftSOnan., somebody had to go downstairs and "bank the furand to mend residents clothing. Please call Lois nace." I must admit I didn't know exactly what Wine, Volunteer Coordinator, at 334-6530. that meant then, and I still don't; I only know it had to do: with what went on in the furnace The all-cranberry Thanskgiving overnight, while the family slept. Thinking about the stuff in the basement makes ; by Erica MeyertRauzin me remember the hot water heater, which wasn't We are usually pretty well coordinated, as a fam- automatic. That is, when somebody wanted a bathily, when holidays roll around. Rosh Hashanah was tub full of hot water, he/she had to go down and at my house, a'hd Hanukkah will be also, so my sis- "light the gas," a burner which heated the tank of ter-in-law, Rita^ is doing Thanksgiving. water next to it. I remember that thing too, The turkey aid stuffing are being prepared on because it made a popping sound when the gas site. Rita had left the side dishes up to us, until She caught the flame of the match, and Scared me to called around about three days before the holiday. death.' How nice to'just turn on the faucet which "Hi, Mom, what are you bringing?" "Squash says HOT and know thafs the way it will be, withcasserole and homemade cranberry'sauce." Okay; out further ado. •'•"• •-••••••'' •'•' And then to my other sister-in-law, "Hi, Jan, what Then there's the freezer-how wonderful to be are you bringing?" "Cornbread and cranberry with able to have'emergency rations on hand, ready to pecans;" And then to me. "Hi, what are you bring- use as quickly as thawed. Nothing beats the plea- • ing?" "The wine and a cranberry apple betty." sure of finding that container of chicken soup or Whoops. If s the all-cranberry Thanksgiving...not the package of honey cake that wasn't eaten last to mention that Rita already had hidden two cans yomtov. I know we got along without freezers back of the congealed stuff in her fridge to firm up. when I was a kid, but Fm sure glad we have them Fortunately, we all like cranberries, but I think we now. The people who were without electricity after were about to go over the top, not to mention that the storm lost quantities of meat and other foods in no one had taken responsibility for the usual gang the absence of power. Yeah. . .we're spoiled by all of turkey-day dishes, particularly the sweet pota- of our conveniences. toes. So much for my cranberry betty. When there's no response to flicking a light Generally, we do better than that, in fact, gener- switch, the search is immediate for flashlights and ally we drown ourselves with detailed logistics. We candles. Even those substitutes prove inadequate discuss timing down to the last detail: We could bill when if s dark and cold. For that matter, in broad for six-minute increments, like lawyers, that's how daylight, if it's freezing cold in the house, who has precise we generally are. And we count backwards the courage to take a shower? Thafs assuming the tt> do it: if the show starts at 8, we have to park by hot water is gas heated, of course. 7:40, so we have to leave bur house by 7:20, so we All of these reminders of our everyday, convehave to finish dinner by 7 to put the dishes in the nient appliances and other labor-saving devices dishwasher, or maybe 6:50 so we have time for should make us realize how lucky we are to be livmake-up and hair, and so on. And thafs before we ing in these times, instead of way-back-when. start with grocery lists, guest lists and errand lists. Then again, what will people in the next century. Our family gatherings are as complicated as the have at their fingertips in the way of implements Battle of Waterloo and only slightly less bloody. to make life easier? Will they laugh at our ' Thanksgiving is harder than the Jewish holidays, microwave ovens as antiquated? Will they think too. With a Jewish holiday, there's a routine and a our freezers and refrigerators old fashioned? Will ritual and a mandated schedule. If shut isn't over they wonder why it took time for the air conditionuntil 7:30 p.m., dinner can't start until Daddy gets ing to kick in after we moved the thermostat? home. If services go until after noon, lunch is at I don't know how "Flash Gordonesque" (if there's one. such a word) the future will be when it comes to With its religious message, but secular personali- those things. I guess Fm grateful for all my push ty, Thanksgiving is much more ad hoc. So if you're buttons and electronic controls and for the fact that coming to our house you can bring any covered dish even though a circuit breaker goes awry occasion: you like, you pick it — just/ skip the cranberries, ally, for the most part, life is easy. please; I think we have plenty, That fact was validated with the Oct 26 storm. please; ithinK we nave plenty.
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More Omaha students study in Israel (Continued have to do it or. no one else like me will.1* . DePorte, a Jewish studies major at the University of Wisconsin, is spending her junior year abroad at Hebrew University. Her parents, Pam and Dennis DePorte, encouraged her to participate in Omaha's ARTZA trip for teens in 1993 and promised her this year in Israel in exchange. "For Jewish teens, this* is where our roots are," she said," and this is where we come back to. "I find it even more meaningful now and can put the experiences directly into my studies." During a recent break in studies, DePorte travr elled to Greece and Turkey with her new friends at Hebrew University. Her mother, and brother, Alan, a sophomore at Indiana University, are planning to visit her in Israel during winter break. Boris Davidson attends Yeshivot Ohr Dovid in the Jerusalem suburb of Ramot. His experiences as an immigrant from the former Soviet Union in the 1976-79 wave and his association with Rabbi Allan and Rini Gonsher influenced his decision to spend a year in Israel before college. He is the son of Helena and Igor Davidson and will most likely continue his studies at Touro College in New York. "After hearing from my friends in NCSY (National Conference of Synagogue Youth) about their yeshiva year, I knew I'd want to go, too," said Davidson. Though Ohr Dovid is located a 20-minute bus ride from the center of Jerusalem, Davidson admitted that he does "get into town, especially the Old City, two-to-three times a week. "The rabbaim (the rabbis).are not so strict about perfect attendance," he added, "if they see that you are serious about your learning." , •. Ohr Dovid recently moved from the center of Jerusalem to larger quarters in Ramot The school now boasts a weight room and a schedule which includes many tiyullim. -'..• < .;..,. "We just returned from a.five-day,trip up north," Davidson, said, "The rivers were swollen; after the recent rains, so body rafting was a lot of fun!" , Shifra Shrago, Sarah Kohll and Melissa Katzman have all returned to Israel, as has Bill Shackman. Shrago and Kohll have recently graduated college, and although they have both spent time learning in Israel previously, they returned to look for more. "In Chicago, I just didn't have the connections with friends and family that I do here," Shrago said. "Here, people will put their six children in one bedroom and offer you the other room just to be hospitable for Shabbat." Though continuing her ulpan, she is also looking for a geriatrics-related job in Jerusalem and is considering making aliyah, a permanent move to Israel. She is the daughter of Dani and Leon Shrago and is currently living with Kohll and three
from page 1) . other young women in an apartment in Bayit Vegan, a suburb of Jerusalem. Kohll, who graduated from Brandeis University last spring, is now studying full-time at a women's yeshiva, Midreshet Rochel.'She is the daughter of Marvin and Sandy Kohll. Katzman attended Midreshet HaRova before transferring to Neve Yerushalayim College for Women last year; she returned to Neve in September for first semester. She is the daughter of Carol and Mike Katzman and will attend Boston University in January. "In addition to taking Chumash (Bible), Jewish philosophy and Parasha HaShauua, (the portion of the week), I'm also studying with a chevrusa (study partner) to improve my translating skills, and ulpan, to improve my Hebrew," she said. "My goal is to speak English with an Israeli accent," she joked, referring to the many Americans who after many years of living in Israel still speak Hebrew with distinctly American accents. Bill Shackman, son of Bruce Shackman and former Omahan Iiz Shackman, attended the Pardes Institute and Hebrew University last year and has since transferred to the Conservative yeshiva in Jerusalem. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and hopes to obtain his Ph.D hi Jewish education from the Jewish Theological Seminary. For information about educational opportunities in Israel, contact your rabbi, youth group adviser, or Jewish Education and library Services at 334-6445. All the Omahans now living in Israel,-either permanently or temporarily,- expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to have these unique experiences. DePorte and Gutnik told of exploring JerosMeiji's newest religious, institutions, Yedidya ar^KjOl HaNishama, two egalitarian synagogues that emphasize song and congregational participation. Davidson and Katzman spoke of succah hopping and Shabbat hospitality from new friends, including Annette Fettman's daughter, Rachel Heifetz, and Jeanette Nadoffaidaughter, Julie Amrani. r "Coren spoke wistfully df his classes in Talmudic Thought and Jewish Mysticism while Shrago sighed about her continuing difficulties conjugating Hebrew verbs. Town and Country magazine reported a few years ago that more and more American students were taking a year off before, during or after college to experience learning outside the classroom. The article noted that students who spend a year outside the United States return more mature, more focused, and ready to tackle the more serious issues of their young lives. , Omaha's Jewish young people seem to have already figured that out for themselves.
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YJO plans 'Joy of Giving II'
by Barbara Morrison-Bresler, NJHS Archivist
family to initiate the This saying from commercial venture. the Midrash is the The second part of title of the newest the history is dividexhibit presented by ed roughly by the Nebraska Jewish decade and is a dra-r Historical Society matic black and gold and dedicated at the spiral of phoAnnual Meeting held tographs, letterin October. heads, logos and The permanent disadvertisements play, a sculptural etched onto metal. relief about the ecoOmaha businesses nomic life of the included were in Jews of Nebraska, North and South occupies two walls at Omaha, 24th Street the entry to the and other neighborRiekes Museum. hoods. Many were : Present at the From left: Myrna and Kevee Kirshenbaum, Dr. Milt "mom and pop" meeting were repre- Heinrich and Maxine and J o e Kirshenbaum. stores; others had sentatives of the Kirnumerous employees shenbaum family who endowed this addition to the and occupied large buildings or several locations. JCC building. Several shown were out-state merchants. Some The unusual sculpture, created by Dr. Milt names were inadvertently omitted in the initial Heinrich of Dana College, is constructed of metal, installation of the exhibit and space was designed clay and plastic laminate. It is an historical piece into the sculpture so names can be added. ". . .about how important the Jewish merchants NJHS is collecting additions to the exhibit and were to the development of Omaha," Heinrich said. the artist will make one more firing of the handWhile the relief mural includes the names of sculpted clay names sometime in the spring of more than 1,000 Jewish men and women who were 1998. merchants and owned businesses in Nebraska, The Society thanks all who contributed to this Heinrich noted that "this history is still in the beautiful exhibit. process of being written." Special thanks to the Kirshenbaums: Joe and The history is told in two ways. Names of owners Audrey, Joe and Maxine and Kevee and Myrna for of grocery stores, clothing stores, tailor shops, dedicating this work of art "in honor and in memogarages, pharmacies and many other small and sometimes large businesses are carved into small, ry" of Abraham and Yetta Kirshenbaum, Meyer individual bricks of clay and organized into cate- and Dora Kirshenbaum, Joseph and Gladys gories. These names represent those people who Samuelson, Sam and Rebecca Wolf and Sam and started the family business, the first member of the Gussie Zweiback.
Last year's Joy of Giving attracted 275 Boys and Girls Club member's. Jay Gordman, Tim Eushner and Jordana Glazer help with a gift selection. Young Jewish Omaha (YJO) will hold its second Joy of Giving for members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Omaha on Dec. 14,1-5 p.m., at the Club's north unit. YJO will provide over 700 gifts and wrapping so members of the Clubs can select gifts for their parents and siblings. The Club will be set up department-store-style. so members can "shop" for their families. "Even people who need charity need the opportunity to experience being able to give to others. That is the unique purpose of this project," said Tom Vann, Chairman, who, along with committee member Charlie Sullivan will, appear on radio station CD 105 FM on Friday, Dec. 5, 7:15 a.m., to talk about the project. Other committee members include Robyn Belgrade, J o r d a n a Glazer, David Goldberg, Trenton Magid and Wendy Scherer. Area retailers will donate gifts and wrapping in addition to donations from YJO members. Members are needed at the Boys and Girls Club of Omaha oh Dec. 14. To donate gifts or money to purchase gifts, call • Sharon kirshenbaum, YJO Directoiyfit 334-6485.
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