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Phil Sokolof contributes $2 million to JCC Building Project

by Pam Monsky, Federation Communications Director

Phil Sokolof is giving the largest M H W I K y ^ ^ B i i ^ ^ S ^ ^ r i c e n t e r helps continue my effort individual contribution ever made to ^^^^/S^K^^^^K^^mitoward healthier living." the Jewish Community Center, $2 ^^WS^m^^^^SBK^^m Howard Kooper, Federation million. He is making the gift to WSBBF?^ ^lil^fiflil f>res'c'ent< expressed his gratitude help complete the Jewish Com- ||M&f' ' , ' ^ i i n E l l *° r Sokolof s generosity. "Phil's gift munity Center's new building pro- 1 M H K | ; , - Vrn^TlllHPl is fantastic and a phenomenal comject. The Sokolof Health and Fitness WBB3gi£S*k" *|it>!$MHBRii m itment of confidence in our cornCenter will be named in his honor. | H J B | r * ^ +.' *; J a B B l munity," said Kooper. "With the The gift brings the building drive to l | | p | i r ' ^ % W « ^ ^ ^ ^ H help of the few remaining donors in within $500,000 of its goal of $8.75 ifs* 1 '"'*' " . L J ^ ' ' ^ H R I t n e community'who have not yet

will become a place for every segment of the community to find something Jewish in Omaha."

Mark Sanford, JCC President and architect for the project said, "I'm excited to have someone in Omaha who feels so good about our community.

What Phil has done is tremendous!"

Tom Fellman, past Federation president and one of the driving forces behind the building campaign, said, "Phil Sokolof has made an incredible gift to this community. We're proud to million.I S i l l i f' """"^Ll^ T S ^ ^ H made a pledge to the project, we will, dedicate the Sokolof Health and Fitness Center Sokolof is President of National | i t e | f '' -«**'" w ^ \ 'w^^M reach our goal of $8.75 million," he to him, and everyone who walks' through the doors will be a tribute to his legacy."

Heart Savers Association and has a j|pig& h \' 1 ,.' '„ijMaeSssk added. . , Phil Sokolof said of the project, "It is an honor long history of philanthropy in the | ^ ^ S l i j f c | M j ; j | t f F ^ ! j ^ M Steve and Patty Nogg, co-chairperOmaha community. He built a one-1 HHHVMpfp$P^^' 'tt$!a 8 0 n s of the building drive with Marcia to be a substantial part of this worthy endeayor. man business, Phillips Manufactur- B H ^ B ^M'"''-' ^ H H and Steve Pitlor, said, "People in this The people who have devoted countless hours to ing Company, into a national enter- ^ ^ ^ ^ S P -_;" J ^ H n l community are amazed at what we've securing contributions and the many donors.-.•-•••'•' prise. Sokolof reminisced for this | ^ H H wM^ JB^HH accomplished. Everyone is really deserve high praise.

"This project, which started as a dream, will story: "I have taken two journeys in B R H w M&T S^Bm exc *^d about the future of Omaha." my life, my business career, and my H B ^&1VI. MHSi The Pitlors agreed, adding, soon become a reality. Our children and grandsecond endeavor, Heart Savers. I Phil Sokolof "When you think about what Phil's children will be rewarded with one of the best have been fortunate to reach millions of people gift will do for the future of our .community, it is community centers in the country for many years • with an important, life-saving health message. This overwhelming. This Jewish Community Center to come."

Outreach Mission recruitment meeting set

by Pam Monsky Federation Communications Director

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Midwest Consortium allocates $600,000 to Western Galilee

by Carol Katzman

The Second Outreach Mission-tor|sraeL*is*sched)uled for March 8-18, ings in Nahariya and 11999. This mission is the Ghetto Fighters'Igeared for interfaith cou- House, the Midwest I pies who have never been Consortium of Partner'to Israel. Couples in ship 2000 allocated •which one partner is not nearly $600,000 to 15 •Jewish, recently convert- projects in the Western led to Judaism, or are in Galilee. Outgoing OmaI the process of converting pha chairman Jan •will find this mission to Schneiderman handed ! an extraordinary over the gavel to Zoe portunity to expand . Riekes in a presentatheir knowledge of Israel tion to retiring Acco mayor, Eli Caspi.

JimandGayleSpooner ^ d the Jewish people.

More than 30 deleJim and Gayle Spooner went on the first Outreach Mission in 1997 and feel it had a profound effect on gates from the 11 cities them. "Everyone should have the opportunity to visit represented in the conIsrael. It is a beautiful and magical place," they said. sortium (Omaha, Des "For couples where one partner was not born Jewish, Moines, Akron, Canton, Columbus Current local P2K chairman Zoe Riekes works with kindergarteners it adds a deeper level of understanding to the rela- Dayton Toledo,'Youngstown) a t Hazrit Yasaf, an Ethiopian absorption center, located right on the tionship. We will definitely go again," they added.

Louisville, Indianapo- ' shores of the Mediterranean.

(Continued on page 2) lis and Dallas) heard presentations from Israeli pro- coming to understand the nature of their work fessionals involved in P2K projects. P2K, as it has and the goals of their projects is vital to the decibecome known, is a project of the UJA/Federation sion-making process," Perelman noted. "Donors earmarking funds from each of the annual cam- have been asking for more direct involvement in the decisions of how their contributions are spent Recording artists Lynn Metrik of Dallas and paigns conducted by the 11 communities for distrib- in Israel as well as in Omaha. ution directly to recipient agencies in the Western Cantor Lisa Levine of "We have'an obligation to the recipients of Galilee. .

Des Moines will be the "It was very exciting to hear about the human these funds—as well as to the donors-to gather featured guest percomponent inherent in these projects," Riekes as much information about the potential success formers at a Jewish explained. "For example, imagine the possibilities of of these projects," she, added. "At theend of the Community-wide exchanging counselors to work in both Israeli and day, we all hope that these projects will change Hanukkah candlelightAmerican Jewish camps or bringing the Acco com- the face of the Western Galilee." ing ceremony and conThe allocations were made in five areasLpIanmunity orchestra to the Midwest, a group of young cert. This special event ning and administration, leadership, community people composed of Israeli Jews and Arabs. will be held Monday, "These are the kinds of'people-to-people' contacts development, living bridge, and economic; develDec. 14, (the second opment, -'"vr that we are seeking to expand," she added. night of Hanukkah) at I The only allocations for the firsFarea'Js the ' Also attending the allocations meeting were 7 p.m., at Temple B'nai I Federation Executive Director Jan Perelman; underwriting costs of $10,000 for steering comJeshurun in Lincoln, . .• Administrative Assistant Julee Katzman; mitee services. This includes all the preparation 20th & South Streets.

'Lisa&Lynn Communications Director Pam Monsky, and ADL- for the semi-annual P2K meetings in Israel and The event is underwritten by the Jewish Federation CRC Executive Director Bob Wolfson, who attended the staff as the Midwest Consortium's personal •of Lincoln and is free to the public.; representative to the Western Galilee. the P2K meeting in Israel last spring.

"Lisa & Lynn," as the vocal duo is known, incorpoIn the area of leadership, four projects were "Having hosted Israelis from the region in v: (Continued on page 2) " Omaha, seeing them again in Israel, and really funded: leadership development at the Ethiopian

Community-wide Hanukkah candlelighting planned

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December 11,1998

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS ;.-,... . , FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 Russian Club, 10 a.m.

C .Groundbreaking Ceremony, 11 a.m.

L ; Tze'akfcah Deliveries, 8:30 a.m.

I "<:•'•' ; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 P Humash Class, 4:10 p.m., at Beth El Beth El Havdalah Social, 3rd and 4th & Grade, 5:15 p.m., at Beth El . - ; , . SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 ~ B'nafB'rith Hanukkah Fun Run, 9 aim. _ Temple Israel Men's Club, 9:45 a.m., Temple ' V Dr. Freund Lecture, 10 a.m., at Temple E_J3eth El Men's Club Breakfast, 10 a.m., Beth El '••; Hanukkah Show, 1 p.m. ;;.-,.,:-': . ' MONDAY,DECEMBER!4 YES Program, 9:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 "Foundation-Board Meeting, 4 p.m.

CDC Committee Meeting, 7 p.m.

Temple Israel "Food for Thought," 11:30 a.m., ' at Temple Israel Temple Israel Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Temple "'•, BESTT Committee Mtg., 7:30 p.m., Beth El WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 Temple Israel TIGGS, noon, at Temple Beth Israel Lunch 'n Learn, noon, at Joe Kirshenbaum's office Friedel Academy Hanukkah Program, 7 p.m.

Beth El Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Beth El Special Holiday Class "The Inner Light of c L Hanukkah," 7:30 p.m., at Beth Israel , THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17 p Walk-in Drop-in, 9:30 a.m.

Library Book Discussion Group, 1 p.m.

8, Temple Israel Sisterhood Adult Education, 10 a.m., at Temple Israel S . L.O.V.E. Board Meeting, 7 p.m., in the A:. . RBJH Conference Room V:..,.- .;.'• v p: AH events held at the JCC unless otherwise Indicated.

• Trie Jewish Press Is not responsible for the accuracy of ; the above events. To keep calendar accurate or for questions, call Marleno Hort at 334-6437.

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. Idioms are the short hand of a language and culture; its brevity belies its beauty.

We all use idioms to express ourselves. Those short phrases that convey more then meets the eye. I just did it; slipped one in right under the Wire. If it were any more blatant, it would sneak up and bite you. Every so often, an idiom makes sense. You blurt it out as you always do, and then the light goes on, ahh-ha you say,"now I get it!"

An interesting example comes from the early stages of computer science, when computing machines filled rooms, and a geek.with a slide rule could crunch numbers, faster. The idiom I refer to is "getting the bugs out of the system." I t seems during this early process, bugs, yes bugs, would get into the works and literally short out the system. These electrical shorts would generate erratic answers or simply stop the system cold. The panels would come off and the inspection of components would begin, systematically searching for a bug or spider or fly..

I bring this up because this parasha introduces Joseph the dreamer and the interpreter of dreams.

His brothers, for many reasons, despise Joseph.

Jacob favors him over the others and he reports back to his father their misdeeds while tending the flocks. The last straw is his dreams of superiority over the rest of the family, to include all the.brothers, as well as Jacob and his wives.

While the story unfurls with many twists, Joseph eventually finds himself imprisoned in a dungeon in Egypt. There he is put in charge of two new prisoners from the pharaoh's household. One is the chief baker of pharaoh's palace and the other is the royal cupbearer. Bach has a dream denoting their destiny. ' The baker's offense was that a pebble was found in pharaoh's bread. He related his dream to Joseph as follows; "three baskets of bread are stacked on top of my head, in the uppermost basket the birds are eating all manner of fine pastries." Joseph's interpretation was short and to the point. Three baskets mean three days, at which point you will be executed. I, M- '^!- •; v?',::;^:.'^!':^:;:'"/ The cupbearer's offense was that aflywas found in the king's goblet. The butler said to Joseph, "There were three flowering vines with clusters of grapes and I crushed the grapes into pharaoh's cup and I took the cup from his hand." Joseph explained, "Three vines are three days at which point you will be restored to your former position as cupbearer in the kings household." It came to pass that in three days the butler and baker each met the fate that Joseph foretold.

Why was the baker executed and the royal cupbearer set free?

The answer is found in the sense of responsibility and culpability. There are things that need to be checked and rechecked and others that simply happen and cannot be foreseen. If we separate wheat from the chaff, then we certainly should sift rocks from theflour.We don't cry over spilt milk, what's done is done. From this we learn that a bug in the system is nothing to lose your head over, and the proof is gleaned from a goyisha cup. t Chirr Thun ...

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ROSE RUDOY Rose Eudoy, 77, of Minneapolis died Nov. 25.

Survivors include her husband, Irving; children, Wendy Rudoy, Douglas Rudoy and Steven and . Harolyn Rudoy; sister, Merrian Spiegal, brothers, Julius and Donald Bernstein, all of Omaha; and two grandsons.

SEYMOUR A. KAYES Services for Seymour Kayes of Madison, WI, were held Dec. 2 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. He died Nov. 29 in Madison at the age of 84.

Survivors include his wife, Mildred Berg Kayes of Madison; son, Dr. Stephen G. Kayes of Mobile, AL; son and daughter-in-law, Evan and Francine Kayes of Naperville, IL; grandchildren, Jonathan and Thomas Kayes; brother and sister-in-law, Ralph M. and Frances Berg Katz of Omaha; brother-in-law, Nathan Berg, also of Omaha; and niece and nephews.

Memorials to American Heart Association or favorite charity.

EVELYN KASLOW Services for Evelyn Kaslow, 90, of Laguna Hills, CA, were held Dec. 7 in Los Angeles.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben. Survivors include son and daughter-in-law, Hugh and Penny Morris of Studio City, CA; son, Paul^ Morris of Santa Clara, CA; step-son and daughter-inlaw, Howard and Gloria Kaslow of Omaha; step-son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Leanne Kaslow of Birmingham, AL; and eight grandchildren.

Outreach Mission (Continued from page 1) A final sign up meeting will be held Monday, Dec. 21, at the home of Rabbi Aryeh and Elyce Azriel, 13635 Walnut Street. Cost is $1199 per person and includes airfare, hotels, all entrance fees and most meals.

Mission highlights include experiencing kibbutz life, shabbat at the Western Wall, meeting the people of our Partnership 2000 region in the Western Galilee, a visit to Massada, floating in the Dead Sea, and archeological dig,-tree planting, a. special Holocaust memorial servicV at Yad Vashein, Jeep rides in the Golan Heights, and much fnore.

For more information on this and other missions, please contact the Federation office at 334-8200.

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rate a wide variety of musical styles into their original music, including folk, rock, blues and cantonal.

Their debut recording entitled Keep The Spirit features many Hanukkah songs and has met with critical acclaim. Their latest offering, In the Light, combines compositions with themes that include healing, peace and social justice.

The two musicians met when Levine was a cantor in Dallas and Metrik, a Houston-born actress/was returning to Texas after 12 years in New York.

Their paths kept crossing from teaching at the synagogue and singing in the'choir. Eventually, perhaps inevitably, they began to write music together.

Cantor Michael Weisser, religious leader of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, and Rabbi Stanley Rosenbaum of Congregation Tifereth Israel, will lead in the lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah.

A Friedel Hanukkah!

On Thursday, Dec. 17 at 7 p.m., the lighting of the official Friedel haiiukkiyah (menorah) will take place at the Friedel Jewish Academy as part of the school's annual Hanukkah program. All participants are encouraged to bring their own family Hanukkah menorahs.

Some highlights of the evening, which begins with the fifth night lighting ceremony, will be the reading of original poems by the students; the Friedel Hanukkah Yiddish Chorale, and a dramatic reading of a new Hanukkah story, "The First Hanukkah."

The evening will conclude with sufganiyot (Jelly donuts) and latkes (potato pancakes).

Come with your family and hanukkiyah to Friedel Academy a t the Gordman Educational Center on the campus of the JCC and experiance a Friedel Hanukkah.

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FRIDAY: Early worship service, 5:30 p.m.

Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner.

Rabbi Stiel and Jeffrey Taxman will officiate using Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. . the Union Prayer Book. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to' 2 p.m.

FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 4:40 p.m.

Shabbat Evening Service, 8 p.m. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Blum will officiate. S a r a ' S . Lee, SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m., Little People Director of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education, service, 10:15 ajn.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m.

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Babysitter service courtesy of Sisterhood; Kiddush will be the guest speaker. The Oneg Shabbat will luncheon sponsored by Sisterhood; Class with be sponsored by Sarah Meyer and Peggy and Rabbi, 4 p.m.; Mincha, 4:30 p.m., followed by David DeLand in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. Shalosh Nicholas Cary Newman.

Seudot sponsered by Harry Noodell in memory of -his father, his wife and his sister. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 10:30 a.m.

Nicholas Cary Newman, son of Sharee and SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 4:40 p.m.

Murray Newman, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah.

WEEKDAYS: Services, 7 a.m.; Mincha, 4:40 p.m.

Simcha B'Shabbat--An informal Shabbat service WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16: Lunch and Learn with that includes study and discussion of Jewish texts. Rabbi Kutner, n o o n , a t the office of Joe SUNDAY: Morning Chapel Prayer Service, Kirshenbaum, Noddle Development, 13720 FNB 9:15 a.m..; Men's Club, 9:45 a.m.: a short get- Pkwy, Suite 100, subject: "Business Ethics;" together, then join.the congregation for Dr. Special Holiday class, 7:30 p.m., at the synoRichard Freund's lecture "Do We Believe in gogue, subject: "The Inner Light of Chanukah."

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TIFERETH ISftAEt ADULT EDUCATION Member of the United Synagogue Wednesday, Dec. 16: Midrashah of Conservative Judaism Thursday, Dec. 17: 10-11:30 ajn. Rabbi Azriel 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502 will teach "Jewish Identity: Past, Present and . 423-8509 Future," 10-11:30 a.m.; Beginning Beyond Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Midrash, 6:45-8:10 p.m.; Beyond Midrash, 8:15- Rosenbaum.

9:10 p.m., both led by Don Schwartz.

Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. . FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Tuesday, Dec. 15, FRIDAY: Services, 8. pan.

11:30 a.m.-l p j n . Cantor Blum will lead a discusSATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Junior sion on current events. Bring a brown bag lunch; Congregation, 10:15 a.m.

Temple provides drinks, SUNDAY: Annual latke party, 11 a.m.

TIGGS: Wednesday, Dec. 16. Lunch at noon; MONDAY: Community candlelighting and conspecial guest speaker will be Todd Ephraim, cert, 7 p.m., at B'nai Jeshuran.

Director of Jewish Family Service. Cost is $4. For SUNDAY, Dec. 20: Kadima, noon. reservations, call Hilde Gottlieb at 393-6357, or THURSDAY: Congregational Board Meeting.

Marilyn Mellen, 896-0200.

CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SHABBAT COMES TO YOU: Friday, Dec. 18, 3:45 p.m. Rabbi Azriel and the Temple Youth Group will lead a Shabbat service at Remington of Amertcaa Hebrew Congr«gation8 Heights. ; 6 a 0 ^ S J H N 6 8 S 0 2 7 4S5i-8604

ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m., led by Mark Levy.

CHABAD HOUSE An AffUiato of the Worldwide Chnbnd-liubavJUih Movement 1866 So. 120th S t , Omaha, NE 68144 Phone: 330-1800 fi-MAIL~chabnd@aoI.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman.

FRIDAY: Mincha, 5 p.m., followed by Kabbalat Shabbat service.

• SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush; Mincha-Ma'ariv, followed by Havdalah.

SUNDAY: Services, 8:30 a.m.

MONDAY through FRJDAY: Services, 7 a.m.

TUESDAY: Parshah Insights, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY: Halachah 101 Class, 8 a.m.; "Women of Worth," noon.

^ ^ ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE .618,%n8ter-'Sk, Council Bluffy Iowa 51508 Phone: 322-4705 E-MAIL: doojeb2^juno.com FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m., encore performance of Trixie Rosenberg and Davidic Dancing Group. "Oneg Shabbat prepared by Peggy DeLand and Sandra Kurland, will follow.

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Services conducted by Rabbi Ira Flax.

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Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser.

FRIDAY: Sabbath Eve service, 7:45 p.m.

SATURDAY: Shabbat worship, 9:30 a.m.; Torah study, 10:30 a.m.

SUNDAY: Hebrew School, 9 a.m.; Religious School, 10 ajn.

WEDNESDAY: Adult Education, 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY: Choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, Dec. 19: Annual Hanukkah dinner and celebration, 6:30 p.m.

BEYT SHALOM An Affiliate of the <fawfah Reeoastmotfoniot Federation P.O. BQX24U30, Omaha, NE 68124-5130 758-9233 ' . Mtp://come,WbeytshaIain/ FRD3AY: Kaballat Shabbat, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY: Learners' minyan, 9 a.m.SUNDAY: Religious school, 10 ajn., for all grades at the JCC; Tuesday, 4 p.m., grades 4-8.

FRDDAY, Dec. 18: Hanukkah party will follow services.

Hanukkah dinner and movie night planned at Beth El The Beth El Family Programming Committee will host the second Hanukkah Dinner & Movie Night on Sunday, Dec. 20,5:30 p.m. "Last year's program was so much fun," said co-chairman Susan Friedman, "we just had to do it again."

Following candlelighting and entertainment by the Beth El Children's Choir, dinner will be served. The evening will continue with a selection of movies suitable for family viewing shown on big screen TV's, "with plenty of movie munchies," said co-chair MTiee Hasslinger.

Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children under 12.

Babysitting is available with reservations.

Reservations required by Monday, Dec. 14.

For more information, call Beth El, 492-8550.

BETH EL SYNAGOGUE ' Member tit United Syn&gosrues 1, of Conservative Judaism ' '.< 14506 California, Omaha, ME 68154 v '-. ' ' * , 402-8S5O?' .,"~^;>i3 Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.to 5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. .,•.'-, ; Services are conducted, by Rabbi Paul Drazen;^ and Cantor Emil Berkovits. ' 'i FRTOAY: Services, 6 p.m. ...'I'i SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Kiddush fol'-t lowing services; Sitter service, 10 a.m.; TSSj (Torah Study Skills) 10 a.m.; Shabbat Story Timei (pre-kindergarten and under) 11 a.m.; K'taiitahii (kindergarten through 3rd grade) 10:45 a.m.;; Humash with (Rashi study session, 4:10 p.m. (1/2 s hour before M/M); Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah? services, 4:40 p.m.

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WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. & 5:30 p . m i i S HANUKKAH DINNER & MOVIE NIGHT"":' Sunday, Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m. Please make reser-' vations by Dec. 11.

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Bar Mitzvah Steven. Patton, son of Linda and Joel Patton,will celebrate his Bar. Mitzvah on Saturday,; Dec. 19, at Temple Israel.:: A seventh-gradehonor; student a t Westside: (Middle School, he partic-, ipates in Jazz band,^ iShow Choir, Odyssey of I the Mind, Swim Omaha, Jand Knowledge Master |(his team placed first).'"'.7' For liis mitzvah project, Steven delivered meals to the elderly and bed ridden.-; Steven has two sisters, Michelle and Jennifer, and | a brother, David. '.

Grandparents are Genevieve and Mel Bornstein . and Muriel and Charles Kamp. Great Aunt is Toby

Jewish Women's Group to host event

by Eliane Freund, coordinator

Hiddush Levanah-the Omaha Jewish Women's New Moon Network will host a Jewish New Moon celebration in honor of the upcoming Hebrew month of Tevet, on Sunday, Dec. 20, 3-5 p.m.,: at: the Riekes Museum housed inside the Gordman: Center for Jewish Education at 335 S. 132nd St.; Light refreshments will be served. : •; Although the month of Tevet does not contain ; any major festival, this year the first of the month : coincides with the eighth night of Hanukkah. , : According to Deirdre Evans, event co-ordinator, Barbara Morrison Bresler, Historian and Archivist at the Nebraska Jewish Historical • Society, will speak. Topic: "Shining LightsFamous Jewish Women in Omaha History."

The event is co-sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council. For more information, contact Deirdre Evans at, 551-9005, or me, 496-7118.

PERSONALS TO ALL MY FRIENDS who sent me cards, flowers and tzedaka contributions, please accept my sincere and heartfelt thanks. I appreciate your prayers, study and Refuah Shlayma wishes toward my recovery. G-d does answer our prayers.

Allan Gonsher THANK YOU, dear friends of Judy and our friends and family for the generous contributions, flowers, plants, cards and food. We shall always remember your kind expressions. .

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A perfect Hanukkah gift Hanukkah is traditional the jtime of rededicatibn.: We look at those elements of our ; Jives which should take priority, but jfjein.falljby- the wayside. We ask ourselves',* "What are the most important issues of this time; what Values do I want to impart to my fairiily; what' characteristics need improvement in my behavior?" b; 1 I t is'therefore heartening to note • t h a t today, Dec. 1 1 , 1998, this Jewish community celebrated a milestone in its history - the ceremonial groundbreaking of the multimillion-dollar expansion and remodeling of this campus. '"As'theiirst candle of Hanukkah is { litrthis'Sunday night, we can look to 'thiB'morhing's event with the same questions of rededication and-perhaps^-make some commitments to oBfs'el've's, our families' and our com' m u r i i t y , 1 ' Ji.' •

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moment of community cooperation" and generosity~and we can rededicate ourselves to giving a few more' hours a year by volunteering to play cards with a resident of the Blumkin Home, volunteer to be an adviser to a BBYO Chapter, or volunteer to read a book to the preschoolers of the Child Development Center.

We can strengthen our commitment to Judaism by educating ourselves and our families - by attending any one of the many classes offered by our synagogues and Centers of Excellence, by participating in Jewish programs, by reading one of the 35,000 volumes in our community's treasure-filled Library.

And, finally, as we rededicated the ! focus of this community on its bricks and mortar, so lovingly built by generous hands, we can also rededicate ourselves to the Jewish traditions and values which have brought us to this day:

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The war up North hit home last week. Uriel Peretz died in Lebanon a few minutes before 11 p.m. on •Wednesday, Nov. 25-his twenty-second birthday. .-'Uriel was the eldest of Eliezer and Miriam Peretz's six children. The Peretzes live a block away from us in Givat Ze'ev and their youngest child, Bat-El, is in my Ruthie's third-grade class.

The Peretz family is well-known in Givat Ze'ev, as the father is extremely active in the Moroccan community here and the mother is the principal of the secular public school. Uriel's death has been very difficult for Givat Ze'ev.

At my children's school, all of the teachers spoke " about Uriel's death.. Even.Ezra v my, first-grader, . was told the basic facts of the killing; ("the Arabs set a bomb, then they ran away, and then it exploded and killed two of our soldiers").

Both the third-grade girls' class and the sixthgrade boys' class (where the Peretzes have another rchild)~received special attention. Ruthie told me : that the rabbi of the school as well as the psycholo: gist,assigned to the school came to talk to the • class. ;Tne psychologist had the girls write notes to ; Bat-El and notes to themselves about how they are ' feeling.

• Ruthie's note to herself (which I am translating) : reads: "I feel very, sad that Bat-El's brother was ! killed. I do not understand: why do they kill so many • Jews? I pray every day that the wars will end : already; and. this is what happens?" (Yes, the kids, : like many adults, tend to flatten out the complicated ; Middle East into a neat "Arabs vs. Jews" scenario.) \ It turns out that all of the girls in Ruthie's class • got to see Uriel a few weeks ago. A soldier had ;come into class, and Bat-El ran over to him and : jumped; into his arms. It was Uriel come to give rhis kid sister a "Shabbat Shalom" embrace, since • he was going on-duty for that Shabbat. ' So Ruthie does have some sense of the loss that : Bat-El is experiencing, and she will take Her,turn paying a shiva call to her classmate.

Still, what the kids feel most about Uriel's death is excitement. They know that something big has •happened and can experience the bigness of it, but ; they have no real grasp as to the nature of the tragedy that has hit the Peretzes.

As an American, my instinctive reaction is to .look at the Lebanese situation, see Vietnam, and

think: we have to get out of there immediately.

There is, however, a: major difference between Vietnam and Lebanon. While the US could end its military confrontations with the Viet Cong simply by going home, if Israel withdraws from Lebanon, the fear is that the Hezbollah will simply move down and carry its activities into Israel proper.

Because of the nature of the warm Lebanon, the status quo has prevailed over this risk of unilateral withdrawal. Though there have been more than 1100 violent confrontations in Lebanon over the past year, there have been relatively few deaths: 22 soldiers and one civilian working for the army (including two soldiers whowerekiUedthenightafteUriel).,,!.^ ^_,..^i.-.'. ••••: In a country that has tolerated 562 traffic fatalities over the same period of time, the deaths of 23 people is not going to galvanize the populace into the kind of massive protest necessary to force the.militarytounilaterally withdraw from Lebanon anytime soon. , So the war will continue-with the occasional death of a soldier here and there, with the devastation of a family every now and then, and with an eight-year-old girl who will never gettohug her brother again.

by Lori Silberman Brauner New Jersey Jewish News Staff

WHIPPANY, N.J. - They came from the far corners of the earth, from places as varied as Japan, Australia, the Philippines, France, Turkey and South America.

They sampled foods ranging from sushi and Asianstyle, dumplings to balsamic chicken, California wraps and venison. After eating their way through • the aisles, they finished off their lunch or dinner with some sorbet, chocolate or pastries.

All the items on this diverse menu shared one trait: They were completely kosher.

Some 10,000 visitors — representing supermarkets, stores, hotels and restaurants in 37 states and 22 countries — came to the 11th annual Kosherfest, the International Kosher Food and Foodservice Trade Show, held at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus.

The show's organizers, Integrated Marketing Communications, Inc., called this the largest kosher gathering in the world, representing a $45 billion kosher packaged-foods industry. "A kosher label has become the new Good Housekeeping seal of approval New charities for many Americans," said Menachem Lubinsky, Integrated Marketing's president. In addition to orgashatter myth nizing Kosherfest, his firm also publishes Kosher

by Mark J. Joffe Today, a monthly industry publication.

The food categories included pizza and pasta sauce, KIBBUTZ SHEPAYIM, Israel (JTA) - Diaspora Jews give dollars to Israel, while Israeli Jews give frozen and vegetarian items, olive oils, dairy products, their lives. So goes the common conception that dietetic foods, candies and wines. Non-food products philanthropy in Israel is a one-way street, with included vitamins, toothpaste and detergents.

Between feasting on the soup-to-nuts offerings North American Jews doing all the "giving" and and shmoozing and networking with colleagues Israelis doing only the "taking."

That myth is being shattered by an explosion of and potential buyers and sellers, some attendees philanthropic efforts in Israel that has been build- also took time out to participate in breakfast conferences and roundtable exchanges. The panels ing over the past few years. In the last year alone: * A grassroots fund-raising campaign, called were centered around marketing strategies, investSpirit of Israel, in which Israelis give to ear- ing in kosher products and learning about obtainmarked programs run by the Jewish Agency for ing and keeping kosher certification.

One panel discussion, "Israel at 50: New Export Israel, was launched and has already brought in Opportunities in the Israeli Market," also provided 17,000 contributions totaling some $4.5 million. * A lion of Judah campaign, modeled after the a forum for business people frustrated with the United Jewish Appeal Women's Division program bureaucracy surrounding the Jewish state's export bearing the same name, has been launched in Israel market. While the American share of Israel's $2 billion industry in food and agricultural imports is and already counts 56 members among its ranks. * A United Way-style campaign has set up shop in 28 to 30%, the market for exporting beef and poultry to Israel is in serious trouble.

Israel and is hoping to launch its first campaign.

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December 11,1998

Our synagogue's Hanukkah gift

by Erica Meyer Rauzln

Synagogues don't usually get Hanukkah presents, but ours did, and ifs a beauty. Our little shul, encamped in a former JCC building, was given a new Aron Kodesh. This towering ark dominates and transforms our sanctuary, once just a humble rec room and meeting center. : The large, wooden ark is a rich dark auburn color, with two majestic, backlit columns on either side of tongue-and-groove double doors. When the ark is opened, the doors slide out of sight into concealed slots, and there sit our three Torahs.

The Aron Kodesh was a donation from an elder patron in our synagogue, and he has given us more than just a beautiful Hanukkah gift. He has also given us a sense of ourselves, a feeling of solidity in our young congregation. Now there is no mistaking our sanctuary for a social hall. With this splendid ark, and one other gift that came to us in recent weeks, the room could only be a synagogue, despite the padded folding chairs marked "Property of the J C C and the 'temporary" mehitza made of overlapping panels of lattice.

The new ark is one of those things I didn't know we needed until we got it. We'd already recarpeted the sanctuary and repainted the mehitza and the walls. We'd installed an eternal light, hung up our single memorial plaque, fixed up an office for the rabbi, and built a big central podium for the Torah readings.

No furniture can give you rootedness; I know that.

Of course, our congregation's stable future will grow from our collective commitment to creating a lasting institution of worship. Our biggest, best step was hiring our dynamic young rabbi. Yet, the ark, a tangible sign of growth, does help.

The other Hanukkah gift we received gives us a link to history: a set of four big memorial plaques from an old synagogue that is closing. When one of our congregants joined a synagogue in his college town, he learned that it was planning to close. Most of the remaining members were elderly; the population base was dwindling. As his relationship with them built, he made a marriage between that synagogue and ours. As they wrapped up their institution's life, they helped our institution move from its

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Prince of Egypt to benefit Bethsaida project

childhood to adolescence.

They gave us many gifts, including a Torah and dozens of prayer books. In exchange, we hung their memorial plaques in our sanctuary. The yarhzeits of their departed friends and relatives will continue to be honored. We will light the little bulb next to The University of Nebraska at Omaha's each name for the appropriate Shabbat. The very Bethsaida ExcavationsProject has been selected; by presence of these old-fashioned memorial plaques Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Pictures and the gives us venerable ancestors, a sense of yichus, AMC Oakview 24 Theaters to co-host two exclusive family, connection. showings of Spielberg's first full-length animated Like the ark, the plaques may be a little outsized feature film, Prince of Egypt. ; .;.•> •• .;.-; •',< for our room, and innately imbued with a higher The first showing will be on Friday, Dec. lft>4t rank than our little congregation truly warrants, 3 p.m., with a second showing on Saturday, Dec.;19 but we are proud to have them and striving to live at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak View 24. Tickets are;$10, up to them. When we kindle the candles on which includes the showing of the film as-well laflia Hanukkah, there will be a little extra glow in the reception of Middle Eastern cuisine,:drawings, room. As the lines of memorial lights reflect in the games and Egyptian and Biblical artworks A- pordark windows and make the ark's wooden patina tion of the admission will fund the participation; of gleam, we'll ignite our menorahs. The children students from the Omaha area to the archeologica] won't know just where all the light comes from, but excavations in Israel. : . ^ ...i.;irvi:p their parents will.

The movie is the story of Moses and liispasaagE from salve to prince. According, to Richard Freund, professor of philosophy and religion at .UNOiand director of the Bethsaida project, this is the,first time Moses will be portrayed as the evidence of the Bible and archeology has shown him to be. -, UNO was chosen because "no other program in , Nebraska has contributed more to the study of the Bible than Bethsaida," said Freund. UNO faculty members also contributed to the film by working on the movie's study guide.

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Andrew and Wendy (Goldman) Scherer of Omaha announce the birth of their son, Maxwell Harrison. Maxwell has two brothers, Davis and Reed.

WALK-IN, DROP-JN Grandparents are Bob and Nadine Goldmaii of Members will meet Thursday at the JCC. English Class starts at 10 a.m.; exercise with new exercise Baltimore and Mark and Alice Scherer. of Instructor7 Sharon Lewis at 10:15; bingo starts at Westfield, N.J. Great-grandparents are Joe and 10:30. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:30. At Ceil Randall of Baltimore. noon, come enjoy the movie Anne ofAvanlea (part Tracy and Sam Arnold of Minneapolis II) in the Blumkin Home auditorium. Popcorn will announce the Oct. 26 birth of their daughter, he served. For transportation, call 330-4272.

Minnie Steinberg Arnold, named for her maternal Maggie Conti, Adult Program Director for great-grandmother. Minnie has a sister, Aidan.

Grandparents are Maxine and Ben Steinberg of Jewish Senior Services, gave birth to a baby boy, John Anthony, on Monday, Nov. 30. We all wish Edina and Naomi and Neil Arnold of Mendota Heights. Great-grandparents are Ida Arnold of Maggie and her family the very best.

Sunrise, PL, Bess Rothenberg of Omaha and Phyllis Steinberg of Chicago.

BREADBREAKERS Mayor Hal Daub will speak at Breadbreakers on Becky and Jason Altman of Chicago announce Wednesday, according to Eon Gordon. the Nov. 1 birth of twin sons, Max David and Breadbreakers meets every Wednesday at noon Adam Micah. Max is named for his paternal greatat Highland Country Club. Cost is $7.75 and the grandfather, Marshall Rosenthal, and maternal program is open to the community. great-uncle, David Rothenberg. Adam is named for his maternal cousin, Maurice Feldman.

JEWISH SENIOR SERVICES Grandparents are Naomi and Neil Arnold of L.O.V.E. Hanukkah party will be held Sunday, Mendota Heights and Lois and Larry Altman of Dec. 13, 1:30-3 p.m., for residents of the Rose Cherry Hill, N.J. Great-grandparents are Rose and Blumkin Home. Tuffy Epstein Klezmer Quartet Charles Altman of Chicago, Ida Arnold of Sunrise, will entertain and a special tea time is planned. FL, Helen Rosenthal of Delray Beach, PL, and Residents will be given Hanukkah gifts.

Bess Rothenberg of Omaha.

In the News Mark Sanford Group, L.L.C., a new architectural firm, has recently been established. Mark N. Sanford, owner, had been a project architect for DLR for six years and a principal in the firm of RAPM for the ,-last 10 years. His experience covers residential and commercial projects.

Sanford is a -member of the American Institute of Architects.

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. Dr. Patricia Newman, Clinical & Child Psychologist, has recently achieved Board Certification"from the American'Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She has been designated as a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress and Diplomate, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress.

The Academy is the largest organization of its kind in the world. Board Certification is awarded to professionals who demonstrate genuine expertise in the field by virtue of their extensive knowledge, experience and education. ' Dr. Newman is in private practice at Family Enrichment, Inc. Danielle Chasen has been named to the Dean's list at Metropolitan Community College for the fall quarter. She is majoring in human services.

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Holiday gifts abound at LOVE gift shop

by Susie Norton

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Still looking for that perfect Hanukkah gift?

Come check out the LOVE gift shop in the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home.

Under the direction of Arlene Moskovitz, the gift shop now carries a wide array of items in all price ranges. As a result of her years of experience in the jewelry industry, there is also many lines of both affordable "for-the-fun-of-it" pins and earrings, and elegant, higher-end jewelry and collectibles.

There's something for everyone's taste and pocketbook, including hand-blown glass pieces and freshwater pearl jewelry.

If you're looking for a taste of Israel, the gift shop

is the place for Kakadu wooden items, such as placemats .and photo albums, and Ahava skin-care products direct from the Dead Sea! And the beautiful selection of Judaica includes Kiddush cups, Shabbat candlesticks, challah covers and much more.

Volunteers are always needed. If you have as few as a couple of hours a month, please call Patty Nogg at 493-3479.

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Two Boys and Girls Club Members get ready to wrap their gift selections at last year's 'Joy of Giving.'

The third annual 'Joy of Giving,' sponsored by Young Jewish Omaha (YJO) will be held Sunday, Dec. 20, 1-5 p.m., at the South Omaha Boys and Girls Club, 5051 So. 22nd Sfc. " YJO will provide over 1,000 gifts and wrapping so members of the Boys and Girls Club can experience the joy of giving by selecting gifts for their parents and siblings. The Club will be set up department-store style so members can "shop" for their families. They will be able to leave with wrapped gifts in hand.

• ^ "Over the past two years, this has become the single most visible YJO event," said Tom Vann, chairman. "No: other project melds the concepts of tzedakah, tikkun olam and mitzvot like the 'Joy of Giving.' This is a chance to make a real impact on the life of a child," he added.

"Last year, more than 350 children attended the 'Joy of Giving;' we're hoping to reach as many as 400 this year," said YJO Director Sharon Kirshenbaum. "Everyone, whether they've been involved with this project before or not, can-help by donating a gift, cash or by volunteering," she added.

To make a donation or to volunteer, please contact Kirshenbaum at 334-6485. [rl tri fa IBJrl Irl frJ ff3 trl Irl IrUBJcUr1

While Jewish elders at the first GA in Jerusalem pondered the fate of Diaspora-Israeli connections, the younger generation of Israelis-ORT students in blue jackets with the ORT logo front and back-linked both American and Israeli GA-goers to their e-mail.

ORT—the international network of technical training schools in a Jewish environment in 60 countries-provided the banks of two dozen computers and a total of 67 students from ORT colleges and high schools, who led G.A. participants through the protocols connecting them to their web sites. In the press room, ORT students at ORT computers helped harried journalists connect with their publications'e-mail.

With a record-breaking G.A. attendance of 5,400 participants, the Cyber Center was constantly filled.

The brainchild of ORT, Israel's Director of Telecommunications Gideon Goldstein, ORTs official Internet coverage of the General Assembly of the UJA-Federations of North America kicked off with a live Webcast of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opening speech.

While the Jerusalem Convention Center quickly emptied after the G.A.'s closing, the web site can still be visited at http://www.ga98.ort.org.il along with i t s link to GA photos on the Women's American ORT web site, www.waort.org • Goldstein, ^ h o .oversees Internet connections at 80 ORT Israel campuses, said, "I'm just happy we had the capabilities to prove what we and our students can do."

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Midwest Consortium allocates $600,000 (Continued from page 1) absorption center, Hazarot Yasaf, was allocated $20,000; Young Leadership programs, including travel expenses to bring young Israeli leaders to the Midwest YL Conference, was budgeted for $20,000. Another $62,750 was funded for four regional programs including: A Bridge for JewishAiab Coexistence, the Regional Youth Council, Culture Clubs for Youth and Youth-to-Youth drug prevention. Advancing the Status of Women (including travel expenses for a representative from this group to. visit Midwest communities), received $20,000.

In the category of community development, $50,000 was divided among three projects. Community Theater received $15,000; the "Helping Ourselves" project was awarded $10,000, and the Acco Youth Band visit to the Midwest received $25,000.

Living Bridge programs represent several types of exchange programs between Midwest Consortium cities and the Western Galilee. These projects include: Kefiyada (the summer camping program) in both the Western Galilee and Midwest Jewish camps where Americans will work as counselors in Israel and Israelis will work in America.

This project was allocated $50,000.

The Western Galilee College Connection will bring two students to Louisville, KY, this January for an 18-month master's program at Spaulding College. Other exchange programs are in the works, including sending two residents from Omaha's University of Nebraska Medical Center to the Western Galilee Hospital for six-week rotations. The Connection was funded for $20,000.

A project for Pluralism and Democracy will be allocated $20,000 and a summer seminar for educators in Jewish Education and Holocaust Studies has been granted $50,000.

In addition, educational telecommunication was budgeted for $50,000, and a Medical Ethics Conference-Judaism and Medicine—will be allocated $40,000.

Finally, in the area of economic development, tourism projects and development has been funded for $80,000, while the MATI projects-those governed by the economic business council of the At a dinner for members of the Omaha Major Western Galilee-have been granted the remaining Gifts Mission and the Omaha delegation to $100,000. That sum will cover such projects as Partnership 2000, Mort Glass, left, expresses encouragement and training of young entrepre- his appreciation for the opportunity to meet neurs, new immigrant enterprises, advancement of with Western Galilee project professionals, the unemployed (includ- including former Omahan Beth Seldin-Dotan, ing education and re- now part of the education staff at the Ghetto training), marketing for Fighters' House. Dotan was in the United business ventures, and States last month training American educaentrepreneurship and tors for museum's new project, understandsmall business. ing the Holocaust through the eyes of a child.

"One of the sites we visited was a converted grams, both through on-site visits by consortium chicken coop now being staff Beth Zuriel (a former Dayton, OH, resident used as artists studios," who made aliyah to Israel with her family), onPerelman explained. going conference calls with American and Israeli "Some of these funds will staff and volunteers, and a mid-year consortium help these artist-entre- meeting in the Western Galilee. preneurs market their According to new local chairman Zoe Riekes, the wares more effectively." "bottom line is to ensure that our dollars are being Delegates to the Mid- spent wisely and in the most efficient way to west Consortium will enhance the lives of all of the residents of the continue to monitor the Western Galilee-Jews and Arabs, men and women, effectiveness of these pro- young and old."

Left photo: Jan Scbneiderman, outgoing Omaha P2K chairman, center, and Barbara Gottlieb, executive director of Jewish Senior .Services,' speak with Yaacov Broder. Broiler's parents were "£>chindier Jews."

"In Israel we used to think that American Jews were all rich. We | Right photo: Gottlieb holds a photo of a five-year-old Broder welcomthought that if they gave money at all, they did it to ease their ing Oskar Schindler to Haifa. The Broders tried to enter Israel twice consciences.

But the American kids didn't come in fancy cars. We after the war. The first tune, they were sent back to France; the sec-, ond time, they were imprisoned in Cyprus.

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