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January 19,2M1
SERVING NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA FOR 80 YEARS
Deadline for Men's Mission to Kiev and Israel Approaching by PAM MONSKY, Federation Communications Director-
Information lunch and sign-up Jan. 30
visits to Jewish Agency and American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee CJDC) faomanitarian projects and a special memorial-visit to Baba Yar. In Israel, participants will take a critical look at the political situation and attend exclusive meet-
Temple Israel Presents Scholar-in-ResIdence Dr. Adolfb Roltmart by IRIS RICKS - — — - — - — — — - - - - - - — - - - - - -
The topic at Temple Israel's first Scholar-inResidence weekend in 2001 will be Fifty Years After the Discovery of ike Scrolls: "What Have We Learned From, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Sih!e? Dr. Adolfo Roitmaa, Curator of the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, will be in Omaha Feb. 2-4. The Shrine of the Book houses Israel's collection of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bar Kokhba Cave of Letters materials. He has held this position since 1994 and is only the second curator in the history of the museum. Born in Buenos \ Aries, Argentina. Dr. Soitman com-1 pleted Ms MJL ana j Ph.D. in Compar-' ative Religions ai j Hebrew University ] in Jerusalem. He i^ j also an ordained; Conservative rabbi. As the person responsible for the care and preservation of the Dead Sea Scrolls for the State of Israel at the Israel Museum. Dr. Roitman had made tremendous contributions to the understanding of the Scrolls and was in charge of the historic Photo of Jerusalem's Temple Mount and WEstern Wall by Jack Hazut. 50th Anniversary congress held in Jerusalem in 1997. At the Congress, all of the latest information An Israeli lunch meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. ings with key people in the Israeli government. about the Scrolls was presented and Dr. Roitman They will also tour Jerusalem and see the many 30, noon, in the conference room at the Jewish is in the process of editing these materials. facets of the political and emotional issues that Community Center. For reservations and more surround Jerusalem's place in the peace process. Dr. Boitman has written an article on "Building information, contact me at 334-6431, or e-mail, Federation Executive Director Jan Perelman of the Shrine of the Book." He is preparing a new pmonsky^ewisliomaha-org. catalogue for the "Daily life of Qumran" exhibit at The group will spend two nights in Kiev and five made it clear that security is the top priority for this mission. the Shrine of the Book and has written a book on nights in Israel. Cost of the mission is $975 for "Events over the last few months in Israel are the symbol of the serpent and the origins of evil. men ages 45 and under, with a minimum gift of A dynamic speaker. Dr. Roitman has been a $1,000 to the 2002 Federation Annual Campaign. heartbreaking and frightening as well. But the seholar-in-residence fdr a number of congregations For men 46 and over, the cost is $1,950 with a reality is that American Jews are going to Israel around the United States and is part of a distinminimum gift of $2,500 to the 2002 Annual in a show of unity and solidarity. Security on Federation missions is the best there is and we guished speakers series in San Diego, St. Louis, Campaign. Chicago, Boston, Miami and now Omaha. The price of the mission includes round-trip air- wouldn't go anywhere that we wouldn't go with The schedule for the weekend, which is sponfare from Omaha, five-star hotels, most meals, our own families," she said. The mission will accommodate those who are sored by the Hermene Zweiback Center for ground transportation, all entrance and program making their first trip to Israel, as well as those Lifelong Jewish Learning, is as follows: fees and much more. Friday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m., Dr. Roitman's topic is Highlights in Kiev include a tour of the city's who have been there before. Applications are due "Who Were the People Who Wrote the Dead Sea Jewish community, the home of Shalom Alechim, by Feb. 26, with a $350 fully refundable deposit. Scrolls?" During the Oneg Shabbat, Dr. Roitman will be available to answer questions and show The Israeli Experience slides. UJC Young Leadership •Dr. Roitman will also be the guest lecturer at the for Teens Hosts Conference 61st Annual Rabbi Sydney H. Brooks Institute on By JEWISH PRESS News Service — — . — — Judaism for Clergy. in St. Louis Saturday, Feb. 3, 9 a.m., Dr. Roitman will disA program that will focus on some major issues by JEWISH PRESS News Service in Israeli life will take place on Sunday, Jan. 28, cuss "The Scrolls and the Shrine: Past and Young Jewish men and women from Nebraska, 2-4 p.m., at the JCC auditorium. Geared for Future." A video produced in cooperation with the Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Iowa will meet in Jewish high school kids, the program is sponsored University of Nebraska at Omaha will also be shown. St. Louis, MO, the weekend of March 16-18 for the by the Omaha Center for Torah Learning (OCTL). biannual Youth Leadership regional conference of Sunday, Feb. 4, 10 ajn., T h e Origins of Evil" Teens will be able to attend four of six different - as it pertains to Second Temple Judaism, the Bible united Jewish Communities, according to Sharon stations, as part of the state of Israel. Kirshenbaum, Director of Young Jewish Omaha. One of the most meaningful points in the matu- and the Scrolls will be Dr. Roitman's topic. The theme is "Architects of our Jewish Future: ration of the people in Israel is military service. Building Tomorrow, Today," and will feature Rob Ophir Palmon, an officer in the reserve forces of Goldberg of the National Hillel organization, Eabbi the IDF, will talk about army basic training. And INSIDE: Lou Feldstein, Director of the Atlanta Young Adult Rami Arav, who fought in the 1967 Sis Day War, page 11 Division of its Jewish Federation, and Rick Recht. the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and also in Lebanon, Bridge, Buffett and Gates guitar player and singer. will tell about his experiences. page 14 Hands-on interactive workshops will focus on Tourism and Hebrew will be given to partici- A Tu B'Shevat Treasure Jewish cooking, Jewish community online, Jewish pants in a tourist information position run by Upcoming Arts & Entertainment events, views on sex and marriage, and Jewish values and Maya Vertheime and Eleanor Matalon. including Bavdalah Fajama performance j ethics are also part of the program. Ariel and Hadas Orbach, who are organizing the and Sol Zim concert....... page 15 Shabbat programming is also included in the program for the OCTL, are sabras, native Israelis, weekend, with festive kosher meals and a musical who came to work in the community less than four Students Learn About Domestic Havdalah. months ago. (Continued on page 12) (Continued on page 12) Applications are now being accepted for the Men's Mission to Kiev and Israel, April 22 to April 30. Leading the first Men's Mission in more than 20 years are Mike Abramson, Joe Kirshenbaum and Dr. Speedy Zweiback.