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Taste of Passover: Why will this year’s seder be different from all the other seders of our life? Page 10
New additions to the KripkeVeret Collection Page 12
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rabbi who is as highly a desired ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT speaker, regardless of whether the auJewish Press Editor dience is Reform, Conservative, Orthohe Jewish Federation of dox, or even non-observant. His Omaha is excited to comments are tremendously insightful share the beginning of a and yet gently offered. He brings Jewnew annual initiative we ish meaning to our 21st century lives are calling Tapestry: A and I expect that those who see him Celebration of Jewish Learning. This only once will want to see him again. year, Tapestry will take place Friday, For ten days, the Omaha Jewish comMay 31 - Sunday, June 9 and will feamunity will enjoy a very rare and speture guest scholar, Rabbi Joseph cial experience.” Telushkin. The JFO and its agencies, Tapestry is an investment into Jewish organizations and synagogues strengthening our Omaha commuwill offer a variety of programs to ennity’s Jewish literacy. Each year, The gage our entire community. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Jewish Federation of Omaha will bring “Joel Alperson originally presented the idea to the JFO Board to bring Telushkin for an extended a Jewish scholar to Omaha to collaborate with our congrescholar in residence,” JFO CEO Bob Goldberg said, “And Joel gations, JFO agencies, and partner organizations. Each host has been our point of contact with Rabbi Telushkin. This organization/agency will customize their own program would not have happened without him.” during this ten-day period of learning. Host organizations/ “Rabbi Telushkin’s appearance in Omaha will be mean- agencies will determine topic, mode of preferred learning ingful,” Joel Alperson said, “because I’m aware of no other See Tapestry page 2
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J-Serve: An international day of Jewish youth service
Bob’s Israel Journal: part 1
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NAOMI FOX JFO Assistant Director of Engagement and Education Jewish youth ages 12-18 are invited to an afternoon of Tikkun Olam during J-Serve: The international day of Jewish youth service. April 14, Tzedek Teens and BBYO together will plan JServe this year, and we are excited to announce our project! We will partner See J-Serve page 2
BOB GOLDBERG JFO CEO From Feb. 28 through March 8, together with my wife Kim and JFO President Nancy Schlessinger, I traveled to our Partnership region in Israel. While there is much more to say and share (and we will over the next few weeks), here are my initial takeaways from the trip.
Most Israelis have settled into a routine. But: it is an uneasy routine, filled with weariness and uncertainty. People are out on the trains and buses, on the streets and in the shops, at the banks and at the beach. Life goes on. But October 7 is seared into their souls, and they are making great sacrifices daily, See Bob’s Israel Journal page 3