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Lion of Judah honors Nancy Noddle
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by SHERRIE SAAG Communications Specialist, Jewish Federation of Omaha Nancy Noddle, philanthropist, dedicated volunteer and an active board and committee member in our community, received the Jewish Federation of North America’s KipnisWilson Friedland award Sept. 12 in New York City. The recognition took place during the International Lion of Judah Conference, where National Women’s Philanthropy celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Lion of Judah. (note: Lions of Judah are a special group of dedicated women giving $5000 or more in their own names to their local Federations.) Nancy is one of a distinguished group of women worldwide recognized for making a significant impact in their communities and motivating other women to take an active role in philanthropy and Jewish community involvement. Accompanying Nancy to New York
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Nancy Noddle City were close friends and fellow Lions: Maxine Kirshenbaum, Sharee Newman and Jan Schneiderman. Maxine said of her friend of more than 45 years, “Nancy is a superb choice. With all that she does and as deeply as she cares for our commu-
nity, she is very deserving of this special designation. I celebrated at her wedding and I was thrilled to celebrate with her now.” In Omaha, previous Kipnis-Wilson Friedland award winners include Zoe Riekes, Anne Shackman, Maxine Kirshenbaum and the late Dorothy Riekes. The biennial event gathers hundreds (in this year’s case, a record breaking 1,700) top Jewish women philanthropists from North America, Israel, and around the world to motivate, inspire and show their support for the Jewish Federation of North America’s Annual Campaign. Sharon Kirshenbaum, Jewish Federation of Omaha (JFO) Campaign Director said of Nancy’s work, “she exemplifies the spirit of the Lion of Judah in every leadership role she takes on.” Nancy has chaired major gifts dinners with well-known speaker -- Tom Friedman and Abba Eban. She has chaired the JFO’s Lion of Judah division as well as the Women’s Campaign.
Currently, she serves on the Federation’s Campaign Advisory Committee and the board of Jewish Social Services. Nancy is also a trustee for the University of Nebraska Foundation. Nancy chaired the interiors committee for the renovation of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home and chaired committees for the 100th anniversary celebration of Jewish Family Service. “Nancy is a quiet person, but very thoughtful and insightful. She is loyal and hardworking and, in turn, garners the respect of fellow committee and board members with whom she works,” said Kirshenbaum. There are close to 70 Lions of Judah in Omaha and their gifts to the 2012 Annual Campaign represented 21 percent of Campaign dollars. There are more than 17,000 Lions of Judah worldwide. The three day 2012 International Lion of Judah Conference (ILOJC) featured speakers including Cory A. Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey; Nancy Lublin, founder of Dress for Success; Larry A. Silverstein, President and CEO of Silverstein Properties, developer of the World Trade Center site and Dr. Continued on page 2
My Big Red family NJHS celebrates by RABBI JAMES GREENE My enjoyment of all things Nebraska has deep roots. My family came to Nebraska from Poland and Russia in the late 1800s and lived there for over 100 years. My grandmother, mother, and aunt are all graduates of the University of
down to me the values associated with being part of the Big Red Nation: teamwork, passion, and pride. On Sept. 8, 2012, Nebraska’s football team came to Pasadena to play UCLA. In support of our team, a span of four generations of our family piled into my car and drove the 7
by OZZIE NOGG The entire community is invited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society on Sunday, Oct. 14, in the JCC Theater. The event runs from
that show the impact Jews have had in Nebraska and Eastern Iowa since the 1850s. The original founders of the organization were Mary Fellman and Dr. Oliver Pollak who -- along with Lois
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Rabbi James Greene with his daughter Talyah and his mother at the Nebraska and UCLA football game. Nebraska. They raised me with a passion for Nebraska sports and passed
hours to the Rose Bowl. For my four-year-old daughter, Talyah, this was her first in-person experience with Nebraska sports and fans. As we drove down I-5, we shared stories of seasons past and taught Talyah some of the team cheers. I am the Rabbi at the AddisonPenzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos, CA. Before I left for my trip, a staff member asked me why I could possibly want to drive Continued on page 2
Mary Fellman and Oliver Pollak 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and includes volunteer award presentations, a retrospective of the NJHS though the words of its founders, plus a timeline exhibit of photographs, documents and other memorabilia from the Carl Frohm Archive Collection. A reception in the JCC Gallery follows the program. Since its incorporation in 1982, the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society has helped preserve local Jewish history through the collection of artifacts and documents
(Buck) Friedman, Silvia Roffman and Joie Simon -- met in Mary Fellman’s house, intent on preserving our past for the future. “Whenever Mary Fellman said, ‘Sivi, you’re going to help me with...’ I knew I was in for a great project and adventure,” Roffman said. “Our plans and dreams for the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society took place in Mary’s kitchen and dining room, a local version of Golda Meir’s cabinet Continued on page 3
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by ED HELLER Director of Health and Fitness The Jewish Community Center is happy to announce the 2012 additions of Benjamin Goldstrom, Zach Muskin, and Emily Muskin to the JCC Athletic Wall of Fame. The Athletic Wall of Fame, located in the hallway outside of the locker rooms, recognizes the achievements of Omaha’s Jewish athletes who have participated in JCC sports programs and went on to make significant contributions to the Jewish community, the general community and/or the Jewish Community Center. These three new Wall of Fame inductees join the other 114 athletes represented, going back to the 1920s. Benjamin Goldstrom (Baseball) lettered three years in football and two years in baseball at Westside High School. He went on to letter for four years as a collegiate baseball player. Goldstrom was a member of the 2006 Westside State Baseball Champions and was presented with the 2006 Greg “Walt� Weiss trophy that is given to the player who most epitomizes the spirit of Westside High School baseball. Goldstrom was a 2-time member of the All-Conference Baseball Team, a 2010 NAIA Academic All-American and a member of the 2010 Croatian National Baseball Team. Zach Muskin (Basketball) lettered three years in both basketball and baseball and four years in tennis at Burke High School. He was a member of the JCC Maccabi Basketball team from 2002-2005, received the Isadore “Boggy� Bogdanoff Award in 2005, was named the JCC High School Athlete of the Year in 2006, was a member of the 2005-2006 Honorable Mention All-District Basketball Team, and a member of 2007 Team USA in the Maccabi International Basketball Tournament. Emily Muskin (Basketball/Softball) lettered for four years in softball, two years in basketball and two years in tennis at Central High School. She was a member of the JCC Maccabi
Basketball teams from 1998-2003, was named Second Team All-State for softball in 2003, a member of the 2002 Maccabi Basketball Team that won the gold medal, as well as a member of the 2003 Maccabi Basketball team that won the silver medal. To be nominated, a candidate must be Jewish, have participated in at least one JCC sponsored sports program, lettered and excelled in a varsity sport for a high school or university and devoted at least 3-5 years of service to the community. Another gym rat who got his start at the J, Irv Yaffe, suggested creating the JCC Athletic Wall of Fame in the 1960s. In a Jewish Press article from April 1987, Yaffe says “I was a gym rat always swimming, tumbling, whatever they had going at the old JCC.� Dating back into the late 20s, 30s and 40s he said there was nothing else to do and no place to go but the JCC. Yaffe was a successful athlete, including lettering in basketball at the University of Nebraska Lincoln from 1937-1940, and a successful volunteer who understood what effort and dedication to the community was all about. He felt that it was important to recognize the achievements of Omaha’s Jewish athletes who participated in JCC sports programs and then went on to make a significant contribution to the community. Thanks to Yaffe, Goldstrom, Muskin and Muskin, the JCC Athletic Wall of Fame continues to grow; but there have been many terrific athletes that are not yet on the Wall of Fame, so we are asking our community members to think back on their time growing up in Omaha and nominate those who were superior athletes in their time. Who knows, there may be a national champion or state champion out there that has not been recognized. You can help. Nomination forms are available at the JCC Member Services Desk outside of the fitness center. The community will thank you!
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Continued from page 1 stood up on the railing and started yelling “Go Big Red!� all that way? What was I hoping Talyah would get out of the with all her might. experience? Immediately, a text from our tradition came to Other fans noticed. They chanted with her and gave her my mind. lots of high fives. At that The Talmud teaches moment, I thought of my that, “a parent is obligated grandfather, may his to do the following for memory be a blessing, their children: bring them who gave me my first in to the covenant, redeem Nebraska t-shirt. I thought them if they are a first of the very first game that born, teach them Torah, Talyah and I ever watched find him a partner, and together, a Nebraska footteach them a trade. Others ball game when she was include: teaching them just two weeks old. She sat how to swim.� Although in my arms on a Saturday the original text speaks evening after havdallah, only of a father’s obligation wearing her Big Red oneto his sons, part of our sie, and slept on my shoulfamily value system der while I cheered as quiincludes egalitarianism. etly as I ever have. For me then, this text is A victory at the Rose expanded to include all Bowl would have been Talyah Greene getting a high-five from another Nebraska fan. parents and all children. nice. But I will settle for This text speaks to the need to pass things down from one what did happen. Talyah, this sweet little girl who has never generation to the next. We don’t just leave our kids out in the stepped foot into Nebraska, became a lifelong Husker fan. world. We teach them how to contribute to society, how to She joined the foundational story of my family. And I fullove, how to be safe, and how to have a passion for life. In my filled one of the requirements of a Jewish parent. I gave my family, that passion comes, in part, through a commitment daughter something to be passionate about, and a place to to UNL sports. It is our version of Ledor Vador – from one call home in the world. For that, I am grateful. generation to the next. Rabbi James Greene is the rabbi at the Addison-Penzak After being stationed at SAC Air Base, my family was relo- Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos, CA. He grew up at cated to Germany. One of my most powerful early memories Temple Israel in Omaha and is a life-long Nebraska sports fan. of life in Germany was being awakened in the middle of the night to watch the Nebraska-Oklahoma football game on Armed Forces Television. It instilled a sense of home and groundedness amidst a life of moving around and transition Continued from page 1 from one continent to the next. It gave me a place to be from Einat Wilf, a member of Israel’s Knesset and chair of the that transcended just a physical address. And it taught me Independence faction. about sportsmanship and passion in a way that few things The award was established in 2004 in recognition of ever could. Norma Kipnis Wilson and Toby Friedland, the founders I want my daughters to have that sense of groundedness as of the Lion of Judah pin. It recognizes extraordinary well. I want them to share the same foundational story as the women who have set a high standard of philanthropy and rest of my family. But most importantly, I want them to be volunteerism in their communities. exposed to the values and traditions that come from rooting Gail Norry, chair of Federation’s National Women’s for a team – our family’s team! Philanthropy, shared her excitement about the historyI hope to have many special experiences with my daughmaking event, “It was incredible to stand in a room with ters. As they grow, the experiences become more intense. 1,700 women who are among the most caring, commitWe transition from holding them for the first time to attendted Jewish leaders in the world,� she said, “and feel the ing their b’not mitzvah, and from accompanying them to the excitement and inspiration, knowing that together we huppah to holding their children in our arms. There are can change the world.� many more moments and many more firsts. I don’t think I Nancy and her late husband, Harlan, have two children realized how important of a “first� this was for me until the and three grandchildren. first touchdown of the game. Talyah was so excited – she
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NJHS Continued from page 1 meetings. We ate Mary’s goodies while we tossed ideas and suggestions back and forth in a lively flow. It was a labor or love and a wonderful experience that led to the important and meaningful organization that the NJHS is today.” The five Nebraska Jewish Historical Society founders will be recognized at the 30th Anniversary Celebration. Other honorees are Midge Bowers and the late Dr. Ben Nachman. “In 1995, Ben began our Oral History program by interviewing members of our Jewish community,” said Renee Corcoran, Executive Director of NJHS. “Before his death in 2010, Ben had recorded the life stories of over five hundred individuals. We continue to grow the program because we understand how these personal interviews allow the NJHS to preserve the memories of parents, grandparents and family members. The stories that Ben gathered are the foundation for our collective future, and this anniversary celebration is our chance to honor Ben and his contribution to that future through his respect for the past.” Midge Bowers will receive the Shirley Berman Volunteer Award. According to Anniversary Chairman Joanie Bernstein, “Shirley worked quietly behind the scenes with no expectations of recognition. Midge Bowers reflects that same kind of quiet dedication to the organization. She is a Past President of NJHS, creative and innovative, and an outstanding advisor to everyone with whom she works. We hope all of you will come celebrate and honor Ben, Midge, and the founders of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society on Oct. 14.” Working with Bernstein on Anniversary arrangements are Bob Belgrade, Midge Bowers, Renee Corcoran, Doug Hartman, and Sue Millward, current NJHS President. Other Nebraska Jewish Historical Society officers are Beth Staenberg, Vice President; Rocky Stern, Secretary; Don Dandy, Treasurer; and Debbi Josephson, Past President. The Nebraska Jewish Historical Society is privately supported through donations made by families and individuals. “Membership in the NJHS ensures the continuation of our rich heritage and helps us know who we are and where we came from,” said Dick Rochman, NJHS Membership Chairperson. “Your membership helps us plan programs and exhibits and continues our goal of preservation and education, l’dor v’dor -- from generation to generation.” Information on how you can support the NJHS is found on the organization’s newlydesigned website at Nebraskajhs.com or by calling the office at 402.334.6441. Upcoming editions of the Jewish Press will carry additional details of the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society’s 30th Anniversary Celebration.
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October Mainstreeters programs you’ll fall for by OZZIE NOGG Mainstreeters -- the fun-filled organization for Jewish residents of the Omaha area age 60 and older -- is keeping its promise: to offer social events and learning opportunities that give participants the chance to meet new people, exercise their brains, take part in new activities and continue enjoying life to the fullest. The list of upcoming events has something for everyone. Live from NY’s 92 Street Y: Tuesday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. in the JCC Theater. Thomas Friedman and That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It invented and How We Can Come Back. Followed with an after-talk led by Alan Potash, Director of the Plains States Region of ADL. Tom Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, analyzes current challenges we face -- globalization, the revolution in information technology, the nation’s chronic deficits and its pattern of energy consumption -- and spells out what we need to do now to rediscover America and rise to the moment. Enjoy a dessert reception following the broadcast. No admission fee. Music Appreciation Class: Wednesday, Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Blumkin Home Au d i t o r i u m . No charge. This session, led by Ruth M e i n t s , Executive Director of the O m a h a Conservatory of Music, will give participants a behind Ruth Meints the scenes look
at the Orchestra Omaha Journeys concert scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. in the JCC Theater. The class explores ways in which composers are inspired to write music that represents nature, emotions and even spiritual concepts. Ms. Meints will d i s c u s s B e e t h o v e n’s 6th Symphony, Smetena’s the Moldau, and Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch. For reservations, call Maggie Conti at 402.334.6521. Orchestra Omaha presents JOURNEYS: Sunday, Oct. 7 in the JCC Theater at 3 p.m. No admission fee. The selections on the program reflect different types of journeys in life. Repertoire includes Beethoven’s 6th Symphony -- often called the Pastoral -Smetena’s The Moldau, and Kol Nidrei by Max Bruch, featuring cello soloist, Dr. Karen Becker from UNL. The mission of Orchestra Omaha is to provide Omaha area musicians opportunities to perform in a symphony orchestra while offering the community an artistically engaging experience. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. Fight the Bug Flu shots: Monday, Oct. 15, 10 a.m. to noon in the Schrager Cafe on Main Street at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Free for persons with a Medicare Part B card. Don’t forget to bring it. Sponsored by the Visiting Nurses Association who remind us that prevention is the key. Lunch with the Sarpy Serenaders: Monday, Oct. 15, 12:30 p.m. in the Rose Blumkin Home Auditorium. This musical
afternoon with a men’s a capella singing group is not to be missed. For your entree, choose either Artichoke Quiche or Panco Crusted Cod, both served with broccoli cheese soup, hash browns, fresh fruit and New York cheesecake. Cost is $11.50 a plate. Make checks payable to Jewish Social Services and send full payment to: Mainstreeters c/o Maggie Conti, 323 So. 132 Street, Omaha, NE 68154. Reservations are appreciated by Monday, Oct. 8. For information, call Maggie at 402.334.6521. Searching for Humanity: Veterans, Victims and Survivors of World War II. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, NE. Our docent, Donna Walter, Education Coordinator, Institute for Holocaust Education, will lead us on an emotional journey that chronicles remarkable personal experiences during one of the most inhumane periods in our world’s history. Artist Matthew Placzek sets a poignant environment with photos, memorabilia and testimony of Nebraska Holocaust survivors, soldiers, and others whose courageous actions liberated prisoners from concentration camps. Cost of $12 per person includes admission fee and transportation. The JSS bus departs from the Jewish Community Center at 9:30 a.m. Please be at the JCC entrance by 9:15 a.m. We’ll arrive back at the JCC by approximately 1:30 p.m. Space is very limited on the JSS bus, so sign up today. Please make checks payable to Jewish Social Services and send to Mainstreeters c/o Maggie Conti, 323 So. 132
Street, Omaha, NE. 68154. Lunch, on your own, follows at Around the Bend in South Bend, NE. A free afternoon at the movies: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Friday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. in the JCC Theater. Free popcorn, warm and delicious, will be served. No reservations needed. Invite a friend. This film, featuring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson, follows a group of British retirees who decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic, India. Enticed by advertisement for the newly restored Marigold Hotel and bolstered by visions of a life of leisure, they arrive to find the palace a shell of its former self. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, the group is forever transformed by their shared experiences, discovering that life and love can begin again when you let go of the past. If you’d like to have lunch (on your own) at the Star Deli in the RBJH before the movie, call Maggie Conti at 402.334.6521 to reserve a table. The Star Deli opens for business at 11:30 a.m. “It’s wonderful to see so many different Mainstreeters programs taking place both off campus and at the Home,” said Conti, Director of Activities and Outreach Programs at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. “We want as many people as possible to be able to join in the activities. Mainstreeters has no membership dues, but we very much appreciate everyone who sends us $5 to cover communication costs for printing, postage and mailing.” This year’s Communication Fee is good from July 2012 thru June of 2013. Please make your check payable to Jewish Social Services and mail to Mainstreeters c/o Dr. Jim Wax, 1103 No. 93rd Street, #350, Omaha, NE 68114.
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Gordman family sponsors First Friday dinners in memory of culinary son by DAVID GOLBITZ “We are very excited that some of our meals will be preTemple Israel Staff Writer pared by students just like Brandon,� Andie said. In honor of Brandon Thomas, who died from injuries susAnother way to honor Brandon’s memory is to purchase tained in a traffic accident in 2010, the Gordman family has the “Season with Sage� cookbook, available in the Temple agreed to sponsor Temple Israel’s First Fridays dinners. Israel gift shop, added Danielle Gordman. The book was “We know that wonderful dinners can provide ways for created by students and faculty of the Institute of Culinary people who might not otherwise connect to get to know Arts in memory of Brandon, with all proceeds going to the each other,� Andie Gordman, Brandon’s mother, said before Brandon Michael Thomas Culinary Arts Memorial the first First Friday dinner in Scholarship at Metro September. “Brandon would Community College. have loved the idea and With one First Friday under would have been one of the its belt, Temple Israel is hopfirst people to volunteer to be ing to refine the monthly in the kitchen.� meals to make the evening go Brandon’s grandparents, more smoothly, according to Bob and Elly Gordman, along Program Director Wendy with Andie and her husband, Goldberg. Dan Fitzgerald, and Lindsey The next First Friday will be Thomas, Brandon’s sister, on Oct. 5, with a meal predecided to sponsor the First pared by chefs from Metro’s Fridays in part because of Institute of Culinary Arts. And Brandon’s love of food and in addition to the main service, family, Andie said. there will once again be a Tot Brandon was just a few Shabbat service in the credits shy of graduating Andie Gordman, right, and Rosie Zweiback enjoy Temple Livingston Chapel, due to posfrom Metro Community Israel’s first First Friday meal. itive feedback from families College’s Institute of Culinary Arts when he died. He was who appreciated having the option, Goldberg said. Tot Shabbat one of the most promising students in his class, according to will be led by clergy and filled with songs and activities. instructors. Fifth and sixth graders from Temple Israel’s Religious “Brandon used his love of food to connect to people, espe- School will participate in the musical, family friendly servcially his family,� Andie said. ice in the sanctuary and will also lead the blessings before Brandon was always helping in the kitchen as a child, the Shabbat meal. Andie said. And he was the head chef for the family’s The meal will be served family style instead of a buffet, Thanksgiving meals for many years. and members are invited to bring with them a bottle of wine Because of Brandon’s connection to the Institute of to share with friends. To RSVP for the October 5 First Friday Culinary Arts, some of the First Friday meals will be pre- dinner, send an email to RSVP@templeisraelomaha.com pared by students from Metro. or call Temple Israel at 402.556.6536.
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea wins “Best of the 2012 Jewish Omaha Film Festivalâ€? by MARY SUE GROSSMAN Associate Executive Director, the Center for Jewish Life The story of a young woman from Jerusalem trying to make sense of the violence was voted as the “Best of the 2012 Jewish Omaha Film Festivalâ€?. A Bottle in the Gaza Sea centers on the story of Tal who writes a letter expressing her refusal to accept that only hatred can reign between Israelis and Palestinians. She slips the letter into a bottle, and her brother throws it into the sea near Gaza, where he is carrying out his military service. A few weeks later, Tal receives a response from a mysterious “Gazaman,â€? a young Palestinian named NaĂŻm. Their ongoing communication develops a turbulent but tender long-distance friendship. This year’s festival, which also featured the films Dusk, The Galilee Eskimos, and Free Men was attended by over 250 people. The Center for Jewish Life, festival presenter, expresses its sincere appreciation for the sponsorships of Todd and Betiana Simon, the Special Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, the Henry Monsky Lodge of B’nai B’rith and the Avy L and Roberta L Miller Foundation by Lindsey Miller-Lerman. Film Festival Committee members Gary Katz, Renee Kasner, Jill Erman, Eadie Tsbari and Eunie Denenberg will begin work in the late fall screening potential selections for next year’s festival which will be held in August 2013. Committee members are asking for your input in two areas. First, if you hear about a great film with Jewish and/or Israeli content that has been shown in other festivals, please share the name with a committee member or one of the staff of the Center for Jewish Life. Many of the most popular films shown in past years have come from a suggestion from a community member. Second, the festival traditionally features four showings over a two week period. Would you be more likely to attend if the films are spaced out a bit more? Do Sunday showings appeal to you more than weeknights? How does a matinee sound? Do you like the idea of adding a short discussion
after some of the films? What other ideas do you have to make the festival bigger and better? Just call the Center for Jewish Life office at 402.334.6445 or email mgrossman@ jewishomaha.org with your suggestions or ideas. Finally, community members will often stop in the library after the festival has concluded asking to check out a film they may have missed. Regrettably this is not an option. The films shown in the festival are ones not yet available for private use. Similar to selections seen in local theaters, it will be several months or longer before the film is available for private purchase. Watch for monthly articles featuring new arrivals in the library - both films and books – to enjoy selections in the future. Many thanks to all who attended and helped to make the 11th Annual Jewish Omaha Film Festival a great success!
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Beth El playgroup offers friendship and fun by JILL BELMONT Beth El Publicity Coordinator They meet twice a month, either for play dates or field trips around town. They share lunch and some share toys (and some don’t); some share conversation, parenting tips and laughs. The one sure thing both moms and tots share during Beth El’s playgroup is FUN – and all families in the Jewish community are invited to join the party.
in the Jewish community -- I can’t tell you how many people have approached me to voice their appreciation! “I love watching the children and moms develop friendships,” she added. “It has really been incredible to watch. My kids look forward to going to the playgroup and seeing their friends. I especially like how the kids are all friends; for example, my fouryear-old daughter Cadee loves playing with the babies, and holding them.” Laurie Epstein, mother of two young children, noted that in addition to the play opportunities for little ones, she also appreciates the social connections offered to the moms. “While it’s a fun play group for kids, it’s so nice for the moms to have a group that meets regularly to discuss parenting issues and ideas,” she said. Shira Abraham, wife of Beth El’s assistant rabbi Steven Abraham, began bringing her daughter, Naama, to playDuring Last April’s playgroup get-together, Rabbi Steven group shortly after her family Abraham entertained youngsters with a Passover story. moved to Omaha. Even Sponsored by the synagogue’s Young Adult though her baby was only several months Committee, the playgroup was organized old at the time, Abraham said the group gave last year by YAC co-chairman Caryn Scheer, her opportunities to get acquainted with who is the mother of three young children. other moms in the community. “Especially Geared to children ages five and younger, the being new to Omaha, it was a great chance to group has proven to be a wonderful – and get to know people and find new, fun things popular – addition to Beth El’s family pro- to do with kids around the city. gramming, offering themed activities such as “I love that the synagogue has a playa Teddy Bear Tea Party, dress-up and baking group,” she added. “It’s a great way to proparties and special holiday celebrations, as vide age-appropriate activities for each of well as trips to places including a local the Jewish holidays: on Hanukkah we had a pumpkin patch and the Saddlebrook fun latke party; on Passover, it was fun to Community Center for some gym playtime. play at the shul and munch on yummy This year’s get-togethers begin on Pesach snacks; and this Sukkot, all the kids Wednesday, Oct. 3, 10:30 a.m., with Sukkot are coming over for a backyard play date at activities at the home of Shira Abraham. our house. I’m looking forward to seeing Future dates will see the group enjoying the both familiar and new faces this year at the a dress-up-and-play party, puppet playtime, Beth El playgroup!” plus field trips to the Bellevue Berry Farm & There is no cost to join the Beth El playPumpkin Ranch, P.E. 101, and a Hanukkah group, and participants are asked to bring party at Beth El. sack lunches for themselves and their chil“It has been such a privilege for me to dren for each session. To sign up or for more organize the Beth El playgroup,” Scheer said. information, contact Scheer at 402.614.2721, “There was definitely a need for a playgroup or at carynscheer@yahoo.com.
Organizations B’NAI B’RITH BREADBREAKERS Speaker to be announced for Wednesday, Oct. 3, noon at the Blumkin Home. An optional buffet lunch costs $11; beverage service only is $3. For more information or to be placed on the email list call 402.334.6443 or bnaibrith@jewishomaha.org.
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It’s The Beat! to be broadcast live at NFM by NORMA JOHNSON As always, laugh with Karen and Jody as Karen Sokolof Javitch and Jody Vinci are they banter about what has been happening in breaking new ground this Saturday, Sept. 29 the entertainment world, locally and around at noon on the Mighty 1290 KOIL. For the first the globe! Buy one of the Javitch CDs from the time, they will broadcast It’s the Beat! live on Mart and Karen will give you another one of site at the electronics store of the Nebraska her CDs – free! Furniture Mart! “It will be very spontaneous If you missed the Sept. 22 show, we have it and we will have many surprise guests!” says taped for you on our website, www.Itsthe Karen. “We’d love you to come by to watch or beat.net Dr. Patricia Newman, clinical child to say ‘hi,’ adds Karen. psychologist addresses issues of bullying Chuck Penington, musical conductor of the through the work she is doing in the RESPECT Grammy award-winning group, Mannheim program, using drama to help young people. Steamroller, will be there. “We are thrilled to Beau Bonness, graduate of Brownell-Talbot have Chuck on our show. He is truly a legend School, speaks of his developing acting career in Nebraska,” comments Jody. in Los Angeles. Also, Karen and Jody will speak with Leo The third “guest” is a set of three! The Adam Biga: blogger, columnist and author of Maynard Triplets, Mandy, Missy and Erin tell of his newly released book, Alexander Payne: His their experience on American Idol and the Journey in Film, A Reporter’s Perspective, whirlwind of activity that followed. 1998-2012. Alexander Payne was one of the Want to be a guest? Know someone you’d first guests on It’s the Beat! like to hear? Call Norma at 402.393.3893. PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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Friday adult classes to continue by MARK KIRCHHOFF Administrative Assistant, Center for Jewish Life We are a people who have established a democratic nation that welcomes immigrants from around the world. They bring with them a diversity of backgrounds and cultural experiences. They both add value to our society and present challenges in incorporating various ways of life. Who are we? We are the United States of America, of course. And we are Israel. On Fridays, Oct. 5, 12, 19 from 10:30–11:30 a.m. in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library, Gili Gutwirth, Omaha Community Shlicha, will present the first of three classes focusing on the topic, Israel as an Immigrant Country. From its inception Israel has opened a gate for Jews all around the world, enabling them to find a home in the Holy Land. The class will look at this aspect of Israel to which Americans can relate. It is a country of immigrants and immigration. This mixture of people from east and west, from rich and poor – Gili Gutwirth refugees, idealists, secular and religious people – this diversity of people has affected Israel. “There are many things that are quite similar to the United States, but other things are quite different. This class will look at some of these similarities and differences,” explains Gutwirth. “We will look at the arts, cuisine, and everyday living. From a social perspective we will observe similarities and differences between the kinds of groups that have developed in both the United States and Israel.” Gili is Omaha’s latest Israeli shlicha. Gili is 22 years of age and is from Herzliya. She attended Allon Comprehensive High School in Ramat Hasharon, majoring in theater, English and social sciences. “Israel as an Immigrant Country” is being offered through the Center for Jewish Life. The fee for the series is $26, discounted to $21 for those in good standing with the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Contact Mark Kirchhoff at 402.334.6463 or mkirchhoff@jewishomaha.org to register. OR, you will be able to use your newly-acquired “punch card” at a discount prices as described below.
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family-favorite Star Deli delights. (For the record, Chef Mike Aparo promises a Horn-of-Plenty desert, appropriate for Sukkot and the harvest season.) And please bring guests with you to the Sukkot Deli Dinner. If not the traditional seven exalted ushpizin guests, bring your poker buddies or Mah Jongg group. They’ll enjoy the celebratory food and togetherness, for sure. And now hear this. On Friday, Oct. 5, during the regular Star Deli lunch, Chef Aparo promises a special desert -- in honor of Simchat Torah -- rolled and shaped like a Torah scroll. (This is one revelation you won’t want to miss.) So come and rejoice at the Star Deli Sukkot Evening Deli Dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the Simchat Torah Friday Deli lunch on Oct. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. -- all in the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home Auditorium on Main Street.
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The Art of Gratitude is next in the continuing series of the Center for Jewish Life’s “The Friday Learning Series.” Three classes will be taught by Miriam Gross titled, The Art of Gratitude. These classes will be held from 10:30–11:30 a.m. in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library on Nov. 2, 9, and 16. Gross related that she will begin from the perspective that gratefulness in Judaism is a central key in relating and connecting to God. Appreciation is how we acknowledge the source of our good fortune. “We all know that just saying Miriam Gross ‘thank you’ often isn’t enough to communicate the depth of the emotions that gratitude can produce. We spend so much time finding meaningful ways to say ‘thank you’” Miriam reflected. This series of classes will help you come to a fuller appreciation that Jewish prayer isn’t only about requests and beseeching. It is largely about gratitude and expressions of love. Gross explains that this makes Jewish prayer surprisingly accessible, for everyone can find something to be thankful for. You might be surprised to learn that there are daily prayers to express gratefulness for such things as one’s digestive system or eyesight. And it may not come as a great surprise – studies have shown that gratitude can help fight depression. Miriam has been active in the education of adults and youth alike through the Center for Jewish Life. Her most recent adult class presented discussions on Ethics and Judaism from which one participant commented, “Miriam has a great way of presenting new information and makes you think about what you may have believed for years.” The fee for this three-part series, The Art of Gratitude, is $26, discounted to $21 for those in good standing with the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. Contact Mark Kirchhoff at 402.334.6463 or mkirchhoff@jewishoma ha.org to register. CJL is offering a “Punch Card” for $50. This card is good for eight classes; drop-ins are welcomed. The regular tuition cost is $9 per class for non-members and $7 for members in good standing with the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha. The Punch Card offers a savings of an
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This column from top: Speedy Zweiback and Maxine Kirshenbaum; Yachad members; Event Committee co-chairs: Jennifer Glazer, left, Andrea and Michael Siegel, Katherine Finnegan, Zoe Riekes, David Gilinsky, Stacey and Brett Atlas, and Carl Riekes; Jay and Allison Gordman; Jill and Mike Erman, and Stacey Rockman.
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This column from top: Lev, Debbie and Rebecca Denenberg; Jan Goldstein and Howard Kooper; Lauren, Jeff, and Alyssa Kirshenbaum; Jack Cohen and Murray Newman.
This column from top: Nancy Noddle and son, Jay Noddle; Bonnie Bloch; brothers, Max and Josh Polack; Hannah Miller, Caroline Rockman, Leah Miller and Emma Miller.
This column from top: Anna Mosenkis; Daphna Pollak and Joel Alperson; Community members of all ages enjoying the event.
This column from top: Irv and Gail Veitzer; Andrea and Michael Siegel; Ladies dancing the hora; Carrie Brown, left, Miriam Gross, and Jamie Nogg.
This column from top: Jean Elkon, left, Florence Hauss, Rose Pitlor, and Ann Moskovitz; Dana Kaufman with son, Ben; Jack, left, Andee, Anthony and Joe Scioli; Lynne and Patrick Jensen; Brett Atlas, left, Stacey Atlas, Zoe Riekes, and Carl Riekes.
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October Community Calendar FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 CJL Class Ethical Wills-Take Action, 10 a.m. with Judy Rosenfeld Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Beth El USY Shabbat Dinner, 7 p.m. at Rabbi Steven & Shira Abraham’s home
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15 AIPAC National Summit, 8 a.m. Wrestling w/Rabbis of the Talmud, 10 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Monday Moadon, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Tai Chi Class led by Beth Staenberg, 6 p.m. at Beth El
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16 B’nai B’rith Board Meeting, 11:45 a.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Rabbi Mizrahi’s Weekly Class, 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel 92nd Street Y Broadcast and Reception, 7 p.m. BESTT Talmud Torah Board Meeting, 7 p.m. at Beth El Women’s Rosh Hodesh Meeting, 7 p.m. at Beth El Board of Trustees Meeting, 7 p.m. at Temple Israel
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Erev Sukkot BESTT Talmud Torah Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Weekly Torah Study, 10 a.m. at Beth El NCJW Great Omaha Chocolate Festival, noon at UNO BESTT Chaverim & Kadima Pizza in the Hut, 12:15 p.m. at Beth El NE Shakespeare FREE Community Performance, 6:30 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 JCC Closed for Sukkot TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2 Sukkot B’nai B’rith Board Meeting, 11:45 a.m. 92nd Street Y Broadcast and Reception, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3 Beth El YAC Playgroup, 10:30 a.m. BESTT Talmud Torah Class, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Teen Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel The Modern Middle East with Moshe Gershovich, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El Women’s Book Club, 7:30 p.m. at Beth El Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 7:45 p.m. at Beth Israel THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 Becoming a Love & Logic Parent, 6 p.m. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 CJL Class Israel as an Immigrant Country with Gili Gutwirth, 11 a.m. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Shabbbat’s Cool & Lunch in the Sukkah, 10 a.m. at Beth El Shabbat Morning Storytime with Shira Abraham, 11:30 am at Beth El Beth El Dames & Drinks/Jews & Brews, 8:30 p.m. at Hazzan Michael & Laurel Krausman’s Home SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 BESTT Talmud Torah Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Adult Education Classes, 10 a.m-noon at Beth El OJC [Omaha Jewish Connections] Event, 1 p.m. Orchestra Omaha, 1 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah, 5:30 p.m. at Beth El
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Beth El YAC Playgroup, 10:30 a.m. BESTT Talmud Torah Class, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Federation Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m. The Modern Middle East with Moshe Gershovich, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 7:45 p.m. at Beth Israel THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 Adult Study with Cantor Shermet, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19 CJL Class Israel as an Immigrant Country with Gili Gutwirth, 11 a.m. Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Tot Shabbat and Dinner, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21 BESTT Talmud Torah Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Adult Education Classes, 10 a.m-noon at Beth El WRJ Meeting, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel OTYG Fall Conclave Planning Session, noon at Temple Israel Beth El YAC goes to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch, 4 p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 Wrestling w/Rabbis of the Talmud, 10 a.m. at Beth El BESTT Monday Moadon, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Tai Chi Class led by Beth Staenberg, 6 p.m. at Beth El TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 B’nai B’rith Board Meeting, 11:45 a.m. NJHS Meeting, 3 p.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Rabbi Mizrahi’s Weekly Class, 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel Board of Director’s Meeting, 7 p.m. at Beth El WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 BESTT Talmud Torah Class, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Teen Night, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel Movie Night, 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El ADL/IHE Musical Event The Hawthorne Quartet, 7 p.m. Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 7:45 p.m. at Beth Israel THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 Adult Study with Cantor Shermet, 10 a.m. at Temple Israel Becoming a Love & Logic Parent, 6 p.m. Dames and Drinks, 7 p.m. at Beth El FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 Star Deli, 11:30 a.m. at RBJH Tot Shabbat and Dinner, 6 p.m. at Temple Israel SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 Torah Study, 9:15 a.m. at Temple Israel Junior Congregation, 10 a.m. at Beth El SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28 BESTT Talmud Torah Classes, 9:45 a.m. at Beth El Adult Education Classes, 10 a.m-noon at Beth El Temple Israel Board of Trustees Retreat, 10 a.m. Torah Tots, 10:30 a.m. at Beth El Major Gifts Campaign Kickoff, 10:30 a.m. 25th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, noon OTYG Fall Conclave Planning Session, noon at Temple Israel MONDAY, OCTOBER 29 25th Annual Klutznick-Harris Symposium, 8 a.m. BESTT Monday Moadon, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Adult Ed Tai Chi Class led by Beth Staenberg, 6 p.m. at Beth El TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30 B’nai B’rith Board Meeting, 11:45 a.m. BBYO Night, 6 p.m. Rabbi Mizrahi’s Weekly Class, 6:30 p.m. at Beth Israel WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 Beth El YAC Playgroup, 10:30 a.m. BESTT Talmud Torah Class, 4:15 p.m. at Beth El Hebrew High, 6:45 p.m. at Beth El Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 7:45 p.m. at Beth Israel
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Temple Israel students get out of the classroom by DAVID GOLBITZ Temple Israel Staff Writer As part of their Jewish education, Temple Israel’s Religious School faculty believe it’s important to take their students out of the classroom and introduce them to some real-world applications of what it means to be Jewish. “These field trips will enhance our kids’ understanding of not only the theory of Judaism as a religion, but also the practice of Judaism and what it means in the context of the greater Omaha community,” said Religious School Principal Ariella Lowensohn. First and second graders will visit the three Omaha synagogues on Sunday, Oct. 7, where they will be given tours of the sanctuaries by the rabbis. Each rabbi will speak to the students about the differences in worship between the three branches of Judaism and quiz them on certain objects of importance, like the eternal flames and the arks. “It is good for the kids to see the other places and to realize that Temple is not the only place for Jews in Omaha,” said first grade teacher Dora Goldstrom. “We want them to realize there’s more than just Temple Israel, that there’s a larger Jewish community [in Omaha] and that there are differences within the community,” added Debbie Finnicum, who also teaches first grade. First and second graders will also get an up-close look at the Torah, according to second grade teacher Jill Idelman. “This might be the first time a student has ever seen the Torah up close,” Idelman said. “We also discuss God and other subjects, like synagogue, prayer and Jewish worship.” Second graders will have an additional field trip in early November, when they take a trip to the Nebraska Humane Society, where they will be given a tour of the facility by longtime Humane Society volunteer Ron Brodkey. The students will be shown all the work that goes into protecting Omaha’s animals. “The most enjoyable time for the students is when we have the time spent in the Cat House and the Dog Adoption Kennel,” Jill Idelman said. “The kids love to talk to the animals and even cross their fingers that parents will bring them on a return visit to select a pet of their own.” A member of Temple Israel’s clergy often joins the students on this particular field trip, Idelman said. The children are given “a lesson on the importance of keeping the mitzvah of kindness to animals. The students learn that in Judaism we take care of animals as God’s creatures.” Before the field trip, the second graders vote on a charity to give their tzedakah money to. “Generally, it is unanimously voted to give their money to the Humane Society,” Idelman said. “On the day of our visit, all of the tzedakah that the children bring goes in the large donation container at the Humane Society.” While the younger students are learning about Judaism and animals, the fifth grade students will visit the Omaha Food Bank on Oct. 5, where they will help sort cans of food. With this field trip coming shortly after Yom Kippur, during
which the congregation is asked to make a donation to the Food Bank, it is an opportunity for the students to see firsthand where those donations go and how they get into the hands of those who need them. On March 6, sixth graders will visit the Temple Israel Cemetery, where they will help bury old prayer books with the clergy as part of an ancient tradition of not destroying sacred writings. In Joan Cooper’s eighth grade class, she hopes to instill in her students a sense of community by encouraging them to volunteer for various services around Omaha, such as creating a non-smoking campaign, complete with posters and flyers, for National Smoke Out Day, and to take part in Keep Omaha Beautiful, picking up trash. The students will also work to provide some basic necessities, like new underwear, for children in foster care who are often taken from their homes without anything but the clothes on their backs. Cooper’s students made calls to elderly Temple Israel members who may or may not have a young person like a grandchild in their life to wish them a happy new year. The students had to decide for themselves what they would say and write their own scripts. “It’s really getting [the students] to do the footwork,” Cooper said. “Because what I see is we expect our adults to just go out and do something, but they’ve never learned how. So if I teach the kids now in eighth grade how to make that call and what to say on that call, maybe they’ll be adults of the future who won’t find it so difficult to do things that should just come naturally.” All of these extracurricular activities that Temple Israel students take part in are supposed to open their eyes to the wider world around them, outside of Temple Israel’s walls, and also to prepare them for the field trips they’ll be taking once they reach high school. Freshmen will travel to New York City with Rabbi Josh Brown, where they will “explore the gateway to American Jewry and the greatest melting pot of American culture,” while sophomores will visit Washington D.C. in March with Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, where they will attend the Bernard and Audre Rapoport L’Taken Social Justice Seminar. Juniors and seniors will alternate trips. This year they will visit the University of Kansas with Cantor Wendy Shermet, where they will explore the campus, Hillel and the Jewish Studies department. “The goal of this trip is to give our students a taste of what Jewish life in a college environment can be,” Program Director Wendy Goldberg said. Next year’s juniors and seniors will travel to Israel with Rabbi Brown and other members of the congregation. “The idea is to prepare our students for the world the best we can by introducing them to different ideas and communities that they either may not be aware of or have had much contact with,” Principal Lowensohn said.
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Academic Excellence Scholarship awarded to Jordan Jensen by MARY SUE GROSSMAN Associate Executive Director, the Center for Jewish Life The Financial Aid Committee of the Center for Jewish Life is pleased to announce Jordan Jensen has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the David Keiser and Lillian Keiser Stoms Foundation Education Endowment Fund for Academic Excellence Scholarship. This is the only merit based scholarship granted by the committee and is based strictly on scholarship, with high school grade point averages and SAT/ACT scores used as the primary measure to determine the recipient. Jordan Jensen Jordan, the daughter of Lynne and Patrick Jensen, is a graduate of Westside High School, and concluded her high school years in the top 5% of her class. Jordan was a National Merit Finalist, a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society. She was also a founding member of Mu
Alpha Theta, a mathematics honor society, and received the President’s Volunteer Service Award which recognized her for over 250 hours of volunteer work. Jordan’s list of other activities is extensive. She was a member of Westside’s varsity show choir and was an active DECA member in addition to participating in debate and the student activity board. Jordan was a counselor for two summers at Camp Rainbow and was selected to participate in the Nebraska Civic Leadership program. She was a very active member of the OTYG, serving as president, social action vice president, communications and visuals vice president and JYG liaison. Jordan was also the recipient of a number of awards through the Missouri Valley Chapter of NFTY. Jordan is now adjusting to college life at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis where she plans to major in biological sciences. When talking about her future plans, Jordan commented “My goal is to eventually partake in research, so my aim is to gain experience in a lab as soon as possible. I’m excited to see all the university has to offer and to get to know my professors and new friends.” Lillian Keiser Stoms and her brother David Keiser were native Omahans and this fund was established in their memory by their niece, Sally Clayman. In addition to the Academic Excellence award, there are two other scholar-
ships that were also established in memory of David Keiser and Lillian Keiser Stoms. The Lillian Keiser Stoms Educational Fund was established to benefit and assist in the education of Jewish youth living in a single parent family or Jewish single parents who have custody of their children. The David Keiser and Lillian Keiser Stoms Foundation Education Endowment Fund was created to provide funding for university scholarships to Jewish youth who have earned a minimum 3.0 GPA. Both funds are awarded based on financial need. For information on any scholarship program, please call Mary Sue Grossman, Associate Executive Director of the Center for Jewish Life at 402.334-6445. Those interested in contributing to or endowing scholarship funds should contact Marty Ricks, Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation, at 402.334.6440.
OJC brings teens together for Selichot Concert by BETH COHEN Executive Director, the Center for Jewish Life
Comfort Food Classic: Not your usual nonprofit gala The Sixth Annual Comfort Food Classic is here and isn’t your emphasized, “Children who experience death need a support systypical nonprofit gala! A chef competition benefiting Omaha’s tem. Ted E. Bear Hollow is that support system. This is why Janice and I have decided to sponsor Ted E. Bear Hollow, a center for the Comfort Food Classic this grieving children, teens and year. We are fortunate to have a their families, the Comfort Food professional organization to Classic features six of the guide grieving children, teens area’s most talented chefs. The and their families.” diverse field of chefs from Bob and Janice Batt and the eateries O Dining, Le Voltaire, evening’s emcee, KETV’s Rob Cantina Laredo, Julio’s, Taxi’s McCartney, intend to make this Grille & Bar and Urban Wine a record-setting event! Save the Company will be tasked with evening of Oct. 7 and support creating a unique rendition of Ted E. Bear Hollow as it continthis year’s comfort food: the ues to “mend kids’ grieving enchilada. The winner of the hearts.” evening, chosen by a tally of the voting crowd, takes $500 cash, Attend the Comfort Food the traveling trophy and the Classic at the Ramada Plaza bragging rights for a year. An Omaha & Convention Center, oral and silent auction as well located at 3321 S. 72nd St. as complimentary wine make Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Event Bob and Janice Batt the evening even better! begins at 5 p.m. Sure to bring more energy to this already fun event are preTickets are $85. Reserved tables are also available. To pursenting sponsors and “Chief Teddy Bears” Bob & Janice Batt. chase tickets or reserved tables go to www.comfortfoodclasAsked to comment on their support of the organization Bob sic.com or call 402.502.2773.
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ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT Editor of the Jewish Press “A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” -John Lennon Are you Beatled out yet? Nah, me neither. Between the Yellow Submarine Deli and last Sunday’s awesome event at the Hilton, this year’s Annual Campaign promises to make quite a splash. Were you there? More than 600 people, in one room, marking the start of what promises to be a great Annual Campaign. It was quite a sight. And why not; we’re all in this together, once again, and it’s an important part of who we are as a community. But here’s a thought: what if (humor me) we come at this from a completely new direction this year? What if we get excited, the way we did at last Sunday’s Campaign event? What if we keep up that excitement throughout the duration of the entire Campaign? What if we treat our fundraising as one big never-ending party? Because let’s face it: as a community, we have cause for celebration, and we have much to be proud of. We have a high quality day school, which is by no means a given for a community our size. We have a beautiful library, a gym that continues to amaze, and a cultural arts department that deserves much praise. Have you been to the theater lately? In January, the JCC will perform Guys and Dolls, and nobody should miss it. Parents of young children who attend the Pennie Z. Davis Childhood Development Center know there’s no better place; the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home is unrivaled in the state; the Riekes Shul will soon reopen in a brand new location; we continue to publish our very own weekly newspaper. We have a good looking website, summer concerts and Hanukkah parties; we have dedicated lay leaders and profes-
sionals, and…I could go on for another ten paragraphs. I won’t; there’s not enough space in the paper. Suffice it to say, we are very lucky to have what we have, and we should pause and congratulate ourselves for all we have accomplished. Watching different generations celebrate those accomplishments together on Sept. 23rd was an inspiring thing indeed, and we can all hold on to that, and draw from it. The reason it’s so important to see multiple generations come together is that ultimately, the question we must ask ourselves is: what do we leave behind for the next generation? We don’t just build and sustain for ourselves, we do it for our children, just as the generations before did it for us. And it’s not a chore; it’s a privilege. It’s something to get riled up over and to get really, really excited about. In a way, it’s kind of like the beginning of football season. The uniforms are new and crisp, fresh players have joined the team, and the future is wide open. Before the kick-off even occurs, we’ve already imagined what it will feel like once the game is won; a loss is simply not an option. Anything is possible. And why not? Anything worth doing is worth doing really well. So, here’s another Campaign, just as this community has seen for many years, and it’s time to get on board and join the fun. To pull out all the stops, eight days a
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Celebrate and learn from the Soviet Jewry movement
Behind the headlines DANIEL EISENSTADT and MICHAEL GRANOFF (JTA) -- The greatest Jewish success story in a quarter century has become unknown to many in less than a generation. On Dec. 6, 1987, when Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrived in Washington, more than a quarter-million American Jews -- Democrats and Republicans, observant and secular, and individuals representing the entire spectrum of Israeli politics -- gathered on the National Mall with a single unified message as old as the Exodus story: “Let our people go!” “Our people” were the Jews of the Soviet Union who were being discriminated against, deprived of their freedom of expression and religion, and prevented from emigrating. After the Six-Day War, brave Soviet Jews began to risk their careers, loved ones and lives to protest the denial of these freedoms and to advocate for their basic right to immigrate to Israel. Refuseniks -- Soviet Jews who had been denied an exit visa -- cried out for help from other Jews. Israeli and American Jewish activists responded, saying “Hineni -Here I am.” The gathering on that cold December morning 25 years ago was the culminating event of a generation-long struggle by American Jews to win the freedom of their Soviet brethren. Commonly known as the Soviet Jewry movement, it was led by activists who came from every corner of the Jewish community. Their stories and impact continue to resonate with us as Jews and Americans. The movement’s real engine was at the grass-roots level across America. In the mid-1960s, college students, housewives, dentists, rabbis and teachers orchestrated letter-writ-
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ing campaigns, local rallies, b’nai mitzvah twinning programs and more. And they persisted in their activism on behalf of Soviet Jews for decades. American Jews from major cities traveled to the Soviet Union with books, messages of support and hidden religious articles. What was the net result? More than one million Soviet Jews became Israeli citizens. Jews from the former Soviet Union transformed intellectual fields in Israel from physics to economics to engineering and the medical sciences -- and were recognized with Nobel Prizes no fewer than five times. Former Soviet Jews have changed the way we work and live through various high-tech innovations. Google, cofounded by Moscow-born Sergey Brin, who immigrated to the United States, might not have been created without the Soviet Jewry movement. In stark contrast to the lack of political clout and cunning among American Jews during the Holocaust era, this generation of Soviet Jewry activists, reared in the struggle for civil rights for minorities in America, took a universal message of inherent rights and freedom from kitchen tables and university squares to the White House. They confronted political leaders with a moral imperative based on many of the fundamental values, such as religious liberty, that were the foundation of America itself. In his award-winning book When They Come for Us We’ll Be Gone, author Gal Beckerman notes that the JacksonVanik Amendment, which tied U.S.-Soviet trade to the basic right of emigration, marked the first time that a fight against the human rights abuses within another sovereign country was directly incorporated into American foreign policy. In fact, members of the Reagan administration credit activists of the Soviet Jewry movement for personalizing the philosophical differences between the countries, revealing contradictions that served to weaken the foundations of the
Soviet Union itself. Within four years of the Freedom Sunday March, the Soviet Union was no more. And yet this success story has not been integrated into our contemporary Jewish narrative or our understanding of American history. Few under the age of 30 know it ever happened. We formed Freedom 25 to rectify this incomprehensible situation. Our coalition of more than a dozen nonprofits and Jewish organizations is committed to help refocus Americans generally and North American Jewry specifically on this history and its lessons. Leading up to the 25th anniversary of the Freedom Sunday March, we will be creating a “virtual march” featuring online events, petitions and educational programming. Our goal is for one million people online to celebrate this defining moment in Jewish and human rights history. We also will work collaboratively throughout 2013 to ensure that the movement and its vital legacy become part of classroom curricula and, more important, join the stories we tell our children and grandchildren with pride. As we celebrate Rosh Hashanah and begin the year 5773, we should remember and appreciate that the struggle for freedom is ongoing. The lessons of the Soviet Jewry movement should inform how we respond to current and future challenges: As a community, we are strongest when we stand together. As a people, we must never stay silent when Jews are in need. As a light to the nations, we must ensure that those rights central to the Soviet Jewry movement -- freedom of migration, freedom of information and freedom of conscience -- define our activism. Daniel Eisenstadt and Michael Granoff are co-chairs of Freedom 25 (www.freedom25.net), a coalition focused on promoting the history and lessons of the Soviet Jewry movement to the next generation.
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Synagogues B’NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 618 Mynster Street | Council Bluffs, IA 51503-0766 | 402.322.4705 email: CBsynagogue@hotmail.com For information on our historic synagogue – dates and times for Friday night services, please call 712.323.8885.
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California | Omaha, NE 68154-1980 | 402.492.8550 www.bethel-omaha.org Services conducted by Rabbi Mordechai Levin, Rabbi Steven Abraham and Hazzan Michael Krausman. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6 p.m.; USY Shabbat dinner, 7 p.m. at the home of Rabbi Steven and Shira Abraham’s home. RSVP to Rabbi Abraham, rabbiabra ham@bethel-omaha.org. SATURDAY: Shabbat Services, 9:30 a.m.; Junior Congregation (3-7), 10 a.m.; Kiddush given by Beth El; Evening Services, 7 p.m. WEEKDAY SERVICES: Sundays, 9 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.; weekdays, 7 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY: Sukkah Building, 8 a.m., as members construct the synagogue’s sukkah. Everyone welcome; bagels and beverages will be served. For more information, contact Mark Kelln at markkelln@yahoo.com; Torah Study Group, 10 a.m.; Pizza in the Hut/Chocolate Festival, 12:15-3:15 p.m., Kadima and Chaverim members are invited for lunch in Beth El’s sukkah; then we’ll head to the Chocolate Festival at UNO. Admission to the festival, $5. To RSVP, visit www. bethel-omaha.org. For more information, contact Eadie Tsabari at etsabari@bethel-omaha.org; Mincha-Ma’ariv service, 5:30 p.m. MONDAY: Sukkot Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; MinchaMa’ariv, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY: Sukkot Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Sukkot Lunch with the cantor following Sukkot services in Hazzan Michael and Laurel Krausman’s sukkah. RSVP to hazzan krausman@bethel-omaha.org; Mincha-Ma’ariv, 6:55 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Shacharit, 6:40 a.m.; YAC Playgroup, 10:30 a.m., at the home of Shira Abraham, to enjoy Sukkot activities and fun. Group is geared to children five and younger. RSVP to Caryn Scheer, carynscheer@yahoo.com; Mincha-Ma’ariv, 5:30 p.m.; Women’s Book Group, 7:30 p.m. will discuss The Cosmopolitans, by Nadia Kalman. THURSDAY: Shacharit, 6:40 a.m.; Mincha-Ma’ariv, 5:30 p.m.; Sukkot dessert at the Abraham’s, 6-8 p.m., the congregation is invited for dessert in Rabbi and Shira Abraham’s sukkah. RSVP to rabbiabraham@bethel-omaha.org; USY Lounge Night, 6:30–8 p.m. Our Shabbat Tables, Friday, Oct. 5. Home-based Shabbat celebration, bringing congregants together to enjoy Shabbat with old and new friends. For more information about the program, contact Margie Gutnik in the synagogue office, or at programming@bethel-omaha.org. Shabbat Storytime, Saturday, Oct. 6, 11:30 a.m., led by Shira Abraham. Shabbat’s Cool, Saturday, Oct. 6, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., BESTT students will enjoy the first Shabbat’s Cool of the year. Theme: Bereshit. Afterward, lunch will be served in the sukkah. BESTT will be in session on Sunday, Oct. 7, for K-7 grades. Jews n Brews/Drinks & Dames, special joint social event on Oct. 6, 8:30 p.m., at the home of Hazzan and Laurel Krausman. All men and women of Beth El are invited. RSVP to hazzankrausman@bethel-omaha.org. Hebrew Crash Course, New eight-session, adult-education class for adults who want to learn to read Hebrew, led by Susi Frydman-Levin, and beginning Sunday, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. Cost to attend: $36 for Beth El members, $45 for non-members; there is also a $20 fee for class materials. Register and pay online at www.bethel-omaha.org, or contact Margie Gutnik at programming@bethel-omaha.org. All classes and programs are open to everyone in the Jewish community.
BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Member of Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 12604 Pacific Street | Omaha, NE. 68154 | 402.556.6288 www.BethIsrael@OrthodoxOmaha.org Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fri., 8:30 a.m-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Jonathan Gross and Rabbi Yitzchak Mizrahi. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:53 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Free babysitting service begins at 9:30 a.m.; Children’s Classes begin with Torah Parade, 9:45 a.m.; Kiddush is sponsored by Sisterhood; The Laws of Shabbat, 4:30 p.m.; Advanced Parshah Study for Kids (ages 10 and up), 5:30 p.m.; Rabbi Gross’s Twitter Topic class,
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5:30 p.m.; Mincha, 6:30 p.m., followed by Seuda Shlishit; Havdalah, 7:51 p.m. SUNDAY-Erev Sukkot: Gemara class, 8 a.m., learning tractate Kiddushin; Shacharit, 9 a.m. followed by breakfast; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:50 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Shacharit, 7 a.m. MONDAY-Sukkot: Shacharit, 9 a.m. followed by lunch in the Sukkah; Mincha, 6:50 p.m. TUESDAY-Sukkot: Shacharit, 9 a.m.; Mincha/Ma’ariv, 6:50 p.m. WEDNESDAY: Scholars Club for fourth-sixth graders, 4 p.m. at the Blumkin Home; Rabbi Weiss’s Weekly Class, 7:45 p.m. THURSDAY: Women of the Torah class, 9:30 a.m. with Rabbi Gross; Weekly Med Center Class, 1 p.m.
CHABAD CENTER An Affiliate of Chabad-Lubavitch 1866 South 120 Street | Omaha, NE 68144-1646 | 402.330.1800 www.OChabad.com | email: chabad@aol.com Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Minyan, 7 a.m. SATURDAY: Minyan, 9:30 a.m.; Kiddush luncheon follows the service. SUNDAY: Minyan, 8:30 a.m. followed by Breakfast Bonanza. WEEKDAYS: Minyan, 7 a.m. All programs are open to the entire community.
CONGREGATION B’NAI JESHURUN South Street Temple | Union for Reform Judaism 2061 South 20th Street | Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 | 402.435.8004 www.southstreettemple.org Services conducted by Rabbi Craig Lewis. FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat with Ms. Jennifer, 6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel; Friday Night Live! Shabbat Evening Service, 7:45 p.m. with oneg following hosted by Stephanie and Dennis Dohner. SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m. on Parashat Ha’azinu. SUNDAY: Volunteers needed to put up the Community Sukkah, 9 a.m. at Tifereth Israel. Contact Nava at TI at 402.423.8569 if you can help; LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Hallah High, 9:45 a.m.noon at Tifereth Israel; Sukkot Celebration, 4:30 p.m. at the Siegel-Mosow home. Please RSVP to the Temple office with number attending and food item(s) you plan to bring. MONDAY: Temple office closed for Sukkot WEDNESDAY: Hebrew classes (grades 3-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. ADULT EDUCATION THURSDAYS, Beginning Hebrew, 6 p.m. and Intermediate Hebrew, 7 p.m. Community Pizza in the Hut, Sunday, Oct. 7, noon in the Community Sukkah at Tifereth Israel. Cost is $5 for adults, and $3 for kids under 10 years of age.
SAC Memorial Chapel 301 Lincoln Highway | Offutt AFB, NE 68113 | 402.294.6244 FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME 323 South 132 Street | Omaha, NE 68154 SATURDAY: Services, 9 a.m. led by Jim Polack MONDAY: Sukkot Services, 9 a.m. led by Andy Greenberg TUESDAY: Sukkot Services, 9 a.m. led by Andy Greenberg Services will be held in the Chapel. Members of the community are invited to attend.
TEMPLE ISRAEL Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) 7023 Cass Street | Omaha, NE 68132-2651 | 402.556.6536 www.templeisrael-ne.org FRIDAY: Shabbat Service, 6 p.m. led by Rabbi Brown and Cantor Shermet. SATURDAY: Torah Study, 9:15 a.m.; Shabbat Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Teachers Meeting, 9:30 a.m.; Grades K-6, 10 a.m.; Sukkah visits, 10 a.m.; Grade 6 Family Day, 10 a.m.; WRJ Meeting, 10 a.m.; Sukkot Service, Picnic, and New building site tours, 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive, 5 p.m. Bring a dish to share (A-L Side; M-Z dessert) RSVP requested. MONDAY: Sukkot Morning Service, 10:30 a.m. WEDNESDAY: Grades 3-6, 4-6 p.m.; School Dinner, 6 p.m.; Family School, 6-8 p.m.; Temple Teen Night, 6 p.m.; Grades 7-8, 6-8 p.m.; The Modern Middle East, 6:30 p.m. with Moshe Gershovich. Simchat Torah and Consecration, Sunday, Oct. 7, 5 p.m. Simchat Torah Morning Service and Yizkor, Monday, Oct. 8, 10:30 a.m.
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Boulevard | Lincoln, NE 68502-5236 | 402.423.8569 www.tiferethisraellincoln.org Services conducted by lay leader Nancy Coren. Office hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat with Ms. Jennifer, 6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel; Services, 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Morning service, 10 a.m. followed by Kiddush lunch. SUNDAY: Volunteers needed to put up the Community Sukkah, 9 a.m. at Tifereth Israel. Contact Nava at TI at 402.423.8569 if you can help; LJCS Gan through Grade 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon at Tifereth Israel; Hallah High, 9:45 a.m.noon at Tifereth Israel. MONDAY: Sukkot Services, 8:45 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. TUESDAY: Mincha Services, 6:15 p.m. followed by dinner in the Sukkah. WEDNESDAY: Hebrew classes (grades 3-7), 4-6 p.m. at Tifereth Israel. Community Pizza in the Hut, Sunday, Oct. 7, noon in the Community Sukkah at the synagogue. Cost is $5 for adults, and $3 for kids under 10 years of age.
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What is there to discover in a Synagogue? by ILANA WEISS What is there to discover in a synagogue? On Oct. 21, first and second graders from Beth El, Beth Israel, Friedel Jewish Academy and Temple Israel are invited to find out on a Synagogue Discovery Tour. From 9:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m., students will travel to each of Omaha’s three synagogues to learn about the many symbols and elements within each building. Students will assemble at the Jewish Community Center at the start of the event, and will travel by bus to each synagogue. At the synagogues, the children will meet with clergy who will show them the features of the sanctuary. As they play a game, students will learn the similarities and differences between the symbols in the three places of worship. They will learn that while some objects may look different, there are many elements that are common to all synagogues in Omaha and around the world. In the midst of the fun, participants will also nosh on a kosher snack and when they are picked up at the JCC at the end of the tour, they will walk away with a stylish souvenir. The event is the second of its kind to take place in Omaha. The first one took place in 2010 by the name of Synagogue Mystery Tour. When the program was first launched by the Center for Jewish Education (now Center for Jewish Life), it
was the hope that the tour would be successful and carried out every other year so that all young Jewish students in Omaha could participate in this opportunity. “The first synagogue ‘tour’ was a great success with very positive reports received from the students, parents and teachers” commented Mary Sue Grossman, Associate Executive Director for the Center for Jewish Life. “The program, which was first proposed by Judy (Rubin) Haven, was enthusiastically embraced as a joint project of the schools. After the success of that program, another joint project, the ‘Historical Jewish Omaha Tour’ designed for 5th and 6th graders, was held this past spring.” Grossman continued “The collaborative efforts of the school directors plus the outstanding design and implement by project coordinator Ilana Weiss have made these events a real success. It is a pleasure for our agency to help facilitate these programs.” The Synagogue Discovery Tour is a collaborative project of Beth El, Beth Israel, Temple Israel, Friedel Jewish Academy, and the Center for Jewish Life with generous support from the Herbert Goldsten Trust. Flyers and permission slips will be distributed at each religious school. For more information, contact Synagogue Discovery Tour Coordinator, Ilana Weiss at 402.682.1166 or weiss.ilana@yahoo.com or your child’s school director.
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Dwell in the Sukkah
In memoriam ESTHER MOLLY WITKIN DOLGOFF
Sparks from the word RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE Sukkot Few of us follow the Biblical admonition to “dwell in the Sukkah.” Most of us remember grandparents, perhaps, who did. They had all their meals in the Sukkah. They slept in it, on whatever makeshift bedding could be arranged. We prefer, in our infinite wisdom, to stress the harvest element in Sukkot, and decorate our Sukkah with fruits and vegetables, with pictures and hangings, with streamers and other symbols of joy. And we remind ourselves there is nothing wrong with joyous celebration. Except that we forget one other element of Sukkot, which is the frailty of the Sukkah. The Bible requires us to dwell in the Sukkah as a reminder of the precarious situation of our ancestors in the perilous desert on the way to Egypt. At best they could throw tegether temporary lean-tos and frail coverings from the wind and cold of the desert night. We are told to do the same. It is not only before nature we are more or less helpless. There are other powers as well, including those we have unleashed against ourselves--man against man, nation against nation. We have arrived at a point where we are capable of destroying ourselves and poisoning our planet. We can undo what God has done: we can reverse creation. Our little world is the Sukkah, frail and unprotected against the fury which man can unleash. War is absurd. Overkill is absurd. What is not absurd is our desire to protect ourselves; the best protection is the elimination of all the horrendous weaponry men now possess. Life is not absurd. God is not absurd. Man’s goal is life and goodness together. Anything that promotes that goal is “joy on Sukkot.”
Beth El offers new Hebrew Crash Course by JILL BELMONT Beth El Publicity Coordinator For those wanting to learn to read Hebrew, Beth El is offering an eight-session Hebrew Crash Course for adults, beginning Sunday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. Taught by Susi Frydman-Levin, this class will provide an excellent opportunity to learn the fundamentals of reading Hebrew, and as a result, to better participate in religious services. Additional classes are scheduled for Oct. 14, 21 and 28, Nov. 4 and 11, and Dec. 9 and 16. Cost of the class is $36 for Susi Frydman-Levin Beth El members,and $45 for non-members. There is also a $20 fee for the textbook and CD. To register and pay online, visit www.bethel-omaha. org, or contact Margie Gutnik in the synagogue office, 402.492.8550, or at programming@bethel-omaha.org.
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Esther Molly Witkin Dolgoff passed away at age 93. Services were held on Sept. 19 at Beth El Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Edward Dolgoff. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Don Novicoff of Scottsdale, AZ, daughter, Harriet Fishel of Bethesda, Maryland, and daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Richard Cannon of Boston, MA; grandchildren:, Amy and Curt Fackrell of Prescott, AZ, Wendy Novicoff and Bob Davis of Charlottesville, VA, Jay and Gretchen Slusky of King Of Prussia, PA, Jodi and Yoav Gershoni of Rockville, MD, and Andrew and Jayne Kirshenbaum of Brooklyn, N.Y., Sarah Kirshenbaum of Boston, MA, Gillian Cannon of Boston, MA and Dylan Cannon of Boston, MA; and great-grandchildren: Ryan Slusky, Samantha Slusky, Jordyn Gershoni, Carly Gershoni, and Amanda Gershoni. Esther was a lifelong resident of Omaha, NE. Memorials may be made to the Rose Blumkin Home Jewish Home, 323 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE. 68154.
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Bitten by the Iron bug ANNETTE VAN DE KAMP-WRIGHT “This marks a huge step for both the RKC and for the Editor of the Jewish Press Israeli fitness scene,” Aleks says. “The level of instruction Russian Kettlebell is not a very well known sport. In fact, and professionalism at these events is unbelievable. I was a if you’ve never heard of it, you may be forgiven: the first different lifter and a different person by the time I left the Kettlebell instructor certification program in the United last day of my training nearly two years ago, and it’s amazing States was only developed in 2001. Kettlebells, also known as Gyria, were developed in Russia in the 1700s. The Soviet army used them as part of their physical training and conditioning programs in the 20th century. They have been used for competition and sports throughout Russia and Europe since the 1940s. Kettlebells look kind of like cannonballs, with a handle on top; they come in various weights, starting at 16 kilograms. They are used for cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility training, and they are not for the meek: “The movements used in Kettlebell exercise can be dangerous to those who have back or shoulder problems, or a weak core,” one article in the Statesman Journal claims. If you want to know more about this unique athletic tool, you might want to spend some time with Omahan Aleks Salkin. A self-described “dweeby, unathletic kid,” Aleks was born and raised in Omaha. Dweeby? Not likely. At the age of 19, he got into Muay Thai kickboxing, and started basic weight training. He then moved on to Krav Maga, and in 2008 a friend introduced him to Kettlebell. “I got bitten by the iron bug, and have been lifting ever since,” he says. “In 2010, I decided to take the plunge, and get certified as an Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) instructor. I trained five days a week, for eight months; it’s a very tough and highly physical certification.” And that’s not all: in November of this year, Aleks will travel to Tel Aviv where the RKC will be holding its first ever three-day Kettlebell instructors’ certification on Israeli soil. “It’ll be a brand new challenge in Israel,” Aleks says. “But this time it won’t come from politics or hostile neighbors -- this time it will come from a cast iron ball.” Aleks doing a rack lunge Kettlebell Founded in the US by former Soviet Special Forces physical instructor and world-renown Kettlebell and to see the transformation people experience. Knowing I will strength expert Pavel Tsatsouline, the RKC is the first and be a part of that for others is a privilege I can’t even most widely respected Kettlebell instructor certification in describe.” Alex will travel to Israel as an assistant instructor, the world. because in addition to being certified, he is fluent in Hebrew.
“It almost feels too good to be true,” he says, “since I only started lifting four-and-a-half years ago. If you had told me back then I would be doing this, I would have kindly asked you to put down whatever you were smoking and get serious.” In anticipation of his trip to Tel Aviv, Aleks has been brushing up on his Hebrew -- which shouldn’t be too hard, since he is also a Hebrew teacher at Beth El. “Although the entire course will be taught in English, there is a lot of hands-on learning at these events, and being able to convey subtle nuances of the techniques will be crucial in helping the candidates improve their form and understanding of the RKC training principles. Nobody passes this course just by showing up; you have to demonstrate flawless technique, strength, and teaching ability.” So what makes Kettlebell so cool and decidedly undweeby? “There are a lot of fitness gimmicks out there,” Aleks explains. “I always felt there was a piece missing in my quest for what I like to call ‘no B.S. fitness.’ Despite all my attempts at weight training I just wasn’t feeling it, and wasn’t in great shape. As a full time student with tons of homework and a part-time job, I just couldn’t put in enough time. Kettlebell training finally did it for me; it instilled in me the right mix of safe and effective strength and cardio training, while giving me twice the results in half the time.” In addition, Kettlebells have found wide appeal in other sports as well: “Thanks to Pavel Tsatsouline and his program, they’ve found their way into the training arsenal of sports teams everywhere, and even made it into the training protocols of the US military.” Nowadays, Aleks owns about 12 Kettlebells, ranging in size from 20 lbs to 70 lbs, and they all get regular use, he says. “I love the variety of ways you can use them,” he adds, “it’s unequaled by any type of equipment. Lock me in a room with a 20 pound Kettlebell, and I’ll figure out a way to get stronger.” Aleks currently takes private clients, and has started a corporate fitness program for WOWT employees. He’s planning to make Aliyah in January of 2013. Nobody knows how he will manage to get his Kettlebell collection onto the plane, but he’ll probably find a way.
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