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M ickey Kaplan Selected For Small Business Award Mickey Kaplan's. Coast Packing Co. has been named Nebraska Small Business of the Year, the Small Business Administration has announc^COUNCIL BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA ed. SERVING DESMOINES, . Vofc-LVI No. 27 Omaha, Neb.. Frl., May 20.1S77 Kaplan leaves for Washington next week to join with other State winners for activities in connection with the celebration of Small BusinessWeek. Governor Exon is scheduled to present the State award to Coast Packing Co. on June 6 (From the Bulletin of Beth El Jacob Maimonides explains the reason for the mitz- at 10 a.m. in the Drawing vah to count the days of the Omer in his book Room,Mlllard. Synagogue, Des Molnes) Moreh Nevuchim, "The Guide for the Shavuot is the festival that marks the beginAccording to the SBA, Coast ' ding of our people as a nation. With the accep- Perplexed." Packing Co. was selected for Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, the second of ' tance of the Torah, Israel received a constituIts innovative introduction of the Shalosh Regalim — the three pilgrim pre-sliced frozen liver, its tion which gave it a goal in life and made it festivals — comes on the sixth and seventh rap(d growth in less than 10 unique, different from any other nation. days of Slvan, May 23 and May 24. which is years, and on the basis of Hence, the Jews look forward to this basic seven weeks after the first day Pesach. It Kaplan's participation In the festival with great anticipation. Mickey Kaplan—president of Coast Packing Co.—Nebraska's commemorates God's giving the Torabtothe community. When One expects iris best friend to Visit Small Business of the Year! • ' .-•-.' him, he counts the days and even the hours Jewish people through Moses on Mount Sinai, before his arrival. The purpose of the exodus , and is therefor called in our prayers Zeman Bulletin Mattan Torathelnu, the reason of the giving ol from Egyptian slavery was the acceptance of our Torah. The right wing Likud the Torah on Mount Sinai, as God said to party led by Menahem It Is also a harvest festival coming at the Moses (Exodus 3:12) "When thou hast Begin claimed victory in time when in Israel, the wheat in the fields brought forth the people from Egypt ye shall the Israeli election — at the and the fruit of the trees ripen. On the second serve God on this mountain." The Jews were deadline for this week's day of Pesach, which is the festival of the so eager to reach Mount Sinai that they acJewish Press. barley harvest, an Omer (a measure) of tually counted the days after they left Egypt barley was brought to the Temple as an offerin anticipation of that great event. God was so ing. On Shavout an offering of two loaves of pleased with their eagerness to accept the bread, made from wheat, was brought Torah that He decreed that every year the (Leviticus 23:17). These two festivals were Jews should count the days between Pesach combined by the counting of 49 days between and Shavuot. This would develop In them the same eagerness to accept the Torah again as the two, In acknowledgment of God as the source of the blessings of the harvest. their guide in life, Just as their ancestors did By Yitzhak Shargll Shavuot has some especially interesting on Mount Sinai. TEL AVIV, (JTA) - Israel This Is how the great scholar Moses has developed, successfully tested and is now producing a new 56-ton tank which is; in many waysTrevoluUonary in design. The tank, known as the Merkava (Chariot), presents Due to the Shavout holian unusually low silhouette day the deadline for news The former students of tlon the following afternoon. making it a difficult target and advertising copy for Judah Wolfson plan to bring Dinner reservations, $15 per even for sophisticated antithe May 27 issue of the their teacher to Omaha for a person, may be made before tank missiles and affords Jewish Press was noon, cheder reunion, the weekend July U by sending a check to maximum protection for its Thursday, May 19. Sam Kaplan, S431 Lafayette. of July 16-17. crew, according to the Deadline for the June 3 Persons wishing to condescriptions. Designated the "Judah tribute to the Judah Wolfson Issue of the Jewish Press The tank carries special will be, Friday, May 27, Wolfson Weekend of Love, Fund should contact Joe Kirequipment against chemical because of the Memorial • Memories, and Fun," the pro- shenbaum, 3934355, gift chairwarfare. It is hermetically gram includes a dinner on man. Day observances. sealed and carries an air conSaturday night and a recepAccording to the organizing ditioning system. ' -• committee, the idea to assemThe Merkava has been ble former students began tested on the Golan Heights with the teacher's desire "to and in the Sinai — rocky and see all my students once shady regions, respectively — When Mrs, Max Magld (left) of 6288 Glenwood left Russia 53 Anyone interested in helping yean ago, the r**ffiq|ptng members of her family there moved and is now on the production - with arrangements and in fin- and she bis had no communication with them since. Recently, line although It has not been ding former students may con- she was able to locate her sister, Paulina Palansky, now a resi- delivered yet to the armored corps. tact committee members as dent of Moscow, and arranged for her to visit Omaha. (Continued on Page 2) follows: Ann Shrago Belmont, 6418 menrrrrr:' 'gv-r*--~i»«* » Glenwood road; Eunie Fcldman Denenberg, 667 Dillon drive; Marvin Gerber, 9318 Walnut; Sam Kaplan, 5431 Lafayette; Joe Klrshenbaum, Wolf Brothers, 201 South 72nd street; Kevee Kirsbenbsuss, 5331 Glenwood road, and Kevee (Cal) Kirshenbaum, . 12313 Douglas; Charlotte Katzman Zlpursky.
Community to Celebrate Festivalof Shavuot
New Tank By Israel
Early Deadlines
Former Students Plan Reunion for Wolf son
Sisters Reunited
On Tks Inside Jewish singles need help, Pigs 4...Lincoln honors mothers, Page 5.. .Dinner ' postponed, Page 6.. .Center Scene, Pages 7 and 8.. .OldTimertwelcome Senior Citizen Frelda celebration at the JCC. See 200U* member, Pas* 9.. ,8ex Swartz, soon to be 90, won the Page 5 for photos of Tlfereth education gets good response, Page 10.. .Des Molnes News, top age award at the Older Israel's Tiflllan Club Mother's PaftU. Adult Club's Mother's Day Day program,
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AZA Jogs for Israel Members of AZA 1 huff and puff at Checkpoint One during Sunday's Walk for Israel program in Omaha. The AZA contingent jogged most of the 11 miles. Nearly 200 walkers from Oye to 69 yean ofigepartidpatedinaieeveiit. ,,.,';,•,'r,..^-,<:^.iWr •