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Pan/ Shyken Credits Parents In Creating Synagogue Interest
«,()« liii fi>ur diiv I'nme Mm istrr^ Mi-, iiiii vMHuled (or AUK '"'K '2 TIM I '•rlnt group o( 2!leaders who will |> 11 four days of Intentivr higti level briefings The Mission it geared to deal with th«- l«0 Campaign i* sues Their Itinerary will include vKits to Ncgev resettlement sltt-s Jfi* absnrp lion cenl" '•»•' He new.'' '»'•' M' ' tieduled with Presimni i M/ruik Navon. lie puly Prime MimsliT ViKdal Vadin Kiirciun Minister Moshe Dayan and nffii lals nf the Jewish Agrncy TIM- JA i.s rpsponxiblr for diretling programs dealing with Immi grani absorption and social welfare needh. which are
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funded (turn the American Jewish Community The Mission will culminate with a reception and dinner at the Knesset hosted by Prime Minister Begin Mr Karber stated" that vis Its to the varwu-s settlements are intended to give tbe mls«w>n parliripants a first hand view ar • ' lalll with s< w*x> are t)eini( 'he Negev due li ii'nis of the Pea*. ....... with Kgypt • 1,...,..,., .-Is in the Mission ID return to their ,. .Hill ri'iKirl to Iheir
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Beth El Names Robert Shapiro Paul and Susie Shkyen «nth dauchter, Btth, and too, Gary Dr. Shyken is the new presktaot of Beth Israel Synagogue.
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*, I «t>u»y proif taol nun he bcconiM Invoived In civK actlvltiM Mid Uw an iwan wlU vary from "I have a •HIM of dvic raspoMttiUliy" to -I wjoy gtvtnj my time to worthwhile pro)ect»' A»k won I Sbykm. the new pr««l of Beth Israel Syn«{to«(ue _„, he UMk on auch a large rMpoMiMUly and he aMwcn "liawllaaachallMice" •The fynaCBfu* has alwaya been very meaitinielul to me I iMl ai home there " Dr Shy ken conimued There li a ttim. ot adfaallsfacllon in bring president and »eemR Ute lynaKORtJe grow and pnwp er " 's his par • fnls with eto la ' the ;.,.•. ..• (or
Dr Shyken sacs hlmwii JI the heim o( an Insiiiutlon that li chanRing Twenty live years ago (he lynagogue wai a place to pray Custom* and tradttkMW ««rc Uught In the home Today the synagogue has assumed tte rala o( teaching tha Jewish harltage There ae Friday night congregation al dinners and Mc<lers. lomethlng that wasn't done years
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"I can remember my ma temal grandparenU taking roe to the lynagogue at 2Mh and Seward That was s truly Orthodox synagogue with the beroah In the middle and the srk In the ln>nt It was a very colorful experience In a way It's sad that the children today can I have thai experience <)( course. wh«n you look al any
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'Will"- i !'• '""" .*''" '"* conference was at Brown Inlversily Providence. Khode Island, and we had about 3S0 people TtX' Hecond year the net i„rU MKiMsi.rid .mother con MM peo.ilxmt »«) pet)^>\l•, helniver lit) ol I •' Irvine • he said llie Omaha Jewish KederatMm c-ontribuled sub stanli.illv lo the i-onference l.tsl vear Dr Wolfson added • ,ir more than I <«)<i i-ducalors are stbed uli-; • i .iiii-iul the six-day con (i.,i I" • III -.ud Outlining Ihe hislorv of the conference Dr Wolfson said • " rrnnd i lor ,'\nerninive> m J»-WI-MI t-.^luca twn iCAJEi, which co^spon I Continued on Page SI
thlnii With nostalgia its through rose-colored glasses " Today Beth Israel, which was formed through a merger of seversl small Orthodox syn Bgogues. Is considered a tradi tional synagogue There Is mixed seating and a micro phone Is used at Shabbat ser vices And there have been other changes according to Dr Shyken There isarenrvl in iradilKiiial Jii' younger age grmij -•' gogiu' parlKipaliiin "( p<ii|ile in the ^1 H) •""I •"' vear olrl age group has imre.i'ted We are attracting \i)iinKer (ami lies both those (rom in town i Continued on Page 51
Beth Kl Synsgogue has a new hatian H ' " "- : ni (ormerly of T> rael, inToU-do '• -..••• I" ipent lu years Previously he was hazzan al Temple Israel, ( harloile .North Carolina, (M.iii \<f,iio\m» H.i//.in .Shauiro was educai '• l.'niver »il\ ^ewYork, Rutgers I niversil.y and at the Cantors Institute of the Jew Ish Theological Semuury fipeaking (or himself and his Wife, Iris, Hazzan Shapiro said that their first impression of Omaha and Be'h Kl is that •'Its a wide-open, thriving community People here have shown us enormous warmth and love in IN- few weeks we've been here Personally. I am very pleased to tie part of an efficient community,' Asked whether he would make changes, he replied that rverv professional comes *ilh his own set of tools Kv crylhmg that I've brought With me Will be implemented very slowly Beth Kl has a Ira ditlon of Its own and I intend to build on that tradition
Robert Shapiro Synagogue youths, he ( lend to view a new pen with some apprehension will do everything in power to diwover and assuag those fears, "he said "I'm eager lo see new (ac In the junior choir, and I lo (orward to a vigorous adu choral group making (or i music a new program an concerts II will he musically"' rewarding to participants in addition to being lots o( (un All singers in the community will Ix- welcome," he said Hazzan .Shapiro looks (fl ward '<> 'nirkinii with adult i ucai' - -and wl the sislerhis and Men s Club •One experienie thai Iwched my wife and mys ISPV.'
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rael ''>urs| hrael witi from my ; lion "I ii'i^i '•' unique and fun filled IK in Israel, which I belh kindles brigtitly Ihe sense j Jewish identity 1 hop«'lo( linue this practice here.' said In private life, the hazzan enjoys racquet ball, tenn and music of all kinds IMII I Tammy Ri*ln (left) and hsr sister, Sydney are all smiles at the (.IVlil ainiort last Twadsy upon their return to Omaha from the Youth "exi-i PUgrlmage to Israel They are the daughters of Abner and Surie Israel " .Mrs Stiiipit" enjq I Continued on Page 51 Rublfl
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