IOWA Omaha. Nob., Fri., December 10,1982
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Rabbisask delay in New Year fun
The Rabbinical Council of Omaha ha> called upon the Jewish community here to celebrate the secular New Year on the evening of Jan. 1 rather than on the beginning of Shabbat, Dec. 31. Council President Rabbi Isaac Nadoff said tbe Rabbinical body wants the sanctity of the Sabbath to receive the first priority of the Jewish community. ;"The Jewish community, in this instance, hat a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate this loyalty to Jewish values and its recognition of tte prims replace of the Sabbftth in their lives, ^ppecMly. when they are fated with such a d e w cut choice", said Rabbi Nadoff To expand his remarks, Rabbi Nadoff included a copy of his recent bulletin message to members of Beth Israel Synagogue. The message, under the title: These are My View*, U as follows; "Two separate and distinct calendars govern
our lives, and to a large give way to the secular? extent, determine our Will Judaism again take a pattern of activities and back seat and a lesser behavior. The one is the i position in our priorties? 1 religious calendar, which "It is as though we are must be consulted periodically tested to see regarding the sacred oc- how far we've advanced in casions of Judaism. The our scale of values since festival and life cycles of the last test. The same Jews revolve around this conflict of dates previously calendar. The other is the occured in 1976, and, as I secular calendar, a solar recall, we didn't emerge calendar, which guides us too successful from that to our day-today affairs one. The Sabbath was and according to which our bypassed by most of us in social, business and favor of New Year's eve professional life is c e l e b r a t i o n s , and determined. synagogues throughout the "Occasionally (once land were pretty much every five or six years) the neglected on that night. two calendars 'conspire* to > "But, this year I am bring about a conflict of more hopeful. I bdieve dales between a «ss*d sad- ^-4hat In this gear's conflict secalarhoJWay. Such If the the Sabbath stand* abcRer case this year wben Friday chance. I am truly pernight and New Year's eve suaded that with tbe fall on the same date. It is passage of years we are the classic confrontation attaining a deeper unbetween the sanctity of the derstanding of the place of Sabbath on the one hand Judaism in our lives. Our and a secular social ac- growing religious maturity tivity on the other hand. will help us In putting first "The question now things first, and In learning arises - how will this to assign a correct priority confrontation be resolved? to Judaism's most sacred Will the sacred be forced to • (Continued on Page 2)
Campaign division leaders announced
By Ellen Gordman Federation Stall Five volunteers with outstanding records in community and Campaign service have been named to head the 1983 Federation Campaign. Leading the Men's Division as cochairmen are Alan Nogg and Marvin Polikov. Caryl Greenbcrff is Chairman of (Continued on Page 2)
Caryl Greenberg
Susie Singer
Annual Meeting scheduled Jan. 9
By Karen Lincoln Federation Volunteer
Lunch, awards and elections are on the agenda for the 79th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Omaha and its seven departments. The meeting will be held on Jan. 9,1983 at 12:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center auditorium. "The meeting is open to all members of the Jewish community," said Paul Cohen, president of the -Jewish Federation of Omaha. "I encourage everyone to participate in the election of officers, and to help us honor people who will be receiving awards." This year a lunch will be included in the program. The cost is $5 per personDuring the meeting, awards will be presented to volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to the Omaha Jewish Helen Jacobton bands r salami to her granddaughter, four-year-old Racbel, daughter commmunity. Presentations will be of David and Nancy Jacobs*D, to place Into the Tiedakah bin at In* JCC. The salami, awarded to Mm. Jacobsoa In tbe recent Vaad Hakashrut contest, will Join other kosher made of the Lois Jeanne Schrager and Justin goodies donated by toe community to give less fort mate people a happy Hanakkab.
Hanukkah Tzedakah
Jerl Kaplan
Tcrri Zachorla, chairman for the ID83 annual meeting, looks over an invitation. Grccnbcrg Memorial Young Leadership Awards, Volunteer of the Year Awards, and Campaign Leadership Awards. An announcement will be made of the Community Service Award given annually to recognize an outstanding community Service project . ,• • Election of Federation department officers and board members will be held at the annual meeting. The departments will in-
clude the Anti-Defamation League Community Relations Committee, Bureau of the Aging, Jewish Community Center, Department of Jewish Education, Jewish Family Services, Jewish Federation Library, and the Jewish Press. After the slates of board members and officers have been Introduced, those attending the meeting will have an opportunity to vote. All members of the Jewish community who have pledged and paid a minimum of $10 to the 1982 Federation Campaign are eligible to vote. After the election, the officers and board members will be installed. Invitations are being mailed to Jewish community members. To make rescrvalons for the brunch, send a check for (5 per person along with tbe reply card: to Annual Meeting Reservations, 333 South 132nd Street, Omaha, NE 68154.