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By Aaron and Debbie Hostyk, Publicity co-chairman Allan Gould, the scholar in residence for the 1985 Kallah Weekend, has prepared a diverse program covering religion, culture and literature. Dr. Gould's first lecture will be held at. Beth El Synagogue on Fri- . day, March 22, at 8:00 p.m. It is entitled Words of i Meaning in a Few Words: Talmudic and Mid\ rashic Gems. Dr. Gould will distribAllan Gould ute hand-outs containing proverbs and stories concerning one's obligation to family, friends, animals, and even total strangers. He will invite the audience to discuss and comment upon these materials. Dr. Gould believes these proverbs and stories will show that "love is meaningless without laws." At 8 p.m. on Saturday evening, March 23, at Beth Israel Synagogue, Dr. Gould's topic will be The Treatment of Both Sexes in
Jewish Literature. He will hand out a short story and three poems which explore the complex dual image of the Jewish woman; the maligned, indulgent wife and mother, and the wife and mother who ultimately is the keeper of the faith. Again, Dr. Gould will encourage the audience to share opinions and comments. On Sunday morning, March 24, at 10 a.m., at Temple Israel, Dr. Gould will give a lecture entitled Laughing to Keep From Crying: Jewish Jokes and Jewish Humor. Dr. Gould views Jewish humor as a reflection of Jewish self-deprecation, selfimage, and above all, survival. He is prepared to te.ll as many as 20 jokes which have stood the test of time, some of which are from the Talmud. Each lecture will be followed by a question and answer period. The lectures at Beth Eland Beth Israel will also be followed by a reception sponsored by the sisterhood of each congregation, while the lecture at Temple Israel will be preceded by a brunch at 9:30 a.m. , The annual Kaliah weekend is sponsored by a reception sponsored by the Sisterhood of each congregation, while the lecture at Temple. Israel will be preceded by a brunch at 9:30 a.m.
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The L.O.V.E. organization of volunteers serving the needs of the elderly in the community prepare to package 65 boxes of goodies for Jewish residents in nursing homes throughout the Omaha area. Long-time volunteer Mary Wine baked the hamantashen and deliveries were made by George Schapiro and Irving Forbes. Preparing the packages are from left, Sharon Conlon, activities director at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home; Helen Shukert, L.O.V.E. coordinator; volunteers Sylvia Ross and Ida Zoorwill. Not in photo is Sally Venger.
By Robert Lipsey Campaign volunteer George Will, na- [ tionally syndicated columnist and television news commentator, will be the speaker at a dinner April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Highland Country Club in Omaha. The dinner will be hosted by the 1985 Jewish Federation's Men's CamGeorge Will paign Pacesetter Division according to Pacesetter Division co-chairman Joe Kirshenbaum andi Harlan Noddle. Invitations will be sent only to those individuals making gifts of $5,000 or
Harper & Row published a collection of George Will's columns, The Pursuit of Happiness and Other Sobering Thoughts, in 1978. A second collection was published in 1982 by Simon & Schuster entitled The Pursuit of Virtue and Other Tory Notions. The Godltin Lectures, Statecraft aa Soulcraft, which were delivered to the John F. Kennedy School of Government in October of 1981, are now a book published by Simon & Schuster.
The Lincoln Jewish Federation will sponsor an adult education weekend March 1517 with Rabbi Reuven Kimelman of Brandeis University as the facilitator. The schedule of events includes: March 15,8 p.m.. i wclcnming.Shabbat at a joint service at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun. Rabbi Kimelman will discuss "Changing Images of the Ideal _ ,J, L. _ . , Jew in Biblical Rabbi Kimelman Times — Abraham vs. Moses." March 16, 9 a.m., a joint service at Tifereth Israel Synagogue followed by a Kiddush luncheon; Rabbi Kimelman will discuss "The Ideal Jew in the Talmudic Period— Rabbi vs. Priest." March 17,10 a.m., a continental breakfast at Tifereth Israel Synagogue followed by Rabbi Kimelman's final presentation, The Ideal Jew Today — The New Assertive Jew." Rabbi Kimelman is Associate Professor of Talmud and Midrash in the Department . of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies of Brandeis University. Previously, he held the position of FiveCollege Professor of Judaic Studies based at Amherst College.
Professor Kimelman holds bachelor degrees from both Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, and master's and Ph.D degrees from Yale University. Professor Kimelman has published widely including in Judaism, Conservative Judaism, The Jewish Spectator, Response, Dimensions, The Melton Journal, Pctachim, Shanah BeShanah, Commentaries The.Haryard Theological Review! and monographs in scholarly volumes, Recently, his analysis of the Israeli commission's report into the Beirut massacres appeared as the cover prticle of the B'nai Brith Jewish Monthly, "Judging Man By the Standards of God." Professor Kimelman has been awarded fellowships by the Jewish Theological Seminary as Fellow in Talmud, the Danforth Foundation as Kent Fellow, The National Foundation for Jewish Culture, The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, Brandeis University, Hebrew University, and Yale University. In addition, he has won several prizes in essays, the last being the Hyman G. Enelow Award for a study on the relationship of law and ethics in Judaism. Rabbi Reuven Kimelman, formerly a member of the Governing Board of the American Jewish Congress, now serves as Chief Program Associate of the National Jewish Resource Center and speaks for the B'nai B'rith lecture bureau. He frequently lectures at academic conferences, synagogue groups, and Federation-UJA activities.
more to the 1985 UJA campaign. Mr. Will, who is a regular member of the "Agronsky and Company" television panel and appears each Sunday morning on ABC's "The Week with David Brinkley," writes a nationally syndicated column which appears in approKimately 400 newspapers. In 1977, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
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Members of three Russian families who emigrated to Omaha in the late: 1970s became citizens of the United States during ceremonies in the Federal courthouse last month. The new citizens are from left, Dr. Joseph and Kira Pollock, Gena Krasovitsky and her daughter, Raisa; Boris and Faina Rogovin.