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Noted Biblical scholar to sp^ak on 'Hidden Face of God' An iBternationcUy-racognind acholar and author interested in the ways different people understand, vahie and use the Bible will present a guest lecture at Uie Jewish Community Peoter on Dec. 10 beginning at 7:30 p.m.. Richard Elliott Friedman, professor of Hebrew and ooniMrative literatare at the Univwaity of California, San Diego, will qieak on "The Hidden Face of God" in a lecture sponsored by the Jewish Cultural Arts Council in eoopentini with the Phil^ and Ethd KhttEniii Program ot Jewish CfviUutioo. Free and open to the entire Jeiriah community, this event will bring to a dose tl» Fall 1990 Jewish Jewish Studies Institute of the CoOageof Jewish Learning sponsond by JCAC. "We are privOaged to have this opportunity to hacr one of tlw country's most distinguished BIbU'^cave^pfliweB a'provocaHw feopte thai haa atimalitad thongiitfal lay parsons and aaioua scholars," saki Steven J. Riekes, chaii> man of the CJL program coounittee. PubUshad in 1987, Prof. Friedman'a book "Who Wrote the Bible?" waa haiM by Abraham Malamat, pnrfaasor of Bible at the Hebrew Untversity of Jarasalam as "... A osw paradigm fbr understanding the composition of the BiUe." Barach HaJ^ierin, professor of Bible at York University in Toronto, pniaed the book's "poten-
One such passage, he added, is Deuter(momy 31, 16-18, in which God declares, "But I ahallhide my fnaa on that day because of all the wrongs that they have done, far they have turned to other gods." A rabbi as well as a profeesor, Richard Freund currently tsaches in the department tif phOoBOfdiy aUdreUgion at ths UniVeraity Of Nebraska «tOmaBichard Fiiedaua tial for being hidily inflnentiaL" Prof. Rkbard A. Freund, a CJL faculty mamber and former colleague of the Kest lecturer, credits H. Friedmsa with the estaMiahment at UCSD of one of the strongest dopaitmenta of BibUeal and Judaic Studies in' the United Statee. "Bkhard Friedman is oeuMued with a thesia baaad on 'tba diaaBpaac from iriikh he dhnrs fascinating and datply meanini^ coaduaioas about 20th century morality, spiritud belief and latigion," Prof. Frennd explained. "Hia research has explored the many difftratt, often contradictory, ways God is portnQ«d hi the Bible. Having klsntified the coooept of a eosmie aa oppossd to a personal God, he haa ooacentrated on paasagee in idiich God removes himssif or Iddss his face' from the Israelites," he continued.
Prof. Friedman holds a Th.D and a TILM from Harvard University and also studits at the Hafarew University of Jerusalem. Befora jofadng tlia faculty at UCSD be was a viaiting fellow at Clare HaH Uqiveraity <tf Cambridge, and a vising scholar at the Oxford Centre for Poatgnuduate Hebrew Studiee. He la anthor of "Ihe Exile and Biblical NarraUve," editor of "The Ciaatioa of Sacred Litaratrnw" «ad "Tht Pofi and editor of 'The Fntwe of Biblkal Stttdiee."
Gennans give mtmorial money BONN (JTA)-In r«qxmse to a request from the Yad Vaahem Holocaust Mussum in Jerusalem, the German state of North RUne-WastphaUa has donated three million Deutechmariu, or nearly $2 million, to commemorate former Jewish inhabitants of Gormany.
Itzhak Perlrilh inspires fundraising innoyation By Joaaie Jaoobson Federation public relationa director "We'ivoEfBring two free tickets to Me Itdisk Periman in concert and hosting a pre^how cocktail party for any man in Divi8knl3(l50a«999)iriMincna8eshisgifttothel991 UJA/Federation Campaign by 20 percent or more^" announced Steve Nogg and Barry Zoob, division co-chairmen. "Jeny Hoberman and Bob KxOtf (man'a division o^chairmen) encouraged every diviaiimal leader to foeus OB reeognitian and appreciation of individual campaign contribations," said Mr. Zoob. "Steve and I thoogitf it waa ioqportant to do more than just aak for a gift thia year. We wanted to give the men somatUng qwdal in return for their pied^ng additidtud dollars. We were looking for a special event
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ing with us on this pnqect, and the initial reeponse haa been good." "You kaow. it's not just one person's job to keep this community great," sfeidMr. Nogg. "Omaha is very, very speciaL It'a taken people like my parents, Ernie and Adalymi Nogg, and men and women before them, to build our Jewish community to the point it is today. Now it's and lettiied that the Oma- our turn. We can't afford ha IggwojntJMttr to JpMf ilhait has. taken taMyv-ataajr years to May. It ma anatord. We achieve. went far iL "My father instOlad in "TIH Tshie of the en- me that once yon beoonte tertaiomant padcage is part of a Jewiah communiIllO-ahMStequal to a ao ty, you have to'pqr rent' percent iacreasa of the av- It's mon than just a prierage gift in this dtvision." ority; it's an ongoing rehe explained. "The contri- sponsibility to yourself bution would not only be and your family. We're aU <rffset by the entertain- together in thia deal—we / ment bonus, but the donor all live hsrs, and we have wouU aqjoy a rare oppor- to 'join hande' and make a tonibr to hear one <^ the . financial commitmant ao woru's grsateet Jewish that our young people muaicians of aD time, nck- want to stay in Omidu eta will not even be avail- and more and more yoong able to the general public people want to move here. unto April We're grateful It's a total ooamiitment to to the Symphqoy for work-
"The message of this year's canqMdgn is very meaningful to me," he continued, '"Omaha. The Best Of Jewish Cooununities-Paas It On.' It makes me think. It stimnlatee me to think. It's a message anyone can relate to. "Hie age range hi thia division is about 30-70, About half of the msn aro retired and give basically the aama g& every year. The otter half ie^jmmg man atartJag-to^Audki^ 4 oaanttaMBt to ttm9aat> numity. The klaa that we live in one of the beat Jew^ iah communities in thia oountiy is a common denominator that makes everybody fiad good and, hoprfnily, want to ocntiibiUemore." "We can eaaily find out how we benefit," added Mr. Zoob. "Onoe yon understand how nmcfa aianay comss back to aopport Jewiah Ufa here fat Omaha, whsthsr it's all the activ^ tiee andprograma at the 'J'orieadiag Jewish news in the Preas or undsrstanding all tbs parsond needs met by Jewish Family Service, you can better ted a aanse of ownerahip in thia community. Once you underatand how much money ia needed to support Jews dl over the world, you can better fed the neoaadty to honor our obligation to give. "Years ago, it seemed I never got the information I needed." be add. "It waan't until I served on a couple d committeea and had the chance to work with a nambar of iafamad. Caater Karea Wahbar coming—now?" Cantor paopfa that I got aa edaoaWebber add. "Now I've tion. It doesn't take kmg bean throu^ the High to Identify with Jewiah Holy Days, named bebiaa, community Ufa here or been there to bury lovod anywhire ooee you're raslones. Now I can kxiK out in ly educated. "Steve and I fait the Itthe congregation and see not strangers, but ahak Perlman concert wouU be an inoantiva for frisndsl" those who had a good The congragstton in- underatanding of the vites the community to at- nseda of our community. tend this spedd worship We wanted to eay 'lat'a service and the Oneg party' and bt'a do it tofa a Jewiah way. Shabbat following.
Cantor's installation planned for Nov. 30 at Temple Israel Two owdal gueets will join Balw Aiyeh Azriel at the Shid>bat Service of Installation for Cantor Karen Wrt>ber on Nov. 30 at Temple Israel RsbU Peter Schaktman frtMU Congre; gation Emanu-El in itouaI ton, Texaa, and Cantor rEvan Kent of Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles, k Calif, will partidpate in Ithe service. Rabbi Azriel will coni duct the sarvfae and install > Cantor Webber with a qwdal blessing in front of the ^opan aiic. n^ords of welcome wiD be given by . James Farber, Temple ' praeident, and RabU Sid^ney H. Brooka wlU give the doaing baoadiction. "Than ii no one formula 4or the installation of a ; cantor or a rabbi. It ia u i individual a ritual u the ^individuals themadvee," 'Rabbi Asrid add. "As
Jews, each rite of passage becomes a ritud. An Inatallation celebratea the newnaas, the uniqueness, the bleeaing of a new position and, for Cantor Webber, a first position. Generally a master teacher or mentor wHl install a new cantor, give an address and partidpate in the liturgy." A spedd Shabbat aervioe haa been created for the evening on the theme "Shiru Ladond-Shir Chadash"—"Sing a New Song to God," Cantor Webber said. She added she believes one aspect of her role aa cantor ia to find new approaches and mdodiee to ancient texts. Rabbi Schaktman, who will ^ver the a*nM», U an active partidpant in the Union of Auarican Hebrew Congregadona' Youth Programs, ssrving
on ito Youth Sukids Task Force and its Departmant of Edoeatiion. While a student at the Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Inatitute of Religion in Jeruaalem, Rabbi Schaktman waa an "Intern far Plaoe," Uving and working in the larasli-Ar ab vOlage of Kfar Qud. Cantor Kent, a dose (Hand and colleague of Cantor Webber, wiu aarve aa guest cantor. He hdds
(eat a maater's degree in public administratioa from the aty Univardty of Now York, aa well as a maatar's degree in sacred muaic from HUC-JIR. He is a member of the board of the American Conference of Cantors and teaches in the Departmant of Ccndnuing Education at tJie Udvardty of Juddam. "Why do an Installation—an act of offldai wal-
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