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•P By Matthew Dorf ^^ASHINGTON (JTA) — Shoul.d the United States move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem? Once again, the issue is dividing politicians, diplomats and activists. For years, pro-Israel forces have joined Congress in urging four presidents to move the U.S. Embassy as an acknowledgment that Jerustdem is the capital of Israel. Like most countries, the United States htis never officially recognized Israel's decision after the 1967 Six-Day War to declare a unifled Jerusalem as its capital. With its embassy in Tel Aviv, the U.S. government maintains consulates in Jerusalem. Although nearly unanimous in their support for such a move in the past, some pro-Israel forces — along with the Israeli and U.S. govermnents — are now urging caution. The issue, they say, is complicated by the peace process under way between Israel and the Palestinians. A move to Jerusalem at this time, according to many pro-Israel activists here, could spell the end to the delicate Israeli-Palestinian talks. These activists worry that moving the embassy now could force the Palestinians to walk away from the bargaining table. At the same time, however, these activists express concern that keeping the embassy in Tel Aviv could strengthen the Palestine Liberation Organization's hand when the flnal status of Jerusalem becomes an issue at the negotiating table. Opponents of the peace talks with the Palestinians, meanwhile, have seized on the Jerusalem issue, hoping that a move of the embassy would cause the peace talks to falter. With this in mind, two of U'.e Senate's most proIsrael legislators entered the political minefield last week when they urged the Clinton administration to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem. Sens. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-N.Y.) and Alfonae lyAmato (R-N.Y.) began circulating a letter last week to enlist support from their colleaguM. In the letter intended for Secretary of State WuT«o Christopher, the senators declared that the 'U.S. Bmbaaiy belongs in Jerusalem." Israel la the only nation in which our embassy is not located in the ftinctioning capital. This is an inapproprlata meosage to our friandi in UrasI and, mora iaportantly, a dancarous moHaga to laraal's eoMaiaa," tbajr taid in the latter. And tvan though the senaton are calling for a move, thair latter soaks to slow the pace on tha
embassy issue by deferring the move, urging action "no later than" May 1999, when Israel and the PLO are scheduled to complete their final-status talks. 'It would be most appropriate for planning to begin now to ensure such a move no later than the agreements on 'permanent status' take effect and the transition period has ended, which according to the De^nntnitti of Principles is scheduled for May 1999," the letter states! The United States purchased a plot of land in Jerusalem in October that many speculated would serve as the site of a future embassy. At the time, State Department officials refused to specify whether the land was for an embassy or a new consulate. The land would be for "diplomatic use" where a "very senior diplomat" would live, they said. By presenting the issue within the time frame of the final-status negotiations, the senators are hoping to head off those who are advocating an immediate relocation of the embassy, observers and aides to the senators said. The senators' letter seeks to "differentiate between the people who genuinely want to be part of the struggle Ito move the embassy] and a handful of rabble-rousers trying to use this as an issue to derail the peace process," said a senior aide to Moynihan. The aide said the senator was particularly concerned about Jewish activists who are lobbying members of Congress to push the issue now. The letter recalls Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's recent address to the Knesset in which he said "Jerusalem will not be open to negotiation." 'United States policy should be equally clear and unequivocal," the letter states. The search for peace can only be hindered by raising utterly unrealistic hopes about the future status of Jerusalem among the Palestinians and understandable fears among the Israeli population that their capital may once again be divided by cinder block and barbed wire.' Israel Foreign Minister Shimon Peres reiterated the Israeli position that Jerusalem is the undivided capital of the Jewish state at a news ooofarenoe prior to a speech before the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council annual plenum here Sunday. Although he refUaed to address directly congressional activity regarding the U.S. Embassy, he •aid that it is 'our obUgation' to the Palestinians to bold off discussions about Jerusalem until finalsUtus talks. Prom the Palestinians' perspective, the embaasy la a *maka or break issue for tha peace process," =-=-= •
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Parashat Tetzaveh The Torah, the Whole Tarakh, and a Blessing for Humankind Without afTirming the truth of the theory, I suggest that we give attention to one widely held . CAHPrT. FORMICA. WOOD Fionns •BlIMDS hypothesis about the editing of our Torah. Our Sidrah is given over almost entirely, but not CERAMIC & QUARRY TILE <«/ MARBLE I quite entirely, to the elaborate garments of the Bath* • KItchMi • EntrJM • Atrlumt W* Rapalr Cwamic Shovm SUIU t priests, especially the High Priest, and to the cereTub Araai • (Floor* • WilU • Curb$) mony of induction of the priests into their ofTice. Guarantosd InaUllalion Tlie Haftarah, taking up the theme, is a detailed BvQurQwnCftwil view of the Temple-to-be, offered by Ezekiel, a FINANCING AVAILABLE FREE ESTIMATES prophet of the Exile who spoke urgently to his fellow exiles in Babylonia from about 593 to 572 •D.I.Y'« WafconwB.C.E. His deeply held purpose was to lift the spirOPEN 4 ROCKBROOK HOOM EVENINGS its of the exiles, who feared in their depression that UON: S' S:» IN WESTWOOD PLAZA they would be kept away from their land forever. •njES-FRl:»-8 SAT».2 Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had destroyed OMMERCtAL » RESIOENTIALgC ' Jerusalem and the Temple in 586. Their whole land 12355 \ CENTER RO. (Backing Plar 1 Imports) lay in waste. Would they ever rise again? SHFET VINVL • CFRAMIC TILE • CARPEI • FORMICA Ezekiel, and later Deutero-Isaiah, spoke to the heart of the matter. Redemption would come. The Lord had promised it.. In a profoundly moving vision-of-the-day, Ezekiel describes the Valley of Dry Bones. Here the remains of the House of Israel would rise as living humans, as bone came to bone, and sinews and flesh came upon them, and, at last, the Breath of the Lord. This is the Haftarah of Shabbat Hoi RELIABLE TEMPORARIES haMoed Pesah (Exek. 37:1-14). AND PREFERRED PLACEMENTS In our present Haftarah, in an extremely prosaic • Dependable • Experienced • Skilled and wordy description, Ezekiel describes the new Temple that would be built in Jerusalem. In the last nine chapters of his book he details the future Call us if you are a business person seeking of his people, a i>eople restored to their land. There quality employees, or if you are looking for a would be no king, to be sure. But there would be a temporary, part-lime, or full time position. prince—and Ezekiel well knew that the land would have only a token independence. Deutero-Isaiah Either Way, lets the people in on the secret: It would be Persia JOIN THE MATURE RESOURCES TEAMI who would be the over-lord of the country, a benev7171 Mercy Rd., Suite 215 (402) 390-2399 olent Persia. With all of that as background, here is the theory of the editing of our Torah. Bible critics think that the priestly editors (P), arranged it all. Their purCUP a SAVE pose was to assure people that a new Judah would arise, the Temple would be rebuilt, the Temple worship (the sacrificial system) would begin again, and a new era in the history of the People of Israel was to come. c In any case, whether the theory is accurate or L not, it all happened. Cyrus of Persia, the new masI ter of the Middle East, permitted, even encouraged, P the return. And the rest followed. Not gloriously, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10 perhaps, but slowly, painfully, even g;rudgingly. Russian Club, 10 a.m. The history of the Jews, and the history of S A mankind are involved in our Haftarah. Ezekiel's V MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 part in the restoration, inspiring hope in the peoE YES, 10 a.m. ple, is not to be underestimated. The House of JFS Parenting Workshop, 7:30 p.m. Israel was indeed restored. The Torah and the rest of the books of our Tanakh (Bible) were edited, colTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 lected, and offered to the world. JCAC Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thus monotheism and a sensitive ethical system were saved for humankind. Judaism continued, a WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 blessing for all the peoples of the earth. (4021 330-5050 fM (402) 330 0789
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TEMPLE ISRAEL 7023 Caas Street Omaha, NE 68132 S56-4S36 FRroAY: Early worship service at 5:30 p.m. Regular Shabbat evening service at 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Yablonski will officiatte. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will bei sponsored by Vicki and Jerry Chosen in honor of their granddaughter, Jana Lynn Berkowitz. SATURDAY: Shabbnt morning service at 11:15 a.m. Simcha B'Shabbat-An alternative Torah study service will be in the Chapel. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the sanctuary, SUNDAY: Sunday morning Chapel prayer service, 9:15 a.m. B'nai Mitzvah Jay Michael Kulakofsky, son of Janie and Alan Kulakofsky, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah Saturday at the Shabbat morning service. Tara Renstrom, daughter of Kathy and Barry Gamine, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah at the Shabbat morning service Saturday, Feb. 18. Sitter Service Sitter service is available each Shabbat evening service and the Saturday morning Shabbat service when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilities for infants. Men's Club Men's Club will meet Sunday at 10 a.m. Lex and bagels will be served. Bob Wolfson, director of the Plains States regional office, will speak. Cost is $3 for non-members. "TOW" Torah on Wheels (TOW) will be held Tuesday from noon to 1:15 p.m. at 12020 Shamrock Plaza, Suite 300. Host is Lisa Lewis. Reservations are required. Call the Temple office at 556-6536. Adult Education Tuesday: Adult B'nai Mitzvah, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday: "Beyond Midrash," led by Don Schwartz, 7 to 8:15 p.m. "Shabbat Comes to You" Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and the Temple Youth Group will lead a Shabbat service FViday, Feb. 17, 3:45 p.m., at Remington Heights.
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^SATURDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddush. SUNDAY: Davening is at 9:30 a.m. Talmud Classea Talmud class, 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Advanced Talmud, 12 p.m. Thursday. Chumash Class Chumash class for adults, 7 p.m. Tuesdays. Yiddish "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons Wednesdays, 7 p.m. English "Think Jewish and speak English' classes on Jewish topics for new Americans, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. at Chabad House. r
B'NAI JESHURUN 20th and South Strc«U Uncoln, NE 68802 435-8004 Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service at 7:30 p.m, SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services are held in the Goldsten Chapel at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join residents for the service and the kiddush following. Spedsl memorial services arc held on the last Saturday of each month.
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BETH EL SYNAGOGUE 14506 California Omaha, NE 68154 492-8650 I Office Hours: Monday through Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Paul Drazen and Cantor Emil Berkovita. ^ FRIDAY: Services at 6 p.m, SATURDAY: Services at 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time, the first and third Saturday at 11 a,m, K'tantan (program for kindergarten, first, second and third grades) meets the first and third Saturday at 11 a.m. TSS (Torah Siddur Skills) at 10 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah serviceSj 5:40 p.m. SUNDAY: Services are at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Judaica Shop Open Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon; and by appointment. Sisterhood Cookbook The Sisterhood Cookbook "Just Desserts" is available at Beth El. Cost, including tax, is $7.30.. Bar Mitzvah Mendel Kurland, son of Dr. Allen and Sandra Kurland, will become a Bar Mitzvah Saturday morning. Casino Night Casino night, featuring casino-style gambling, food and door prizes, will be Saturday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., at Beth El. TIFERETH ISRAEL 3219 Sheridan Blvd. Lincoln, NE 68602 423-8569 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyans 'on Monda3v and Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Light candles no later than 5:35 p.m. Services start at 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Services start at 9:30 a.m. Junior Congregation at 10:15 a.m.
PkgaS Febroary 10,1996 Jewish Prew, BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 1502 No. 52nd Street Omalu^ NE 68104 ' 656-6288 Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Josejih Friedman. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat services at 5:35p.m, SATURDAY: Morning services are at 8:45 a.m. in th Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel. Beginners Minyan at 9:30 a.m. Super Shabbos, 9:30 a.m., for children of all ages. Kiddush sponsored by Rick and Julee Katzman in honor of their 18th wedding anniversary. Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Lesson with the rabbi at 4:35 p.m. Mincha is at 5:35 p.m. Shalosh Seudot, Ma'Ariv and Havdalah conclude the services. SUNDAY: Morning services at 9 a.m. Breakfast and a study session with Rabbi Friedman follow the service. Evening services at 5:35 p.m. WEDNESDAY: . A class in practical Judaism with Rabbi David Kaye will resume Feb. 22. WEEKDAYS: Services at.7 a.m. and 5:35 p.m. Lunch 'n Learn Lunch 'n Learn will be held Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at Beth Israel Synagogue, Call the synagogue office before 10 a.m. to order lunch. Senior NCSY The Midwest Region Winter Shabaton will be held at Ramada Inn and Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Eureka, Mo., Presidents Day weekend. Depart Omaha the afternoon of the 16th and return the evening of-the 20th. For information, call the Omaha Chapter advisor or the synagogue. Sisterhood Gift Shop Open every Sunday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and by appointment.
B'NAI ISRAEL The RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION 322-470S Services led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and congregants. NOTE: Services on the first and third Fridays of each month are held in Omaha. All other Friday night services are held in Council Bluffs. For information on any activities, call 322-4705. FRIDAY: Shabbat services at 7:30 p.m., 618 Mynster, Council Bluffs. Mendel Kurland Bar Mitzvah. SUNDAY: Religious School, Westside Community Education Center. THURSDAY: Rabbi panel, 7:30 p.m. at the JCC. FRIDAY, Feb. 17: Kabbalat Shabbat service. Federation Shabbat, 7:30 p.m., 3012 So. 119 St., Omaha. Michael Linn will deliver the D'var Torah. SATURDAY, Feb. 18: Shabbat service and Brit Ha Banot (naming ceremony) for Dru Sara Ann Beach, 10:30 a.m.. Council Bluffs. SUNDAY, Feb. 19: No Religious School, city-wide teacher in-service. OFFUTT Capehart Chapel 2Sth Street and Capehart Omaha, NE 68123 294-4051 FRIDAY:
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Jews helping Jews As the reputation of the University of Nebraska Medical Center for transplants and cancer treatnnent continues to spread, the Jewish community may want to consider approaches to providing Jewish patients with hospitality and friendship. For example, David Zur, 58, of Jerusalem, has been referred here by the Hadassah Medical Organization because of his deteriorating condition and the anticipated long wait for a liver transplant. His brother-in-law, Avrum Ben Yitzhak and son, Nachum, told the writer that they wanted to make contact with the local Jewish community in the hope that some type of Jewish support group might be available. They said that Mr. Zur declined to eat upon arrival because kosher food was not immediately available at the hospital. They pointed out that contact with Rabbi Mendel and Shani Katzman enabled them to receive the kosher food and that they realiji appreciated the community response to their needs.
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The Omaha Chapter of Women's American ORT will be wrapping gifts as a fund-raiser at the Crossroads Mall for Valentine's Day. The gift wrap location will be near the escalators in the center of the mall on the main floor. Volunteers will staff the booth during mall hours Feb. 11 through Feb. 14. Gift wrap is free for Crossroads Mall customers. All funds raised from this project will be used to • support ORT schools worldwide. i For information pr to vblunteer to help, call Jiathy Siref at 691-0^7.
The first meeting of a newly-formed cancer support group will be Tuesday at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home in the conference room from 6 to 7:30 p.m. According to the announcement, the support group is made up of cancer survivors and their families who are striving for a better quality of life. Those interested in joining may contact the organizers: Glen Fineman, executive director of the Jewish Family Service, 330-2024; and Mark Levy, educator, 334-8696 (office), 496-7118 (home).
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By Bert Lewis People who design houses and decide whfere to ; locate particular rooms may have an entirely different plan to consider in the future. What could be different? How about a house without a conventional kitchen? Before you think I've lost my senses, let me explain. There are more and more fully-cooked, prepared, ready-to-eat foods available in the stores all the time. Of course, we've known about deli salads and fried or roasted chicken just waiting to be selected and taken home. And I'm not counting the "take out" specialty places. I'm talking about going into the super market and picking up individual, already-cooked slices of prime rib, for example. This needs to be taken home, heated, and eaten. Period. Or how about the already roasted roast Same instructions. All a person needs is an appetite and either a microwave or a small toaster oven. A full-size stove is hardly a necessity anymore. And what about special holidays, you ask? Well, if a diner doesn't want to cook but doesn't want to go to a restaurant either, a fully-prepared turkey with all the trimmings can be ordered from your friendly grocery store. That is, turkey, stuffing, potatoes, salads, rolls, and dessert too! For simpler occasions, such as a quick lunch, there are always those preparations found in plastic containers, comprised of dehydrated noodles and/or vegetables to which only boiling water is added. Wait a minute and poof...veggie noodle soup! Tm deliberately not counting all the frozen stuff a person only has to shlep home and heat. I'm thinking how the food industry keeps making it easier and easier to eat at home. I honestly think they have it down to such a science that just about all a person needs is an appetite--a kitchen and the desire to cook isn't neessary anymore. I realize that for many, this is a very useful and helpful convenience. There are many folks who live alone and whether or not they can cook, this might be a welcome change in routine. We used to think in terms of the bachelor who couldn't even boil water, but in reality, gender has nothing to do with it. Many are lost when the subject of cooking comes up. So there you have it — my explanation for considering kitchen-less houses. Who knows? Stranger things than that have happened.
YES YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Bingo starts at 10:30 a.m. Discussion group also starts at 10:30. The YES choral group will rehearse at 11 a.m. Following lunch at noon. Rabbi Friedman will speak. For transportation, call 330-4272. WALK-IN DROP-IN Walk-In Drop-In will meet Thursday at the JCC. Larisa's exercise class starts at 10:15 a.m., and bingo at 10:30. Bring a dairy sack lunch to eat at 11:45, At 12:15 p.m., part two of "Liberace" will be shown in room 10. RUSSIAN CLUB The Russian Club will meet at the JCC on Feb. 24. Exercise starts at 10 a.m.; lunch at 11; Moscow news at noon; and Cantor Fettman will perform at 12:45. For transportation, call Ida Grinspon by Feb. 22 at 330-8316.
BREADBREAKERS Marc Kraft, president of Downtown Omaha, Inc., will spedk to B'nai B'rith Breadbreakers Wednesday at noon at Regency West Best Western, according to Russ Kaplan, February chairman. Cost is $7.50 and the public may attend.
By A^es Bohm BUDAPEST (JTA) — Josef Vekerdi, an elderly Hungarian scholar, was fired from his hbrary post because he was accused of holding anti-Semitic views. Vekerdi, a leading member of the board of directors for a Budapest library and ^ member of the Hungarian Academy, reportedly declared some books — all written by Jews — to be useless, among other acts. Vekerdi denied the charges, saying that his Vife's family and his friends are Jews."
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Extra take home pay available with tax credit It's always news when the IRS takes money from earned income tax credit, or AEITC. people. To get the AEITC, employees must fill out a But, how often do you hear about them adding Form W-5 and give it to their employers' payroll extra money to paychecks? office. Ifs no tall tale. The IRS and employers nationThe W-5 should be available through employers. wide are working together to help families get the If not, the form and Publication 696, Earned earned income tax credit (EITC) throughout the Income Credit, which outlines the rules to qualify year. for the credit, can be ordered free by calling 1-800Famihes who will earn under $24,396 in 1995 829-3676. and have at least one child living with them for People who get the AEITC must file a tax return more than half the year may qualify to receive by the following April 15th to report the amount of extra money in each paycheck. credit they received. "It's a simple concept," the IRS says. "Based on In addition, if people find they are no longer elithe amount of earnings, the employer adds an addi- gible for the credit because their circumstances tional amount of money, which is actually a portion changed, they must complete a new ''fl-6 form and of the EITC, to eligible employees' pay. give it to their employer to stop the payments. That means more money to take home now, The self-employed and people without children instead of waiting to get a refund next year when are not eligible to get the credit in advance, but the tax return is filed." they may be able to claim it when they file their The earned income tax credit is not new. It's return. been around since 1974. "We want to encourage every person who is eligiHowever, in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation ble for EITC to apply for the credit. If people need Act of 1993, Congress expanded the credit and assistance or have tax questions, IRS-trained volraised the income level to unteers are on hand to offer make more people eligible for ()ÂŤ>(> one-on-one tax help it. The income level will bal tlirough the Volunteer adUusted each year for infla Income Tax Assistance protion. gram, called VITA,' the IRS There are two ways to g*i offered. the credit. The first is l>v iit in advnuoe The volunteers can help CUdm claiming the credit on tin nil out basic tax returns, income tax return when itn in each paycuecK throughout th0 tpjl people if they arc eligifiled. year. ' ble to gel the earned People who have at least income tax credit or the one qualifying child must attach Schedule EIC. advance payniciil of the earned income tax credit, The second is "in advance," meaning that the and help them complete llio forms." person can get part of the credit in each paycheck VITA sites are available in niiiny cities notionthroughout the year. wide. To locate one nearby, rnll thi> IRS at 1-800The IRS calls the second option the advance 829-1040.
Many people ihave individuals who depend on them. But when it comes to taxes, a dependent may not be who everyone thinks. There are certain rules that must be followed to claim another person, even a son or daughter, as a dependent. And dependents must follow certain rules when it comes to filing their own tax return. The general rules apply to anyone who can file a federal tax return. Basically, to claim someone as a dependent, that person must meet five tests: the member of household or relationship test, the citizenship test, the joint return test, the gross income test and the support test. To meet the first test, dependents must live with the taxpayer for the entire year unless they are closely related, such as sons and daughters, parents, grandparents and some others. Generally, to meet the citizenship test, the dependent must be a U.S. resident or citizen, or a resident of Canada or Mexico. The joint return test means that a dependent may not file a joint return. The only exception is for those who do not have to file a return (neither husband nor wife has enough income to require a tax return), but they do so to get back a tax refund. The gross income test refers to how niuch income the dependent had during the year. Dependents must have less than $2,450 unless they are the taxpayer's child and are either under age 19 at the end of the year or under age 24 and a full-time student for some part of each of five months of the year. Finally, the taxpayer usually must pay more than half the cost of supporting their dependents for the year. In addition to the five tests, dependents who are at least one year old by the end of the tax year must have Social Security numbers to be claimed 'oy another person, even their parents. Form SS-5, "Application for a Social Security Number Card," available from the Social Security Administration, is used to apply for a number. The processing of tax returns can be held up without correct Social Security numbers, which means any refunds can also be delayed. Dependents must follow specific rules to figure whether they have to file a tax return. The amount and type of income and whether they are married, age 65 or older, or blind are all taken into account. In some cases, a child's investment income may be included on the parents' return. That means the child does not have to file. But before ehoosing this way, parents may want to figure their tax separately and then do what provides the best tax savings for both. For details on the dependent tests, get Publication 501, Exemptions, Standard Deduction, and Filing Information. For more info on the rules for dependents, get Publication 929. .M
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Employee or independent contractor Employers deposit the income, FICA and FUTA At some point, many business owners will hire someone to do work for them. They may get an taxes at qualified financial institutions on a specific schedule. If these taxes are not withheld or depositaccountant, builder, lawyer or other professional. No matter who is hired, the last thing the owner ed on behalf of employees, the IRS may hold the may think might be "is this person an employee or business owner liable for a penalty equal to 100% independent contractor?" Knowing the difference of the tax not paid, plus interest. Business owners must give a Form W-2, "Wage is important for tax purposes. Business owners must withhold income tax on and Tax Statement," to employees showing the employees' wages, and must pay Social Security tax amount of their wages and taxes withheld. The (PICA) as well as withhold the employees' portion owner must file Form 941, "Employer's Quarterly of FICA. They also are responsible for unemploy- Federal Tax Return." If these forms aren't filed, the owner will be subject to penalties. ment tax (FUTA). Payments to an independent contractor that So how do they know the difference? It comes down to the right to control. An employee is con- total $600 or more for the year must be reported by trolled by an employer in ways cm independent con- the business ownbr on Form 1099-MISC, "Miscellaneous Income." If the form isn't filed with tractor is not. According to the Internal Revenue Service, ^n a the IRS, the owner will be subject to penalties. A nutshell, if you have workers and you set their copy also must be given to the independent contrachours, provide their tools, tell them what to do and tor. Knowing the difference between employees and how to do it, and can fire them, then chances are independent contractors is one step to making sure they're employees, not independent contractors." It doesn't matter if workers are allowed freedom a business runs smoothly. For more information on this topic, or to get of action in getting the job done. The fact that the business owner has the legal right to control the Form SS-8, call 1-800-829-3676 and ask for these method and result of someone's work is enough to free publications.- Publication 15, Employer's Tax Guide (Circular E)- Publication 505, Tax show, an employer-employee relationship. Withholding and Estimated Tax- Publication 937, Business contracts set up calling employees 'independent contractors" won't wash with the IRS. Employment Taxes IRS listens *If the worker meets the employee criteria, they are Small business owners have an ear at the considered employees," the IRS says. Internal Revenue Service. The newly established As for the lawyer, accountant or otlter professional mentioned earlier, if they operate their own Office of Small Business Affairs listens and business and provide spiecial services to the public, responds to tax-related concerns and issues facing they are most likely independent contractors. They small business owners and helps improve their can set their own hours and methods for doing the ability to follow the tax laws. The ofBce is the national contact for small busijob, and they don't report on a regular basis. Improperly classified employees can cause busi- ness owners or their representatives to voice conness owners to end up with substantial penalties cerns or suggestions about IRS policies, regulafor nonpayment of employment taxes. Owners who tions and tax laws. Its staff will then recommend need help deciding how to classify someone can fill changes to any of these that cause undue burden out Form SS-8, "Determination of Employee Work or are unfair. It will assist other IRS offices to Status for Purposes of Federal Employment Taxes understand small business owners' needs and and Income Tax Withholding." The IRS will tell motivations when developing regulations and poll cies related to the small business community. them if their workers are employees.
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Working students Yes, it's true! Being a full-time high school or college student with a part-time job is enough to n'lake a person a taxpayer. That means "taxpayer responsibility"...to report income to the Internal Revenue Service by filing an income tax return. Wages, tips, self-employment income, investment income (including interest on a bank, account), and taxable scholarshipB and fellow-i ships are kinds of income students often get that they have to pay tax on. When students begin working, they fill olit a Form W-4, "Emiployee's Withholding Allowance Certificate," to help their employer determine the amount of taxes to withhold from their paychecks. They should use the W-4 worksheet to fig\u« out how many allowances they can get. Students may claim one allowance on their W-4 for themselves if no one else can claim them as a dependent. This lessens the amount of tax withheld from each paycheck. If students choose to claim zero allowances, their employer will withhold more. Any time their income changes, students should take another look at the allowances on their W-4. It could mean the difference between pa3ing tax or getting a refiind at the end of the year. When filing a tax return, students usually take the standard deduction that reduces the amount of income a person pays tax on. People who paid large medical bills, mortgage interest, state or local income taxes, or contributions to charities may want to itemize deductions if the dollar amount totals more than the standard deduction. Students are not required to file a tax return if their income is less than a certain amount. But to get a refund of any taxes that were withheld from their paychecks during the year, they must file a return. Mo8t students can probably file using Form 1040EZ. It's the shortest, simplest form. However, Form 1040EZ cannot be used if income includes more than $400 of taxable interest, any emiount of dividends, or any income from self-employment. In these cases, students must use Form 1040 or Form 1040A. For details, get Publication 17.
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Federal ttuc withholding and FTDs Tax withholding on employees' pay is one thing business owners can't afford to bungle. Employers are responsible for withholding taxes from their employees' salaries and paying those taxes on their employees' behalf Generally, these withheld federal income, Social Security and Medicare taxes are paid by the employer by means of Federal Tax Deposits (FTDs). Employment taxes are taken very seriously by the IRS because they are held in trust by the employer for the employee. The IRS knows it can be tempting for an employer, perhaps strapped for ready funds, to view these mthheld funds as a fallback cash account. Such practices can lead to a short life span for a business venture. The IRS says the easiest way to avoid using trust funds for other business debts is to open a special checking account solely for payroll and withholding taxes. By keeping these funds separate from any regular business accounts, employers will have the money available when it is time to make federal tax deposits or to pay the taxes to the IRS. Employment taxes are deposited at qualified financial institutions on a specific schedule. Generally, the more tax owed, the more often the employer must make deposits. Now there is a new system for making federal tax deposits electronically. This system reduces paperwork, as well as time and costs involved in making FTDs. It is being tested nationwide. This new system allows users to employ the dialup capabilities of telephones and personal computers, or to make payment arrangements with their banks. Besides being more convenient and efficient, payments made through electronic transfer can be posted to a tax account faster and more accurately. All of which means fewer problems with misapplied payments and less correspondence with the IRS. Under this new payment system, employers can choose either a debit or credit option. Using the debit option, they authorize a third party to debit their bank account.
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Hiring household workers can turn ordinary peoWhen claiming 1994 itemized deductions, charitable contributions of $260 or more must be backed ple into employers, and they may not even know it. When people hire baby sitters, cooks, maids, or up by a written acknowledgement from the orga^iigardeners to work at their homes; when they tell zation. "This doesn't mean the total amount in a year the workers what, when, where, and how to do the that you donate to one charity," the Internal job; when they give workers the tools they need, Revenue Service saya. "It's $250 or more in a single and can fire them, too; they become household , donation." At the same time, the IRS warns not to employers. These employers have tax responsibilities that try dividing up a contribution by writing two other people do not. They first must have an checks to the same charity on the same day. "We'll look at that as one contribution, and employer identification number (EIN), which can youll need documentation to support it," the IRS be applied for either by mail or by telephone. Then says. "And a canceled check is no longer good they must keep a record of the name and Social Security number of each employee for tax purposes. enough." Household employers must withhold Social People must get written documentation from the charity either by the time they file their tax return Security and Medicare Tax (FICA) from employee or by the due date of their return (including exten- wages, as well as pay an equal amount from their own funds. They also must withhold federal income sions), whichever comes first. The documentation must show the charity's tax if the employee asks for it and they agree. Depending on the amount of wages paid to name, the amount of cash or a description of the property donated, and the date. It also must employees, household employers may have to pay include whether the charity gave a "gift" in Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA), or advance exchange for the contribution, a description of it payment of the earned income tax credit if the employee quaUfies for it. and what its estimated value is. None of the taxes apply, however, if the worker A contribution over $75 given to a charity that is partly for gifts or services also requires written doc- is hired through an agency that is responsible for who does the work and how it is done. For example, umentation. The charity must give an estimate of the vfilue of a nurse is hired from a home health care agency to the gifts or services and state that a deduction is tend to an elderly parent. The agency sets and collects the wages, pays the nurse and requires reguallowed only for the amount over that value. For example, people who contribute $85 to go to lar reports fi-om the nurse. But if the agency only gives out a list of nurses, a charity dinner valued at $25 can deduct $60 as a charitable contribution, as long as they get it in is not responsible for how the work is done and does not collect the wages, then chances are the writing. "You don't need to send the documentation with nurse is a household employee. In that case, the your tax return," the IRS says. "It's your receipt taxes apply. An employer also has to file certain forms with that you need to keep with your records in case the the Internal Revenue Service. These forms are to IRS asks about your donations." For more info, call 1-800-829-3676 and get free report the amount of tax withheld fi-om employees' wages and are filed either quarterly or at the end of Publication 526, Charitable Contributions. the year, depending on the amount of wages paid and the type of tax. For specific information on this topic and on getSome people who owe tax in 1994 may have to ting an EIN, call 1-800-829-3676 and ask for free pay estimated tax in 1995. Publication 926, Employment Taxes for Household Employers usually withhold federal income tax Employers. i fi-om wages. What is income? But people who don't have enough tax withheld, The Internal Revenue Service says that income or whose income is not subject to withholding, may need to make quarterly payments to the IRS in is more than just what's in a paycheck. Here's some addition to filing their regular federal income tax examples of what to consider when figuring your income tax. return once a year. Canceled debt is income Income not subject to withholding may include If a financial institution, credit union or governself-employment and investment income, unemployment compensation, interest, rent, gains from ment agency cancels or forgives your debt of $600 the sale of assets, prizes and some gambling win- or more, you will get Form 1099-C showing the amount. This form is also sent to the IRS. The cannings. celed amount is income to you and must be reportIn general, people should make estimated tax payments for 1995 if the amount of tax they will ed on your tax return. Unemployment compensation is taxable owe is $500 or more (after subtracting withholding Unemployment compensation is income. If you and credits) and: less than 90 percent of their total tax owed for 1995 will be covered by withholding receive any, you may have to pay tax on it. You can and tax credits, or less than 100 percent of the do this during the year by making estimated tax amount of their 1994 taxes will be covered by with- payments using Form 1040-ES. Or if you work part of the year, you can increase your withholding to holding and tax credits. Figure the tax owed by estimating the adjusted cover the tax. Pay tax on winnings and awards gross income, taxable income, and taxes and credits Awards, contest prizes or drawings, gambUng or for the year. Form 1040-ES and its worksheet will help, along other cash winnings are taxable income. Cars, with last year's tax return. Then figure the amount boats and other non cash prizes are included as that will be covered by withholding and credits. income at their fair market value. For details on Make quarterly estimated tax payments on the what to report and how to report it, call l-8(X)-8293676 and get fi-ee Publication 625. amount not covered by withholding and credits. 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Lost in the library? A book review By Gila H. Drazen Are you lost in the library? No idea of what to read? Let me help. Miriam's Well, by Lois Ruby, is a unique book in many respects. The two main characters, Adam Bergen and Miriam Pelham, narrate alternating chapters. Miriam and Adam 80*0 thrown together by chance (and by their teacher, Ms. Loomis) as partners for a project in their English class. Their pairing couldn't be more unlikely. The two are dissimilar in everything from their dress to their religion. Adam is Jewish; Miriam is a member of the Sword and the Spirit Church. Adam is a fixture of their high school (in addition to being very popular, he is a star of the debating team), and Miriam is best known as a "religious fanatic." That is, of course, until she passes out in physics. Members of the Sword and the Spirit Church believe that all sickness comes from the devil and all healing comes directly from (3od. This view is not really an issue until it becomes apparent that the reason Miriam fainted was bone cancer. Miriam's family, along with the church, sue the 'state of Kansas. Adam's father represents the church in the court case, and the friendship between Miriam and Adam continues to grow. Miriam's Well is 'Available at the Jewishi Federation Libraiy. '
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Jewish leader abducted By Mitchell Danow NEW YORK (JTA) — The leader of El Salvador's Jewish community has been kidnapped in the capital city of San Salvador, El Salvadoran pohce officials said. Jean-Claude Kahn, 51, a businessman of French descent, was abducted recently by six armed men near a private university. It remains unclear whether the kidnapping was financially motivated or occurred because Kahn is prominent in the Jewish community.
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By Naomi Segal JERUSALEM (JTA) — Sixty percent of Palestinians in the West Bank approve of terror attacks against Israelis, according to a poll carried out recently by a Palestinian resealrch institute. Results of the survey were released a little more than a week after two terrorists set off bombs at Beit Ldd Junction between Netanya and the West Bank town of Tulkarm, killing 21 Israelis. Results of the poll came as Israeli authorities continued to crack down on suspected Palestinian extremists. Security forces operating in the Jenin area of the West Bank on Tuesday arrested about 13 suspected activists from Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, all of which militantly oppose the Israeli-Palestinian peace initiative. The arrests followed a week of roundups of dozens of suspected militant activists. Meanwhile, Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat rejected Israeli claims that Palestinian security officials are not doing enough to crack down on terrorists. Arafat, meeting with Israeli Arab Knesset members Taleb Elsana and Abdel Wahab Darawshe on Tuesday, said Palestinian police had recently arrested a 15-year-old Hamas member who was planning to carry out a suicide attack against Israelis. Arafat also said Palestinian poUce had prevented two other terror attacks from taking place prior to the Jan. 22 Beit Lid Junction bombings.
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By Mary Fellman One time-consuming, frustrating, nerve-wracking experience in Isre^el was going to the Ministry of Interior office in Jerusalem for my sister to get her Israeli citizenship. For five hours we sat in '^ihuge room crowded with individuals and families from all over the world-no lunch, no recess, and we waited and waited, visiting with others who were anxious, hoping for Annie's number to be called. Finally she was able to dash up to one of three front desks, answer ail the vital questions, and fill out the numerous forms. With no fanfare, no further turmoil, she came back and said, "I am now an Oleh, an Israeli citizen." No ceremony, no celebration. It was a letdown and yet it was a very proud moment as she achieved dual citizenship, as an American and as an Israeli. Another never-to-be forgotten experience was visiting the Valley of the Lost Communities at Yad Vashem, the memorial to the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust. I always visit the memorial to the one-and-a-half-million children who were murdered, and wept for what might have been. The Valley, with its massive stone walls, its long depressing lists of Jewish communities in Europe that no longer exist, was another very sad experience. We found the name of Puchovichi where my Freed-Kasdan relatives came from, the town of Maryampol where Harry Allen's family had lived, and hundreds and hundreds more in the vast out-
Israelis arrested in theft By Naomi Segal JERUSALEM (JTA) — Six Israelis were arrested recently in connection with the theft of some 90 Emcient manuscripts valued at $330 million from the National Library in St. Petersburg, Russia. The men were apprehended by police after Russian investigators passed on evidence Lmphcating them in the theft. Israel Television reported that the manuscripts were stolen in December. Russian police got hold of the ancient documents before the suspects were able to smuggle them out of the country.
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Hard decisions ^^ By Shana Novak, Burke High School ^H Jewinh Preah Intern At some point in everyone's life, one IB faced with a question that is almost impossible to answer. If you could save one family member from a tornado, which one would it be? Would you put your life savings on the line for a bet if you were only 95 per cent sure you wouldwin? Is there really ^atzah in matzah ball soup? These questions can really make you think. So on a lighter note, here is a question that will take some pondering, but 1 assure you you'll have fun in the process! "If you won an all-expense-paid trip to the destination of your choice, would you choose Jerusalem or Paris?" The first time I was asked this, I immediately imagined myself on top of the Eiffel Tower, sipping fine wine and munching on crossiants, accompanied by a handsome Frenchman. But then I actually went to Jerusalem ... and the rest is history. I remember arriving in Israel's largest city on a windy and warm evening. We were just in time to catch a sunset that will never be forgotten. Here I stood, on top of a hill overlooking the whole city, surrounded by 30 kids who felt like family to me. What more could I ask for? Ten days in this fascinating dty? Well I got just that. Our group of Artza III participants toured the city for days, taking in all the usual tourist sites and doing the usual tourist things. But the amaiing part of this city was how different it was--from what I expected it to be. In Jerusalem, I saw things I'd only dreamed about before-the Western Wall, Yad Vashem, the Old City, and the true history of my people. Jerusalem also showed me things I never would have even dreamed of While winning an all-expense-paid trip to the destination of your choice may be a dream to most, Jerusalem is reality. ; Jeruscdem will take the words right-out of your jnouth. From the sunrise of the morning to the glowing sunset of each Jerusalem night, you'll always feel special there, youll always feel a part of your religion. Jerusalem will be a part of you when you eave. ' So it's your choice. Take your pick. France or falafels? Bateaux Mouches or Ben Yehuda? Notre Dame or the Dome of the Rock? Pastries or the Pompedeau? Decisions are hard to make, I know, but once irou've been captured by the spirit of Jerusalem, Israel, I assure you, the only decisions you'll be making are "when are we going"? And 'how fast can we get there'?
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Kooper and Fellman scholarship trusts available Robert H. and Dorothy G. Kooper Charitable Foundation Trust *A scholarship trust has been established in memory,of Robert H. Kooper and in honor of Dorothy G. Kooper, and through this trust one scholarship will be available for the 1995-1996 school year. The Robert H. and Dorothy G. Kooper Charitable Foundation Trust will award two scholarships based on financial need to Jewish students wishing to further their post-secondary education. Mr. Robert Kooper had a long history of service to the Jewish community. He was elected B'nai B'rith president in 1929, headed Beth El Synagogue in 1941, was president of Highland Country Club in 1951, and chairman of the philanthropies drive in 1954. He passed awav in 1961. Mrs. Kooper is still a strong supporter and was a worker with the Jewish Federation and Beth El Sisterhood. She will celebrate her 94th birthday this coming May. "Awetrding a scholarship to a young Jewish person is a very appropriate way of honoring my parents," Mr. Kooper noted. He and his wife, Sharon, have funded the Kooper Charitable Foundation Trust. Applications are available by calling Mr. Kooper's office at 392-1800. The completed form must be received by April 1.
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A Torah arrives in Jericho as Palestinians stand guard By Naomi Segal
JERUSALEM (JTA) — In a new twist on IsraeliPalestinian relations, several dozen Jewish settlers were protected by Palestinian police as they brought a new Torah scroll to the ancient synagogue in Jericho recently. Israeli settlers had engaged in a tense standoff with the Palestinian police last summer after the area around Jericho, along with the Gaza Strip,
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B'nai B'rith Girls puts Time in a Bottle By Shana Novak, Burke High School Jewish Press intern i _ Last Friday's Shabbat, something special was in" the air. No, it was not American Airlines, it was that familiar smell of freshly blown out birthday candles. So now you wonder why that Shabbat was so special, don't you? Does the fact that B'nai B'rith Youth Organization's B'nai B'rith Girls turned 50 jrears old answer your question? That's right. All over the world, girls involved in BBYO gathered for a night of prayer, togetherness, and fun, in honor of the 50-year-old BBG. In Omaha, the chapters of Ediar and MZ Yoshanah' gathered at the home of Deb Goldstein for their Shabbat service. "The theme of our service was Time In a Bottle'. We decided to go with the 'time theme' because 50 years of BBG is really amazing," Ediar junior and service coordinator Sarah Raful said. Sarah and Melissa Katzmann planned the fun activities and service. Aside from the service, the girls decorated cakes for BBG, and according to Sarah, "eating them was the best part!" Fifty years of B'nai B'rith Girls is truly incredible,- but the real reason behind the festivities is a once-a-year activity that involves BBG'ers everywhere-and I do mean everywhere. "BBG Shabbat" is one night a year where Jewish girls involved in BBYO get together for a Shabbat service. Wherever you are, Nashville, Nairobi, Jerusalem, or Johannesburg, BBG Shabbat is a time to be with fellow BBG'ers from all over the world. "It's cool to think that we were in a comfortable house, while at the same time, other Jewish girls were celebrating the same thing in some far-off place like Guam or Italy!," said Ediar sophomore Jenna Lowe. Last Friday was a special night for BBYO girls everywhere. Not only were we celebrating a birthday, but also a worldwide BBG Shabbat. Birthday wishes or Shabbat Shaloms, togetherness and tradition was the trend of the night.
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