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Dynamic plan for positive change proposed by Federation Community forums July 1 and 18
By Pam Moiuky, Federation communications director The Internal Relations Sub-committee reported synagogue, and Jewish organization in our commu- members will be an integral part of the deciits proposal for internal reorganization of the nity. Another change will be the creation of the sion-making process including fund-raising, planJewish Federation of Omaha to the Strategic Jewish Education Center. The Center will spawn a ning, budgeting, communications, human resources Planning Committee at its committee meeting June dynamic synergy between our library and educa- and Israel relations and, most importantly, coordi24. The proposal is designed to improve programs tional resources. nation among the Centers of Excellence, the syn^^ and services provided by the Federation and its Professional Cabinet gogues and other organizations. The executive directors of the Centers, the Rose agencies smd to assure that all services are provided Federation Council within the framework of the community's goals. Blumkin Jewish Home and the Foundation of the The Council will be a broad based group of Steve Nogg, Chairman of the Internal Relations Federation will comprise a professional cabinet Federation leaders active in the Campaign, in the Sub-committee, explained that "the overall program responsible for assuring coordination within the Centers of Excellence and in the synagogues. The emphasizes collaboration within the Federation, Federation. The executive director of the Council is an innovation in community involvement while increasing accountability.* Internal Relations Community Development Center will chair the that allows past and emerging Campaign, Center is the first of six Strategic Planning sub-committees Cabinet and will be responsible for its effective and synagogue leadership to participate in to submit a report Members of the sub-committee operation. The Cabinet will be responsible to the Federation and community planning decisions in addition to Steve Nogg are Joel Alperson, Paul Federation Board for promoting collaboration and without the commitment of committee work or Cohen, Howard Epstein, Julee Katzman, Howard assuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the chairmanships. This advisory group of not less Kooper, Bob Lepp, Michael Linn, Steve Pitlor and Federation organization. than 20 community leaders will meet periodically Marty Shukert. Federation Planning and Budgeting Process to review and provide feedback on general planning The chart below illustrates the proposal. The Planning Committee will be responsible for directions of the Federation. The Council will also Federation members are encouraged to working with each Center to create an annual plan provide a mechanism for representatives of other attend Community Forums to discuaa tbis pro- consistent with the Federation's overall mission. local Jewish organizations such as National posal on July 1 and July 18 at 7:30 pjn. in the Through the budgeting process, the budgeting com- Council of Jewish Women, B'nai B'rith, Hadassah, JCC Older Adult Lounge. mittee will allocate resources to each Center and and others, to participate in setting the then hold each Center accountable for implement- Federation's general direction. The key points in the proposal are as follows: ing its annual plan. In this way, each Center can Forrest Krutter, Chairman of the Strategic Five Centers of Excellence pursue its goals within a community framework, Planning Committee, thanked Steve Nogg and the Federation services will be provided through five yet assure accountability in spending the funds so sub-committee members for their efforts. centers of excellence: Community Development; generously donated through the UJA/Federation . The Strategic Planning Committee is scheduled Jewish Education; Human Services; Jewish Campaign and endowments. to meet July 25 to begin its final consideration of Community Center; and Community Federation Board of Directors the proposal. Relations/Anti-Defamation League and Rose The Federation Board will consist of representaHoward Bloom, Executive Director of the Blumkin Home. The programs and services of each tives of the Centers of Excellence, synagogues and Center are detailed in the attached diagram. One of the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home in addition to indi- Federation, said, The Omaha Jewish community is the most visible changes will be that the Jewish viduals elected from the community. The Board continuing its tradition of excellence. We are fortuPress is included in the Constitutional Committees composition assures that the talents of each mem- nate to be able to generate new ideas from a posiof the Federation board. This committee will be ber are used effectively. Each board member will tion of strength." charged with the responsibility of 'getting out the have a specific portfolio and will be personally For more information about the proposal and the message" of each Federation Center of Excellence, involved in the operation of the Federation. Board Forums, please call the Federation at 334-6430. JEWISH FEDERATION COUNCIL • President of Federalion presides over council • Like a "Siocirholders group" • Mix of young and experienced leadership • Synagogue representation ' Semi-annual meeting • Review and feedback on overall planning issues • Both a training ground and an advisory council • 20 to 50 members • Chosen by nominating committee, formally elected by community
JEWISH FEDERATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Coordination, resource devtlopmenl, incubation, monitoring goals, planning, allocation
Jewish Federation Board of Directors Composition: • Representatives of Jewish Education. Human Services, Jewish Community Center, and Community Relations (4) • Blumkin Home Repiesenlalive (I) • Synagogue Rabbis (3) • Officers elected by community (Pres., 2-VP, SecTreas., PastPrcs.)(6) • "Constitutional Committee" chairs: Budget & Allocations, Planning & Evaluation, Building & Grounds, Men's & Women's Campaign, Foundation, Jewish Press, Israel, Human Resources 9-4 ofTicer chairmen = (5) / • 19 members
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By RabM Myer 8. Kripke Para^yyot Hukat-Balak ReliciottS Hocua-PocuB Well before P^sah each year, rabbis must explain the four special Sabbaths, and their special Torah readings, to cpngregatiohs not yet attuned to the approaching Festival. It is Shabbat Parah, the Sabbath elucidating the ritual associated with the Red Heifer (Parash Adumah), that results in puzzlement. Ritual purity and impurity are beyond our world of discourse, despite its prominence in the world of our ancient ancestors. Contact with a human corpse was thp principal cause of ritual defilement; the "water of sprinkling" produced by the ashes of a red heifer (and other named items) mixed with water, restored ritual purity. There was only one thing about ritual purity and impurity: In a state of ritual impurity one could not participate in Temple worship mu in the Passover ceremonies. Otherwise being ritually impure made no difference. I am constrained to repeat the famous story of Rabbi Johanan ben Zaccai and his Roman interviewer. The Roman asked the illustrious rabbi about this ceremony, and remarked, with only a modicum of disdain, "It looks like holy hocus-pocus to me!' It was near the end of the first century. Rabbi Johanan and this Roman lived through the Roman massacre of the Jewish population of Palestine, and the destruction of Jewish cities, including Jerusalem, and the burning of the Temple (70 C.E.). Rabbi Johanan, apparently well-versed in all the Roman mystery religions and pagan sects of the time, pointed out to his Roman visitor how much hocus-pocus there was in the Roman sects. "Well," he concluded, "allow us a little hocus-pocus too!" . The Rabbi's students remarked, 'That was answer enough for a Roman. But how do you explain this to us?" Rabbi Johanan was frank. "Of a truth, the dead do not realistically defile, nor do the waters in any realistic sense purify. But this is the law of the Torah, and we are committed to observing it!" Here is, so to speak, an intellectual frontal attack on ritual that is not immediately relevant and apparent! In our day, in the United States, all of our interpretations of Judaism must deal with the rituals of Judaism. Some find them beautiful; others find them burdensome. Orthodoxy observes them gladly, with all the simhah shel mitzvah-but in some cases it loses contact with the thought processes of the new world we live in. Conservative Judaism tries to retain (conserve) as much as possible of the traditional, discarding only rituals that may seem patently absurd and superstitious or esthetically unacceptable. . .but suffers from having no set of criteria to decide what to conserve and what to drop. Reform Judaism throws responsibility on the individual and his conscience-but sufTers from the fact that few Jews of our day, in any and all of our denominations, have sufficient Jewish knowledge to make responsible choices. Reconstructionist Judaism tries to strengthen those practices that make for enlightened and joyous Jewish life-but it suffers discussion of what thori^ practices are, discussion and no adequate conclusion. Red heifer. . .red herring. . .And each of us must choose! In the end, we rely on our own particular rabbi or rabbis...
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JULTOBKATZMAN Services for Julius Katzman wereiheld June 21 at Golden Hill Cemetery. He ^as preceded in death by hia first wife, Anne (Jan) Katzman. Survivors include his wife, Bess; a son, Richard; a daughter, Sherry Kohn; a brother, Maury Katzman, all of Omaha; and three grandchildren.' Meimorialig may be made to Beth Israel Synagogue. EVAGOODMAN Services for Eva Goodman of Chapel Hill, N.C., formerly of Council BlufTs and Omaha, were held June 23 at Bikur Cholim Cemetery in Council Bluffs. She died June 21 at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris, and son, Jerome (ft^ckey). Survivors include two daughters, Babette Blaug, also of Chapel Hill, and Arliss Goodman of Burlingame, CA; a son, David Goodman of Omaha; a sister, Rosalie Braverman of Iowa City, Iowa; and six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the charity of choice. mVIN RUDERMAN Word has been received of the death of Irvin Ruderman of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, formerly of Manitowac, WI, and Omaha. He died June 20 at the age of 66. Survivors include his wife, Rosalind; two daughters, Sheri Ruderman and Stacey Agostino; and a sister. Eve Boguchwal.
Jewish Family Service offers new support group By Cindy R. Ridrxray , M.S.W,, L.C.S.W. On June 13, Jewish Family Service began a support group for New Americans as part of its Resettlement Program. The support group, entitled "Dreams & Realities," is open to all adult refugees from the former Soviet Union. At the group's first meeting, nearly 20 individuals were in attendance. The ptupose of this group is to address the acculturation issues by providing New Americans with a variety of programs related to American culture and Judaism. In addition, the group will give emigres the opportunity to discuss both their joys and frustrations of life in America. The topic of the first group meeting was citizenship. Participants learned about the citizenship process in the United States. Upcoming topics will include: "Cultural and Recreational Opportunities in Omaha," 'the U.S. Health Care System, Medicaid and Medical Insurance," "Jewish Traditions, Rituals and Holidays," 'Parenting and Discipline," ttnd 'The U.S. Banking System." The group will be held at the Jewish Community Center on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of every month, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Transportation is available, and there is no charge for the group. An interpreter is present to fadUtate both the learning and group discussion process. Those interested in registering should contact Cindy Ridgway or Tami Sittler at Jewish Family Service, 330-2024.
Temple Israel to explore history of Reform Judaism By Rabbi Debbie Stiel Temple Israel will explore the history of Reform Judaism during its Friday night services over the summer. Reform Judaism has a rich history that began in Germany almost 2{X) hundred years ago. The congregation will study some of these historical aspects as a prelude for its 125th anniversary next year. Each summer, our services have a slightly different feel and format from the rest of the year. The services are moved up to 7:30 p.m., and are held in the chapel, for a more intimate and informal service. There is always one study theme that is explored in services ormr these two months. The following dates and topic* an: July ((-Enlightenment/Emancipation, the stage is set July U-Reform in Germany July 19-The Early American Reformers July M-Tbe Key Reformers in early to midtwentieth century. Aug. S-Histoiy of Reform Jewish Music. Anc. 0-God in Reform Jewish theology. Aug. 17-Mitzvot in Rafonn Judaism. Aug. tS-R«fbrm Judaism and Zionism. Aug. aO~R«form Judaism Today,
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Services are oondjucted by Cantor Leo Fettmani Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 7 p.m. SATURDAY: ' Services in the Sanctuary and Goldstein Chapel FRIDAY: Shabbat evening service, 8:15 p.m. start at 8:45 a.m. Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan C!ontziuB will officiate. Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Rabbi Stiel will speak. Kiddush luncheon sponsored by Judy Katz and The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Danny Arthur Katz in honor of the auffruf of their son, and Mary Lou Goodman in honor of the Bat Matthew. The bride-to-be is Charlotte Roes, daughMitzvah of their granddaughter, Jamie Skog. ter of Willis Ann and Alvin Ross. Sitter Service—Sitter service is available each Babysitting service provided by Sisterhood. Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservaMincha at 8:46 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, tion so we may plan accordingly. There are no facilMa'Ariv and Havdalah. ities for infants. SUNDAY: SATURDAY: Morning services, 9 a.m. Shabbat morning service, 11:16 a.m. Evening services, 8:46 p.m. Bat Mitzvah-Jamie Lyn Skog, daughter of WEEKDAYS: Ricki and Jeffrey Skog, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah. Services at 7 a.m. and 8:46 p.m. Simcha B'shabbat~An alternative Torah study July Saturday morning services service will take place in the Chapel. The regular Plan to attend Saturday morning services July 6 Shabbat service will be held in the Sanctuary. and July 13. Cantor Fettman selected the following Summer Schedule topics for his weekly message: From July 5 through September 7, Shabbat July 6:"TheArtofChazzanut." evening services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Shabbat July 13: 'The Mechitza." morning services will start each Saturday at the Cookbook earlier hour of 10:15 aon. "Happiness is Still Good Food," available at the Adult Education July 2: "Beyond Midrash," 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., led gift shop, or call Charlotte Kaplan at 551-5658. Sisterhood Gift Shop by Don Schwartz. Sisterhood gift shop is open by appointment. Call Leah Siegel at 666-6466.
Office Incurs: Monday through Thursdaji, 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 Berkovits.' FRIDAY: Services start at 6 p.m. SATURDAY: ' ' Services start at 9:30 a.m. Artza Shabbat-Members of the Artza teen trip to Israel will participate in sA^ices. The kiddush will be sponsored by the Artza parents. Sitter service starts at 10 a.m. Shabbat story time-first and third Saturday at 11a.m. Ktantan meets the second and fourth Saturday at 11 a.m. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 8:55 p.m. SUNDAY: Services start at 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Judaica Shop Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. to noon; or by appointment.
DEDICATION A memorial for Ellen Albin will be dedicated Tuesday, July 2, 10 a.m., at Beth Shalom Cemetery, 78th & Crown Pointe. Rabbi Kaye will officiate.
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Services are officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY; Shabbat evening service at 7:46 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service at 10 a.m. SUNDAY: Hebrew school, 9 a.m.; Religious school, 10 a.m.
Services are led by Rabbi Ruth Ehrenstein and congregants. For information, contact Mike Salmi at 2913469, or Rabbi Ehrenstein at 697-1660. Services: Every Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Second Unitarian Church, 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha. However, no services July 6 due to the holiday weekend. Religious School: Contact Marty Rosenberg for placement in the fall program, 390-9062. Picnic Shabbat: Mark your calendars for July 12 and a special picnic kabbalat shabbat service at the Second Unitarian Church.
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, led by Yale Halperin and Albert Friedman, start at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join residents for the service and the Kiddush following.
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PERSONAL Dear Friends, How great to.have them! I want to thank all of you for your visits, gifts and donations; and your continued expressions of sympathy during this long disability session. You have my grateful apprediation tor your kindness. Most sinoerefy. DanM M. MUM-, ILD.
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^ddreM by Israeli President Ezer Weizman to the Bundestag and Bundesrat of tlie Federal Republic of Gefmany Editor's Note: Althougfa this talk wu deliv•r«d much earlier this year, the content is worthy of publication and the Jewish Press thanks Larry Raftil for bringing the speech to our attention. Esteemed President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Madam Speaker of the Bundestag, Mr. Chancellor, Members of the Bundestag and Bundesrat, Honorable Ambassadors, Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: It was fate that delivered me and my contemporaries into this great era, when the Jews returned to and re-established jtheir hqmeland.' I am no Ibnger a wandering Jew who migrates <from country to country, from exile to exile. But all Jews in every generation must regard themselves as if they had been there, in previous generations, places, and events. • Therefore, I am still a wandering Jew. but not ialong the far-flung paths of the world. Now I migrate through the expanses of time, from generation to generation, down the paths of memory. Memory shortens distances. Two hundred generations have passed since my people first came into being, and to me they seem like a few days. Only two hundred generations have passed since a man named Abraham rose up and left his country and birthplace for the country that is today mine. Only two hundred generations have elapsed from the day Abraham purchased the Cave of Makhpela in the city of Hebron to the murderous conflicts that have taken place there in my generation. Only one hundred fifty generations have passed from the Pillar of Fire of the Exodus Irom Egypt to the pillars of smoke from the Holocaust. And I, a descendant of Abraham, born in Abraham's country, have witnessed them all. I was a slave in Egypt. I received the Torah at Mount iSihai. Together with Joshua and Elyah, I crossed the Jordan River. I entered Jerusalem with David, uras exiled from it with J^ekiah, and did not forget it by the rivers of Babylon. When the Lord returned ^e captives of Zion, I dreamed among the builders of its ramparts.
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I fought the Romans and was banished from Spain. I was bound to the stake in Mainz. I studied Forah in Yemen and lost my family in Kishinev. I was incinerated in TrebUnka, rebelled in Warsaw, knd emigrated to the Land of Israel, the country vhence I had been exiled and where I had been bom, from which I come and to which 1 return. 1 am a wandering Jew who follows in the footsteps of his forebears, and just as I escorted them there and then, 80 do ray forebears accompany me and stand liere with me today. t The sharp-sighted among you may be able to discern them: a retinue of prophets and peasants, kings and rabbis, scientists and soldiers, craftsmen Bnd children. Some died of advanced years in their |)eds. Others went up in flames. Still others fell by the sword. Just as memory forces us to participate in each lay and every event of our past, so does the virtue >f hope fotce us to prepare for each day of our uture. After all, in the past century alone we have )een suspended between life and death, between lope and despair, between displacement and rootklness. Ours, is the terrible century of death, in which the 'jazis and their assistants destroyed a large portion »f us in the Holocaust, but it is also the mind-bog;ling century of revival, of independence, and— •ecently— of a chance for peace. Never before has a President of the State of Israel ipoken in this esteemed place. I wish to thank you br the honor you have bestowed upon us, and I am
happy to see familiar and friendly faces here. Mr. President, Madam and Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chancellor: Israel remenibers with exhilaration your visits to us and the sincerity that you expressed, both toward events of the past and in hopes for the future. You were with us, too, at that difBcult time, when we escorted our Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin of blessed memory, who was murdered on the path of peace, to his final resting place. Yitzhak Rabin, who was one of the leaders on the road to peace. I express my gratitude and blessings for the friendship and cooperation that prevail between Israel and Germany today, as reflected in many diverse spheres of economic, security, and cultural affairs, along,with one that is especially close to my heart — scientific research. German and Israeli researchers are sharing their expertise and skills, and German assistance in Israeli scientific research is one of the factors that Israeli citizens appreciate most highly.
It is not easy for me to travel around this country and hear the memories and voices crying out to me from the ground. However, ladies and gentlemen, this is not an easy visit. Only 50 years, a mere moment in the lengthy history of my people, have passed since the end of that terrible war. It was not easy for me to visit the Sachsenhausen concentration camp today. It is not easy for me to travel around this country and hear the memories and voices crying out to me from the ground. It is ndt easy for me to stand here and speak with you, my friends in this house. Jews have lived in Germany for a thousand years or more. German Jewry was the oldest Jewish community in Europe until the Nazis destroyed it. From the first traders who came here in the foot steps of the Romans to the scientists of the 20th century, from Kalonymos to Mendelssohn, firom the blood libel of Fulda to the horrors of Kristallnacht; from the badge of shame to the yellow patch; from Martin Luther's anti-Semitic missives to the Nuremberg Laws, fiom the commentaries of Rashi to the poems of Heinrich Heine; Rabbeinu Gershom, th6 Light of the Exile; Walther Rathenau; Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig; Albert Einstein — these are only some of the names that this country has known. Among the millions of my')>eople'8 children whom the Nazis led to their deaths, there were other names that we might have uttered here today with the same degree of esteem and admiration. But we do not know their names. How many unwritten books died with them? How many uncomposed symphonies suffocated in their throats? How many scientific discoveries did not mature in Iheif intellects? Every one of them was killed twice: once as a child led by the Nazis to the camps, and again as the adult he or she might have been. The Nazis stole them not only from their families and their people, but from the whole of humankind. 1, as President of the State of Israel, can grieve for them and commemorate them, but I cannot forgive in their name. I can only demand that you, members of the Bundestag and Bundesrat, with full cognizance of the past, set your minds to the future. It is yours to discern any manifestation of racism, quash every expression of neo-Nazism, know how to identify these phenomena courageously, and expunge them from your midst, lest they grow and spread. I imagine that for you, too, ladies and gentlemen, a visit by the President of Israel includes several difficult moments. However, we meet here not as private individuals but as the envoys of sovereign states. We must find common ground so that wc may advance toward the goals we have set for ourselves.
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I am a wandering Jew. With the cloak of memory around my shoulders and the staff of hope in my hand, I stand at this great crossroads in time, the end of the 20th century. ' ' I know whence I have come, and with hope and apprehension I attempt to find out where I am heading. ' The State of Israel is in the midst of a process that is encouraging and extiting, but at the same time worrying and frightening. It has already claimed the lives of the architects of peace, the Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated in cold, blood by an enemy of , peace, and before him, the President of Egypt, Anwar Sadat. The peace process is the most important process that has surfaced since the establishment of the Jewish state, and we are now in its very midst. ' Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen: fbr more than a century of Zionist endeavor, we have hoped for this |>eace and struggled to achieve it. We did not return to our borders in warships; we did not march home waving spears. We returned in convoys of dreamers and in boats of oppressed refugees. We returned, and, like our forefather King David who purchased the Temple Mount, and our patriarch Abraham who bought the Cave of Makhpela, we bought land, we sowed fields, we planted vineyards, we built houses, and even before we achieved statehood, we were already bearing weapons to protect our lives. Time and again we stretched out our hands, and time and again we were rejected. Time and again we went to war; time and again we killed and were killed. Time and again we left our homes, offices, universities, and orchards for the battlefields. Time and again we discovered that beyond even the greatest victories, only crises and losses lurlied. We yearn for this peace; we dream of it and pray for it. It appears at every juncture of Jewish thought: in the Torah, the Psalms, the Talmud, the commentaries, liturgy, and homiletics. But for these very reasons—our infinite longing for peace, our penchant for recalling our history, especially in its most terrible episodes, those written in this country — we must be cautious and practical.
Terrorist organizations and extremist Islamic states wish to sabotage the process, as do extremist elements In our midst We deal with this fragile, delicate process of peace suffused with hope and, I am sure, with sang-froid and wisdom. Terrorist organizations and extremist Islamic states wish to sabotage the process, as do extremist elements in our midst. The atmosphere is charged; things are not easy — not only because murderous extremism is striving to destroy this peace, but also because even those who love peace are apprehensive, and both camps still have unhealed wounds and fresh memories. The blood still cries out to us. Many peace treaties have been signed in the course of history. They speak of economic relations and security arrangements, compensation and borders. When I was Defense Minister in the Government of Israel, 1 took part in the peace negotiations with Egypt, and I can tell you that in peace treaties in the Middle East, we are strict about these matters but not only about them. In our case, there is also the question of holy land, holy graves, and holy wars. Memories from the time of Joshua, the Templar knights, Pontius Pilate, and Saladin hover over the negotiating table. Our most recent agreement with thS Palestinians includes a clause about educating both peoples for a life of peace. . (Continued on next page)
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The feet, however, tread on the residues of that was whispered in prayer only, that was read sion, I would like to end with a Biblical verse of those generations, and the l^ands are the hands only in lynagogues, that was sung only in Uturgy, hope and peace. that built the ramparts of Jerusalem at the timeof that was shrieked in the gas chambers — in the My forebears described peace with a Hebrew the Return of Zion. i prayer *Shma Yisrael" —has been revived. expression that every farmer in the Middle East The work was done with only one hand, for the I know that German is richer than Hebrew in has experienced first-hand: "every man u^der his other hand clutched a weapon. Do not take this many ways, but I do not lack the words to express vine and uncjer his fig tree." lightly. We are trying to achieve a peace that will my feelings, nor have Jews ever lacked words to This is n handsome expression, but it is no longer propel us into the 21st century. But ancient express their faith, love, dreams, yearnings, and sufiicient to rest in the shade of one's vine or under Crusader maps hang on the wall, and the branches of one's fig tree. Peace has to be dynamic, not quiescent. ancient Biblical memories hover in the . atmosphere, and primeval prophecies It must propel us into the fifth millennium of our history, into the 21st century, strive to fulfill themselves. We have invested too much time, resources, and physical where new cultural, educational, technoSeated with us at the discussion table, watching us carefully, are guests from and psychological effort in the battlefield. Now, we have work logical, scientific, and agricultural chaltime immemorial, representatives of to do in our schools, research Institutes, workshops, and lenges await us. bygone eras: Joshua and David, the Today's Israel, with its large influx of laboratories. Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ. immigrants, its economic momentum, Sometimes the burden is too heavy to the peace accords, should and can bear. reclaim its position as the predominant However, despite the difficulty and cultural center of the Jewish people. pain, it may also be the source of our We have invested too much time, strength and hope. Let us bear in mind resources, and physical and psychologithat this holy land is composed not only of holy hopes.We have developed a suitable vocabulary for cal effort in the battlefield. Now we have work to do places but also of homes and fields, factories, our special needs. We await, we yearn, we desire, in our schools, research institutes, workshops, and schools, and workshops. we anticipate, we long for, we hope, we thirst, we laboratories. There are not only cemeteries and dead bones, but crave, we imagine.... I stop here in order to apoloOur true aspirations reside there, not in the bat^ also live people whose fate is in our hands. In 1977, gize to the interpreters in case they find it hard to tlefield. Our very essence is anchored in study and the late President of E^gypt, Anwar Sadat, and the select the right words. education. Jewish ethics has always preferred the late Prime Minister of Israel, Menachem Begin, met These two cadavers, revived after so many years pen to the sword, and as a former soldier, believe in Jerusalem. A peace treaty was signed in Egypt, a — the Jewish state and the Hebrew language — are me, it is not easy for me to say such a thing. treaty with which I am personally familiar. the very essence of our Uves in this century. In this Ladies and gentlemen, we are a people of memory Since then,we have concluded a peace treaty with of all centuries, which observed us devastated and and prayer. We are a people of words and hope. We Jordan, signed the Oslo agreements with the dead, we have risen again. Palestinians, created a dialogue and economic relaAnd we now use this language, which in exile we have neither established empires nor built castles and palaces. We have only placed words on top of tions with other Arab countries, and embarked on used to speak to God only, to speak to each other. initial peace contacts with Syria — contacts that We still pray in Hebrew, but now we also use it to each other. We have fashioned ideas; we have built are by no means easy. speak, to write, to work and study, to argue, to memorials. We have dreamed towers of yearnings — of There is a scent of hope in the air, but we must court each other, and to sing. not submit to delusions. The two peoples are still And the miracle is all the greater because if Jerusalem rebuilt, of Jerusalem united, of a peace alien to each other. A bridge of understanding is Isaiah, Solomon, and Jesus were here today, they that will be swiftly and speedily established in our being built, but we still have to complete it and would understand what I am saying just as I and days. Amen. make sure that its structure is firm. We respect our neighboring countries and the Kvcn Crowe ^ I (o»»tCiii«iiniiipii) ^ culture that surrounds us, and we wish to take up our position among them, but in our own way and with allegiance to our values and culture. You, "1127 Snm ItttlOMhai NE nt44 ladies and gentlemen, who have made such an (402) 130076S RM. (40?) «»5-5e«8 . ' important contribution to the strength of the State of Israel and the peace process, know that the two are intertwined — that only because of its strength can the State of Israel undertake the . «6668W. Ibt $65,000 peace process. I speak not only of military prowess and material assets. In the last century, since we returned to 36 month tease, $5000 cash down or trade equivalent, 1st month payour country, we have built more than villages and ment plus $700 refundable security deposit due at inception. 10.000 towns, factories and bams, shops and army bases. miles slowed.per year with additional miles available. Residual value We have also installed democratic governance $37,050. Tams ani license not induded.WAC and built a massive cultural and educational system: schools, research institutes, libraries, museums, conservatories, and universities. But transcending all of these — which exist in any civilized state —we have wrought a unique ctiltural miracle: the revival of our language, the payment financing I Hebrew language. It ii the language in which I aMmMdill)ipH am speaking to you now, the language which. (Continued firom page 4)
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Ritual, custom and food characterize simcha By Ronnie Caplane Jewish Bulletin of Northern California New babies, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and death. Life-cycle events involve ritual and custom. Many life-cycle events are rooted in the Bible and observed today much as they were 4,000 years ago. Others have been adapted to suit modem life. And some have absolutely no biblical basis. But one thing has remained constant over the centuries: Food is an integral part of a Jewish celebration. The simcha, or joyous occasion, has always been followed by a seudat mitzvah, the meal celebrating performance of a mitzvah. Even funerals are followed by a meal. But party planners and 'Goodbye Columbus"-style extravaganzas were not part of the original program. According to Daniel Syme in 'The Jewish Home: A Guide for Jewish Living," at one ^me community leaders enacted guidelines or special taxes to ensure feasts would not be ostentatious, nor detract from a ceremony's religious significance. In fact, many of the customs of life-cycle events discourage ostentation, promoting a belief in the equality of all. Another constant is the presence of a minyan at all life-cycle events except for the pidyon haben, redemption of the first-born son. A minyan is 10 Jewish adults over the age of 13. In Orthodoxy, a minyan only includes men.
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YES will meet Monday at the JCC. Exercise starts at|10:16 ajn., and bingo and English class both start at 10:30. Bring articles to share at *^S Talk" discussion group at 11:16. All are welcome to join the YES choral group at rehearsal at il a.m. Members are encouraged to wear red, white and blue to celebrate Independence Day. Following lunch at noon. Marshal Lewis, an investor, will speak, i For transportation, call 330-4272. Reminders: YES board meeting at 9:46 a.m.; blood pressure screening fi-om 11:30 a.m. to noon in the adult lounge. YES will take a trip to Mahoney State Park July 25. Among the activities is a visit to the craft center, greenhouse, marina and lodge. Cost is $10 and includes transportation, bus driver's gratuity, drinks and craft supplies. Members should bring a picnic lunch. , Transportation will leave from the JCC at 9:30 a.m. and return at approximately 2:30 p.m.. Make reservations with Margaret by July 16. WALK-IN DROP-IN No program, due to Independence Day. VISIONS Deadline is July 1 for reservations to see the musical, "Hello Dolly" at the Ralston Community Theatre Sunday, July 14,2 p.m. Following the show, dinner will be at Farmer Brown's Steak House, 83rd and Highway 370 in Papillion. Cost is $19 and includes show, dinner, tax und gratuity. Send reservation form to Ethel Goldston, 10630 Padfit St., #104, Omaha, NE 68114. Visions board meeting will be Friday, July 5, 9:30 a.m., in the adult lounge.
Holly Friedman, daught^ of Sheiyl and Art Friedman, has recently been inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, an international honorary for education m^ors and professionals, at the 'University of Nebraska-Omaha, where she is on the dean's list and vice-president of Zeta Tau Alpha. ^ In addition, Ms. Friedman has been tapped for membei^hip in the Order of Omega, a leadership honorary for members of the Greek system. Olga Usov of Omaha, formerly of De-Shalit, Israel, has recently joined the staff of Rep. Jon Christensen (R-NEB) as a summer intern. In the fall, she will return to her nursing studies at Glarkson College. Ms. Usov is active in Omaha's Literary Council, Jewish Community Center and the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Competitive Speech Club. Joshua Philip Finkler has been awarded the department of philosophy fellowship from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana for the 1996-97 academic year. He received an MS in mathematics at the University of Illinois in 1995, and is now a doctoral candidate in philosophy, specializing in logic. Mr. Finkler is the son of Deana Liddy of Omaha and Paul Finkler of Lincoln. The Computer Renaissance in Miracle Hills Square at 114th and Dodge is^ow under new management. The store is owned and operated by Scott Lewis.
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What's that smell? By Rachel Shkolnick If you've been walking around Omaha and suddenly caught a peculiar scent, youll want to read this article. If you've been driving in your car and been overwhelmed by an intriguing gi^st of air from the qpen road, you've got some questions to be answered. And if you've been swimming or woi'king out at the JCC, and your skin has started to tingle, you've been affected by it, too. Yes, there is definitely something lingering in the air. Stop for a moment. Take a deep breath and breathe in your surroundings. Smell that? It's the scent of excitement, the smell of competition; and it will be hovering in tfie air until eight of our teen athletes head to St. Louis to participate in the 1996 Maccabi Youth Games in August. The Maccabi Youth Games were originated in Israel in 1988, and create a time for Jewish teens to come together fit>m around the country as well as from other countries to compete in several sports. But there is more to the Games than just competition. It is here where life-long friendships are made by medium of day-time sports activities as well as evening evianto. This year, the coordinators have scheduled opening and closing ceremonies, swim parties, and even a much-awaited trip to Six Flags. Participants will have the opportunity to trade their uniforms, T-shirts, and JCC Maccabi Youth Games pins. These mementos help create memories for participants which will last them a lifetime. The Omaha delegation will be accompanied by the two delegation heads, Alon Mor, Regional BBYO director, and myself We will supervise in shifts as I take the kids on Sunday, Aug. 11, with my sister, Lisa Shkolnick. We will not only supervise the athletes and cheer them on in their events, but will also keep everyone in Omaha updated with, current scores and event results. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, AJon and his then-to-be wife, Rikki Epstein, will take over the supervision along with the JCC's very own executive director, Jeff Aizenberg. The three of them will accompany the athletes home Friday, Aug. 16, and will make certain the trophies and medals make it home without a scratch! . . .And speaking of our athletes, let's go ahead with our starting line-up! Tennis: Julie Coren, Adam Kohn, Mendel Kurland and Jon Zoob. They will play on various courts around St. Louis, including Washington University. Track and field: David Epstein and Adam Nichols, both of whom have had different experiences competing in team and individual relays in Omaha. Golf: Aaron Aizentierg is our only golfer, and he will battle the green on St. Andrews golf course in St. Charles, Mo. The course consists of holes that are I'ar 3, 4 and 5, and includes many of those menacing sand and water traps. Gymnastics: Elisa Arkovich from Ames, Iowa, will demonstrate tumbling abilities as the only participant in the gymnastics competition. So, there you have it. . .the Omaha delegation stars and the sporta in which they excel. So when you see them around Omaha or walking through the 'J,' wish them luck and encouragement. And the next time someone asks you, "What's tliat smell?,' tell them it's the smell of excitement and competition emulating from the Omaha delegation of the 1996 Maccabi Youth Games in St. Louis in August.
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