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Temple Israel celebrates second Synagogue 2000 Identity Day by Michael Walts
Sunday, Sept. 14, marks a special day in the life of the Congregation of Temple Israel. After recently marking the Temple's 125th anniversary (1871-1996), "Synagogue 2000 Identity Day II will be held at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Israel .,. , , . Through a national, trans-denominational program, led by Omaha's own Dr. Ron Wolfson, Temple Israel members, along with 15 other Reform and Conservative congregations across the country, have been looking for ways to make the synagogue a more viable, meaningful, relevant and spiritual place. The process began last December with Synagogue Identity Day I, when congregants met to develop a time line of the history of Temple Israel and its members. Since then, a group of 30 professionals and lay leaders have been meeting bi-weekly to study, learn, share and dream. Now the steering committee is bringing the process back full circle to the congregation. The framework of
the program will be that of Synagogue 2000 committee meetings. We will sing together, pray together, study together and share our thoughts and dreams. The group will review the' concept of Synagogue 2000, update members on progress and assess its successes and goals. The next stage will give the congregation an opportunity to look towards the future and consider what personal needs a synagogue should provide, what talents and resources can be brought to the congregation and what suggestions and ideas can be offered to meet the challenges that face American Jewry in the next century. How do we find religious meaning and relevance in bur busy daily lives. What are some of our diverse con-, cepts of God and how do they fit into our personal lives and our congregational experiences? Members of Temple Israel and the community are invited to attend this, event, if not to find the answers, then to at least help ask the right questions. For more information, contact the Temple Israel office, 556-6536.
ORT members tape history book for special students by Claudia Sherman
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Dr. Frederick Greenspahn to speak at Klutznick Symposium
at the Jewish Commun- « by Gtoriann Levy, ity Center on Sunday, , Jewish Cultural Arts Director Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), the with the last presentaonly national non-profit organization serving peoAt first glance, the question "Does Judaism Have tion ending at 5 p.m. An ple who cannot read standard print because of visual, perceptual, or other disabilities, lends a Bible?" is, to use a contemporary slang expres- additional five scholars recorded textbooks to students at schools across the sion, a "no-brainer." Of course, Judaism has a will be talking on the • country. Nancy Engelhart, a special education Bible, the HEBREW Bible, which Christians have ' Creighton campus beginning at 9:30 a.m. on teacher at Omaha Public School's Burke High traditionally called the Old Testament. One of the most exciting things about good scholMonday. School, orders 60 tq 70 tapes a year from RFB&D ars and good scholarship is that they challenge The Sunday evening to serve special education students. long-held perceptions. In this case, Frederick event this year features During the 1996-97 school year, students with a professor at the University of the official opening of an disabilities enrolled in American History classes at Greenspahn, Denver, does just this in the-lead-off presentation art exhibit, "The Binding Dr. Greenspahn Burke High School were not able to use RFB&D of 10th Annual Klutznick Symposium, which of Isaac: Genesis 22 and tapes. "History of the United States" published by willthestart at noon on Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Its Progeny," at the lied Education Center for the Houghton Mifflin Company, the textbook used in Arts on the campus of Creighton University. junior American History classes at the high school, Jewish Community Center. While it would not be good, form to reveal anothPreceding gallery tours and a dessert reception is has not yet been recorded. •;.•' er's conclusions, it is a safe bet that Greenspahn's a 7:30 p.m. lecture, "Images from the Bible at the After learning that the history book was not tape recorded, Women's American ORT offered to tape multiple answers to this question will lead audi- End of the Millennium," by Ori Z. Soltes, Director, the book as a community service project over the ence members to think in new ways about the rela- B'nai B'rith Klutznick: National Jewish Museum. tionship between Judaism and the. Bible. And, as For more information on the Klutznick summer months. ; ^: in past years, Greenspahn's paper is sure to elicit Symposium, please feel free to contact Dr. Leonard Thirteen women including Linda Novak, Caryn' lively give-and-take among visiting scholars and Greenspoon at Creighton at 280-2303, or the Rifkin, Carol Nathan, Cindy Shulewitz, Kathy members of the audience. ; Jewish Cultural Arts Council office, at 334-6403. Siref, Fran Coren, Joye Wees, Maureen Strain, Leonard Greenspoon, chairholder of Creighton All activities are free and open to the public. Lesli Shrago, Saundra Dwinell, Beth Michnowski, University's Klutznick Chair in Jewish CivilizaCathy Christensen, and Phyllis.Silberstein record- tion, reminisced about how he and Greenspahn YJO Day at the ZOO ed approximately 600 pages during the summer. first met: "Because of the similarities in our last "The text was very interesting;" said Mrs. ; names, people would come up to me at1 professionYoung Jewish Omaha will meet at the Henry Schulewitz, "and it gives you a good feeling know- al meetings, look at my name tag, and say, "You're • Poorly.Zoo.ihis Sunday, choosing from two ing you're helping someone." : not him.' Finally, I asked someone who they were tours, 11 am. or 1:30 p.m. Lunch is at 12:30 "I'm absolutely thrilled to have these tapes," looking for.... Fred GREENSPAHN, they replied. p.m. For more information, call Sharon responded Mrs. Engelhart. "The volunteers who It turns out the same thing was happening, to Fred. ;; contributed to; this effort will impact innumerable Finally, we met and have become good friends and Kirshenbaurn, 334-6485: students for years ;to come.T close colleagues ever since".,. '•'"• Mission Recruitment meetings ORT. will sponsor a family picnic this Sunday, One of the major-goals of the Klutznick from 1-4 p.m. at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area,' A recruitment meeting, at the home of Rick 8901 South 164 Street. The 1998 Pleasure Pac Symposium is to instill a sense of friendship and and Julee Katzman, is scheduled for Sunday at collegiality not only among the visiting scholars, coupon books will be available for $25, along with but between the scholars and members of Omaha's 7 p.m. for the 'Journey to Celebration, Mission', pre-packaged New Year's cards. Jewish and Creighton communities. This unique to Poland and Israel, March 18-31,1998. Proceeds will support ORTs world-wide network feature has earned the Klutznick Symposium a The 'YJO Hatikvah Mission,1, Feb. 5-15,1998, of vocational and technical schools, including ~ national and international reputation. This is will hold a recruitment meeting Monday, Sept. Jewish day school computer centers in Miami, clearly visible when we notice that this year's visit8,7:30 p.m., at the Wyrjdham Hill Clubhouse. Atlanta and Cleveland. ing scholars come from as far away as Israel and as For more information, contact Julie Stein, 496- close by as Creighton University. For Information about either event, call Lana 9964 or Lesli Shrago, 963-9889. . ^ in the Jewish Federation office, 334-6430. Greonspahn will be joined by five other speakers
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Parashat Shofetim Justice in the Genes
One of the famous Noahide laws in ancient Jewish thought insisted that all people, as a natural human reaction to being alive, was to institute courts of justice. Our Sidrah spends time and effort and thought about the institution of justice and courts to administer it as a primary step toward a civilized society. The key, in our Sidrah, is the . famous demand, "Justice, justice shall you pursue." And justice has been a Jewish virtue since ancient times. Our sacred text does not state.nor does it imply, that the world is just. Indeed, it makes it clear that life is not just, and that it remains a human duty to seek justice, one of the means toward "tikkun," improving and perfecting the world as God left it. Humans, Jewish tradition has it, are God's co-workers in creating a better world. It is not an accident that the story of creation at the beginning of the Bible ends with the word la'asot, still to be done. A midrash has it that David, lamenting that he was not to build the Temple, was comforted by the Lord Himself, "Your administration of law and justice is more important, more beloved to Me than any Temple that may be built!" Our Sidrah requires that the King carry with him at all times a copy of this law, which he is to write with his own had. (What exactly "this law" implies is not detailed.) The King must recognize that he is subject to law! It need hardly be noted that the thrust toward justice appears again and again, in Torah, especially in the prophetic demands, and even in books like the Psalms. And what is the profound searching of Job but an agonizing, awe-struck wonder that the world is not just? My impression is that even Jews who profess to have no "religious" affiliations with Judaism, have a passion for justice. This explains why Jews in glorious numbers highly different from their proportion of the population, are to be found in organizations and demonstrations for social justice. The Bible's concern for the poor, the deprived, the underprivileged, perseveres in the mindset of Jews who do not read the Bible, Jews from the lowliest, smallest demonstrations all the way to Jews on the Supreme Court. The pursuit of justice is part of a long-enduring cultural heritage. Playfully, we may say that justice is in the (genes) jeans. (A propos of American life in our day, a midrash on our Sidrah is that the king may not be summoned to court, nor may he be required to testify in any case before the court. Shall we send the text of the midrash to President Clinton's lawyers?)
'Holocaust'telecast on History Channel The Emmy-award winning made-for-television movie "Holocaust" will be broadcast Sept 7-11 at 8 p.m. each night on the History Channel on cable. After the airing of each segment, host Sandor Vanocur will be joined by Dr. Michael Berenbaum, President of the Survivors of the Hosah Visual Foundation and nine Holocaust survivors.
PEARL KAPLAN Pearl Kaplan died at the age of 82. Services were held Aug. 27 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. She was preceded in.death by her husband, Nathan. ' Survivors include a son, Russell L. Kaplan; daughter and son-in-law, Phyllis Brown and Richard Self; grandchildren, Beth Brown of Omaha, and Drs. Michael and Judith Brown of Philadelphia; Memorials to the Madonna School, 2537 No. 62nd St., Omaha 68104. LOUISE SHERMAN Louise "Iibby" Sherman died Monday at the age of 77. Services were held Sept. 4 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Sherman. • Survivors include a daughter, Carol Mitchell of St. Louis; and a son, Michael of Punta Gorda, FL; grandchildren, Tiffany Sherman, Jody Hanson and Bryan Mitchell; brothers, Milton Saylan and Maynard Saylan; sister, Harriet Brown.
Musical review —
LaCage aux Folles by Sheryl Friedman
The Omaha Community Playhouse opened their season with a dazzling, funny, heartwarming play that showcases a wealth of local talent. The story is of a young man who brings his fiancee and her ultraconservative parents home to meet his father and "mother," who happen to be of the same gender. Joseph Miloni (Georges) has a rich, vibrant voice and is suave in his role as the dad and master of ceremonies at the cabarte. Jim Boggess (Albin) is superb in his portrayal of ZaZa, the female-impersonator at the club and Georges' longtime companion. Their timing and characterizations were perfect. Bill Bohannon (Jacob) was a hoot as the butler who longs to be "the maid."' The gals~or are they guys?—in the chorus line ("Les Cagelle") include JCC tap instructor Jennifer Curran. They performed their routines deftly while wearing spectacular costumes and four-inch heels. Amidst the glitter and glitz there were wonderful messages in Harvey Fierstein's book and Jerry Herman's lyrics: "Try to see life from a different angle." When the going gets tough, put on "A Little More Mascara." And don't wait for tomorrow, because "The Best of Times" is now. "La Cages aux Folles" runs -through Sept. 23. Don't miss it!
Jewish Senior Services hosts summer luncheon
An Oprah Winfrey featured title focus of Book Discussion by Edythe Wolf, Librarian
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Stones From The River by Ursula Hegi, a critically acclaimed novel featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, will be the focus of the Sept. 18 book discussion. Michael Gendler, assistant professor of History at the College of Saint Mary's, will be the facilitator for the session. Stones From the River is a stunning novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times-set in a fictional small German town and spanning both world wars. Through the voice of the town's unofficial historian and conscience, Hegi explores the secrets, actions, and lack of action that shapes the residents'fates. The Book Discussion group, which meets on the third Thursday of the month, is open to the public and welcomes new members. Future discussions will include Miriam's Kitchen, a memoir by Elizabeth Erlich (Nov., 20), and Prayers For the Dead by Faye Kellerman (Dec.,18). All books are available to borrow or purchase at the Library. For information, call 334-6462.
Lev Shekhtman and Anna Mosenkis More than 65 seniors gathered at Beth El Synagogue recently for a summer luncheon. Jewish Senior Services hosted a Passover luncheon, too, that was so successful that several luncheons will be planned throughout the year. Lucy White made her famous noodle kugel, accompanied with other 'goodies.' . " '•'. Guest speaker Susie Drazen gave a talk on "Naming Names." Musical guests Lev Shekhtman and Anna Mosenkis treated the group to ethnic music from Russia, Eastern Europe and Israel. Among the volunteers fqr the day.were: Toby Kagan, Reva and Al Oruch, Millie Altman, Bess Hornstein, Harold Goodman, Doc and Ann Margolin, Hilde Gottlieb and Sally Veriger, assisted by the JSS staff.
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candlelighting; 7:32 p.m. TEMPLE ISRAEL
BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE
BETH EL SYNAGOGUE
Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations 7023 Case Street, Omaha, NE 68132 556-6536
Member of the Union of . Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America 1502 No. 52nd St., Omaha, NE 68104 556-6288
FRIDAY: Shabbat service, 8 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Hazzan Contzius will officiate. The guest speaker is Saundra Dwinell; her topic is "The Journey of a Lifetime." The Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by Robin Dwinell, in honor of his wife, Saundra. TOT SHABBAT SERVICE Friday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m.--A short service of song and prayer, followed by cookies and juice, will be held for toddlers through children in the primary grades and their families. ' Sitter Service is available during the Shabbat evening service. Please make a reservation. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 10:30 ajn. B'nai Mitzvah: Igor A. Ginzburg, son of Laria and Arkadiy Ginzburg, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah at Shabbat morning services, Sept. 6. Anna Patovsky, daughter of Ella Fatkovsky, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Sept. 13. Simcha B'Shabbat-an informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of Jewish texts. The regular service will be held in the sanctuary. T.O.W. Tuesday, Sept. 9, noon to 1:15 pan. -Torah on Wheels (TOW) will be held at Abrahams, Kaslow and Cassman, 8712 West Dodge. Milt Abrahams is host and reservations are required. Call the temple office, 556-6536. ADULT EDUCATION Wednesday, Sept. 10 - Adult B'nai Mitzvah Class, 10 a.m. to noon. Thursday, Sept. 11 -- Hazzan Erik Contzius will teach "The World of Jewish Music," from 9:30 -10:30 a.m.; Rabbi Debbie Stiel will teach "Talmud for Beginners,* 10:30-11:30 a.m. ; "Beyond Midrash," led by Don Schwartz, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Beginning Sept. 5 - services begin at 8 p.m. on Friday evenings, and 10:30 aan. on Saturday mornings.
Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. 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 pan. SATURDAY: Services start at 8:45 a.m.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood. Pirkei Avos class with Rabbi Kutner, 6:55 p.m. at the synagogue; Mincha, 7:25 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. WEEKDAYS: . Services at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Learn about the High Holidays with Rabbi Kutner. "The Art and Music of the Shofar," is Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7:45 p.m. and "How to Survive the High Holiday Services," is Wednesday, Sept. 24,7:45 pan. at the synagogue.
Member of United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism 14506 California, Omaha, ME 68154 492-8550 WEB-httpV/omahafre enet.org/bethel
TIFERETH ISRAEL Member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 3219 Sheridan Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68502. 423-8569 Services are conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. . .. . .,... . ...... Minyans on Mondays and Thursdays, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8 pan. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. ADULT EDUCATION A 3-part series on the challenge of raising children in the 21st century will be held Sept. 8 and 22, and Oct. 20. The topic will be"How to Raise Your Child to be a Mensch," by Rabbi Alan Gonsher. The sessions will start at 7 pan.
BEYT SHALOM An Affiliate of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation P.O. Box 241130, Omaha, NE 68124-5130 >i 758-9233 wwwibmahafreenet.org/beytsbal FRIDAY: . Kabbalat Shabbat services every Friday night at 7:30 p.m. at 3012 S. 119th St., Omaha. Religious School is taking registration for the next term, which start Sunday. Classes this year will be held at the Jewish Community Center on Sundays from 10 a.m.-noon for all grades, and on Tuesdays from 4-6 p.m. for grades four and higher. Contact Dr. Marty Rosenberg at 390-9062 for placement. For last-minute changes, call the Beyt Shalom hotline, 768-9233.
CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN SOUTH STREET TEMPLE Member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations 2061 S. 20th S t Lincoln, NE 68502-2797 435-8004 Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. THURSDAY: Choir practice, 7:30 p.m. FRIDAY: Shabbat services at 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study and service, 10 aan.
B'NAI ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE 618 Mynster St, i Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 322-4705 E-MAIL: docjeb@juno.com FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m. The discussion topic will be "Is Dershowitz correct about the Vanishing American Jew - and what is to be done about it?"
ROSE BLUMKIN JEWISH HOME SATURDAY: Services, led by Steve Riekes, start at 9 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join residents for services and Kiddish.
CHABAD HOUSE An Affiliate of the Worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Movement 11923 Pacific, Omaha, NE 68144 697-1124 E-MADlr~chabad@aol.com SATURDAY: Davening starts at 9:30 a.m., followed by Kiddish. ".'.,• WEDNESDAYS: Talmud classes, 9:30 a.m.; "Hooked on Yiddish" lessons, 1 p.m. THURSDAYS: Advanced Talmud, noon
OFFUTT 25th and Capehart, Omaha, NE 294-6051 FRIDAY:, Services, 8(.p.m.i i u - ••
Vandalism repaired at B'nai Israel Vandals who threw large rocks at the windows of B'nai Israel in Council Bluffs were apprehended. One of the young teens involved in the incident has apologized to the members of the synagogue, according to Dr. Jerome Bleicher, president, and has assisted with the tasks involved in repairing the damage. Several of the synagogue's stained glass windows were broken in the spring vandalism and damage costs were estimated at approximately $2500. The windows have been replaced with plain glass.
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 Berkovits. FRIDAY: Services, 6 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Kiddish following services; Sitter service, 10 a.m.; Shabbat Story Time-first and third Saturday at 11 aan.j ICtantan-second and fourth Saturday at 11 am. Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 7:50 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m. WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. BAT MITZVAH Jessica Hasslinger, daughter of M'Lee and Larry Hasslinger, will become a Bat Mitzvah tonight and tomorrow morning, Sept. 5 and 6.
nag Cari Heather Green, daughter of Sherri and Gary Green, will become a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Beth El Synagogue. An eighth-grade honor student at Morton Junior High, she was selected to participate in the Duke Talent Identification Program. She enjoys jazz dance and softball. For her Tzedakah project, she is planting flower.bulbs at the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home for the residents to enjoy. Cari has a brother, Corey, age 10. . Grandparents are Phyllis and Normand Roffman of Omaha and the late Harry A. and Evelyn Green.
Zac Bryant, son of Miles Bryant and Sarah Bauman, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13, at Tifereth Israel Synagogue in Lincoln. An eighth-grade stu-; dent at Irving Middle School in Lincoln, he enjoys sports, studies judo and participates in NCSY. He has attended . Camp Ramah in Wisconsin for the past three summers. He also enjoys fishing and hiking. r Zac has a brother, Benjamin. '".'."''.. ;
Alice Shalvi appointed to JTS Jerusalem campus
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Internationally recognized educator, scholar and women's rights advocate Alice Shalvi has been appointed rector of the Seminary of Judaic Studies of the Beit^ Midrash of the JEwish Theological Seminary in Israel. "This is the first time that a theological'institution has appointed a woman as its academic head," noted Prof. Shalvi, "At a time when elements of the religious establishment are, moving away from modernity, the Beit Midiflsh.is willing.to confront ; , today's spiritual challenges." , •! ; . . ,:. .'' Prof. Shalvi is the founder of the Israel Women's ; Network and was principal of the Pelech Religious ; Experimental High School for Girls from 1975 to 1990. She also founded the Department of English : at Ben Gurion University, of the.Negev.-She has a • master's from Cambridge University and PhD • : from Hebrew University. '• •• ••'/ The Beit Midrash operates the TALI Education Fund which provides Jewish studies material to Israel's schools. As rector, Dr. Shalvi will oversee more than 300 students in graduate programs in Jewish studies, rabbinics and Jewish education.
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Editorial
September 5,1997
Good news about teens
WE H A V t . A 3 R E a ) P O N V b l
In a time when the public and the news media are highly critical of teenagers, it is indeed welcome news to report on our teens in the Omaha, Lincoln and Council Bluffs Jewish communities. All summer long, Joanie Jacobson has been soliciting articles, photos, cartoons and artwork from area teens for the upcoming New Year's issue. Assisted by Danny Cohn and Beth Shyken, she has managed to obtain more than 65 articles and poems, numerous photos, original artwork and cartoons. The topics cover a wide range, from celebrating Shabbat and the holidays to teen violence, intermarriage, gambling, sports, Jewish camping and Israel experiences. For those teens who were unable to meet the deadline and have not submitted their features, please send them to us anyway. Though the New Year's issue will an entirely TEEN-AGE issue, we will continue to publish Teen Age monthly, starting again in November. We do. want to hearfromyou! To the teens whose pieces will appear on Sept. 26, the Jewish Press is proud to publish your work, proud of your responsibility, your creativity, your sensitivity...and just plain proud of you!
Our man in Israel
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Letter from Israel
by Carl Alpert
HAIFA - Just before it adjourned for its summer recess, the Knesset placed on its agenda and passed for first reading, a proposed law dealing with the Intifada. Who remembers the Intifada? It began in December, 1987, and lasted for about four years. It was marked at first by civil disobedience against the Israeli military authorities in Gaza and the West Bank, but was quickly transformed into a wholesale wave of violence with stabbings and shootings, not only of Israelis, but also of other Palestinians, who, on the flimsiest of evidence, were accused of collaborating with Israel. Arafat and the PLO leadership were unable to control the riots and silently acquiesced. In the absence of any restraint by the Palestinian leadership, the Israeli administration sought to quell what was really violent gang rule in the streets of Palestinian cities and along the borders. In 1991, Joel Brinkley reported in the New York Times that "more Palestinians have been killed by other Arabs...than by Israeli troops...Some Palestinians admit that when they hear someone at the
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front door late at night, they are almost relieved to find an Israeli soldier instead of a masked Palestinian." A soft hand was to no avail and Israel had to use force to put down the rebellion. In effect, it was an action to protect Palestinian civilians against their own gangs, though Israeli civilians, too, were victims. The records show that between January, 1991, and April, 1993,151 Israelis were killed by the Arabs and 1500 Palestinians by the hands of their own people. Israel's strong hand resulted in casualties on both sides and undoubtedly, some innocent Palestinian civilians were caught in the line of fire. Thus it was after the Intifada died out, the families of Palestinian victims began filing suits against the Israeli government, claiming damages for the losses sustained. To date, some 5000 claims have been filed for a total of about a billion shekels. And so, the Knesset was called upon to consider legislation. The bill'defines the nature of Israel's operation against the Intifada and retroactively disavows any responsibility. It does provide for individual cases where it can pe proven that innocent Palestinian civilians were victims.
Schechter and the Cairo Geniza by Harry Allen
Perhaps Solomon Schechter's most enduring legacy is not his stewardship,as the chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, but his enormous scholarly work in making the contents of the Cairo Geniza available. A geniza is a place where sacred Hebrew documents are stored before burial.The Cairo Geniza was different - here was found a treasure trove of 140,000 documents of Jewish life in the Middle East of the 11th and 12th centuries. . It has been more than 100 years since their discovery and Schechter started the laborious task of piecing the documents together and translating them. The Israel Museum has mounted an instructive exhibit of just some of the Geniza - alone worth a trip here. Within these documents is revealed the ordinary events of the daily lives of Jews, including, Rabbi Moshe Maimonides, the Rambam, who were part of the rhythms of Middle Eastern life. They did business, travelled abroad, partook of
the wider culture around them, maintained Jewish ritual, paid their taxes and wrestled with some of the same problems which beset us even now. For example, we read of a "brawl" in the Ramla synagogue on Yom Kippur over the failure to agree on rabbinic leadership. Then there was the controversy which racked the Jews of Cairo over whether or not the Eretz Israel Yeshiva or the Babylonia Yeshiva was correct and which should be followed.: There are documents which deal'with women and marriage.. Women are advised to make pre-nuptial agreements before marriage which, among other things, would forbid the husband from haying other women, as well as bringing ruffians into the house. Some provide that a divorce must be granted by the husband if the wife chooses, but she only receives the amount of money she brought as a dowry. No community property laws in those days. Would that our Orthodox rabbis would revert to the 12th century and solve the problem of agunot (women whose husbands will hot grant divorce).
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Women join rank? of scholars studying Dead Sea Scrolls texts by Eric J. Greenberg, The New York Jewish Week
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Shani Goldsmith Berrin has been hooked on Jewish history of the Second Temple period since the early 1980s, when she studied the subject at the Yeshivah of .Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York. Since that class with teacher Raymond Harari, Berrin has sought to turn her interest into a career.. Last month the Borough Park native hit a watershed mark. The 30year-old mother of three delivered a "scholarly paper before an international conference at the Israel Museum marking the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. "I was very nervous," she confided, sitting on a bench under a warm Jerusalem sky framed by the imposing white dome of the Shrine of the Book, the architectural wonder built to house eight invaluable ancient scrolls. I wondered what I was doing here. But I was reassured by my core group and I got good feedback." Berrin is among a growing number of female scroll scholars in a field traditionally dominated by men. For Berrin, if s been a winding road from . Borough Park's 13th Avenue to the Israel Museum and New York University, where she is now pursuing a doctorate in Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship under Professor Lawrence Schiffman. • Wearing a straw hat, as a married Orthodox woman, she spoke about her journey to becoming a Dead Sea Scrolls scholar. While at the Yeshivah b'f;Flatbush, she spent a semester at the Hebrew University. Not being able to stay for college, she enrolled in a dual program at Columbia University and the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary. She soon transferred to Yeshiva University, where she took' a class
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with Dead Sea Scrolls scholar Moshe Bernstein. The encounter excited her interest enough to pursue studies in Jewish history during the Second Temple period, a fascinating time of conquests, war, kings and spreading messianism that nevertheless remains fuzzy to historians due to the dearth of sources. After graduating from YU in 1986, Berrin sought a graduate program. Bernstein recommended her to Schiffman at NYU. By this time Berrin was set to marry her boyfriend and chose to stay in New York. "She's an example of the next generation of Dead Sea Scroll students, who because of recent interest entered the field," Schiffman said. Berrin is working to analyze the Nachum Pesher, a dreamy biblical commentary on the minor prophet Nachum that was found in Qumran. Berrin is determined not only to complete her task but to spend the rest of her life enlightening the world about the enigmatic ancient texts. "The real fun part is the analysis," she says, explaining it is the next step in scroll research after all the scrolls are published sometime in 2002. She says there is a great lesson in tolerance and diversity to be learned. "I want to sell this to the public is as a model of diversity. The Qumran [community] are the ones who lost out; they were close-minded, narrow, restricted," Berrin said. "Scholarship still hasn't cited who the Pharisees are, but one model is that they were more open, more lenient," and perhaps the progenitorsofrkbbinicJudaism; : "If we're going to look at the scrolls at all to make a new myth, let's look at the ones who' survived," Berrin said. "If Orthodox Judaism is a straight line from those Pharisees, the lesson to everybody all around is that the way to survive is to be more inclusive and receptive to other people."
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Israeli Reform kindergarten Daniel Schorr to address damaged by firebomb JTA 80th by Michele Chabin ~ ~ anniversary celebration JERUSALEM (JTA) - Fire-bombNEW YORK - Veteran journalist ings of Jewish schools occasionally and commentator Daniel Schorr will occur in Europe. But no one expected address a luncheon celebrating the kindergarten children in Israel look- 80th anniversary of JTA, the internaing forward to their first day of tional news agency of the Jewish school to be affected by such an People. The gala event will take" place attack. ' Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the New York •>: ,, Sunday night a firebomb was Hilton and Towers. thrown through' the window of a The event is something of a homekindergarten operated by the'Reform coming for Schorr, who worked as a movement in Mevasseret Zion, a sub- staff writer and editor for JTA from urb of Jerusalem. Police said they 1934 to 1941. The last of Edward R. have not yet found any suspects. Murrow's legendary CBS News team The attack took place at a time of still fully active in journalism, Schorr heightened religious tensions in is currently senior news analyst for Israel, where the non-Orthodox National Public Radio's "All Things movements have been calling for an Considered" program. increased role in the country's reliT h e J e w i s h Telegraphic Agency gious life, which until now has been serves as the primary source of interunder the control of the Orthodox. national news stories, analysis pieces The private school, which is located and features for Jewish community in a rented apartment, was almost n e w s p a p e r s all over t h e world. completely destroyed. It serves about H e a d q u a r t e r e d i n New York, t h e 40 children between the ages of 3 and agency maintains bureaus in 5, and had been scheduled to open its Washington, Jerusalem and Moscow, doors Monday, the first day of Israel's and has correspondents stationed in new school year. two dozen other cities around the Makeshift classes were held this globe. week in the home of one of the chil- Through its daily and weekly publidren's parents. cations,. JTA also serves as a key Hannah Sorek, chairwoman of the source of information about issues Reform congregation Kehillat and developments of Jewish concern Mevasseret Zion, believes that the for Jewish organizational leaders, firebombing was a hate crime. "There government officials, educators and are people who don't want us here," scholars. The agency also makes its she said. news available to millions of viewers In New York, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, through its site on the World Wide president of the Reform movement's Web, which can be accessed at: Union of American Hebrew wwwjta.org Congregations, charged that remarks Originally called the Jewish by Orthodox officials "have con- Correspondence Bureau, JTA was tributed to a climate of hate that established in 1917, as a mechanism makes such attacks possible." for providing information about the Meanwhile, Education Minister fate and well-being of Jews in commuZevulun Hammer, of the National nities around the globe. The agency Religious Party, said he would con- is a not-for-profit corporation, indesider making funds available to the pendent of any political, religious or kindergarten. Hammer, who also organizational affiliation. serves as religious affairs minister, (Editor's note: JTA is one of several said that regardless of affiliation, no news sources used by the Jewish Press educational institution should be the for national and international news of Jewish interest.) target of an attack.
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The perfect family mission by Sandy and Paul Epstein UJA Family Mission National Co-Chairmen
First you must surround yourself with the greatest local professionals like Jan Perelman and Anne Broder. Nab the best guides, like Alex Fleischer; work with UJA on an itinerary that hits the highlights, rivers and pools. And last, pray. We ended up with a busload from Fresno, one from Omaha, and one from assorted hometowns. Usually Israel weaves its magic spell on each mission. This trip, we noticed the Omahans weaved something special. We are an amazing community, so together and strong. We started out as strangers and bonded as family. Even though it was our third trip to Israel, we saw it through different eyes. We watched as everyone eyed each other, wondering what was life going to be like with "those "wild and crazy" Parsow boys." Let me tell you there isn't one person on all three buses that didn't say... Josh and Michael enhanced the trip! We grew to understand, appreciate and adore Carol and Alan for sharing their boys with all of us. Michael, how many pictures did you take? Josh, I say we go for it! We sang our way through Israel, thanks to Karen Javitch and her beautiful music, Amazing how she could move all of us with songs written prior to the trip! By day 10, everyone had a different song rolling around in his head, but had also figured out that "Vasquez" and Mark Javitch are one and the same. We uncovered major talent... Maralyn Burr's daughter, Dani, and Lorrie Bernstein's granddaughter, Sam. They helped make Karen's music even more exciting. Lorrie was a trooper and took good care of all of us. Maralyn found a caring, loving Jewish community she didn't know existed (and we found her!) Irv and Gail Veitzer brought their son, Tim, the Keanu Reeves look-a-like. When we tell you we all adopted "Uncle" Irv, "Aunt" Gail, and "Cousin"
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