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Serving Nebraska and Eastern Iowa for more than 75. Years Vol. LXXVI
No. 3 Omaha, NE
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will never be .the samel" by Claudia Sherman
So predicts Dr. Ruth Westheimer, psychoSexual Currently, Dr. Ruth is an adjunct professor at therapist who helped pioNew York university neer the Held of media and has taught at severpsychology, who will be al other colleges speaking at the Federthroughout her career. ation Women's Division She is a fellow of the Campaign Backoff Lunch' New York Academy of eon, Tuesday, Oct. 20, Medicine, has her own 11:30 a.m., at Beth El private practice, and Synagogue. leads seminars for residents and interns in Dr. Ruth said she will pediatrics on adolescent talk about sexuality in the sexuality at Brookdale Jewish tradition, the Hospital. She lectures importance of being sexufrequently at universially literate, and her book, ties across the country Heavenly Sex. She will and has twice been also refer to her newest named College Lecturer book, Dr. Ruth's Guide to of the Year. Grahdparenting, which is about transmitting values. Possibly best known for her radio program, Born in Frankfurt, "Sexually Speaking," Germany, in 1928, Dr. which began in 1980 as a Ruth was sent to a school 15-minute show. airing in Switzerland when she after midnight on Sunwas 10 years old. The Dr. Ruth Westheimer days on an NBC affiliate school became an orphanage for most of the German Jewish students who in New York, Dr. Ruth eventually dispensed her had been sent there to escape the Holocaust. An expertise .via television, books,: newspapers, games, only child. Dr. Riith lost raest of her family Jirthe- home video, computer software;'»)rid a -page• on the Holocaust, including her parents a^d grandparents: Worldwide Web (http^/www.drruth com)."•'•'•'.;; ' '.•' Dr. Ruth's unique style aired on TVs Lifetime At 16, she went to Israel where she fought as a member of the Haganah, Jewish freedom fighters. channel and was seen in London and Hong Kong Subsequently, she moved to Paris where she as well as in this country. In 1991, she was executaught kindergarten and studied at the Sorbonne. tive producer for a documentary on Ethiopian Jews In 1956, she immigrated to the United States,. called Surviving Salvation, a documentary on their where she earned a Master's Degree in sociology exodus to Israel. Two years'later, she had her own from the New School of Social Research in New weekly series in Hebrew on Israeli television. York. She received her Doctorate of Education in Currently, she is working on a documentary the Interdisciplinary Study of the Family from called No Missing Link, about how grandparents Columbia University's Teachers College. transmitted values, particularly: religious values, Dr. Ruth became interested in studying human during 70 years of communism in Russia. (Continued on.page 11) sexuality when she worked at Planned Parenthood.
N.Y. Board of Rabbis issues survey of rabbinic cooperation by Debra Nussbaum Cohen
NEW YORK (JTA) - The New York Board of Rabbis has released a collection of hundreds of recent examples of rabbinic interdenominational cooperation from across the country. The examples of cooperation range from some that seem ground-breaking to others that don't involve substantive interdenominational cooperation at all, like when rabbis offer their own views of the pluralism debate in panel discussions or when congregations around the country, connected with all of the movements, separately host a crash course in Hebrew offered by the National Jewish Outreach Program. • \ Many of the examples came in two arenas where joint interdenominational work has long been practiced: chaplaincy and adult Jewish education. Other examples in the New York board's report include: • •*• New/York Orthodox synagogue Kehillath Jeshurun opening up space in its Ramaz Day . School to Conservative congregation Or. Zarua,. which used the room for High Holidays services and its community seder. . * * A workshop on intermarriage, held in East Bay, Calif, last June, drawing about 25 Orthodox, ; Conservative, Reconstructaonist and Reform rabbis. * In Portland, Maine, rabbis frota each of the four denominations meeting last June to discuss establishing a community mikvah, community day school and kashrut oversight committee. , (Continued on page 11) ' ,
Omaha surveyed for rabbinic cooperation According to Rabbi Paul Drazen of Beth El Synagogue, the.New York Board of Rabbis did inquire about Omaha's rabbinic cooperation. ; Rabbi Drazen cited such examples as the "Mark the Fast with Food" campaign held with all Omaha/Lincoln congregations'for three years on Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur. I n addition to the (joint) Yom Hashoah service, the rabbinical council produced study materials which were distributed through all the synagogues to allow individuals the opportunity to mark Yom Hashoah with a common section to study," he added. The synagogues have also cooperated with joint Cantors' Concerts, held at Beth Israel in 1997 and Temple Israel in June, and have held joint services for Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, rotating the location among the Reform, Conservative and Orthodox synagogues of Omaha. In addition, the senior rabbis also have permanent seats on several boards of directors: the Jewish Federation, Jewish Educational and Library Services, Friedel Jewish Academy, and Jewish Senior Services. • "We have, what I hope, is; hot a unique situation," added Rabbi Howard Kutner of Beth Israel Synagogue. "The rabbis of the various synagogues actually get along!" •"•'•. ' (Continued on page 11)
October 2,1998
Klutznick Symposium slated for Nov. 1-2 by Leonard Greenspoon
The eleventh annual series of fall symposia will be part of the worldwide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the State of Israel. Sponsored by Creighton University's Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization, the symposium, •'A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey: Visions of Israel from Biblical to Modern Times", will take place Sunday and Monday, Nov. 1-21 As the title suggests, the Klutznick Symposium will feature a number of presentations that highlight both the land of Israel itself as well as the Zionists and other pioneers who championed its founding. The lectures will run the gamut from high culture to the popular culture of postcards, travel photographs and movies. Literary portraits of Israel have also been powerful - beginning at least as early as the Hebrew Bible itself, from which the well-known phrase, "a land flowing with milk and honey", derives. Speakers will deal with literature from antiquity through the Middle Ages and 19th Century to the poetry of post-World War II era and will cover Jewish, Christian and Islamic materials. As is true with visual representations, these literary portray- . als come from a number of sources and present distinctly different pictures. ••;•••:• Even within a single tradition, multiple views of the land can be found. This is easily appreciated by anyone who follows the often acrimonious debate among Israelis, themselves on what constitutes the 'appropriate version ofIsrael for its' next halteentury. Several speakers will address these concerns as well. . . This year's symposium begins Sunday, Nov. l'at 12:15 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center; the afternoon program continues until 5 p.m. After a break, the evening's event, featuring keynote presentations, begins at 7 p.m., also at the JCC. The second day of the Symposium begins Monday, Nov. 2 at 8:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. at the Skutt Student Center on the Creighton campus. All events are free and open to the public. The full Klutznick Symposium program is available at its website: http://www. mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/worldli t/e vents/klutznick.htm For more information, contact the Klutznick office at 280-2303 or 280-2304, or e-mail Ugrn@creighton.edu ' Leonard Greenspoon holds the Philip M. and Ethel Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University.
Healing the Jewish spirit and chicken soup by Shane Kotok, Jewish Senior Services
Come experience the potent remedies that Judaism offers to strengthen the body and spirit. Rabbi Eric Weiss shares his extensive knowledge on Jewish spirituality and healing on Thursday, Oct. 29, at noon in the JCC auditorium. Rabbi Weiss is associated with Rabb. Eric Weiss the country's only fully functioning Jewish healing agencyRuach Ami (spirit of my people) Bay Area Jewish (Continued on page 11)
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History, History, History It took some doing, but we squeezed in a regular ..Shabbat between Yom Kippur and Sukkot. And .what a Sidrah we have: Haazinu! It is a great poem, which the text says that Moses spoke to the Israelites before their fateful entrance into the Promised Land. The poem is long, 45 verses. I t abounds in the rhythms and archaic language of ancient Hebrew poetry. It announces its own importance at once by calling to witness.no lesa than the heavens and the earth, eternal and uncorruptible witnesses. Haazinu! Give-ear, O you heavens! The poem is wide-ranging. It announces the power of God, Who has favored His people and cared for them and brought them to the end of their homelessness and to the very banks of the Jordan. But the poet chastises Israel for unfaithfulness and threatens the Lord's punishment. But in the end, the Lord announces His anger at His enemies and the enemies of Israel and His intention to destroy the wicked. In our limited space, I offer comment on one verse only: "Remember the Days of Old; understand the years of the passing generations. Ask your father and he will inform you, or your elders and they will tell you." This verse, near the very beginning, insists that the past, though past, not to be passed over lightly It must be remembered. It inheres in everything we do or think. Disregard the past at your peril. You must learn from the past what has brought you to this point. It is true that the past has heaped burdens upon you. But it has also given you the ability to recognize burdens for what they are. It has lent you the wisdom of generations now gone, to unburden yourself. Jews have long recognized the unlimited value of history. Except for language, one's history is the strongest of all influences on his sense of identity. Many years ago, a group of us were trying to fit all we had to teach into the limited hours of a synagogue school curriculum. One of the group, himself learned, fluent in Hebrew and at home in the Bible and rabbinic literature, demanded a larger share of the limited time for history. "How else," he queried, "will they know they are Jews?" For whom is all this relevant? It is relevant for Americans with our short history of less than 300 years as a nation. It is relevant for Jews with our more than 3000 years of struggling with life. It is relevant to us as human beings, for we have come from lowly beginnings to thinking, speaking, living creatures. , This we should know: Study, study, study! "Remember the days of old!"
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ITADON . Graveside services for Ita Don were held Sept. 24 at Beth Israel Cemetery. She died Sept. 22 at the age of 73. , Survivors include her husband, Leon; sons, Harry of Rapid City, S.D., and David of San Diego; son and daughter-in-law, Louis and Debbie of Los Angeles; three grandchildren, Kevin,, Trevor and Sarah; sister-in-law, Frieda Blankenstein of Toronto, Canada; and nephew, Sam Walters of Overland Park. Memorials to the Hose Blumkin Jewish Home or " Beth Israel Synagogue. HERMAN LOEWENSTEIN , Services for Herman Loewenstein were held Sept. 27 at Beth El Cemetery. He was 77. He was preceded in death by a son, Alan. Survivors include his wife, Rose; daughters, July Bellsie and Michelle Loewenstein, both of Omaha, and Diane Wood of Uxbridge, MA; daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Don Jordan, Woonsocket, R.I.; son, Richard Loewenstein of Omaha; and four grandchildren. Memorials to the American Heart Association.
Temple Israel highlights need for better child care Temple Israel will join thousands of congregations in Nebraska and across America celebrating the seventh annual National Observance of Children's Sabbaths. Designed to reaffirm the commitment of people of faith to children and to focus national attention on children, this year's Children's Sabbath focuses on the need for affordable and quality child care and after-school programs. Temple Israel will celebrate Children's Sabbath with a Shabbat service on Oct. 16, at 7:80'p.m. The observance is sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) in cooperation with more than 200 denominations and religious organizations nationwide. The 1998 National Observance of Children's Sabbaths' theme is Child Care NOW! Gifted and Called to Boise Up Our Children. It focuses on the importance of family, congregation, community, state and national support that children need to thrive and flourish. According to the CDF; two-thirds of mothers of young children work outside the home—many out of economic necessity. Thirteen million preschool children—including 6 million infants and toddlers—are cared for by someone other than their parents who work outside their home. Fifty-five percent of the working women provide half or more of their family's income. Half of American parents with young children earn less than $35,000 per year, and two parents working full-time at minimum wage earn only $21,400 per year. Yet child care can easily cost $4,000 to $10,000 for a single child. The Census Bureau estimates that nearly five million children are left unsupervised by an adult after school each week. "Far too many American children are in poor quality care that may jeopardize their development, safety, and well being. Low-income children are particularly at-risk," said Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. "We know that when we put our "faith into-action we can respond in an effective way to this problem. We can work to ensure that every child receives good quality care that will help him or her to develop well, enter school ready to succeed, improve then* skills, and stay safe while their parents work." Marian Wright Edelman, founder and president of CDF, added, "We look to leadership from the religious community-with its long tradition of caring for the health and well-being of people spiritually, emotionally, and physically-to lead and guide our children through this ever-challenging, ever-perilous, everpromising world. Together, we must proclaim the moral and practical imperative to provide all our children need to live, grow, and learn safely and successfully, and put our faith into action." Throughout the weekend, congregations of many faiths will engage in special worship services, educational programs, outreach activities, and advocacy initiatives to highlight the needs of children. For more information, call the Temple office, 656-6536.
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FRIDAY: Tot Shabbat service, 7 pan. Shabbat service, 8 pan. Rabbi Azriel and Cantor Blum will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The Oneg Shabbat will be sponsored by Colleen Kennealy and Will Wallace in honor of their upcoming marriage. SITTER SERVICE: Sitter service is available each Friday evening, Saturday mornings when there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Sunday mornings during Religious School hours. Please make a reservation so we may plan accordingly. Cost is $2 per family if reservations are made. Dropjns are $3 per family. There are no facilities for infants. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 10:30 aan. Simcha B'Shabbat--An informal Shabbat service that includes study and discussion of a variety of Jewish texts. The regular Shabbat service will be held in the Sanctuary. Jeffrey Gates, son of Linda and Harry Gates, will celebrate his Bar Mitzvah. SUNDAY: AOL (Adult Opportunities for Learning) will meet at 10 a.m. Come join us for bagels and participate in a critique of the High Holy Day sermons; Erev Sukkot service, 7 p.m. Rabbi Azriel, Rabbi Stiel and Cantor Blum will officiate. Members of the congregation are asked to bring canned foods to this family service. MONDAY, Oct. 5: Sukkot service, 10:30 a.m. ADULT EDUCTION Sisterhood Adult Education Thursday, Oct. 8: Rabbi Stiel will teach "Talmud for Beginners," 10-11:30 a.m.; Beyond Midrash, led by Don Schwartz, 7:30-8:30 a.m. NOTE: A limited supply of the "1998 Cantors Concert" cassettes are now available.. Cost is $2. Pick it up at the Temple office.
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CONGREGATION B'NAI JESHURUN •,, -j - Member of tfaeUnJ ou % ' of AmcHcaa H b C
Services officiated by Cantor Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Sabbath Eve service, 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Torah study, 10 tun. SUNDAY: Religious School, 10 aan. TUESDAY: Yom Kippur service, 8 p.m. THURSDAY: Choir rehearsal, 7:30 p.m.
3210 Sheridan Blvd., Llnoo!^ NK 685013 423-8309 Services conducted' by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan on Monday and Thursday at 7:15 aan. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; First in a series of monthly Lunch & Learn seminars, includes dairy lunch and speaker, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Yale Gotediner will speak on "20 Questions." Cost is $3.50 per. session or $14 for the series, which runs through Jan. 9. SUKKOT Sunday, Oct. 4: Erev, 6:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5: Services, 9:30 a.m. & 6:50 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Minchn/ Ma'ariv, 6:60 p.m.
Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 am. to 2 p.m. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat service, 6:50 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 8:45 a.m.; Little People service, 10:15 aan.; Jr. Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored, by Sisterhood; Class with Rabbi Kutner, 6:10 p.m.; Mincha, 6:40 p.m., followed by Shalosh Seudot, Ma'ariv and Havdalah. SUNDAY (Erev Sukkot): Services, 9 a.m.; Mincha, 6:45 p.m.; Class with Rabbi Kutner on "The Mitzvah of Sukkah," followed by Ma'ariv. MONDAY (First Day Sukkot): Services, 8:45 a.m.; Mincha, 6:45 p.m.; Class with Rabbi Kutner on "Hilchos Yom Tov," followed by Ma'ariv. TUESDAY (Second Day Sukkot): Services, 8:45 a.m.; Mincha, 6:45 p.m.; Yom Tov ends, 7:39 p.m. WEEKDAYS: Services at 7 a.m. and 6:40 p.m.;
B'NAMSBAEL SYNAGOGUE 618 MynsterSt., Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 Phone: 322-4705 E-MAIL: docjebS^f unoxom FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m., followed by an Oneg Shabbat. Maynard Telpner will discuss the changes facing Jews in the community.
CHABAO HOUSE Ait Affiliate of the Worldwide -. . Chubad-Lubavitch Movement 1860 So. 120th St, Omaha, NE 68144 Phone; 330-1800 E-MML-chaljad@aol.com
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., • .:. I FRIDAY: Services, 6 pjn. : K, • Brian Altman, son of Francee Altma'n, will become a Bar Mitzvah Friday evening and Saturday morning. • SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. Kiddush following services; Sitter service, 10 a.m.; TSS (Torah Study Skills) 10 aan.; Shabbat Story Time (pre-kindergarten and under) 11 a.m.; K'tantah (kindergarten through 3rd grade) 10:45 a.m;; Humash with Rashi study, session, 6:25 p.m. (1/2 hour before M/M); Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah services, 6:55 p.m. SUNDAY: Services, 9 a.m.; Annual Sukkah Decorating Party, 12:15-2 pan. by reservation. WEEKDAYS: Services, 6:55 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. SUKKOT SUNDAY, Oct. 4: Minha-Ma'ariv, 6 p.m.",',' MONDAY, Oct. 5: Seryices, 9:30 a.m:;; MinhaMa'ariv, 6 p a n .
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TUESDAY, Oct: 6: Services, .9:30 a.m.; MinhaMa'ariv, 6:55 p.m. WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, Oct. 7 & 8: H6l HaMoed, 6:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. FRIDAY, Oct. 9: Services, 6:45 a.m.; MinhaMa'ariv, 6 p.m. BATMITZVAH B r i t t n e y E s h e l m a n , daughter of Lynn Eshelman, will become a Bat Mitzvah Friday evening, Oct. 9, and Saturday morning, Oct. 10.
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Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. THURSDAY: Talmud Class, noon. Molly Elizabeth Necdelman, daughter of Lee FRIDAY: Mincha, 7:30 p.m., followed by ! and Howard NeedelKabbalat Shabbat service. man, will become a Bat 1 SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m., followed by Mitzvah on Saturday, Kiddush; Mincha-Ma'ariv, 6:45 p.m., followed by Oct. 10, at Temple Israel. Havdalah. A seventh-grade stuSUNDAY: Services, 8:30 a.m. dent at Westside Middle SUKKOT .School, she participates SUNDAY, Oct. 4: Mincha-Ma'ariv, 6:45 p.m. I in the Excellence in MONDAY & TUESDAY, Oct. 5 & 6: Services, Youth programs for 9:30 a.m.; Mincha Ma'ariv, 6:45 p.m. District 66, and preWEDNESDAY, Oct. 7: Services, 7 aan^ Family algebra. . She is a Sukkot Celebration at Chabad House, Simchas Beit District 66 two-time Hashoeva, buffet dinner, music, dancing, 6 pan. winner of the Superintendent Holiday Card : THURSDAY and FRIDAY: Services, 7 a.m. . Contest. •SUKKAH ON WHEELS: If interested in having For her mitzvah project, Molly is painting an the Sukkah on Wheels stop at your home or group 8i/2"xll ft. jungle scene mural of her own design activity, please call the Chabad office at 330-1800. in the Torah Tot Learning Center at Temple Israel. The scene is based on a quote from the. PirkeAvot. Molly has a sister, Sarah, and brother, Josh. Grandparents are Mildred and Joseph Needelman and the late Muriel and Silbert Larson. SATURDAY: Shabbat service, 9 a.m. Kiddush following services. JCC holds community SUKKOT camping forum MONDAY: Services, 9 aan. TUESDAY: Services, 9 a.m. The Jewish Community Center's camping comMl services led by Don Schwartz mittee held an open forum recently to discuss ways to improve JCC camps and explore possible new directions in camping.: Parents of campers of all ages contributed to the discussion,-which focused on four areas of programming: Day camp, Resident camp, Travel camp and Family camp. Services conducted by Rabbi Ira Flax. < According to Beth Friedman, chairperson of the Office hours: Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.' committee, "The JCC is very excited about all the 4:30 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. great ideas generated at the forum. This .is a great opportunity for us to move our camping program to the next level and'make exciting new'additions ; to what we offer." Please join us to celebrate The committee, Friedman, Roxanne Kahn, Mary Dr. Milton Margolin's 90th birthday Rich, Jodi Epstein and Marlene Sukiennik, will Sunday, Oct. 4,1-3 p.m. prioritize the proposed ideas to determine what 6480 Cumlng St. the community can look forward to in future summers. If you are interested in completing a camp Hosted by Ann Margolin & family. survery, contact Beth Cohen at 334-6409. ;
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Editorial
October 2,1998
Good neighbors
For the second time in as many years, B'nai Israel of Council Bluffs, was vandalized. Items of value, both monetarily and religiously, were stolen, and congregants once again felt fear, sadness and isolation. Both times, however, the nonJewish community across the river stepped forward to help. In the first case, a neighboring church offered assistance in the clean-up. Last month, another church group not only helped paint and make repairs, they donated a beautiful shofar to the congregation. In the first incident, the youngsters who threw stones through the stained glass windows were apprehended and made to clean up the parking lot as community service. In the second incident, no one has been caught, although a substantial reward fund has been established, with the help of the
Council Bluffs Police Department and the Anti-Defamation League-Community Relations Council. Again, local churches offered assistance, along with the Jewish Federation of Des Moines. While we deplore the vandalism and theft, it is heartening to see the swift reaction of-the police and our nonJewish neighbors, i This isn't pre-war Germany, thank heaven, nor is it present day Russia, where this is becoming an all-too-common occurrence. This, after all, is the Midwest, where people actually do care about their neighbors and their neighborhoods. What can be done to prevent future criminal activity is a decision that needs to be made by the congregation, with advice from security experts. But, in the meantime, "the little shul off Broadway" can continue to operate, knowing that their community, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, will be there to help if the need arises again.
Behind the Headlines
Decision to resupply Israeli forces during Yom Kippur War changed Mideast policy by Matthew Dorf
WASHINGTON (JTA) - With Egyptian and Syrian troops inflicting heavy loses on Israel's army and air force, a panicked Jewish state pleaded with the United States for help. Just days after Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year, Israel urgently needed tanks, planes and ammunition, its leaders argued. But 25 years ago, at the height of the Yom Kippur War, the White House responded that it would study the request. Facing the worst battlefield losses in Israeli history, Prime Minister Golda Meir offered to leave her command post to fly to Washington to personally plead with President Nixon to resupply Israel. That's when the promise came from the White House that helped Israel change the course of the war and begin a process that forever altered relations between Jerusalem and Washington. "The President has agreed — and let me repeat this formally — that all your aircraft and tank losses will be replaced," U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the Israelis on Oct. 9,1973. The U.S. decision allayed some of Meir"s fears and allowed Israel to send hundreds of additional tanks and planes into battle that were being saved in case of future losses. But it was not just a concern about Israeli forces that moved the White House. The Nixon administration weighed its moves during the war through the lens of the Cold War. The Soviet Union had already begun a massive resupply operation to Egypt, and Nixon concluded that the United States could not sit and wait. While much of the history of the war has focused on the delay of a U.S. airlift to Israel, the promise
to resupply actually set in motion a shift in American policy that would solidify the U.S.-Israel relationship. As a direct result of the war, the United States quadrupled its foreign aid to Israel, and replaced France as Israel's largest arms supplier. In fact, the doctrine of maintaining Israel's "qualitative edge" over its neighbors was born in the war's aftermath. Israel's push for supplies both during and after the war led Kissinger, only half-jokingly, according to Moshe Dayan, Israel's defense minister during the war, to ask if the Israeli government would stop paying its ambassador's salary if he failed to raise the subject of arms fewer than iO times a day. Before the war Congress managed to pass annual loans to Israel in the $535 million range by a few votes. But after the war, Israel began to receive about $2.1 billion a year, half in loans and half in grants. Almost all of the money went to purchase American made military hardware. Five years later Israel began to receive $3 billion in grants as a result of the Camp David accords, which led to the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty. But while the U.S. substantially increased its economic and military aid to Israel, the Jewish state actually became a less important ally of the United States, analysts say. Diplomatic successes after the war pushed the Soviet Union away from the Middle East and Egypt closer to the United States. "Israel lost its strategic importance to the United States as a bulwark against the Soviet Union," said Morris Amitay, who served as director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in 1974 during the crucial period after the war.
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Because Kissinger wooed Egypt away from its alliance with the Soviet Union, the United States "did not need Israel as much as before." Steven Spiegel, an expert in U.S.-Israel relations, said it was not until after the 1978 Camp David accords and the Islamic revolution in Iran a few months later that Washington once again began to view Israel as an "important strategic asset." As Israel, a U.S. ally, met Syria and Egypt, Soviet client states, on the battlefield, policymakers in Washington and Moscow jockeyed for position. For a few hours, Washington and Moscow both weighed the possibility of a direct confrontation between the superpowers. The United States put its forces on nuclear alert after the Soviet Union threatened to dispatch troops to defend Egypt. When the threat ebbed, it became clear to the United States that Washington had to become directly involved in solving the Middle East conflict "The 1967 war changed the Middle East map but it was the 1973 war that was exceedingly important in changing American views that the U.S. had to be involved," said Spiegel, a professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. Shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East was born, as Kissinger began his famous trips between Arab capitals and Israel. Disengagement agreements after the war led to direct peace talks that six years later culminated in the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt. Israeli recognition in that treaty of the Palestinian cause eventually spurred the Oslo accords between Israel and the Palestinians that are the basis of the current peace process. None of the agreements would have been possible without Israel's victory in the Yom Kippur War.
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Progress, but breakthrough
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by Julia Goldman and Mitchell Danow
HAIFA - The High Holiday period offers opportunity not only for retrospective contemplation of the past, but also for reflective anticipation of what the coming year holds in store. In accordance with our annual custom, we offer the following list of the major problems which Israel will face during the coming 12 months. They are in order of priority. 1. PALESTINE STATE. If Arafat fulfills his promise to proclaim an independent State of Palestine in May, 1999, Israel will be compelled to make fateful decisions regarding its relations with the state. What about borders, defense, the economy, and much more? 2. THE NEXT WITHDRAWAL. How much area, and which, will be involved? Will Netanyahu's decision be opposed by members of his own coalition? Will it be supported by enough members of the Labor opposition? If not, what will happen? 3. UNEMPLOYMENT. Dramatic success in conquering inflation is offset by the large numbers of unemployed. The government's economic policies face a major challenge on this score. 4. ELECTIONS? The government has managed to skirt many political crises, but any of the major problems heading this list may create a situation in which the coalition will collapse, making it necessary to hold new national elections. And in that case, anything goes! 5. TERRORISM. Events in Kenya and Tanzania remind us that Arab extremists are still capable of complicating political events here by resort to brutal terror. 6. LEBANON. The question of withdrawal from Lebanon, and under what conditions, still remains high on the agenda. 7. STATUS OF JERUSALEM. The problem may not appear to be immediate, but Palestinian insistence is going to project this matter into the headlines again and again. 8. WATER. The population is growing throughout the area; water supplies are diminishing, and what may seem to be only a secondary matter may well emerge as a major life and death issue for the Middle East. 9. INTERNATIONAL GOOD WILL. Israel has lost ground in the field of international relations. More skillful handling of public relations is required to prevent isolation of Israel in the world arena. 10. ROAD ACCH)ENTS. If the 500 and more deaths on the roads each year had been caused by enemy action, the entire country would have been literally up in arms. Awareness of the problem has not been sufficient to halt the slaughter. 11. RELIGIOUS TENSIONS. Only the immediate severity of other problems has pushed this issue lower on the list this year, but it remains one of the country's apparently insoluble problems. 12. FOREIGN LABOR. The apparent contradiction between about 200,000 unemployed Israelis, and the presence of about 200,000 foreign workers is going to require decisive action on the part of the authorities. Not an encouraging forecast. How much closer to solution will some of these problems be when we draw up our list next year? • .. ' •
NEW YORK (JTA) - Expectations of a breakthrough in the long-deadlocked Israeli-Palestinian talks remain in the air after inconclusive talks this week between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Emerging from the 75-minute meeting at a New York hotel last week, Albright said the two leaders had "made some progress" but still had lot of work to do." State Department spokesman James Rubin called the session "very constructive;" The two leaders were in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly, which Netanyahu was scheduled to address last Thursday. Albright is also expected to meet here with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who arrived Sunday. But a meeting between Arafat and Netanyahu is unlikely, since the Israeli leader leaves New York that same day after meeting with Jewish organizational leaders, journalists and. community activists. Israeli officials said a meeting between the two men had not been scheduled. Despite intermittent phone calls — including one this week, when Arafat called Netanyahu to wish him Jewish New Year's greetings - the two have not met since last October. There had also been word of a possible breakthrough late last week, when U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross extended his stay in the region for additional talks with the two sides. But Ross wrapped up his 11-day mission without achieving substantial progress in the talks. Before leaving,-he said, "We have made some headway, but there is still work to be done." The talks have focused on a U.S. initiative that calls for Israel to redeploy an additional 13% of the West Bank in return for a tougher Palestinian stance on security issues. Israeli officials have said they reached agreement on the redeployment figure, but that the Palestinians are balking on a memorandum spelling out specific steps they would take to crack down on militants. The gaps between the sides still appear wide, given Arafat's statement to reporters in the Gaza Strip that Netanyahu is destroying the peace process. For his part, Netanyahu told reporters that Albright now understands that Israel is ready to move forward on the peace process, and he implied that the Palestinians are holding up the process. "If it were up to Israel and the United States, we would make progress very rapidly," he said. Observers say the two sides, reluctant even under the best of conditions, are even less likely to do so given their perception t h a t President Clinton, burdened with a sex scandal, is unlikely to pressure either of the two sides to live up to already-signed commitments.
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$20,000 Kiewit scholarships available to qualified seniors Applications are now available for the Peter Kiewit Foundation Distinguished Scholar Awards. • These awards are valued at $5,000 per year and are renewable for up to four consecutive years for a maximum total value of $20,000. Fifty-scholarships will be presented next spring to Nebraska high school seniors statewide. ' - . . . . . Interested students should request application information from their high school guidance office. Applicants must be • current high school seniors on schedule to graduate from a Nebraska high school in May or June of 1999, •ranked in the top 10% of their high school class as of the end of their junior year and as of the end of the first semester of their senior year, • able to present standard college entrance test scores (ACT or SAT), and • Nebraska residents.. The Trustees of the Peter Kiewit Foundation created this program to reward excellent students and encourage them to continue their education in Nebraska. The Foundation is a private philanthropic trust and has awarded grants totalling more than $240 million to non-profit organizations and communities. Recipients are allowedtouse the scholarship to attend any of the following publiclysupported schools: UNK, UNL, UNMC, UNO, Chadron State, Peru State or Wayne State. Applications are due Jan. 15, 1999 and may be obtained through high school guidance counselors who can call 344-7890 to request materials. The awards have been presented annually since . 1996. Winners will be announced in the spring after finalists have been asked to respond to a more extensive questionnaire.
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S U M M E R O F A LIFETIME _byAdam Rosen
Now, most teens my age would have Judaism and keep active. Because we . . .six-and-a-half weeks surrounded by Sitting on the plane, I could feel the been at home going to parties, hanging all lived in the same place, I learned to 64 of your closest friends in the most energy coursing through my veins. I out at the mall with friends or going off to tolerate other viewpoints, no matter how magical place on earth. heard voices all around me,' but none as fun camps this last summer. off-center or different from my own, and Sound like a prize trip to Disneyworld? strong as the one inside myself saying, to value the "personal" self rather than Not me. Not quite. I'm talking about a chance to "I'm going to Israeli!" I participated in an extremely education- the "external" self. visit our wonderful homeland, Israel. As I stepped off the plane, I was overal experience called C.L.T.C. (Chapter I became more informed on Jewish ritThrough the USY Poland Seminar/Israel come by the need to touch the holy uals that applied to AZA - for example, Pilgrimage, I also had the opportunity to ground of Eretz Yisrael. I, along with Leadership Training Conference). Along with three of my friends in BBYO, how parliamentary procedure interacts walk through my family's past in Poland many others, threw myself down to kiss to try to understand their suffering during this beautiful land. The fact that this was Andy Finkle, David Pitlor and Erin Mala- with Jewish law. I actually "lived" AZA rather than just worked within it. the Holocaust. an airport runway shock, I packed my bags and headed for Camp Beber in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. At first, the repetition seemed timecould not deter us Okay, I admit, from expressing There, we were to undergo extensive consuming and unnecessary; but in the Poland is not exactly this joy we fell. It training and education on how to be a bet- end, I realized it embedded the knowlthe place anyone edge in my mind. spread through our ter leader and a better person. would want to spend Now, don't get me wrong, we had fun The first day was kind of hectic-gettears, in our mind their summer, but it ting the bags, schlepping myself this at this camp. From watching World Cup and hearts. is a great place to Soccer in the lodge to The amazing thing great distance to do somegrow close to your playing basketball, frisabout Israel is that thing I really wasn't used friends. bee, soccer, floor hockey, the feeling never to: learning at camp. Eight days of volleyball and other But as the days passed, goes away. Every sights that included sports, to talking about the Treblinka and Talya (center), with USY friends at day, I found some- and I got to know the other Joel swallowing a whole members, I felt an amazAuschwitz-Birkenau Ben Curlon Airport. thing new to marvel bottle of-Tabasco sauce, death camps gave me and my new at. Whether it was the Western Wall or ingly strong bond of reChazak AZA, Scott and friends a chance to see a huge outpouring sunrise at Masada, nothing ever lost its spect and brotherhood I his jokes, Andy's clothes never felt before. I fit in well of emotions.. .the kind a person may not magic. getting "stolen," to the with my cabin mates and see in a close friend of many years. Even in America, Israel still holds this Bug Patrol in our halls, Somehow these raw feelings broke power over me. The memories of my other "chapter members" in there were always freethrough the walls of anxiety which can summer are alive in my heart.. .the feel- our model chapters. spirited and witty exAfter a few days of Paroccur when meeting new people. ing of acceptance from the people changes. We had .a lot of liamentary Procedure arid The gray sadness of Poland helped us around me who were all the same, and Adam laughs during late-night AZA Rituals, I thought my appreciate Israel so much more. For a the great love of this country I now also head was going to explode from all the discussions in Cabin 5, Room 5, stating week, these people had been my friends call home. info I was receiving. I felt myself saying, laws about what we can or can't do in and family; now we were able to share "Is it all really worth this much study and the cabin (that joke was just for my good the magical moment of arriving in Israel. Talya Is a Junior at Central, a member of repetition?" Then, slowly, all the parts of friends in Cabin 5). This experience stands out vividly as USY, MZYoshanah BBG and Beth El my BBYO life started to fit into place Most kids, over the summer, were Synagogue. one of the most powerful on my trip. parliamentary procedure, AZA board buying new shoes, going to movies or positions, rituals (formal and informal) just hanging out in the same old places. and all the antics that make AZA so What was I doing? I was having the time of my life with all my friends at Beber unique and interesting. Camp. And I wouldn't have it any other by Zach Gonsher ; Was it "all really worth it?" Yes. I learned to focus on others and less way. My summer trip was very unique, to Following dinner was our spontaneous Adam Is a sophomore at Burke, a memsay the least. It was called JOLT II activity, which always turned out amaz- on myself... I was part of a whole. My (Jewish Overseas Leadership Training), ing. One night, we had a mock wedding, Jewish perspective took on a more posi- ber of Chalm Welzmann AZA, OTYG.and visiting Poland to recreate Holocaust another a campfire singing time, capture tive attitude; I wanted to stay involved in Temple Israel. memories; Ukraine, to be camp coun- the flag and more regular camp activities. selors; and Israel, a reward for the for- The kids would go to sleep whenever they mer two. wanted, generally, and JOLT would by Ally Freeman The theme was to perform Kiruv regroup in our dwelling areas. I never imagined putting Hebrew and we could pick up a few words, but it (Jewish outEvery other reach)—in an night, • we had studying over swimming, tennis and took hand gestures and charades before we actually understood a word assimilated Jew"Reaction Time," family vacations. I had been going to Olin Sang Ruby he was saying. ish community in where we could Seven of our counselors were Israeli, Sumskaya, speak about per- Union Institute (OSRUI), a reform Jewish the remaining three were fluent in Ukraine. I will sonal experiences camp in Wisconsin, for four years. "Chalutzim" was the next unit for my Hebrew. The first week was overwhelmbring you inside or reflect on the one day of our day to others our grade level. My friends and I discussed ing. We could understand almost nothreturning, but the decision wasn't easy. ing. Our schedule included one hour of action-packed own age. campsite. Many times, this Seven weeks would occupy most of my English discussion on current events, would take hours summer. My parents were also apprehen- but the rest was Hebrew. "Even meals?" Waking up at and be very emo- sive; I'd been away for four weeks, but a we asked. All Hebrew. 6:30 a.m. for. Campers spoke English a lot, too tional, but it was month longer was a lot davening wasn't Zach with Ukranlan campers The majority of my camp friends were much sometimes as the staff told us the always so easy after going to sleep needed. Then we were to plan the curaround 4 a.m. After davening, most of us riculum for the next morning and have it returning and to spend seven weeks more Hebrew we spoke, the more we'd would take the next available 20 minutes approved by one of five advisors. with them would be great. The hardest gain from the program. We'd speak to to rest before spending 20 more chasing Depending on how well we worked factor wasn't the time element, but was the jjoynsejors in English; they'd respond in Hebrew. little 8-10-year-old Ukrainians around our together or how fast ideas popped into this the program I IWe didn't realize it, our heads, this could take 20 minutes to wanted? One of the ex-KGB vacation resort for breakfast. jbut this was the only After our morning feast, often an egg, six hours. Nightly free time was decided only one of its kind, 'ay we would learn, bread, boiling water and tomatoes, the by that, and our "no curfew" didn't matter the seven-week 'ith two hours 'of forkids would break off into their assigned as there wasn't anywhere to go amidst intensive Hebrew al Hebrew, classes groups for us to teach them about the wonders of Sumskaya. Estimated unit seemed overwhelming. 'each morning, soon Judaism. Each group was assigned a dif- time of sleep: 3-4 hours. . campers began enI never had a ferent topic, mine being Israel. Other top: It was great fun always, even not being i in Hebrew ics were holidays, people of the Bible, able to communicate with the kids and strong desire to Chumash, prayer and Jewish history. making fools of ourselves "24-7." We had learn Hebrew; I had Our whole unit had Lunch followed classes, and we translators for teaching times, but aside picked up bits and From left: Ally, with Sarah Dunn and a unique bond; We grubbed on Fruit Roll-ups brought from from that, gestures, motions and laughter pieces at religious Omahan Melissa Josephson home when we didn't like the four-day- did most of the talking.'Whoever could school and previous summers at camp, had come to camp with limited converoverlook the absence'of toilet seats, but this would be learning a whole new satiqnal Hebrew and completed camp: 7 old potatoes and cole slaw. knowing a whole new language. \ Naptime was next, involuntarily. The healthful nutrition, comfort, air-condition- language. After many discussions with my par.L'aavirig.carhp was hard. We had' , kids needed a break (and we didn't feel ing and cleanliness had a blast. like chasing them anymore In the 90Surprisingly enough, this was 22 out of ents, Iknew I waited to spend the sum- developed strong friendships with each ~ degree heat), so the the majority of us 23 JOLTers. On our way to Israel, where mer with some of my closest }riendss,.ial '-"^olrie'rand our staff. Carhp^waVlike a | would collapse until snacktlme, referred we had the typical summer-trip fun we one of my favorite places^na-jma^ter, t o a s "heaven." After theseangel- missed, we air had the amazing feeling what. The Hebrew factor would' fast be , I was amazed with the Hebrew1I had learned ahdveYy-'pfoud dfttiyseW. After' accompanied sweet rolls, whoever could lingering above us of changing a kid's a new learning experience. OSRUI requires each applicant to< rChalutzlm'^'all 65 campers'toere ;100% find his or her kids would tutor them in life for the better. Whatever we did, we pass a Hebrew test before camp. Two ready to go to Israel next summer. Hebrew. • didit right. ( Two months later, Spanish classes Hebrew lasted about 45 minutes, and I learned from friends that NCSY in other Omaha girls, Melissa Josephson then we had fun time. Impromptu sports, Sumskaya has taken a leading role In and Diana Manvitz, and I went through have replaced Hebrew lessons, but I'm plays, bonfires, Succah-building, Purlm the post-assimilation, due to the efforts numerous study sessions to prepare. looking forward to traveling to Israel... -; Fortunately, we all passed. and speaking Hebrew. carnivals, Israeli carnivals or Shuk of JOLT II. Ally Is a sophomore at Central, a memUpon our arrival, our unit head Shabbat took place until dinner, usually Zach Is a senior at Central, a member of approached us and began speaking ber of OTYG, MZ Yoshanah BBG and rice and something else (we would take NCSY and Beth Israel Synagogue. Temple Israel. '• .. ' , '.. 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Organizations Y.E.S. There will be no meeting Monday due to the holiday Sukkot. Make reservations by Oct. 2 for the day trip to the Wild Kingdom Safari/Mahoney State Park on Oct. 8. Deadline is Oct. 15 for trip to WinnaVegas Casino on October 22. Deadline is Oct. 23 for participatory lecture by Rabbi Weiss on Oct. 29. WALK-IN DROP-IN For those going on t h e day trip to Safari/ Mahoney State Park on Thursday, please meet at the JCC by 9:45 a.m. RUSSIAN CLUB Members will meet Friday, Oct. 9, at the JCC. Make reservations early for the day trip to the Wild Kingdom Safari in Ashland, NE. Following the safari, we are off to Mahoney State Park for a picnic lunch. Cost of $3 includes admission to park, lunch and transportation. Call Lydia for reservations at 697 9169.
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The rush toward Rosh Hashanah preparation for Oldtimers/Youhg Energetic Seniors took a breather for a few pleasant hours last month when t h e annual New Year's party held sway. More than 100 folks were in attendance. For Judaism, New Years Day is like the famous slogan of Doublemint chewing gum- • . "Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun." We observe' Rosh Hashanah and Jan. 1. And pleasure and fun it was truly, what with Joe Taylor regaling the audience with melodies dear to the hearts of all. His name befits how he tailors his repertoire of songs that tend to harmonize with the audience he is entertaining. This correspondent eulogized former Y.E.S. president Lester Waxman, who passed away Sept. 3. Lester and his wife, Esther, moved to Omaha from St. Louis in 1990. In virtually no time, Lester became one of our most active volunteers, especially for the Veteran's Administration Hospital, and Jewish Senior Services who named him "Volunteer • of the Year." He was a past Commander-Quartermaster of the Epstein-Morgan Post 260 of Jewish War Veterans. In 1997, he was honored as an outstanding volunteer by the United Way of the Midlands. We also joined in a respectful moment of reverence silence for Joyce Brookstein Miller and Annette Kosowsky, a niece of Julia and George Schapiro. Two new members, Esther Friedman and Martha Leber, were welcomed.
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B'nai B'rith sponsors membership drive
Visions members enjoyed a fall day recently at Martin Orchards in Council Bluffs, where they picked apples, sampled cider and lunched.
Henry Monsky Lodge B'nai B'rith will sponsor a kick-off for its community-wide membership campaign on Oct. 15 at the Score Card, 636 North 114th St. A buffet dinner will be served at the 6:30 p.m. event. Jack Pierce, Athletic Development Director at UNL, will be,the guest speaker. Pierce served for 14 years under Coach Tom Osborne as an assistant football coach, the last eight years as off-campus recruiting coordinator. He is in his fifth year as the Huskers' director of athletic development. All prospective members are invited to be guests of the Lodge as well as all B'nai B'rith members. There is no charge for the evening. For further information, call Richard Diamond, Membership Vice-president, at 493-1169, or the B'nai B'rith office at 334-6443.
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NY Board of rabbis issues; report
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(Continued from page 1) * In San Francisco in August, a community-wide Tisha B'Av service involved Orthodox, Conservative and Reform rabbis. * In Houston in August, the Fourteenth Annual Cantors' Concert was held at a. Reform temple, with Orthodox, Conservative and Reform cantors performing together. ' * A group of 38 Los Angeles-area rabbis from each of the four denominations, calling themselves "Darchei Shalom," or Paths of Peace, issued a statement calling for Jews to adopt a code to govern the way Jews with different opinions speak and write about each other. Rabbi Mark Schneier, president of the New York Board of Rabbis, came up with the idea for the study because these days, "people only hear about the divisiveness and the conflict" within the Jewish community. "I'm trying to give a more balanced view of the state of the Jewish union. There's a calling out there for the Jewish and rabbinic community to find ways to unite, and there's a very strong foundation of rabbis out there making a concerted effort to find ways to cooperate and find areas of common cause." The $10,000 cost of the study was underwritten by philanthropists Charles Bronfman, Michael Jesselson and Michael Steinhardt as part of their joint $50,000 gift to Schneier's new effort to put together a nationwide association of boards of rabbis.
(Continued from page 1) All of Omaha's rabbis are members of the Nebraska Rabbinic Council. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, senior rabbi at Temple Israel, took over the chairmanship in June from the group's former chairman, Rabbi Drazen. At their monthly meetings, discussions take place on various issues, a proposal for an informal Jewish educator/consultant for. the Jewish community, a national Kallah or adult Jewish learning program, and how to fill the second days of holidays with meaningful content at the Jewish Community Center. According to Rabbi Azriel, "There are so many areas where the Rabbincal Council can have an impact. My goal is to 'zero in' on those and find common language among us." "I am happy that I have both a professional, as well as a social relationship with my rabbinic colleagues and their spouses," Rabbi Kutner noted. "Ultimately we're all in the same business - creating a love of Judaism amongst our people. "I'm proud to be a part of that and to be a member of Omaha's rabbinate." Rabbi Azriel added, "Our voices will definitely be heard!"
Chicken soup (Continued from page 1) Healing Center. At Ruach Ami, Weiss provides individualized counseling to promote healing and wholeness to those living with illness, to those caring for the ill and to those individuals experiencing grief and loss. The participatory lecture "Gesundheit, the Chicken Soup of Jewish Spiritual Care" will help us explore our own source of spiritual strength. Each of us confronts pain and loss during a lifetime and we of often ask the question, "Why?" "When people face a crisis, then its natural to look at one's life and ask questions which we might ultimately think of as the ultimate question. We look for answers that are beyond our daily experiences. As medical care helps to heal the body, we need to learn the ways to heal the spirit. We look to Jewish texts and resources as we struggle with these questions," stated Weiss. Rabbi Weiss will discuss the concrete steps one can take for finding meaning in a crisis. "The vastness of our tradition allows that what works for one may not work for another," Weiss said. The Jewish Healing movement that Weiss represents began in 1991 and it has since expanded to dozens of communities across the nation. "I am awed by the power spirituality has to transform," Weiss said. His spiritual prescriptions will be "healthful to people of all ages." The program is sponsored by Jewish Senior Services, Jewish Family Service, Beth El, Temple Israel, Beth Israel and Beyt Shalom. A brown bag lunch with soup is available for $6. Reservations must be made by Oct. 23 for the lunch and the program at JSS. Call 330-4272. Transportation is available for $3 through JSS. Call Shane Kotok for information at 334-6529. CORRECTIONS The name of Harry Alloy was inadvertently omitted from the Mount Sinai Cemetery ad in the New Year's issue, Sept. 18. In the Sept. 27 issue's obituary for Ida Zoorwill, Ben Zoorwill was inadvertently listed as Dan. Pre-registration is required for the Shalom Baby program starting Oct. 8. Call Jennie Meyerson at at Jewish Family Service, 330-2024.
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(Continued from page 1) "Ask Dr. Ruth" appears in newspapers around the globe. Author of 15 books, her most recent is Dr. Ruth Talks About Grandparents: Advice for Kids on Making the Most of a Special Relationship (co-authored with Pierre Lehu). "We are better off in the United States today," according to Dr. Ruth, "because there are less unintended pregnancies and less sexually transmitted diseases" than in the past. There are still too many unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, but she believes they are on the decline. "There are more women who are sexually satisfied than in the past. But in the Jewish tradition," she said, "sex is not to be talked about." She intends to give everybody "homework" when she is in' Omaha. She also wants "everybody to prepare questions on cards, because I learn a great deal from them." Anonymously, of course. Dr. Ruth has been honored by the National Mother's Day Committee as Mother of the Year, and she received a Liberty Medal from the City of New York. She has been nominated five times for a Cable Ace Award and won in 1988 for excellence in cable television. What's Up, Dr. Ruth, a show on the Lifetime channel which appeals to teenagers, won the Gold Medal from the International Film and TV Festival for excellence in educational television. People Magazine included Dr. Ruth on a list of the Most Intriguing People of the Century. As a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council of Jewish Women's HIPPY USA Project, NCJW's Research Institute in Israel's ; home instruction program for preschool youngsters, Dr. Ruth became friends with Omaha's Jan Schneiderman, an NCJW National Vice-president. Schneiderman and Maxine Kirshenbaum are cochairs of the 1999 Federation Women's Campaign. Married for 36 years to Fred Westheimer who died a year and a half ago, Dr. Ruth has two children and two grandchildren. At 70, she shows no signs of slowing down. "God forbid!" she declared. "I have a whole bunch of new projects" including one about sex during pregnancy and a college textbook on sexuality. • Chairpeople for the 'Kickoff Luncheon are Bobbie Epstein, Lori Miller, Kimberly Robinson and Anne Shackman. Invitations for the luncheon have been mailed. Tickets are $25. Reservations can be made by those who make a minimum pledge of $136 to the Women's Campaign by returning the reply card in the invitation or calling Cindy Kaufman, Federation Women's Campaign Director, at 334-6427.
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JWI sponsors Mah Jongg tournament
Jewish Women International will host its annual Mah Jongg fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 18, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. To reserve, send a $15 check made out to JWI to Rosalie Greenspan, 8108 Howard, 68114, or Esther Wax, 118 So. 88 St., 68114. For information, call either Mrs. Greenspan, 391-1954, or Mrs. Wax, 393-4441. Practicing for the tournament are,, from left: Esther Wax, Frieda Krizelman, Rosalie Greenspan and Corinne Levin.
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by Claudia Sherman "The Jewish Community Center is an integral part of our daily lives," said Rob Goodman . Originally from the Philadelphia area, Goodman has lived in Omaha about nine years. His wife, Debbie, who is from Annandale, VA, a suburb of Washington, D.C., has lived here about eight years. Goodman said they feel "firmly entrenched" in the Jewish community and "it was our pleasure" to contribute to the campaign to Build a Jewish Community for the 21st Century. The goal for the building campaign is $8.75 million. The Goodmans have a two-year-old daughter, Isabel, who attends the Child Development Center (CDC) during the week. "The primary reason we gave to the campaign," mentioned Goodman, "is that we're thrilled with the care that Debbie, Isabel and Rob Goodman Isabel has received a t the CDC. Obviously, her being there made our Development Committee. The Goodmans are expecting their decision that much easier." Goodman is president of Monster second child in February. Productions, a locally-based enterRob Goodman anticipates "our tainment and event marketing com- involvement to grow as our children pany. Debbie Goodman is a market get older." research manager with Bozell Contributions to the building fund Worldwide Inc. Advertising Agency. may be made by calling Steve and This year, the couple are co-chair- Patty Nogg at 493-3479; Steve and men of the 1999 Federation Marcia Pitlor at 496-4632; Tom Campaign Super Sunday Division. Fellman and Howard Kooper at 392Rob is also a member of the Jewish 1800; or the Federation office at 334Federation Human Resources 8200.
Rick Fox, owner of Julio's Restaurants, packs up holiday food baskets with Jewish Family Service staff Rita Paskowitz and ORT volunteer Caryn Riflrin. Right photo: Shelley Fox and JFS staff Jennifer Meyerson sort food for packing.
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