Vol. LXXXI
No. 51
Omaha, NE
22 Elul, 5762
August 30,2002
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Rabbi Raphael Butler Day School Benefactor Leonard Friedel to Install Rabbi Blum Dies in.Arizona at Age 83 by CAROL KATZMAN,Editoras Head of OCTL The man who made a
by JOAN K. MARCUS — —-— — The former head of the Orthodox Union, Rabbi Raphael Butler, will inaugurate a new season of learning when he installs Rabbi Aryeh Blum as Director of the Omaha Center of Torah Learning on Sunday, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. According to Allan Gonsher, a founder and current President of the OCTL, the entire community is invited to attend the installation and the reception which follows. Rabbi Butler now heads the Akifim Foundation, a non-profit foundation that services the Jewish community with creative, spiritual and cultural responses to the challenges of Jewish life today. Previous to serving as Executive Vice-president of the OU, the umbrella organization for Orthodox I synagogues, Rabbi Butler was the National Director Rabbi Raphael of NCSY, the Orthodox Butler youth group and the guiding force in creating YACHAD/NCSY, an organization for people with developmental disabilities, and the OU's National Leadership Conference for smaller Jewish communities. Butler is a founding member of the board of the Association of Jewish Outreach Professionals and is the former spiritual leader of the Holliswood Jewish Center, in Queens, NY. Rabbi Butler, the founder and director of the Center for Teachers; Training in Brooklyn, received his bachelor's degree from Queens College and smicha (rabbinic ordination) for the Rabbinical Seminary of America. According to Rabbi Blum, "Rabbi Butler works tirelessly on behalf of the Jewish people. His whole life has been dedicated to helping Jews. He created the whole modern Orthodox Jewish youth movement and is one of the most well-connected Jews in America. It will be a tremendous treat to hear him." Reservations for the event can be made by calling the OCTL at 320-8055. Rabbi Blum, originally from Florida, received his undergraduate degree in history at Yeshiva University in New York. He received smicha from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) Y.U. in Israel, studying at both the Gruss and Katz Kollelim. Rabbi Blum was also trained as a mohel by the Chief Mohel of Israel at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. Rabbi Blum hopes to bring Omaha Jews together to support the OCTL and to learn about Judaism. "We are open to everyone-regardless of their synagogue affiliation or their knowledge base of Judaism. We aren't pushing any particular agenda, but we aren't satisfied with Jewish survival either-we're interested in Jewish success." He reiterated that OCTL is a center for learning, growth and discovery, adding, "When people hear about classes, they automatically decide they aren't interested. However, I hope to offer other ways in which to connect," OCTL offers a place where Jews can come to grow Jewishly, said Rabbi Blum, "I want to give people a chance to ask questions they've always had or search for new ones. There are no silly questions. If peopln can find questions, we can seek the answers together; we can train ourselves to prod our curiosity." OCTL has programs for everyone. One of the most popular is the Wednesday, noon, Lunch 'n Learn series. An informal group meets each week at the Kripke Library to explore such topics as Jewish holidays, interpersonal relationships and teachings (Continued on page 2)
ness administration. He fortune selling clothes to served in the Army in big and tall men and then World War II as a captain took a half-a-million of it in the Medical Battalion to create an endowment of the Engineers for Omaha's Jewish day Amphibious Brigade, a school-Leonard Friedel— unit which followed the died in Paradise Valley on troops across JEurope in Aug. 21. Services were order to set up hospitals held there Aug. 23. in tents for the wounded. Friedel originally hoped In 1986, Mort to become a writer and Trachtenbarg, President moved to Los Angeles of the Jewish Federation, after the war. He strugapproached Friedel and gled for seven years until his wife, Phyllis, with 10 his relatives in Omaha areas of the Jewish comconvinced him to return munity that needed financial assistance. One of _. and take over the family Ph llis a n d those was the Jewish Day y Friedel their visited the b u s i n e s S j « T h e F a i r > » a SLeonard c h o 11 nnamed Jewish a m e d iin n t h e i r honor honor men's clothing store. School, then housed at eJveewr i s ht i mDea tyh eS c h ° oited Beth Israel West, 126th y y ™ Omaha. Recognizing the store's and Pacific. After a visit there, the Friedels department for big and tall men as "the tail that expressed their enthusiasm for "the students and wagged the dog," Friedel realized its potential and faculty" and made the decision to permanently set about remaking the image of the store. In 1962, endow the school with $500,000. the first Jerry Leonard Big and Tall Men's Clothing In appreciation for a gift that would change the store opened at 15th and Farnam. Less than 22 future of the day school movement in Omaha, the years later, the store had grown to a 26-store chain Omalia Jewish Day School board of directors decid- throughout the Midwest which Friedel sold to Allied ed to rename the school after the Friedels. Department Stores in 1985 for an undisclosed sum. "This endowment will serve as a That year, the Friedels moved to Scottsdale, AZ, foundation...which will permit us to achieve our where their youngest daughter taught fifth grade at goals and will assure that the day school alternative the time. Unlike other "snowbirds," the Friedels not will always be available in Omaha," noted Omaha only made their move a permanent one, they Jewish Day School Co-chairmen Forrest Knitter became active in the Jewish community in Phoenix. and Mike Katzman (in an article in the Jewish Leonard served on the board of the Jewish Press in October, 1986). Federation of Greater Phoenix, supported the buildThe school later moved onto the campus of the ing fund of Temple Solel, contributed to the Ina Jewish Community Center, thanks to a one million Levine Jewish Community Campus, and endowed a dollar gift from Esther and A. Dan Gordman, for a PACE fund, a Perpetual Annual Campaign Center for Jewish Education building. The original Endowment, for the Phoenix Federation. half-a-million dollar endowment was to be used as a Friedel is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of Paradise guarantee for the "occupancy costs" for running the Valley; his daughters and sons-in-law, Lynne and Steve building-today, it helps offset its operations. Gellman, of Austin, TX, and Randi and Dave Sherman "Leonard was a very kind man," said Jerry of Scottsdale; grandchildren, Jay and Becca Gellman, Gordman, son of Esther and Dan Gordman, and a Lyndsi and Matthew Sherman; sister and brother-informer chairman of the FJA. "He wanted to do law, Dorothy and Mort Luster of San Diego, CA. something for the community and he and his wife Memorials to the Friedel Jewish Academy, 333 So. 132 felt very strongly about the school. In fact, for years, St., Omaha, NE 68154, or the Israel Emergency they used to send birthday cards to the students!" Campaign, c/o the Jewish Federation of Greater Leonard Friedel was a native of Omaha who grad- Phoenix, 32 W. Coolidge, Suite #200, Phoenix, AZ 85013. (Morris Maline, editor emeritus of the Jewish uated from Central High School and the University Press, contributed to this article.) of Nebraska at Lincoln, where he majored in busi-
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Temple Israel t o Participate in.Tri-Faith Service Sept 11 by CLAUDIA SHERMAN, Temple IsraelJJornmunications Coordinator.
A special tri-faith Service of Healing and time, concurred Ahmed Ghosheh, Islamic Center Commemoration on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 7 p.m. President. "It's very important to keep in touch with at First United Methodist Church, 7020 Cass, will each other especially in times of tragedy," he said. mark the passing of the first year since the Islam offers "many prayers of hope." tragedies and suffering of the Sept. 11 terrorist Rabbi Azriel said the service on Sept. 11 at the attacks on America. The clergy and members of church comes between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Temple Israel, First United, and the Islamic Center Kippur to commemorate the event that took place of Omaha have met several times since then in an before Rosh Hashanah last year. "As we enter a seaeffort to build a relationship of peace and unity. son of reflection, change, and repentance,"it is only "Sept. 11 is a date that will never be erased from appropriate for us to remember that we are part of a the memory of American Jews," said Temple Israel's larger community that needs to express with words, Rabbi Aryeh Azriel. "We, who see continuous music, and prayers the yearning of our hearts." threats of destruction towards the state of Israel, are suddenly experiencing attempts to destroy our lives here in America." INSIDE: Reverend Chad Anglemyer, from First United, describes the observance as "both a memorial service Recipes tor the holidays .page 7 and a unity service." He said there will be readings and prayers from the Torah, Koran, and Bible as well Monthly calendar.. ......pages 8-9 as music from all three faith traditions. "We have many reasons" to gather together at this PlayBall....,,.., ,.'....,. ........pagelS
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by RABBI MYER S. KRIPKE-——————— Parashat Nitzavim-VaYelekh Moses is nearing the end of his last address to the children of Israel before they cross the Jordan into the Promised Land. He wants to make sure that they understand the solemnity of the occasion and the seriousness of the action they are about to take. He warns them that this is no ordinary day. This day, he tells them, you stand before the Lord, Your God, all of you. All of you implies your older men who are wise, and all of you down to the day laborer. All of you are here to enter a covenant. It is not a contract between you and your neighbor nor between your people and another people. It is a contract, a covenant, between you as a people and your God. He says further that this covenant binds those who are here and those who are not yet here. It is a covenant between the Lord and the Children of Israel forever. If you know your Sabbath prayers well, you know that this idea is included in prayers that we chant on Shabbat. There is a question here, of course, whether those ancestors of ours standing on the shores of the Jordan, in some year and some day that we cannot specifically identify, can impose a contract upon us, their distant descendants. No one asked our permission. No one asked our consent. This contract was imposed on us! Was it fair? Was it even permissible? Perhaps we can understand this better if we recognize that much that we are and what we have to do is imposed on us by our parents. It was they who determined whether by will or by circumstance our physical selves, the place of our birth, and the environment in which we find ourselves as soon as consciousness comes to us. Now let us say one more thing. Moses told the people that "this day" they stood before the Lofd, their God. Is it not true that every day of our lives we stand before the Lord, our God, represented by conscience, will, and inclination. So long as we have breath this will always be true: the summons is not for a day, nor a week, nor a year; it is forever.
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On Sunday, Sept. 8, 1 p.m., Rabbi Aryeh Azriel, Rabbi Craig Marantz, and Cantor Wendy Shermet will lead the memorial service at the Temple Israel Cemetery, 6412 No. 42 St. The community is invited. "There's something extremely meaningful and powerful in gong to the cemetery between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur," said Rabbi Azriel. "The visit, accompanied by a prayer, Kaddish, or just placing a stone on the grave, is a connection that we need to have with our past. We need to know where we came from," he emphasized. Shabbat Shuva, which will be observed on Friday, Sept. 13, 7:30 p.m. at Temple Israel, is the Shabbat between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Known as "the Sabbath of Return," Shabbat Shuva emphasizes the return to values which enhance life and its meaning. Shabbat Shuva offers families an opportunity to examine and evaluate their priorities and directions. The traditions and liturgy of this sacred Shabbat encourage the renewal of family life. Following the 10:30 a.m. Shabbat morning service, Saturday, Sept. 14, Rabbi Craig Marantz, Cantor Wendy Shermet, and congregants will gather at the Elmwood Park stream to observe Tashlich, a tradition that began in medieval times. During the brief service, members of the congregation will throw pieces of bread into the water symbolizing the casting away of transgressions and beginning the year anew. Families are encouraged to attend Tashlich together at approximately 11:30 a.m. "Tashlich is an opportunity for us to symbolically cast our sins into a body of water," explained Rabbi Marantz. "The water represents purity. The bread crumbs are swept away by the water symbolically purifying our souls.".
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Former Omahan Ruth Leiter died July 9 in Palm Springs, CA, at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Seaman Kay, son of Gertie and Reuben Kulakofsky. She is survived by her husband, Moe Leiter of Palm Springs; daughter Jean McGillis of Salt Lake City, UT; daughter and son-in-law Helen and Richard Goldman of Palm Springs; seven grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Memorials to charity of choice. ADELINE SPECKTER SNEIDER Former Omahan Adeline Sneider died Aug. 25 in Miami at age 82. Services were held Aug. 28 in New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Sneider. She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Joel and Jil Sneider in Chevy Chase, MD, and Martin and Jill Sneider of St. Louis; grandchildren, Emily and Peter Sneider of Chevy Chase, and Julie, Mark and Martha Sneider, all of Chicago; and one greatgrandchild. Memorials to Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. GLORIA LINCOLN COHN Former Omaha Gloria Cohn died in Ternpe, AZ, on Aug. 17. Services were held in Tempe on Aug. 20. She is survived by her husband, Bob Cohn, Tempe; daughters, Randy Weigandt and Terri Carr, Tempe, and son, Bradley Cohn of Kansas City; eight grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Jim Lipsey, Tuscon, AZ, Martha and Barry Bird, Kansas City, KS, and Betty and Frank Black, Dallas, TX; brothers and sisters-in-law, Norman and Marjorie Lincoln, Omaha, and Shelly and Faye Lincoln, San Diego, CA; Harold and Diane Lincoln of San Diego; and a brother, Joe Lincoln, San Diego. Memorials to charity of choice.
Tom Friedman Opens "Live from the 92nd" St. Y" by RACHEL BLUM, JCC Program Director-——— Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Thomas Friedman will speak on"Reflections on Sept. 11 One Year Later" via satellite on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center Theater. His latest book, Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After Sept. 11, is a compilation of his essays on foreign affairs, global economics, diplomacy and the Washington, D.C. Friedman served as the New York Times bureau chief in Lebanon, Washington chief diplomatic correspondent, White house correspondent and columnist for the Times. The series will be broadcast live by the 92nd Street YW-YMHA in New York City in the first of several broadcasts, including an interview with film maker Woody Allen. Nov. 7 and Senator Joseph Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, Jan. 19, 2003. Tickets are $5 for JCC members and $8 for nonmembers and may be reserved by calling 334-6426. Ticket orders received before Sept. 4 will be mailed; those ordered after that date will be held at "will call" for the Sept. 10 event.
Rabbi Butler (Continued from page 1) • —from the Torah. Weekly Torah discussions are held on Shabbat afternoons at the OCTL house, 1313 No. 58 St., as well as Talmud class on Tuesdays. Upcoming programs include Singles Night in the Sukkah on Monday, Sept. 23 and Shabbat dinners on Friday, Oct. l l , Nov. 15 and Dec. 20. A "touch of mystery" is set for Saturday, Nov. 9, with an elegant kosher dinner and silent auction; a Kumzits party is Sunday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. and Family Night is Saturday, Dec. 7, 8-9:30 p.m. Shari Blum also offers classes with "Mommie and Me" on Mondays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Although they were offered jobs in larger cities, Shari and Rabbi Blum are happy they chose Omaha. "Omahans have opened their hearts. Here, we find a quiet where things can be heard," they noted. "We are able to share our love for Judaism and our heritage with other Jews. Please join us on Oct. 6 to celebrate and share our gift!"
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FRIDAY: Men's Club, 11:45 a.m. All male members of Temple Israel are invited to a weekly informal get together at Spirit World, 7517 Pacific St. Join us for some relaxation and great conversation! Shabbat Evening Service, 5:30 p.m. Rabbi Aryeh Azriel and Cantor Wendy Shermet will officiate. Rabbi Azriel will speak. The topic for summer services is "Remarkable Jews: Revolutionaries, Rabbis and Romantics," focusing on Jews throughout history who have made a difference. SATURDAY: Bagels and Sacred Books, 9:30 a.m., in the Milder Center. Please join us as we continue our study of Traditional Prayers, Modern Commentaries: The Amidah. Services in the Sanctuary, 10:30 a.m. SELICHOT SERVICE SATURDAY, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.: The service begins with a short program of Sephardic music, presented by Cantor Shermet and Dr. Tamara Field. A dessert reception and Havdallah follows. Join us in the Santuary, following Havdallah, for a special ceremony preparing our sifrei Torah.
ftii^iwiiM Services conducted by Rabbi Mendel Katzman. Monday-Friday, services at 7 a.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY: Services, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, 4 p.m.: Birthday of the World Party; cost is $3.50 per person. Wednesdays, Sept. 4, 11, 18: Special Mommie and Me program, $18 per family. Thursday, Sept. 12, 12-2 p.m., Women's luncheon, $10 per person. Make reservations for all programs by calling 330-1800.
Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Services conducted by Rabbi Howard Kutner. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat, 7 p.m. (For those who accept Shabbos early at Kabbalat Shabbat sei-vices, candles should be lit by 7:25 p.m.) The West Minyan is at the home of Dennis and Susan Paley, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit 8:45 a.m., Free babysitting begins at 10 a.m.; Junior Congregation, 10:30 a.m. Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood; Mincha, 7:35 p.m., followed by Sha'losh Seudot and Ma'ariv; Havdalah, 8:41 p.m.; Rabbi Kutner will speak on "The Process of Teshuva" at 11 p.m., followed by Selichot Services at 11:15 p.m. SUNDAY: Morning Services, 9 a.m.; Rabbi Kutner will lead services at the following cemeteries: Golden Hill, 5025 No. 42 St., 11 a.m.; Beth Israel/Mount Sinai, 78th and Crown Point, noon; BHH/Fisher Farm, 8900 So. 42 St., 1 p.m. Seating will be available; Evening Services, 7:35 p.m. MONDAY: Morning Services, 9 a.m.; Evening Services, 7:35 p.m. Tuesday-Friday: Morning Services, 6:30 a.m.; Evening-Services, 7:35 p.m. Place your order for Lulav and Etrog sets by Tuesday, Sept. 10th. Sets cost $40 each. Reservations are being taken for the following holiday meals: Break-the -Fast, Sukkot lunch, Shemini Atzeret lunch and Simchat Torah dinner following Hakafos. Call the office to make your reservations.
||ii$n|i:S FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.; Topic is "Is Judaism Becoming More Orthodox or More Secular?"Oneg Shabbat follows services.
435-8004 Services conducted by Rabbi Stanley M. Rosenbaum. Minyan, Monday & Thursday, 7:15 a.m. FRIDAY: Services, 8 p.m. SATURDAY: Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Selichot Services, 10:30 p.m. A program and refreshments precede Selichot services. WEDNESDAY: Men's Group meets at the Knolls, 12:30 p.m. For more information, call Yale Gotsdiner, 423-7066. ^ ^ FRIDAY: Services, 7:30 p.m.
Services officiated by Rabbi Michael Weisser. FRIDAY: Services, 7:45 p.m. SATURDAY: Services, 9:30 a.m.; Torah Study, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Selichot starts with Havdalah, 9:30 p.m., followed by study, 10 p.m. and Selichot services at 11:30 p.m. MONDAY: Adult Hebrew Study, 7 p.m. TUESDAY: Rabbi Milder's class, 7:30 p.m. THURSDAY, Choir practice, 7 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH ONEG FRIDAY, SEPT. 8, following 8 p.m. services, join us for a board-sponsored Oneg Shabbat. BREAK-THE-PAST MONDAY, SEPT. 16, following concluding services of Yom Kippur. Please bring your favorite dish.
30 Years After Olympics Massacre, TV Special Revisits Harrowing Events byy TOM TUGEND
LOS ANGELES (JTA) - The Germans, desperate Sept. 11 of last year was for the United States, to erase memories of the Nazi-tainted 1936 Showtime will air The 1972 Munich Olympic Olympics in Berlin, billed the 1972 Games as "The Games: Bud Greenspan Remembers on Thursday, Happy Olympics." By the time the international Sept. 5, 9 p.m. Greenspan, then an NBC radio reporter and now sportsfest ended, it went down into the history the dean of sports documentarians, features some of books as "The Munich Massacre." the athletic highlights and personalities of the The turning point came in the early morning Games, foremost among them swimmer Mark Spitz hours of Sept. 5,1972, when eight Arab terrorists of and runner Dave Wottle of the United States, as the PLO's Black September faction slipped into the well as gymnast Olga Korbut and runner Valery Olympic Village and attacked the quarters of the Borzov of the Soviet Union. sleeping Israeli men's team. By the end of that long But most of the film centers on the tense 20 hours Tuesday, 11 Israeli sportsmen, five terrorists and of Sept. 5, starting at 4 a.m., when the terrorists one German policeman had met a violent end. slipped into the Olympic Village, and ending at the To mark the 30th anniversary of the events, neartragic Shootout at about midnight. ly as traumatic for a largely innocent Europe as
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.5 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Services are conducted by Rabbi Mordechai Levin and Cantor Emil Berkovits. FRIDAY: Kabbalat Shabbat I Arvit I'skabbat, 6 p.m. SATURDAY; P'sukei D'Zimrah, followed by Shabbat Shacharit, 9:30 a.m.; Allison Lehman, daughter of Howard and Denise Lehman, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah; Free sitter service starts at 10 a.m. and runs through the conclusion of services; Kiddush sponsored by Jerry and Arlene Lehman in honor of their grand-daughter; Minha-Ma'ariv and Havdalah, 7:50 p.m. in the Chapel, Installation of Rabbi Mordechai Levin, followed by Champagne Dessert Reception; 8:30 p.m.; Selichot Services, midnight. SUNDAY: Shaharit, 9 a.m.; Minha-Ma'ariv, 5:30 p.m. MONDAY (Labor Day): Services at 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. HIGH HOLIDAY YOUTH PROGRAM First and Second days of Rosh Hashanah, 10 a.m.1 p.m.; Yom Kippur, 10 a.m.-l:30 p.m. COMMUNITY-WIDE BREAK-THE-FAST MONDAY, Sept. 16, Sponsored by HAZAK, following neilah (concluding) services; call Doris Shukert for reservations, 391-7530.
TOT SHABBAT FRIDAY, Aug. 30: Shabbat in the Home. Hebrew school begins Sept. 3; for information, call 932-6931.
SATURDAY: Services, 9 Steve Reikes in the RBJH Chapel, followed by Kiddush.
WRSSSSSBBBBSffi Allison Lauren Lehman, daughter of Denise and Howard Lehman, will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Beth El Synagogue. An eighth-grade superior honor roll student at Kiewit Middle School, Allison enjoys shopping, swimming, computers and spending time with her friends. For her mitzvah project, she made a contribution to the Rose Blumkin Jewish Home. Allison has a sister, Stephanie and a brother, Adam. Grandparents are Arlene and Jerry Lehman of Omaha, Shirlee Serap of Phoenix, AZ, and Earl Serap of Los Angeles, CA. Great-grandparents are Sarah Serap and the late Louis Serap, the late Harry and Ann Lehman, the late Al and Sylvia Tutnick, and the late Sol and Gertrude Meisner.
PERSONAL The family of Joshua White would like to express our sincere thanks to our family and friends for expressing their sympathy. We would like to extend a special thanks to Rabbi Craig Marantz for his comforting words at our time of loss. The White Family
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Paraphrasing the well know song of the long running hit The Fantasticks, it's time to remember the days of September—Sept. 11, that is. Right now, the memory is still fresh, even raw. We still turn away when video footage appears on television with the wrenching images of the collapse of the World Trade Center, We cry silently, when we hear widows of Flight 93 talk about their husband's bravery, crashing the jet into the ground, rather than into yet another American landmark. And we cringe when we learn that the author of these evil acts may still be alive, hiding in the mountains between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Will we remember a year from now, a decade, a century later? Or will Sept. 11 become like the one of the many battles fought in the name of freedom: Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Verdun, Bataan? Fifty-seven years after World War II, Jews are still struggling with honoring the memory of those who were killed in the concentration camps, the mass graves and the death marches during the Holocaust. Some say Yom Hashoah should not be a separate commemoration, but a part of Tisha B'Av, the observation of the destruction of the first and second Temples in Jerusalem~a date on which many tragedies befell the Jewish people~and which
falls in the month prior to Elul, the time when we prepare our selves for a new year and new goals. One way we can remember Sept. 11 is to do what we always do before the High Holidays-review the past 12 months, ask for forgiveness from those we've offended (and from God) and make an earnest attempt to change the behavior we know is wrong. It's called tes/i«ua-repentance—and by being truly sincere in repairing our little section of the world, it would be an appropriate way to mark the line from before and after Sept. 11. Like the close to 3000 men and women who were innocently slaughtered (and even children aboard the fatal flights on Sept. 11), none of us know when we will die. Not many of us have the opportunity to say a last goodbye, to say "I love you" or "Please forgive me." We should all take on one small mitzvah this year to honor the memory of those killed on Sept. 11 and the memory of all the Israelis (and Americans) killed at the bloody hand of Palestinian terror. Let's help tip the heavenly scales of justice by being a little nicer, a little friendlier, a little more thoughtful, and little more understanding and inclusive. Our role as Jews is to be "a light unto the nations;" let's start by bringing more good into the world.
BEHIND THE HEADLINES Washington Letter Teaches Sept. 11 Lesson at Touro Synagogue by JONATHAN RUBIN — — — NEWPORT, RI (JTA)-The devastation of Sept. 11 is bringing new resonance to a historical document written in the years when America still was breathing its first breaths as a free nation. As New York City plans to commemorate the attack on the World Trade . Center with the reading of The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address, more than 180 people gathered in Newport's historic Touro Synagogue a few weeks ago to celebrate another sanctified document- a letter penned in 1790 by George Washington to members of the Jewish community in Newport declaring religious freedom for all Americans. The letter has been read publicly at Touro, the oldest synagogue in North America, every year since 1948, and was read this year by Eli Evans, historian, Jewish author and former speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson. He commented on its significance in his keynote address, noting that in reading the biographies of the victims of the Sept. 11 attack, we see a spectrum of people representing a multitude of nations and creeds. We realize now more than ever, he said, just how important the precepts of tolerance and religious acceptance are fundamental to the American way of life. He said the letter's explicit promise to give "to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance," is even more remarkable because it was written in the period before the Bill of Rights was even ratified. This message of tolerance is frequently evident in
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A French book called The Horrifying ___ _ Fraud is a bestseller throughout Washington's letter in many biblical Europe. Taking his cue from phrases, such as when he welcomes Holocaust deniers, author Thierry the "children of the stock of Abraham Meyssan suggests that 9/11 was a [to] continue to merit and enjoy the hoax. Never happened. Or rather, it good will of the other inhabitants; did happen, but don't blame Muslim while every one shall sit safely under extremists, certainly not The Saudi his own vine and fig tree, and there 15. Rather, says Meyssan, the damage shall be none to make him afraid." was done by America's right-wing in This message has extra relevance as collusion—get this—with the American we near the anniversary of Sept. 11, government! Evans said. There's more where that came from. "As a historian myself, I believe we Earlier, the New York Board of must look to our history and reply in Regents hit the delete button on all kind, with a symbolic answer, to the literary school books that made referdestruction America has suffered— we ence to anything the board deemed must stand even more proudly than offensive. Therefore, the fisherman in before for all that our nation and its Hemingway's The Old Man and the greatest city now mean to people all Sea is not Spanish/Cuban, he over the world." is...well...an old man, period; and the In America, Evans said, "Jews, like Jews in any of I.B. Singer's short stomany other religious minorities, ries are not Jewish, they are people found a far more hospitable environ- without a past, without a heritage, without an identity. ment than they had ever known." "Here in America," he continued, "in a This way nobody is "offended." (Is place called Newport, Jews were not a this not literary ethnic cleansing?) religious sect, merely tolerated by the These students will remain ignorant government and ruling establishment. of the historical fact that, like it or President George Washington placed not, people do differ, and that literaNewport at the nexus of ideas when the ture, as life itself, is about conflict, but American experiment began." they will not be "offended." Evans wasn't the only one impressed Now comes the NEA, the National by the importance of the message. Education Association, which is Newport Mayor Richard Sardella telling its thousands of educators not commented that "In writing this let- to "suggest any group is responsible ter, Newport was the cornerstone of for" the attack on America. religious freedom in the colonies.'" He Teachers are advised to whitewash then joked in the steamy interior of (that's my word, not the NEA's) the the synagogue that he wished that villains- and to even go a step furWashington had written the letter in ther, by pursuing not what's wrong December. with the Muslim world, but what's Jonathan Rubin is editor of the Jewish wrong with America. (Sounding more Voice & Herald of Rhode Island. and more like that French book.)
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Political correctness has its place, I suppose, but this ridiculous! Whatever happened to Truth? Are we really being asked to deny that extremists from the Muslim world have a grudge against us? I guess so. Are we really being asked to forget that 9/il was an extremist Muslim operation? , Obviously. Has political correctness turned us into a nation of ostriches, afraid to face the facts? Film critic Michael Medved deplores Hollywood movies that shy from calling an Arab terrorist an Arab terrorist, but instead revert to the safety of cold-war stereotypes. Conflict is life. Conflict is literature. Yes, truth is controversial, and neither the NEA or the New York Board of Regents can bury our heads in the sand, much as they try. Their PC Police are on a campaign to brainwash us into blaming ourselves, absolving our enemies. Worse, they're telling us that we have no enemies~we live in a world where everyone is a friend, everyone is blameless. If only that were so. But it happens to be a lie. We have enemies. We have people who hate us, and if we're afraid to name them and fail to recognize them, we're in trouble. The one-year anniversary of 9/11 is coming around in a few weeks. People with open eyes know that date for what it is-the truth! Jack Engelhard is the author of the international bestseller Indecent Proposal and is a former radio and newspaper editor.
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by RABBI AVI S H A F R A N — — — — Distance in time, no less than in space, provides perspective. And so the passage of a year since the Islamist terror attacks on our country should spur us to try to mine insights from the disaster. To my mind, two lessons from that bright and sunny turned dark and hellish day stand out. Neither is particularly astonishing or novel, but each is worth a quiet moment of contemplation. The first is that evil exists. That's not as self-evident an assertion as it might first seem. All too many people, after all, choose to view words like "right" and "wrong," and certainly "good" and "evil," as possessing no absolute meanings, and see in history only competing desires, not ultimate ideals. In fact, moral relativism, if it even suffered a blow in the attacks, has enjoyed quite a comeback in the months since, in particular with regard to the Middle East—with prattling pundits likening the victims of murderous violence with its perpetrators and offering amoral aphorisms like "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." It is, however, the diametric approach to life and history that we should glean from the wanton destruction of last Sept. 11: That what we humans do makes a difference, that we are here for a higher purpose -not to acquire a bevy of celestial mistresses but rather to live lives of service to others and to our Creator. That our individual lives and history itself are combat zones for battles between good and evil. That the bloodthirsty are the opposite, not the equals, of the reluctant warriors. And that last autumn's attacks revealed an example of the deepest evil of all, the kind that believes itself to be good. My second suggestion for contemplation is not unrelated to the first, but touches a more sensitive spot. The Talmud teaches that when one experiences something painful, he should take careful stock of his life and behavior. Adversity, in other words, can be a divine message. That does not mean one can ever determine with certainty the cause of one's pain. What it means is that each of us has a responsibility to try to understand what may have left him vulnerable. A nation, presumably, must do the same. In the wake of last year's attacks, a prominent evangelist identified several societal ills he maintained had weakened America's merit for Divine protection. He was roundly excoriated , especially because his suggestions
concerned gender issues and the unborn-charged topics that generate more heat than light when broached in the public square. But the concept of seeking areas of moral vulnerability was—and is—not misguided. Jewish tradition, to be sure, clearly considers homosexual activity (and especially its legitimation) as well as most abortions to be deep moral wrongs. But I have another suggestion for national introspection. It is more prosaic but more readily evoked by the imagery of Sept. 11. And it is more equitable in its finger-pointing; it indicts us all. While all the Sept. 11 attacks entailed tragic loss of life, for most people the chief image of the destruction remains the Twin Towers. Those soaring edifices represented achievement, commerce and material success; they were fitting reflections of the society that bustled below them, awash with the pursuit of worldly possessions. All people would rather be haves than have-nots, of course; there is nothing wrong with living comfortably. But might we Americans have allowed things to get somewhat out of hand in recent decades? Have we not subtly morphed from haves to musthaves? Into people who judge others by the electronic gadgets they carry, the car they drive, the price of the watch on their wrists? Some thought it odd or incongruous when several renowned Orthodox rabbis took the initiative last fall to issue guidelines limiting their followers' expenditures for weddings. Though the guidelines were never presented as such, they may well have comprised the most sublime and trenchant response to the Sept. 11 attacks. We readily recognize the need to address air-travel procedures in order to avoid future vulnerability; addressing the societal plague of rampant materialism might, in a deeper sense, be even more vital. Sept. 11 falls, this first year since the attacks, smack in the middle of the Ten Days of Repentance, the time of year Jewish tradition considers most fortuitous for making changes for the better in our personal behavior. We would all do well to take the opportunity to remind ourselves that material possessions and success are not inherently meaningful, that only spiritual wealth is true wealth-and that repentance empowers good and undermines evil. Rabbi Avi Shaft'an is director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America. This article comes to us courtesy of Am Echad Resources.
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This year Houston went to Baltimore, and aside from the usual organization, there was unbelievable security: Robby said there were swat teams upon the rooftops on the main gathering facility, and when the 2000+ kids went to their fun night, they were greeted at the door by a guard with an M16. Maccabi is marvelous, no matter where the kids are, and you are all to be commended for your willingness to host the Games. Ellie Yager Morse
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n the Mood for Romance? t's Time to Hit the Boiled Chicken / LINDA MOREL —
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NEW YORK (JTA)-In America, the The custom of eating boiled chicken nd of excess calories, boiled chicken on Yom Kippur Eve is connected to the is a bad reputation. People much kapparot ceremony, a ritual in which a •efer their chicken fried, barbecued person symbolically transfers sins by • sauteed. holding a fowl in his or her right hand But although they may joke about and swinging it three times while riled chicken because of its anemic reciting: "This is my change; this is dn and bland personality, on Erev my redemption. This rooster or hen shall be killed, while I shall be admit)m Kippur, it graces many a table. Despite the jokes, my husband and I ted and allowed a long, happy, and ve this tender poultry almost as peaceful life." The fowl is never wastuch as we love each other. Picture us ed; it is cooked and eaten by the peranding side by side in front of the son's family or given to the poor. ove pulling lusciously moist, but The kapparot ritual is irely cooled chicken breasts from not mentioned in the ch golden broth. Talmud. Evidence We peel off weak skin and drop it into indicates that it may te trash. We return large chunks of have begun among ricken to the soup, and with greasy Jews of Babylonia. igers we snack on the most tender Kapparot is referred to by ninth-century scholars and orsels, the bits sticking to bones. As much as I adore the taste of boiled became widespread in the tenth. dcken fresh from broth, I can't bare Today, kapparot is still practiced by Le sight of it on a dinner plate. Next to many pious Jews, however, many of de dishes, boiled chicken parts look them use coins instead of fowl. de, pathetic and shriveled. Ironically, even Jews with no knowlThe best way to eat boiled chicken, edge of the kapparot ritual partake in jfore Yom Kippur or anytime, is in boiled chicken on Erev Yom Kippur, Le precious broth that gushes from possibly by force of habit no longer mnky vegetables, chopped herbs and linked to its origin. I think people dcken after they've steeped together instinctively gravitate to this tradir hours. tional dish, because there's nothing I recommend adding rice to the soup, like a homemade bowl of steaming ike boiled chicken, boiled rice is an chicken soup, glistening with goodrev Yom Kippur tradition. Scholars ness. )eculate that rice may have become a Chicken soup is not only healthful losen food on the eve of atonement but contributes to a smooth fast jcause its white color is associated because it is satisfying, nourishing ith purity. and light. Brimming with vegetables
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and herbs, it is an entire meal in a bowl, especially if you include a carbohydrate. Salt can be reduced or eliminated to minimize thirst the following day. Before fasting, it is tempting to indulge in delicacies, and plenty of them, to stuff yourself before deprivation. But overeating not only undermines atonement but often causes indigestion. Junk foods, whether they be sweet or savory, lack the nutrients to fortify the body for hours of prayer and introspection. Jews the world over are famous for chicken soup recipes, probably because they shun insipid, watery soups. Sephardic Jews in many Middle Eastern countries savor Shorbah, a chicken soup featuring cardamom and so much finely boiled rice that the broth appears creamed. In the Ashkenazi world, the broth is brimming with matzah balls; lokshen, or noodles; even kreplach, or Jewish dumplings. Chicken soup is one of God's divine gifts. If you take a deep breath as the broth simmers, the scent filling the kitchen is as close to heaven as anyone on earth will get. More sustaining than the heartwarming stories in the widely read Chicken Soup for the Jewish Soul, one sip of broth nourishes both body and spirit. While some people may worry that a mere bowl of soup, no matter how fill-
ing, cannot provide enough energy on an ordinary day, let alone the most demanding one of the year, this humble entree need not stand alone. Jewish holiday meals, Erev Yom Kippur included, traditionally begin with a fish course. Among Ashkenazic Jews, gefilte fish is customary and can be homemade-or purchased frozen or in jars. However, Sephardic cuisine offers more alternatives. Nearly every Sephardic country features a signature fish dish. Delicious recipes, such as Egyptian ground fish balls with tomato and cumin and Syrian baked fish fillets with tahini sauce, abound in Jewish^cookbooks. After the fish appetizer, I suggest serving generous amounts of challah with the main course soup. There's nothing like the marriage of chicken soup and challah; it's the ultimate comfort food combination. Whenever I'm sick or in need of solace, I eat the two together. No matter what, it makes me feel better. Since the chicken soup recipe below is Ashkenazic style, it compliments pickled beets and cucumber salad, dishes typical of Central and Eastern Europe. Cap the meal off with something simple, such as baked apples. The entire menu can be prepared two days in advance, relieving stress for people who are serving dinner and rushing to Kol Nidre services. (Continued on page 15)
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Temple Youth Spend a Week as Counselors for Special Campers by CLAUDIA SHERMAN Temple Israel Communications Coordinator •—~—»—
"After last year at camp, I thought I was prepared Three young women from Omaha spent a week in Soon to be a senior at Burke High School, Leora, June as counselors for seriously ill children at 17, mentioned older OTYG members such as Amy for anything! Nothing could have prepared me for Camp Rainbow near St. Louis, Missouri. The camp Willensky and Marci Brookstein who went to Camp Samantha though," Allie insisted. Ten-year-old has been a special project of Omaha Temple Youth Rainbow in years past. "I admired them for the pas- Samantha, confined to a wheelchair after battling a brain tumor, needed Allie to do Group (OTYG) for years. everything for her. "We were able Youth group members have raised to do many fun tilings at camp like thousands of dollars at their annual swimming, fishing, arts and crafts, spaghetti dinner and auction to sports, making balloon animals, help support the camp and, over the eating snow cones, and of course, years, dozens of OTYG teens have making new friends," Allie been accepted to spend a week oneexplained. on-one with children many of whom suffer from cancer and the affects of "It was a huge responsibility taktreatment. ing care of Samantha. She was This year, Becky Sternberg, Leora fully dependent on me. It helped Azriel, and Allie Willensky were that I was a second year counselor, among the counselors at Camp because I knew the whole routine Rainbow which is co-sponsored by of camp," said Allie. She was able the North American Federation of to rely on "the constant support I Temple Youth (NFTY)-Missouri got from the staff and my fellow Valley Eegion. counselors." Becky 17 who will be a senior at L e o r a Azriel and her camper, Austin; Allie Willensky with camper Samantha; "It was amazing to think about Millard West High School, follows in a n d BechV Sternberg with Brett, a camper at Camp Rainbow. how much I have grown up just her brother Steve's footsteps. Having been a Camp sion and love they had for the kids. I just really taking care of Samantha for a week! And the best thing was that you could tell she was Rainbow counselor twice, Steve told his sister "won- wanted to do that, too," Leora added. derful things about it," she said. She also heard She and Austin painted a wooden stool together. having fun by the smile that was always on her encouraging comments from other NFTY members. "He painted a gorgeous rainbow on it," she said. face!" emphasized Allie who is 16 and will be a senBecky and her camper, 10-year-old Brett, a cancer They ate together, participated in sports and games ior at Millard North High School. survivor, swam together, participated in sports, ate and "just ran around~his favorite thing to do! He Janet Baack, OTYG's special projects coordinator, together, and "basically did every waking activity also loved to dress up in costumes." who was a Camp Rainbow counselor in 2001, has together," she explained. "He was out-going, almost As a counselor caring for a child for a week, Leora designed a pattern to be embossed on a tee shirt for always had a smile on his face, and really likes said she realizes how much parents do for their chil- Camp Rainbow. The front of the tee shirt will read: Spiderman," Becky said. dren prompting her to be "thankful for what I have." "I Love Camp Rainbow." The back of the tee shirt "I expected it to be an amazing experience," Becky She described her week at Camp Rainbow as will depict a rainbow. recalled. And it was, "I enjoyed it and had a lot of "rewarding and worthwhile. It was an awesome Janet, who will be a junior at Millard West High fun." experience" and a chance for a teenager to stop and School, said OTYG will sell the tee shirts at conLeora Azriel described her week at Camp Rainbow think about things other than themselves. claves and at the Spaghetti Dinner. Proceeds will be as "really challenging. I realized that kids look up to This was Allie Willensky's second time as a coun- donated to Camp Rainbow. you. You're their role model." Her camper, six-year- selor at Camp Rainbow. "I wanted to go to camp this Now that they've been counselors at Camp old Austin, has been in remission from leukemia for year, because it was such an amazing experience Rainbow, the girls would like to return next year. "I six months. last year and I just couldn't wait to go back!" couldn't imagine not going again!" said Allie.
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For the past 25 plus years, since we've had kids there, we've been making annual trips to the New York and New Jersey area. In that quarter century, we've had many experiences, some delightful and some not so delightful, and some simply astonishing. On our most recent visit, the best parts were, as always, time spent with our children and grandchildren. Lots of talking, noting how tall somebody has grown, enjoying a trip to a book store with a small, avid reader and, in general, mostly knelling. These visits are divided into two parts. The first half is usually in New Jersey, with our Lisa and her family. This includes one son-in-law, two boys, one dog, one cat, one bearded dragon (lizard) and assorted tropical fish. A lively household, to be sure. After several days, we piled into the car, to be delivered to our other daughter in New York, a trip that usually takes about 90 minutes. This time, it wasn't usual. As you might expect, there's always something major happening in Manhattan, and this time it was a fire at one of the big, important power plants. Daughter #2, (Shelley) was expecting us at her place, on the 12th floor of her building. Only there was no electricity, due to the fire. Nobody wanted to hike up 12 flights of stairs, so that plan was scrapped. After about eight hairy hours, power was restored and the city breathed a sigh of relief. That was when we felt we were finally glad to be there!
The only other experience noteworthy enough to mention was a visit to Ground Zero. Of course it's been a months since the World Trade Center tragedy, but a walk around the perimeter of the enormous hole, where the two buildings once stood was very moving. I saw several very touching scenes, including a young couple with arms wrapped around each other, tears streaming. Neither said a word, but I was certain they were mourning a personal loss. A few yards from them, I saw a pretty teen, standing close to her mother, pointing. I heard her say, "Is that where Uncle Donald's office was?" I didn't hear the answer because I moved away quickly. One other face almost left me in tears. A woman, standing alone and perfectly still, face red from crying, just staring at the site of so much death and destruction. I hurried away and after that avoided looking at faces. As we left the area, I remembered an expression we often heard, following World War II and the Holocaust. Just four words, "Man's inhumanity to man." Here in the Midwest, we're far enough away from New York to not consciously remember Sept. 11 on a daily basis. The folks who live there haven't forgotten, We hope and expect to make many more of our annual trips east, but we fervently hope to never see such an indescribably sad sight again.
Krivosha Lecturer for 2002 to Speak on "Breaking Taboos" by JEWISH PRESS News Service ,
Ezra Mendelsohn is widely published in the field of Jewish history and culture, especially pertaining to the 20th century. As the Norman and Helene Krivosha Lecturer for the year 2002, Mendelsohn will speak on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. on "Breaking Taboos: Jewish Art & Jewish History." The lecture, which will be presented at the Great Plains Gallery, 1155 'Q' St. in Lincoln, will cover how images created by both Jews and non-Jews can cast light on major issues in modern Jewish history. These include: nationalism, identity, acculturation and assimilation, and relations between Jews and non-Jews. Mendelsohn is a professor in the Institute of Contemporary Jewry and in Russian and East European Studies at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He holds a doctorate from Columbia University. The lecture, sponsored by the Harris Center for Judaic Studies, is free and open to the public, A reception follows.
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look at the American West in advertising; Robert Tignor will offer his opinions on the Middle East. Sept. 23: Richard Etulain will tell us about the American West in film; Robert Rauchway will comment on presidents and big business. Sept. 30: Sex in the Heartland is the subject of an interview with Beth Bailey; Cass Sunstein will talk about constitutional changes.
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How DoYou Say "Play Ball" in Hebrew? by BENJAMIN DELMAN, Jewish Press Student Intern
Ta-ha-not (bases) are full, there are players," coach Craig Dunning said. helpful. "It's an honor to be a part of two outs. The score is tied. The count Dunning said one of the reasons the Games," Maddy-Weitzman said. is three ballot (balls) and two makot they came to the games was so that Player Itamar Loewenstein echoed (strikes). The hovet (batter) steps into they could see a higher level of play that sentiment. "It was fun, it was an the merhav ha-hovet (batters box). than what they were used to. honor. I played better than expected." The kad (pitcher) winds To be eligible to up and throws. The pitch, compete on the it's a ball. The game winteam players had ning reetza (run) is given to keep up with up with a ha-H-ha (walk). their studies and The language may be attend every pracforeign, but the scene is a tice. familiar one. The "We want them American sport of baseto become better ball has caught on in yet citizens and stuanother country. dents because of Among the hundreds of sports," Dunning athletes who came to said. Omaha for the Maccabi Baseball is games were 13 "boys of expanding in summer" from Israel, who ~7Z 7 - ,, ~ ,. ~ , ~ T 77 777Z _, , . _, Israel. Next year J , , up to , bat, , , field, , , , Members of t h e Israeli Delegation to the JCC Maccabi Games there ,. showed will be six were cheered by more than 3000 at t h e opening ceremonies. and hopefully score runs. teams competing "There were two or three games I in the Senior League from last year's They are part of a small, but growing think we could have won," said Israeli four. There are between four and five baseball program in Israel. The team held tryouts in April and delegation head Leo Robbins. hundred ballplayers total, playing in had been practicing since then in You see the Israeli team faces chal- various age groups. preparation, according to their coach, lenges that other teams don't. Maddy-Weitzman said most of the Bruce Maddy-Weitzman. "(Playing in "We play on sand," team member kids who get involved with baseball the Maccabi Games) is what these kids Jacob Miller said, who lives in are those who lived in America or who decided to do this summer," Maddy- Rehovot now, but whose family immi- had a parent who did. Weitzman said. The team practiced for grated from Pittsburgh, PA. Through satellite television, Israelis three hours, three times a week to Miller went on to point out that can see American baseball on ESPN. ready themselves for competition. other teams had much better facilities Israeli television is also now broadDespite the fact that the team was and equipment, and the biggest casting a few games a week in not able to turn this dedication into advantage, a larger pool of players to Hebrew. victory, with a 0-5 record in Omaha, draw from than the Israelis. "In Israel there is great interest in the coach was still positive about their Because of the challenges facing American things, baseball is the last experience here. "It's gratifying to see Israeli baseball, the coaches hope the to catch on," Dunning said. Maddythe kids connect with North American experience of coming to Omaha will be Weitzman said the two biggest chal-
by TERESA DRELICHARZ Jewish Family Service ——
Another school year is upon us as the "lazy days of summer" come to a close. For many parents, that means reestablishing a balance between our jobs and our involvement with our children's school activities. While this can prove very challenging for most of us at times, research has proven the benefits of familyschool partnerships. According to the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education (NCPIE), when strong family-school partnerships exist: • Students do better in school and in life. They are more likely to earn high test scores, graduate from high school, and go on to higher education. Low-income and minority students benefit the most. •Parents become empowered. Parents develop confidence by helping their children at home. Many go on to further their own education and become active in the community. • Teacher morale improves. Teachers who work with families expect more from the community, and feel a stronger connection to and support from the community. • Schools get better. When parents are involved at home and at school, in ways that make them full partners, the performance of all children in the school tends to improve. »Communities grow stronger.
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The Benefits of Parent Involvement in Education Families feel more invested in the school system, and the school system becomes more responsive to parent and community needs. Following are some tips on how parents can stay involved, and support their children's education: • Maintain regular contact with your child's teachers. Attend conferences, share information through notes, phone calls, and e-mail. Whenever possible, personal contact is the best way to promote two-way communication. • Volunteer at the school. Parents can volunteer as tutors, classroom aides and curriculum resources, as well as on field trips, and in the lunchroom, health clinic and school office. Help organize school events, and attend as many studenfcperformances, sports events, and other activities as your time allows. • Model and support children's education at home. Parents can help their children develop good study habits, supervise their homework tune, and enforce regular bedtimes and school attendance. Parents also model good learning practices through their own continuing education. • Be an advocate for your child. Parents have a right and a responsibility to make sure their children are receiving what they need to do well in school, and to progress to their highest potential. Parents should fully understand any special programs their children are involved in. Don't hesitate to ask questions. Welcome back to school, and have a great year!
lenges to baseball's growth in popularity were "the rumor that it's boring and competing with soece2\" Baseball's governing body in Israel is the non-profit Israeli Association of Baseball (TAB). Begun in 1986, the association's purpose is to promote and develop baseball in Israel. By sending teams abroad, the association hopes to raise its profile and funds. "Next year we want to go to both New Jersey and Saint Louis (for the JCC Maccabi Games)," Robbins said, "but we need funding." In addition to the team Israel sent to Omaha, they also sent a team from the Juvenile Division, (10-12) to Prague to play in the European Championship Tournament. The lAB is trying to raise funds for improvement in many areas. They need funds not only for fields and equipment, but they also want to raise money to certify more coaches and to have more clinics for coaches and players. Tax deductible donations can be sent through the PEF Israel Endowment Fund, 317 Madison Avenue, Suite 607, New York, New York 10017. Checks should be made out to PEF accompanied by a letter requesting the funds go to IAB, with a copy of that letter going to the IAB office in Israel, P.O. Box 163, Kfar Saba, 44101, Israel. Maddy-Weitzman said the eventual goal is to have a team compete in the European Championships in a few years and eventually in the Olympics.
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Friedman and Goldberg Appointed to NOW National Positions by SALLY ZIPURSKY NCJW Vice-president, Public Relations »™-»———
Former NCJW, Omaha Section Presidents Beth Friedman and Cindy Goldberg have been named Commissioners for National Council of Jewish Women, according to Marsha Atkind, National President of the nation's oldest Jewish women's organization, National Council of Jewish Women. The primary role of the NCJW Commissioner is to be a liaison between National and the Sections, working with the Section President." "It is a great job because it keeps you in touch with the Sections. You are a neutral ear for the Section President to come to for help, advice and answers to various questions," stated Cindy Goldberg of her second three-year term as Commissioner. "It is also a great job because you are considered a national leader. <f You are kept informed Cindy Goldberg of everything happening on the national level, and are able to participate in all national meetings," she added. The two women remain very involved with the local section while taking on this additional national role. They're also past recipients of the Lois Jeanne Schrager Young Leadership Award from the Jewish Federation of Omaha, Friedman in 1995, and Goldberg in 1997. Friedman added, "I am : thrilled to be able to share : the knowledge and skills Beth Friedman that x have gained through NCJW with other Sections." For more information about membership or upcoming programs in NCJW, Omaha Section, please contact Kim Noddle, President or Deb Marburg, Membership Vice-president for membership opportunities, 398-1601.
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Tuesday Musical has announced its 2002-03 seaRobert Goulet will star in Rodgers and son, beginning with Denyce Graves, mezzo-soprano Hammerstein's timeless classic, South Pacific, in on Wednesday, Sept. 18. She'll be followed by the five performances, Guarneri Strmg Quartet on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and starting Sept. 20-Sept. then the duo of Helen Grimaud, pianist, and 22 at the Orpheum Emannuel Pahud, flutist, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, Theater. In the role he 2003. The season concludes with the pianist, Lang made famous in the Lang, on Tuesday, March 18. All concerts begin at 1987 revival that 7:30 p.m. at the Witherspoon Concert Hall at Joslyn toured the U.S. and Art Museum. For ticket information, call 551-2234 Canada, Goulet's career or e-mail Tuesday Musical at: TuesMus@aol.com spans half-a-century. or log on to: stagetix.com. He debuted in 1969 as Sir Lancelot in the origCamelot on The internationally acclaimed husband and wife inal duo of Karen Kushner and Robert Weirich will Broadway and has be the featured performers at an upcoming benefit appeared on numerous Robert Goulet for the Nebraska AIDS Project. The concert pianists television comedies, will perform on Sunday, Sept. 22, 4 p.m. at the dramas and musical productions. Strauss Performing Arts Center on the campus of Clear Channel Entertainment will also bring the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Blast! to Omaha, Feb.~ll-16,2003, and Swing, May Kushner, the daughter of Marshall and Barbara 9-11, also at the Orpheum Theatre. Subscribers for Kushner, is currently a faculty member at the all three shows or single tickets to South Pacific University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of may be obtained by calling the Civic Center box Music. Tickets are $35 and may be obtained by call- office, 444-4750, Ticketmaster.com or all ing Jean Imray, 552-9260, ext. 142. Ticketmaster outlets or 422-1212.
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August 30, 2002 Jewish Press, Omaha, NE (continued from page 7) -»~~~»~. THE ULTIMATE CHICKEN SOUP 3 split chicken breasts (6 pieces) including bones 6 carrots, diced 6 celery stalks, diced 2 large onions, diced 3 parsnips, diced 1 can artichoke hearts, drained and flaked; remove hairy centers 1 large zucchini, diced 1 large summer (yellow) squash, diced 1/4 1b. string beans, cut into 1-inch pieces 3 chicken bouillon cubes, plus one (4 in all) Salt to taste (optional) 1/4 tsp. white pepper (optional) 3 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped 3 Tbsp. fresh dill, chopped 1/3 cup raw rice Place all ingredients, except rice and one bouillon cube, into a large pot. Add enough water to cover ingredients by 3 inches. (Water level should be at least 3 inches below top of pot to avoid bubbling over.) Place lid on pot. Boil on a medium flame for about two hours, stirring occasionally to check that broth does'n't boil away. Soup is ready when broth yellows and chicken falls off bones. Add salt, if needed. Cool soup to room temperature. Remove and discard skin and bones from breasts. Cut chicken into bitesized pieces and return to broth. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Skim and discard chicken fat, which has risen to the top. Prepare rice according to package instructions. Boil fourth bouillon cube in two cups of water, stirring until it dissolves. Cool rice to room temperature. Add bouillon water. Cover pot for 30 minutes. Rice will swell and absorb the
water. If water remains, drain rice in a sieve. Place rice in soup. Heat and serve immediately or refrigerate and serve the following day. Soup freezes well. Yield: 8 servings. QUICK CUCUMBER SALAD 1 English (seedless) cucumber 1/4 cup dill, stems removed 2 tsp. sugar 1/2 cup white vinegar Cut cucumber horizontally into circles so thin, they are translucent. Place in a large, nonmetallic mixing bowl. Mince dill fine and add to cucumbers. In another bowl, add sugar to vinegar, stirring until dissolved. Add to cucumbers. Gently toss ingredients until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for 2448 hours. Serve cold or at room temperature. Yield: Serves 8. PICKLED BEET SALAD 6 medium-sized beets, peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch circles 11/2 cups dry vermouth 11/2 cups apple cider vinegar 1 cup white vinegar 1 cup sugar 2 garlic cloves, peeled 1 large onion, peeled, sliced, and separated into rings 1 bay leaf 2 tsp. pickling spice 10 peppercorns 1 tsp. salt Place all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil and lower flame. Simmer for 1 hour and 15 min., or until beets are soft when pierced with a knife point. Cool to room temperature. Remove to a nonmetallic bowl and cover. Refrigerate for 24-72 hours before serving cold or at room temperature. Yield: 8 servings
Reviewed by LOIS FRIEDMAN _ » — Recently a trip to the Swanson Branch of the Omaha Public Library, and down the aisle to the 641.567s, yielded more than a dozen Jewish cookbooks—including the Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan, who will deliver the keynote address at the 15th Klutznick-Harris Symposium in October. I checked out the video tape, Classic Recipes for Jewish Cooking, hosted by Nathan, a video companion to her cookbook and 26-part public television series. Nathan's warmth is evident as she chats, questions, watches and gathers the stories of this "hit parade" of cooks in their kitchens as they share their secrets and show their techniques. From Fred, making his six braided challah with poppy seeds, and 93years-young "fire cracker" Dora, making gefilte fish with her 80-year-old hand chopper, to Eddie from Brooklyn, chefs Jim and Alan and Alice, a cookbook author/baker whose speciality is cheesecake—Jewish traditions are woven into their cooking. A delightful tape to watch. A few other cookbooks on the shelf caught my attention: Fast and Festive Meals for the Jewish Holidays by Marlene Sorosky (William Morrow, $27). This award-winning author updated and created easier versions of her mother's and grandmother's recipes to include in menus for Shabbat, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu B'Shevat, Purim,
the carcass for a future soup or make soup immediately by placing the carcass in a pot with fresh chicken, onion and vegetables. • Stock Split: While cleaning a chicken to roast for dinner, throw necks, backs, gizzards and wing tips into a plastic bag and freeze for future soup. Do not save chicken livers because they become bitter when boiled extensively. « Stock Merger: For depth of color and flavor, add beef bones to chicken soup. Better yet, roast bones at 350° for 15 minutes and then steep with soup ingredients. • Liquid Assets: Save- Broth each time you steam or boil vegetables. Freeze and collect enough broth to add in place of water when you make soup. Although in weak solution, vegetable broth adds more flavor and nutrients than water. •• Stock Market: Almost any vegetable is tasty in chicken soup, although broccoli florets completely •fall apart, When making chicken soup, search your refrigerator fresh vegetables that are past their prime. Use cooked vegetables too, even if they were sauteed or made with sauces. Yesterday's noodles, starchy beans, pasta, potatoes, couscous, and corn are welcome, but should be added at the end. Divine chicken soup springs from inspiration and is completely foolproof.
Israel Independence Day, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Brit Milah or Baby Naming, and Havdalah. Descriptions of the holiday, the rituals, ideas for crafts, and gameplans for preparations are interspersed with recipes, written with sidebars that include timing and easy-to-follow instructions. Here's a recipe for tzimmes, which literally means "mixture" for Sukkot or Simchat Torah or anytime. CARROT TZIMMES 2 pounds carrots 1 cup orange juice 4 tbsp. (1/2 stick) nondairy or regular m a r g a r i n e or b u t t e r 3 tbsp honey 1 tsp ground ginger 1 fcsp salt
SI cup coarsely chopped dried apricots 2 tsp cornstarch, dissolved in 2 tsp cold water Peel, trim, and slice carrots into 1/4inch rounds in food processor or by hand. In a large skillet over moderately-high heat, bring orange juice, margarine, honey, ginger, and salt to a boil, whisking until blended. Add carrots, reduce heat to medium low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in apricots, cover and cook until carrots are tender, 5-8 more minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in cornstarch mixture. Return to heat and cook until thickened, stirring constantly. (Carrots may be cooled and refrigerated overnight. Reheat in microwave or on top of stove.)
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Ways to Make Chicken Soup Good for Both Body and Soul by LINDA MOREL ——— — — NEW YORK (JTA)--Here are some ways-more reliable than playing the stock market-to make your chicken stock or broth as rich as the liquid gold known since the time of Maimonides as a magical elixir, and more recently as Jewish penicillin. • Basic Stock: Similar to balanced stock portfolios, high flavor yields from a wide variety of sources. To make rich soup stock, place diced carrots, celery, onions and your favorite vegetables with chicken, or even turkey, parts. Cover ingredients with two inches of water and boil for at least one hour, being careful that broth does not boil away. Cool to room temperature. Line a colander with wet cheesecloth. Pour broth through to filter out solids. Instead of water, start your soup with this golden nectar. When you prepare soup from stock rather than water, the broth is deeper and more decadent too. •• Future Stock: Get ahead of the game by making quantities of chicken stock and freezing them in batches for future soups. Defrost stock before adding additional ingredients to pot. • Quick Stock: When pressed for time, add a couple of bouillon cubes to the water, chicken, and ingredients. Or instead of water, use canned chicken broth. Either way, season soup with less salt because bouillon and canned broth are salty. • Double Earnings: After consuming a chicken for dinner, either freeze
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