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Congregation B’nai Jeshurun The South Street Temple
Craig Lewis, Rabbi
2061 South 20th
Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68502-2712 402-435-8004
[email protected] www.southstreettemple.org
Shabbat Evening Service March 17, 2017 / 19 Adar 5777
David Manley, guitar and vocals
Thank you to Linda Glaser for hosting the pre-neg this
evening!
A Note About Our Prayerbooks Welcome to the South Street Temple. Our prayerbooks, Mishkan T’Filah, are in the lobby or on the bookshelf at the front of the sanctuary. We invite you to take one so that you may join in our worship. As these are sacred books, we ask that you handle them with care by keeping them off the floor and returning them to their proper place at the conclusion of the service. Each prayer in Mishkan T’Filah is laid out in a two-page spread, the Hebrew text, transliteration, and English translation on the right, and on the left are two alternate English readings reflecting on the theme of the prayer. The rabbi or cantorial soloist will announce page numbers and which option will be read. Shabbat Shalom. We are glad you are here.
PRAYERS
Pat Chambers
Dani Kohler Fry
Don Glaser
Linda Glaser
Vivienne Morkel
John Regier
Julian Rodriguez
Emily Seifferlein
Ansar Shamal
Carly Sorenson
Andrew Widman
YAHRZEITS
Lena Bakker
Robert Bates
Wayne Leo Cadwallader
Evelyn Goldberg Claymon
Sarah Cole
Keith Dalton
Louie Fink
Isaac M. Friend
Simon Friend
Joseph Heller
James Hicks
Aaron Jacobs
Etta Jacobs
Meyer Kominsky
Morris Levy
Margaret A. Lyons
Louis Mayer
Charles B. Simon
Howard Wilcox
Elsa Storch Youssi
Inez Hansen Zeman
Gift Shop Spring/Summer Hours:
Sunday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday 2:00 – 6:00 pm
Friday 3:00 – 6:00 pm
HINEI MAH TOV
Hinei mah tov u’mah na’im, shevet achim gam yachad,
Hinei mah tov u’mah na’im, shevet achim gam yachad.
How beautiful it is to be here,
Feelin’ like we belong.
Arm in arm, just like sisters and brothers,
Joined together in song.
AM I AWAKE / BAR’CHU
Yai lai lai…
Am I awake? Am I prepared?
Are you listening to my prayer?
Can you hear my voice? Can you understand?
Am I awake? Am I prepared?
Yai lai lai…
Bar’chu et Adonai ha-m’vorach,
Baryuch Adonai ha-m’vorach, l’olam va’ed, l’olam va’ed.
MI CHAMOCHA
Mi chamochah ba-eilim, Adonai? Mi kamochah nedar bakodesh,
Nora t’hilot, oseih fele?
Malchut’cha ra-u vanecha, bokei-a yam lifnei Moshe uMiryam.
Zeh Eli, anu v’amru, Adonai yimloch l’olam va-ed!
Who is like You? Who is like You, Adonai?
Who is like you, Adonai?
When Moses and the children crossed the sea,
They sang to You with songs of joy.
Who is like You, Adonai?
The Ladies Lunch Group will meet
Tuesday March 21st at 12:00 pm
at the Piedmont Bistro, (1265 South Cotner Boulevard)
Please contact Deborah Swearingen with any questions.
MI SHEBEIRACH
Mi shebeirach avoteinu, m’kor habracha l’imoteinu
May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say, Amen.
Mi shebeirach imoteinu, m’kor habracha l’avoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r’fua sh’leima
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say, Amen.
LJCS News
Religious school classes will meet at their normal times and buildings this Sunday March 19..
South Street Temple is partnering with "We Can Do This"
to provide weekend meals to the children of the F Street
Community Center
The neighborhood surrounding the F Street Community Center is
designated as an “extreme poverty area” by the U.S. Census Bureau.
While the Center provides evening meals during the school week, it
does not have the budget to serve anything to eat on weekends,
leaving some children with little or no food during the day.
Join us as we provide lunch on the third Sunday of every
month. Food/monetary donations, meal preparation and assistance
with setting up, serving, and clean-up are needed!
We will serve our next meal on March 19 at 2:30 p.m. For more
information, email Sarah Beringer at [email protected].
As you start to make summer plans, consider sending your child to LJCS CAMP ISRAEL!
July 10 - July 21
9:00 am - 2:00 pm Tifereth Israel Synagogue
Light Kosher dairy snack and lunch included
Tuition July 10-14 - $75 July 17-21 - $75
If you are enrolling two or more children, the cost is $50 per child, per week.
This program is open to children entering kindergarten through sixth grade.
Please send tuition checks payable to LJCS to Andrea at Tifereth Israel no later than July 1, 2017.
We require ALL campers to be registered through the LJCS, therefore we cannot accept drop-in guests.
Sara and Robert Friedman are moving to Charlotte, NC, to be nearer to family. Their home will go on the market in early April. During their Passover visit to Charlotte, they will be looking for a new home. If all goes well, the transition, hopefully, should be complete by June.
Call for digital photos of Temple events and activities.
We are updating our website and would like to use some fresh
images and new pictures (hopefully with better resolution as
well)
If you have any pictures you’d like to share, please send them to the
Temple Office ([email protected])
If you’re attending Temple events, please feel free to take some
pictures and share them!
Unitarian Church of Lincoln Winter Lecture Series 2017:
Inequality of Income and Wealth: Causes, Consequences,
& Resolutions.
Of the many factors that define and divide people, inequalities of income
and wealth loom as one of the most important, defining societies and nations
as “developed,” “third world,” “developing” etc. Within those societies and
nations income disparities are often stark, separating us into rich or poor,
impoverished or middle class, and generating disparities in nutrition,
longevity, and wellbeing.
The continuing 2017 Winter Lecture Series takes a closer look at the
complex subject of income and wealth inequality, and consists of five
lectures presented on five successive Sundays from 2/19/17 to 3/19/17 at the
Unitarian Church, 6300 A Street. Each Sunday session begins at 7:00 PM
and ends at 9:00 PM, with the 1-hour lecture followed by a brief
refreshment period and an audience-driven Q&A. Lectures are free and open
to the public; parking is available.
Upcoming Schedule:
March 19, 2017: Panel Discussion with James Goddard (Nebraska
Appleseed), Scott Young (Foodbank of Lincoln), and Anita Seth
(UNITE/HERE, New Haven)
Note: In case of inclement weather, cancellations will be posted on the
Unitarian Church website (www.unitarianlincoln.org) and announced
on KOLN-TV (channel 10/11) and KFOR radio (1240 AM).
The Faithful Fight: How to Work for a Just World and Tend Your Soul at
the Same Time
with Rev. Kim Morrow People can feel overwhelmed by the many
painful issues facing our society. Problems
like income inequality, racism, sexism,
climate change, xenophobia, political
instability, and extreme polarization can seem
too big to face. In this class, we will take a
step back to look at three great social justice
leaders to see how their faith sustained them
in working for the world they believed God
promised. We will look at the difficult
circumstances that faced Gandhi, Dietrich
Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and
examine how they built powerful movements
for lasting change. We will explore how
spiritual practice can nurture us for the long
journey and contemplate the social justice
actions each of us wish to take on with joy,
faith, and perseverance.
Wednesday,
March 8th
, 22nd
& 29th
(will not
meet March
15), 6:30-7:30
pm, First-
Plymouth
Mayflower Hall
Sponsored by the First-Plymouth Peace and
Justice Team
First-Plymouth Congregational Church 2000 D Street
Lincoln, NE 402.476.7565
The new Jvillage Passover Resource Guide, featuring holiday history, recipes, and kids’ activities is available on the Temple
website!
It’s time to start getting ready for Pesach!
NEW at the Omaha
JCC! Knitting 101 March 24 & March 31st | Members &
Non
Knitting 101 will be held March 24th and
31st from 9:00-10:30 am. This two class
series is great for beginners or knitters
that need a refresher course. Learn all the
basics needed to make a handmade creation of your own! Class will
be taught by Becky Shipman. Participants will need to bring two
knitting needles (either a size 11 or 13), and 250 yds. of bulky yarn.
Registration required.
Dear Readers and Lovers of Jewish Books,
On Sunday, March 26th from 1 - 3 (NOTE TIME CHANGE) we'll
meet at SCOOTER'S (84th & Van Dorn in the private dining room) to
have time to carpool to Omaha for the concert of Jewish music
beginning at 4. We will discuss OUTWITTING HISTORY: The
Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish
Books by Aaron Lansky (2 library copies available).
FUTURE BOOKS:
May - THE MARRIAGE OF OPPOSITES by Alice Hoffman (12
print copies & 6 CD copies at library)
July- A THREAD OF GRACE by Mary Doria Russell
Even if you haven't completed the book, you're welcome to join the
discussion!
Please contact Zoya Zeman with any questions.
The Rising Stars of American Jewish Music A concert to benefit the Seth Rich Memorial Camp Scholarship Fund
Sunday, March 26 - 4:00 pm
BANOT "Co-founded by four women who are recent Berklee graduates, the BANOT flavor is derived from the worlds of jazz, R&B, classical, and folk, to name a few." www.banotmusic.com NOAH ARONSON, Singer and Song leader "...perhaps the most sought after Jewish musician of our times." http://www.noaharonson.com/
Plus Students from our Community and You!! Concert Chairs: Mary and Joel Rich; Pam and Bruce Friedlander
Our friends at the Jewish Federation of Omaha have offered to sponsor a bus from Lincoln to Omaha for the concert if there is
enough interest to warrant it. If our numbers are smaller, we could instead organize carpools within the community.
This is a great opportunity to hear performers who wouldn’t make it to Lincoln. Please let either the Temple or Synagogue office know if you
would be interested in either a bus or carpool. We’d like a rough count before March 2nd so we can decide how to proceed.
Physical Therapy at the J All Insurance Accepted | Member & Non
When you need physical therapy, there is a professional option
waiting for you at the J. Kurt Harte, of Nannen & Harte Physical
Therapy, works on site. The convenient location lets you learn and
practice your physical therapy exercises on equipment in the JCC
Fitness Center. Members can continue their work even after their PT
sessions end! Don't suffer through pain any longer. To set up a FREE
consultation or to book an appointment contact Kurt Harte at
[email protected] or at (402) 990-8458.
Week of Understanding
Our 7th annual Week of Understanding will take place March 27 - March 31.
This year we will be joined by five out-of-town speakers; Robbie Waisman (Vancouver, BC), Marion Blumenthal Lazan (New York), Agnes Schwartz and Magda Brown (both of Skokie, IL), and Sonia Warshawski (Kansas City, MO). With local survivors and a liberator speaking as well, more than 5,000 Nebraska students will be given the incredible opportunity to hear the live testimony of an eye-witness to the Holocaust.
Join Us:
Tuesday, March 28th Testimony of Holocaust survivor and author, Marion Blumenthal Lazan 7pm Countryside Community Church, 8787 Pacific St, Omaha Open to all.
Sha-ba-ba-bat! Is here again: Family-friendly service and Shabbat dinner, one
Friday evening a month.
Host families are needed to sponsor the family dinner for the
following dates:
March 31, 2017 April 28, 2017 May 26, 2017
Contact the Temple office at [email protected] or
(402) 435-8004 to sign up!
Ready – Set – EMBRACE!
Tabitha 10K Walk | Run | Race to EmbRACE Aging
Sponsored by TABITHA.ORG
Join Tabitha and the Lincoln Track Club (LTC) as we kick off spring and invite our friends to EmbRACE the aging journey and Tabitha Meals on Wheels’ 50th anniversary. Venture out to enjoy something for everyone: walking, running, racing competitively or prepping for the Lincoln Marathon.
What: 10K | 2-mile Fun Run Registration is now open: http://www.lincolnrun.org/races/tabitha/
Cost of 10k or 2 mile: $30 When: Saturday, April 8, 2017 Start times – 10K: 9:00 am | 2-mile: 9:10 am Where: Holmes Park | 70th & Normal Blvd. All races start and finish at Holmes Park
Wear: Join our blue-out! Wear something royal – blue, that is:
Tabitha’s signature color – to show your support. Why: Support Tabitha’s long-standing compassionate commitment to Elder Care and Tabitha Meals and Wheels delivering meals and daily check-in visits to hundreds of Lincoln area residents we have been honored to serve each day since 1967.
The Tabitha 2-mile is the only fun run of this distance in the 2017 racing season and the second event of the Kids’ Grand Prix series. Designed for elementary aged children, the Kids’ Grand Prix series
provides prizes based on participation in designated LTC races throughout the 2017 racing season.
PASSOVER: ANNUAL COMMUNITY SECOND SEDER
Tuesday, April 11, 2017, 6:00 pm
Passover is almost here! It's time to sign up for our
Community Seder.
Please RSVP by Friday, April 7! Late RSVP’s cannot be
guaranteed food.
RSVP to 402-435-8004 or to [email protected].
The cost is:
Adults (13 and up) = $18.00
Children (ages 5 – 12) = $9.00
Children 4 and under = Free
Full Time College Students = Free
Payment in advance is requested to facilitate planning and
ensure that we’ve got enough food for everyone.
You can register and pay online beginning next Monday,
March 20th, or mail your payment to the Temple office,
2061 South 20th St., Lincoln, NE 68502.
This is always a night filled with laughter, song, and food!
Everyone should be able to fulfill the mitzvah of attending a Seder:
If you need assistance paying for dinner, please contact Rabbi Lewis,
and confidential arrangements will be made.
Upcoming speaker: April 20, 2017 | 7:00 pm | Temple Israel
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, one of Talk magazine's 50 best
speakers in the United States, lectures throughout the country. His
book, Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the
Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History is the most widely selling
book on Judaism of the past two decades.
His books, A Code of Jewish Ethics:
Volume 2 and Jewish Wisdom: Ethical,
Spiritual, and Historical Lessons from the
Great Works and Thinkers have been the
source texts for two classes presented by
Rabbi Steven Abraham at Beth El
Synagogue this winter. Rabbi Telushkin's
speaking engagement is sponsored by Beth
El Synagogue, Beth Israel Synagogue,
Temple Israel, and the Jewish Federation of
Omaha.
Survey opportunity
To help build the case for the importance of small Jewish
communities in America – their historical significance,
enduring vitality, and unique contributions to American
Jewry – the Small Jewish Communities Project has
launched a first-of-its kind survey specifically for residents
of small Jewish communities to express their voice and
make their presence known.
The survey is available at
http://www.smalljewishcommunities.org/
Please be sure to use the unique community ID of
LINNE03. Most people will be able to complete the survey
in 10 - 15 minutes. Your assistance in this project is greatly
appreciated.
SERVICES / TORAH STUDY / UPCOMING EVENTS
[with events/activities for the home]
Saturday, March 18 – Shabbat Parah [Havdalah (72 minutes) at 8:49 pm]
9:30 am – Shabbat Morning Service
10:30 am – Torah Study on Parashat Ki Tisa
6:00 pm – Game Night/Potluck dinner
Sunday, March 19 – Gift Shop Open
9:30 am – LJCS Gan through Grade 7 at Tifereth Israel
10:00 am – LJCS Gesher at South Street Temple
1:30 pm – Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 21 – Gift Shop Open
6:45 pm – Kochavim rehearsal
Wednesday, March 22 4:00 pm – LJCS Hebrew School at Tifereth Israel
Thursday, March 23 – Gift Shop Open
7:00 pm – Choir rehearsal
Friday, March 24 – Gift Shop Open
[Candlelighting for Shabbat at 7:25 pm]
6:00 pm – Pre-neg (hosted by Barb Straus)
6:30 pm – Shabbat Evening Service
Saturday, March 25 – Shabbat Hachodesh [Havdalah (72 minutes) at 8:56 pm]
9:30 am – Shabbat Morning Service
10:30 am – Torah Study on Parashat Vayakhel - Pekudei
Sunday, March 26 – Gift Shop Open
9:30 am – LJCS Gan through Grade 7 at Tifereth Israel
10:00 am – LJCS Gesher at South Street Temple
Tuesday, March 28 – Rosh Chodesh Nisan – Gift Shop Open
6:30 pm - Introduction to Judaism, session #12
6:45 pm – Kochavim rehearsal
Wednesday, March 29 4:00 pm – LJCS Hebrew School at Tifereth Israel
Thursday, March 30 – Gift Shop Open
7:00 pm – Choir rehearsal
Friday, March 31 – Gift Shop Open
[Candlelighting for Shabbat at 7:33 pm]
6:00 pm – Pre-neg (hosted by Leslie Delserone & Peter Mullin) and
Sha-ba-ba-bat family dinner (host needed!)
6:30 pm – Friday Night Live! Shabbat Evening Service/Sha-ba-ba-
bat Family Service
Saturday, April 1 [Havdalah (72 minutes) at 9:04 pm]
9:30 am – Shabbat Morning Service
10:30 am – Torah Study on Parashat Vayikra
Sunday, April 2 – Gift Shop Open
9:30 am – LJCS Gan through Grade 7 at Tifereth Israel
10:00 am – LJCS Gesher at South Street Temple
4:00 pm – Harris Center 25th
Anniversary gathering, Sheldon Art
Museum
Tuesday, April 4 – Gift Shop Open
6:30 pm - Introduction to Judaism, session #13
6:45 pm – Kochavim rehearsal
Wednesday, April 5 4:00 pm – LJCS Hebrew School at Tifereth Israel
Thursday, April 6 – Gift Shop Open
7:00 pm – Choir rehearsal
Friday, April 7 – Gift Shop Open
[Candlelighting for Shabbat at 7:40 pm]
6:00 pm – Pre-neg (host needed!)
6:30 pm – Shabbat Evening Service
Saturday, April 8 – Shabbat HaGadol [Havdalah (72 minutes) at 9:11 pm]
9:30 am – Shabbat Morning Service
10:30 am – Torah Study on Parashat Tzav
Sunday, April 9 – Gift Shop Open
[Search for Chametz]
9:30 am – LJCS Gan through Grade 7 at Tifereth Israel
10:00 am – LJCS Gesher at South Street Temple
Monday, April 10 – Gift Shop Open
[First Night Seder]
Tuesday, April 11 – Passover – Gift Shop Closed
6:00 – Annual Community Second Night Seder, South Street Temple
Social Hall (Contact the Temple office at 402-435-8004 for
reservation information.)
Wednesday, April 12 – Passover – No LJCS Hebrew School
Thursday, April 13 – Intermediate Day – Gift Shop Open