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Torah Reading - Page 124
Haftorah - Page 1137
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ScholarInResidenceWeekend
LewisGroner&Dr.LawrenceSchiffman
andBethIsraelYouthGroup(BIYG)SeePage4-5formoreinformation
Saturday,November14Shacharit ............................................................................. 9:00 a.m.
Shabbat Morning Sermon-TheBlessingsofBeingFromOmahaShabbat Morning Class Schedule (page 7)
Monthly Simcha Kiddush ........................................... 12:00 p.m. Insights on the Weekly Parsha ................................... 4:00 p.m. Mincha & Seudah Shlishit ............................................. 4:30 p.m. Havdalah .............................................................................. 5:50 p.m. Lewis Groner in the home of Joel Alperson .......... 7:00 p.m.
BigCityv.SmallCityJudaism—IsOneBetterfortheSoul?
BIYG (5th Grade & Older) Youth Lounge ............... 7:00 p.m.
Sunday,November15Shacharit ............................................................................. 9:00 a.m. Bagels & Beit Medrash ................................................... 9:45 a.m. Scholar In Residence: Dr. Lawrence Schiffman ............................................. 10:00 a.m.
WhoWrotetheBible:AnOrthodoxResponsetoBiblicalCriticism
BIYG (Youth of All Ages) Youth Lounge ............... 10:00 a.m. Shavua Tov Israel ............................................................. 1:00 p.m.
Monday,November16Shacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m.
Tuesday,November17Shacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m.
Wednesday,November18Shacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m.
Thursday,November19-DayofLearningShacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m. Women’s Class .................................................................. 9:30 a.m. Scholar’s Club for 6th Grade ........................................ 3:30 p.m. Bible Quiz Review ............................................................ 6:00 p.m. Avot U Banim ..................................................................... 7:00 p.m. Talmud Learning .............................................................. 8:00 p.m.
Friday,November20Shacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m. Mincha/Maariv & Kabbalat Shabbat ........................ 4:44 p.m. Candle Lighting ................................................................. 4:44 p.m.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
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Jr.FallConvention/Grades6-8
St.Louis,Missouri/November20-22
Join kids from the Midwest for an
unforgettable Shabbat experience. Speak with
Rabbi Weiss for more information.
...Simcha Kiddush Sponsors:
Beth Israel in honor of the visit of Lew Groner,
Rabbi Raphael Groner, Glady Groner, Aviva
Guttman and Matti Shicker; Eliad Eliyahu & Sara
Ben Shushan in honor of Ittiel’s 1st birthday; Jake
& Susan Besser in honor of Jake’s birthday; Eyal & Ruti Margalit’s
anniversary & in honor of Tal & Noam’s birthdays; Jack & Bette
Kozlen in honor of Bette’s birthday, Jeff & Sharon Kirshenbaum
in honor of Sharon’s birthday; Toba Cohen-Dunning & Eric
Dunning in honor of Toba’s birthday
GlobalDayofJewishLearning
Sunday,November15/1-5pmJewish Community Center
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Ron Wolfson
Breakout sessions with Joanie Latchow, Dr. Halla Kim, Dr.
Moshe Gershovich, Dr. Curtis Hutt, Eliad Eliyahu Ben Shushan,
and Marty Shukert. Rabbinic Panel @ 4:15pm with Rabbi Steven
Abraham and Rabbi Ari Dembitzer. Presented by the Center for
Jewish Life.
Shirley and David Goodman are delighted to announce the birth of their great grandson - Tzur Noam, son of Ya'el and Avi Margolin and the engagement of their grandson Avi Gluck to Oriya Tu rge mon . A l l t hese blessings took place in Israel
just a little over a week ago.
Thank you to David & Shirley for sponsoring and making the Shabbat Cake and the Day of Learning this week in honor of these two beautiful events.
November13-14-LewisGroner
ARabbi’sSonReturnstoOmaha
After nearly 50 years since last celebrating Shabbat
at Beth Israel, Lew Groner, the son of Rabbi
Benjamin and Rebbetzin Frances Groner, of blessed
memory, returns to our shul as a scholar-in-
residence November 13-14. He will share uplifting insights and entertaining anecdotes during a Shabbat entitled, ARabbi’sSonReturnsHome. Rabbi Groner led Beth Israel in the 1950s and 60s when it had the largest membership of any synagogue in the city, and he was the first rabbi of the newly constructed shul on 52nd Street. Lew will reflect on growing up as the son of a distinguished Orthodox rabbi and what being from Omaha has meant to him, his parents, and his siblings.
Friday,November13|6p.m.|ShabbatDinner
FollowedbyReflectionsonLifeasaRabbi’sSonThere will be a kids program and babysitting during the presentation.
$12 adults, $6 children ages 4-12, free for children 3 and under. Dinner will include soup, chicken, vegetables, and dessert
Reservations can be made on the website, calling the synagogue office, or using Shabbos cards.
Saturday,November14|ShabbatMorning
Sermon-TheBlessingsofBeingFromOmaha
Saturday,November14|7p.m.|Reception&Presentation
BigCityv.SmallCityJudaism—IsOneBetterfortheSoul?
at the home of Joel Alperson, 17051 Pasadena Ct
Many thanks to Marty&IrisRicksfor sponsoring the Scholar-in-Residence weekend.
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Nov15.10a.m.-Dr.LawrenceSchiffman
WhoWrotetheBible:
AnOrthodoxResponsetoBiblicalCriticism
Lawrence H. Schiffman is the Judge Abraham Lieberman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and Director of the Global Institute for Advanced Research in Jewish Studies. He has served as the Chair of the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and Ethel and Irvin A. Edelman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies. Between 2011 and 2014, he served as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Professor of Judaic Studies at Yeshiva University.
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Saturday,
November 14th
at 7:00 p.m.
5th Grade and Older Youth
Youth will meet downstairs
with Yaakov & Shimmy
for Movie Night & Pizza
Youth of All Ages
Sunday, November. 15th
at 10:00 a.m.
Youth will meet downstairs
with Yaakov & Shimmy for
Football, Foosball, & Fun
Get your game face on for the Annual Thanksgiving Football & Learning!
Thursday, November 26th 9:00 a.m. Shacharit
10:00 a.m. Football & Learning
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The Rose Blumkin Jewish
Home is in need of
volunteers to lead
Shabbat and holiday
services. Please consider
being a part of this
program, providing this
wonderful service for the
residents. Contact the
synagogue office for
more info.
Beth Israel Sisterhood Gift Shop
The gift shop has games, toys, and other items for weddings, babies,
graduations, birthdays, anniversaries, or just for yourself.
Visit the Gift Shop anytime during
synagogue office hours Monday - Thursday,
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
MikvahNewsFor mikvah access, please contact Dani Shrago
at (402) 333-6108. The community Mikvah is
located in the Blumkin Home on the JCC
campus. Everyone is asked to please give as
much notice as possible.
A total of 37 Omaha teens will be traveling to Israel
as part of the Omaha Teen Trip joining the
Partnership2GETHER Teen Mega Mission!
December 20, 2015 - January 1, 2016
All participating teens must attend study sessions
with Eliad which will also include dinner.
Study sessions dates and locations are as follows:
November 18, 6-8pm at Beth El
December 2, 6-8pm at JCC
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The Youth of Beth Israel Part I AlephBeit-Allages10:00-10:30 in the Chapel
ParshaandMidot-Ages3-610:15-10:30 in the Social Hall
TopicsinJewishLife-Boys,Ages11andolder
10:00-11:00 in the Social Hall
NEW JuniorCongregationChildreningrades6andyounger 10:30-10:50
(Haftorah—sermon) in the Chapel NEW During Haftorah and sermon, children sixth grade and younger
will join Eliad and Rabbi Weiss for Junior Congregation in the
beautiful new Youth Lounge.
TePillah&Parsha-Girls,Ages5-12
10:50-11:25 in the Teen Lounge
ParshaandLifeLessons-Ages6andolder
11:00-11:25 in the Chapel
TotShabbat-Ages3-610:50-11:20 in the playroom
AdvancedParsha-Boys,Ages13andolder
11:00-11:30 in the Social Hall
The Youth of Beth Israel Part II 12:00pm MishnaL’Neshamah-Allages(children under age 5 must
attend with a parent) in the Sanctuary
TeenClass-Grades6andupin the Social Hall
MINYANUPDATETo assure the scheduling of mincha/
maariv minyan times in advance, please
contacttheof)icebytheWednesdayofthe
week before the date. This allows the synagogue to include those
times in the weekly schedule and also allowminyan attendees to
adjusttheirschedulesaccordingly.
In order to ensure the Shabbos Sheet is compiled, edited and printed on Friday mornings of each week all submissions are due by 10:00 a.m., Wednesday.
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theupcoming
ScholarinResidence
January8-10
RabbiElchononZohn
Get An Afterlife
Sponsored by David & Shirley Goodman
NovemberCalendarataGlance:
November 20-22, Jr NCSY Shabbaton @ St. Louis November 26, Annual Thanksgiving Football Game
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CaffeIvritwith Eliad Eliyahu Shaliach
Do you have basic skills in Hebrew and want to improve upon them?
We have just the class for you!
Join this class every Sunday at 2:30 pm at Beth Israel.
Will not meet
November
15th
Will not meet
November
29th
QuestionsfortheTorahReading
AnsweredbeforetheHaftorahReading
1. Why did Yitzchak love Eisav?
2. Besides the famous lentil soup, what else did Yaakov give to
Eisav?
3. What was the name of the Kirst well that was dug that was not
a point of contention with the locals?
4. What was the name of Eisav’s wives?
5. Did Yaakov steal the birthright?
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1st Aliya: Yitzchak is 40 years old
(2088) when he marries Rivkah. After 20
years, Esav and Yakov are born. The
Parsha jumps from their birth to Yakov's
purchase of the 1st born rights from
Esav at the age of 15. (2123 - the day Avraham died)
2nd Aliya: The Parsha returns to the story of Yitzchak and Rivkah and the famine which forces them to settle among the Plishtim. Yitzchak, like his father before him, has a moral confrontation with Avimelech, after which his Kields are uniquely proliKic and Kinancially successful.
3rdAliya: Yitzchak's Kinancial success leads to jealousy with his Plishtim neighbors. He re-digs Avraham's wells, resulting in a confrontation with the Plishtim over water rights. He moves back to Beer Sheva.
4thAliya: Hashem (G-d), in a dream, conKirms for Yitzchak the future of his children. Avimelech, the King of the Plishtim, and his General, Phicol, approach Yitzchak to make a peace treaty.
5th Aliya: The treaty between Yitzchak and the Plishtim is celebrated. The Parsha returns to the story of Yakov and Esav. Esav's marriage to two Canaanite women at the age of 40 (2148)
brings disappointment to Yitzchak and Rivkah. In 2171, when Yakov and Esav are 63 and Yitzchak is 123, Yitzchak blesses Yakov and Esav. The Parsha details the duplicity of Yakov and Rivkah in fooling Yitzchak.
6th Aliya: Yitzchak blesses Yakov with spiritual and material gain, after which Esav returns to discover Yakov's plot. He receives his own blessing for material gain, and is determined to kill Yakov. Rivkah, fearful for Yakov's life, convinces Yitzchak to send Yakov to her brother Lavan in search of a shiduch - a wife. Yitzchak conKirms on Yakov the future of the Jewish nation before his departure to Lavan.
7thAliya: Yakov departs for Padan Aram, and Esav marries the
daughter of Yishmael. (his 1/2 1st cousin) Source:(torah.org)
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WELCOMETOBETHISRAELSYNAGOGUEWearedelightedtowelcomeyoutoBethIsraelSynagogue.ApassagefromDeuteronomy30:11-14inspiredtheartwork inthesanctuary.“ForthiscommandmentthatIcommandyoutoday-itisnothiddenfrom you and it is not distant. It is not in heaven, [for you] to say,‘Whocanascendtotheheavenforusandtakeitforussothatwecanlistentoitandperformit?Norisitacrosstheseas,[foryou]tosay,‘Whocancrosstotheothersideoftheseaforusandtakeitforus,sothatwecanlistentoitandperformit?’Rather,thematterisveryneartoyou-inyourmouthandyourheart-toperformit.”♦ The focal point of the sanctuary is theMenorahWindow,which
frames the Ark and is shaped in the form of the six branchedcandelabrum.To the right,brilliantly coloredwindowhas formsthatreKlecttheheavens,whiletheleftsidedepictstheseas.
♦ The message is completed in a frieze, the horizontal paintingon wood mounted on the wall. The background of the friezesymbolically andabstractly represents the relationshipbetweenG-dandthepeopleofIsraelthroughtheCovenant.Theperochet,orcurtainovertheArk,completesthesymboliccomposition,withanexpressionthatintertwinestheTorahandtheletterAleph,theKirst letter of the Hebrew alphabet, of the Ten Commandments,andofG-d’snameinHebrew.
♦ Asistraditional,thesanctuaryhas12windows,representingthe12tribesofIsrael.Thesewindowscontainthenameofeachtribein Klowing, organic letters. The windows are located above thecontinued frieze, which includes two central texts of therevelationatSinai - “If youwillkeepmyCovenant, youshallbeprecioustome,”and“Youshallbeakingdomofpriestsandaholynation.” This composition expresses the unity of Israel as thepeoplestoodtogetheratSinaiandacceptedtheTorah.
BethIsraelSynagoguestrivestoperpetuatethelegacyofTorahJudaism
inthemodernworld.BethIsraelwelcomesallpersonsoftheJewishfaith
tojoinandacceptsthediversityofpracticeandthoughtamongitsmembers.
TobaCohen-Dunning,President
RabbiAriDembitzer,SeniorRabbi
RabbiYaakovWeiss,AssistantRabbi
JeannieNickels,OfKiceManager�LeoFettman,CantorEmeritus
12604PaciKicStreet,Omaha,Nebraska68154
(402)556-6288/www.orthodoxomaha.org