Shabbos Sheet and Shemini Atzeret + Simchat Torah - 2015 ...€¦ · All girls Grades K-3 are...
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20Tishri5776Kohelet, Page 1278
Torah Reading - Exodus 33:12-34:26, Page 504
Maftir - Numbers 29:17-22, Page 894
Haftorah - Yechezkiel 38:18-39:16, Page 1243
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SheminiAtzeret
Torah Reading - Devarim 14:22-16:17, Page 1012
Maftir - Numbers 29: 35-30:1, Page 896
Haftorah - I Kings 8:54-9:1, Page 1245
SimchatTorah
Torah Reading - Devarim 33:1-34:12, Page 1112
Bereishit 1:1-2:3, Page 2
Maftir - Numbers 29: 35-30:1, Page 896
Haftorah - Joshua 1:1-18, Page 1246
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Saturday,Oct3-Shabbat-CholHamoedShacharit ............................................................................. 9:00 a.m. Sukkah Hop ........................................................................ 4:00 p.m. Mincha & Seudah Shlishit ............................................ 6:30 p.m. Musical Havdalah in the Sukkah ............................... 7:45 p.m.
Sunday,Oct4-HoshanaRabbaShacharit ............................................................................. 8:30 a.m. Hoshanot & Farewell to the Lulav ............................. 9:15 a.m. Mincha/Maariv & Candle Lighting .......................... 6:44 p.m.
Monday,Oct5-SheminiAtzeretShacharit ............................................................................. 9:00 a.m. Yizkor / Mishna L’Neshama ...................................... 10:45 a.m. Farewell to the Sukkah ................................................. 6:15 p.m. Mincha/Maariv ................................................................ 6:45 p.m.
Lively dancing, singing, rejoicing and Hakafot
Simchat Torah Dinner following Hakafot.
Earliest Candle Lighting ............................................... 7:42 p.m.
Tuesday,Oct6-SimchatTorahShacharit ............................................................................. 9:00 a.m. Last Moments of the Chag with Adina Weis ......... 6:00 p.m. Mincha/Maariv ................................................................ 6:30 p.m. Havdalah ............................................................................. 7:40 p.m.
Wednesday,Oct7-WednesdayShacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m. Monthly Chaburah for Kids (K-2) at Blumkin ..... 3:30 p.m.
Thursday,October8-DayofLearningShacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m. Women’s Class ................................................................... 9:30 a.m. Avot Ubanim...................................................................... 7:00 p.m. Chavruta Learning ......................................................... 8:00 p.m.
Friday,October9
ScholarInResidence-ApterFamilyShacharit ............................................................................. 7:00 a.m. Mincha/Maariv & Kabbalat Shabbat ....................... 6:35 p.m. Candle Lighting ................................................................ 6:35 p.m. Shabbat Dinner ................................................................ 7:30 p.m.
Scholar In Residence Presentation ThePowerofLove
by Yossi & Pirhiya Apter
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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
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SukkahHop!Shabbat,October3,2015
The children of Beth Israel are invited to the annual Sukkah Hop on Shabbat afternoon. Meet at the Weiss house (613 S. 124 St.) at 4pm. The hop will Ainish at Beth Israel in time for Mincha at 6:30pm.
MusicalHavdalah
MotzeiShabbat,October3,2015
End Shabbat with a musical Havdalah. Come sing and play along as we say farewell to Shabbat and get a jump start on the coming week with music and song.
WelcomeBack!
TzviHaber,DovidTauber,AdinaWeis&ShaniWeis
HelpingBethIsraelCelebrateSimchatTorah!
Mondayevening,October5
Following Hakafot, stay to enjoy a delicious dairy dinner. Menu includes Betty’s famous mac & cheese, tossed salad, tuna salad, fruit salad, and fabulous dairy desserts! $12 for adults, $6 for children ages 4 to 12 (free for ages 3 and under).
Tuesday,October6
Lively singing and rejoicing will Aill the synagogue! Reading the Torah concludes with Kol Ha-Nearim, 12
Rabbi Ari will be out of town October 1-3
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Scholar In Residence - October 9 & 10
Yossi&PirhiyaApter
Friday,October9
7:30 pm - Shabbat Dinner
Followed by ThePowerofLove
Saturday,October10
8:00 pm
Presentation, music and video
TheInspirationalStoryofNoamApter:
Heroism,ANaturalExtensionofNoam’sLife
Noam Apter who was 22 years of age had completed his IDF service, worked with severely disabled youth and shared basic Judaism with many people. Then, in 2002 while on Shabbat kitchen duty Yeshivat Otniel in Jerusalem, Noam was helping prepare Shabbat dinner for the 100 students in the dining room next door. Suddenly, without warning, two heavily armed Islamic terrorists inAiltrated the building and began Airing. In an incredible moment of resourcefulness, Noam locked the door between the kitchen and the dining room. Noam’s actions helped avert a great bloodshed but tragically, he and three other students were murdered.
During the Friday night presentation, there will be a concurrent youth program for children ages 5 and older. Babysitting will also be available during the presentation for children under 5 years old.
This will be a particularly special and meaningful weekend for Rabbi Ari Dembitzer because he and Noam were cousins and grew up together. He encourages the entire community to attend the events. “In hearing the Apters’ stories, you will learn about Noam’s amazing spirit and how it continues to inspire so many today. The messages that will be shared will be very impactful and you will be glad you attended.”
Reservations for Friday night have been closed. No reservations required for Saturday night presentation.
Please contact Dani Shrago to help with setup
for the Friday night dinner. Thank you Ben Shapiro for arranging the food for the dinner.
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Markyourcalendarforupcoming
ScholarsinResidence
November13-14-LewisGronerARabbi’sSonReturnsHome
November15-Dr.LawrenceSchiffmanWhoWrotetheBible:AnOrthodoxResponsetoBiblicalCriticism
10:00 a.m. Sunday morning
January8-10-RabbiElchononZohnGetAnAfterlife
Sponsored by David and Shirley Goodman
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HolidaysBabysitting
Our synagogue’s membership includes many children. Children
are welcome in the sanctuary for services as we trust that parents
will be considerate of others. If children are not in the babysitting
program, they must be under the direct supervision of an adult.
ParentsmaystillusetheChildren’sRoomwiththeirchildrenifthey
havenotreservedaspotinbabysitting.In an effort to provide a
safe environment for children and efAicient use of resources,
advanced reservations are required plus a $5 per child per service fee for Holiday babysitting.
SheminiAtzeret-Mon,October5
9:30 a.m. to the end of services
SimchatTorah-Tue,October6
9:30 a.m. to the end of services
In case of emergency…
We hope this information won’t be needed, but it is certainly better to be prepared. Please take note of the two emergency exits located on either side of the bimah. In addition to these exits, there is an outside exit in the social hall and at the end of the hallway leading to the bathrooms. If an evacuation is necessary, do not congregate in the parking lot or front of the building to allow for emergency vehicles. Please proceed calmly to the playground, and assist those who may need help. Those in the Children’s Room have instructions to meet parents at the playground. In case of a tornado, the safest places to be are the bottom of the basement stairwell or in the basement away from windows.
MINYANUPDATE
To assure scheduling of mincha/maariv times in advance, please
contact the of>ice by theWednesday of theweek before the date.
This allows the shul to include those times in theweekly schedule
andminyanattendeestoadjusttheirschedulesaccordingly.
Please note that the published times for Havdalah have changed
slightly from previously published. This is due to our transition to
ShulCloud which supplies the times for the website.
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AlephBeit-AllAges10:10-10:40 in the Chapel
ParshaandMidot-Ages3-610:30-11:00 in the Social Hall
ParshaClass-Ages6andolder10:40-11:05 in the Chapel
TotShabbat-Ages3-611:00-11:30 in the Playroom
TeRillah&Parsha-Girls,Ages6andolder
10:20-11:25in the Teen Lounge
TopicsinJewishLife-Boys,Ages11andolder
10:00-11:00 in the Social Hall
A-shrei-to-ZandEverythinginBetween-Ages6andolder
11:05-11:25 in the Chapel
AdvancedParsha-Boys,Ages13andolder
11:00-11:30 in the Social Hall
MishnaL’Neshamah-AllAges(childrenunderage5mustattend
withaparent)following Kiddush (in the sanctuary)
TeenClass-Grades6andupfollowing Kiddush (in the Social Hall)
YomTovClasses-JustforKids!
SheminiAtzeret,October5
10:15 a.m ~ Kids Class with Dovid Tauber ages 5-10
Shani Weis ages 10 and older
10:45 am ~ Mishna L’Neshama Shemini Atzeret Edition
(Teen Lounge)
SimchatTorah,October6
All children are encouraged to enjoy the Hakafot
Following Kiddush ~ Teen Class (Grades 6 and up)
with Adina Weis
YeshivaUniversity
TorahTo-GoThe Rosh Hashanah / Yom Kippur /
Sukkot Torah To-Go publication is
availablefromYU.Pleasepickupyour
copy in the back of the sanctuary or
ofAice.
MINYANUPDATE
To assure the scheduling of mincha/maariv minyan
times in advance, please contact the of>ice by the
Wednesdayoftheweekbeforethedate.Thisallowsthe
synagogue to include those times in the weekly
schedule and also allow minyan attendees to adjust
theirschedulesaccordingly.
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NewClassesatBethIsrael
ShavuaTovwithYaldeiBeitYisrael:
TheFutureofBethIsrael
Sunday1:00pmatBethIsrael—StartingafterSukkotEliad will teach the children of Beth Israel that are in grades
K-5. The classwill engage the children in learning throughmusic,
videos,andclassictextualsources.
CaffeIvritwithEliad
Sunday2:00pmatBethIsrael—NoClassthisweek!HavebasicskillsinHebrewandwanttoimprovethem?
The sessions will include short updated clips from Israel, tips for
Aluent conversational Hebrew and basic understanding of Hebrew
grammar
MonthlyKidsLearningChabura(ChildreninGradesK-2)
FirstWednesdayoftheMonthat3:30pm
FirstClassOctober7atBlumkinHomeChildreningradesK-2are invitedtocomelearnwithRabbiWeiss
ontheAirstWednesdayofeachmonth.Inthemonthlymeeting,we
willexploreJewishlife,customsandTorah.
TeenClass—SocialHall(Grades6andolder)
FollowingKiddushThis class is a time to delve into the weekly Torah portion with
RabbiAriaswellasgainadeeperunderstandingandconnectionto
theprayersthataresaidonShabbatandonadailybasis.
Register online for all Beth Israel events
directly from thewebsite. You can also pay
for events now via credit card or bill your
accountdirectly.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsor
needhelppleasecontactthesynagogueofAice.
www.orthodoxomaha.org
Mikvah News
For 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.
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May you have a Simchat Torah filled with
Joy, Happiness, and Excitement!
*Want to Make the World Brighter?! *Love to Adventure Explore?! *Want to bond with girls in our community?! *Always wanting a playdate?! *Kosher snacks!!! *All meetings, trips, and, campouts planned around Shabbat & Jewish Holidays
All girls Grades K-3 are invited to Join Girl Scouts! (We would love to extend to older girls but need more parent volunteers!)
What: We will have a multi-age Daisy/Brownie Troop.
When/Where: Troop Meetings will be every other Monday 4:30pm-5:30pm
starting the end of October at the JCC. (A JCC
membership is NOT a required.)
Informational Parent meeting will be held at the
JCC Social Hall at 6:30 on Oct. 12th. If you
are interested or have any questions please call
or txt Stephanie Beneda 402.650.7828
[email protected] or Lauren Tam 520.247.3848
MonthlyKidsCraftandClass
Sundayat10:00a.m.
October18,2015
BerishitPatchworkProject
Share yourcrafting talents for these great events!
Open to ALL Jewish Omaha teens in
11th & 12th grade!
December 20, 2015 - January 1, 2016
StudysessionsanddinnerwithEliadareopen
toall11th&12thgrade teens. Sessionsare
also required for those attending theOmaha
TeenTriptoIsrael.
Studysessionsdatesareasfollows:
October21,6-8pmatBethIsrael
November18,6-8pmatBethEl
December2,6-8pmatJCC
ParshaQuestionsforShabbatCholHamoed:
AnsweredaftertheHaftorahReading
1. WhatwasMoshe’spunishmentforbreakingtheLuchot?
2. WhatwasdifferentbetweentheAirstandsecondsetsofthe
Luchot?
3. WhycanmannotseeGod’sface?
4. WhyisthisreadingreadonSukkot?
5. WhatisthedifferencebetweentheKorbanMusafoftheAifth
dayofSukkot(yesterday)andthesixthdayofSukkot(today)?
6. IntheHaftorah,whyisthebattleknownasthebattleofGog
U’Magog?
QuestionsforSheminiAtzeret
1. WhatjustiAicationscanonemakefornotbringingtheirtithed
foodtoJerusalem?
2. Howlongarewegiventomakethedistributionsoftithes?
3. WhatblessingdoesGodgivetheJewishpeopleintheTorah
Reading?
4. Whatdoesonehavetodowiththebloodofanimal?
5. HowlongdoesonehavetoremembertheExodusfromEgypt?
QuestionsforSimchatTorah
1. WhatisyourfavoriteverseintheTorah?
2. WhyistheMaftirthesameonereadonSheminiAtzeret?
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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.
Exploring Judaism Originally designed to provide basic information about Judaism to those considering conversion, the course has been enhanced to provide a great opportunity for anyone in the Jewish community to revisit the principles of their faith and the richness of the practices of Jewish living. The class will be taught by Scott Littky, a seasoned Jewish educator. The 20 session course begins Monday, October 12, 2015, meeting from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the Kripke Jewish Federation Library. The class, provided through the Center for Jewish Life, is free for donors to the Annual Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Omaha and $180 for all others.
Call (402) 334-6463 or [email protected] for more information and to register.
A full description can be found on the website at http://www.jewishomaha.org/education/center-for-jewish-life/
Mazel Tov to
Aviva Shyken
Shmuel A. Shyken
Naama Weiss
for being the grand prize ticket winners!
Congratulations to all the other winners and all
the participants in this exciting new program.
Thank you to Liat Shyken for bringing this
program to Beth Israel for our youth.
ShabbatTorahReading-WecallsevenpeopletotheAirstTorah,
readingfromParshatKiTisa,speciAicallyShemot33:12-34:26,a
totalof38p'sukim.Itistheportionfollowingthesinofthegolden
calf,afterMoshepleadsonbehalfofthePeople,afterG-dagreesto
forgivethePeople,andafterMoshesmashes(ordrops)the
Luchot,destroystheEigel,andcastigatesthepeople(andkillsthe
3000primaryviolators).MosheRabeinuasksforagreater
knowledgeandintimacywithGod.GodgivesMosheagreater
glimpeofHisEssencethanHehadpreviouslyshownMoshe,but
onlyaglimpse.ThenG-dcommandsMoshetocutanewsetof
Luchot,whichHewillengraveasHehadpreviouslydonewiththe
Airstset.Thenwereadaboutthe13DivineAttributes,whichis
followedbyasummaryoftheShaloshRegalim.Theportionends
withtheprohibitionofeatingmeat&milkmixtures.
Maftir-MaftirisreadfromasecondTorah,fromParshatPinchas.
Itisa5-pasukpresentationoftheKorbanMusafofthethirdday
ofSukkot.
Haftorah-Yechezkeldescribesabattleintheendoftime(before
thecomingoftheMashiach)whenarmieshostiletotheJewish
PeoplewillattackandbethwartedbyGod.Thedefeatofwhathas
becomeknownasGogU’Magog,willresultintheworldwide
acknowledgmentofthegreatnessoftheG-dofIsraelastheOne
God.ThereisatraditionthatthiswarwilloccuronSukkot,hence
itschoiceasthehaftorah.Sukkotsharestheuniversalmessageof
Godintheworld.
TorahReading:AtenthofproduceistobeeateninJerusalem,or
exchangedformoneytopurchasefoodtobeeatenthere.On
alternateyearsthisisgiventothepoorinstead.Firstborncattle
andsheeparetobeofferedintheTempleandtheirmeateatenby
theKohen.ThemitzvahofcharityobligatesaJewtoaidaneedy
fellowwithagiftorloan.OntheSabbaticalyearallloansare
forgiven.Allindenturedservantsaresetfreeaftersixyears.We
thenAindthelawsofthethreepilgrimagefestivals.Hashem
declaresthattheeighthdaywillbethefestivalofSheminiAtzeret.
Maftir:MaftirincludestheversesintheTorahthatdescribethe
KorbanMusafforSheminiAtzeret.
Haftorah:Haftorahistheconclusionofthecelebrationofthe
dedicationoftheTemplebyKingSolomon.TheHaftorahmentions
Solomon’sblessingtothepeopleonSheminiAtzeret.
TheTorah'snameforthe8thdayofSukkotwhichisitsown
separateHoliday,isSheminiAtzeret.That'swhatwecallitinthe
AmidaandinYaalehV'yavo.OutsideofIsraelwheretwodaysare
observed,theseconddaytookonthenameofSimchatTorah.Both
daysarecalledShminiAtzeretinKiddush&davening.
OnthenightofSimchatTorah,afterHakafot,wereadfromVeZot
Habracha.Thisistheonlynightoftheyearthatwereadfromthe
Torah,afterjoyouslydancingwiththeTorahsandHakafot.It
reAlectsthejoyandlovewefeeltowardstheTorah.
OnSimchatTorahmorning,afterHakafot,wereadtheportionof
V'ZotHaBracha.Thisistheonly“weeklyportion”thatisnotread
onShabbat.Thissectionisreadoverandoveragain,manytimesto
allowallmentoreceiveanAliya.
ThereisacustomthatthelastAliyabeforeChatanTorahincludes
allthechildrenforthisKolHa-NearimAliya.Followingthis,the
ChatanTorahiscalledforthelastAliyaintheTorah,aswe
completethereadingoftheTorah.
Thistime,thehonoroftheAliyagoestotheChatanB'reishitfor
whomwillbereadthebeginningoftheTorah.WeneverAinishwith
theTorah.Webeginitassoonaswegettotheend.Wecelebrate,
nottheconclusionoftheTorah,butthewonderfulfeelingof
beginningagainandofbeingthepeopletowhomtheTorahwas
givenandforwhomtheTorahisourwayoflife.
ThewholeAirstchapterofBereishitisread,plustheAirstfour
psukimofthe2ndchapter,whichdescribestheAirstShabbat.
Maftir:ItisthesameMaftiraswasreadonSheminiAtzeret.
Haftorah:TheHaftaraforSimchatTorahpicksupwheretheTorah
leftoff-withthebeginningoftheBookofYehoshua.Asidefromit
beingthenaturalchoiceforHaftaraofV'zotHaBrachabecauseitis
itscontinuation,italsocontainsGod'sencouragementtoYehoshua
toclingtotheTorahandimmersehimselfinitdayandnight.This
portionisparticularlysuitedforSimchatTorah.
ExcerptsfromOU’sttidbits.comandOhr.edu
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frames the Ark and is shaped in the form of the six branchedcandelabrum.To the right,brilliantly coloredwindowhas formsthatreAlecttheheavens,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,theAirst letter of the Hebrew alphabet, of the Ten Commandments,andofG-d’snameinHebrew.
♦ Asistraditional,thesanctuaryhas12windows,representingthe12tribesofIsrael.Thesewindowscontainthenameofeachtribein Alowing, 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.
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