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Torah Reading - Page 980

Haftorah - Page 1197

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SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Saturday,August8

Shacharit ................................................................... 9:00 a.m.

Mishna L’Neshamah ................... 15 mins after Kiddush

Insights into the Weekly Torah Portion ....... 7:15 p.m.

Mincha / Seudah Shlishit ................................... 8:00 p.m.

Maariv / Havdalah ................................................ 9:19 p.m.

Sunday,August9

Shacharit ................................................................... 9:00 a.m.

Bagels and Beit Medrash ..................................... 9:45 a.m.

Monday,August10

Shacharit ................................................................... 7:00 a.m.

Tuesday,August11

Shacharit ................................................................... 7:00 a.m.

Men’s Basketball at JCC ....................................... 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday,August12

Shacharit ................................................................... 7:00 a.m.

Talmud Learning ................................................... 8:00 p.m.

Thursday,August13

DayofLearning

Shacharit .................................................................. 7:00 a.m.

UNMC - Med Center Chabura ........................... 1:00 p.m.

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Friday,August14

Shacharit ................................................................... 7:00 a.m.

Mincha/Maariv ...................................................... 7:30 p.m.

Candle Lighting ...................................................... 8:06 p.m.

...to Ido & Brittani Shtrobach

on their upcoming

wedding celebration.

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Rabbi Ari will return to Omaha on August 27.

BaruchDayanHa-Emet

We regret to inform you of the passing of

Bernice Cohen

BethIsraelwishesthefamilycomfortintheirloss.

...to Ruth Edelman for sponsoring the kiddush

in honor of her birthday, her Bat Mitzvah, and

chanting of the Haftorah on this same day.

… to an anonymous donor for sponsoring this

past week’s Day of Learning in honor of the

children of Beth Israel.

Please contact the of�ice if you would like to sponsor a

future kiddush or Day of Learning

Exercise your mind on Wednesday evenings

Talmud Learning 8:00 p.m. / Beth Israel

Celebrating a Simcha in August

Be a part of the Simcha Kiddush on Shabbat,

August 22, 2015

A sponsorship is just $25. Call the synagogue office

at (402) 556-6288 to be included.

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InOctober,Beth Israelwill transition to

adigitalversionofthebulletin,sentout

viaemailandavailableonline.

Pleasecontacttheof�iceifyouwouldlike

to receive the digital version instead of

theprintcopy.

Oscar Bland is retiring and moving to be with his daughter at the end of August.

Please contact the office if you would like to donate funds towards a farewell and thank you

gift for Oscar’s many years of serving Beth Israel.

Beth Israel is pleased to announce that we launched the new website and member accounts on August 1, 2015. With this new launch you will have synagogue information at your fingertips and the ability to login into your own account, update addresses, manage yahrzeits, RSVP for events, view billing, and much more. An email was sent on August 3rd with login instructions and other information regarding the website and membership database. If you have any questions please contact the synagogue office.

www.orthodoxomaha.org

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Thank you to the group from project SEED that

have joined Beth Israel this summer.

They have led classes, learned with community

members, run programs for kids and adults, and

helped with minyan and Torah reading.

Thank you to the community members who have helped with

hospitality and welcomed the group to our community.

BethIsraelWalkingGroup

Thegrouphasbeencancelleduntilthe

weatheriscooler.

WatchtheShabbosSheetandemailsfor

detailsofwhenthegroupwillresume.

• Formikvah access, please contact Dani

Shrago at (402) 333-6108. Everyone is

asked to please give as much notice as

possible.

• To assure the scheduling of minyan

times in advance, pleasecontact the ofAice

bytheWednesdayoftheweekbeforethedate.Thisallows

the synagogue to include those times in the weekly

scheduleandalsoallowminyanattendeestoadjust their

schedulesaccordingly.

Beth Israel Sisterhood Gift Shop

Weddings, babies, graduations, birthdays, anniversaries or just for yourself

Visit the Gift Shop anytime

during synagogue office hours Monday-Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Friday, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

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HelpBethIsrael!Buy ANYTHING on Amazon -

includingKindlebooks-andearncash forBethIsraelSyna-

gogue. Every purchase you make on Amazon

that begins on the Beth Israel website will return a

percentage of your purchase to the synagogue. The link is

foundonthewebsiteatwww.orthodoxomaha.org.

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QuestionsfortheTorahReading

AnsweredaftertheHaftorahReading

1. What was special about the clothing of the Jews in the desert? 2. What are the fruits of Israel listed in the parsha? 3. How long did Moshe pray on behalf of the Jewish people after

the sin of the Golden Calf? 4. What was written on the second tablets? 5. What happened to Datan and Aviram? 6. How does Hashem promise to comfort Zion?

ExploringJudaismOriginally designed to provide basic information about Judaism to those considering conversion, the course has been enhance 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 – 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. To register or for more information, call (402) 334-6463 or email mkirchhoff@jewishomaha.org.

Sunday, August 9 - 24 Days Tuesday, August 11 - Besa: The Promise

Sunday, August 16 - The Last Mentsch Sunday, August 24 - Above and Beyond

More info at www.jewishomaha.org

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1stAliyah: Moshe details the general

rewards for following the Torah, and

encourages the nation to have complete conAidence in

Hashem's protection. Moshe forewarns them of the dangers in

being overly conAident and commands them in the Mitzvah of

Birkas Hamazon (8:10).

2ndAliyah: Moshe warns them regarding the pitfalls of

prosperity and idolatry, and exhorts them to remain humble

in the face of their guaranteed victories. G-d is the one who

deserves the credit!

3rdAliyah: In order to illustrate his point, Moshe reviews the

incident of the Golden Calf. He explains why G-d, being a G-d of

Justice, will grant the Bnai Yisroel a victory over the

inhabitants of Canaan. Not because the Jews are deserving, but

because the Seven Nations deserve to be punished for their

own evil actions. The actions of the Bnai Yisroel during the 40

years, such as the Golden Calf, should have resulted in the

Jews' destruction. It was three factors which kept them alive

and well so that they could inherit the land.

1. Hashem's promise to Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov.

2. The Chillul Hashem-- desecration of G-d's name--that

would have occurred among the other nations who would

question G-d's ability to protect His nation.

3. Moshe's begging for Hashem's forgiveness.

4thAliyah: Moshe Ainishes the story of the Golden Calf by

retelling the giving of the Second Luchos.

5thAliyah: Moshe poses the famous rhetorical question

of,"WhatdoesG-dwant...followHisways..." and describes other

instances of Hashem's demanding justice.

6thAliyah: Moshe describes the nature of Eretz Yisroel as

demanding and responsive to our following the Torah. The

second Parsha of Shema is recorded.

7th Aliya: Moshe promises the nation total victory if they

listen to the Mitzvos and follow the ways of the Hashem.

Source:(torah.org)

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 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 relationshipbetweenGodandthepeopleofIsraelthroughtheCovenant.Theperochet,orcurtainovertheArk,completesthesymboliccomposition,withanexpressionthatintertwinestheTorahandtheletterAleph,theAirst letter of the Hebrew alphabet, of the Ten Commandments,andofGod’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.

BethIsraelSynagoguestrivestoperpetuatethelegacyofTorahJudaism

inthemodernworld.BethIsraelwelcomesallpersonsoftheJewishfaith

tojoinandacceptsthediversityofpracticeandthoughtamongitsmembers.

TobaCohen-Dunning,President

RabbiAriDembitzer,SeniorRabbi

RabbiYaakovWeiss,MashgiachRuchani

JeannieNickels,OfAiceManager�LeoFettman,CantorEmeritus

12604PaciAicStreet,Omaha,Nebraska68154

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