September 29 - 30, 2017 10 Tishrei 5778

Torah Reading - Page 452 Haftorah - Page 462 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Friday, Sept 29 - 4:30 p.m. Mincha 6:30 p.m. Kol Nidre 6:52 p.m. Candle Lighting

Saturday, Sept 30 - 8:00 a.m. Shir Shel Yom Page 242 Brachot Page 250 Kaddish Page 280 8:15 a.m. Pesukei Dizimra Page 282 - 320 Barchu Page 324 Shema Page 344 Silent Amidah Page 350 - 364 9:00 a.m. Chazzan’s Repetition Page 366 Kedusha Page 406 Removal of Page 440 Torah Reading Page 452 - 460 Haftarah Page 462 10:00 a.m. Sermon, followed by Yizkor The Book of Remembrance is located on the tables in the back of the Men’s and Women’s sections.. If you do not stay for the Yizkor service, please use the Social Hall for socializing or the Chapel for quiet meditation. Conversations in the entry hall can be heard in the sanctuary.

10:45 a.m. Musaf Page 482 Silent Amidah Page 486 - 500 Chazzan’s repetition Page 502 Unitaneh Tokef Page 530 Kedusha Page 534 Aleinu Lishabeiach Page 550 Seder Avodah Page 554 - 572 The Ten Martyrs Page 586 - 592 Viydui Page 598 12:30 p.m.. Birchat Kohanim Page 614

4:35 p.m. “Book of Yonah” & Neilah class

Mincha 5:15 p.m. Removal of Torah Page 626 Torah reading Page 630 - 634 The Book of Yonah Page 634 - 646 Silent Amidah Page 650 - 664 Chazzan’s Repetition Page 666 - 700

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2 Yom Kippur Schedule, continued

Neilah 6:15 p.m. Pep talk Ashrei Page 706 Silent Amidah Page 712 - 724 Chazzan’s repetition Page 726 - 758 Page 758 Next Year in Jerusalem Page 764

Ma’ariv 7:48 p.m. Ma’ariv/Fast Ends Page 766

JYE BI Yom Kippur Schedule Sept 29 - Kol Nidre 6 p.m. through end of services Baby-sitting for ages 6 months - 6 years Sept 30 - Yom Kippur 9 a.m. through end of services Baby-sitting for ages 6 months - 6 years 10-10:45 a.m. - Ages 12 and older Class with Faige Jeidel 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. - Ages 6 and older Youth Lounge Activities 11:30 a.m. - Ages 12 and under Youth Lunch 12-12:30 p.m. - Ages 6-11 Class with Faige Jeidel Please see Faige Jeidel or Shlomo with any questions

In Memoriam Beth Israel extends condolences and wishes of comfort to community members who have recently lost loved ones. Shirlee Belgrade Solotorovsky

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...to Lynne & Errol Saltzman on the birth of a granddaughter, Daisy Mae. Her parents are Scott & Sarah Saltzman of Denver and she also has a big brother, Max, to welcome her home.

3 In the Week Ahead Sunday, Oct 1 Shacharit ...... 9:00 a.m. Bagels & Beit Medrash ...... 9:45 a.m. JYE BI - K through 6th Grades ...... 10-11:30 a.m. Joy & Sukkot - It’s a Great Mitzvah to Be Happy JYE BI - Infants through 6 years ...... 10:30-11:30 a.m. Get Ready for Sukkot with PJ Library Mincha/Maariv ...... 7:00 p.m. Monday, Oct 2 Shacharit ...... 7:00 a.m. Eye on Israel @ Kripke Library ...... 12:00 p.m. Talmudic Tales w/ Rabbi Shlomo @ JCC ...... 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct 3 Shacharit ...... 7:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct 4 - Erev Sukkot Shacharit ...... 9:00 a.m Mincha/Maariv/Candle Lighting ...... 6:44 p.m. Thursday, Oct 5 - Sukkot - 1st Day Shacharit ...... 9:00 a.m. Lunch in the Sukkah...... 11:30 a.m. Reservations must be made by 4pm on Monday, October 2 Mincha/Maariv ...... 6:15 p.m. Earliest Candle Lighting ...... 7:42 p.m. Friday, Oct 6 - Sukkot - 2nd Day Shacharit ...... 9:00 a.m. Mincha/Maariv/Candle Lighting ...... 6:40 p.m.

Mazel Tov to Those Celebrating Next Week Birthdays Shalom Beneda Oct 1 Vera Lewis Oct 2 Rick Eirenberg Oct 3 David Cahan Oct 3 Alexandra Oregon Shyken Oct 5

Anniversaries No anniversaries in the coming week

Celebrating a special simcha next month? The next Simcha Kiddush will be October 21st . The cost is just $25. Call the office or speak to Bette Kozlen to be included.

4 JYE BI Programming Sept 23-25

Sunday, Oct 1 10:00-11:30 a.m. K-6th Grades Joy & Sukkot - It’s a Great Mitzvah to Be Happy with Faige Jeidel and Sarah Abrahamson

10:30-11:30 a.m. Infants through Age 6

Get Ready for Sukkot with P.J. Library with Jennie Gates Beckman, Hodaya Abramovich & Rabbi Shlomo

 Make the holidays even more festive by enjoying these delicious meals with your family and friends

Lunch in the Sukkah Thursday, October 5 Enjoy Beth Israel’s traditional Sukkot lunch with roasted turkey, challah dressing, roasted vegetables, salad, and dessert made extra delicious when dining in Beth Israel’s beautiful sukkah. Cost $12 for adults, $6 for ages 4-12, free for 3 and under. Reservations needed by 4 p.m. this Monday, October 2.

Simchat Torah Dinner Thursday, October 12 It’s a dairy dinner including macaroni and cheese, tossed salad, tuna salad, fruit salad, and great dairy desserts. Cost $12 for adults, $6 for ages 4-12, free for 3 and under. Reservations needed by Oct 9.

Make reservations on-line at orthodoxomaha.org, email [email protected] or call (402) 556-6288.

5 Start the New Year with a New Commitment to Learning! Embrace the wide variety of learning opportunities at Beth Israel for adults and youth. Have an idea for other classes? Just talk to Rabbi Ari or Rabbi Shlomo.

Many, many thanks to the Board of Commissioners for voting to cover the cost of two (2) out-of-town NCSY events plus the cost of transportation this year. Contact Faige, Yaakov, or Rabbi Shlomo for more information.

6 Gift Card Drive for Houston DEADLINE EXTENDED Beth Israel Synagogue is doing a gift card drive in support of the United Synagogues of Houston, located in one of the many areas of catastrophic flooding that recently occurred due to Hurricane Harvey. Please purchase gift cards to Home Depot, Target, Walmart, or Amazon and deliver to the synagogue office by October 9. The cards will then be sent to Houston for distribution to those in need. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

7 Opportunities to celebrate and support Beth Israel

Todah Rabba - thank you - for being a part of the Beth Israel Synagogue family and for your commitment to the continuation of Orthodox Judaism in Omaha’s wonderful Jewish community. Your membership provides a spiritual home in addition to a wide variety of services. The providing of the services is critical to the vitality of Beth Israel and requires a significant financial commitment. In addition to your membership dues, please consider enhancing your monetary commitment to Beth Israel this year through the fol- lowing options.

Sponsorships Mark a special occasion by sponsoring a weekly kiddush or Seudah Shlishit.

Day of Learning Sponsor a Week of Learning for just $100. This is a wonderful opportunity to mark a special event.

Simcha Plaques A birthday, anniversary, birth of a child or grandchild, Bar or Bat Mitzvah in your family? Simcha plaques at just $100, and are a wonderful way to commemorate your special event.

The Tree of Life A beautiful and meaningful way to celebrate a milestone or commemorate a loved one is with a lasting presence on the Tree of Life. Prices begin at $300. Tree of Life donations fund Beth Israel Endowment Fund.

Additional sponsorship opportunities include Lunch & Learn program, NCSY Shabbatons, youth events, Shabbat Sheet, Scholar-in-Residence programs, college outreach, and many other opportunities.

Beth Israel Tribute Cards Tribute cards are a wonderful - and easy!- way to commemorate a special occasion, wish someone a speedy recovery, say thank you, or express your condolences. Call the synagogue office, email [email protected] or submit via the website at www.orthodoxomaha.org.

For additional information on supporting Beth Israel, please contact Mary Sue Grossman.

6 How do you express your commitment to your community? How do you support the Jewish organizations that are important to you? What can you do for future generations to ensure that they are well-served by the Jewish organizations you support?

You can leave a legacy

A program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Life & Legacy is coordinated in Omaha through the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation. Through Life & Legacy, Omahans are continuing to express their passion for sustaining the many Jewish programs and services by making a legacy commitment. The gift that you make today will ensure the financial stability of the Omaha Jewish community for generations to come.

Many, many thanks to the wonderful Life & Legacy donors who have signed his/her Letter of Intent in support of Beth Israel’s future.

Please make your commitment to the future of Beth Israel Synagogue through Life & Legacy. For additional information on Life & Legacy program, please contact Bonnie Bloch, Donald Gerber, or Mary Sue Grossman.

In Case of Emergency Please take note of the two emergency exits located on either side of the sanctuary. 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 in front of the building. 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. 7 Source: www.torah.org Rabbi Yehudah Prero

Throughout the entire Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, we engage in prayers of repentance. Our fates for the coming year are sealed on this day. We refrain from partaking of physical pleasures so that we can stay focused on the task at hand. One action we refrain from on Yom Kippur is eating.

Our Sages have written “All who eat on the ninth of Tishrei (the day before Yom Kippur) it is considered as if they fasted on the ninth and tenth.” Why is eating the day before Yom Kippur a practice that carries with it such significance? Furthermore, if the time before Yom Kippur is one that is to be spent engaged in repentance, reciting prayers which evidence our contrition, and preparing ourselves for the ultimate judgement day, why, then, are we to eat? What role does eating play in the repentance process?

Rabbi Yehonasan Eibshitz explained that our eating on the day before Yom Kippur is part and parcel of the repentance process. The Talmud ( 86b) tell us that a person who is confronted with an opportunity to commit the same sin they have previously committed should be sure to distance themselves from the opportunity and not sin. G-d instructed Adam, the first man, not to partake of the fruit of a certain tree. However, Adam did not heed the word of G-d, and he ate from the fruit of that tree. The first sin, and therefore the root of all sin, stemmed from an action of eating. On the day before Yom Kippur, we actively attempt to rectify the consequences of that sin. We take the very action that was an action of sin and use it in the proper service of G-d. We eat, and engage in activities related to eating, so we can show that we have learned from past errors. We now engage in earthly activities not for our personal pleasure, but in our service of G-d. This demonstration right before Yom Kippur prepares us as we are about to reach the pinnacle of the High Holidays, the Days of Judgement.

The commandment to eat right before Yom Kippur additionally sends us a lesson in human nature. We elevate eating from an action required for the sustenance of life to a commandment of G-d for which we receive reward. On the day before Yom Kippur, we often find that it becomes difficult to eat, we have no appetite, we have no time to have meal. Whereas on other days we have no problem grabbing a bite to eat, on the day before Yom Kippur, eating becomes a chore. Why is there a change? The Talmud alludes to this situation, and tells us that with any

6 simple task that involves minimal effort, when it becomes a Mitzvah, the Evil Inclination takes hold of us and convinces us that the task is actually a major chore. The requirement to eat before Yom Kippur is no different. Right before Yom Kippur, we have an easy opportunity to prove how we can overcome the urging of our Evil Inclination.

The Chofetz Chayim, Rabbi Yisroel Meir Kagan, used to pose the following question: If a person is presented simultaneously with opportunities to perform two different Mitzvos, one easy to fulfill and ne difficult to fulfill, and he can only perform one, which one should he chose? The Chofetz Chayim offered this parable: A man was in the market to purchase a valuable gem. However, he knew little about what to look for in a gem, and had no idea how to determine if the prices merchants were offering him were in line with the true value of the stones. When discussing this quandary with a friend, he was given a piece of advice. He went out, sought an expert in gem appraisals, and engaged this professional to assist him in his hunt for a precious gem. When we want to know the “worth” of the Mitzvah, we can turn to one certifiable expert: the Evil Inclination. The Evil Inclination “deals” with Mitzvos constantly, knows the value of each one, and attempts to convince people to refrain from performing these good deeds accordingly. Therefore, if we are confronted with two Mitzvos, one more difficult than the other, we already have our answer about which one is “worth” more. The Evil Inclination exerts more effort to dissuade us from performing the more valuable Mitzvos. The one we find more difficult must be the one that is worth more, and therefore must be the one we should endeavor to perform.

During the hours of Yom Kippur, we must consider how we conduct our lives. We are able to take the mundane and make it into the holy. We can overcome the challenges the Evil Inclination sets before us. Keeping proper perspective on what we are doing and how and why we are doing it is the key to a good year. With each morsel we taste on the day before Yom Kippur, we are reminded of these important lessons. This is more than food for thought; this is food for life!

May we all merit to be sealed for a year full of all of the blessings G-d can bestow upon us.

7 WELCOME TO BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE We are delighted to welcome you to Beth Israel Synagogue. A passage from Deuteronomy 30:11-14 inspired the art work in the sanctuary. “For this commandment that I command you today - it is not hidden from you and it is not distant. It is not in heaven, [for you] to say, ‘Who can go to the heaven and take it for us so that we can listen to it and perform it? Nor is it across the seas, [for you] to say, ‘Who can cross to the other side of the sea for us and take it for us, so that we can listen to it and perform it?’ Rather, the matter is very near to you - in your mouth and your heart - to perform it.” Mitzvot are obtainable.  The focal point of the sanctuary is the Menorah Window, which frames the Ark and is shaped in the form of the six branched candelabrum. To the right, brilliantly colored window has forms that reflect the heavens, while the left side depicts the seas.  The message is completed in a frieze, the horizontal painting on wood mounted on the wall. The background of the frieze symbolically and abstractly represents the relationship between G-d and the people of Israel through the Covenant. The perochet, or curtain over the Ark, completes the symbolic composition, with an expression that intertwines the Torah and the letter Aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, of the Ten Commandments, and of G-d’s name in Hebrew.  As is traditional, the sanctuary has 12 windows, representing the 12 tribes of Israel. These windows contain the name of each tribe in flowing, organic letters. The windows are located above the continued frieze, which includes two central texts of the revelation at Sinai - “If you will keep my Covenant, you shall be precious to me,” and “You shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” This composition expresses the unity of Israel as the people stood together at Sinai and accepted the Torah.

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