Jewish Family Service invites you to free monthly movie showings at the Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the JCC. March 21: “Field of Dreams” | 1 pm Concessions will be available for purchase. Register here!
The Jewish Federation of Omaha Women’s Philanthropy and Jewish Author Spring events are uniting this year for a lively, large-scale celebration of food, community, and connection. Featured author Micah Siva will showcase delicious Passover-inspired recipes from her cookbook, NOSH: Plant-Forward Recipes Celebrating Modern Jewish Cuisine. Learn more Cost: $18 Enjoy cocktails, appetizers, and tastes from […]
Embracing our desire to be together and learn together, this exciting Beit Midrash (house of study) gives all of Jewish Omaha the opportunity to engage in spirited and challenging cross-denominational study with local rabbis and cantors. During each Beit Midrash, a different clergy member from our community synagogues will select and present a pertinent topic […]
J-Serve: The International Day of Jewish Youth Service Schedule of the afternoon: 12:15 p.m. Kosher Lunch at the Staenberg Omaha JCC 12:40 p.m. Bus ride and volunteer project at Town and Country Animal Rescue Our time volunteering during the spring clean up will include: painting, folding and storing blankets and towels, organizing donations, creating enrichment […]
Each year it is an honor for the Institute for Holocaust Education, along with our local congregations, to plan our annual Yom HaShoah commemoration. With participation from our Omaha clergy we are honored to have 2nd, 3rd and 4th Generation Survivors and community members participating in the candle lighting ceremony commemorating the victims and survivors […]
Yom Ha'atzmaut is Israel's Independence Day! Celebrating it has been a way for people to express solidarity with the state of Israel and strengthen their alliance with it. Free Admission Food from Star Catering will be available for purchase. This celebration of Israel will include activities for all ages! Plus, the B’nai Brith Trivia Contest will […]
The community is invited to Pre-Neg & Kabbalat Shabbat with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer at Beth El Synagogue. Topic: Purity and Pollution for Liberal Jews Tapestry is an investment into strengthening our Omaha community’s Jewish literacy. Each year, The Jewish Federation of Omaha will bring a Jewish scholar to Omaha to collaborate with our congregations, JFO agencies, […]
The community is invited to Beth El Synagogue for Shabbat morning services to welcome Guest Speaker Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer. Topic: Reclaiming Jewish Power Without Losing Jewish Values 7:45 pm - Havdalah learning with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer For those who are unable to attend in person, Havdallah will be available at 8:50 pm via Zoom. Tapestry […]
The community is invited to Sunday Morning (Tefillin) Wraps at Chabad of Nebraska with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer. Topic: Liberal Jews in the Rebbe’s Christian America Tapestry is an investment into strengthening our Omaha community’s Jewish literacy. Each year, The Jewish Federation of Omaha will bring a Jewish scholar to Omaha to collaborate with our congregations, JFO […]
Jewish Family Service invites you to a community conversation with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer. Topic: Beyond the “Big Tent:” Models of Community for a Complicated American Jewry Tapestry is an investment into strengthening our Omaha community’s Jewish literacy. Each year, the Jewish Federation of Omaha will bring a Jewish scholar to Omaha to collaborate with our […]
Harris Center for Judaic Studies hosts a special event featuring Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer. Topic: Are We at the End of a Golden Age? American Jewry, In Transition Tapestry is an investment into strengthening our Omaha community’s Jewish literacy. Each year, the Jewish Federation of Omaha will bring a Jewish scholar to Omaha to collaborate with our […]
Jewish Community Relations Council and the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation invite you to a community breakfast with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer. Topic: The Moral, The Political, and The Partisan: Jewish Community in a Partisan Age Location: Benjamin & Anna E. Wiesman Reception Room Tapestry is an investment into strengthening our Omaha community’s Jewish literacy. Each […]
