Jewish Federation of Omaha

Tapestry: American Jews and Judaism in 2025 (and Beyond!)
2025-05-09 12:00 - 14:00 UTC | Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 S 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
Community-wide lunch and learn with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer.
Topic: American Jews and Judaism in 2025 (and Beyond!)
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, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Interfaith Allyship in Contentious Times
2025-05-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Tri-Faith Commons, 13136 Faith Plaza, Faith Plz,, Omaha, NE, 68144
Tri-Faith Initiative hosts Fed-U-Cation featuring Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer.
Topic: Interfaith Allyship in Contentious Times
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, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Going West: “The Journey” as the Jewish Story
2025-05-08 10:00 - 11:00 | B’nai Israel Living History Synagogue, 618 Mynster St, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503, United States
B’nai Israel Living History Synagogue (Council Bluffs) hosts a special event featuring Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer.
Topic: Going West: “The Journey” as the Jewish Story
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, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: The Growing Divide Between American Jews and Israel (And How to Repair It)
2025-05-07 12:00 - 13:20 | Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 S 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
The community is invited to B’nai B’rith Breadbreakers featuring Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer
Topic: The Growing Divide Between American Jews and Israel (And How to Repair It)
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, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: The Moral, The Political, and The Partisan: Jewish Community in a Partisan Age
2025-05-07 08:30 - 10:30 | Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 S 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
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 year, the Jewish Federation of Omaha will bring a Jewish scholar to Omaha to collaborate with our congregations, JFO agencies, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Are We at the End of a Golden Age? American Jewry, In Transition
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:00 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Swanson Auditorium in the Nebraska Union, Lincoln, NE, United States
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 congregations, JFO agencies, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Beyond the “Big Tent:” Models of Community for a Complicated American Jewry
2025-05-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 S 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
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 congregations, JFO agencies, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Liberal Jews in the Rebbe’s Christian America
2025-05-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Chabad of Nebraska, 1866 South 120th Street, Omaha, NE, 68144, United States
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 agencies, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Reclaiming Jewish Power Without Losing Jewish Values
2025-05-03 09:30 - 11:30 | Beth El Synagogue, 14506 California Street, Omaha, NE, 68154
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 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, and partner organizations.

Tapestry: Purity and Pollution for Liberal Jews
2025-05-02 17:30 - 19:00 | Beth El Synagogue, 14506 California Street, Omaha, NE, 68154
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, and partner organizations.

Yom Ha'Atzmaut
2025-04-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Staenberg Kooper Fellman Campus, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
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 begin at 6:15 pm in the Benjamin and Anna E. Wiesman Family Reception Room
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation: Alan J. Levine Program Endowment Fund, Esther K. Newman Memorial Fund, Fran & Rich Juro Endowment Fund, Special Donor-Advised Fund, and Ruth Frisch & Oscar S. Belzer Endowment Fund

Yom Hashoah
2025-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
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 of the Holocaust.
FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Christine Erlander Beard, DMA Kayser Professor of Flute & International Studies Coordinator of Woodwind Studies The University of Nebraska at Omaha Artist, Sankyo Flutes & Hernandez Flutes. Who will present, Beauty Behind Walls of Horror: The Role of Music During The Holocaust
OPEN TO ALL
Beth El Synagogue, Beth Israel Synagogue, Temple Israel, The Chesed Fund, Jewish Federation of Omaha
For more info visit www.ihene.org

Tzedek Teens - JSERVE
2025-04-06 12:15 - 15:30 | NE
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 activities for the animals, and socialization with dogs and cats.
3:30 p.m. Arrive by bus to the Staenberg Omaha JCC for pickup
Participants will receive a specially designed J-Serve Omaha sweatshirt and service learning hours for participating!
Do you have donations for the animal rescue like towels, blankets, dog or cat food, treats and animal toys?
Please bring any donations to the Staenberg Omaha JCC Main Entrance starting March 24th until the day of the project!

Beit Midrash
2025-04-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-05 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-01-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Staenberg Kooper Fellman Campus, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
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 of their choice. Classes will be held in-person at the Staenberg Omaha JCC.
Drop in for one session or become a regular attendee – everyone is welcome.
Light Kosher refreshments served at each session. No cost to attend.

JFO NOSH
2025-03-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive, United States
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 the food demo. Kosher options will be served.
RSVP NOW!

REGISTER Film & Friends - Programming for 55+
2025-03-21 13:00 - 15:30 | Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
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!

Ritchie Boys: Aaron Parsow talks about his grandfather Warner B. Frohman
2025-03-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Temple Israel Synagogue, 13111 Sterling Ridge Drive, Omaha, NE, 68144
The Institute for Holocaust Education is honored to partner with the Nebraska Jewish Historical Society to present the final event highlighting the Ritchie Boys. The community is invited to hear Aaron Parsow, son of Margo and Jay Parsow, z”l, speak about his grandfather, Warner B. Frohman.

Tzedek Teens - Cooking Up Hope
2025-02-23 15:30 - 17:30 | The Hope Lodge, 8030 Farnam Drive, Omaha, Ne, 68114
Join other Tzedek Teens as we spend some time volunteering at The Hope Lodge, which is part of The American Cancer Society. We will prepare and serve dinner for patients, enjoy games and fun activities together, and create art projects with patients and their families.

PJ Library - Super Science Sunday
2025-02-09 10:00 - 11:30 | Jewish Community Center, 333 S. 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
Ready, set, blow some bubbles! Join PJ Library Omaha and Friedel Jewish Academy as they host the Omaha Children’s Museum and The Amazing Bubble Show at the J. (The exact location provided to those who register.)
FREE and open to families with children ages 5 and under in the Jewish community, families attending the ELC and Friedel Jewish Academy.
Grandparents welcome!
Questions? Contact Sara Kohen, Friedel Jewish Academy, skohen@fjaomaha.com, or Heidi Heilbrunn Needleman, Jewish Federation of Omaha, hheilbrunn@jewishomaha.org

Film & Friends - Programming for 55+
2025-02-07 13:00 - 15:30 | Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
Jewish Family Service invites you to free monthly movie showings at the Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the JCC.
All movies start at 1:00 P.M.

February 7: “When Harry Met Sally”
March 21: “Field of Dreams”

Concessions will be available for purchase.
Register here!

Taste of Jewish Omaha
2025-01-26 15:00 - 16:30 | NE
Shabbat Favorites – Baking for Tots with Ayelet Geiger
Experience the warmth of Jewish community and cuisine with PJ Library’s Taste of Jewish Omaha cooking series, a heartwarming parent-child journey. Share your treasured family recipes and help craft a PJ Library Taste of Omaha family-friendly cookbook that celebrates our shared heritage and traditions.
PJ Library’s Taste of Jewish Omaha continues with Shabbat Favorites with Ayelet Geiger at 3 p.m. Ayelet, who is known for her delectable kosher meals and catering, is welcoming children of all ages into her home. She will share a few of her family’s favorite Shabbat staples. PJ Library families will practice rolling matzo balls and create an easy puff-pastry dessert.

Film & Friends - Programming for 55+
2025-01-17 13:00 - 15:30 | Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
Jewish Family Service invites you to free monthly movie showings at the Alan J. Levine Performing Arts Theater at the JCC.
All movies start at 1:00 P.M.

January 17: “Singing in the Rain”
February 7: “When Harry Met Sally”
March 21: “Field of Dreams”

Concessions will be available for purchase.
Register here!

Youth Challah Bake
2025-01-12 15:00 - 16:30 | NE
Create a challah from start to finish! Last year’s popular hot chocolate bar is also returning with a variety of sweet and tasty kosher toppings such as peppermint sticks, cookie crumble, and caramel sauce. After everyone picks their challah toppings and sips their hot chocolate, Mushka Tenenbaum will lead the group in an interactive Shabbat table demonstration.
Families that bring their aprons from the previous year will receive a collectible pin to decorate their aprons. Aprons will be available for families new to the event. The program is $10 per child and can be paid upon registration through Chabad of Nebraska’s website by clicking the button below.
The Youth Challah Bake is supported by The Chesed Fund, the Foundation IMPACT Grant and the Morton A Richards Youth Program Fund.

Israeli Snacks with Mika
2025-01-09 17:00 - 18:15 | Jewish Federation of Omaha, 333 S 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
Join Community Shlichah Mika Mizrahi for a fun evening of tasting some of the most popular snacks from Israel!
All of the snacks are kosher.
Please register!Cost: $5 Individual | $10 Family

Hanukkah Extravaganza
2024-12-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Shirley & Leonard Goldstein Community Engagement Venue, 333 S. 132nd St., Omaha, NE, 68154
Hanukkah Extravaganza Celebrates Israel
Sunday, December 29
2:00-4:00 pm
Staenberg Kooper Fellman Campus – 333 South 132nd Street
Join us for an afternoon of family fun to celebrate HANUKKAH!
Activities Include:
Bounce houses, Carnival Games, Israeli “Archeological Dig”, The Latke Truck, customize your own Sufganiyot, and more!
Register Now! https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/FqpDuw?vid=1d5yk5

PJ Library: Operation Grateful Goodies
2024-12-22 10:00 - 12:00 | Jewish Community Center, 333 S. 132nd Street, Omaha, NE, 68154, United States
Taste of Jewish Omaha
Every year the Jewish community gathers for Operation Grateful Goodies, a program that makes and delivers treats to first responders working on Christmas.

For the first time, PJ Library, as part of our Taste of Jewish Omaha Series, will host a special parent-child baking day. Learn a traditional Jewish cookie recipe, while giving back to the greater Omaha community.

Taste of Jewish Omaha is sponsored by the PJ Library Engagement Grant for Implementing Partners.

NextGen Hanukkah Party
2024-12-21 17:30 - 21:00 | Cham Pang Lanes, 910 Harney Street, Omaha, NE, 68102, United States
Get ready for an unforgettable evening at the NextGen Hanukkah Party, co-chaired by Hailey Krueger and Alex Ronen. This festive event promises fun, food, friends, and duckpin bowling, all accompanied by delicious cocktails!
Join us at Châm Pang Lanes, located at 910 Harney Street, on Saturday, December 21 at 5:30 PM (after Shabbat) to celebrate Hanukkah with some sparkle! NextGen welcomes attendees aged 21-45.
Cost: $18
RSVP Now! https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/YcUrBg?vid=1d547b
