Passover Schedule
Tuesday, April 7th, 8:38 p.m. - Earliest time for "Bedikat Chametz"
Wednesday, April 8th, 9:00 a.m. - Siyum to avoid Fast for the firstborn via zoom.
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Call-in number: (346) 248-7799
Meeting ID: 427 398 08
Wednesday, April 8th, 10:47 a.m. - Last time to eat Chametz
Wednesday, April 8th, 12:00 p.m. - Message from Rabbi Ari via Facebook Live!
Wednesday, April 8th, 12:07 p.m. - Burning (or flushing) Chametz
Wednesday, April 8th, 7:40 p.m. - Candle Lighting
Thursday, April 9th - Office Closed
Thursday, April 9th, 8:41 p.m. Candle Lighting
Thursday, April 9th, 8:39 p.m. - Start of Seder
Thursday, April 9th, 1:25 a.m. - Eat Afikomen
Friday, April 10th - Office Closed
Friday, April 10th, 7:42 p.m. - Candle Lighting
Saturday, April 11th, 8:44 p.m. - Havdalah - Click here for Zoom meeting
Sunday, April 12th, 9:30 a.m. Musical Hallal - Click here for Zoom meeting
Tuesday, April 14th, 7:46 p.m. - Candle Lighting
Wednesday, April 15th - Office Closed
Wednesday, April 15th, 8:47 p.m. - Candle Lighting
Thursday, April 16th - Office Closed
Thursday, April 16th, 8:50 p.m. - Havdalah
Online Class Schedule
Beth Israel Virtual Beit Midrash:
8:00 AM, M-F: Nach Yomi/Halacha with Rabbi Ari via Whatsapp Group (Click Here to Join)
9:30 AM, M-W: Reevaluation Fear, Joy, & Pleasure with Rabbi Ari Facebook Live
9:35 AM, Thursday: Character Development with Rabbi Ari: ,Click Here to participate, or call (346) 248-7799 Meeting ID 453 408 9892
10:00 AM, M-F: Davening for Kids with Faige, Contact Faige to participate.
1:00 PM, M-Th: Kid's Class with Rabbi Yoni, Click Here to participate
5:00 PM, Tues & Thurs: Drash with Rabbi Ari Facebook Live
Shabbat Activities:
2:00 PM, Friday: Shabbat Message from Rabbi Ari, Facebook Live
4/17/20: 7:20 PM, Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat Kehillati, Click Here to participate, or call
(346) 248 - 7799 with Meeting ID: 488 064 405
4/18/20: 8:52 PM, Saturday : Havdalah Kehillati, Click Here to participate, or call (346) 248 - 7799 with Meeting ID: 695 929 267
4/24/20: 7:30 PM, Friday: Kabbalat Shabbat Kehillati, Click Here to participate, or call
(346) 248 - 7799 with Meeting ID: 488 064 405
4/25/20: 9:01 PM, Saturday : Havdalah Kehillati, Click Here to participate, or call (346) 248 - 7799 with Meeting ID: 695 929 267
*If you are having technical difficulties, please call the office and we will help you out as much as you can!
Social Distancing at Beth Israel
Due to Coronovirus, Classes are moving online (see below for the schedule). Minyanim are canceled indefinitely.
The office is open, but to protect the staff of Beth Israel and the larger Beth Israel Community, we are limiting access, by adopting an “appointment only visits” policy.
Please call the office (402) 556-6288 to set up an appointment.
Welcome to Beth Israel
A member of the OU - the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations - Beth Israel strives to perpetuate the legacy of Torah Judaism in the modern world and provide a home for those who wish to learn about and observe halacha, Jewish law. Beth Israel Synagogue welcomes all persons of the Jewish faith to join, and accepts the diversity of practice and thought among its members.
JYE BI JR. Spring Session
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WEbsite under construction
We have noticed that some of our pages on the website are outdated, please bear with us as we input new classes, events, and other information that is useful to our community.
The site is still fully functional, and construction should not affect your membership pages.
Beth Israel Beit Midrash (during normal operation)
Weekdays
6:45 a.m. Laws of Shabbos with Rabbi Ari
7:00 a.m. Shacharit
7:40 a.m. Nach Yomi - Daily Prophets with Rabbi Ari
8:00 a.m. Lights of Teshuva with Rabbi Moshe
Mondays
*12:00 p.m. Tasty Torah with Rabbi Yoni
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m. Tasty Torah with Rabbi Yoni
Thursdays
9:30 a.m. - Character Development with Rabbi Ari
Shabbat
8:30 a.m. Open Beit Midrash: All welcome to learn the Torah & Dance
20 minutes prior to Mincha -Insights into the Weekly Torah Reading with Rabbi Ari
Individual or group learning sessions also available.
Talk to Rabbi Ari to schedule.
* Tasty Torah with Rabbi Yoni will not be held
on the first Monday of each month.
Life and Legacy - Make your commitment today
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.
Life & Legacy is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and 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.
Please make your commitment to the future of Beth Israel Synagogue through the Life & Legacy program. For information on the Life & Legacy program, please contact the synagogue office at (402) 556-6288. Additional information is also available on the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation's website by clicking here.
Todah Rabah to the generous Life & Legacy partners
committed to the future of Beth Israel Synagogue.
Thu, April 9 2020
15 Nisan 5780
Rabbi Ari - "Wings of Spirit" Learning Series
Listen to Rabbi Ari's latest offering in his "Wings of Spirit" Learning Series. Join in the learning face-to-face weekday mornings immediately following Shacharit.
Jerusalem Day
Miss Shabbat services last week or prefer to read the monthly bulletin on-line? Click above for the past several issues of each.
New Beth Israel Shirt Design Now Available!
We are pleased to share a new design in our Teepublic store. Inspired by the mural on the historic Pinnacle Bank Building downtown and hand-lettered by Stephanie Plenner Gerber, Shalomaha is available as apparel, mugs, tote bags, and more! Click here for the link and get shopping now. Beth Israel receives a portion of each sale.
If I Can't Live in Israel, the Second Best is Omaha logo also still available. Click here.