March 17, 2021 - 4 of Nisan, 5781
Highlights  
    
BESTT (Grades 3-7) - 3/17 & 3/24    
Tzedakah Tournament - March 18 - April 5
Chametz-Free - Forms Due March 19
Bioethics During a Pandemic - 3/20            
Havdallah - 3/20
Mincha - 3/27

BESTT Pesach Break - March 28 - April 4
During these times of uncertainty, please know that Rabbi Abraham and Hazzan Krausman are available for pastoral visits via Zoom. To schedule a Zoom visit, you can email us at rabbiabraham@bethel-omaha.org and hazzankrausman@bethel-omaha.org.
Click here for Passover programming, services & resources.
The NCAA Basketball Tournament begins tomorrow, March 18. Registration for the Tzedakah Tournament is due today, March 17. Click here to register.
Join us for a special pre-Passover edition of Pearls of Jewish Prayer on Thursday, March 18. Click here to learn more.

Please note, class will not be in session March 25 or April 1.
Chametz-free forms are due on Friday. Click here to submit your form.
Services begin at 10:00 am. Rabbbi Gerson and Dr. Gerson will speak following services beginning at approximately 11:00 -11:15 am. Click here to learn more.
Click here to learn more and join us on March 23.
Upcoming Events

BESTT (Grades 3-7)
Wednesdays, March 17 & 24   
4:30 pm
 
Beit Midrash: The Promised Land?
Jewish Pluralism & Power in the State of Israel
Wednesday, March 17
7:00 pm

Tzedakah Tournament
March 18 - April 5
Registration Due March 17

Virtual Office Hours with Eadie & Amy
Tuesdays & Thursdays  
4:00 pm

Pearls of Jewish Prayer with Hazzan Krausman
Pesach in Prayer, Poetry and Song
Thursday, March 18
7:00 pm

Chametz-Free
Forms Due Friday, March 19

Guest Speakers Rabbi Gerson & Dr. Gerson
Bioethics During a Pandemic
Saturday, March 20
11:00 am

Havdallah
Saturday, March 20     
8:10 pm

BESTT (Grades K-7)
Sunday, March 21
10:30 am

Hebrew High (Grades 8-12)
Sunday, March 21
12:15 pm

Book of Ruth with Rabbi Abraham and Pastor Johnson
Monday, March 22
6:30 pm

Jewish Law with Rabbi Abraham
Monday, March 22  
8:00 pm

Biblical Literacy with Rabbi Abraham
Tuesday, March 23
11:30 am

Guest Speaker Joanna Sasson
Tuesday, March 23
7:00 pm
 
Coffee & Conversation with Rabbi Abraham
Wednesday, March 24  
2:00 pm

Beit Midrash: The Never-Ending Story
Slavery, Freedom & the Meaning of Pesach in the Modern World
Wednesday, March 24
7:00 pm

Shacharit/Siyyum B'khorim
Thursday, March 25
8:00 am

Seder To Go Pick Up
Friday, March 26
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mincha
Saturday, March 27
5:30 pm

Passover I Morning Service
Sunday, March 28
10:00 am

Virtual Seder
Sunday, March 28
5:30 pm - Mincha, 6:00 pm - Seder
Save The Date
Click here to learn more and join us for Beth El's Virtual Seder.
In The Community

Institute for Holocaust Education Week of Understanding

Monday, March 22 at 6:30 pm
Agnes Schwartz
“A Roll of the Dice”
Testimony of Holocaust survivor & author

Tuesday, March 23 at 7:00 pm
Danny Spungen & Kiel Majewski
“Evidence: Artifacts that tell stories from World War II and the Holocaust”

Thursday, March 25 at 12:30 pm
Dr. Helen Epstein
Franci's War: Daughter on her mother's manuscript, Holocaust survival and immigration
Sponsored by the Dept of Modern Languages & Literatures, The Harris Center for Judaic Studies, and the Czech Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

For more information about the Week of Understanding programs, contact Scott Littky, Executive Director of the Institute for Holocaust Education, at slittky@ihene.org.
Openings at the Pennie Z. Davis Early Learning Center at the JCC
2021-2022 School Year

Looking for childcare for the 2021-2022 school year? A few openings remain at the Pennie Z. Davis Early Learning Center for children ages 15-24 months. To learn more, contact Jeanine Huntoon at jhuntoon@jccomaha.org.
Join Us for Services   
Please note: The links below will work even when the Beth El Website is temporarily offline 
 
Morning Minyan: Sunday, 9:00 am
Monday & Thursday, 8:00 am
Evening Minyan: Sunday-Thursday, 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat: Friday, 6:00 pm
Shabbat Morning Services: Saturday, 10:00 am 
Havdallah: Saturday, March 20, 8:10 pm 
 
Click here for Beth El's service schedule and prayer books. 
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