Beit Midrash

Wednesdays, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Taught by: Rabbi Steven Abraham, Cantor Joanna Alexander, Rabbi Deana Berezin, Rabbi Ari Dembitzer, Rabbi Mendel Katzman, Hazzan Michael Krausman and Rabbi Brian Stoller

Omaha is blessed with a Jewish community whose members have deep affection for each other and for their spiritual leaders, regardless of which congregation you happen to belong to.  Embracing our desire to be together and learn together, this exciting BeitMidrash (house of study) gives all of Jewish Omaha the opportunity to engage in spirited and challenging cross-denominational study with our local rabbis and cantors. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Omaha, the Beit Midrash brings us together to strengthen one another.

Please see below for the 2020-2021 Beit Midrash schedule:

• The Jewish Vote: Torah, Civic Duty & the 2020 Election
  October 21 & 28, 2020
• Election Debrief: Where do We Go from Here?
  November 4, 2020
• In God's Image: Jewish Views on Race, Diversity & Justice
  November 11, 18 & 25, 2020
• The Future is Now: Re-Imagining Judaism for a Post-Pandemic World – Part I
  December 2 & 9, 2020
• Digital Judaism?: Tradition, Change & the Next Rabbinic Revolution
  December 16, 2020
• Judaism & Glass Ceiling: Challenges Facing Modern Women & Families
  January 6, 13 & 20, 2021
• One People, Many Voices: How Are the Various Denominations of Judaism Different?
  January 27, February 3 & 10, 2021
• So You Wanna Be a Rabbi, Huh?: Why We Love Judaism...and Why You Should, Too
  February 17, 2021
• The Promised Land?: Jewish Pluralism & Power in the State of Israel
  February 24, March 3, 10 & 17, 2021
• The Never-Ending Story: Slavery, Freedom & the Meaning of Pesach in the Modern World
  March 24, 2021
• The Future is Now: Re-Imagining Judaism for a Post-Pandemic World - Part II
  April 21 & 28, 2021
• “You Shall Surely Heal": Medicine & Health Care in the Jewish Tradition
  May 5 & 12, 2021
• Community Tikkun Leil Shavuot
  May 17, 2021