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Omaha rabbi from Beth El Synagogue is in Israel amid war
http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/omaha-rabbi-from-beth-el-synagogue-is-in-israel-amid/article_eea6d1df-cb13-5cd5-9cc0-b4454785a453.html
“For most Jews, there’s a real sense of solidarity with the fact that this is our country, so whether you’re living here or not there’s a certain tie to the land, so your level of empathy, I think, goes up considerably.” — Rabbi Steven Abraham
POSTED: WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2014 1:00 AM
By Joseph Morton / World-Herald Bureau
WASHINGTON — Rabbi Steven Abraham of Omaha’s Beth El Synagogue is getting a firsthand look at the situation in Israel this week.
He has taken cover during repeated rocket-attack warning sirens, watched schoolchildren in a bomb shelter learn Bible lessons about courage and seen the Iron Dome missile defense system deploy over his head.
Steven Abraham
Abraham is part of a Rabbinical Assembly group that traveled to Israel despite State Department warnings that it would be wiser to avoid the area as the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies.
In a phone interview from Jerusalem on Tuesday, he said he wanted to deliver a message that Omaha’s Jewish community stands with the people of Israel.
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