Cultural and educational institutions, synagogues, and the local Jewish federation are listed below. Additionally, The Jewish Community of Lincoln, Nebraska is a welcoming community committed to creating fulfilling Jewish experiences for people of all ages and identities. Visit the website to learn more about South Street Temple, Jewish Federation Of Lincoln, and Congregation Tifereth Israel.
Cultural and educational institutions
The Institute for Holocaust Education
Provides educational resources, workshops, survivor testimony, traveling exhibits, and integrated arts programming to students, educators and the public. Also provides support to Holocaust survivors in the Omaha community.
Jewish Federation of Lincoln
Inspiring generosity, improve lives, and strengthen our Jewish Community within a framework of Jewish values.
Kleinberg Jewish Omaha Heritage Center
Nebraska’s only Jewish museum with a permanent collection, formerly the Henry and Dorothy Riekes Museum.
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society
Preserves the histories of the Jewish families who settled in Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Omaha Jewish Community Center
The Omaha JCC, located roughly an hour from downtown Lincoln, houses several institutions of interest for academic Jewish Studies.
Special Kripke-Veret Collection at UNO's Criss Library
Houses one of the largest collections of Jewish books and materials in the Midwest—over 50,000 volumes.
Synagogues
South Street Temple in Lincoln, NE.
In Lincoln
South Street Temple
(Union for Reform Judaism)
2061 S. 20th Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
(402) 435-8004
Congregation Tifereth Israel
(United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism)
3219 Sheridan Boulevard
Lincoln, NE 68502
(402) 423-8569
In Omaha
Temple Israel
(Union for Reform Judaism)
7023 Cass Street
Omaha, NE 68132
(402) 556-6536
Congregation Beth Israel
(Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America)
12604 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68154
402) 556-6288
Chabad Lubavitch of Nebraska
1866 South 120th Street
Omaha, NE 68144
(402) 330-1800
Beth El Synagogue
(United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism)
14506 California Street
Omaha, NE 68154
(402) 492-8550