MYER S. KRIPKE

MYER KRIPKE Obituary

KRIPKE--Myer S., Retired Rabbi Emeritus Beth El Synagogue, Omaha, Nebraska. Survived by son, Saul A. Kripke, daughter, Madeline F. Kripke, son-in-law Yossi Stern, grandson and wife Gil and Brandi Stern, granddaughter Tamar Stern, and great-grandsons Benjamin and Ari Stern. Wife Dorothy deceased in September 2000, daughter Netta Stern, deceased in March 2011. And many nieces and nephews.

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Published by New York Times on Apr. 14, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for MYER KRIPKE

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Jonathan Heimberg

April 7, 2022

Remembering Rabbi Kripke on his 8th yahrzeit.
Wishing the family peace and happy memories.

Jonathan Heimberg

November 5, 2014

To the Kripke Family:
I am deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Rabbi Kripke. He was my professor at Creighton in the mid-80's,
for two theology classes, and he was wonderful.
As a Jewish undergraduate at Creighton,
it was a blessing to have his rabbinic
presence on campus. Students, faculty,
and staff of all faiths loved & respected him. My life is richer for having known him.
May you be comforted.
"The memory of the righteous shall be as a blessing."

Renee Rimmerman Fellman

May 6, 2014

Even though I left Omaha many years ago, Rabbi Kripke, in my mind, will always be my rabbi. A wonderful man in every regard, he was decades ahead of his peers in allowing women to be called to the Torah. He and Dorothy left an enduring emotional and ethical foundation for those of us who grew up within their sphere of influence.

Sally Nogg

April 17, 2014

Rabbi Kripke was always in the corners of my family's life and though I knew him very little (I was the baby and had moved away) he was always a real presence. I feel quite bereft. Even though family members left us, Rabbi Kripke was always stll around...

Marcie McGowan

April 16, 2014

Rabbi had a kind and gentle soul. I knew him for the last 9 months and I am so privileged to have meet him.

Kim Kotzen Wear

April 14, 2014

Rabbi Kripke was a cornerstone, no, a pillar, on which Omaha Jewry was based. He performed the wedding ceremonies of our parents, the blessings over our children, conducted the funerals of our loved ones, and continued to advise and teach through his newspaper column. Somehow, in his quiet, genteel way, Rabbi Kripke was able to touch everyone he met with his gentle spirit and grace. Thank you Hashem, for your gift of this wonderful Rabbi, and my thanks to dear Rabbi Kripke, for everything that he did for me, my son, and our family. It makes it even more imperative for me to continue to grow and learn, and to instill in my son the Jewish values that Rabbi Kripke lived and modeled every day of his life. His legacy is that of love, of kindness, of genuine interest in each child that stood in front of him, of comforting the bereaved and of celebrating the happy events that span generations of families.
Rabbi Kripke left us a rich legacy, of life, of love, of learning and teaching, forged of a currency that endures and glows more than gold.

Linda Priesman Smith

April 14, 2014

I am so sorry for your loss. Rabbi Kripke was a wonderful man.

My family donated the land to build Beth El on Farnam Street. Even though my husband and I moved to Sun City, AZ in 2001, I was so pleased to have the chance to speak with him in September of 2012 when I came back to Omaha for my 50th high school reunion.

Alta Empkey

April 13, 2014

Rabbi Kripke was a favorite customer for many years at Omaha State Bank. He always had a twinkle in his eye. And, our birthdays were one day apart; however, 30 years!

May God bless his soul.

Alta Greer Empkey

cHERI WEINER

April 13, 2014

Dear Famiies of our Beloved Myer Kripke:

I am deeply shocked to learn that we have lost our beloved Myer Kripke.

HAVING JUST REACHED YOUR 100TH BIRTHDAY, SEEMED AN EVEN MORE BLESSINGS, JUST FOR YOU.

rABBI mYER kRIPKE CAME TO PERFORM THE BRIS OUR YOUNGEST SON, WHEN THE BRIS THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON OUR EARLIER SON, WHO ALMOST BLED TO DEATH, AND WHEN OUR NEXT SON WAS BORN, AND i APPROACHED rABBI kRIPKE IF HE WOULD PERFORM THE BRIS ON THIS SON, HE DID AND GAVE US A BLESSING, WE FAILED TO HAVE EARLIER.

jUST REACHING HIS 100 MILESTONE, IS IN ITSELF, A BLESSING, AND NOW, HAVING ALREADY DONE HIS WORK HERE ON EARTH, HE CAN NOW JOIN THE ANGELS IN HEAVEN ABOVE, AND BE ABLE TO LOOK DOWN TO US ON EARTH, KNOWING WHAT A BLESSING HE WAS TO EACH OF US AND HE MAY NOW, BE ABLE TO TAKE HIS LONG OVERDUE REST, IN ETERNITY.
dR. rABBI kRIPKE, YOU WERE ONE IN A MILLION, AND ONE WHO CAME TO HELP US WHEN YOU DID, AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE'S LIFE YOU TOUCHED, FOR EACH OF US WHO WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU WERE IN OUR LIVES.

yOUR WORK ON EARTH HAS BEEN A BLESSING AND MAY YOU NOW, BE ABLE TO TAKE THE WELL DESERVED REST, LEAVING EACH OF US, WITH ALL THE BLESSINGS AND MEMORIES YOU SHARED, JUST FOR US.

GOD BLESS YOU, RABBI MYER s. kRIPKE.
oUR LOVE, OUR ADMIRATION, AND OUR BLESSINGS, FOR YOU FROM EACH OF US.

GOD BLESS YOU., AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DID FOR US.
MAY YOU NOW JOIN THOSE WHOM YOU LOST, AND BE ABLE TO FINALLY, FIND THE PEACE YOU SO LONG AGO DESERVED.

GOD BLESS YOU....AND THANK YOU!

cHERI wEINER