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Vol. 88, No. 3
November 2017 Cheshvan - Kislev
5778
Jim Jones and Bob Pratt – Healing Hands at the End of a Lifecycle
When a member of the Beth Shalom community passes away, an overflow-ing of support and love comes to the bereaved. It is not unusual for meals to be catered, children to be cared for, and each house sitting Shiva full of family and friends. This community is blessed to have so many caring individuals who would stop at nothing to ensure those in mourn-ing are fully cared for. Sometimes, however, two exceptional people, who have made it their life’s work to comfort and care for the grief-stricken, can be forgotten. We want to say a long overdue thank you to Jim Jones and Bob Pratt, the caretakers of Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Jim and Bob have worked at Mt. Carmel for twenty-four and twenty-three years, respectively. Jim recalls fondly August 2, 1995 as “A great day.” For this was the day Bob Pratt started, and the two men have been working side-by-side ever since. In speaking of their time together, they both laugh and say, “We have to lie to each other to say anything new!” They are quite the pair. Mt. Carmel Cemetery is 27 acres and is fully maintained by Jim and Bob. When asked what made you stay here for so long, Jim responds, “The People. I love helping people. But also, it’s this place [Mt. Carmel]. I just love this place.”
His and Bob’s love of Mt. Carmel is confirmed by the impeccable grounds and the stunning recently renovated Yukon Chapel. As Bob says, “The Cem-etery has a life of its own.” There is so much that goes into keeping Mt. Carmel pristine, from stopping vandals from disrespecting the facility to cleaning up after large storms. But you couldn’t see any of this stress on either of their faces. In his free time, Jim is an avid deer hunter, and a proud father of Nicholas and Jordan. Bob, a veteran of the United States Army, is a motorcycle enthusiast and often partakes in rides for charity. Most notably America’s 9/11 Ride, a ride dedicated to supporting all active first responders nation-wide. Jim Jones and Bob Pratt are integral parts of the Beth
Shalom community. They have been there to catch numer-ous people as they fall from grief or merely exhaustion. They are there to find you the perfect stone to place on your family member’s grave. They are the people helping to lay your loved ones down in their final home. Jim and Bob truly care for everyone who comes through the gate at Mt. Carmel. When asked what the worst part of work-ing at Mt. Carmel is, Jim responds, “It’s getting to know everyone who comes to visit their loved ones. And then soon, they’ll be gone too. It often feels like we are losing our friends, too.”
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Fro m t h e R a bb i ’s S t u d yThe Importance of Cheshvan
Cheshvan, the Hebrew month immediately fol-lowing Tishrei, is known in Jewish tradition as “Marcheshvan” - a pun meaning “Bitter” Cheshvan.
It is called this because it is a month with no holidays, but it follows the month with so many holidays. Of course, for congregational clergy, there is also a certain “sweetness” as opposed to “bitterness” when we get a break from the wonderful singing, davening, dancing and eating. But aside from the tongue in cheek bless-ings of a break for so much work, there is real blessing in Marcheshvan. I’d like to share a piece of a teach-ing I gave in synagogue on Parsashat
Rabbi David M. [email protected]
Noach as it relates to this holy month. There is a mysterious verse in the story of Noah. God says to Noah and his family “Leave the Ark!” Why would Noah need to be told to leave the ark? Wouldn’t that be obvious? In a lecture given in the 1980’s, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, spoke about how the Hebrew word for “Ark” (“teivah”) is the same as the Hebrew word for “word.” During the entire time in the Ark, Noah was busy with the word of God. This, Rabbi Schneerson explained, is similar to the month of Tishrei. From the listening to the shofar on Rosh HaShanah, to the fasting on Yom Kippur, to the Sukkah dwelling and
lulav shaking on Sukkot, culminat-ing in the dancing on Simchat Torah, we spend an entire month engaged in the worship of God. Though we need Tishrei - God doesn’t want us to spend the entire YEAR in Tishrei. The purpose of our existence is to leave the Ark; to leave the place of prayer, study and holy celebration and go into the world to repair the de-struction and fill it with life. Of course, we need the time of prayer and celebration too. The learn-ing, the praying, the dancing – this is the fuel that gives us the energy to do the sacred acts of world-fixing.
On November 11, we will observe the fifth yahrtzeit of our beloved Rabbi Morris B. Margolies, who was Senior Rabbi of CBS from 1961 to 1986 and thereafter Rabbi.
Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Morris B. Margolies Rabbi Margolies’ yahrtzeit is on the 25th of Cheshvan. In honor of the occasion, Rabbi Margolies’ son, Dan, will be reading the Torah portion and delivering that week’s d’var Torah on
the Shabbat leading up to his yahrtz-eit. Please join Dan and the entire Beth Shalom family as we observe the yahrtzeit of our departed Rabbi.
The “Gabbai” is an integral part of both synagogue worship and the entire fabric of the syna-gogue community. Their dedication and assistance make our worship services warm and meaning-ful. On Shabbat morning, November 11, we will be bringing all of the gabbayim to the bimah for recognition and holding a special Kiddush in their honor. The Congregation invites all members and their families to join us in thanking our gabbayim for all they do at Beth Shalom.
Congregation to Honor Gabbayim
Friday - 11/17/20177:30 - 10:00 am at Crow’s Coffee, 304 E 51st St, Kansas City, MO
Monday - 12/11/20174:00 - 5:30 pm at Parisi Café5245 W 116th Pl, Leawood, KS
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Execut i ve l y Speak ingand grandparents attending the ser-vices with their kids. The services for Sukkot and Simchat Torah were also very moving. We had a very special morning for Simchat Torah where we recognized Alan Edel-man and Rita Cortes for all of their contributions to the synagogue. I also have to give a great shout out to our terrific staff. They always are able to rise to the occasion, and do what is needed, and I know that they always appreciate the smiles and Thank yous that they receive. I want to thank all of you that con-tributed to the High Holiday Appeal. It is our largest fundraiser, and a major reason why we have been able to have
a balanced budget and provide all of the programs and services that are needed. The activity at the building has certainly picked up with both the Rose Family Early Childhood Center and the Polsky Religious School getting up to speed. It’s great to see all of our children in the building and the ex-citement as they continue their Jewish education. I know that this is one of the major tenets of the synagogue, and a very important aspect to pass on our Jewish Values to the next generation. I look forward to a great year, and thanks again for all you do to support Congrega-tion Beth Shalom.
From the Desk of Richard Simon
Richard SimonPresident
The Gabbai is the lay person who calls up those honored to say the bless-ings over the reading of the Torah, prompts and corrects the Torah reader, helps guests who come up on the bimah and is responsible for knowing special prayers and honors for Shab-bat and holidays. It takes work and preparation, but the Gabbai makes the Torah Service run smoothly. It may
not always be obvious how important the Gabbai is to the service, but to vol-unteer as a Gabbai is a mitzvah in the broadest sense. So - how can you become a Gabbai?If you are post Bar/Bat Mitzvah, read Hebrew fluently and have an under-standing of trope, you can attend a two-session workshop from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on the following dates:
Have You Ever Thought Of Becoming A Gabbai? Sunday & Thursday, Nov. 5th & 9th OR Sunday & Thursday, Nov. 12th & 16th. The 12th will be a repeat of the 5th and the 16th a repeat of the 9th for those who are unable to attend two sessions in the same week. Each ses-sion will be led by Hazzan Ben-Yehuda. For more information, or to make your reservation, contact the Hazzan’s office at 913-647-7286.
I want to first thank everyone that helped and participated in all of our High Holiday Services. It was very meaningful, and the feedback that I received
from other congregants was also very positive. The Rabbi and Hazzan did a wonderful job of organizing and lead-ing the services. I also want to thank Yachad-The Travelling Tefillah Band, Rabbi Rudnick, Jimmy Rosenbloom, Jason Krakow, Norm Kahn, Ilan Ben-Yehuda, Rabbi Ben-Yehuda and Marla Brockman for their contribu-tions. The Young Family services, led by Linda Salvay, were also a great hit, and I was glad to see all the parents
Stefanie Williams, Director | [email protected] | 913-647-7292Youth & Informal Education
Get ready to experience EMTZA JAM and participate in all our favorite activities! Experience an amazing Shabbat in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, and celebrate Thanksgiving with all your favorite EMTZA friends! We can't wait to see you No-vember 23-26th in Minneapolis! EMTZA Region’s Kinnus is the largest convention of the year, with attendees from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and
Nebraska. Please contact [email protected] for more information!
Upcoming Programs:
Wednesday Night Programs: November 1, 8, 15, 29PreKinnus Turkey Dinner: November 20Kinnus in Minneapolis: November 23-26
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Carol Yarmo, President | [email protected] |S i s t e r h o o dSarah Peltzman Adult Education Classes The Sarah Peltzman Adult Educa-tion Classes for 2017-18 will begin on Thursday, November 2, from 10:00-11:30 am in Goldsmith Hall. The offerings for the classes will come from Project Zug; A new adult curricu-lum from Michon Itadar. The cost is $36.00 for each participant (or $46.00 per couple) for each course. Partici-pants have the option of downloading the course materials from projectzug.org. or paying an extra $5.00 to pur-chase the materials copied and collated by volunteers. Our teachers will be Rabbi David Glickman and Hazzan Tahl Ben-Yehuda. The classes are open to the community. Payment to reg-
ister may be sent to Suzanne Lange, Education Vice-President, 3020 West 27th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66047. Checks should be made out to Beth Shalom Sisterhood. The course for the first session, which will run from November 2 to January 18, will be Judaism: Identity, Pluralism and Peoplehood. The course for the second session, which will run from February 1 to May 11, will be The Prayerbook: New Interpretative Methods. Students wishing to study more in depth will be able to go online to projectzug.org for more informa-tion. Judaism: Identity, Pluralism and
Peoplehood will discuss whether Juda-ism is primarily an ethnic or religious identity. Students will discuss how to work with Jews with whom we disagree and how to preserve their ideological integrity while understand-ing the perspectives of others. The Prayerbook: New Interpre-tive Methods will examine the many prayers composed over the years that comprise our siddur. Students will learn what the prayers actually mean and learn to relate to them in a more personal way. Participants will look at the siddur differently and investigate the Shabbat and weekday prayers to achieve deeper meaning.
SH Book Club will meet on Wednesday, Decem-ber 20 at 1:30 pm at the JCC in the large boardroom on the main floor. The club will be discuss-
ing Notorious RBG The Life and Times
of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Carmon & Knizhnik. "Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg of-fers a visually rich, intimate, unprec-edented look at the Justice and how she changed the world. Get to know RBG as never before. As the country struggles with the unfinished business
Sisterhood Book Club Meets December 20of gender equality and civil rights, Ginsburg stands as a testament to how far we can come with a little chutzpah,"--Amazon.com. For more details or to attend, con-tact Linda Lessner at [email protected] or 913-897-0122; or Irma Katz at 816-943-3469 or [email protected].
Play Mah Jongg with your regular group or be placed with a
table
(This is not a tournament.)
Cost: $8 per person for brunch to the
Beth Shalom Sisterhood plus a $15 donation to the
University of Kansas Cancer Center for Breast Cancer Please write 2 checks.
For more information please contact Dini Freed (913) 469-0021 or Carol Yarmo (913) 642-1199.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 7 to: Stephanie Kavanaugh: 9246 High Drive, Leawood, KS 66206
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Please RSVP by Tuesday, November 8 to:
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(Minimum $15 donation – payable to University of Kansas Cancer Hospital) Please send 2 checks.
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Play Mah Jongg with your
regular group or be placed with a table
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Or play Rummykub, Scrabble, pan, bridge, etc.
Cost: $10 per person for brunch plus a $15 donation to the
University of Kansas Cancer Center for Breast Cancer Please write 2 checks.
For more information please contact Co-Chairs Dini Freed (913) 469-0021
or Carol Yarmo (913) 642-1199.
Nov. 14 Brunch 10:30 am
Game Time 11:00 am Goldsmith Hall
Let Beth Shalom Sisterhood Put You in the Pink on November 14th!!!
Play Mah Jongg with your regular group or be placed with a table(This is not a tournament)
Cost: $8 per person for brunch to the Beth Shalom Sisterhood
plus a $15 donation to theUniversity of Kansas Cancer Center for Breast Cancer
Please write two checks.
Please RSVP by November 7.For more information please contact
Dini Freed 913-469-0021or Carol Yarmo 913-642-1199
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From the Desk of Bernie FriedBernie Fried, Executive Director | [email protected]
I’m reminded of the story of the man who walked 10 miles each day to improve his health. At the end of 30 days, he found himself 300 miles
from home. He didn’t know where he was, how he got there, or how to get back. He was lost. If we have no idea where we are going, any place we land is the place we were destined to be. We may be lost, but lost was apparently our destination. Let us say your family is going on a vacation, but has not decided where to go. While packing
the car, you try to determine the best route to get there. But, where is there? Without a defined destination, any route becomes the road to nowhere. Any route becomes the best route. The same is true as we travel down life’s highway. Once we set out to attain a goal or make our dreams a reality, be it a job, peace of mind, love, a home, retirement savings, or a host of other destinations, we can work to find the best way for us to reach that destination. If we believe we can succeed, we have an excellent chance of getting there. But if we allow our mind to become clouded with negativity and find every reason why we cannot reach our life’s
destination, we will find reasons why we cannot fulfill our goals and dreams. We will be lost in our own world. It takes as much effort to determine the best way to get to where you want to go as it does to determine all the reasons why you cannot get there. Keep positive. Believe in yourself. Believe you can reach your destination and figure out all the things you can do to get there. As the old song goes, "you have to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative, and don’t mess with Mr. In-between".Safe travels.
Bernie FriedExecutive Director
Life Lesson 2: Think Positively
The fall holidays at Beth Shalom Rose Family ECEC were amazing!Linda Salvay led our Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur services for our young families, and they were both enjoyable and very meaningful. Sukkot was great! We started Suk-kot with young family services led by Rabbi Glickman ending with a spe-cial lunch and cookie and cupcake decorating. All the preschool classes ate snack in the sukkah all week. The best treat of all was that the PreK classes and their parents went to breakfast in Rabbi David and An-
Rose Family Early Childhood Education CenterJudy Jacks Berman, Director | [email protected] | 913-647-7287
Fun in the Fall
nie Glickman’s sukkah! The kids loved shaking the lulav with Rabbi Glick-man and being in their sukkah was such a great experience! We are looking forward to many more fun activities in November. Paramont Ponies will be here with their great petting farm. Martin City Drama Company is performing a play for our preschoolers. For Thanksgiving, the children will decorate turkey-shaped cookies and we’ll have an in-school Thanksgiving party. We always have fun at Rose Family ECEC!
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From the Desk of the Director of Congregational LearningHazzan Tahl Ben-Yehuda, Director of Congregational Learning | [email protected]
What do you do when you're burnt out? What can you do, other than press on and hope to get a chance to recharge? The hebrew month of Marcheshvan is just that time. Some of us may feel shul-weary. We have spent so much time in holiday mode. We have pulled out all the holiday recipes
and feasted with our families, heard the shofar, prayed all the hard words to all the moving tunes in long services. We built and ate in the Sukkah, and we shook our lulavs and deeply inhaled the citrus scent of the etrogs. We danced and sang with Torah Scrolls, and now we are tired. We hope we did, said, prayed, ate, danced, sang enough - and now it's time to keep calm and carry on. The books are closed. The gates are closed. To everything there is a time and a season - and now it's time to go back to normal - for me, at least, it's hard to believe it's really over. The Hebrew calendar gives us a gift, and it's Marchesh-van, a month with no holidays, where we are able to find
the holy; the sacred in our everyday lives. We have time to spend with family, full weeks of school, of work. The next holiday on the horizon is Hanukkah. This gives us time to catch our breath. So the question I have for you is this - what will you do with your breath? I thought I'd share with you my goal for this year -- I hope to bring more of you into relationships with each other this year. I hope to create opportunities for you to come together to learn, to pray, to eat and to celebrate. I hope to entice you to try something new this year. Between Gabbai classes in November, Trope classes in January or February, Peltzman classes throughout the year, Gesher holiday and Shabbat dinners, Rimon services throughout the year and Sunday morning PRS and com-munity breakfast, there are lots of ways to connect with me and with each other. Add a free lunch every single Shabbat afternoon, and we have no excuse not to get to know each other better this year. I look forward to seeing you soon!
As a member of Beth Shalom, you are entitled to sign your high school child(ren)
up to participate in one of several different Israel programs. The costs of these trips continue to rise annually. Beth Shalom and the Jewish Community Foundation are aware of how expensive these trips can
be and encourage each of you to sign your children up for Passport to Israel--a saving incentive program designed to help families plan for their children’s high school trips. Congregation Beth Shalom believes very strongly in its support of this program and now offers our members two ways to participate:Option 1 From 2nd grade through 8th grade, families contribute $150, the Congregation contributes $50, and the Jewish Community Foundation will match this combined $200 with another $100 for a combined total of $300.
Option 2 From 2nd grade through 8th grade, Congregation Beth Shalom will contribute $100, if families will increase their contributions to $200, and the Jewish Community Foun-dation will match this combined $300, with another $100 for a combined total of $400. Congregation Beth Shalom has opened this program to Second Graders; however, the Jewish Community will not participate in the Second Grade contribution, but will in all subsequent years. The Beth Shalom additional funds will apply from 2nd through 8th grade only, and the community funds will only apply for 3rd through 8th grade. Beth Shalom has established certain criteria to determine the eligibility of our students for this program. Participat-ing families must be in good standing. The deadline for applications is December 15, 2017. For more information on eligibility and enrollment, contact Jill at 913-647-7286 or [email protected].
Passport to Israel - An Israel Trip Savings Program
Save the Date!Gesher Hanukkah Havdallah
Saturday, December 16 at 6:15 pmDinner and celebration subsidized by the Joel Polsky Endowment
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Please join us Sunday, November 12 from 12 pm-2 pm to paint, clean, weed, rake and more at Mt. Carmel Cem-etery, 5529 Ditzler Road. We will spend the day beautifying the cemetery and this would be an excellent opportunity for those looking to perform community service. In case of inclement weather, the rain date will be Sunday, November 19. For more information or to sign up, contact Bruce Luchen at 913-220-7518 or [email protected].
Mt. Carmel Volunteer Day, November 12
November Anniversaries will be celebrated on November 18.To sponsor a Kiddush contact Jill, 913-647-7286.
1 Stephen & Robyn Smith 312 Randy & Dini Freed 143 Gary & Patti Friedman 323 Daniel Osman & Lindsey Quinn 105 Lee & Beth Albee 175 Seth & Rachel Katz 66 Eric & Lisa Ginsburg 126 Herbert & Barbara Simon 517 Peter & Joan Cabell 257 Gustave & Elinor Eisemann 637 Kevin & Sheryl Jordan 309 Benjamin & Sarah Baellow 310 Jordan & Malinda Kimmel 1010 Stanton & Sharon Rosenthal 3211 Adam & Kim Matsil 2212 Stephen & Mara Abrams 1712 Nathan & Ashley Ross 615 Vincent & Marcy Pellegrino 2516 Stuart Bodker & Tensy Marcos-Bodker 3217 Mark & Julye Rose 2117 Joshua & Jane Sosland 2718 Leibert & Miriam Birnbaum 6118 Shelton & Nancy Gallas 5519 Brian & Karen Cole 2319 Doug McNay & Dawn Gale 1019 Jeremy & Hilary Singer 1220 Jeffrey & Cathy Alpert 4120 Yoni & Gina Cohen 1321 Rodney & Gerre Minkin 5823 Albert & Cecille Silverman 6025 Lori & Bruce Hertzfield 1325 Robert & Carol Yarmo 5026 Jeff & Rhonda Fromm 2926 William & Joyce Shapiro 2227 Howard & Cherice Gerson 3427 Steven & Lisa Ruben 2928 Steve & Milisa Flekier 2429 Aaron & Jessica Kroll 9
Day Years
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Praised is the True JudgeB a r u c h D a y a n H a E m e t
Yahrtzeits Join us for morning or evening minyan to say Kaddish for your loved one. See service schedule, page 11.
Of Blessed MemoryWe express condolences to our Beth Shalom Members, their Families and Friends.
Arthur H. Stoup, z"l, September 27 - 7 TishreiMaurice B. Soltz, z"l, October 1 - 11 TishreiLionel Greenberg, z"l, October 2 - 12 TishreiMaury Rydell, z"l, October 15 - 25 TishreiRichard Winer, z"l, October 16 - 26 Tishrei
12 Cheshvan-Nov. 1Jack AgronWesley J. DolginoffBen EdelbaumAnita Indin GewertzSamuel IntraterRose KlebanRichard Levitt Krasne
13 Cheshvan - Nov. 2Nathan ChernikoffPearl H. CohenEdna ColemanPearl DulskyWilliam FriedbergLewis GoldbergMary KarosenNate KarpinHarry KatzeffWilliam KleinBert MarkowitzMonia RaffelockBetty RaskinBernard Siegler
14 Cheshvan - Nov. 3Hyman BenjaminMeyer BernsteinLucille EllisJoseph FriedMax A. LettasOscar LitwinDina Beth SalleJack SilvermanMaynard Taxman
15 Cheshvan - Nov. 4Jean Marie BrockmanEsther Laya ClaymanThelma Cookie Dock-manLibby EllisFannie Bertha KaplanSarah D. KulakofskyEdwin LevineAbraham MannNeil Meltzer
16 Cheshvan - Nov. 5Margaret GershA. Morris GinsbergDorothy Wengrover HipshIda KrugIrving MarderRebecca MokofskyBertha Perlman
H. Paul RosenbergAlbert SimonIda Vile
17 Cheshvan - Nov. 6Esther ByersBen DenowitzIda F. DolginoffGale GrossmanLillian ReichReuben SpivakJoseph TalbotCharles Traxler
18 Cheshvan - Nov. 7Leonard BettingerMax CopakenDora FineSam JabenHyman LevineAlexander MeltzerMary MoskowitzLajos Springer
19 Cheshvan - Nov. 8Jacob BarabechikIke BirnbaumArthur BockTillie HudsonPearl KasoiBen KernReuben Wechsler
20 Cheshvan - Nov. 9Leon BaumAnna H. BornsteinMagda FriedSteven FriedheimPhyllis PackEllis TonkeySylvia Viner
21 Cheshvan - Nov. 10Evelyn AlexanderLinda Greene Birn-baumSam BrownEsther DanielsEllen GindenAnna LevinRose LofmanNorman R. ParmetAlfred ParnesLeo PolterockAbraham Abba RubinEsther ShapiroMorris Stahl
Betty Wolfberg TaxmanAnna WebberBetty Yaskolka
22 Cheshvan - Nov. 11Charles MarksHerbert PlotskyNathan E. RappaportMorris RosenblumIsrael SandhausJack B. SchultzAsher Stern
23 Cheshvan - Nov. 12Sol BaumTaubie BeckerBernard FasbinderAbraham FlekierMary GoldblattGeorge MossEsther L. SatzEsther R. SingmonLeona Libby SoltzIsrael Winitz
24 Cheshvan - Nov. 13Jennie FeingoldDavid GerehtDavid A. KatzBen S. LernerAnna LevitchDollie L. MannZahava Lottie MorganRose NelkinSimon Jacob OzarGustave RapaportI Edward Zalin
25 Cheshvan - Nov. 14Baruch BenjaminCharline CooperSima Laya GallerAbraham GellensEsther Clara GilgusSophia GoldsteinHeinrich JosephAaron KarsGertrude KislukEsther LernerBoris LevitchMorris B. MargoliesSam MillsteinLeonard OrrenRose Rachel PackDorothy RosenbergEthel ShefrinMaurice Shefrin
Anne VinickBetty Wishna
26 Cheshvan - Nov. 15Harvey AaronJane AceEmanuel BornsteinMax CohenAbraham HymanBoris KittessSimon LevikowMax G. MilensPauline A. SambergJohn SmallBen Zenitsky
27 Cheshvan - Nov. 16Irving BergerSaralee BramsSamuel EaglesMary KrasnerJacob LapinMyer RichJacob SarnoIda Wayne
28 Cheshvan - Nov. 17Sarah AdremeEvelyn CohenAbe GordonJoseph KupperWalter LoebHazel ManneEdward A. SmithJake TemposkyRose Naster Zeligman
29 Cheshvan - Nov. 18Delores Rosenbloom BenjaminAlan Berl BrattJennie GreenmanJessie Styrka HanickNathan LevensonEloise Shlensky MinkoffDora PilzMary S. SmithBella VileSam WedlanMorris WeinerLillian Zwern
1 Kislev - Nov. 19Celia AbelsRebecca BloustineMarie Friedson
Max GershRobert Reuben GraffBluma GreenbergNathan MagazineIda B. MoskovitzDora Pearl MoskowitzDoris RosenbergFrances RothschildRosa RubinGoldie SiegelbaumSamuel Sosland
2 Kislev - Nov. 20Joe BaumAbrom CopelandSarah GeisterBertha GrossmanTillie KayHermine KleinHerman MilgramDavid PelzermanI. Frank RopeDora RubinMarie SanellZelma ShapiroJessie Zinn
3 Kislev - Nov. 21Jeanette BlenderChayim EichenbergSamuel L. GlassmanWilliam HandlerStephen Mark Hertz-fieldSadie Friedson KleinSolomon KrigelHarry RosenbergPaul M. RosenthalDorothy C. ShanbergSarah Gershamn Shearer
4 Kislev - Nov. 22Yetta BaierRebetzen Jennie BursteinRuth DennisCasil Robert GoldbergJacob PelofskyFlorence PeltzmanRose Silverberg
5 Kislev - Nov. 23Tillie AbramsonHelen BrettonArnold CohenBarnett Cohen
Buelah FleschmanMinnie FriedmanSamuel GershonNathan GilbertAnna HechtLena JunsbergIsaac KatzDaisy MarkusMorris SteinSol M. Yarowsky
6 Kislev - Nov. 24Max BerenbomBarbara GersonHerbert Mayer KrigelDavid LevitchMorris MossDoris Kaufman PoderElias ReichmanSamuel S. RogellOscar RoseEva SokoloffSol StolowyFrank Wayne
7 Kislev - Nov. 25Jerome AbramsEdward BellIssac BlondIsrael A. BrennerMorris A. ChernikoffAbraham GilgusMaurice GottliebHenry HarrisRose OliverLouis SudvargPhillip H. Taxman
8 Kislev - Nov. 26Israel BerlauBernard ChortekDavid S. CooperHarry EismanRose FriedSadie KatzLouis LachsMorris LazarusHyman MindaBenjamin Ryweck
9 Kislev - Nov. 27Harry BakerFreda BermanAbe BogdanoffIsadore BresselHerbert BrooksMax Cooper
Plaques Have Been Dedicated In Memory Of...
Esther CorenmanSerena GrunwaldBessie HammerDora JacobsonYetta JoffeeBarbara Jean KrigelRebecca LernerLouis Studna
10 Kislev - Nov. 28Eleanor AbramsElizabeth AtlasEvelyn AzorskyJoel BockDora DeutchSam FishJay GottsteinReuben KalinskyHarry LubenHarris RothschildLeah Gordon SeifferJack ShapiroSam ShenkerArthur B. TaxmanWilliam I. Winer
11 Kislev - Nov. 29Victor BulavskyLillian GilgusMax KrasneZisel LipsitzSam SingerHannah SternKusele TrilinskyEdward Waldman
12 Kislev - Nov. 30Alta BellRose FormanIda FriedmanRose HymanHarold T. KarpinIsadore MeyerNatalie Kahn NeckMorris RoitmanMorris ShankmanBess Wolfberg
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Contributions through October 25, 2017 arelisted below. Thank you for thinking of us.To d a h R a bb a h !
Benjamin Ryweck Torah
FundIn Honor ofJudy Bell's 80th BDRickie Haith's BDAnne BrattRabbi Alan Cohen's BDJoan MarchIn Memory ofDr. Rolfe Allen Becker
Alec BrattMorris CookDina Beth SalleJoan MarchRuth HaithEd & Rickie HaithMaury RydellSusan Zale
Beth Shalom General Fund
In Honor ofJudy Bell's 80th BDBill & Charlotte Kessler
David & Judy Weinstein
Aviva Clauer's Bat Mitzvah
Birth of Michael & Lindsay Fineman's Daughter
Susie BlackmanAlan Edelman, Chatan Bereishit Honor
David & Rosalyn Burnstein
Jason Krakow Leading Services
Victor Wishna Leading Services
Arthur & Diane Federman
Craig Schlozman's Promotion to Colonel
Howard & Sharon Noah
Robin Stone's Speedy Recovery
Shirley HurstIn Memory ofPeter Beren's MotherScott & Bobbye PickerBernard BergerDavid BaellowMoses & Francis Berger
Aaron & Erin BergerBessie BermanMichael & Alexa Berman
Jenny BlumNata ScharfJoseph CarrCarol KusnetzkyEsther Cohen
Robert & Barbara Frager
Joan FinestoneLinda FinestoneMilton FormanKeith ZeffAlice FoxJohn Goldberg & Marla BrockmanJerry GindenHerb & Bonnie Buchbinder
Linda SmucklerJoe & Fran WolfMissy GoldenbergPaul & Susie GershonMarvin & Adelle Goldstein
Hanan & Natalie Hammer
Mark & Mara LambertJoe & Fran WolfLee GreenbergRonald GreenbergLouis & Helen JacobsRose CarrAlfred KachmerScott & Sharon Jerwick
David KantorRobert & Millie Peltzman
Herman LandmanRobert SmithMelba LevineHarold LevineShirley Lee Mandelbaum
Mark & Ellie Mandelbaum
Joseph MermelsteinMary MermelsteinFaye SingerAl SingerNeal & Elaine SingerMarilyn NiermanPhyllis ArensonJulius PeltzmanRobert & Millie Peltzman
Ari PernickJewish War VeteransZelda ReizMorgan Family Foundation
Ilan & Andrea Napchan
Dan & Jessica PollyeaSarah PollyeaEdward & Bari PollyeaLeonard & Jill SingerHarris & Shevie Winitz
Richard WinerDavid & Rosalyn Burnstein
Toby Ellen RobbinsJill GoldbergMaury RydellElliott & Kathy Hollub
Roger & Nancy Klein
Harold & Natalie Klopper
Sam Goller & Roberta Pollack Goller
Dolores SosnowJo Ann SmithRobert SmithMaury SoltzSusie & Paul BlackmanScott & Debra Goldstein
Anne TembleHarriet FeinHy VileHoward Schultz
Beth Shalom Library Fund
In Memory ofDr. Ruben MitzRochelle Mitz
Beverly & Harvey Bodker
Endowment Fund
In Memory ofZelda ReizHarvey Bodker
Cemetery Maintenance
FundIn Memory ofAlice FoxLewis GoldbergGerry GoldbergRosalind GinsburgByron & Gerri Ginsburg
Shirley & Albert Goller
Howard & Shoshanna Goller
Steve HammerSusan HammerMarian HermansonArnold & Sherri Hermanson
Ari PernickSusan ZaleSara Lena ShapiroSheldon & jackie Fleschman
Ben SolomonMinnie SolomonAlberta SummersBarney SummersSarah SummersSam SummersRobert & Cynthia Feldman
Eugene & Shirley Novorr Tots for Torah
FundIn Memory ofMelissa GoldenbergShirley Novorr
Frank Schlozman Scholarship
FundIn Memory ofRose AliskyFrank SchlozmanBaby SchlozmanIda SchlozmanHyman & Bessie Sokolov
Fran SchlozmanHerbert MalynFrank Schlozman Michael & Wendy Malyn
Gale & Maxine Grossman Religious
SchoolIn Memory ofIda BassMarty BassMaxine Grossman
Hazzan Ben-Yehuda's Discretionary
FundIn Appreciation ofHazzan Tahl Ben-Yehuda
Shirley HurstDaniel & Joanne Schwartz
Jacob H & Rose Levine Teacher Development
FundIn Memory ofCarl NewmanLisa NewmanMaury RydellPeter & Bev Newman
Joel Polsky USY Fund
In Honor ofJudy Bell's 80th BDLarry & Ellen Polsky
KCUSYIn Appreciation ofGary CortésDeborah Rosenberg
Kiddush FundIn Honor ofRita Cortés, Kallat Torah Honor
Alan Edelman, Chatan Bereishit Honor
Marvin & Carol Goldstein
In Memory ofAlec BrattEd & Rickie Haith
Jerry GindenErwin & Phyllis Abrams
Marvin & Adelle Goldstein
Marvin & Carol Goldstein
Neal & Elaine SingerAri PernickMarvin & Carol Goldstein
Harold Kaseff & Rhea SalascheNeal & Elaine Singer
Maury RydellMarvin & Carol Goldstein
Maurice SoltzMarvin & Adelle Goldstein
Marvin & Carol Goldstein
Neal & Elaine SingerRichard WinerBarbara Goldstein
Louis & Edith Pinsky
In Memory ofEdith PinskyDick & Charlotte Brockman
Loving Grandparents
FundIn Honor ofRod Minkin's BDCarole, Lisa, Debbie & Families
Marcia Eveloff Lechem Fund
In Honor ofJudy Bell's 80th BDJudy KrugKen & Sandi LernerDolores SosnowAlan & Tina Chapman's Birthdays
Ken & Sandi LernerCorrine Jacobson's 90th BD
Rob & Cindy DanielsJudy KrugIn Memory ofRonnie ChapmanAlan & Tina ChapmanOur FamilyKen & Sandi LernerJerry GindenJerry & Barbara Cosner
Judy KrugJimmy & Sunni Rosenbloom
Dolores Sosnow
Olga KrugMaury RydellRichard WinerRob & Cindy DanielsZelda LererJerry & Barbara Cosner
Zelda ReizHoward & Sherri Kalender
Maury RydellJimmy & Sunni Rosenbloom
Morris & Rose Weinberg
Endowment Fund for Camp
ShabbatIn Memory ofMoe DeutchJerry GindenSteve WeinbergEsther HorowitzRichard WinerSteve Weinberg
Naman, Pollack, Block Youth
FundIn Memory ofIrwin BlockRandy & Elyse Block
Rabbi Glickman's
Discretionary Fund
In Appreciation ofRabbi David Glickman
Shirley HurstIn Memory ofEdna & Sam Ginsberg
Brenda & Barry Sherman
Stanley KalenderLarry & Phyllis Kalender
Mary MalcyArt MalcyAri PernickHoward & Sharon Noah
Maury SoltzBill & Marge Schlosberg
Romotsky, Price, Cortés
Genetic Testing Fund
In Honor ofRita Cortés, Kallat Torah Honor
David & Rosalyn Burnstein
Bill & Marge Schlosberg
Alan Edelman, Chatan Bereishit Honor
Bill & Marge Schlosberg
In Memory ofDebby CortésGary Cortés
Rosalie Siegel Mezzuzah FundIn Memory ofMarvin GibianMark Fishman & Linda Gibian
Rose Family Early Childhood
Education Center
In Honor ofJudy Bell's 80th BDJoyce Bratman
Rose S Levine & Doris L
Flam Arts & Education FundIn Honor ofJudy Bell's 80th BDEdward Goldstein & Rachel KrantzLinda Lessner's Speedy Recovery
Judith BellIn Memory ofMorton HurstMaury RydellJudith Bell
Sanford Dunn Merit Scholarship
Fund For StudyIn Honor ofAlan Edelman's Retirement
Patsy ShanbergIn Memory ofSanford DunnPatsy Shanberg
Sylvan Siegler Scholarship
Fund for Jewish Camping
In Memory ofJerry GindenAri PernickMaury RydellMerna Siegler
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You’ll Want to Save This Date!
If you would like to be a part of this planning committee, please contact the synagogue or any committee member.Committee Chairpersons: L to R (Front Row): Michael Berenbom, Mollie Berenbom, Lisa Ruben, Steven Ruben. Committee Members L to R (Back Row): David Bock, Lynne Bock, Amy Shapiro, Rabbi David Glickman, Executive Director Bernie Fried, Esther Stein, Stewart Stein. Not pictured: Susie and Greg Azorsky, Maggie Hultman, Marcia Karbank & Joe Smuckler, Harold Kaseff, Kurt Kavanaugh, Peter Shapiro and Stefanie Williams.
A chef-created evening inspired by the Tu B’Shevat Seder2018 Beth Shalom Fundraiser
James Beard Award Winning Chefs, Megan & Colby Garrelts of Rye and Bluestem will present a four-course kosher gourmet feast with wine pairings. This unique dinner will highlight the seven species from the Land of Israel. The chef-owner couple was named James Beard Semifinalist for Outstanding Restaurant in Kansas City in 2015, 2016 & 2017. Chef Colby is a 2013 James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Midwest. Chef Megan is a James Beard Semifinalist for Outstanding Pastry Chef.
Sunday, January 21, 2018Goldsmith Hall
Cocktail Hour with Open Bar Begins at 6:00 pmDinner Served at 7:00 pm
More details to follow!
Kabbalat Shabbat: Friday 6:00 pmMain Service: Saturday 9:30 amLibrary Minyan: Saturday 9:30 amMinchah: November 4 5:15 pmMinchah: November 11 4:50 pmMinchah: November 18 4:44 pmMinchah: November 25 4:41 pmShacharit: Sunday 8:00 am
November Service Schedule Shabbat CBS
Minchah:Sunday-Thursday 6 pmShacharit:Monday-Friday 7 amShabbat Services and Sunday morning Shacharit will be held at CBS, 14200 Lamar.Weekday Minyan will be held at Appleman Synagogue, Village Shalom, 5500 W. 123rd St.
Weekdays
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha'olam, asher kiddeshanu b'mitzvotav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabbat.
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*Please Note: On Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays, Ohev Sholom will join us for the Morning Minyan.
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Congregational-Wide Events - See each department for their activities
PRS Classes Resume
No Preschool Offices ClosedOffices Closed
Gabbai TrainingClass Session 1
From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Gabbai TrainingClass Session 1
From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Gabbai Training Class Session 2
From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Gabbai TrainingClass Session 2
From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
ParashatHashavua
Banishing Bullying Behavior
Shabbat Kids' Club
Tot Shabbat
SH Bams for MamsCBS Board Meetingfrom 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Mt. CarmelVolunteer Day
Peltzman ClassWarm Up America!
Peltzman Class
Flu Shots(Must Have Insurance Card)
No Preschool,Parent/Teacher Conferences
Peltzman Class
Madrikhim Trainingfrom 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
No PRS Classes
Prayerworks
Peltzman Class
No PRS Classes No PreschoolMorning Minyan,
Village Shalom at 8:00 am
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Minchah Bar Mitzvah of Miller Brown at 5:15 pm
Thanksgiving
Birthday Shabbat,Gabbai ShabbatD'var Torah in Honor of Rabbi Margolies
AnniversaryShabbat
No LibraryMinyan
Honoring Gabbayim & Veterans during services
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Congregation Beth Shalom14200 Lamar • Overland Park, KS 66223www.bethshalomkc.orgOffice: 913-647-7279 • Fax: 913-647-7277
The Congregation Beth Shalom Scroll (USPS531-420) is published monthly by Congregation Beth Shalom, 14200 Lamar Ave., Overland Park, KS 66223. Annual Subscription $24.00. Periodical Postage Paid in Kansas City, MO. DATED MATERIAL POSTMASTER: Send address changes to CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM SCROLL, 14200 Lamar, Overland Park, KS 66223. Scroll Deadline: The 1st of the previous month. Submit articles to the Administrative office before the deadline.
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Congregation Beth Shalom, an egalitarian Conservative synagogue, is a welcoming community of individuals from diverse backgrounds, strengthening connections with God, Torah and the Jewish people through communal commitment to prayer, study and acts of loving kindness.
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Regular HoursMonday - Thursday, 10 am - 2:30 pmFriday, 10 am - 12:30 pmSunday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pmDuring Business Hours, 913-647-7298
Other Hours by Appointment Only,Call Mary Weiner at
913-642-9363 or 913-406-9296
For B'nei Mitzvah Registries call Tina Chapman at 913-345-8773
Monday, Wednesday 8 am - 4:30 pmTuesday,Thursday ClosedSaturday ClosedFriday & Sunday 8 am - 4 pmNational Holidays 9 am - 4 pm
Exceptions: Thanksgiving,Chirstmas Day, New Year’s Day & Easter
Jewish Holidays ClosedPhone: 816-398-9290
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SH HanukkahDecember 5
Gesher Hanukkah Havdallah,Program & DinnerDecember 16
RFECEC Winter BreakDecember 20 - January 2
No PRS ClassesDecember 20, 24, 27, 31 & January 3
CBS Offices ClosedDecember 25 & January 1
Parashat HaShavua
Parashat HaShavua is an ongoing, monthly program taking place every third Shabbat of the month at 9:00 am in the conference room. The goal of this program is to engage its par-ticipants in a stimulating discussion of
the weekly Torah portion in a friendly atmosphere, where the difference of opinions is respected and questions are encouraged. The next session will take place on November 18, when Parashat Toldot will be discussed. An informal atmo-
sphere and deep level of discussion are the trademarks of this gathering. No prior experience is required, and everybody is welcome to join. For more information, contact Svetlana Sorkin at 913-393-1715 or [email protected].