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February 2006Shevat 5766

April 2007Nisan-Iyar 5767

Vol. 77, No. 7

Shabbat morning, April 14, will be a joyous occasion for our congregation as Hazzan Rob Menes is officially installed. Hazzan Menes has greatly enriched the musical life of our synagogue since he and his wife Margot came to Beth Shalom last August.

As part of the festivities, Hazzan Henry Rosenblum, Dean of the H.L. Miller Cantorial School and College of Jewish Music at the Jewish Theological Seminary, will join Hazzan Menes during Shabbat morning services, 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary. At the conclusion of services from 11:30 a.m. until noon, Hazzan Rosenblum will conduct the official installation ceremony, and a special Kiddush luncheon will follow. To conclude Shabbat, Minha services at 6 p.m. in the Katz Chapel will precede Seudah Shlisheet (the third Shabbat meal) and a Cantorial Interlude with Hazzan Menes and Hazzan Rosenblum in the Chapel Lounge. The two Hazzanim will then lead Maariv, a Melavah Malka and Havdalah from 7:15 to 8 p.m in the Katz Chapel.

Hazzan Menes’ passion for singing in prayer led him to earn his Diploma of Hazzan from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2006, following over 20 years in secular pursuits. He also holds a Master of Sacred Music, a B.A. in physics and mathematics from Cornell University and a M.Sc. in agricultural engineering. Hazzan Rosenblum is the first Hazzan to hold the position of Dean of the H. L. Miller Cantorial School. He was appointed in 1999 and was awarded a Doctor

of Music, Honoris Causa, from JTS in 2002.

Co-chairs for the Installation Shabbat are Bev Newman and Natalie Hammer. Look for your invitation in the mail.

Shabbat Festivities to Celebrate Hazzan Menes’ Installation

This year, April is the month that encourages us to focus on the disparate events in Jewish history – from our escape from slavery as told in the Passover story to the remembrances of Yom HaShoah and Israel Independence Day.

Rabbi Amy Wallk Katz will present a program “From Slavery to Freedom” Thursday, April 19, 7 p.m. in Goldsmith Hall at the Lamar Campus. She will be joined by Yachad - The Traveling Tefillah Band, presenting songs from both the Holocaust years and modern-day Israel. This program is the second event of our ongoing “Spirit of the Woman” series.

Regarding this evening, Rabbi Katz noted, “It is particularly fitting that we think about the cycles in Jewish history, during this week between Yom HaShoah and Israel Independence Day. We will reflect on these cycles as we move from the depths of the Shoah to the heights of the creation of the state of Israel.”

A dessert reception will follow the program. There is no charge, but reservations are requested. For information and reservations, contact Shelley Rissien at 913-647-7291 or [email protected].

From Slavery to Freedom

Hazzan Rob Menes

Hazzan Henry Rosenblum


APRILse rv ice schedule Yom HaShoah-Remembrance

by Arthur Federman

p e r s o n a l p e r s p e c t i v e

Daily and Sunday Services

Shaharit: Monday–Friday, 7 a.m. -Wornall Sunday, 8:30 a.m. -Lamar

Minha: Monday–Friday, 6 p.m. -Wornall Sunday, 6 p.m. -Wornall

Shabbat Services Wornall

Main Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. Library Minyan 9:30 a.m. Tots for Torah 9:30 a.m. B’Yahad (K-5) 10 a.m. Minha 6 p.m.

Tefillah 2000 Friday, April 20 6 p.m.Wornall CampusA “nosh” will be served prior to services at 5:30 p.m. with a dinner immediately following services; see page 4 for further information.

First Friday ShabbatFriday, April 6 6 p.m.Wornall CampusNosh at 5:30 p.m.

Pesah Services Wornall

Monday, April 2 6:45 a.m. Fast of the First BornMonday, April 2, Erev Pesah 6 p.m.Tuesday, April 3, Day 1 9:30 a.m.Tuesday, April 3, Erev Day 2 6 p.m. Community Seder 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, Day 2 9:30 a.m.Wednesday, April 4 7:30 p.m.Sunday April 8, Erev Day 7 6 p.m.Monday, April 9, Day 7 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 9, Erev Day 8 6 p.m.Tuesday, April 10 8 a.m. Day 8, with YizkorTuesday, April 10 9:30 a.m. Day 8, Tefillah 2000 with Yizkor

Some time ago, we hung several black and white photographs of family members on a wall in our den. One, taken in the late 1930’s, is of my mother along with six of her siblings and their father. Of those pictured, four survived the Holocaust, settled in Kansas City, and raised families. Another is of my father’s aunt and uncle, along with their seven children. Of those shown in that picture, there was one survivor, the only relative my father had left after the war. For me, the need to be aware of the Holocaust and its continuing impact on all of us is as obvious as the photographs on the wall, as real as the stories my parents tell.

In 1939, there were almost 17 million Jews in the world. Today there are fewer than 14 million. In that period the world population has tripled to more than 6 billion. Of the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, approximately 25% were children who will never have descendants.

The Israel Knesset established Yom HaShoah in 1959 as a day to remember the Holocaust. It comes just after Passover and just before Israel Independence Day. The timing is no coincidence. At our seders, we retell the story of our people moving from repression to freedom. In so doing, we make ourselves more aware of the inhumanity in today’s world, the first step towards doing what we can to help. Remembering those who were lost in the Holocaust, acknowledging those who survived and rebuilt their lives, and honoring those who helped them, are all part of a story which is every bit as compelling and instructive as the Exodus from Egypt.

There are many opportunities this month for us to remind ourselves of the impact the Holocaust has had. Two of these are the community Yom HaShoah service (see below) and a Holocaust photo exhibit at the downtown library through May 8. For other opportunities check mchekc.org. You owe it to yourself to experience and remember.

Yom HaShoah Service

community opportunities

The 2007 Yom HaShoah service will be held Sunday, April 15, 1:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Campus. Hazzan Henry Rosenblum (see p. 1) will be the featured presenter, offering a short program of Holocaust-related liturgical music. The event is co-sponsored by the JCC, JCRB/AJC and MCHE, with support from local agencies and congregations.

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On many a Shabbat morning, you have heard me sing the praises of a Bill Tammeus piece that appeared that morning in the Star. Once again, he has struck a chord that has resonated with me with the piece that he wrote March 3. In the wake of the bizarre life and death of Anna Nicole Smith, he noted that if you Google her name, you will

find over 62 million web links. “By contrast, when you Google ‘Darfur’ you get only about 11.4 million.” While he and I both expected a greater disparity (perhaps billions to tens), the fact that Anna Nicole Smith gets more attention than the Sudanese genocide is not surprising. It is, however, a very sad commentary.

We must not allow this to continue. It is time to get involved. Pesah is a season whose messages remind us that we were once slaves and that we must do all that we can to insure that those who are still oppressed find freedom and dignity. The “Magid” section of the Hagaddah has several Rabbinic messages depicting our journey from a low point to a high one. By retelling this story each year, we are reminded that others must also share our victory. By adding to that story, we also enable our children to learn the importance of going from slavery to freedom in every generation.

You can begin by including the story of the Darfur inhabitants in your Seder. Leave a place at your table for those who cannot enjoy a festival of freedom or even a

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o f f t h e b i m aday of dignity. Contact the Save Darfur Coalition (web site below*) to find out other things that each of us can and must do during the coming year. Write letters to political leaders both in the U.S. and abroad to demonstrate this is a priority for us and should be for them as well. See the enclosed sheet for information on how to contact your political leaders. Make the Seder song’s words also become the words of the residents of the Darfur Region--”we were slaves unto Pharaoh and now we are free”.

Wishing you and your family a hag kasher v’sameah.

*The Save Darfur Coalition is an alliance of over 175 faith-based, advocacy and humanitarian organizations whose mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten the lives of more than two million people in the Darfur region. To learn more, please visit http://www.savedarfur.org/.

Darfur to Freedom

Lou Studna, who passed away November 30, 2006, would have celebrated his 100th birthday on April 23. His memory is very much alive at our Congregation and especially at the morning minyan, where he was a regular attendee. To honor the memory of this special man, everyone is encouraged to join Lou’s family and friends Monday, April 23, for minyan, 7 a.m. in the Katz Chapel, and breakfast following services, which is being sponsored by the Sosland family. Reservations would be appreciated and may be made by

contacting the synagogue, [email protected] or 913-647-7279. A special torah cover designed by Linda Salvay will be dedicated in Lou’s memory. Anyone wishing to contribute to the gift may send a check, payable to Beth Shalom, to the synagogue office – Attention: Lou Studna Torah Cover Project, 14200 Lamar, Overland Park, KS 66223.

In Memory of Lou Studna


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A Shabbat Celebration

Join us Friday evening, April 20, 5:30 p.m. at the Wornall Campus. The evening begins with a nosh and sing-a-long led by Hazzan Menes. Tefillah 2000 services with Yachad - The Traveling

Tefillah Band and traditional services will be held concurrently at 6 p.m. Child care will be provided during services. A delicious traditional Shabbat dinner will be served immediately following services. Please make your reservation on the enclosed flyer.

The Congregation is invited to honor Beth Shalom’s graduating high school seniors Friday, April 13, at the Wornall Campus, at a celebratory evening. Kabbalat Shabbat services begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner, which is complimentary for graduates. After dinner, the K.U. choral group Sharim Netzim (“Singing Hawks” in Hebrew) will perform and interact with a question/answer dialogue about Hillel and Jewish life on campus.

Reservations for the Kosher Chinese dinner, catered by Princess Gardens Restaurant, may be made by sending $16 for adults and $10 for children (up to age 10) to Beth Shalom, c/o Shelley Rissien, 14200 Lamar, Overland Park, KS 66223. The evening is made possible through a generous gift in memory of Beverly Bodker from the Beverly and Harvey Bodker Endowment Fund of the Beth Shalom Foundation.

Lag B’Omer Family Weekend

Sasone, a program of CAJE/The Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City, that serves children with special needs and their families, is in the process of gathering data to expand its program. They need our help to identify such families and, thus, help our many communal institutions (including the synagogues) properly serve this population. Sasone, under the leadership of

Director Andria Stokes ([email protected] or 913-206-8152), has devised a survey questionnaire that can be accessed online at www.sasone.org. Please take a few moments to complete this questionnaire. We will also have a limited number of hard copies available at the synagogue office that can be completed and returned to Sasone at 5801 W.115th St., Suite 201, OP,KS 66211. We thank you in advance.

Help SASONE Gather Data

Friday Evening Program Honors 2007 High School Graduates

The weekend of May 5-6 will offer a variety of activities both inside and out as we celebrate Lag B’Omer. During a special Shabbat learning service, the rich traditions of this holiday, its heroes and connection to the land of Israel will be highlighted. Come and learn how to take care of the environment through organizations such as Arava and Hazon.

On Sunday, May 6, 11 a.m. (Polsky Religious School begins at the regular time), families will learn about Lag B’Omer through storytelling and then enjoy a fun filled afternoon with volleyball, archery, kite-making and flying, obstacle course for tricycles, a scavenger hunt and more. Bring your own dairy sack lunch, and we’ll supply the drinks and dessert!

Keep your eyes open for details in your mailbox!!!

Classof

2007

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commemorate Yom HaShoah in Goldsmith Hall with a program of both original writings and thoughts about the meaning of the day. The community is encouraged to attend.

Confirmation for Beth Shalom 10th grade students will take place Sunday, May 13, at 2:00 p.m. in Goldsmith Hall. Confirmation is a culmination of the formal religious school program. Our 5767 Confirmation class, which

consists of students attending the Polsky Religious School and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy includes: Allyson Bohen, Brett Ginsburg, Jacob Halpern, Jacob Hurst-Sneh, Asher Kanter, David Katz, Bradley Kessler, Ethan Levine, Samantha Oppenheimer and Sam Riss. Each class in the school finds ways to celebrate the learning they have accomplished. As we think about the significance of this learning, it is important to remember the parent/school partnership and to reinforce at home what we are doing in the school.

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As we approach the end of the school year, there are many culminating programs that take place. Some celebrate the accomplishments of our students, while others are the result of intense study and preparation.

On Monday, March 12, our 3rd grade students received their own siddurim at a special Hag HaSiddur celebration. This annual program celebrates a year of Hebrew study and the point at which students are able to read and write Hebrew. At Hag HaSiddur, the class led the worship service for their parents and guests, shared thoughts about the meaning of prayer, and reflected on some of the questions they have about their relationship with God.

Throughout this year, our 7th grade students have studied the Holocaust. This class, taught by Marlene Katz, included discussions on anti-Semitism and how the Holocaust could take place in society. The students spoke with a daughter of Holocaust survivors, viewed and discussed several movies, and read many pages of source material. On Wednesday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. they will

Being Involved

Why Do We…? Question: Does matzah have a required shape?

No. Until the advent of the matzah-baking machine, most matzah was round. This practice derived from Exodus 12:39, which required the eating of uggot matzot. In Hebrew, the word uggot means “cakes,” but it has an additional meaning of “circles.” Thus, most Jews baked matzah according to this linguistic interpretation. Modern technology dictated a square shape for matzah, since the early machines could not be tooled for circular cakes. There is, however, no prescribed shape for matzah, and most Jews today consume either the round or square variety.

Send your questions about home rituals and religious services to [email protected] or write to “Why Do We…” c/o Beth Shalom, 14200 Lamar, Overland Park, KS 66223

a d u l t l e a r n i n g

Hag Ha Siddur - L-R: Rachel Pires, Rose Azorsky, Sadie Klein, Bailey Wainstock, Tomer Levi, Zac Novicoff, Naomie Scharf and Gabby Ullman

April 1- April 9No School - Pesah

Important Dates:

Sunday, April 29K-2 Family Worship

Wednesday, April 11 Classes Resume

Wednesday, April 18Yom HaShoah Program


s t r a i g h t t a l k

Joel KrichiverExecutive Director

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Pesah is my favorite holiday. There is no counting calories or “points.” But seriously, everything about the holiday

reminds me of the many blessings I enjoy living in a free society. I have freedom from fear of edicts from the authorities and freedom from fear of the police. I have freedom to vote. I am free economically, too. I can work for whom I choose. I can buy the shirt, car and house I choose. Of course, I am also free to starve or be homeless if I choose.

Yet with freedom comes responsibility. Freedom to choose what I buy means some businesses will fail and some people will be left jobless. So I have a responsibility to vote to make sure there are unemployment and other benefits to carry people over hard times. And my freedoms are not unlimited. I have a responsibility to make sure that when I exercise my freedom it does not hurt others. I am not free to yell “Fire” in a crowded theater.

Perhaps the most important is religious freedom. I can worship as I choose and not be persecuted for it. Not here. In fact, here we have choices in congregations. I can attend where I choose. I am free to join wherever I choose. I can choose to not join, too.

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The month of April begins with the festival of Pesah and the opportunity for our nursery school students to experience at home what they learned about the holiday at school. When the children return from Passover break we know they will have many stories to share with their friends and teachers.

A special treat arrives April 18 with the wonderful Paul Messner Puppets. The following week the school visits Village Shalom for our third intergenerational program with our real and adopted Bubbies and Zadies. We’ll be entertained by Laughing Matters, a husband and wife duo, who provide juggling, mime and comedy, followed by a snack and Shabbat singing with Funky Mama, Cantor Rob and Linda Salvay. What a terrific morning!

The month ends with our annual adventure into the amazing world of nature. It’s time to begin watching our caterpillar

A Time for Pesah and Puppets!

Quinn Koffman & Pauline Glass Max and Dayna Gershon

Purim was a busy time at the RFNS.

Religious freedom comes with responsibilities, too. A religious organization, like Beth Shalom, cannot exist out of thin air. It takes people to make it a reality. I have a responsibility to help make my congregation what it needs to be. You do too. I urge you to exercise your freedom and help build the congregation you want. Join a committee. Help plan an event. Lend your expertise in some way, any way, large or small. Let us know how you can help. Freedom to choose means little when there are no good choices.

As always, I appreciate your feedback.

larva hatch, spin chrysalises and then turn into beautiful butterflies that we will release in a blaze of color in May. It’s all very exciting, and a very real way for the children to experience God’s wonders.


Gerre Minkin and Sue Vile, Co-Presidentss i s t e r h o o d

At this year’s Torah Fund luncheon April 6, two remarkable women will be honored with the annual Past Presidents’ Leadership Development Award, established in 1990 in memory of Anna Rheva Shanberg. The award honors young women who have demonstrated leadership potential and commitment to the values of Conservative Judaism. This year’s honorees, Julie Ullman and Cathy Newman, have worked for Sisterhood and our community in a wide variety of roles.

Cathy is Torah Fund co-chair and will be vice-president of programming next year. She is the third generation in Sisterhood, preceded by her mother Janice Shopmaker and grandmother Ann Jacobs, who each served as Sisterhood president. Cathy currently is also vice-president for multicultural programming for the Lakewood Elementary PTO. She is a graduate of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School, was an advisor for BBYO for ten years, and served

Young Leaders Honored

Rickie Haith has been honored by the International Women’s League for Conservative Judaism with the Eishet Hayil award, presented to “the ‘women of valor’ in our midst, women of accomplishment, character, and wisdom.” She will receive the award at the Torah Fund luncheon on April 6.

Rickie began volunteering with Sisterhood 40 years ago. She was Beth Shalom president 1981-83, and president of the Midwest Branch and a member of the International Board of Women’s League, 1994-96. In 1997 she founded and currently leads PrayerWorks, a model that has been

Rickie Haith Receives National Award

on the Beth Shalom preschool committee. Cathy and her husband Neil have two children: Emily, 9 and Ethan, 6.

Julie is co-chair of this year’s Torah Fund, and next year she will serve on Sisterhood’s Ways and Means committee. She has been active in the Jewish Federation’s Women’s Division as vice-president of young leadership and chair of B’not Kehillah, which introduces young members to community volunteer opportunities. Julie is also a graduate of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School and toured Israel with other Melton students. Julie and her husband Chad have two children: Gabrielle, 8 and Chloe, 6.

adopted by other Jewish groups. A member of the editorial staff of Outlook Magazine, the national Women’s League publication, Rickie was book review editor for several years.

Currently serving as president of the Friends of Sheffield Cemetery “Restoring Honor” Campaign, Rickie has been president of the UMKC Educational Alumni Association and the Greater Kansas City Chapter of Hadassah. She has been honored by HBHA Auxiliary and received the Israel Leadership Award for State of Israel Bonds. She is a Life Board Member of Beth Shalom and received the 2005 Kovod Award. She and her husband Ed have three children, Elisa (Jim) Pener, Dion (Howard) Lutzk, and Brian (Debbie Kershenbaum) Haith, and ten grandchildren.

Cathy Newman and Julie Ullman

The Tragedy of Slovak Jews

community opportunities

In 2002, following the fall of communism in 1989 and the formation of the Slovak Republic in 1993, the creation and course of the Holocaust in Slovakia was documented in an exhibition entitled The Tragedy of Slovak Jews. The exhibit will be on display at the Gallery of the Jewish Community

Center from April 15 to June 1, 2007. The Kansas City presentation of The Tragedy of Slovak Jews is sponsored by the Czech & Slovak Club of Greater Kansas City and Ross Marine, Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic, and the Jewish Community Center.

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C E L E B R AT I N G L I F E C Y C L E S O F T H E B E T H S H A L O M F A M I LYEcclesiastes 3:1

Mazel Tov to...

Francine is the daughter of Linda Gollub and Steven Gollub. She is the granddaughter of Max and Dorothy Kaufman, Stan and Elaine Gollub and the late Frances Gollub. A student at Leawood Middle School, Francine enjoys singing, acting, playing tennis and basketball and hanging out with her friends. Francine has two siblings, Rose and Brian.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and attend the Kiddush Luncheon following the service. Services will include musical accompaniment.

Mazel Tov to our ...B’nai Mitzvah

Francine Leigh GollubApril 21, 2007 • 3 Iyar 5767

cycles

Todd and Celine Coppaken on the birth of their son, Avi Brodie February 18. Avi’s grandparents are Ron and Denise Coppaken, Annie Brossard and the late Bill Wood, and Brian and Lisa Eaton of Scottsdale, AZ. Avi is also the great-grandson of Helen Coppaken, Jacques and Peggy Brossard of La Baule, France, and Vicki Eaton of Scottsdale.

Lenny and Betty Hershman on the birth of their granddaughter, Lily Mae Wasserman February 22. Lily is the daughter of Luke and Heather Wasserman of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Marshall Gale on the birth of his granddaughter, Nina Eliana February 28. Nina’s parents are Dawn Gale and Douglas McNay. She is also the granddaughter of Barbara and Robert

Sara is the daughter of Nancy and Larry Carl. She is the granddaughter of Sylvia and Irwin Kotelov and William and the late Marlene Carl. A student at Overland Trail Middle School, Sara enjoys playing basketball, volleyball and softball and attends Camp Sabra in the summer. Sara has two siblings, Steven and Anna.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and attend the Kiddush Luncheon following the service. Services will include musical accompaniment.

Sara Lillian CarlApril 28, 2007 • 10 Iyar 5767

McNay and the late Pam Gale. Nina’s great-grandparents are Alice Beckman Davis and Dr. G.H. McNay.

Marshall Gale on the engagement of his son Derek to Amy Kaelter, daughter of Janet Kaelter and Barr and Donna Kaelter. Derek is also the son of the late Pam Gale. He is the grandson of Alice Beckman Davis of Miami Beach and the late Fred Beckman and the late Sam and Bessy Gale. Amy is the granddaughter of Wolli Kaelter of Long Beach, CA, and the late Sarah Kaelter and the late Irene and Jack Sarbey. A Spring 2008 wedding is planned.

Rabbi Alan and Linda Cohen who will be honored with the Dr. Phyllis and Robert A. Bernstein Humanitarian Award by Jewish Family Services during their dinner at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center on May 20.


C E L E B R AT I N G L I F E C Y C L E S O F T H E B E T H S H A L O M F A M I LY

April Anniversaries Day Years

We want to say... “Mazel Tov” to you!

Call the synagogue office, 913-647-7279, and tell us about your engagements, weddings,

births and other major life cycle events.

1 Howard & Lisa Feingold 34 Joel & Glenna Markus 232 Steven & Diane Azorsky 18 Harold & Renee Fuchs 52 Ronald & Susan Goldsmith 40 Matthew & Rhea Nadler 12 Peter & Amy Shapiro 123 Floyd & Bari Freiden 36 Norman & Marcia Horwitz 524 Stanley & Marlene Katz 53 Joseph & Janet Pfefer 265 Mark Eisemann & Leslie Mark 20 Robert & Bette Grossman 267 Gary & Maxie Canant 39 Harold & Natalie Klopper 50 Walter & Joan March 50 Jack & Bess Sokolov 67 Bernard & Ella Ullman 44 Joe & Fran Wolf 448 Irwin & Sylvia Kotelov 51 David & Carol Porter 12 Steven & Marcia Schorr 359 Randall & Elyse Block 2912 Howard & Candy Coppaken 2616 Ronen Kadosh & Julie Kadosh-Guckenheimer 719 Joseph Markley & Kristin Schultz 1020 Patrick & Janice Cubbage 16 Sanford & Ida Levine 22 Ralph & Shirley Passman 60 Daniel Sneh & Susan Hurst 2122 Sid & Nan Kanter 3329 Clarence & Alice Winer 51

Officers and Board Members Nominated In accordance with the Bylaws of Congregation Beth Shalom, the Nominating Committee presents the following for election as officers, to serve a one year term, 2007-08: Ernie Rosenthal, president; Barbara Bohen, executive vice-president; Diane Azorsky; vice-president for education; Steve Ruben; vice-president for religious affairs; Fred Bodker; secretary; Jeff Katz, treasurer; and Ron Coppaken, immediate past president.

The Nominating Committee also presents the following for election to the Board of Directors:For a three-year term, 2007-10: Fred Bodker, Barbara Bohen, Jeff Katz, Jeffrey Mallin, Janet Mark, Michael Novicoff, Jennifer Paul and David Sosland; for a one-year term, 2007-08: Norman Kahn, Jr.

As stated in the Bylaws, “…additional qualified persons* may be nominated by a General Member of the Congregation in good standing upon submission of a written petition containing the signatures of at least twenty (20) General Members of the Congregation in good standing.” Petitions may be sent to Ron Coppaken, Nominating Committee Chairman, Congregation Beth Shalom, 14200 Lamar, OPKS 66223, no later than Friday, April 13. (*A qualified person for the Board of Directors is a General Member in good standing who is not a member of the Board or similar body of any other synagogue in the Greater Kansas City area. A qualified person for an officer must meet certain requirements found in the Bylaws.)

Members of the Nominating Committee are: Ron Coppaken, chairman; Ed Alexander, Greg Azorsky, Sarah Beren, Randy Block, Ellen Kort, Paul Lerner, Steve Ruben, Scott Sher and Richard Simon.

The election and installation will be held during the Congregation’s Annual Dinner Meeting following services Friday, May 18. Invitations will be mailed in the near future.


Praised is the True Judge

Of Blessed MemorySam Weiner, February 25

Ethel Markus, February 26

Henrietta Jacobson, February 28

Eileen Markowitz, March 5

Mary Esther Mermelstein, March 5

David Steinberg, March 8

Shirley Greenberg Cohen, March 13

Yahrzeits

Monument Unveilings and Tablet Dedications

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Eve FichmanSamuel GindenMaurice GoldbergLeah JacobsRose KatzElias KoralchikHelen MarkowitzLouis PassmanJoseph Pucker 20 Nisan-Apr 8Henry CumonowAnnie GlaserRachmiel GollerElsie HipshBen KaufmanReva Kort Evelyn LernerAbraham PinskerTheodore Silverman 21 Nisan-Apr 9Helyne CohanMarian DurbinSol FormanHannah FreedLeah FriedmanIsadore GaleSamuel GoldsteinPaul HoffmanSam HoffmanVera LevitchLottie Rothberg 22 Nisan-Apr 10Anna BaellowMinna BergerGoldie BovosEthel CohnMary DavidsonSamuel DevinsEgon FisherDavid GlassDorothy KreitmanGertrude RostovCharles Schere 23 Nisan-Apr 11Sam BornsteinIda Dunn Florence FriedsonDavid GoodrichAbraham KatzSol KoralchikHannah RosenHarry Schoen

24 Nisan-Apr 12Emma BernsteinFrank BlenderMarian CohenSarah CopakenJoseph FriedsonGertrude GreenbergBetty HerzmarkJennie JacobsAbe Kohn Esther KrebsMax Loeb Harris NeusteterGolda RubackMiriam Rubenstein 25 Nisan-Apr 13Adolph GeroEthel GoldblattShirley GollerSlava HershmanIzzye Stevens 26 Nisan-Apr 14Nathan BarabanJake BermanAnna EaglesCharles FrohlichmanLouis GordonBert GraetzHarry LevinSamuel LevyLillian LiebermanAnna MannMarie OliverJay RosenbloomHyman Skoler 27 Nisan-Apr 15Louis DunnDora FryzerJulius GoldbergHarold GordonLawrence JabenEsther LernerMax MarshockJoseph PolskyHarry RosfeldMorris SchlozmanRosalie SiegelBenjamin SilvermanEvelyn SimonsSamuel Weneck 28 Nisan-Apr 16Nathan Apple

Israel BlondHarry ClemageMeyer FishLibbie GallerBess HanickSam HouseZacharias MerserEdith RubinAbraham ShapiroHyman WidlanskyGuss Zeldich 29 Nisan-Apr 17Rae AaronsonHarry AronsonRandy BlattElias BondellSophie ChaitmanMaurice CohenShirley GishJacob HymanJoseph LandmanRose LanerElizabeth SandlerHenry ShapiroBen Simon 30 Nisan-Apr 18Norman BeckerRose ClaymanLeah DenowitzFannye FeldSidney GinsburgFannie GreenbaumHarold MargolinAnna MindellRose OsmanNathan RobinSammy SolomonAnna SutinSonie Tonkey 1 Iyar-Apr 19Frances AgronSophie BalterHarry CohnJennie GershmanSamuel GollerElka GorodezkyHannah LanerRuth Levi Rebecca SanellPhillip SloanSarah SpindlerIke TuzmanGus Unell

Sophia Wayne 2 Iyar-Apr 20Betty BrandElaine FeingoldMorris OliverLois RosenbloomSylvia Swerdloff 3 Iyar-Apr 21Isaac BrattZalman GlattEdythe GoldbergGoldie GoodmanNina KahnBertha MilgramWolf SingmonBessie SpivakMiriam StudnaLena Tonkin 4 Iyar-Apr 22Leah BronsteinLouis DworkowitzSophia EisbergRosalie LoebAnna QuitoSamuel Rubinfire 5 Iyar-Apr 23Sophie BerkowitzPearle BramsonIssy CrosnerShalom FinkelsteinBenjamin GoodmanBernard HurwitzEsther JacobsonFrank JosephsonSam KleinDavid KrashinDavid SchwartzMeyer SelichonokGwendolyn SnitzHoward Wayne 6 Iyar-Apr 24Minnie BergJoseph CohenAnna CohenMike Fox Louis GershmanJoseph GershonLeah Partnoy

April 1, 10 a.m. Mt. Carmel Gilda Bormaster Monument Unveiling

April 15, 10 a.m. Rosehill Elisabeth Cahn Monument Unveiling

April 22, 11 a.m. Mt. Carmel Joseph Kanter Monument Unveiling

D aya n H a E m e t


USYers and Kadimaniks contributed to the carnival’s success in all areas from baking hamantashen to set up, cleanup and having fun.

Yasher Koah!

Youth & Informal Education DepartmentStefanie Williams, Director | [email protected] | 913-647-7292Scott Bratt, KCUSY President | Jonathan Edelman, Kadima President

Another Perfect Purim Carnival Dates to RememberWednesday Night Programs 6:15-8 p.m.April 11, 18 and 25 Homework Party/Study in the Lounge 3 p.m.Mondays, April 16 and 23

Services & Special ProgramsFriday, April 6 – 4 p.m. Grand Court – Kabbalat Shabbat

April 19-22 Spring Kallah in Sioux City, Iowa

Friday, April 27– 4 p.m. Village Shalom – Kabbalat Shabbat

A great time was had by all at the annual Purim Carnival, held this year for the first time at our Lamar Campus Sunday, March 4. Fabulous food, prizes, and games of chance and skill were featured at this Circus-themed event. The chairperson of this year’s carnival was Lindsey Gerson, assisted by adult chairs John Goldberg and Marla Brockman. Emma Eisemann was the general board chair.


The following contributions have been made in honor or memory of Beth Shalom family members and friends, and reflect donations processed thru March 2, 2007. Donations of $10 or more per tribute are acknowledged in The Scroll. Due to accounting procedures, donations processed on December 31, 2006 were inadvertently omitted from previous Scroll listings

and therefore are reflected in the acknowledgements below. Thank you for your patience. To make a donation, please contact the synagogue office at 913-647-7279.

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Ann & Isadore Gale Scholarship Fund

In Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Lloyd & Judy Hellman

In Memory of:Ann Gale Bruce & Naomi Kirchenbaum Carl & Sue Gale Carol Markman & Feldman, Meinberg & CO. LLP Evan & Helen Gale Howard & Laura Grill Jeffrey & Deborah Winkel Joe & Cathy Hiersteiner Lloyd & Judy Hellman Mark & Diane Davidner Marvin Szneler Max Swade Morris & Carolyn Merker Sharon Coberly Tibor & Carla Klausner Tina Flaherty

Arthur Brand Leadership Fund

In Memory of:Arthur BrandJennie Brown Betty Brand

Benjamin Ryweck Torah Fund

In Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Walter & Joan MarchRabbi Morris & Ruth Margolies 55th Ann. Walter & Joan MarchJoan & Walter March 50th Ann. Sylvan & Merna Siegler Bob & Aletha Simon Judith Wasserman

In Memory of:Irving RubinSamuel Epstein Walter & Joan MarchIsadore Weintraub Jay & Shirley Gottstein

Beth Shalom General Fund

In Honor of:Andy & Zelda Reiz’s 60th Ann. Rachel KrantzGabrielle Fried’s B/BM Milton & Marilyn OzarJoel Krichiver’s BD Ernie & Susan RosenthalJonathon Jacobs & Sherri Jacobson Marriage Sylvan & Merna Siegler

Mickey Adler’s Recovery Art & Marlene MeltzerNo Name Listed Hussein Farah & Sacdia Abrahim Gary StibelSerena Hammer’s BD Ann Toltz Gloria BernsteinWilliam & Margaret Smith’s Ann. Margaret & William Smith

In Memory of:Abraham Alexander Cheryl & Ed AlexanderAdloph Loeffler Helen LoefflerAlbert Begleiter Susan & Ernie RosenthalAlexander Mallon Marc & Fran BernsteinAlvin Capito Gaye & Michael CapitoAnn Gale Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna Sylvan & Merna SieglerAnna Glazer Mel & Elaine GlazerAnna Kars Rosalie KarsBarbara Hersh Paul Cramer Sylvia & Irwin KotelovBeatrice Gershon Paul GershonBenjamin Bloustine Paula MattaBess Kopin Barbara GoldsteinBettye Rose Steinhaus Ida Levin Judith BellBoruch Kheyfets Oleg & Emiliya KheyfetsCarl Hipsh Miriam HipshCharlene Bratman Louis & Marilyn KesslerCharles Malcy Art Malcy & Donna KupperDavid Kramer Florence BernsteinDorothy & Meyer Test Doris LeeDorothy Test Myrna SaltmanElliot Gale Carl & Sue GaleElly Zalusky Susan ZaleEstelle Minkin John Goldberg & Marla BrockmanEsther King Morris Feinberg

Ethel Goodman Sam & Ida GreensteinEthel Pfefer Arvin PfeferEugene Wiess Susan & Ernie RosenthalFred Waldner Robert WaldnerFredrick Marshock Marshall & Hope TalbotGladys Cohen Sheldon & Jeanette WishnaHarriett A. Rosenthal Bill & Jodi RosenthalHarry Lerner Sheldon & Jeanette WishnaHarry Tabolsky Marshall & Hope TalbotHarry Winer Alice & Clarence WinerHarvey Fink Joe SingmonHenry Present Risa & William HoopsIda Galler Carl & Jeanette GallerIda Kopec Marlene & Abraham KopecIda Reiz Andy & Zelda ReizIda Vaisman Betya & Yakov AltmanIris White David & Gerri RubenIrma “Chickie” Dollinger David & Judy JacobsIrving Malashock Andrea Elyachar James Phillips Rabbi David MeyerIsaac “Ike” Zale Adele & Marvin Goldstein Arnold & Sherri Hermanson William & Jo Ann WilliamsIsrael Schlozman Arthur & Deborah RotsteinJack Levine Marc LevyJake Garfinkle Louise GarfinkleJean & Sam Price Robert BoxerJean Saionz Rhea Salasche-Kaseff & Harold KaseffJoseph Hoffman Harry & Florence HoffmanJulius Behrman Robert LubinKalman Grollman Paul Grollman & Elaine GordonLena Bergman Margaret YonackLena Levin Lee & Sunie Levin

Leon Bernstein Tim, Francie, Jessica & Megan KellyLeona & Jacob Berlin Rae & Richard RubinsLester Weinsheink Harold & Judy EsrigLouis Kanter Michael GrossLouis Lipszyc Jack LipszycLouis Studna Blanche & Neil SoslandMarga Joseph Lynn Fairbanks & Roger NewtMargie Alperson Sheldon & Jeanette WishnaMartin Hipsh Miriam HipshMelvin Miller Bernard & Barbara BirnbaumMeyer Grollman Paul Grollman & Elaine GordonMildred Ellis Donald Ellis Milton & Beverly MannMorris Dobrowski Bruce & Celia Solomon Jeff & Sharon MallinMorris Gold Ron GoldMorris Gordon, Nadine GordonMorris Hammer Steve & Linda HammerNorman Weiner Mary & Stan WeinerMelvin Miller Skip & Barbara ReinRaizel Altman Yakov & Betya AltmanRosalie Alpert Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna Ferne & Milton Searles Mindy & David Wajcman Sallee & Bruce Loeser Susan & Ernie RosenthalRose & Alvin Capito Marlene CapitoRose Elic William & Betty ElicRose Katzeff Jack & Barbara Wilpon Janet Stulz John Unell Mr & Mrs Davidoff Rhea Salasche-Kaseff & Harold Kaseff Rhetta GoldsteinRose Singmon Joe SingmonRubin Fried

Bobbie BogradRuth Planzer Neil PlanzerSadie Ozar Isadore OzarSam Hipsh Miriam HipshSam P. Walters Ernie & Susan RosenthalSam Paddor Peggy KrigelSam Tepper Maurice OmmermanSamuel Epstein Debra FaigenSamuel Webber Samene LesserSheldon P. Sandler Shirley SandlerSherry Kaplan Mindy & David WajcmanShirley MoskovitzSidney Moskovitz Stanley MoskovitzSophie Levine Art & Linda LevineSophie Taylor Margaret & William SmithStanley Goldberg John Goldberg & Marla BrockmanStephen Penzner Michael PenznerWilliam Hammer Steve & Linda HammerWilliam Leff Joe & Phyllis LeffWilliam Levitta Bruce & Celia SolomonWilliam Smith Dossie Riesman Herb & Bonnie Buchbinder Mickie & Barbara Katz Suzi & Stan Weiner

Beth Shalom Hesed Committee Fund

In Memory of:Anne Singer Sylvan & Merna SieglerBert Zeldin Marvin & Adelle GoldsteinJanet Rostov Mirah RostovRose Katzeff Miriam Krantz

Beth Shalom Lechem Fund

In Honor of:Birth of Natalie & Hanan’s grandaughter Dolores SosnowCongregants of Beth Shalom


for Purim Rabbi Alan & Linda CohenRabbi Margolies 85th BD Vicki & Richard HelfandSylvan Siegler’s Recovery Lee & Esther PearlmutterWesley Dolginoff ’s Recovery Bonnie & Burt Koonsvitsky

In Memory of:Anne Singer Sylvan & Merna SieglerBettye Rose Steinhaus Linda & Larry LessnerChickie Dollinger Betty SenderFannie MendellIsaac Mendell Tina & Alan ChapmanLeo EveloffRachel Eveloff Bernard & Marcia EveloffRosalie Alpert Betty SenderRose Katzeff Betty Sender Evelyn LowenthalSophie Levin Lee & Esther Pearlmutter

Beth Shalom Library FundIn Memory of:Evelyn Pronin Freda RozenblitRhoda (Gastman) Liken Jeffrey & Debra & Laura Martasin

Beverly & Harvey Bodker Endowment Fund

In Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Harvey Bodker

In Memory of:Ann GaleEthel Markus Harvey BodkerMinnie Friedson Betsy Bodker Fred & Cynthia BodkerSam Weiner Harvey Bodker

Building FundIn Memory of:Francis Greenberg Jeffrey & Wendy SitzmannRoger Shulkin Marlene Shulkin

Cantor’s Discretionary FundIn Honor of:Joseph Hammer’s B/BM Steve & Linda Hammer

In Memory of:Eddie Jacobs Melanie & P.J. McGrawRosalie Alpert Jeff & Cathy AlpertWilliam Smith Rita Myer

Cemetery Maintenance FundIn Support of Mt. Carmel Cemetery: Barbara Katz

Bernie & Ella Ullman Cary & Sherry Lieberman Clarence & Alice Winer Dorothy Peltzman Ellen Monsees Harold Katz Herb & Alice Stein Jack & Bess Sokolov Judy Budz Julius Kantor Larry & Sandra Jabenis Lauren Hoopes Marcia Karbank & Joseph Smuckler Ron & Denise Coppaken Ruthie Helfgott Shirley Bitner Sol Blum Sue Fox Gray

Dave & Jean Brockman Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Betty Weisberg Jennie BrockmanDavid Brockman Herbert & Ruth HalpernHarry & Elenor Sieglebaum Don & Harriet Sebert

David Ellis Breakfast Club Memorial Fund

In Honor of:Ritchie Kaye’s BD Cynthia Ellis

David N & Lillian Lieberman Religious School Youth Fund

In Memory of:David N. LiebermanHarry Lieberman Richard, Vicki, Corey, Ethan & David Helfand

Dr Herbert & Phyllis Winer Family Fund

In Honor of:William Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Herb & Phyllis Winer

In Memory of:Alfred HerowitzAnn GaleFrances WinerIrving MalashockJane Rosenfeld Herb & Phyllis Winer

Eleanor & Joseph Kopin Endowment Fund

In Memory of:Morris Goldstein Harry & Anita Daniels

Eugene & Shirley Novorr Tots for Torah Fund

In Honor of:Claire Bell’s 90th BD Jeanette & Robert WayneEugene Novorr’s Recovery David & Grace Ernstein Isak & Ann Federman Mike Hurst & Shana Wedd Morris & Carolyn Merker Rick & Lisa Hurst Robert & Jeanette Wayne Steve & Deanna Levine Stuart & Sylvia LevinsonIlse Schver 90th BD

Ruth Newstead 90th BD Gene & Shirley NovorrSophie Levine Mort & Shirley Hurst

In Memory of:Stephen Wayne Jeanette & Robert Wayne

Florence & Meyer Kaplan Sukkot Festival Fund

In Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Florence Kaplan

In Memory of:Alfred HerowitzIrma “Chickie” DollingerMax B. Harris Florence Kaplan

Gale & Maxine Grossman Religious School Fund

In Memory of:Anna Grossman Gale & Maxine GrossmanLouis MedovPaul Mann Morton & Harriet MannAnn Gale Stan & Marlene KatzBeverly Bodker Joan & Lionel Greenberg

Hanan Wedlan Family Fund

In Memory of:Barbara Jacobs Judy BudzElizabeth Wedlan Dolores Wedlan Eleanor AbramsHanan Wedlan Steven WedlanHarry Kaufman Eleanor Abrams Judy BudzReva Kaufman Judy Budz

Harry & Anita Daniels Camp Ramah Scholarship

FundIn Memory of:Adele Goodman Harry & Anita Daniels

I & R Polsky Special Events Fund

In Memory of:Ann Gale Rose KarbankRachel Polsky Morris & Esther Horowitz

Jack & Mollie Shapiro Scholarship Fund

In Honor of:Ada Caplan’s BD David & Jill Shapiro

Jacob & Sarah Myron Library Fund

In Memory of:Jacob Myron Joe & Fran Wolf

Jacob H & Rose Levine Teacher Development Fund

In Memory of:Jacob H. Levine Peter & Bev Newman

Joel Polsky USY FundIn Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd Bar Mizvah Jimmy & Sunni RosenbloomNorm & Elaine Polsky Johnson Countians of the Year Carol MortonNorman Polsky’s BD Irvin & Boncella Broudy

In Memory of:Murray Lipsman Rob & Cindy Daniels

Kaiser Family Bar/Bar Mitzvah Tutoring Fund

In Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Harold & Carolyn Glazer Irene Moskowitz Leo & Arlene Shalinsky Martin & Ann Unger Maurice & Rhoda Dubinsky Pola Greenwald Stanford & Rosalie Bovos Stanley & Barbara Bodker Sylvan & Merna Siegler Tibor & Carla KlausnerBill’s 83rd BD Sylvan & Merna Siegler

In Memory of:Ann Gale Bill & Marcelle Kaiser

Karbank Family FundIn Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Rose Karbank

In Memory of:Emanuel Zoglin Rose Karbank

KCUSY FundIn Honor of:Michael Diamond’s 50th BD Miles & Sally RossTamar Katz’s B/BM Mike, Vicki, Jamie & Emily Diamond

Kiddush FundIn Honor of:No Name Listed Craig & Amy BothTamar Katz’s B/BM Sheldon & Judith Katz

Louis & Anna Grossman Nursery School Fund

In Honor of:Janie Bock’s B/BM Norman Meltzer

Louis & Edith Pinsky FundIn Honor of:William Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM Dick & Dolly Brockman

Marcus Brand Scholarship Fund

In Honor of:Rabbi Margolies’ BD Marilyn & Milton Ozar

In Memory of:Lewis BrattSadie Ozar Milton & Marilyn Ozar

Marilyn Graubart Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Ann Gale Leo & Arlene Shalinsky

Max & Betty Helfand FundIn Memory of:Betty Helfand Max Helfand Vicki & Richard HelfandSandy Black Richard, Vicki, Corey, Ethan & David Helfand

Meyer J Pachter Video Library Fund

In Honor of:Rabbi Margolies 85th BD Regina Pachter

Morris & Rose Weinberg Endowment Fund for

Camp ShabbatIn Honor of:Alvin Clayman’s 75th BDNorman & Elaine Polsky Johsnon Countians of the Year Rafi & Michele Cohen’s Marriage Linda Weinberg Hammer

In Memory of:Esther AdremeHarry OxmanManny LessnerMartin Chaitman’s FatherRosalie Alpert Linda Weinberg Hammer

Naman, Pollack, Block Youth Fund

In Honor of:Birth of Ron & Denise Coppaken’s grandson Randy & Elyse Block

Phillip & Barbara Hodes Family Endowment Fund

In Memory of:Dorothy TestLouis Studna Barbara & Phillip HodesHerbert Plotsky Andrea & Paul Plotsky

Prayer Book FundIn Honor of:Myra Shalet’s Recovery Jack & Liz Bohm

In Memory of:Anna ChaikinRenee Swartz Gini ChaikinYoheved Flekier Lila Flanz


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Rabbi Amy Wallk Katz Discretionary FundIn Honor of:No Name Listed Leonard Brauner & Mary MoritzTamar Katz’s B/BM Irwin & Susan Levine Myron & Susan Gersh Stan & Marjorie Brand Stanley & Kathee Schifman

In Memory of:Eddie JacobsRose Bayzman Warren & Beth Bayzman

Rabbi Cohen Discretionary Fund

In Honor of:Janie Bock B/BM Lynne & David BockRabbi Margolies’ 85th BD Judith Bell Marilyn & Milton Ozar

In Memory of:Abe Fleischman Jeff & Corrine BlackmanArthur Schwitzer Jeff & Corrine BlackmanBruce Siess Adele Price MushkinEddie Jacobs Ron & Denise CoppakenEthel Soslowitz Corrine & Jeffrey BlackmanEugene Krubitt Lynn CohenFred Beckman Marshall GaleHelen Kaufman Dorothy & Max KaufmanI Jay Barrish Michael & Pam RosenbergIrwin Mushkin Adele Price Mushkin

Isaac “Ike” Zale Susan Zale William MastersIsadore Block Adele Price MushkinJacob Fleischman Jeff & Corrine BlackmanJacob Price Adele Price MushkinMolly Fleischman Jeff & Corrine BlackmanMurray Lipsman Marvin SznelerN. Joseph Price Adele Price MushkinPauline Bolton Jeff & Corrine BlackmanPearl Fleischman Jeff & Corrine BlackmanRosalie Alpert Jeff & Cathy AlpertRose Katzeff Jerry Pelofsky & Kyla HartongSadie Katzman Meyer KatzmanSylvia Ruth Goldstein Michael & Pam RosenbergWilliam Smith Joe & Hortense Haith Margaret SmithWilliam Soslowitz Jeff & Corrine Blackman

Rabbi Morris Margolies Adult Education Fund

In Honor of:No Name Listed Gitta & Marvin AzorskyRabbi Margolies’ 85th BD Judith BellRabbi Morris & Ruth Margolies’ 55th Ann. Carl & Jeanette Galler

Reuben Brenner Chapel Maintenance Fund

In Memory of:Dora FoxNella HoffmanWilliam Sosnow Bernard & Judy Rosenberg

Rosalie Siegel Mezzuzah Fund

In Honor of:Michele Pener & Jared Cole’s Engagment Tena’im Mark Fishman & Linda Gibian

Rose & Morris Ellis Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Neil Weiner Saul & Irene Ellis

Rose Family Early Childhood Education

Center FundIn Honor of:David’s BD Michael & Marlene Fishman

In Memory of:Bettye Rose Steinhaus Rick & Lisa HurstLottie Eisenberg Bernard EisenbergRosalie Alpert Barbara & Phillip Hodes Rick & Lisa HurstRose Katzeff Art & Linda Levine Rick & Lisa HurstTova Barlas Amit & Adi Shamir

Rose Shapiro Levine Religious School Cultural

Arts FundIn Honor of:No Name Listed Jeff Levine & Reed Fletcher Mickey & Marjorie Adler

Rabbi Margolies’ 85th BD Marilyn & Isadore Bressel

In Memory of:Beverly Hoffman Bruce & Susan WinstonJoseph & Molly Shapiro Sadie DavidoffPhillip Shankman Isadore & Marilyn Bressel Libby ShankmanRobert Hoffman Bruce & Susan WinstonRose Katzeff Adele Price Mushkin Sadie Davidoff

Sam & Esther Daniels Prayer Book Fund

In Memory of:Rubin Fried Donald & Ruthann Zurovsky

Sam P Walters Kindegarten

Prayer Book FundIn Memory of:Sam P. Walters Beth Smith Floyd & Bari Freiden Lorraine Stiffelman Pauline Fish Richard, Vicki, Corey, Ethan & David Helfand

Sara & Israel Mittelman March of the Living

Education FundIn Honor of:Brad & Amanda Koffman’s Ann.Tamar Katz’s B/BM Victor Bruller

Sol & Ruth Dennis Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Besse Marks Evelyn Marks

Stein Family Youth FundIn Honor of:Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BMBirth of Sid & Nan Kanter’s grandaughterRabbi Margolies’ 85th BD Esther & Stewart Stein

In Memory of:Chickie Dollinger Esther & Stewart Stein

The Penzner Intergenerational Music

FundIn Memory of:Eddie JacobsEli FreedSylvia Goldstein Edith Penzner

The Polsky Religious School Fund

In Memory of:Bernice Levine Sanford & Ida Levine

Tots For Torah Babysitting Fund

In Honor of:Eugene Novorr’s Recovery Art & Linda Levine

Vera & Herman Hershman Bar/Bat Mitzvah Fund

In Honor of:No Name Listed Milli Hershman

In Memory of:Beverly BodkerHerman HershVera Hershman Lenny & Betty Hershman

Virginia Schlosberg Memorial Library Fund

In Memory of:William Schlosberg Bill & Marjorie Schlosberg

Martin Ross6 Iyar-Apr 24Morris RubinfireHyman StrumLouis Yukon 7 Iyar-Apr 25Morris BenjaminMartha FishmanBernard GinsbergDollie Levi Himie LevitchHarris SheskinMarie Singer

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8 Iyar-Apr 26Morris BaellowHenry BaumMerle GalitzkyAlkano KatzPaul PeltzmanPhil Silverman 9 Iyar-Apr 27Leah ByarskyMargaret DavisMeyer EcksteinArnold Feinberg

Margaret FisherRuby GellerJoseph KrantzSarah RogellEsther RosenbergWilliam RubackMorris ShankmanAlex Stolov 10 Iyar-Apr 28Esther BrockmanMarguret DevinsFanny FredmanAbe HerzmarkJack Kur Abraham Noah

Rebecca RolskyPhilip SandlerChanah SchoopFlorence Schuman 11 Iyar-Apr 29Reuben BrennerIssy EismanShifra GabaBen GormanAnna KohnHarry KopecRachel SaverHarry ShultzMorris Yaskolka

12 Iyar-Apr 30Chayeh BernsteinMoses BernsteinMollie BurnsteinMarsha CarrLouis Fox Ida Hakan Elliot LernerRebecca LiebermanFrances MalcySolomon NaronDavid PenerLena PresentHermann RosenbergHarry Silverman

The Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee present the Honorable Dr. Andy David, Deputy Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, who will talk with the Jewish community about “Israel in the Eye of the American Public” Tuesday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Campus.

Israel in the Eye of the American Publicc o m m u n i t y o p p o r t u n i t i e s


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

13 Nisan 1No PRS

14 Nisan 2 Fast of the First Born Erev Pesah-1st Seder

Offices Close at noon No PRS No RFNS

15 Nisan 3Pesah-Day 1, 2nd Seder

Offices Closed

No RFNS

16 Nisan 41 L’OmerPesah-Day 2

Offices Closed

No PRS No RFNS


No RFNS

18 Nisan 63 L’Omer Pesah-Day 4Sisterhood Torah Fund LuncheonKCUSY-4:00 Grand CourtFirst Friday Shabbat Nosh 5:30


Adult B/BM Class 5:00

20 Nisan 85 L’Omer Pesah-Day 6

No PRS

B’nai Mitzvah Family Meeting

21 Nisan 96 L’Omer Pesah-Day 7

Offices Closed

No PRS No RFNS

22 Nisan 107 L’OmerPesah-Day 8 Yizkor

Offices Closed

No RFNS

23 Nisan 118 L’Omer

RFNS ResumesPRS ResumesKCUSY-Lounge Night 6:15

Choir 7:30


Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30@ Village Shalom


Shabbat Service & Dinner honoring high school seniors


Birthday Shabbat

Hazzan Menes Installation and Celebration



Yom Hashoah

28 Nisan 16 13 L’Omer

B’nai Mitzvah Trope Class 4:30

Synagogue Board Meeting 7:30


SisterhoodSarah Peltzman 10:00

PRS Confirmation Class Meeting 7:00

30 Nisan 1815 L’Omer Mah Jongg 9:30

RFNS Puppet ShowPRS Yom Hashoah Program

Choir 7:30

1 Iyar 1916 L’Omer

Rosh Hodesh IyarRFNS Special Person Day Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30@ Village ShalomWomen’s Rosh 7:00 The Spirit of the Woman


Rosh Hodesh Iyar

RFNS Pre-K Conferences

Congregational Shabbat DinnerTefillah 2000


Anniversary Shabbat

BatMitzvah Francine Gollub



Yom Hazikaron


Yom Ha’atzmaut



PRS Confirmation Class Meeting 7:00


PrayerWorks 10:00

Choir 7:30


RFNS Special Person Day

Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30 @ Village Shalom

9 Iyar 27 24 L’Omer

RFNS Village Shalom Program 9:30

KCUSY-4:00 Village Shalom

Tot Shabbat 6:00

1 Iyar 2825 L’OmerB’nai Mitzvah Shabbat

BatMitzvah Sara Carl



PRS K-2 Family Worship

12 Iyar 30 27 L’Omer

RFNS Wacky Bananas

13 Iyar May 128 L’Omer



Pesah Sheni

Mah Jongg 9:30

KCUSY-Lounge Night 6:15

Choir 7:30


Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30 @ Village Shalom

a p r i lNisan | Iyar 5767

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7:35

7:42

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Daily MinyanMorning

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. Wornall Sunday – Lamar Campus: 8:30 a.m.

Evening Sunday-Friday: 6 p.m. Wornall Shabbat Afternoon: 6 p.m. Wornall

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14200 Lamar • Overland Park, KS 66223913-647-7279 • www.bethshalomkc.org

Alan L. Cohen Senior Rabbi

Amy Wallk Katz, Ph.D. Associate Rabbi

Robert Menes Hazzan

Morris B. Margolies, Ph.D. Rabbi Emeritus

Joel Krichiver Executive Director

Patti Kroll Director of Education

Judy Jacks Berman Director of Early Childhood Education

Stefanie Williams Director of Informal Education and Youth Activities

Shelley Rissien Director of Programming

Linda Runions Director of Facilities

Fran Wolf Librarian

Andi Katz Wildman Scroll Editor

Ernie Rosenthal President

Barbara Bohen Executive Vice President

Diane Azorsky Vice President - Education

Steve Ruben Vice President - Ritual

Jeff Katz Treasurer

Fred Bodker, M.D. Secretary

Ron Coppaken Immediate Past President

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HoursMonday-Thursday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Friday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.mSunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m

•Polsky Jewish Enrichment Series featuring Josh Nelson Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m. Wornall Campus •Congregational Annual Meeting and Installation Dinner Friday, May 18 (watch for time and location)

•Annual Community-Wide All Night Shavuot Program Tuesday, May 22, 8:15 p.m. Kehilath Israel Synagogue •Rabbi Moshe Berger – Spirituality in Unholy Time: Jewish Approaches Towards Work and Creativity: Monday-Wednesday, June 4, 5, 6 (watch for time and location)

•”Every Woman is a Daughter” – The Spirit of the Woman Series Sunday, June 10 (watch for time and location)

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Sunday morning Hebrew class taught by Linda Cohen.L-R: Linda Cohen, Stan Katz, Heather Schlozman, Jane Eady, Belle Anne Curry and Eleanor Hoffmann

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