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January 2009Tevet-Shevat 5769

Vol. 79, No. 5

The Heart of Beth ShalomKaplan Weekend - Sisterhood Shabbat

Sisterhood Shabbat/Kaplan Scholar-in-Residence weekend is Friday, January 23-Sunday, January 25, and the Kaplan Scholar-In-Residence will be Dr. Ron Wolfson, a visionary Jewish educator and author whose recent books include The Spirituality of Welcoming: How To Transform Your Congregation Into a Sacred Community and God’s To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God’s Work On Earth. He has also authored a series of books: The Art of Jewish Living; these include subjects such as Shabbat, Passover, and Hanukkah, as well as one on bereavement, A Time To Mourn, A Time To Comfort. Wolfson is also the Fingerhut Professor of Education at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1975. He currently serves as President

of Synagogue 3000, a catalyst for excellence, empowering congregations and communities to create synagogues that are sacred and vital centers of Jewish life.

The theme for the weekend is The Heart of Beth Shalom: Your Love, Warmth and Blessings. Dr. Wolfson’s topic on Friday evening will be Volunteers: God’s Angels on Earth. On Shabbat morning he will speak on Building Good Tents: Envisioning the Synagogue of the Future, and on Sunday morning he will speak on Blessings and Kisses: The Importance of Family Education.

Sisterhood Shabbat is celebrated nationally by all Sisterhoods affiliated with Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. In conjunction with this observance, members of Sisterhood will lead the Shabbat dinner prayers and blessings, and on Saturday morning, members of Sisterhood will be leading the Shabbat morning service. Linda Lessner and Renée Fuchs are co-chairs for the weekend.

Invitations and information for the weekend’s activities, which are being subsidized by the Abe and Catherine Kaplan Fund and Beth Shalom Sisterhood, have been mailed to Sisterhood and congregation members.

Renée Fuchs, Rabbi Tobin & Linda Lessner

Dr. Ron Wolfson

Friday, January 23 Wornall6 p.m. Tefillah 2000 & Traditional Services6 p.m. Children’s services Ages 3rd-5th grade6 p.m. Child care Under age 37 p.m. Shabbat Dinner8:15 p.m. – Dr. Wolfson

Saturday, January 24 Wornall9:30 a.m. Services Sermon – Dr. Wolfson12 p.m. Kiddush Luncheon12:30 p.m. Question & Answer session-Dr. Wolfson

Kaplan Weekend – Sisterhood Shabbat

Sunday, January 25 Lamar8:30 a.m. Shaharit Service9:10 a.m. Breakfast9:45 a.m. Presentation – Dr. Wolfson

In ThIs Issue:Service Schedule . . . . . . . 2Off the Bima . . . . . . . . 3MLK Celebration . . . . . 3Polsky Scholar . . . . . . . .4Employment Network . . 5Hesed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Polsky Religious School . . 6Strategic Plan . . . . . . . . 7Dayan HaEmet. . . . . . 10Rose Family . . . . . . . . 11Todah Rabbah. . . . . . . 12Sisterhood . . . . . . . . . .14Calendar . . . . . . . . . . .15


JANUARYservice schedule Beth Shalom Seniors Have a

Blast in Baltimore by Sheldon Wishna

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

Shabbat Services will be held at the Wornall Campus,

9400 Wornall Road

Sunday morning Shaharit will be held at the Lamar Campus,

14200 Lamar

Daily and Sunday Services

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

New Year’s Day -Wornall Thursday, Jan. 1, 8 a.m. MLK Day -Wornall Monday, Jan. 19, 8 a.m.

Minhah: 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. *Minhah 4:45 p.m.

*Note time change for January

Saturday, January 10 9:30 a.m. Rabbi Cohen will give the D’var Torah in the library minyan.

Tefillah 2000 Wornall

Friday, January 23 6 p.m.Shabbat Dinner immediately following services, see page 1.

Saturday, January 31 10 a.m.

Tot Shabbat Lamar

Saturday, January 10 6 p.m.Havdalah Ho-Down

Ten seniors from Congregation Beth Shalom including Neal and Elaine Singer, Jay and Sandy Rozen, Ben and Debra Ruben, Estelle Berman, Shirley Gottstein, Sara Mittelman, and myself traveled with other seniors from the Heritage Center to Westminster, Maryland (a suburb of Baltimore), from October 26-30 to participate in the semi-annual LearnInn sponsored by the Baltimore Jewish Community Center.

The group, thanks to a recommendation from Rabbi Tobin, first visited Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and enjoyed a guided tour of the Jewish Museum of Maryland and the Lloyd Street and B’nai Israel Synagogues.

The LearnInn was held at the Best Western Hotel and Conference Center, adjacent to the campus of McDaniel College. Kosher meals were provided for the attendees. For four full days, the group embarked on a learning adventure with 48 other seniors from various East Coast States. Shirley Gottstein spoke for the entire group when she said, “This is a fantastic bunch of people.”

Lectures with noted scholars included: Music of the Jews of Italy, The Jewish Community of Ghana and its Growth, The American Jewish Community at 350, Spiritual Foundations of Judaism, Israel at 60, Jewish Vaudeville and the Jazz Age in New York, and Healthcare from a Jewish Perspective. I was greatly interested in the Jews of Ghana who by their own hard work have built a beautiful synagogue, hospital, and high school from the proceeds of the gourmet coffee products they grow. Evening entertainment included all kinds of Jewish music and Broadway Theater. The retreat also included a guided bus tour of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the nearby battlefields; free time to walk and roam the campus of McDaniel College, and a morning aerobic exercise class. All had a wonderful time and are looking forward to the next trip in 2009.

Shirley Gottstein, Sheldon Wishna, Sandy Rozen, Jay Rozen, Sara Mittelman, Estelle Berman, Marie Rosner, Neal Singer, Elaine Singer, Debra Rubin, Marion Batnitzky, Ben Rubin, and Solomon Batnitzky at the Lloyd Street Synagogue in Baltimore, MD

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being read with care and with understanding.

Why not pursue the path of reading Torah? I will be teaching a beginner’s trope class in February. With just a basic knowledge of Hebrew, you can delve into the mysteries of the Scroll. Chanting the Torah brings you closer to God and makes real your connection to our tradition. It is truly a way to elevate your

soul while bringing honor to the congregation. This is not just about getting the melody right, it is about understanding the text as it was meant to be read. The Torah has humor, sadness, sarcasm, and the full range of the human experience. Learn to read it with all of its nuances and you will learn the nuances of Judaism.

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Hazzan Offering New ClassesHazzan Menes will be holding the following classes from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Lamar Campus:

Megillah Reading Workshop January 29 & February 5

Adult Beginning Torah Trope Class February 12, 19, 26, March 5, 12

Please RSVP to Debby Agron at [email protected] or913-647-7281.

Make Torah your resolution for the new year! Judaism springs from that well we call Torah, and that well is deep indeed. When I say to make Torah your resolution, many might hear me admonishing them to observe the mitzvot, or live more righteously, or study more. The beauty of Torah is that it can be pursued in many ways and there are many paths to its source. “Its ways are pleasant and all its paths are peace.”

The time between December and April is a time for reconnecting with the story of our people. We read of the story of Joseph, our growth and enslavement in Egypt, and our redemption. We read of the early years in the desert and the commandments handed down to us. We read of the difficulty of becoming a nation. It is a story worthy of

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee announce the 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service will be held Sunday, January 11, 3:30 p.m. at Beth Shalom’s Wornall Campus.

This is the first time in over ten years that this annual event will be held in a Jewish venue. The Jewish community is invited to help host our guests who are expected to attend from all over the metropolitan area. There is no charge and the service is open to the public.

The Evelyn Wasserstrom Award will be presented to Reverend Eric Williams, pastor of Calvary Temple

I Am The Dream: Inspiring the Next Generation

Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO. Evelyn Wasserstrom is remembered as a respected leader in the Jewish and general communities. This award has been given in her honor for many years.

The timely theme for the 2009 Celebration is, I Am the Dream; Redefining King for a New Generation. The Honorable Reverend Emanuel Cleaver II and Reverend Emanuel Cleaver III will look at the theme in the light of A New Day in America; A New Day in the World.

Judy Hellman, JCRB/AJC Associate Director, co-chairs the event with Dr. Robert Lee Hill, Senior Pastor of Community Christian Church. For further information, please contact Judy Hellman, 913-327-8125.

Hazzan Menes celebrated his birthday with Leah Snitz during a Thursday morning, Rose Family ECEC Shabbat celebration.


Mystery CongregantWere you able to guess that December’s Mystery Congregant was Betty Brand? Betty and her lovely

family are part of the many wonderful multi-generational families that we are fortunate to have at Beth Shalom.

This month’s Mystery Congregant is a relative “newcomer,” having only been at Beth Shalom for 12 years. Originally from New York, he and his family came to Kansas City because of a job offer. They were looking for a Conservative

congregation and one of the first people they met was Judy Jacks Berman. They immediately liked her and because of her, decided that Beth Shalom would be their

Betty Brand

Youth & Informal Education DepartmentStefanie Williams, Director | [email protected] | 913-647-7292Elana Goldberg, KCUSY President | Daniel Goldberg & Ashley Ruben, Kadima Co-Presidents

The Trustees of the Joel Polsky United Synagogue Youth Scholarship Fund have announced that the 2008 Joel Polsky International USY Convention Scholar is Andrew Azorsky. The scholarship is awarded each year to assist a meritorious member of KCUSY to attend the annual USY International Convention, which was held in Washington, D.C., December 21-25. KCUSY is a program of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

Andrew is the son of Susie and Greg Azorsky, and is the older brother of Hannah. Andrew is a senior at the Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy. Andrew has exhibited superior leadership qualities in his USY

career and has demonstrated in his life a clear recognition of the critical role that American Jewish teenagers play in perpetuation of Jewish life and heritage in this country and in the world. As a USYer, Andrew has served KCUSY as Freshman Representative (2005-06), Membership Kadima Vice-President (2006-07) and Chapter President (2007-08). Currently, Andrew serves as Executive Vice-President/Israel Affairs Vice-President of Emtza Region USY. In describing his USY career, Andrew says “USY has provided the opportunity for a connection to Judaism rarely found anywhere else.” Andrew attributes a great deal of his own personal success to his USY experience, both at the local chapter and regional levels.

As the Joel Polsky International USY Convention Scholar, Andrew will share some of his experiences with the community at Youth Shabbat services on Shabbat morning, February 21.

Joel Polsky Scholar Honoree

Andrew Azorsky

new congregational home. They have never regretted that decision. One of our Mystery Congregant’s favorite things, in addition to Judy, the Rabbi and the Hazzan, is the Friday morning minyan led by Sylvan Siegler. Although our Mystery Congregant is also a minyan leader, he still gets nervous before each service that he leads. (He is an excellent leader.) He also loves the Library Minyan; not only for the service, but because he gets to drink Scotch before lunch. He loves to learn and is enrolled in Rabbi Friedman’s Tuesday Night Talmud class. One last clue, our Mystery Congregant has a contagious smile and a wonderful sense of humor, in spite of the fact that he has three children, all of whom are enrolled in college. Look around and enrich your life by meeting and greeting this month’s Mystery Congregant.

B-F, L-R: Sara Carl, Alana Gaffen, Katie Mandel, Anna Carl, Ethan Kaseff, Stefanie Williams, Ilana Heisler, Shana Rosenbloom, Roni Grant, Andrew Azorsky, Noah Eisemann, Rebecca Gasser, Hannah Azorsky, Coby Hurst-Sneh, David Helfand, Elana Goldberg, Jonathan Edelman, Michael Bodker &Alyssa Pollack

Wednesday Night Programs 6:15-8 p.m.January 7, 14, 21, 28

Services and Special ProgramsFriday, January 2 – 4 p.m. Grand Court – Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, January 16 – 4 p.m. Village Shalom – Kabbalat ShabbatFriday, January 30-Sunday, Feb. 1 Winter Shabbaton in Kansas City

Upcoming Events:


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Why Do We…? Question: Why do we celebrate Tu B’Shevat?

Keruv Corner - קרוב CornerA Personal Story of an Interfaith FamilyI, a Jew by birth, find myself identifying with Jews from another era, when religion and shul were for men, while home and family were for women. Now, before judging that description from a modern politically correct perspective, we’re happy with ourselves, each other and our family.

My wife, who is not Jewish (or any religion), bakes challah, rugelach and hamantaschen, choreographed four B’nei Mitzvot, and joins her fellow “observant” Jews once a year at shul on Rosh Hashanah. I was a Bar Mitzvah, then “assimilated” for most of my life before marriage and children. I’ve become more spiritually connected and active as I’ve matured.

When living in another community, our Rabbi, a Holocaust survivor, urged us to have formal Orthodox conversions for our children. When our oldest was preparing for Bar Mitzvah, we all went to the mikvah together. My wife cooked a celebratory meal. Now grown, our children all identify as Jews. The one most like my wife recently joined a shul. Go figure.

We spend Shabbat evening at home. We celebrate Hanukkah, but not Christmas. Pesah is our big extended family holiday celebration. When I go to minyan occasionally, she gets her “beauty sleep.” When I attend Shabbat services, she bakes. Who has the “best” lifestyle?

I feel supported in my Jewish choices, and I support her in hers. The key is to respect each other, and each other’s choices and have expectations that can be met by real people who make their own decisions. L’chaim!

Tu B’Shevat is known as the New Year for trees and is celebrated on the 15th day of the month of Shevat. It is the date on which the first blooming trees in Israel are considered to begin their yearly cycle.

In Israel during the Temple Period, the 15th day of Shevat was used to calculate the age of trees for tithing. It is stated in Leviticus 19: 23-25 that fruit produced by trees may not be eaten for the first three years. The fruit produced during the fourth year is for God. Fruit produced the fifth year may be eaten, so age is important.

After the destruction of the second temple, the holiday took on new meaning since the laws of tithing did not apply outside of Israel. Celebration of Tu B’Shevat tied Jews in the Diaspora to the land of Israel.

Today it is the custom to eat a new fruit on Tu B’Shevat, especially a fruit grown in Israel such as the carob. School children in Israel often plant trees on this date. In other parts of the world, Jews collect money to plant trees in Israel.

The Hesed Committee is updating the list of congregants that are in a care facility or are homebound. Three times a year (Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah and Passover) volunteers visit those on the list and leave them with a small gift. If you know of anyone not currently on the list, please contact Karen Borowick 913-685-1179, [email protected] or Linda Cohen 913- 642-0572, [email protected].

Hesed CommitteeWe understand the seriousness of the current unemployment situation across the area and want to help. Rabbi Tobin will be hosting a meeting Sunday, February 8, 9-10 a.m. in the Lamar conference room to discuss how best to help our unemployed members. If you are currently unemployed, are an employer looking for new hires or are able to support our members who are unemployed (through coaching, networking, etc.), please contact Debby Agron in the ritual office, 913-647-7281 or [email protected]. Coffee and bagels will be served.

Employment Network

community opportunities

The Mothers’ Circle provides free resources and learning for mothers of other backgrounds raising Jewish children. Meetings, held at the JCC from 7-9 p.m., focus on learning how to create a Jewish home for the family. Future dates are January 7, 21, February 4, 18, March 4, April 1, 22 and May 6. For further information, contact Rabbi Linda Steigman, MSS, Interfaith Outreach Coordinator, at 913-754-2284 or [email protected].

The Mothers’ Circle


The Polsky Religious School is a Framework for Excellence School as designated by United Synagogue. This means that we meet certain criteria for our school program and curriculum, including tefillot requirements, family programs and informal programming. In order to receive this national recognition, we engage in a thorough documentation of all aspects of the school, staff and programs.

This year we are up for re-accreditation for Framework for Excellence and will once again engage in a thorough evaluation of every aspect of the school. We will only re-apply if we believe we run a school that is credible, has integrity and meets all the criteria set out by United Synagogue.

In preparation for this process, the following information came to our attention. We have 24 teachers in our core staff, teaching grades Pre K-10th, including Rabbi Tobin and Hazzan Menes. Every teacher has a bachelor’s degree, 12 of which are degrees in Education, nine teachers have master’s degrees, and we have a total of over 400 years of

teaching experience. Most of our teachers are members of the congregation and many of them have been teaching in our school for more than five years.

This is quite impressive and as we plan for the coming years for the school, we know that once again we will identify those areas of strength and opportunities for new programs.

Experience Brings Excellence

Polsky Religious SchoolPatti Kroll, Director of Education | [email protected] | 913-647-7290

Classes ResumeSunday, January 4

Community-Wide Skating Party at Skate City

Sunday, January 4, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

3rd Quarter Journeys BeginsMonday, January 5, 4:30 p.m.

Pre K-2 Family WorshipSunday, January 11, 11:30 a.m.

School Committee Meeting Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 p.m.

No SchoolMonday, January 19

Conferences Grades 2nd-7th

Wednesday, January 21

Important Dates:

National Council of Jewish Women is sponsoring We Care for Eye Care, a community service program to help children needing eye exams and/or glasses. This is a program for children whose parents do not qualify for any other kind of assistance.

When a child has been identified by a school nurse or the parents as needing an eye exam and possibly eyeglasses, or if you have questions about eligibility, contact Ellen Dalen, chairperson, at 913-888-8853 or [email protected]. If the child qualifies, Ellen will make arrangements for your child to have an eye exam and receive needed eyeglasses from an approved eye care center.

Ilana Bodker, Shaina Winston, Beth Levine & Blaire Ginsburg hanging out on a Sunday morning after Confirmation class.

Samantha Oppenheimer, Madrikha, Miriam Adler, Elie Simon & Josh Eisemann are creating their classroom’s bulletin board display.

Having Fun While Learning at the PRS!

Daniel Rose and Nir Gad, Israeli Emissary created an edible map of Israel.

community opportunitiesWe Care for Eye Care


I want to take this opportunity to update you on the financial condition of Congregation Beth Shalom. With our country facing a severe financial crisis, it may not be surprising for you to learn that our synagogue also faces difficult financial challenges which must be addressed.

In May 2008, the Board of Directors approved a budget for fiscal year 2008-09 that would result in a deficit of $105,000 and included an administrative staff reduction and reorganization and other expense reductions. The Board also committed to investigating all options for achieving a balanced budget, as operating at a deficit cannot be allowed to continue.

As the new fiscal year commenced, Ron Cooperman was appointed budget committee chairman. Ron formed a committee of talented financial professionals to intensify the process. Their first task was to update the budget to reflect our most recent revenue and expense estimates, which showed that the deficit for this year was more likely to be $215,000, due to lower revenues than expected. The committee is now preparing recommendations to the board for increasing our revenues and achieving additional expense reductions. As we progress with this process, we

will share additional details with all congregants so that everyone is kept informed.

Over the course of our 130 year history, Beth Shalom has overcome numerous challenges and this year will be no exception, but we need your help. Please do your part by making your payments on time, and continuing to be as generous as possible. Consider underwriting a program that has been meaningful for you and your family. Remember Beth Shalom in your estate plan. Also, we would appreciate hearing your thoughts on ways in which we can improve our financial position. This message is meant to inform you of the fiscal realities we face and how we are diligently addressing them. Working on this together, we will ensure the future of our dynamic congregation.

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

Fred S. Bodker, M.D.President

[email protected] | 913-647-7279

The Strategic Planning Committee wishes to thank all the congregants who responded to the survey prepared by our consultants, Jameson and Associates, in collaboration with Joan DeMerchant and the Strategic Planning Committee. The feedback you provided was excellent and will be invaluable in the creation of the final plan.

There will be a day-long Strategic Planning Committee retreat in mid-January, where results will be analyzed and discussed in detail. In February, there will be two planning committee meetings to finalize the plan and the consultants will complete the written plan document. The plan will then be presented to the synagogue’s officers and directors in March and to the congregation in April.

Strategic Plan Moves to Final Phase

The Scroll is ChangingIn an effort to reduce our costs, we will be returning to a black and white (one color) format in place of the current black, blue and white (two color) format for the paper version of the Scroll. To further reduce our printing and mailing costs, we encourage you to read the Scroll on our website, www.bethshalomkc.org. To discontinue your paper copy and only receive an email notice, please contact Andi Wildman at [email protected] or 913-647-7282. If you leave a message please include your name, email address and a phone number. Todah Rabbah to everyone who has already notified us.

Beth Shalom will once again be selling Mishloach Manot baskets for Purim. Orders for the baskets will be taken beginning mid-January and can be purchased for friends and family. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Polsky Religious School and Jewish Family Services to assist Jewish families in preparing for Passover. Look for details on how to purchase these wonderful baskets, in the mail and at www.bethshalomkc.org.

Purim Mishloach Manot Baskets for Sale


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

Natalie is the daughter of Bobbye and Scott Picker. She is the granddaughter of Harriet and Larry Bretsnider and Barbara and Saul Picker. A student at Leawood Middle School, Natalie enjoys soccer, basketball and spending time with friends. Natalie has two sisters, Leslie and Meredith.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family

and attend the Kiddush Luncheon following the service.

Mazel Tov to our B’not Mitzvah

Natalie Danielle PickerJanuary 10, 2009 • 14 Tevet 5769

cycles

Rachel is the daughter of Sarah and Peter Beren. She is the granddaughter of Mary and Errol Zavett of Chicago, IL, Marian Beren of Boca Raton, FL, Louise Beren of Wichita, KS, and the late Bud Beren. A student at Overland Trail Middle School, Rachel enjoys spending the summer at Camp Blue Ridge in Georgia and socializing with

friends on the computer. Rachel has one brother, Jake.

Relatives and friends are invited to worship with the family and attend the Kiddush Luncheon following the service.

Rachel Chava BerenJanuary 17, 2009 • 21 Tevet 5769

Hannah is the daughter of Stacy and Todd Hollander. She is the granddaughter of Tina and Alan Chapman and Cookie and Ron Hollander and the great-granddaughter of Rae Hollander. A student at Indian Woods Middle School, Hannah enjoys soccer, art and putting together jigsaw puzzles. Hannah has one brother, Dillon.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Seudah Shlisheet (light third meal filled with songs of Shabbat) at 4 p.m. in the foyer then worship with the family in the sanctuary.

Hannah Jillian HollanderJanuary 31, 2009 • 6 Shevat 5769

Minhah 4:45 p.m.


Join Jewish Family Services and representatives from many of our local congregations for a fun, family-friendly music competition. Congregational representatives including our own Hazzan Menes will be forming their own intergenerational community choirs to perform and compete at the JFS event, Boogie to Broadway, Sunday, June 14 at the Lewis and Shirley White Theatre at the JCC. No matter the age, if you love to sing, audition to become a member of one of these community choirs. Open auditions will take place Sunday, February 8, 4-9 p.m. at the JCC. For further information, contact Adrienne Kizer with JFS at 913-327-8257 or www.jfskc.org.

Raise Your Voice in Song for JFS


C E L E B R AT I N G L I F E C YC L E S O F T H E B E T H S H A LOM FA M I LYJanuary Anniversaries Day Years

1 Maurice & Ida Luchen 54 Morton & Harriet Mann 582 Scott & Susan Krigel 32 Bryan & Janet Unterhalter 154 Bill & Debbie Paschall 336 William & Marcelle Kaiser 63 Mark & Mara Lambert 1 Gary & Marcy Rydell 24 William & Linda Tabolsky 358 Miles & Sally Ross 319 David & Sylvia Radasky 37 Jimmy & Sonia Rosenbloom 2611 Irving & Gertrude Millstein 6215 Sanford & Marlene Molos 5316 Marvin & Evelyn Gibian 60 William & Jodi Rosenthal 2617 Barry & Diane Buner 2720 Nathan & Geraldine Salvay 63 Andrew & Vicki Widman 725 Jeffrey & Arlene Misler 40 Mike & Andi Wildman 627 George & Floriene Lieberman 6028 Jack & Claudia Mandelbaum 20 Michael & Sharon Milens 42 Robert & Barbara Palan 4129 Joel & Sandra Leibsohn 4130 Herbert & Helen Brooks 60

Marge and Bill Schlosberg on the birth of their grandson, Benjamin Paul Szmulewitz on November 14. Benjamin’s parents are Linda and Russell Szmulewitz of Forest Park, IL. They are also the parents of Verdit Jillian. Benjamin is also the grandson of Maxine and Armend Szmulewitz of Coral Springs, FL. The great-grandmother is Grace Rein Cohen of Bethesda, MD.

Beth Smith on being named Kansas Citian of the Year at the 121st annual dinner of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce. The dinner was held Tuesday, November 25 at the Hyatt Regency Crown Center. Smith, a civic leader and philanthropist, earned the award for providing decades of leadership for a variety of projects and institutions benefiting women, education and human rights. She was a co-founder of the Women’s Employment Network, the Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City and the Central Exchange. Smith was instrumental in helping develop numerous local non-profit leadership initiatives. She is currently an adjunct professor of non-profit governance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Mazel Tov to...

As part of our continuing program to honor people who have contributed to the richness of the ritual life of the congregation, Torah readers who have read on three or more different occasions since Rosh Hashanah will be honored at a special Yad Hazakah ceremony during Shabbat services on January 31.

Make plans to attend services that morning and help us honor those that have contributed so much of their time and diligent efforts for the beautiful Torah readings we are blessed with in our minyanim. This recognition is being made possible by a generous grant from Bill Kaiser.

Yad Hazakah

Welcome New MembersThomas and Natalie Hoskins

& Family

Jewish Family Services and the Rabbinical Association are offering a program for Jewish couples who are engaged, contemplating marriage or recently married entitled “Making Marriage Work.” The six session course addresses values and skills needed to build a solid foundation for marriage. The first session is Monday, March 2, 7- 9 p.m., at the JCC. Facilitated by Susie Hurst, M.A., Director of Family Life Education with JFS, the cost is $150 per couple. For information contact Susie Hurst, 913-327-8259 or [email protected] .

Making Marriage Work Series



Praised is the True Judge

Of Blessed Memory We express condolences to our

Beth Shalom members and their families.Arnie Cohen, December 2

Beloved lifelong congregant

Harry Baker, December 6Beloved Father of Ronnie Baker

and Susie Goldsmith

Martin L. Swiener, December 6Beloved Father of Shaunna Bobrow

Harry Bassin, December 21Beloved Uncle of Marlene Katz and

Vivien Schlozman

Yahrzeits

Monument Unveilings and Tablet Dedications January 4, 10 a.m. Mt. Carmel Rose Luben Monument Unveiling

Continued on page 14

Dayan HaEmet

5 Tevet-Jan 1Helen CohenJennie DenebeimMax GoodmanGershon HadasHarry KanterHarvey KleinDella LernerAnnie LevineJacob LewinAdele Lipoff

6 Tevet-Jan 2Judy BarashJoseph BernsteinSolomon BortnickRebecca FriedmanLillian KatzMeyer KornblumRoy KortJoseph PeltzmanSimon ShankmanLena SilvermanEsther SilversteinHinda WaldmanHanan Wedlan

7 Tevet-Jan 3Rebecca GreenblotFlo HarrisJennie HoffmanDora LeviFannea LewisIsrael LinsitzSam MillerLouis PeltzmanHyman RappaportRose SilverbergSara Weinberg

8 Tevet-Jan 4Lena BaranorCharmaine FredmanClarence Gershon

Lily GinsbergJeffrey GreenbergBen JacobsonHyman JunsbergRuth LernerMinnie LevineRuth LitvienEdna MilensMorris RichJoe Rutlader

9 Tevet-Jan 5Mary AdelmanMarjory BergsonHelen CohenRosa DollmanBetty GinsbergLouis GoldfingerBessie GreenbergPaul HoffmanJoseph HorovitzLester KahnSarah LevinHelene PresentEsther SalvayChana SanderIda ShureLouis Walter

10 Tevet-Jan 6Morris CohenSimon GinsburgFannie GoodmanWilliam GreenbergGazella GulinsonEddie JacobsAnna KleinTheodore MackRachel MesuseMax PollockSam PriceAnna RubinLeah Weber

11 Tevet-Jan 7Meyer EichenbergLouis Ellis

Fanny FeingoldHannah FunkLouis HorovitzJack JacobsenBessie KarsNathan KatzSamuel KatzmanPauline KleinCelia LiebermanSam NelkinIda StatlandMordecai Taxman

12 Tevet-Jan 8Alvin CapitoEtta KurHenny MeyerhoffRose RibakoffBella Sarno

13 Tevet-Jan 9Nathan BlockIsaac ChocronSidney FeinbergLillian FoxArthur FunkMax GordonHarry JacobsGoldie KodenIsreal KosovitzDorothy LevyAbe RogellRose SingerSally StolzoffMinnie Zalusky

14 Tevet-Jan 10Louis BarashWilliam CopakenElimelech GordonHarry HorovitzZissel KamarJules KohnFanny KrasneIrving MalashockKate MeltzerHarold RissJoseph RittmasterCyd SandelmanMorris SchniderSophia WalterIsaac Zale

15 Tevet-Jan 11Jacob BernsteinBlanche BlochLouis BronsteinBessie CohenSimon Dubinsky

Jeanette GidinskyMary GreensteinClara GumowitzJoseph GutovitzSam HipshFrank KatzMax KleinAbraham LaBowSarah LeskyFrances LevitchSamuel LichtorSol MorrisMichael RafielBessie RubensteinFannie Schick

16 Tevet-Jan 12Marvin CopelandHerman FabianRahle GelhaarIke GrossmanEdward KanterElsa LevinHarry LevinRose LevineMinnie LevyJacob PfefferIsrael SchlozmanBarney Stevens

17 Tevet-Jan 13Charles BergerLena BergmanRhonda DeLongDavid DolginowMilton FranksEly FreedRose GellerAda GershonBetty HelfandRose HershonEmanuel JoffeeSamuel LaPortHarry LevineMarie MillsteinHarold NicholasSelma ReingenheimHarry Yukon

18 Tevet-Jan 14Micah BrattHarry ByersAnna FeldNathan HaithSeena KaufmanCharlotte KlineMamie KrigelBessie RogozenskiBarney Stone

19 Tevet-Jan 15Harry BaierFrances BergerFreda BlockJacob CohenFlorence DenebeimSidney GlaserMelvin GreenbergSimon KulvinFrank LevinMichael RosenbloomLena SmithDavid Spellman

20 Tevet-Jan 16Albert BallHayman BarewinSam BaumMorris BrownBoris GalitzkySarah GinsbergHarry GittermanDorothy GottliebLivie HalperinSeymour TraxlerMorris Wolfson

21 Tevet-Jan 17Harriet AzorskyBaila BaellowKelman BovosArvie GoldsteinHenry HakanDaniel HollubEarl KatzIsadore MarksEsther MorrisShirley MoskovitzBenjamin PortmanBetty Shenker

22 Tevet-Jan 18Paul BayzmanMax BenjaminGustav EinhornJacob GrinpasArthur HarrisSherry KaplanIsadore LevineMildred LipseyBadannah SilvermanSidney SimonSarah SmithRita TilzerBessie Turock

23 Tevet-Jan 19Martin BrennerMorris Dunn

Bertha DworkowitzBessie EllisHelen FeingoldAnna GrossmanThelma HouseRose JacobsonDaniel MarkelSolomon RubinfireRachel SchereIrving SchoenwaldRebecca SchreiberMollie Schwartz

24 Tevet-Jan 20Roy BismanRobert BlondFelicia KislukElla LiebermanRose MillsteinLeonard RifasFannie RothschildMary Taxman

25 Tevet-Jan 21Sam BarashGustave EisemannGilbert KatzManuel LevineJulia LiebershonArchie LouisReuben PeltzmanMilton SilvermanPhillip SolomonFannie SpectorPhillip Wider

26 Tevet-Jan 22Gussie CohenYetta CzarlinskyDavid DiamantOtto SherryStanley SiegelBen SimonsStephen WayneLena WienshienkShlomo Yeshiahu

27 Tevet-Jan 23Donald AlpertMinnie BayzmanBenjamin FinkleThomas GoldenbergJennie GordonHerbert GreenbergHelen KaufmanVictor LernerLouis Yudkofsky


will enjoy a snack followed by Shabbat singing with Hazzan Menes. What a wonderful way to begin Shabbat!

All families with preschool children are invited for a Havdalah Ho-Down and square dancing on Saturday, January 17, 6:30 p.m. at the Lamar Campus. What a wonderful way to help you remember the joy of Shabbat all week. On Wednesday, January 21, the staff from

Theatre for Young America will lead a drama workshop for our Pre K students. All parents of pre-kindergarten children are invited to a program entitled The Experts Speak: Your Child’s Transition to Kindergarten Thursday, January 22, 7 p.m. at the JCC. The experts are pediatrician Dr. Michael Blum, a kindergarten teacher and Betsy Low from

Jewish Family Services. There will also be representatives from the area religious schools as well as HBHA and the

JCC to explain about opportunities available to children who are entering kindergarten. The program is sponsored by the four Jewish preschools in the Greater Kansas City Area: Beth Shalom, B’nai Jehudah, JCC-CDC and Chabad.

On Wednesday, January 28, Funky Mama will be in concert for our students at 10 a.m. We end this very busy and informative month with Parent-Teacher conferences on Friday, January 30.

Rose FamilyEarly Childhood Education Center

Judy Jacks Berman, Director | [email protected] | 913-647-7287

Learning and Growing in JanuaryWinter Break is over and second semester will begin with lots of activity and learning for our preschoolers and their parents. We begin with a fabulous learning session led by Rabbi Tobin on Thursday, January 8 in Goldsmith Hall. He will preview the January PJ Library Book with Pre K students and their parents. Then he will lead a discussion with the parents on the Jewish values the book stresses and presenting them to their children. If you have studied with Rabbi Tobin, then you know what a wonderful teacher he is, and if you have not...then you are in for a real treat! Betsy Low from Jewish Family Services will lead a Parent Workshop on Healthy Habits: Helping Your Kids Eat Well and Eat Right Thursday, January 15, 9:45 a.m. in the Lamar Conference Room. On Friday, January 16,9:30-11 a.m. Funky Mama will be in concert at Village Shalom for an intergenerational program. After the concert, everyone

Rose Family ECEC and community staff at a teacher workship with the Shirettes. L-R, F-B: Sue Epstein, Judy Farber, Ditza Zakay, Stephanie Maker, Donna Oberstein, Connie Simon, Tanya Kramarovsky, Meredith Nye, Sunni Rosenbloom, Cassie Wiede, Cindy Noon, Susan Rosenthal, Judy Jacks Berman, Ellen Polsky, Joan Covitz, Michelle Frumkin, Debbie Bell, Cristi Gillom, Hildy Goldman Sally Katz, Kate Kort, Marsha Levy, Susie Blackman & Judy Cinnamon

More than 250 parents and children enjoyed listening to the Shirettes at our amazing PJ Havdalah Concert, Saturday, December 13.

Alan, Gwen & Noah Landever Cristi, Clint & Zakaiyah Gillom


The following contributions have been made in honor or memory of Beth Shalom family members and friendsand reflect donations thru December 12, 2008 Donations of $10 or more per tribute are acknowledged in The Scroll.

To make a donation, please contact the synagogue office at 913-647-7279.

t o d a h r a b b a h !Please Note:

To insure accuracy, when submitting a donation please complete the donation form in its entirety, including all names and addresses of those whom you would like to be notified. We greatly appreciate your assistance with this. Todah Rabbah.

Arlene & Gerald M Ginsberg Youth

Memorial FundIn Honor of:Arlene Ginsberg’s Recovery James Ginsberg & Sheryl Vernon

In Memory of:Myron FoxSylvia Ginsberg Arlene Ginsberg

Arthur Brand Leadership Fund

In Memory of:Harry Baker Betty Brand

Benjamin Ryweck Torah Fund

In Honor of:Sean M. Graham, Great-Grandson Shirley GottsteinRabbi Morris Margolies’ BDSam & Max Sosland’s B/BMVera & Barry Pearl’s 50th Ann. Walter & Joan March

In Memory of:Jay Gottstein Shirley Gottstein Walter & Joan March

Beth Shalom General FundIn Honor of:Charlene Pollack’s 75th BD Marilyn HoffmanCherice & Howard Gerson’s 25th Ann. David & Jill ShapiroElaine & Neal Singer’s 50th Ann. Melvin & Carol WeissmanLisa & Steve Ruben’s 20th Ann. David & Jill ShapiroLloyd & Jackie Stahl- Birth of Grandson Rachel & David SoslandMallory Bodker’s B/BM Ernest & Susan Rosenthal Joel & Donna Krichiver

In Memory of:Abe A. Goldberg Lance & Terry GoldbergAlbert Goller Alexis Preston Central Realty Mark Gilstrap Mary Jo Browne Melissa Ralston Milton Mann Patty Markey Scott OberkromAnna Erdman Silver Bernard & Joan ErdmanAnne Temple Jerry Temple

Arnold Cohen Matthew & Stefani Miller Morris & Carolyn MerkerBea Firestone Flam Judy & Gary Liberson Malcom & Judy Barnett Marilyn, Shelly, Paula & Marvin SandersBella Livak Boris & Rimma LivakBella Vile Rae BlockBettye Rose Steinhaus Arthur & Linda LevineClara Gershon Justin GershonDorothy Hipsh Miriam HipshEdith Penner Sanford & Marlene MolosEsther Daniels Dina JabenEsther Singmon William & Lynette LarsonEthelyn Simon Beth SmithFlorence Berger Mike & Andi WildmanFreida Umanskaya Yakov & Betya AltmanGertrude Kisluk Gerald & Elaine KislukGoldie Bresel Norman & Barbara BreselHarold Pells Harry BassinHarry Baker Dorothy PeltzmanHeidrich Joseph Lynn FairbanksHelen Baum Yetta LevitchHelen Epstein Stuart & Sharon PaseHelena Lindenbaum Bill & Debbie PaschallHenry Molos Sanford & Marlene MolosHerbert G. Davis Andrew & Zelda ReizIsadore Epstein Norman & Barbara BreselJack Bohm Linda Baum Richard & Rae Rubins Robert & Carole Adelstein Susan StarkJack J. Margolis Steve & Teri CohnJay Shapiro Gordon & Cynthia Reynolds Michael & Gloria AzorskyJoe Penner Sanford & Marlene MolosJoel Bock David & Lynne Bock

Leah Seiffer Hyman SeifferLeebert Glass Paul & Janet LeedsLewis Goldberg Geraldine GoldbergLouis Grossman Norman & Charlene MeltzerMamie Molos Sanford & Marlene MolosMichael S. Rhodes Gabrielle HandlerNathan Jagoda Steven, Gayle, Jeremy, Danielle & Justin JagodaPaul Alperson David & Carol PorterRosalie Alpert Warren & Rose BeckerRose & Norman Cohen Rabbi Alan & Linda CohenSarah Katzeff Stanley SternSerena Grunwald Barbara KentSeth Jaben Diane JabenWes Dolginoff Howard & Sherri KalenderHarry Ommerman Maurice Ommerman

Beth Shalom Hesed Committee Fund

In Honor of:Adelle Goldstein’s BD Dolores Sosnow Judith Wasserman Marvin & Gitta AzorskyRosalyn Burnstein’s BD Dolores Sosnow Judith Wasserman Marvin & Gitta Azorsky

In Memory of:Alice Lieberman David & Rosalyn BurnsteinLouis E. Goldstein Marvin & Carol Goldstein

Beth Shalom Lehem FundIn Memory of:Ida Fabian Ruth DavisBerniece Max Marna DolginoffHarold Unger Rowena TurkHarry Baker Kenneth & Sandra LernerHarry Eisman Hope & Marshall TalbotIrene Heller Kenneth & Sandra LernerWesley Dolginoff Ronald & Harryette Cooperman Michael & Gloria Azorsky Ben & Debra Rubin

Wesley Dolginoff Lloyd & Jackie Stahl Rene Goldman

Beth Shalom Library FundIn Honor of:Steve Shalinsky’s Recovery Jeff & Susan Horen

Beverly & Harvey Bodker Endowment Fund

In Honor of:Merton Hersh’s Recovery Betsy Bodker

In Memory of:Arnold Cohen Harvey BodkerBeverly Bodker Betsy Bodker Fred & Cindy Bodker Harvey BodkerHarriet (Dolly) Dolginow Harvey BodkerJay Shapiro Fred & Cindy BodkerNeora Swartz Harvey BodkerSadie Klein Betsy Bodker

Blance & Ira Rosenblum Library Technology

Project FundIn Memory of:Bessie Gross Julius Kantor

Cantor’s Discretionary FundIn Honor of:Hazzan Rob & Margot Menes Arnold Cohen Martin Shapiro Rita Shapiro Sandie & Elizabeth Golden Toby & Walter RobbinsHazzan Rob Menes’ BD Arthur & Diane FedermanJay Sitzmann B/BM Jeffrey & Wendy Sitzmann

In Memory of:Albert Goller Howard & Shoshanah GollerMarian Shapiro Gloria MallinStephen Hertzfield Harriet Hertzfield

Cemetery Maintenance FundIn Memory of:Albert Goller Harry & Hedra MersonBernard Bogmol Maxene BogmolSharon H. Weinstein Marc & Linda Turner

Sylvia Bogmol Maxene BogmolWalter Eichenwald Howard Eichenwald Mildred Eichenwald

Dave & Jean Brockman Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Goldie Siegelbaum Donald & Harriet Sebert

David Dolginow Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Harriet (Dolly) Dolginow Michael & Pamela Rosenberg Morris & Helen Rogozenski

Dr. David Ellis Memorial Breakfast Club Fund

In Memory of:Neora Swartz Rita Goldman

Eugene & Shirley Novorr Tots for Torah Fund

In Honor of:Allan Bell’s Recovery Morton & Shirley HurstKen Kleban’s Recovery Eugene & Shirley Novorr

In Memory of:Frank Wayne Robert & Jeanette WayneHenry Newstead Morton & Shirley Hurst

Florence & Meyer Kaplan Sukkot Festival Fund

In Memory of:Wesley Dolginoff Florence Kaplan


Freiden Bereavement Book Fund

In Memory of:Frances Gershon Fern Badzin (MPLS)

Gale & Maxine Grossman Religious School Fund

In Memory of:Louis Grossman Gale & Maxine Grossman

George B & Marian Durbin Prayer Book FundIn Honor of:Mason & Marianne Kessler’s 55th Ann.Steve Shalinsky’s Recovery Stanley & Marlene Katz

Gertrude, Sam & Jeffrey Greenberg Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Neora Swartz Lionel & Joanie Greenberg

Hanan Wedlan Family Fund

In Memory of:Hanan Wedlan Susan WedlanJerome Abrams Dolores WedlanJerry AbramsSam Wedlan Eleanor Abrams

Harry Puritz Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Harry Puritz Carl Puritz

Helen Rae & Sydney Cerier Teacher

Development FundIn Memory of:Fred Cook Helen Rae CerierWesley Dolginoff Polsky Religious School Staff

Herschel Kaufman Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Wes Dolginoff Hanan & Natalie Hammer

Jack & Mollie Shapiro Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Jay L Shapiro David & Lynne Bock Harvey & Donna Thalblum Barbara Cooper-Boxer Barry & Renee Spiegelglass Bruce & Laurie Glazier Bruce & Terry Safron & Family Frank & Sondra Friedman Howard & Cherice Gerson John Mabry Larry Leibson Mark & Toube Searles Melford & Sharon Spiegelglass Rita Shapiro Russel & Ann Mann Stanley & Margie Brand Susan Shapiro Tiberius & Carla Klausner

Joel Polsky USY FundIn Memory of:Simon J. Ozar Edith Bratt

John Small Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:John Small Jordan & Debbie Abel

Judaica & Art FundIn Honor of:Marvin & Evelyn Gibian’s Grandson’s Marriage Robert & Aletha SimonNorman Kahn’s 90th BD Marvin & Evelyn GibianSam & Max Sosland’s B/BM Robert & Aletha Simon

In Memory of:Harry Baker Robert & Aletha Simon

Karbank Family FundIn Honor of:Jessica Karbank & Aaron Kroll’s Marr. Jimmy & Sunni Rosenbloom

KCUSYIn Memory of:Natalie Kahn Neck Lee Ann SaltzmanWesley Dolginoff Howard & Cherice Gerson

Leon & Miriam Cohen Torah Repair Fund

In Memory of:Arnold Cohen Cope OPPD Dorothy Rezac Gene DeLeve Joel, Susan, Hilliary & Carly Litman Randall & Judith Becker Robert & Lynne CohenJanet CohenJay Shapiro Robert & Lynne Cohen

Louis & Anna Grossman Nursery School Fund

In Memory of:Benjamin Fagen Berenice Haberman

Marcus Brand Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Neora Swartz Milton & Marilyn Ozar

Miriam Romotsky Tay Sachs Fund

In Honor of:Debby Cortes BD Harold & Janet Price

Plotsky Family Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Herbert Plotsky Paul Plotsky

Rabbi Morris Margolies Adult Education Fund

In Honor of:Rabbi Morris Margolies’ BD Edward & Rickie Haith

Rabbi Tobin’s Discretionary Fund

In Honor of:Jessica Karbank & Aaron Kroll’s Marr. Paul & Susie GershonRabbi Robert & Lisa Tobin Arnold Cohen Martin Shapiro Rita Shapiro Sandie & Elizabeth Golden Toby & Walter RobbinsRabbi Robert Tobin Debra Rubin Howard & Shoshanah GollerRabbi Tobin’s Installation Roxene Sloate Stanley & Marlene KatzRuby Noah’s 99th BD Dorothy Kaufman

In Memory of:Abe Gordon Elaine GordonAlbert Goller Linda Feldman Roxene SloateCarrie Silverman Dorothy KaufmanEsther Singmon Samuel RosenEugene Kopitnick Shirley MalashockJack Bohm Ronald & Susan GoldsmithLillian Kranitz Paula SandersYetta Jaffee Helen Coppaken

Reuben Brenner Chapel Maintenance Fund

In Memory of:Dorothy Rosenberg Bernard & Judy Rosenberg

Rosalie Siegel Mezzuzah Fund

In Honor of:Nancy Franks BD Marvin & Evelyn Gibian

In Memory of:Jack BohmJerry Gershon Marvin & Evelyn Gibian

Rose Family Early Childhood Education

Center FundIn Honor of:Lori & John McDonald’s Ann. Jeffrey & Corrine Blackman

In Memory of:Herbert GoldbergIrving Blackman Jeffrey & Corrine BlackmanJack Bohm Edward & Ellen Rose

Rose S Levine &Doris L Flam Arts &

Education FundIn Honor of:Nat & Rachelle Milgram Estelle BermanRuby Noah’s 99th BD Harris & Shevie Winitz

In Memory of:Alois Stulz Marge & Mickey AdlerMay Shapiro Tiberius & Carla KlausnerWesley Dolginoff Estelle Berman Milton & Marge Adler Tiberius & Carla Klausner

Ruby Fleider Choir & Music Fund

In Memory of:Dave Fleider Lawrence Fleider

Sam & Esther Daniels Prayer Book Fund

In Memory of:Rose Fried Donald & Ruthann Zurovsky

Shirley S & Albert I Goller Camp Ramah

Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Albert Goller Ben & Debra Rubin Jeffrey & Linda Sander Structural Graphics LLC

Sidney Ginsburg Endowment Fund

In Memory of:Henriette Ginsburg Byron Ginsburg

Sol & Bernice Baum Food & Shelter Fund

In Memory of:Sol Baum Lawrence Fleider

Stein Family Youth FundIn Honor of:Maurice Luchen’s Recovery Stewart & Esther Stein

In Memory of:Harry BakerJay ShapiroWesley Dolginoff Stewart & Esther Stein

Teddy Oshiver Memorial Fund

In Memory of:Rabbi Elias ReichmanSam Reichman Julian Reichman

Tefillah 2000 FundIn Honor of:Mallory Bodker’s B/BM Harvey Bodker

The Mallin Childhood Enrichment Fund

In Memory of:Lillian Gilgus Larry & Beverly Mallin

The Polsky Religious School Fund

In Honor of:Jessica Karbank & Aaron Kroll’s Marr. Jimmy & Sunni Rosenbloom

Walter & Anita Loeb Scholarship Fund

In Memory of:Arnold CohenHarry BodkerWalter M. Loeb Anita Loeb


yahrzeits continued from page 10

Harryette Cooperman, Presidents i s t e r h o o d

28 Tevet-Jan 24Diana AltshulerSam BermanTavia BlenderIda BloomDavid BrockmanKarl EisemannJean GlazerAbraham GranoffDavid HadasHerbert HakanRose JosephsonDaniel KatzmanClara KraftJacob RabenowitzJoseph RubackAnna SaverMushi SelichonokJerry TaubeSamuel Wallman

29 Tevet-Jan 25Julius BehrmanJoseph BiedermanPauline BlonskyLeo EveloffMargaret GoldmanWilliam GoodmanStephen GreensteinRuth HymanRaydelle JosephsonWolf KortIsrael LevinIsaac LiebermanSherman RozenblitSarah SmithIsadore StolovRichard WassermanAnna Wolberg

1 Shevat-Jan 26Joseph GreenblotEssak LevitchDavid LukeSophia MatzdorffAbraham OsepAbe OshryNat PfeferLee SeeligRose SeifferMarion StolovHenry Walker

2 Shevat-Jan 27Herman AsotskyBruce BovosDella FoxPaul FrischerRebecca KatzRose KurtzHelen LiebermanNorman Yarmo

3 Shevat-Jan 28Jennie AbendMorris BermanMarvin BrownSamuel BurnsteinBeila DorfmanGladys EismanBarney FriedsonBertha GershonDora GersonIsaac GilgusHarry KatzKsell KusnetzkyEdmund OelsnerZelda PennerMorris RolskyAnna RosenblumMilton ShapiroHarry SheskinLibbie WallmanLois Weiner

4 Shevat-Jan 29Samuel BlondIda CohenMartin FinkelsteinMartha ForrestLillian GelbNathan GoldingKalman GrollmanEsther HoffmanIsaac IsenbergRose KahnMichael KatzBertha KowolskyBertha MattersPhilip PhillipsIda PortmanRichard RapaportRubin ShapiroMax TrossmanSheindel Yukon

5 Shevat-Jan 30Granum Chernoff

Ceril DallenDaniel DavisHelen EisenLouis GoldmanSarah JacobsonRose LefkowitzJack MeyersNathan NelkinBlanche PelofskyNorman Weiner

6 Shevat-Jan 31 Louis BaranovEva CooperMary FarberEster GoodmanMeyer GrollmanBarney KarbankRose KatzRose KatzeffWilliam LitwinLena SegalSamuel Winer

Thank you to those of you who responded to our request for your opinions regarding email and/or telephone notifications in the November Scroll. We are moving forward with a combination of email and telephone notification for members without email capabilities and are currently evaluating telephone equipment. Watch future Scrolls for our plans.

Bereavement Notification

The first meeting of the Sisterhood Book Club will be held Thursday, January 15, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the home of Linda Finkle. The book to be discussed is Identical Strangers—A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited. The authors are Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein, and the book is widely available in both hardback and paperback, in libraries, bookstores and on line.

Future monthly meetings are planned, with books to be chosen at the January meeting. All Sisterhood members are invited to join and to bring a favorite book, by a Jewish author and/or with Jewish content, to recommend for upcoming meetings. If you are interested in participating or have questions, please contact Margot Menes, coordinator at 913-766-6194.

Sisterhood Book Club To Hold First Meeting Beth Shalom Sisterhood will present a brunch and book review Tuesday, February 24, 10:30 a.m. at the Lamar Campus. Joel Goldman, Beth Shalom member and author, will discuss his latest mystery novel, Shakedown. The book is available in the gift shop for $6.99. Sisterhood will receive 20% of the proceeds from the sale of the book. Invitations with further details will be mailed soon.

A Brunch To Die For

Dr. Randy Sowell,Truman Library archivist, spoke to a full house during a recent Breakfast Club.

Leah Wainstock & Francine Gollub are participating in a discussion during their Sunday morning class, J-Girls.

Rabbi Tobin is celebrating Hanukkah with pre-schoolers Elyse Landever, Max Gershon & Rachel Gitter


SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

5 Tevet 1New Year’s Day

Offices ClosedMinyan 8 a.m.

6 Tevet 2

KCUSY-Grand Court 4:00

7 Tevet 3Vayigash

8 Tevet 4PRS-Classes Resume

9 Tevet 5RFNS-Classes Resume

PRS-Journeys 3rd Quarter Begins 4:15

10 Tevet 6SH-Sarah Peltzman 10:00

11 Tevet 7Mah Jongg 9:30

SH-Warm-Up America 10:00

KCUSY-Lounge Night 6:15

12 Tevet 8RFNS-PJ Library Story Time Pre K 9:45

Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30at Village Shalom

13 Tevet 9

KCUSY-Chapter Presidents’ Shabbaton Jan. 9-11

14 Tevet 10Vayechi

Birthday Shabbat

Bat MitzvahNatalie Picker

15 Tevet 11SH-Torah Fund Phone-a-thon

PRS-Pre K-2 Family Worship 11:30

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Community

Celebration Wornall 3:30

16 Tevet 12Coterie Theatre 10:00

Mah Jongg 7:00

Synagogue Board Meeting 7:30


18 Tevet 14SH-Board Meeting 10:00 Music with the Cantor 12:30KCUSY-Lounge Night 6:15

PRS-School Committee Meeting 7:30

19 Tevet 15RFNS-Parent Workshop 9:45

Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30at Village Shalom

20 Tevet 16RFNS-Village Shalom with Funky Mama 9:30

KCUSY-Village Shalom 4:00

21 Tevet 17Shemot

Anniversary Shabbat Bat Mitzvah

Rachel Beren

RFNS-Havdalah Ho-Down 6:30 Lamar

22 Tevet 18 23 Tevet 19Martin Luther King

Jr. DayMinyan 8:00

RFNS-No School

PRS-No School


25 Tevet 21Mah Jongg 9:30RFNS-Pre K Drama WorkshopMusic with the Cantor 12:30PRS-Conferences No SchoolKCUSY-Lounge Night 6:15

26 Tevet 22Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30 at Village Shalom

27 Tevet 23

Tefillah 2000 Services /Traditional 6:00Shabbat Dinner 7:00Speaker 8:15

28 Tevet 24Vaera

Question & Answer Session 12:30

29 Tevet 25Breakfast Club

Dr. Ron Wolfson8:30

1 Shevat 26 Rosh Hodesh Shevat

RFNS-Bounce to the M2woon (ARF)

Trope Class 4:30

2 Shevat 27SH-Sarah Peltzman 10:00

3 Shevat 28RFNS-Funky Mama Concert 10:00SH-PrayerWorks 10:00

Music with the Cantor 12:30

KCUSY-Lounge Night 6:15

4 Shevat 29Lehem Committee

Shanberg Lunch ‘n Learn 12:30 at Village Shalom

Megillah Trope Class 7:30 Lamar

5 Shevat 30RFNS-Conference Day (No Pre K)

KCUSY-Winter Shabbaton Jan. 30-Feb. 1

6 Shevat 31Bo

6th Shabbat morning classes begin 9:00

Tefillah 2000 10:00 Bat Mitzvah Hannah Hollander Minhah 4:45

Tevet | Shevat 5769

4:50

4:57

5:03

5:11

5:19

PRS=Polsky Religious School

RFNS=Rose Family Early Childhood Education Center

SH=Sisterhood

5:50

5:57

6:04

6:12

6:20

Daily MinyanMorning

Monday-Friday: 7 a.m. WornallMonday, Jan. 19, 8: a.m.

Sunday: 8:30 a.m. Lamar

Evening Sunday-Thursday: 6 p.m. Wornall Shabbat Afternoon: 4:45 p.m. Wornall

Please see page 2 for a complete service schedule.

j a n u a r y

Kaplan Weekend/ Sisterhood Shabbat

Dr. Ron Wolfson

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

CLERGYRobert L. Tobin Rabbi Morris B. Margolies, Ph.D. Alan L. Cohen Rabbis EmeritiRobert Menes Hazzan

STAFFDebby Agron Ritual AssistantJudy Jacks Berman Director of Early Childhood EducationBob Copeland Facilities ManagerWanda Craig ReceptionistJill Goldstein Program/Membership CoordinatorPam Fite Head BookkeeperLinda Francisco Business ManagerJoel Krichiver Executive Director & Scroll Editor Patti Kroll Director of Education Norman Levitan Membership CoordinatorJennifer Levy-Mackay RFNS and PRS AssistantLinda Sander Program CoordinatorStefanie Williams Director of Informal Education and Youth ActivitiesAndi Katz Wildman IT Manager Scroll Design and ProductionFran Wolf Librarian Beverly Newman Scroll Committee Chairperson

BOARD OFFICERSFred Bodker, M.D. PresidentDiane Azorsky Executive Vice PresidentMichael Abrams Vice President - Religious AffairsJeff Katz Vice President - EducationRita Cortés TreasurerKurt Kavanaugh, D.D.S. Secretary Ernie Rosenthal Immediate Past President

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 Shawnee Mission, KS. 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.

• Comedy Night - Westport Flea Market Saturday, February 21 • Youth Shabbat Saturday, February 21

• Breakfast Club - Environmental Initiatives Sunday, February 22

• Sisterhood Brunch Tuesday, February 24

• Purim Carnival Sunday, March 8

Coming Attractions...Gift Shop HoursSun. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Mon. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Tues. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Wed. 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.Thurs. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Sun. 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Mon. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Tues. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Wed. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

4:30-6:30 p.m.Thurs. 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m.-noon

Sun. By AppointmentMon. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Tues. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Wed. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Thurs. 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m.-noon

• Scout Shabbat Saturday, February 28

• Pope John Paul II & the Jewish People Exhibit - With Rabbi Cohen as docent Sunday, March 1 - Check for details in the February Scroll.

• Community Wide Passover Seder Thursday, April 9

• Art Auction Sunday, May 3

Watch your mail and email for details.

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