Shabbat Festivities to Celebrate
Hazzan Menes’ Installation
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.
Hazzan Rob Menes
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
Hazzan Henry Rosenblum
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.
From Slavery to Freedom
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.
February
2006
April 2007
Shevat 5766
Nisan-Iyar
5767
Vol. 77, No. 7
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 modernday 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].
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personal perspective
APRIL
service schedule
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
Library Minyan
Tots for Torah
B’Yahad (K-5)
Minha
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10 a.m.
6 p.m.
Tefillah 2000
Friday, April 20
6 p.m.
Wornall Campus
A “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 Shabbat
Friday, April 6
Wornall Campus
Nosh at 5:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Pesah Services Wornall
Monday, April 2
6:45 a.m.
Fast of the First Born
Monday, 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 Yizkor
Tuesday, April 10 9:30 a.m.
Day 8, Tefillah 2000 with Yizkor
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Yom HaShoah-Remembrance
by Arthur Federman
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.
community opportunities
Yom HaShoah Service
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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off the bima
Darfur to Freedom
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
day 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/.
Rabbi Alan L. Cohen
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In Memory of Lou Studna
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
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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.
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Programming Department
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Friday Evening Program Honors
2007 High School Graduates
Class
of
2007
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.
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.
Lag B’Omer Family Weekend
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!!!
Help SASONE Gather Data
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.
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Polsky Religious School
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Being Involved
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.
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
On Monday, March 12, our 3 grade
10th grade students will take place
students received their own siddurim
Sunday, May 13, at 2:00 p.m. in
at a special Hag HaSiddur celebration.
Goldsmith Hall. Confirmation
This annual program celebrates a year Hag Ha Siddur - L-R: Rachel Pires, Rose Azorsky, is a culmination of the formal
Sadie Klein, Bailey Wainstock, Tomer Levi,
of Hebrew study and the point at
religious school program. Our
Zac Novicoff, Naomie Scharf and Gabby Ullman
which students are able to read and
5767 Confirmation class, which
write Hebrew. At Hag HaSiddur, the class led the worship consists of students attending the Polsky Religious School
service for their parents and guests, shared thoughts
and Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy includes: Allyson
about the meaning of prayer, and reflected on some of the Bohen, Brett Ginsburg, Jacob Halpern, Jacob Hurst-Sneh,
questions they have about their relationship with God.
Asher Kanter, David Katz, Bradley Kessler, Ethan Levine,
Samantha Oppenheimer and Sam Riss.
Throughout this year, our 7th grade students have
studied the Holocaust. This class, taught by Marlene
Each class in the school finds ways to celebrate the
Katz, included discussions on anti-Semitism and how
learning they have accomplished. As we think about the
the Holocaust could take place in society. The students
significance of this learning, it is important to remember
spoke with a daughter of Holocaust survivors, viewed and the parent/school partnership and to reinforce at home
discussed several movies, and read many pages of source
what we are doing in the school.
material. On Wednesday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. they will
rd
Important
Dates:
April 1- April 9
No School - Pesah
Wednesday, April 11
Classes Resume
Wednesday, April 18
Yom HaShoah Program
Sunday, April 29
K-2 Family Worship
adult learning
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
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Rose Family
Early Childhood Education Center
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A Time for Pesah and Puppets!
Purim was a busy time at the RFNS.
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
Quinn Koffman & Pauline Glass
Max and Dayna Gershon
by Laughing Matters, a husband and wife duo, who provide
juggling, mime and comedy, followed by a snack and Shabbat
larva hatch, spin chrysalises and then turn into beautiful
singing with Funky Mama, Cantor Rob and Linda Salvay.
butterflies that we will release in a blaze of color in May.
What a terrific morning!
It’s all very exciting, and a very real way for the children
The month ends with our annual adventure into the amazing to experience God’s wonders.
world of nature. It’s time to begin watching our caterpillar
straight talk
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.
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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.
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.
Perhaps the most important is
religious freedom. I can worship as I
choose and not be persecuted for it.
As always, I appreciate your feedback.
Not here. In fact, here we have choices
in congregations. I can attend where
I choose. I am free to join wherever I
Joel Krichiver
choose. I can choose to not join, too.
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sisterhood
Gerre Minkin and Sue Vile, Co-Presidents
Rickie Haith Receives National Award
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
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.
Young Leaders Honored
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 MiniSchool, was an advisor for BBYO for ten years, and served
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 Cathy Newman and Julie Ullman
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.
community opportunities
The Tragedy of Slovak Jews
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
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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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cycles
C E L E B R AT I N G L I F E C Y C L E
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Mazel Tov to our ...
B’nai Mitzvah
Francine Leigh Gollub
April 21, 2007 • 3 Iyar 5767
Sara Lillian Carl
April 28, 2007 • 10 Iyar 5767
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.
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.
Mazel Tov to...
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 greatgrandson 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.
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.
Marshall Gale on the birth of his granddaughter, Nina Eliana Rabbi Alan and Linda Cohen who will be honored with
the Dr. Phyllis and Robert A. Bernstein Humanitarian Award
February 28. Nina’s parents are Dawn Gale and Douglas
McNay. She is also the granddaughter of Barbara and Robert by Jewish Family Services during their dinner at the Hyatt
Regency Crown Center on May 20.
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April Anniversaries
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Howard & Lisa Feingold
Joel & Glenna Markus
Steven & Diane Azorsky
Harold & Renee Fuchs
Ronald & Susan Goldsmith
Matthew & Rhea Nadler
Peter & Amy Shapiro
Floyd & Bari Freiden
Norman & Marcia Horwitz
Stanley & Marlene Katz
Joseph & Janet Pfefer
Mark Eisemann & Leslie Mark
Robert & Bette Grossman
Gary & Maxie Canant
Harold & Natalie Klopper
Walter & Joan March
Jack & Bess Sokolov
Bernard & Ella Ullman
Joe & Fran Wolf
Irwin & Sylvia Kotelov
David & Carol Porter
Steven & Marcia Schorr
Randall & Elyse Block
Howard & Candy Coppaken
Ronen Kadosh &
Julie Kadosh-Guckenheimer
Joseph Markley & Kristin Schultz
Patrick & Janice Cubbage
Sanford & Ida Levine
Ralph & Shirley Passman
Daniel Sneh & Susan Hurst
Sid & Nan Kanter
Clarence & Alice Winer
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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 oneyear 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.
April 2007
Dayan HaEmet
Of Blessed Memory
Sam 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
13 Nisan-Apr 1
Barney Allis
Saul Baum
Ann Brotsky
Louis Chaiken
R. Robert Cohn
Lena Eaglstein
Benjamin Feinberg
Abraham Goldman
Alan Gould
Susie Peltzman
Ann Rolsky
Katie Rosenberg
Lena Sherman
Kenneth Simon
Nathan Wexler
Helen Winer
14 Nisan-Apr 2
David Blumkin
Mindel Burstein
Esther Copelman
Alvin Jackson
Helen Krashin
Phillip Magazine
Beatrice Nicholas
Ira Rosenblum
15 Nisan-Apr 3
Ray Brodie
Dora Gaba
Jack Geller
Ben Gibian
Bela Kent
Sol Mallon
Abraham Marks
William Nowick
Regina Plattner
Ida Sapirstein
Jennie Siegelbaum
Harry Supofsky
16 Nisan-Apr 4
Bessie Benjamin
Sandra Bock
Arthur Braverman
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Praised is the True Judge
Monument Unveilings and Tablet Dedications
April 1, 10 a.m. Mt. Carmel
April 15, 10 a.m. Rosehill
April 22, 11 a.m. Mt. Carmel
Eve Fichman
Samuel Ginden
Maurice Goldberg
Leah Jacobs
Rose Katz
Elias Koralchik
Helen Markowitz
Louis Passman
Sam Dubinsky
Joseph Pucker
Doris Flam
Leah Grollman
20 Nisan-Apr 8
James Levinson
Henry Cumonow
Hillel Litman
Gertrude Rabinowitz Annie Glaser
Rachmiel Goller
Roberta Schlozman
Elsie Hipsh
Annie Shafton
Ben Kaufman
Estelle Traxler
Reva Kort
Joseph Waxman
Evelyn Lerner
Abraham Pinsker
17 Nisan-Apr 5
Theodore Silverman
Jack Alpert
Sam Cohn
21 Nisan-Apr 9
Eric Dollman
Helyne Cohan
Abe Eisen
Marian Durbin
Leo Goodman
Sol Forman
Joseph Hartman
Hannah Freed
Rebecca Kleiman
Leah Friedman
Richard Krigel
Madeleine Markowitz Isadore Gale
Samuel Goldstein
Ida Miller
Paul Hoffman
Ann Phillips
Sam Hoffman
Nathan Price
Vera Levitch
Gertrude Rosenberg
Lottie Rothberg
Shirley Seiden
Bertha Simon
22 Nisan-Apr 10
Herbert Swartz
Anna Baellow
Rosie Tabolsky
Minna Berger
Eugene Taxman
Goldie Bovos
Fannie Vigder
Ethel Cohn
Louis Wilk
Mary Davidson
Samuel Devins
18 Nisan-Apr 6
Egon Fisher
Irving Baum
David Glass
Phillip Bretton
Dorothy Kreitman
Melvin Brown
Gertrude Rostov
Isaac Ellis
Charles Schere
Rose Finkelstein
Sydney Ginsberg
23 Nisan-Apr 11
Harris Greenberg
Sam Bornstein
Julius Lerner
Ida Dunn
Edith Schwartz
Florence Friedson
David Goodrich
19 Nisan-Apr 7
Abraham Katz
Joseph Adelman
Sol Koralchik
Abe Baier
Hannah Rosen
Joseph Barrish
Harry Schoen
Leonard Brooks
24 Nisan-Apr 12
Emma Bernstein
Frank Blender
Marian Cohen
Sarah Copaken
Joseph Friedson
Gertrude Greenberg
Betty Herzmark
Jennie Jacobs
Abe Kohn
Esther Krebs
Max Loeb
Harris Neusteter
Golda Ruback
Miriam Rubenstein
25 Nisan-Apr 13
Adolph Gero
Ethel Goldblatt
Shirley Goller
Slava Hershman
Izzye Stevens
26 Nisan-Apr 14
Nathan Baraban
Jake Berman
Anna Eagles
Charles Frohlichman
Louis Gordon
Bert Graetz
Harry Levin
Samuel Levy
Lillian Lieberman
Anna Mann
Marie Oliver
Jay Rosenbloom
Hyman Skoler
27 Nisan-Apr 15
Louis Dunn
Dora Fryzer
Julius Goldberg
Harold Gordon
Lawrence Jaben
Esther Lerner
Max Marshock
Joseph Polsky
Harry Rosfeld
Morris Schlozman
Rosalie Siegel
Benjamin Silverman
Evelyn Simons
Samuel Weneck
28 Nisan-Apr 16
Nathan Apple
Gilda Bormaster Elisabeth Cahn Joseph Kanter Israel Blond
Harry Clemage
Meyer Fish
Libbie Galler
Bess Hanick
Sam House
Zacharias Merser
Edith Rubin
Abraham Shapiro
Hyman Widlansky
Guss Zeldich
29 Nisan-Apr 17
Rae Aaronson
Harry Aronson
Randy Blatt
Elias Bondell
Sophie Chaitman
Maurice Cohen
Shirley Gish
Jacob Hyman
Joseph Landman
Rose Laner
Elizabeth Sandler
Henry Shapiro
Ben Simon
30 Nisan-Apr 18
Norman Becker
Rose Clayman
Leah Denowitz
Fannye Feld
Sidney Ginsburg
Fannie Greenbaum
Harold Margolin
Anna Mindell
Rose Osman
Nathan Robin
Sammy Solomon
Anna Sutin
Sonie Tonkey
1 Iyar-Apr 19
Frances Agron
Sophie Balter
Harry Cohn
Jennie Gershman
Samuel Goller
Elka Gorodezky
Hannah Laner
Ruth Levi
Rebecca Sanell
Phillip Sloan
Sarah Spindler
Ike Tuzman
Gus Unell
Monument Unveiling
Monument Unveiling
Monument Unveiling
Sophia Wayne
2 Iyar-Apr 20
Betty Brand
Elaine Feingold
Morris Oliver
Lois Rosenbloom
Sylvia Swerdloff
3 Iyar-Apr 21
Isaac Bratt
Zalman Glatt
Edythe Goldberg
Goldie Goodman
Nina Kahn
Bertha Milgram
Wolf Singmon
Bessie Spivak
Miriam Studna
Lena Tonkin
4 Iyar-Apr 22
Leah Bronstein
Louis Dworkowitz
Sophia Eisberg
Rosalie Loeb
Anna Quito
Samuel Rubinfire
5 Iyar-Apr 23
Sophie Berkowitz
Pearle Bramson
Issy Crosner
Shalom Finkelstein
Benjamin Goodman
Bernard Hurwitz
Esther Jacobson
Frank Josephson
Sam Klein
David Krashin
David Schwartz
Meyer Selichonok
Gwendolyn Snitz
Howard Wayne
6 Iyar-Apr 24
Minnie Berg
Joseph Cohen
Anna Cohen
Mike Fox
Louis Gershman
Joseph Gershon
Leah Partnoy
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Youth & Informal Education Department
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Scott Bratt, KCUSY President | Jonathan Edelman, Kadima President
Another Perfect Purim Carnival
Dates to Remember
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.
Wednesday 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 Programs
Friday, 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
USYers and Kadimaniks
contributed to the
carnival’s success in
all areas from baking
hamantashen to set up,
cleanup and having fun.
Yasher Koah!
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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.
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 Brand
Jennie Brown
Betty Brand
Benjamin Ryweck
Torah Fund
In Honor of:
Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM
Walter & Joan March
Rabbi Morris & Ruth
Margolies 55th Ann.
Walter & Joan March
Joan & Walter March 50th Ann.
Sylvan & Merna Siegler
Bob & Aletha Simon
Judith Wasserman
In Memory of:
Irving Rubin
Samuel Epstein
Walter & Joan March
Isadore Weintraub
Jay & Shirley Gottstein
Beth Shalom
General Fund
In Honor of:
Andy & Zelda Reiz’s 60th Ann.
Rachel Krantz
Gabrielle Fried’s B/BM
Milton & Marilyn Ozar
Joel Krichiver’s BD
Ernie & Susan Rosenthal
Jonathon Jacobs & Sherri
Jacobson Marriage
Sylvan & Merna Siegler
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Mickey Adler’s Recovery
Art & Marlene Meltzer
No Name Listed
Hussein Farah & Sacdia Abrahim
Gary Stibel
Serena Hammer’s BD
Ann Toltz
Gloria Bernstein
William & Margaret Smith’s Ann.
Margaret & William Smith
In Memory of:
Abraham Alexander
Cheryl & Ed Alexander
Adloph Loeffler
Helen Loeffler
Albert Begleiter
Susan & Ernie Rosenthal
Alexander Mallon
Marc & Fran Bernstein
Alvin Capito
Gaye & Michael Capito
Ann Gale
Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna
Sylvan & Merna Siegler
Anna Glazer
Mel & Elaine Glazer
Anna Kars
Rosalie Kars
Barbara Hersh
Paul Cramer
Sylvia & Irwin Kotelov
Beatrice Gershon
Paul Gershon
Benjamin Bloustine
Paula Matta
Bess Kopin
Barbara Goldstein
Bettye Rose Steinhaus
Ida Levin
Judith Bell
Boruch Kheyfets
Oleg & Emiliya Kheyfets
Carl Hipsh
Miriam Hipsh
Charlene Bratman
Louis & Marilyn Kessler
Charles Malcy
Art Malcy & Donna Kupper
David Kramer
Florence Bernstein
Dorothy & Meyer Test
Doris Lee
Dorothy Test
Myrna Saltman
Elliot Gale
Carl & Sue Gale
Elly Zalusky
Susan Zale
Estelle Minkin
John Goldberg & Marla Brockman
Esther King
Morris Feinberg
Ethel Goodman
Sam & Ida Greenstein
Ethel Pfefer
Arvin Pfefer
Eugene Wiess
Susan & Ernie Rosenthal
Fred Waldner
Robert Waldner
Fredrick Marshock
Marshall & Hope Talbot
Gladys Cohen
Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna
Harriett A. Rosenthal
Bill & Jodi Rosenthal
Harry Lerner
Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna
Harry Tabolsky
Marshall & Hope Talbot
Harry Winer
Alice & Clarence Winer
Harvey Fink
Joe Singmon
Henry Present
Risa & William Hoops
Ida Galler
Carl & Jeanette Galler
Ida Kopec
Marlene & Abraham Kopec
Ida Reiz
Andy & Zelda Reiz
Ida Vaisman
Betya & Yakov Altman
Iris White
David & Gerri Ruben
Irma “Chickie” Dollinger
David & Judy Jacobs
Irving Malashock
Andrea Elyachar
James Phillips
Rabbi David Meyer
Isaac “Ike” Zale
Adele & Marvin Goldstein
Arnold & Sherri Hermanson
William & Jo Ann Williams
Israel Schlozman
Arthur & Deborah Rotstein
Jack Levine
Marc Levy
Jake Garfinkle
Louise Garfinkle
Jean & Sam Price
Robert Boxer
Jean Saionz
Rhea Salasche-Kaseff &
Harold Kaseff
Joseph Hoffman
Harry & Florence Hoffman
Julius Behrman
Robert Lubin
Kalman Grollman
Paul Grollman & Elaine Gordon
Lena Bergman
Margaret Yonack
Lena Levin
Lee & Sunie Levin
Leon Bernstein
Tim, Francie, Jessica &
Megan Kelly
Leona & Jacob Berlin
Rae & Richard Rubins
Lester Weinsheink
Harold & Judy Esrig
Louis Kanter
Michael Gross
Louis Lipszyc
Jack Lipszyc
Louis Studna
Blanche & Neil Sosland
Marga Joseph
Lynn Fairbanks & Roger Newt
Margie Alperson
Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna
Martin Hipsh
Miriam Hipsh
Melvin Miller
Bernard & Barbara Birnbaum
Meyer Grollman
Paul Grollman & Elaine Gordon
Mildred Ellis
Donald Ellis
Milton & Beverly Mann
Morris Dobrowski
Bruce & Celia Solomon
Jeff & Sharon Mallin
Morris Gold
Ron Gold
Morris Gordon,
Nadine Gordon
Morris Hammer
Steve & Linda Hammer
Norman Weiner
Mary & Stan Weiner
Melvin Miller
Skip & Barbara Rein
Raizel Altman
Yakov & Betya Altman
Rosalie Alpert
Sheldon & Jeanette Wishna
Ferne & Milton Searles
Mindy & David Wajcman
Sallee & Bruce Loeser
Susan & Ernie Rosenthal
Rose & Alvin Capito
Marlene Capito
Rose Elic
William & Betty Elic
Rose Katzeff
Jack & Barbara Wilpon
Janet Stulz
John Unell
Mr & Mrs Davidoff
Rhea Salasche-Kaseff &
Harold Kaseff
Rhetta Goldstein
Rose Singmon
Joe Singmon
Rubin Fried
Bobbie Bograd
Ruth Planzer
Neil Planzer
Sadie Ozar
Isadore Ozar
Sam Hipsh
Miriam Hipsh
Sam P. Walters
Ernie & Susan Rosenthal
Sam Paddor
Peggy Krigel
Sam Tepper
Maurice Ommerman
Samuel Epstein
Debra Faigen
Samuel Webber
Samene Lesser
Sheldon P. Sandler
Shirley Sandler
Sherry Kaplan
Mindy & David Wajcman
Shirley Moskovitz
Sidney Moskovitz
Stanley Moskovitz
Sophie Levine
Art & Linda Levine
Sophie Taylor
Margaret & William Smith
Stanley Goldberg
John Goldberg & Marla Brockman
Stephen Penzner
Michael Penzner
William Hammer
Steve & Linda Hammer
William Leff
Joe & Phyllis Leff
William Levitta
Bruce & Celia Solomon
William Smith
Dossie Riesman
Herb & Bonnie Buchbinder
Mickie & Barbara Katz
Suzi & Stan Weiner
Beth Shalom
Hesed Committee Fund
In Memory of:
Anne Singer
Sylvan & Merna Siegler
Bert Zeldin
Marvin & Adelle Goldstein
Janet Rostov
Mirah Rostov
Rose Katzeff
Miriam Krantz
Beth Shalom
Lechem Fund
In Honor of:
Birth of Natalie & Hanan’s
grandaughter
Dolores Sosnow
Congregants of Beth Shalom
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Rabbi Alan & Linda Cohen
Rabbi Margolies 85th BD
Vicki & Richard Helfand
Sylvan Siegler’s Recovery
Lee & Esther Pearlmutter
Wesley Dolginoff ’s Recovery
Bonnie & Burt Koonsvitsky
In Memory of:
Anne Singer
Sylvan & Merna Siegler
Bettye Rose Steinhaus
Linda & Larry Lessner
Chickie Dollinger
Betty Sender
Fannie Mendell
Isaac Mendell
Tina & Alan Chapman
Leo Eveloff
Rachel Eveloff
Bernard & Marcia Eveloff
Rosalie Alpert
Betty Sender
Rose Katzeff
Betty Sender
Evelyn Lowenthal
Sophie Levin
Lee & Esther Pearlmutter
Beth Shalom Library Fund
In Memory of:
Evelyn Pronin
Freda Rozenblit
Rhoda (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 Gale
Ethel Markus
Harvey Bodker
Minnie Friedson
Betsy Bodker
Fred & Cynthia Bodker
Sam Weiner
Harvey Bodker
Building Fund
In Memory of:
Francis Greenberg
Jeffrey & Wendy Sitzmann
Roger Shulkin
Marlene Shulkin
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
In Honor of:
Joseph Hammer’s B/BM
Steve & Linda Hammer
In Memory of:
Eddie Jacobs
Melanie & P.J. McGraw
Rosalie Alpert
Jeff & Cathy Alpert
William Smith
Rita Myer
Cemetery Maintenance Fund
In 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 Brockman
David Brockman
Herbert & Ruth Halpern
Harry & 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. Lieberman
Harry 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 Herowitz
Ann Gale
Frances Winer
Irving Malashock
Jane 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 Wayne
Eugene 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 Levinson
Ilse Schver 90th BD
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Ruth Newstead 90th BD
Gene & Shirley Novorr
Sophie 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 Herowitz
Irma “Chickie” Dollinger
Max B. Harris
Florence Kaplan
Gale & Maxine Grossman
Religious School Fund
In Memory of:
Anna Grossman
Gale & Maxine Grossman
Louis Medov
Paul Mann
Morton & Harriet Mann
Ann Gale
Stan & Marlene Katz
Beverly Bodker
Joan & Lionel Greenberg
Hanan Wedlan
Family Fund
In Memory of:
Barbara Jacobs
Judy Budz
Elizabeth Wedlan
Dolores Wedlan
Eleanor Abrams
Hanan Wedlan
Steven Wedlan
Harry Kaufman
Eleanor Abrams
Judy Budz
Reva Kaufman
Judy Budz
Harry & Anita Daniels
Camp Ramah Scholarship
Fund
In Memory of:
Adele Goodman
Harry & Anita Daniels
I & R Polsky
Special Events Fund
In Memory of:
Ann Gale
Rose Karbank
Rachel 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
Marcus Brand Scholarship
Fund
In Honor of:
Rabbi Margolies’ BD
Marilyn & Milton Ozar
Joel Polsky USY Fund
In Honor of:
Bill Kaiser’s 2nd Bar Mizvah
Jimmy & Sunni Rosenbloom
Norm & Elaine Polsky
Johnson Countians of the Year
Carol Morton
Norman Polsky’s BD
Irvin & Boncella Broudy
In Memory of:
Lewis Bratt
Sadie Ozar
Milton & Marilyn Ozar
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 Klausner
Bill’s 83rd BD
Sylvan & Merna Siegler
In Memory of:
Ann Gale
Bill & Marcelle Kaiser
Karbank Family Fund
In Honor of:
Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM
Rose Karbank
In Memory of:
Emanuel Zoglin
Rose Karbank
KCUSY Fund
In Honor of:
Michael Diamond’s 50th BD
Miles & Sally Ross
Tamar Katz’s B/BM
Mike, Vicki, Jamie &
Emily Diamond
Kiddush Fund
In Honor of:
No Name Listed
Craig & Amy Both
Tamar 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 Fund
In Honor of:
William Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM
Dick & Dolly Brockman
Marilyn Graubart
Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
Ann Gale
Leo & Arlene Shalinsky
Max & Betty Helfand Fund
In Memory of:
Betty Helfand
Max Helfand
Vicki & Richard Helfand
Sandy 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 Shabbat
In Honor of:
Alvin Clayman’s 75th BD
Norman & Elaine Polsky
Johsnon Countians of the Year
Rafi & Michele Cohen’s Marriage
Linda Weinberg Hammer
In Memory of:
Esther Adreme
Harry Oxman
Manny Lessner
Martin Chaitman’s Father
Rosalie 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 Test
Louis Studna
Barbara & Phillip Hodes
Herbert Plotsky
Andrea & Paul Plotsky
Prayer Book Fund
In Honor of:
Myra Shalet’s Recovery
Jack & Liz Bohm
In Memory of:
Anna Chaikin
Renee Swartz
Gini Chaikin
Yoheved Flekier
Lila Flanz
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Martin Ross
6 Iyar-Apr 24
Morris Rubinfire
Hyman Strum
Louis Yukon
7 Iyar-Apr 25
Morris Benjamin
Martha Fishman
Bernard Ginsberg
Dollie Levi
Himie Levitch
Harris Sheskin
Marie Singer
8 Iyar-Apr 26
Morris Baellow
Henry Baum
Merle Galitzky
Alkano Katz
Paul Peltzman
Phil Silverman
9 Iyar-Apr 27
Leah Byarsky
Margaret Davis
Meyer Eckstein
Arnold Feinberg
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Rabbi Amy Wallk Katz
Discretionary Fund
In Honor of:
No Name Listed
Leonard Brauner & Mary Moritz
Tamar Katz’s B/BM
Irwin & Susan Levine
Myron & Susan Gersh
Stan & Marjorie Brand
Stanley & Kathee Schifman
In Memory of:
Eddie Jacobs
Rose Bayzman
Warren & Beth Bayzman
Rabbi Cohen
Discretionary Fund
In Honor of:
Janie Bock B/BM
Lynne & David Bock
Rabbi Margolies’ 85th BD
Judith Bell
Marilyn & Milton Ozar
In Memory of:
Abe Fleischman
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Arthur Schwitzer
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Bruce Siess
Adele Price Mushkin
Eddie Jacobs
Ron & Denise Coppaken
Ethel Soslowitz
Corrine & Jeffrey Blackman
Eugene Krubitt
Lynn Cohen
Fred Beckman
Marshall Gale
Helen Kaufman
Dorothy & Max Kaufman
I Jay Barrish
Michael & Pam Rosenberg
Irwin Mushkin
Adele Price Mushkin
Isaac “Ike” Zale
Susan Zale
William Masters
Isadore Block
Adele Price Mushkin
Jacob Fleischman
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Jacob Price
Adele Price Mushkin
Molly Fleischman
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Murray Lipsman
Marvin Szneler
N. Joseph Price
Adele Price Mushkin
Pauline Bolton
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Pearl Fleischman
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Rosalie Alpert
Jeff & Cathy Alpert
Rose Katzeff
Jerry Pelofsky & Kyla Hartong
Sadie Katzman
Meyer Katzman
Sylvia Ruth Goldstein
Michael & Pam Rosenberg
William Smith
Joe & Hortense Haith
Margaret Smith
William Soslowitz
Jeff & Corrine Blackman
Rabbi Morris Margolies
Adult Education Fund
In Honor of:
No Name Listed
Gitta & Marvin Azorsky
Rabbi Margolies’ 85th BD
Judith Bell
Rabbi Morris & Ruth Margolies’
55th Ann.
Carl & Jeanette Galler
community opportunities
Margaret Fisher
Ruby Geller
Joseph Krantz
Sarah Rogell
Esther Rosenberg
William Ruback
Morris Shankman
Alex Stolov
10 Iyar-Apr 28
Esther Brockman
Marguret Devins
Fanny Fredman
Abe Herzmark
Jack Kur
Abraham Noah
Rebecca Rolsky
Philip Sandler
Chanah Schoop
Florence Schuman
11 Iyar-Apr 29
Reuben Brenner
Issy Eisman
Shifra Gaba
Ben Gorman
Anna Kohn
Harry Kopec
Rachel Saver
Harry Shultz
Morris Yaskolka
12 Iyar-Apr 30
Chayeh Bernstein
Moses Bernstein
Mollie Burnstein
Marsha Carr
Louis Fox
Ida Hakan
Elliot Lerner
Rebecca Lieberman
Frances Malcy
Solomon Naron
David Pener
Lena Present
Hermann Rosenberg
Harry Silverman
Reuben Brenner Chapel
Maintenance Fund
In Memory of:
Dora Fox
Nella Hoffman
William Sosnow
Bernard & Judy Rosenberg
Rabbi Margolies’ 85th BD
Marilyn & Isadore Bressel
Stein Family Youth Fund
In Honor of:
Bill Kaiser’s 2nd B/BM
Birth of Sid & Nan Kanter’s
grandaughter
Rabbi Margolies’ 85th BD
Esther & Stewart Stein
Rosalie Siegel
Mezzuzah Fund
In Honor of:
Michele Pener & Jared Cole’s
Engagment Tena’im
Mark Fishman & Linda Gibian
Rose & Morris Ellis
Scholarship Fund
In Memory of:
Neil Weiner
Saul & Irene Ellis
Rose Family Early
Childhood Education
Center Fund
In Honor of:
David’s BD
Michael & Marlene Fishman
In Memory of:
Bettye Rose Steinhaus
Rick & Lisa Hurst
Lottie Eisenberg
Bernard Eisenberg
Rosalie Alpert
Barbara & Phillip Hodes
Rick & Lisa Hurst
Rose Katzeff
Art & Linda Levine
Rick & Lisa Hurst
Tova Barlas
Amit & Adi Shamir
Rose Shapiro Levine
Religious School Cultural
Arts Fund
In Honor of:
No Name Listed
Jeff Levine & Reed Fletcher
Mickey & Marjorie Adler
In Memory of:
Beverly Hoffman
Bruce & Susan Winston
Joseph & Molly Shapiro
Sadie Davidoff
Phillip Shankman
Isadore & Marilyn Bressel
Libby Shankman
Robert Hoffman
Bruce & Susan Winston
Rose 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 Fund
In Memory of:
Sam P. Walters
Beth Smith
Floyd & Bari Freiden
Lorraine Stiffelman
Pauline Fish
Richard, Vicki, Corey, Ethan
& David Helfand
In Memory of:
Chickie Dollinger
Esther & Stewart Stein
The Penzner
Intergenerational Music
Fund
In Memory of:
Eddie Jacobs
Eli Freed
Sylvia 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
Sara & Israel Mittelman
March of the Living
Education Fund
In Honor of:
Brad & Amanda Koffman’s Ann. In Memory of:
Beverly Bodker
Tamar Katz’s B/BM
Herman Hersh
Victor Bruller
Vera Hershman
Lenny & Betty Hershman
Sol & Ruth Dennis
Scholarship Fund
Virginia Schlosberg
In Memory of:
Memorial Library Fund
Besse Marks
In Memory of:
Evelyn Marks
William Schlosberg
Bill & Marjorie Schlosberg
Israel in the Eye of the American Public
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.
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April 2007
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SUNDAY
MONDAY
1
13 Nisan
Nisan | Iyar 5767
No PRS
14 Nisan
2
Fast of the First Born
Erev Pesah-1st Seder
Offices Close at noon
No PRS
No RFNS
8
20 Nisan
5 L’Omer
Pesah-Day 6
21 Nisan
6 L’Omer
9
Offices Closed
B’nai Mitzvah
Family Meeting
3
15 Nisan
No PRS
No RFNS
WEDNESDAY
4
16 Nisan
Pesah-Day 1, 2nd Seder 1 L’Omer
Pesah-Day 2
Offices Closed
22 Nisan
7 L’Omer
10
Pesah-Day 8
Yizkor
Offices Closed
5
17 Nisan
2 L’Omer
23 Nisan
8 L’Omer
No RFNS
11
RFNS Resumes
PRS Resumes
24 Nisan
9 L’Omer
FRIDAY
15
Yom Hashoah
28 Nisan
13 L’Omer
16
B’nai Mitzvah
Trope Class 4:30
Synagogue Board
Meeting 7:30
4 Iyar
19 L’Omer
22
Yom Hazikaron
5 Iyar
20 L’Omer
23
Yom Ha’atzmaut
29 Nisan
14 L’Omer
17
30 Nisan
15 L’Omer
12
Shanberg Lunch
‘n Learn 12:30
@ Village Shalom
25 Nisan
10 L’Omer
24
7 Iyar
22 L’Omer
18
25
Sisterhood
PrayerWorks 10:00
Sarah Peltzman 10:00
Choir 7:30
PRS Confirmation
Class Meeting 7:00
11 Iyar
26 L’Omer
29
12 Iyar
27 L’Omer
30
PRS K-2 Family
Worship
13 Iyar May
28 L’Omer
1
14 Iyar May
29 L’Omer
Pesah Sheni
Sisterhood
Sarah Peltzman 10:00 Mah Jongg 9:30
RFNS Wacky Bananas
KCUSY-Lounge
Night 6:15
Choir 7:30
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Shabbat Service &
Dinner honoring
high school seniors
7:35
Sisterhood
Mah Jongg 9:30
Sarah Peltzman 10:00
RFNS Puppet Show
PRS Yom Hashoah
Program
PRS Confirmation
Class Meeting 7:00 Choir 7:30
6 Iyar
21 L’Omer
6
18 Nisan
3 L’Omer
Choir 7:30
27 Nisan
12 L’Omer
SATURDAY
2
1 Iyar
16 L’Omer
19
Rosh Hodesh Iyar
RFNS Special
Person Day
Shanberg Lunch ‘n
Learn 12:30
@ Village Shalom
Women’s Rosh 7:00
The Spirit of the Woman
8 Iyar
23 L’Omer
7
19 Nisan
4 L’Omer
Pesah-Day 4
Pesah-Day 5
Sisterhood Torah
Fund Luncheon
KCUSY-4:00
Adult B/BM
Grand Court
Class 5:00
First Friday
Shabbat
7:29
Nosh 5:30
Offices Closed
KCUSY-Lounge
Night 6:15
No RFNS
THURSDAY
Pesah-Day 3
No PRS
No RFNS
No RFNS
Pesah-Day 7
No PRS
TUESDAY
26
2 Iyar
17 L’Omer
20
Rosh Hodesh Iyar
RFNS Pre-K Conferences
Congregational Shabbat
Dinner
Tefillah 2000
7:42
9 Iyar
24 L’Omer
27
14
26 Nisan
11 L’Omer
Birthday Shabbat
Hazzan Menes
Installation and
Celebration
Adult B/BM
Class 5:00
21
BatMitzvah
Francine Gollub
Adult B/BM
Class 5:00
28
Shanberg Lunch ‘n
Learn 12:30
@ Village Shalom
KCUSY-4:00
Village Shalom
Tot Shabbat
Adult B/BM
6:00
7:48 Class 5:00
Shanberg Lunch ‘n
Learn 12:30
@ Village Shalom
8:42
1 Iyar
25 L’Omer
B’nai Mitzvah Shabbat
RFNS Village Shalom
Program 9:30
3
8:35
3 Iyar
18 L’Omer
Anniversary Shabbat
RFNS Special
Person Day
15 Iyar May
30 L’Omer
8:29
BatMitzvah
Sara Carl
8:48
Daily Minyan
Morning
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
April 2007
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Sisterhood
Gift Shop
Hours
Monday-Thursday
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Friday
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m
Sunday
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m
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
Quick Updates...
•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
•Rabbi Moshe Berger – Spirituality in Unholy Time:
Tuesday, May 22, 8:15 p.m. Kehilath Israel Synagogue
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)
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
Sunday morning Hebrew class taught by Linda Cohen.
L-R: Linda Cohen, Stan Katz, Heather Schlozman, Jane Eady,
Belle Anne Curry and Eleanor Hoffmann
Judy Bell participated in February’s
“Healing and Dealing” program, the
first of The Spirit of the Woman series.
Diane Azorsky
Vice President - Education
Steve Ruben
Vice President - Ritual
Jeff Katz
Treasurer
Fred Bodker, M.D.
Secretary
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