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Upcoming Beth Torah & Community Events
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ONGOING ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS:
 Wisdom on Wednesday: Join us as we study “Pirke Avot” with a modern commentary.
Bring a lunch and learn with other Congregation Beth Torah members Wednesdays at
noon in the Bride’s Room.
 Lunch with Rabbi Shapiro: The next lunch will be Thursday, April 16th from noon1:30 p.m. in the Library. Join Rabbi Shapiro for lunch and a discussion.
 Discussions on the Writings of the Torah: Join the community in discussion every
Shabbat morning from 9:00-10:15 a.m. in the Sader/Shimkin Chapel & Library.
JFS FOOD DRIVE In preparation for Passover, Congregation Beth Torah is collecting donations
of GRAPE JUICE (kosher or non-kosher) and MATZO MEAL for the JFS Food Drive. These items
will provide food for Pesach to more than 150 households in our community. Please drop off your
donations in the specially labeled collection barrels in our building through March 27th. If you
have any questions please contact Krista Gordon at kristag71@gmail.com.
BETH TORAH’S OWN JEWISH FILM SERIES You are invited to an exploration of the
Jewish experience in America as portrayed in feature films of the past 50+ years. Join us
Saturday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Ulam for a viewing of “Goodbye Columbus” followed
by a discussion led by Rabbi Shapiro.
KVETCHING, KVELLING AND BEYOND: Charting the Future of Beth Torah
Whether or
not you attended the first two workshops, you won’t want to miss this interactive, hands-on
workshop. Sunday, March 22nd at 10:00 a.m. will be the time to see if we are who we think
we are and look at who we want to be moving forward. What are the values that we as a
congregation want to be known for as we move toward selecting our new rabbi? This is your
opportunity to have your voice heard. Lunch and babysitting will be provided. Sign up at our
web site or call the Beth Torah office to RSVP.
JEWISH BOOK CLUB Join Rabbi Shapiro for a meeting of our Jewish Literature Discussion
group. The next discussion will take place on Monday, March 23rd at 7:00 p.m. at the home
of Phyllis Goldberg. (Call the Beth Torah office to get Phyllis’ address). The discussion will be
on the book Yoshe Kalb by I.J. Singer that is rescheduled from last month.
THE WARNING SIGNS OF ANTI-SEMITISM and What Each of Us Can Do
What are the
warning signs of anti-Semitism in the world? What do we do about it? We need solutions to
prevent anti-Semitism, not only how to deal with it after the fact. We need hope for a better
future. Join Dr. Mary Greenberg to learn how each of us can change the next chapter of history
for the better. Come learn with us on Wednesday, March 25th at 7:15 p.m. at Congregation
Beth Torah. There is no charge for this event, and the community is welcome.
STAY & PLAY BOARD GAME NIGHT Stay after services on Friday, March 27th to play
board games with our community. We will be teaching new games you may never have heard
of or bring your favorite and find others to play with. Games appropriate for ages 12 and up.
Do a search for “Tabletop Pandemic” and see what these new games are like!
SHABBAT HAGADOL OR “THE BIG SHABBAT” Come to Beth Torah on Friday night,
March 27th as we celebrate with a full musical sound led from the Bimah by our Music Director
Emily Tummons, and many of our volunteer singers and instrumentalists. It is also our New
Member Shabbat. Come make some new friends and help welcome our new members to the
Beth Torah community. A special Nosh begins at 6:00 p.m. and our Big Shabbat worship
begins at 6:30 p.m. Stay after worship for cake and coffee and to join in our monthly Stay and
Play board game night.
SKY ZONE FOR 4TH AND 5TH GRADE Join your 4th and 5th Grade TWYG friends for a trip
to Sky Zone and the Shawnee Fire Department! We’re going on March 29th, and we’ll start
with pizza lunch at CBT. We’ll carpool to Sky Zone in Shawnee—WE NEED DRIVERS—where
we’ll jump from 1:00-2:00 p.m. Every child will need to bring a signed copy of the attached
waiver. Then at 2:00 p.m., we’ll walk the 100 yards over to the Shawnee Fire Station where
Captain Quentin Hammontree will give us a tour. We’ll end with dessert at the fire station.
Parents, pick up your child at 2:30 p.m. at Shawnee Fire Station, 6501 Quivira, Shawnee, KS.
Cost is $18 for the whole event. Please RSVP to the Beth Torah office with your payment by
March 24th. Questions? Contact Samantha Hammontree at shammontree8@gmail.com.
FIRST NIGHT SEDER FALLS ON FRIDAY NIGHT, APRIL 3RD
We will have a very short
worship service that Erev Shabbat in the Sader/Shimkin Library Chapel starting at 5:00 p.m.
The worship service will include the Kaddish for anyone observing a yahrtzeit. We will be holding
Shabbat morning/ 1st day of Passover worship on Saturday, April 4th at 10:30 a.m. also in the
Chapel/Library. This service will be led by a combined Beth Torah/B’nai Jehudah clergy team.
YOM HASHOAH MEMORIAL SERVICE This year’s Yom HaShoah community memorial Service
will mark the 70th anniversary of the final liberation of camps and the end of world War II. Taking
place on Sunday, April 19th at 1:30 p.m. in the Louis and Shirley White Theatre located on the
Jewish Community Campus which is at 5801 W. 115th Street, OPKS 66211. Congregation Beth
Torah will be partnering in this experience along with other community synagogues, the Jewish
Community Center, the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education and the JCRB/AJC.
CBT GOLF CLASSIC Save the date, Monday, August 17th for the 12th Annual CBT Golf
Classic to be held at Brookridge Golf & Fitness. There are many ways to participate — as a
golfer, a sponsor, a donor, a volunteer. More information to follow on the CBT website or contact
Sharon Altman at saltman@beth-torah.org.
SUNDAY NIGHT DINNER AT SAVEhome For 20 years, CBT volunteers have provided dinner
on Sunday Nights to SAVEhome, a supervised 8-bed home for those with HIV/AIDS. If
interested in learning more, and perhaps volunteering to take a Sunday night (even once a year is
fine!!). Contact: Lauren Aaronson at laaronso@kumc.edu.
COMMUNITY SECOND NIGHT OF PASSOVER SEDER A community second night of
Passover Seder will be offered on Saturday, April 4th at Congregation Beth Shalom (14200
Lamar). Information and registration forms are available on line at www.kcrabbis.org or email
afprogram@aol.com or call (913) 327-4622.
MELTON 2015 CLASSES
Here are a number of upcoming Melton@HBHA class
offerings. To register or questions contact Annie Glickman at aglickman@meltonschool.org.
Flexible payment plans and subsidies are available for all melton@HBHA classes.
 Modern Living: Maintaining Balance, Discovering Ageless Answers in Timeless Jewish Texts
 Classes meet on Fridays, 9:30-11:00 a.m., on April 17th, 24th, May 1st, May 8th.
Faculty: Marla Brockman. Tuition: $60. Includes materials.
 Why Kabbalah? With Rabbi Avi Weinstein: An introduction to “The Gates of Light.”
Class meets on Sunday, March 15th, 11:15 a.m-12:30 p.m. at BIAV, 9900 Antioch Road.
This class is free to the community.
 Jewish Denominations: Addressing the Challenges of Modernity Class meets at Village
Shalom on Thursdays, March 19th-May 28th, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Faculty: Rabbi David
Glickman. Cost: $150/student + materials for the first 15 students enrolled. Limited
scholarships available.
J SUMMER CAMP
The Jewish Community Center offers a variety of camp options for this
coming summer. Extended care is also available. Activities include swimming, sports, drama,
crafts, archery, tennis, field trips and special events. Barney Goodman Camp offers a variety of
summer camp fun. Specialty camps include Sports, Theatre, Art, Dance and Triathlon Camp.
Youth do not have to be members of the J to attend. J Camp programs infuses Jewish values, the
love of Israel and a sense of Jewish heritage in campers. J Camp is accredited by the American
Camp Association. Find out more at www.JCampKC.org or call DD Gass at (913) 327-8079.
Calendar of Events
Saturday, March 21st
9:00 a.m.
“Discussion on the Writings of the Torah”
10:30 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Avi Pavin followed by a sweets reception sponsored by
Michele Pavin
Sunday, March 22nd
Spring Break — No Religious School/Adult Ed Classes
10:00 a.m.
Transition Workshop #3: Kvetching, Kevelling and Beyond: Charting the
Future of Beth Torah
Monday, March 23rd
7:00 p.m.
Jewish Literature Group (discussion of Yoshe Kalb rescheduled from last
month) at the home of Phyllis Goldberg
Tuesday, March 24th
Office Closed
Wednesday, March 25th
Spring Break — No TAG Classes
Noon
Adult Education: Wisdom on Wednesdays
7:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
7:15 p.m.
Adult Education: The Warning Signs of Anti-Semitism
Thursday, March 26th
7:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Meeting
Friday, March 27th
Noon
Adult Education: Yiddish Circle
6:00 p.m.
Nosh
6:30 p.m.
Worship followed by an Oneg Shabbat
6:30 p.m.
New Member Shabbat and Shabbat HaGadol
7:45 p.m.
Stay & Play Board Game Night
Saturday, March 28th
9:00 a.m.
“Discussion on the Writings of the Torah”
10:30 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Isaac Decker
Sunday, March 29th
8:30 a.m.
Kids Choir Rehearsal
9:30 a.m.
Religious School, Pre-K-6th Grade
10:00 a.m.
Adult Hebrew
11:00 a.m.
Kindergarten Family School
12:15 p.m.
Faculty Meeting
12:15 p.m.
YAEC Meeting
Tuesday, March 31st
Office Closed
Wednesday, April 1st
Noon
Adult Education: Wisdom on Wednesdays
7:00 p.m.
TAG Classes
7:00 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
Telephone (913) 498-2212
6100 W. 127th St. Overland Park, KS 66209
Contact us at: info@beth-torah.org
www.beth-torah.org
Linda Zappulla, President
Rabbi Rick Shapiro, D.D., Interim Rabbi
Rabbi Rebecca Reice, Associate Rabbi
Rabbi Mark Levin, D.H.L., D.D., Founding Rabbi
Emily Tummons, Music Director
Laura Intfen, Director of Community Connections
Todd Janvrin, Director of Finance
Aaron Nielsenshultz, Director of Youth,
Education, and Engagement
Robin O’Bryan, Office Manager
Shabbat Songs & Blessings
Mi Shebeirach List
Shir Chadash (Silver)
Shiru ladonai, kol haaretz, shiru ladonai, shir chadash (2x)
Sing unto God all the earth a new song, I will sing unto God a new song
Sing unto God and we'll all sing along, all the earth a new song unto God
Welcome to Shabbat Services
Vaanachnu (Friedman)
Vaanachnu n'vareich Yah
mei-atah v'ad olam, mei-atah v'ad olam, mei-atah v'ad olam, Hal'luyah
Hal'luyah, Hal'luyah, Hal'luyah, Hal'luyah (3x)
Mi Shebeirach (Friedman)
Mi shebeirach avoteinu m'kor hab'rachah l'imoteinu
May the Source of strength
Who blessed the ones before us
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say, Amen
Mi shebeirach imoteinu m'kor hab'rachah laavoteinu
Bless those in need of healing with r'fuah sh'leimah,
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say, Amen.
Shehecheyanu (Pik)
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam
shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higianu laz'man hazeh, Amen
Oseh Shalom ("Nava Tehila")
Oseh shalom bimromav, hu yaaseh shalom aleinu
v'al kol Yisrael, v'al kol yoshvei teiveil, v'imru: Amen
Prayers for loved ones in need of healing are beneficial for those who are ill and
those who love them. If you have someone in your family who is currently ill,
whose name you would like to appear on our Mi Shebeirach List, please send an
email to robryan@beth-torah.org and put in the message line: Mi Shebeirach List,
or call the Beth Torah office and let us know. Thank you.
.‫שׁגְּמָ לַ ֽנִי כָּל טוֹב‬
ֶ ,‫בָּרוְּך ַאתָּ ה יְי ָ ֱאֹלהֵ ֽינוּ מֶ ֽלְֶך הָעוֹלָם‬
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheynu melech haolam shegemalani kol tov.
Praised are you, Lord our God, King of the universe, who grants us every good thing.
We are the community we need!
Weekly Torah Portion—Vayikra, Shabbat HaChodesh
Levitcus I:1-5:26 [Plaut Chumash (red) p. 757-778 or (blue) p. 660-673]
Ezekiel 45:16-25 [Plaut Chumash (red) p. 1653-1654 or (blue) p. 1457-1458]
Recent Deaths
LAID TO REST THIS PAST WEEK:
Ira Hammond (father of Jonathan Hammond)
RECENTLY LAID TO REST:
Ernie Esser (nephew of Glenn Esser)
Marianna Jordan (mother of Jerry Jordan)
Joyce Kartch (mother of Alisa Kartch)
Shelley Porter (cousin of Julie Kaplan)
Rebecca Simbro (sister of Elizabeth Reicher)
Debbie Jaksetic McCarty (friend of Ron Zipper)
Sidney Kleg (father of Susie Klinock and grandfather of Brad Klinock)
Howard Naster (uncle of Annette and Joel Fish and Leslie Jacobs
Dr. George Pendergrass (father of Dave Pendergrass)
Bernice Daniels (mother of Trent Daniels and Conrad Daniels)
Yahrzeits
Nathan Backerman (great grandfather of Adam Poslosky) Alfred J. Berlau (father of Dale Berlau)
Felicia Brill (mother of Raymond Brill) Marjorie Cohn (aunt of Ellen Taylor) Mary Adelia Dees
(mother of Stephen Dees) Edward Ducak (husband of Carol Ducak) Deborah Ruth Levitt Dutton
(daughter of Harry Levitt) Celia Goldberg Ehrlich (mother of Karyl Katzman) Miriam Ephraim
(grandmother of Alex, Blake and Chloe Ephraim) Donald Epstein (cousin of Alisa Kartch) Harry
Fine (grandfather of Michael Fine) Anita Finkelstein (grandmother of Gabrielle Finkelstein and
other Vic Finkelstein) Luther J. Fowler (father of Carol Frankel) Eugene Gelfand (uncle of Lauren
Hoopes) Esther Goldman (mother of Michael Goldman) Charles Gonsher (father of Flip Gonsher)
Morris Gorsky (grandfather of Doug Greenwald and Beth Jordan and father of Pola Greenwald )
Robert Gould (husband of Donna Gould-Cohen) Irwin Jacobs (uncle of Laura Bolter) Maurice H.
Kartch (father of Alisa Kartch) Rae F. Krakow (mother of Larry Krakow) Max Levinson (father of
Larry Levinson) Simon Levy (father of Sondra Atherly) Dr. Nathan Mattleman (father of Lauren
Hoopes) Max Moses (grandfather of Julie Altman, Janet Bloom and Judy Dubrov and father of Lou
Moses) Paul Myer (uncle of Susan Feinberg and Larry Myer) Gerald Paisner (father of Steven
Paisner) Joseph Razafsky (great grandfather of Jeffrey Razafsky) Sarah Ruben (mother-in-law of
Charlotte Kessler) Marlene Shapiro (mother of Steven Shapiro) Sydney Shrage (uncle of Denise
Pakula) Jeanne Shuchart (loved one of John Shuchart) Allen Sokoloff (father of Jan Harness and
father of Harry Sokoloff) Max Swade (father of Michael Swade and grandfather of Zachiary Swade)
Joseph Weneck (father of Rhonda Brown and Bud Weneck) Bert Wolf (aunt of Ron Zipper)
Shabbat Shalom! Shabbat Shalom! Shabbat Shalom!
Erev Shabbat worship begins on page 142 in the prayer book.
Shabbat morning worship begins on page 184 in the prayer book.
 Free child care is available in Classroom 1 on Erev Shabbat. Thank you
to our volunteer babysitter on Friday night Oscar Chase.
 Thank you to our Shalom Squad member Barry Katz and David Spizman
for welcoming everyone to worship on Friday night.
 Friday night Nosh is sponsored by Barry and Linda Katz in honor of
Linda’s birthday.
 Thank you to Tim Intfen and Randy Deutch for the music on Friday night
under the direction of Emily Tummons.
 Thank you to the Panera Bread Company for providing the treats for the
Friday night Oneg Shabbat.
 Mazel tov to Avi Pavin for reading Torah and leading worship on Shabbat
morning in honor of hid bar mitzvah.
 Thank you to Michele Pavin for providing the sweets on Shabbat morning in
honor of the bar mitzvah of her son, Avi.
March 20/21, 2015 - Nisan 1, 5775