September 2012 Elul-Tishrei 5772/5773 Vol. 83, No. 1 Welcome Cantor Rebecca Carl We are pleased to an- nounce that Cantor Rebecca Carl will lead the White Theatre service along with Rabbi Glickman for the High Holy Days. Currently, she serves as a chaplain at the Children’s Hospi- tal of Philadelphia. Cantor Carl is a member of the Cantor’s Assembly, was invested by JTS in 2008, and has over nine years of experience leading High Holy Day services. She has served as Interim Cantor at Society Hill Synagogue in Philadelphia, High Holy Day Cantor in Riv- erhead, NY and U. of Delaware Hillel. While at JTS, Cantor Carl served as student cantor at Beth Jacob in Norwich, CT and as a High Holy Rabbi David Glickman Welcomes the New Year. Rose Family Early Childhood Education Center started its new year. The classes are full Day Cantor in Austin, TX. She has been lead- of new and eager minds prepared for a wonderful year at school. ing Shabbat services since her Bat Mitzvah. Harold Kaseff and Mike Rogovein are our Simchat Torah Honorees CBS will honor Harold Kaseff next major fund-raising event,” and is a new member of as Chatan Torah and Michael Rogovein the Beth Shalom Foundation. Harold has also been active as Chatan Bereishit at Simchat Torah at Congregation Ohev Sholom, and in the greater Jew- services Tuesday morning October 9, ish community, especially at the Hyman Brand Hebrew 9:30 a.m. in Goldsmith Hall. Please Academy. join us to honor and thank two in- Michael Rogovein is a credibly involved volunteers for their second generation member of Beth wonderful service to our congregation. Shalom. A graduate of Purdue Uni- Harold Kaseff came to Kansas versity, he earned his MBA from the City as a hospital administrator, most Harold Kaseff University of Denver. He has been recently at the Medical Center of Inde- married to Laurel for 53 years, and pendence. Now retired, he works part time as a Physician they have three children and four Consultant. A graduate of Indiana University, he earned a grandchildren. Mike recently retired Master’s degree in Hospital Administration from Washing- after 50 years at Tension Michael Rogovein ton University, St. Louis. Harold is married to Rhea Salas- Envelope, where he served most recently as Corporate che, and together they have six Chief Engineer and Director of Sustainability. He and Table of Contents children and 18 grandchildren. A Laurel were Presidents of Beth Shalom Couples Club, Rabbi .........................................p.2 regular Shabbat morning mem- and Mike served as President of Men’s Club, Regional High Holy Days Info ...............p.2 ber of the Kiddush Corps, he has Vice-President of the National Association of Jewish Sukkot .......................................p.3 chaired many celebrations at Beth Men’s Clubs and Past President of the Board of Jewish Sisterhood ...............................p.4 Shalom including the Neshama Family and Children’s Services. Most recently he chaired RFECEC/PRS ............................p. 5 Carlebach concert and the closing the committee that guided the relocation to our Lamar B’nei Mitzvah ..........................p. 6 events for the Wornall campus; he building. He is a life member of Beth Shalom’s Board of Anniversaries ........................p. 7 currently chairs the Planned Giv- Directors and has served on almost every congregational Community ............................p. 10 ing Process for Beth Shalom “the committee. www.bethshalomkc.org | 913-647-7279 September 2012 From the Rabbi’s Study “Be Happy!” – An Instruction or a Description? In the This is the instruction of us if we shake a lulav – we will smile Torah, the mitzvah for shaking the lulav and be happy. I have never seen some- we learn and etrog. The lulav and etrog are a body frown while holding a lulav! about all bundle of branches from various types Regardless of whether or not of the ma- of trees, that we hold together with you consider yourself a regular “shul jor festivals a special species of citrus (the etrog) goer,” whether or not your family that we to wave during services. (And you builds a sukkah or whether or not celebrate thought services were boring!) you’ve shaken a lulav since Sunday through- The first part of the verse is an school – please come to weekday out the obvious instruction: it teaches us how morning services during the week year. Re- to make a lulav and shake it with the of Sukkot (October 1 – October 7 ) garding the festival of Sukkot – which etrog. The second, however, is a bit to shake a lulav. Rarely can religion falls right after Yom Kippur – the more confusing. It tells us to “Rejoice promise happiness – but for these Torah teaches us: “On the first day before the Lord your God…” In the seven days it does. you shall take the product of hadar Hebrew it says, “u’smachtem” -- liter- Shalom, trees, branches of palm trees, boughs ally “you shall all be happy.” of leafy trees, and willows of the How can God command us to brook, and you shall rejoice before the be happy? I believe that this is actu- Lord your God seven days.” (Leviticus ally not an instruction, but a descrip- Rabbi David M. Glickman 23:40). tion. We are told what will happen to [email protected] 913-647-7294 New Members - the Newlyweds High Holy Days Schedule Jared & Lauren Levy Erev Rosh HaShanah, Sunday, Sept. 16 Louis & Carly Stein 6:30 pm White Theatre – JCC Nathan & Ashley Ross 1st Day Rosh HaShanah, Monday, Sept. 17 8:30 am White Theatre – JCC 9 am Social Hall – JCC Mt. Carmel 4 pm Tashlikh & Minchah Memorial Service M-A Surgery – 119th & Nall 6 pm Ma’ariv – JCC This year the Mt. Carmel Memorial Service 2nd Day Rosh HaShanah, Tuesday, Sept. 18 will be held on Sunday, 8:30 am White Theatre – JCC 9 am Social Hall – JCC September 23 at 12 pm 6 pm Minchah/Ma’ariv – JCC in the Yukon Chapel. You are welcome to join Mt. Carmel Memorial Service, Sunday, Sept. 23 Yukon Chapel, Mt. Carmel Cemetery us in a remembrance 12 pm service for friends and Kol Nidrei, Tuesday, Sept 25 family you wish to call to 6:30 pm White Theatre – JCC – JCC mind at this time. 6:30 pm Social Hall Yom Kippur, Wednesday, Sept 26 High Holy Days Info 8:30 am White Theatre – JCC 9:00 am Social Hall – JCC Tickets and Parking Passes have been mailed. If you have 5:00 pm Minchah, Ne’ilah & Ma’ariv questions, call the office. For all other High Holy Day White Theatre – JCC 7:50 pm Havdalah information, see the website or your August Scroll. 8:00 pm Sounding of the Shofar 8:00 pm “Break Fast” 2 September 2012 www.bethshalomkc.org | 913-647-7279 Executively Speaking One Woman’s Opinion Before our very eyes, another year is We can take a different approach as coming to a close as we usher in the High Holy Day the New Year gives us a chance for a fresh season. Again we stand on the threshold of a New start. We can change ourselves and trans- Year, one that we can face with basically two differ- form the direction of our lives. This New ent attitudes. Year will bring about new possibilities, We can remain content to mark the passing new dreams, new hopes and possibly a new of time thinking, we can tear a new page off the cal- adventure. We can embrace this New Year endar and show a new month, but nothing has really by reaching out to those we love, becom- changed. We are the same; our lifestyle remains un- ing more active in synagogue life- taking full advantage of our altered with no variations. A year has gone by. We membership. are older, but have we added to the quality of our On a personal note, I and hopefully you, will look lives? We can equate ourselves to being on a merry- forward to embracing this upcoming New Year. This past year go-round; the same horses going up and down day found me settling in to this wonderful synagogue community- after day- STOP – is this the best life has to offer us? thank you for your friendship. The day that you read this mes- Or … sage will probably be close to, or on my first anniversary here at CBS- time flies. Sukkot Schedule So when you cross off dates on your calendar, my wish for you is that you enjoy every one of them and grasp on to All Services are at CBS Goldsmith Hall what is good in your world. From my home to yours go best Erev Sukkot, Sunday, September 30 wishes for the New Year. 6:00 p.m Minchah Shanah Tovah, 1st day of Sukkot, Monday, October 1 9:30 a.m. Shacharit 6:00 p.m. Minchah Executive Director [email protected] 2nd day of Sukkot, Tuesday, October 2 9:30 a.m. Shacharit 6:00 p.m. Minchah Kabblat Shabbat Sukkot, Friday, October 5 6:00 p.m. Minchah 7:00 p.m. Sukkot Dinner by reservation Hoshanah Rabbah, Sunday, October 7 Please join us for services on Friday evening, October 8:00 a.m. Shacharit, followed by 5, 2012 at 6 pm, as we continue our celebration of Sukkot! At breakfast sponsored by Anne Bratt in 6:45 pm, we will take part in reciting Kiddush in the Sukkah, memory of her husband, Alec z”l. followed by dinner in Goldsmith Hall! Please see the enclosed 6:00 p.m. Minchah/Shemini Atzeret/ flyer to make your reservation for this fabulous feast, catered by Ma’ariv Kosher Connection! Reservations are due to Stefanie Williams by Friday, September 21st.