Congregation Beth Torah E-News
April 19, 2019 - May 2, 2019
14 Nisan - 27 Nisan 5779
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6100 West 127th Street • Overland Park, Kansas 66209
Phone: 913-498-2212
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Shabbat and Passover Worship Schedule
Friday night April 19
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First Seder night. There will be NO Erev Shabbat services.
10:30 a.m. Saturday morning April 20
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:
Shab
bat and 1
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day Passover worship services.
No Sichat Shabbat
Sunday, April 21
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No Family T'filah
No WRS
No Mourner's Kaddish
Friday morning April 26
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CBT offices closed.
Last day of Passover with Yizkor service 10:30 a.m.
We welcome our sister congregation, The Temple Congregation B’nai Jehudah to join us.
Erev Shabbat, Friday, April 26
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Chametz filled Nosh sponsored by the CBT Ethical Food Committee 6:00 p.m.
Erev Shabbat services 6:30 p.m.
Shabbat, Saturday, April 27
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Sichat Shabbat Group 9
:00 a.m
Shabbat Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Sunday, April 28
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Family T'filah 9:30 a.m.
Mourner's Kaddish 10:00 a.m.
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Rabbi Cattapan thanks everyone for their healing prayers as well as their cards, texts and emails. His knowledge that everything is being taken care of by the Beth Torah lay and professional leadership is allowing him to recover from his pneumonia and he is looking forward to seeing everyone soon at Beth Torah.
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Annual Meeting and Budget Informational Sessions
We need your vote to approve our 2019-2020 Board of Trustees and budget
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During the year, there are always questions about our budget. CBT Board of Trustees Treasurer Howard Pitler would love to meet you at Beth Torah during either of the
Budget Informational Session on Sunday, April 28th 10:15-11:30 a.m.
Howard will be in the ulam during this session to answer any questions you may have and listen to your feedback.
Keep an eye out for your informational packet which was mailed/emailed (however you receive the Tekiah) earlier this week, and mark
Sunday, May 5
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at 10:15 a.m.
on your calendars as the date for our Annual Membership meeting.
Be present at the Annual Meeting and be in the know. An updated version of the proposed budget for 2019-2020 can viewed by clicking on the button below.
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Beth Torah Park Day
Our next Beth Torah Park Clean Up Day will be Sunday, April 28
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. Join us for bagels and Family T’filah starting at 9:00 am. After T’filah, let’s meet by the bagel table and head out to focus on cleaning the path from the green space to the bike trail. Questions? Contact Clean Up Coordinator Greg Zarobsky at
gzarobsky@gmail.com
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Lunch and Learn
Come have lunch with Rabbi Cattapan and share a thought or two at the May Lunch and Learn held in our Library on
Thursday, May 9
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at 12:00 p.m. You can either call the office on Wednesday the 8
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to order a sandwich or bring your own lunch.
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Happy Yom Ha’atzmaut!!
Come celebrate Israel Independence Day with your Beth Torah community during Erev Shabbat services on May 10
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. Happy 71
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Israel!!
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Lag B'Omer
As we Count the Omer from the 2
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night of Passover until Shavuot, Lag B’Omer stands out as a special day when we are encouraged to celebrate specifically by getting haircuts, lighting bonfires and holding WEDDINGS! Join us as we observe two out of these three traditions.
Saturday, May 25
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Beth Torah Lag B’Omer celebration!
All activities rain or shine.
6:00 pm - Picnic, bring your own or purchase your dinner from the Two Guys and A Grill truck that will be here.
7:30 pm - Havdalah
8:00 pm - WEDDING!! Be a witness as our members Julie Kaplan and Alisa Kartch stand under the chuppah in our sanctuary and recite the traditional vows of love.
After the wedding it’s time to celebrate with Israeli dancing, some marshmallow roasting at our bonfire pit, balloon art and of course Gaga in our pit. Please let us know if you are coming to join us at
lintfen@beth-torah.org
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Summer Hours
Starting
Monday, June 3rd,
the office will switching to Summer hours. This will only affect office hours, there will be no change to the worship schedule.
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - 9am to 6pm
Wednesday - 9am to 7pm
Thursday - 9am to 6pm
Friday - 9am to 3pm
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Tikkun KC - Make our Mitzvah House a Mitzvah Home!
Beth Torah is proud to partner with Tikkun KC to help welcome a refugee family to their permanent home! We are looking for items to help fill the house so it's move-in ready for them this spring. Please consider donating one or more household items. More details and a complete list of needed items can be found at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a48a8a92ca1f49-tikkun
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Mitzvah Garden Volunteer Groups Forming
Each year, Kansas City’s Mitzvah Garden produces 10,000 pounds of fresh organic produce for Kansas City food pantries. If you’ve never seen it, you must! If you haven’t visited in a while, you may be surprised to see some of the great things added in recent years. There are now beehives to contribute honey, an orchard and a blackberry patch. The garden’s 6,000-gallon water capture facility waters the garden through drip irrigation. A solar array powers all of the garden’s electrical needs.
Located around the corner on the grounds of Congregation B’nai Jehudah, the Mitzvah Garden is truly a community garden. With no employed staff, the garden relies on volunteers. Civic, social, philanthropic, religious and social service organizations from all over the Kansas Area participate.
CBT is building a team to help. Guided by the principles of Tikkun Olam, we will be volunteering at the garden one Sunday morning each month. Families attending religious school can join a group volunteering one weekday evening each month. More weeks may be added. All ages and skill levels are invited! If you are interested, please contact Jim Decker at
jdec@kc.rr.com
or 913.461.6371, and let him know your schedule preferences. He’ll work to put together a schedule based upon the community’s choices.
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ARJE WEINER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL & YOUTH NEWS
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End-of-Year Faculty and Staff Lunch
“Do you want to say thank-you to our fantastic religious school faculty and staff for a great year? Please contact Samantha Feinberg (
samsfeinberg@gmail.com
) to see how you can help put together a fantastic lunch to honor those who help develop the next generation of Jewish learners!”
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Jewish Jumpers Schedule Change
We will gather with all of our Jewish Jumping friends on April 28th to wrap up our year together.
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WRS Sponsored Breakfast
Have a simcha to share with the community? Birthday, anniversary, amazing accomplishment? Please consider sponsoring an "upgrade" in someone's honor for a future Sunday morning! Visit https;//tinyurl.com/WRSBREAKFAST to access the Signup Genius!
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GETTING INVOLVED, ONGOING EVENTS & CONNECTIONS
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Shalom Squad
Your welcoming face is needed on Friday nights. Sign up to be part of our Shalom Squad and personify the warm and welcoming feel that Beth Torah creates. Since two people are needed every week, why not sign up with a friend? Thank you to our member Jeff Antoniewicz for saying "Yes" to CBT and coordinating the Squad. You can choose your dates by clicking
here
or heading to our web site and clicking on the Shalom Squad link.
Do You Want to Get Involved?
Ray Davidson Yiddish Group
Come study Yiddish! This group meets at Beth Torah at noon on Fridays and all are welcome.
Beth Torah is on YouTube
Have you heard music performed at Beth Torah that has stirred your emotions? Do you wish you could listen to it again? There is a way to do that! Beth Torah has a
YouTube channel
where videos are available to view over and over again. Music from Hanukkah Program, Shabbat Shirah, Spring Session, Purim, Beth Torah's Got Talent, and more!
Sichat Shabbat Group
Join the community in discussion (
sicha
) on Shabbat morning, 9:00 to 10:15 am in the library. Please note: No Sichat Shabbat on April 20
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Mi Shebeirach List
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 Alyssa
and put in the message line: Mi Shebeirach list, or call the Beth Torah office and let us know. Thank you.
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GREATER KANSAS CITY JEWISH COMMUNITY
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JFS Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for ways to get involved in the community? When you volunteer at JFS, you are helping strengthen and improve the lives of thousands of people throughout Kansas City. Volunteers play a vital role in our programs, providing a helping hand, compassionate smile or meaningful connection. There are many ways to use your time and talents as a volunteer with JFS:
Click here to check out the opportunities
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The Mitzvah Garden
The Kansas City Mitzvah Garden has opportunities blooming for volunteering by any groups/chavurahs or individuals. The garden provides produce to local food pantries. Volunteers are needed for planting, weeding, harvesting, and deliveries. Our usual work day is Sunday, but volunteers are needed Monday–Friday as well. For teens looking to accumulate community service hours, the garden is perfect. Email the Mitzvah Garden Volunteer Coordinator,
Gabrielle Rhodes Handler
or call 913-345-1118.
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