In May, Shira Wajcman and Dini Freed will be installed as co-presidents of Beth Shalom Sisterhood. Shira is currently Sisterhood president and will continue in that role for a second term as co-president with Dini Freed. Previously, Shira served in many positions on the Sisterhood board. She received the Sisterhood Past Presidents Leadership Recognition Award in 2019. Shira is a native of Kansas City. She was married to Michael Wajcman until his death in 2011 and has three children, Jeremiah, Samantha , and Eitan.
Currently, Dini Freed is co-vice president of programming. She also served in many positions on the Sisterhood board. Over the years, she was a solicitor for the congregational calendar and Sisterhood gift shop volunteer. In 2015 Dini was the recipient of Sisterhood Past Presidents Leadership Recognition Award.
Dini learned about volunteering from her mother (z”l) as well as her bubbie. Her mother ran the gift shop at their shul — B’nai Israel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Dini has lived in Overland Park for the past 17 1/2 years. She is married to Kansas City native Randy Freed and are parents of daughter, Evie.
The complete Beth Shalom Sisterhood slate of officers and board of directors for 2021-2023:
Co-Presidents: Shira Wajcman and Dini Freed
Community Service VP: Gloria Sher
Education VP: Jill Goldstein
Membership VP: Debi Rosenberg
Program VP’s: Milisa Flekier and Kim Matsil
Treasurer: Janna Rosenthal
Financial/Retention Secretary: Donna Katz
Recording Secretary: Suzanne Lange
Historian: Beth Albee
Long Range Planning Chair: Linda Lessner
Financial Advisor: Linda Lessner
Parliamentarian: Berenice Haberman
Calendar Chairs: Arlene Shalinsky, Berenice Haberman, and Meg Adler
Gift Shop Chair: Mary Weiner
Gift Shop Treasurer: Connie Simon
Torah Fund Chairs: Rita Shapiro and Toba Maslan
Nominating Chair: Shira Wajcman
Sisterhood Resources:
Book of Remembrance: Maxine Grossman
PrayerWorks: Rickie Haith
Sunshine Chairman: Naomi Kauffman
Board of Directors:
3-year term: Wendy Malyn, Joyce Shapiro, Connie Simon
2-year term: Phyllis Abrams, Staci Kahn, Nata Scharf, Sarah Stras
1-year term: Naomi Kauffman, Stephanie Kavanaugh, Rhea Salasche, Elaine Singer
