The Past Presidents of Beth Shalom Sisterhood have named Carol Goldstein the recipient of its 2024 Leadership Recognition Award.
Due to the merger of Congregation Ohev Sholom and Congregation Beth Shalom and their sisterhoods, this year was the first in which past presidents from both sisterhoods were eligible for nomination.
“We [were] fortunate to have a wealth of exceptional leaders in both sisterhoods, therefore making a choice was extremely difficult this year,” said Rickie Haith, past Beth Shalom Sisterhood president and facilitator of its PrayerWorks program.
Goldstein, a past president of Beth Shalom Sisterhood, was chosen to be the recipient of this year’s Past Presidents’ Leadership Recognition Award. The honor, formerly called the Leadership Development Award, was established in 1989 with the intention to honor Sisterhood leaders who are committed to the “values of perpetuating Traditional Judaism in the home, synagogue and community,” according to Haith, and are women “who continue to fulfill the qualities of remaining active in [Beth Shalom] Sisterhood, synagogue and community at large.”
“[Goldstein] has great passion for what she does,” Haith said. “[She] has continued to be active in many organizations throughout the years. She is a woman that has the reputation of getting things accomplished, [and] she is unique in the fact that she is tenacious. Once involved, she stays involved with an active commitment. Sisterhood is one organization close to her heart, and, with humility, she quietly reaches out when needed with a gracious heart working behind the scenes.”
In addition to her role as a past president, Goldstein has served as the vice president of the Midwest Branch of the Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ); a public school and Beth Shalom Polsky Religious School teacher; Beth Shalom Life Board Member; volunteer chair of Safe Home; Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City solicitor; and advisor for SDT sororities. She is involved in an array of programs, including Banishing Bullying; PrayerWorks; the Sisterhood Torah Fund; Jewish Family Services Food Pantry; and the Restoring Honor Campaign for Sheffield Cemetery.
She is married to Marvin Goldstein and has two married children and three grandchildren.
Along with an award certificate, Goldstein will receive an all-expense paid trip to the WLCJ IntraContinental Region Conference.
The community is invited to Sisterhood’s Torah Fund Luncheon, during which Goldstein will be presented her award. The luncheon will be held at Beth Shalom (14200 Lamar Ave., Overland Park, KS 66223) on Sunday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m.
