水曜日は栗並さんはじめ皆さん、In this sentence, how shall I understand はじめ皆? What are the
Kanji? Is は a particle, or is it the beginning of the word?
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what is the meaning of はじめ皆?
はじめ (始め) here is a shortened version of をはじめとする.

In the form XをはじめとするY, X is an individual (or individuals), Y is a group that
X belongs to. It basically refers to Y with X as a prime example.

A similar expression from
[NHK](https://www.nhk.or.jp/politics/articles/statement/15820.html):

> 被災者をはじめとするすべての皆さんにおわびを申し上げたい
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