Mazel tov to the participants of the Rosh Kollel's Sunday morning halacha shiur who have completed Hilchos Basar B'cholov.

Rabbi Biberfeld's Thursday night gemarah shiur has just ended the 4th perek of Yoma and will be starting the 5th perek on Thursday evening, 8:15 in the lower level of the Kollel. You can join now and be part of this very engaging and informative shiur. Every Thursday evening from 8:15 to 9:00.

If you would like to hear the shiurim on Gemarah Yoma, go to this link:  

http://www.phillykollel.org/meseches-yoma.html

       Please join us in paying tribute to our worthy honorees and to the Kollel's impact on our community by attending the upcoming dinner and by placing an ad in the dinner journal by following this link to the 13th Annual Dinner webpage.

• Bnos of Bala Cynwyd will NOT meet this week (Parshios Vayigash). We will resume iy"H on Dec. 14th.

  IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE - parents must be at Bnos at the time it ends to pick up their children. We can not take responsibility for children who leave independently.

• Our neighbors the Seventy Six Station have been kind enough to allow us to park in their lot against the fences after hours, when space allows. Due to insurance concerns, they politely request that no one park next to or around the gas pumps. Thank you!

•  Torah Youth: 2:45 - 3:45 pm in the Social Hall. Note the new starting time. Grades K-8^th.  If you would like to help sponsor a Shabbos or want more information contact Rabbi Sruli Schwartz at [email protected] or Rabbi Ari Silver at 610-6686-6833 or [email protected]t 

• Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 7:30 pm Lecture by Wesley A. Fisher, "Restitution of Art, Judaica and Other Cultural Property Plundered by the Nazis and their Allies at Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, 200 Haverford Road, Wynnewood. 610-642-6444  [email protected] or www.bethhamedrosh.org.  Wesley Fisher is the Director or Research Conference on Jewish Materials Against Germany, Inc.  FREE.

• Dessert Reception and Lecture by Alan Veingrad, Superbowl Champion

  "From Superbowl to Super Jew"

  Followed by a Chinese Auction

  Tuesday, December 10th at 7:30 p.m.

  Golden Gates11058 Rennard St. Philadelphia, PA 19116,  $20 in advance - $25 at the door                RSVP: 215-805-6723

   http://www.rajephilly.com/from-super-bowl-to-super-jew/

• Beginning November 4th, there will be a Mincha Minyan at 1:00 P.M., Monday through Thursday, at Temple University Hillel, 15th and Norris Streets.  For more information, please contact Rabbi Joel Kessler 302-345-6446.

• Koshersync: Like to know what's going on in the community? Join the Koshersync weekly update list! Simply send an e-mail to [email protected] with the word "Subscribe" as the subject. This free service will update you weekly about the events scheduled for that week and a digest of new events. To post an event, e-mail [email protected] with the event name, location, time, and description.

• Bauminger's Library: The library will once again be open every Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., at 228 Stoneway Lane, Merion.

• "כל השונה הלכות בכל יום": "Whoever studies two Halachos a day is assured a place in Olam Habah." If you would like to receive a free daily e-mail with two halachos a day, go to www.halachafortoday.com and sign up, or send a request to [email protected]. These are two separate services with separate halachos.

• Rabbi Ungar's dynamic shiur on the Parsha-please join us for an unforgettable shiur every Monday night at Gary and Andrea Diamond's home at 101 Montgomery Avenue, # B5 at 8:15 p.m. Call for directions: 610-664-7690