KOLLEL WEEKLY UPDATE - TERUMAH 5777

Philadelphia Community Kollel Weekly Update

March 2, 2017

Parshas Terumah 5777

In This Issue

This Shabbos at the Kollel

Shivti for Purim

Masmid Banquet!

Updated Masmid Photos

Shiurim Series for Women

Are You New to the Area?

Community News

Mazel Tov to:

Rabbi Yedidya and Chana Kaganoff on the birth of a baby girl.

Shmuel and Henya Novick

on the engagement of their son, Yisroel Simcha, to Ronit Politi of California.

Michael and Lisa Wachs on the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Danielle, to Shelby Rosenberg.

Rob and Nira Eckstein on the bar mitzvah of their son, Avi.

Israil and Inna Pendrak on the upcoming marriage of their son, Avrohom Dovid, to Shifra Jacob.

David and Sharyn Chase on the bar mitzvah of their son, Shmuel.

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This Shabbos at the Kollel

Parshas Terumah

Shabbos, March 4:

8:15 a.m.: Shacharis

8:41/ 9:17 a.m.: Latest Krias Shema

Kiddush is sponsored by Rabbi Yedidya and Chana Kaganoff in honor of the birth of their daughter!

5:16 p.m.:

Mincha

Shalosh Seudos will be served!

5:56 p.m.: Shkiya/Sunset

6:51 p.m.: Maariv

7:08 p.m.: 72 Minutes

Follow this link to see the Shabbos Zemanim chart for January - March 2017

Kiddush This Week
Kiddush this week is sponsored by Rabbi Yedidya and Chana Kaganoff in honor of the birth of their daughter! Mazel tov!

SHIVTI FOR PURIM!

PART II THIS SUNDAY MORNING!

To sponsor this program for $250, please email Rabbi Zeffren at: [email protected]

Purim is coming soon!

It's always challenging to get into the proper mindset for this exciting Yom tov. We are proud to announce that we will once again hold a 2-part Shivti program for men and boys (through third grade) to help you get into the Purim spirit.

Come to the Kollel for these two Sunday mornings and study about the special mitzvah of mishloach manos. Men will join a group led by Kollel Rabbis, and boys will enjoy a special presentation on the Lower Level each week.

Program:

8:00 a.m. Shacharis

8:45 a.m. Gourmet breakfast with bagels, pancakes, omelets, and a flavored brewed coffee bar.

Men:

9:20-10:20 a.m.

Special shiur given by Rabbi Greer

Boys:

9:20-10:20 a.m.

Special presentation on the Lower Level followed by raffle drawings.

For more information on this program please contact Rabbi Zeffren at [email protected].

Masmid End-of-Year Banquet

This Tuesday, March 7th

RSVP Today!

You are invited to our annual

Masmid End-of-Year Banquet

Tuesday, March 7th

5:45-7:45 p.m.

at Kosloff Torah Academy

50 Montgomery Ave. in Bala Cynwyd

Featuring the famous Rabbi Yisroel Erps

and the Live Game Shows Presentations

Help Celebrate Another Year of Thousands of Hours of Dynamic Masmid Learning!

Join the growing list of sponsors :

Ted and Phyllis Kosloff

Mitch and Ilana Appleson

Arthur Sauerhaft and Emily Coplon
Andrew and Chava Paris

Gold- $500 ... Silver- $360 ... Sponsor- $180

or the Masmid prizes for $500.

To sponsor today, visit the Masmid sponsorship page

or the donate now page or simply email Rabbi Zeffren at [email protected] or 610-507-3906.

RSVP APPRECIATED at [email protected]

Fathers, mentors, and sons welcome!

Cost: $10 per person

Feel free to join us even if you have not had

an opportunity to attend a Masmid program this year.

Program Schedule

Mincha prior to the program at 5:30 p.m.

Maariv after the program at 7:45 p.m.

5:45 PM: Banquet program begins- sign in and get your raffle tickets.

5:55 PM: Dvar Torah

6:00 PM: Full dinner meal with hot dogs, hamburgers (veggie burgers available with RSVP), fries, special dessert and more.

6:35 PM: Spectacular Game Show Presentation with the highly acclaimed

Rabbi Erps!! From Thelivegameshow.com.

7:35 PM: Raffle Drawings- Grand prizes and other great raffles will be drawn. (A Shas, a drone, and much more!)

7:45 PM: Program concludes and Frequent Attendance prizes and certificates will be distributed to those who have attended 7 out of 8 programs during this session.

Updated Masmid Photos
Masmid 5777 was a tremendous success! To view photos, please visit our Masmid Photos Page.

4-Part Series of Shiurim

For Women

Come learn about the motivations and intentions of the Jewish people in our most tragic sin:

The Cheit Ha'egel;

Sin of the Golden Calf

An analytical and philosophical study of how and why our nation came to folly, and their process of

Teshuva - Returning to Hashem

given by

Mrs. Sima Greer, Director of Women's Programming, Philadelphia Community Kollel

Parallel Programming!

These shiurim will be given twice - the same topic at two different times - to give everyone the opportunity to attend!

Mornings:

Wednesdays at 9:30 am

at the home of Galitte Den

319 N. Bowman Ave.

Dates: Feb. 22, Mar. 1, Mar. 8, and Mar. 15

Evenings:

Mondays at 8:00 pm

at the home of Lisa Stein

305 N. Highland Ave.

Dates: Feb. 27, Mar. 6, Mar. 13, and Mar. 20

for Women Only

Mazel Tov! 10 Minute Halacha Shiur Finishes Basar B'Chalav

Starting Laws of Yichud THIS MONDAY!

Mazel Tov on the finishing of

Kitzur Hilchos Basar B'Chalav!

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Shiur Will Now Begin Hilchos Yichud!

Just 10 MINUTES!

Following Ma'ariv, Mon.-Thur.

Ma'ariv Mon.-Wed. 9:55 pm Thur. 10:00 pm

Starting Monday, March 6th

Join Rabbi Biberfeld, Rosh Kollel

and Rabbis Breiner and Eskenazi (in rotation)

for 10 minutes after Ma'ariv to gain basic knowledge in Hilchos Yichud using the sefer "Ma'aseh Ish."

For more information please contact Rabbi Yosef Prupas

[email protected]

Are You New to the Area?

Are you new to the area? The Philadelphia Community Kollel welcomes you to our community. We offer many learning opportunities for men, women and children. We invite you to browse our website, www.phillykollel.org to get an idea of what we do. You can sign up for email, regular mail etc. and even make a request for a chavrusah here: http://www.phillykollel.org/sign-up-general.html

Feel free to give us a shout for anything you might need. Hatzlacha in your new home and welcome!

Community News

Bnos of Bala Cynwyd will iy"H meet this Shabbos, Parshas T'ruma, March 4, from 3:30pm - 4:30pm at LMS.

Torah Youth will iy"H meet this Shabbos, Parshas T'ruma, March 4, from 3:30pm - 4:30pm at LMS.

The Man with the Truck will be in Lower Merion on Monday, March 6, from 4:30-8 pm, at the Philadelphia Community Kollel lower level. Come stock up on all your clothing and household basics for the spring and yomtov season at the lowest prices! Yarmulkes, tzitzis, skirts, shells, shirts, pants, linens and lots more.

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.

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Parsha Shiur by Rabbi Ungar of Etz Chaim- a dynamic shiur on the Parsha- please join us for an unforgettable shiur every Monday night at Jeff and Daryl Klein's home at 161 Union Avenue at 8:15 p.m.