Philadelphia Community Kollel Weekly

Chukas 5785, July 3, 2025

In This Issue

• Kiddush This Shabbos

• Shabbos Afternoon Halacha Series

• Evening of Chizuk for Women This Tuesday

• Save the Date! Women's Shabbos Shiur 7/26

• Additional Mincha and Maariv Minyanim Monday through Thursday

• Photos of the Week

• Ongoing Learning Opportunities

• Community News and Resources

KIDDUSH THIS SHABBOS

SHABBOS AFTERNOON HALACHA SERIES

with the Rosh Kollel

בענייני דיומא

Shiur 5:30 PM

Mincha 6:00 PM

Parshas Chukas

First or Last

Does the head of the household wash for the seuda first or last?

Chukas

Shabbos Zemanim

Friday, July 4

8:15 pm - Candle Lighting

6:44 pm - Mincha/Maariv

6:59 pm - Plag Hamincha

8:33 pm - Shkiya/Sunset

Shabbos, July 5

8:15 am - Shacharis

8:45/9:21 am - Latest Krias Shema

6:00 pm - Mincha

8:32 pm - Shkiya/Sunset

9:27 pm - Maariv

9:44 pm - 72 minutes

Mazel Tov to

Len and Gilya Freedman on the birth and bris of a grandson, Lavi Netanel, born to Noam and Elie Friedman of Nofim, Israel!

Rabbi Chesky and Aviva Weiss on the engagement of their son Dovid to Yocheved Horowitz of Baltimore!

Menachem and Chani Yondorf on the bar mitzvah of their son Azriel! Mazel tov, as well, to the grandparents Rabbi and Mrs. Michael and Debra Yondorf!

Refuah Shleima to

Shmuel ben Ita Ettel v'es hanifgayim al yidei michablim aravim b'soch shaar cholei Yisroel.

An Evening of Chizuk for Women

The Women's Division of the Philadelphia Community Kollel presents

A Chinuch and Parenting Roundtable Discussion:

An Evening of Chizuk for Women

Please join us for an evening of conversation, inspiration, and insight from some of our community's esteemed mechanchos.

Panelists include

Mrs. Rivka Dear

Mrs. Cheryl Epstein

Mrs. Russi Weintraub

Mrs. Shayna Malka Zeffren

Hosted by Mrs. Racheli Schneider

505 Waldron Terrace, Merion Station

Tuesday, July 8

8:30 pm

Salads and refreshments

To submit a chinuch question, please click here.

Deadline to submit questions is Sunday 6:00 pm.

Save the Date! Women's Shabbos Shiur

The Women's Division of the

Philadelphia Community Kollel presents

A Women's Shabbos Shiur

Rebbetzin Rachael Biberfeld

Shabbos, Parshas Matos-Masai

July 26th

at the Zeffren home

Details to follow.

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www.PhillyKollel.org.

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Additional Mincha and Maariv Minyanim

Mondays through Thursdays

Mondays through Thursdays, the Kollel has added an additional Mincha minyan at 8:00 p.m. and Maariv minyan at 9:00 p.m.

Weekday Minyanim

SUNDAY - FRIDAY

Shachris: 7:30 am

SUNDAY - THURSDAY

Mincha: 2:30 pm

Maariv: 10:00 pm

MONDAY - THURSDAY

Mincha: 8:00 pm

Maariv: 9:00 pm

Photos of the Week

The Rosh Kollel discussing the last Mishna of Pirkei Avos with members of Wednesday class in honor of their completion of Mishnayos Pirkei Avos

Oraysa Siyum on Meseches Taanis &

P'sicha Shiur on Meseches Moed Katan by the Rosh Kollel

Ongoing Learning Opportunities

Join One Today!

Learn

Beis HaLevi on Bitachon

with the Rosh Kollel on Hachzek

Become Your Best Self

Hachzek.com Hachzek@gmail.com

Shiur Hotline: 516-600-8080

Rosh Kollel's

Sunday Morning

Halacha Shiur

Learning

Hilchos Bikur Cholim through Aveilus

9 AM Sunday mornings

Lower Level of the Kollel

Rosh Kollel's

Thursday Night

Gemara Shiur

Meseches Shabbos

Thursday nights

8:15 PM

In the Conference Room

on the

Lower Level of the Kollel

Thursday Nights

with Reb Meilech

Torah and Cholent

Following 9 pm Maariv

Lower Level of the Kollel

For more information, contact Reb Zecharya Feldman

CLEAR AND CONCISE PRACTICAL DAILY HALACHA

by Rabbi Shimon Frank

Receive a daily WhatsApp message with two clearly written questions and answers on practical halacha.

Reading time is one minute.

Click here to join WhatsApp list.

PARSHA BYTES

A two-minute weekly thought on the Parsha

with

Rabbi Efraim Blau

CLICK HERE TO RECEIVE BY WHATSAPP

Join

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Bauminger

as he explores the lessons of

Ohr HaChaim

at the Kollel Thursday evenings for 15 minutes

following Maariv

FOR MEN

ORAYSA

Now learning

Meseches Megillah

For more information or help finding a chevrusa, contact Rabbi Yosef Prupas,

610-618-9949 or YosefPrupas@gmail.com.

Mishnah Yomi

with

Rabbi Pollack!

Beginning Maseches Avos this Tuesday, May 13th

Join the initiative today via WhatsApp https://chat.whatsapp.com/GaSt5OxQ8SD5su6Yy9wsxx

or email

pckmishnayomi@gmail.com with a request to receive the emails.

The Philadelphia Community Kollel Presents

Ramban on the Parsha

with

Rabbi Efraim Blau

Thursdays,

2:15 - 2:30 PM

Followed by Mincha

In the Kollel Beis Medrash

FOR MEN

Sefer Bamidbar with

Chumash & Rashi

with Mrs. Elisheva Bier

Tuesdays at 10AM

at the home of

Janet Eisenberg

345 Bala Avenue, Bala

(Entrance on Kent Road)

FOR WOMEN WHO ARE INTERMEDIATE LEARNERS

For more information, please contact Mrs. Elisheva Bier, 917-626-5780.

Community News

Torah Youth, for boys in grades 1 through 8, is on break until the fall.
Local Shatnez Tester conveniently located on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Bala Cynwyd. Please note new drop off hours: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Endorsed by local Rabbonim. For more info call: 718-570-2729 or email yyakerman@gmail.com.
Bauminger's Library: The library is open by appointment at 228 Stoneway Lane, Merion. Call or text 718-909-7712 to coordinate.
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