Philadelphia Community Kollel Weekly

Ki Savo 5786, August 27, 2026

In This Issue

• Yomim Noraim 5787 at the Kollel

• Kiddush This Shabbos

• Shabbos Afternoon Halacha Series

• Special Shiur on Chalitzah 9/1

• Photos of the Week

Women's Programming

• Pre-Rosh Hashanah Shiur given by the Rosh Kollel

• Aseres Yimei Teshuva Shiur given by Mrs. Liba Rosenbaum

• Save the Date for the Annual Bake Sale Event

• Ongoing Learning Opportunities

• Community News & Resources

Use this button to see the Kollel's

Yomim Noraim 5786 webpage with information on

Selichos Schedule

Rosh Hashana Davening Schedule

Tzedaka Opportunities

Memorial Scroll Program

Women's Annual Bake Sale Event

Seating Sign Up - Men

Kiddush This Shabbos

Shabbos Afternoon Halacha Series with

Rabbi Mordechai Weis

The Shabbos Afternoon Halacha Series

with the Rabbi Mordechai Weis


Parshas Ki Savo



Hagbah/Gelilah

How to perform this special mitzvah the proper way


Shiur: 5:30 PM

Mincha: 6:00 PM

A Glimpse into a Rare Practical Halacha

CHALITZAH

The Philadelphia Community Kollel

& The Oraysa Chabura

Present


Chalitzah

with

Rabbi Yitzchok Mayer Leizerowsky


Tuesday, September 1, 8:20 PM

in the Simcha Hall of the Kollel


Sponsorship Welcome

FOR MEN

Ki Savo

Shabbos Zemanim


Friday, August 28

6:00 pm - Mincha/Maariv

6:15 pm - Plag Hamincha

7:20 pm - Candle Lighting Latest

7:38 pm - Shkiya/Sunset


Shabbos, August 29

8:15 am - Shacharis

9:07/9:43 am - Latest Krias Shema

6:00 pm - Mincha

7:36 pm - Shkiya/Sunset

8:31 pm - Maariv

8:48 pm - 72 minutes

Mazel Tov to


Rabbi Yaakov Moshe and Chana Gitty Willner on their daughter Devorah's marriage to Daniel Mansbach!


Zev and Yonina Jacobson upon Azi's engagement to Sandy Gurvitch!


Rav and Rebbetzin Kelemer on the engagement of Mordechai to Devora Max of Waterbury!


Dr. Uri and Shira Schechter on the bar mitzvah of their son Shmuel!


Hillel and Chaviva Batioja on the bar mitzvah of their son Levi Shmuel!

Refuah Shleima to


Shmuel ben Ita Ettel, Shimon Chonon Mattisyahu ben Faigel, Maayan Bracha bas Elisheva, Sholom Yosef ben Shaindel Ettil, and Naami bas Shaina Yaffa b'soch shaar cholei Yisroel.

Weekday Minyanim


SUNDAY - FRIDAY

Shacharis: 7:30 am



​SUNDAY - THURSDAY

Mincha: 2:30 pm

Maariv: 10:00 pm

Kollel Website



For a complete listing of Kollel events, programs, shiurim links, zemanim, and more, visit us at our website, 

www.PhillyKollel.org.


Feel free to visit our programs page.


For free Kollel audio shiurim, go to the archives tab.

Photos of the Week

Women's Division Programming

Pre-Rosh Hashanah Shiur for Women

The Philadelphia Community Kollel Women's Division

presents a

Pre-Rosh Hashanah Shiur

by

The Rosh Kollel

Rabbi Yechiel Biberfeld

Shabbos afternoon, Nitzavim-Vayalech

September 5

Details to follow.

Aseres Yimei Teshuva Shiur for Women

 given by

Mrs. Liba Rosenbaum

The Philadelphia Community Kollel Women's Division

presents an


Aseres Yimei Teshuva Shiur

for women given by

Mrs. Liba Rosenbaum


"Sefer Yona: A Timely Story with Timeless Messages"


Wednesday, September 16, at 10 am

at the home of Mrs. Abby Greene,

270 North Bowman Avenue, Merion Station

Women's Annual Bake Sale Event

The Philadelphia Community Kollel Women's Division

invites you to its


Annual Bake Sale Event

featuring timely inspiration from

Mrs. Chani Juravel


Wednesday Evening, September 16

Doors Open 7:15 PM

Program Begins 8:15 PM


Gratz College

Levering Mill Tribute House

382 Bala Avenue, Bala Cynwyd


Couvert: $36

Sponsorship includes

event admission and a delicious Bundt cake to take home.

We thank our sponsors to date!

​Silver Sponsors


Shifra Dunkelberger

Dale Dunoff

Cheryl Epstein

Kaitlyn Friedman

Chani Kaganoff



​​​​Corporate Sponsors


Kosher Krops

The Kippah Korner

Bronze Sponsors


Elana Avis

Ilana Baltuch

​Aderet Frager

​Gilya Hodos

Cyndilee Kosloff

​Amy Kratchman

Chaya Lyons

Rivky Milgraum

Malka Miller

Rochelle Nosenchuk

Liz Shaid

Ongoing Learning Opportunities

Rosh Kollel's

Sunday Morning

Halacha Shiur


Now learning

Choshen Mishpat!

1st Sugya:

Hilchos Hashovas Aveida



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

The Philadelphia Community Kollel presents


A weekly Dvar Torah on the Parsha Based on the Teachings of Rav Mattisyahu Salomon zt”l!


Given over by his talmid -

the Rosh Kollel,

Rabbi Yechiel Biberfeld.


Click Here to Receive by WHATSAPP


Click Here for File of the Divrei Torah


The folder will be updated weekly.

Understanding Vidui


A nightly, 5-minute elucidation of

Vidui

given by the Rosh Kollel,

Rabbi Yechiel Biberfeld



Following Maariv


Click here to access the recordings.

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 Yevamos


For more information and/or for help finding a chavrusa, please contact:


R’Eli Press:

C: 267.844.3167   

E: eli.press1993@gmail.com


Or Rabbi Yedidya Pollack:

C: 248.986.0602


The Philadelphia Community Kollel presents a


Weekly Shiur on

Sefer Mishlei

Given by

Rabbi Yehoshua Schechter


Tuesday Evenings

9:15 - 10:00 PM

In the Kollel Beis Medrash


For more information contact

Rabbi Yosef Prupas

610-618-9949

yosefprupas@phillykollel.org

Join the many boys who are adding meaning to their Shabbosim through learning Hilchos Shabbos on Erev Shabbos with the Likras Shabbos Program. For boys between ages 10-13. Program starts 30 minutes before Shabbos. Free admission and sefer supplied. Weekly raffles and refreshments.


Grade 3-5 With

Rabbi Shmuel Mandelbaum

Kehilas Kol Torah

142 Montgomery Avenue


Grade 6-8 With

Rabbi Yosef Franklin

Philadelphia Community Kollel

364 Montgomery Avenue


Overbrook

Grade 3-8 With

Rabbi Yehoshua Finkelstein

Mishpachas Finkelstein

5921 Overbrook Avenue


Community News
  • Torah Youth, for boys in grades 1 through 8, will resume after Sukkkos. Please contact Rabbi Ari Silver for further information.
  • 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.
  • "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 dailyhalacha@aol.com. These are two separate services with separate halachos.

Community Resources

A community resource for tablecloths for simchos and events

In memory of

Chaya Sarah Yavne, a"h

Orthodox Philadelphia's

Event Calendar  

www.koshersync.com

To post an event, e-mail

support@koshersync.com

Lower Merion Community Mikvah

Community Kashrus

 of Greater Philadelphia

364 Montgomery Avenue

Merion Station, PA 19066

www.PhillyKollel.org • 610-668-9557

Office@PhillyKollel.org