Philadelphia Community Kollel Weekly

Noach 5786, October 23, 2025

In This Issue

• Winter Zman Began Today, October 23

• Likras Shabbos Program for Boys Ages 10-13 Starts this Erev Shabbos

• New Nightly 5-Minute Shiur: Understanding Pisukei D'Zimra - Beginning October 26

• Save the Dates: Two Women's Shiurim November 8th with Rebbetzin Rachael Biberfeld

November 9th with the Rosh Kollel

• Save The Date: Masmid Program Begins Next Motzaei Shabbos, Parshas Lech Lecha

• Photos of the Week

• Ongoing Learning Opportunities

• Community News & Resources

Winter Zman Began

Today, October 23

All Kollel shiurim, learning, programs and chavrusos have resumed. If you have not already, please be in touch with your chavrusah to confirm your learning schedule.

Additional Learning Opportunities

If you would like to pursue further learning opportunities, please contact Rabbi Yosef Prupas at YosefPrupas@PhillyKollel.org.

Likras Shabbos

Starts This Erev Shabbos

Noach

Shabbos Zemanim

Friday, October 24

5:23 pm - Likras Shabbos Program

5:50 pm - Candle Lighting

5:53 pm - Mincha/Maariv

6:08 pm - Shkiya/Sunset

Shabbos, October 25

8:15 am - Shacharis

9:27/10:03 am - Latest Krias Shema

5:26 pm - Mincha

6:06 pm - Shkiya/Sunset

7:01 pm - Maariv

7:18 pm - 72 minutes

Mazel Tov to

Rabbi & Mrs. Chesky Weiss on the marriage of their son Dovid to Yocheved Horowitz!

Rabbi & Mrs. Aaron Weintraub on the marriage of their daughter Gitty to Dovid Weingarten!

Dr. David and Mrs. Sharyn Chase on the upcoming marriage of their son Baruch to Rosie Rosenthal!

Jacob and Danielle Miller on the bris of their son Meir Yosef!

Akiva and Talia Schiff on the birth of a son!

Refuah Shleima to

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

NEW 5-MINUTE NIGHTLY SHIUR

UNDERSTANDING PISUKEI D'ZIMRA

NEW 5-MINUTE NIGHTLY SHIUR:

UNDERSTANDING

PISUKEI D'ZIMRA

STARTING OCTOBER 26!

Click on poster to access the latest shiur

SAVE THE DATES

Two Special Women's Shiurim

November 8th by Rebbetzin Rachael Biberfeld

November 9th by the Rosh Kollel, Rabbi Yechiel Biberfeld

The Women's Division of the Philadelphia Community Kollel

Presents

Two Special Women's Shiurim

Shabbos Afternoon Shiur

Illuminating Parshas Vayera

Rebbetzin Rachael Biberfeld

Shabbos, November 8

at the Zeffren Home, 111 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bala Cynwyd

Tentative time: 2:30

Kashrus 101

The Basics of Keeping a Kosher Kitchen

The Rosh Kollel, Rabbi Yechiel Biberfeld

Sunday, November 9 at 7:30 pm

at the Jaron home, 290 Brookway Road, Merion Station

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Weekday Minyanim

SUNDAY - FRIDAY

Shachris: 7:30 am

SUNDAY - THURSDAY

Mincha: 2:30 pm

Maariv: 10:00 pm

MONDAY - THURSDAY

Maariv: 9:00 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

The new zman has begun with yungeliet back in the beis medrash!

Ongoing Learning Opportunities

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

Mishnah Yomi

with

Rabbi Pollack!

Learning Seder Kodshim

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

or email

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

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 Moed Koton

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

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

Community News

Torah Youth, for boys in grades 1 through 8, will meet this Shabbos from 4:00-5:00 pm in the Lower Merion Synagogue Social Hall. 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.
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