Philadelphia Community Kollel Weekly

Rosh Hashana 5787, September 9, 2026

In This Issue

• Rosh Kollel's Rosh Hashana Message

• Yomim Noraim 5787 at the Kollel

• Video and Audio from Evening of Inspiration

• Memorial Scroll 5787

• Photos of the Week

Women's Programming

• This Wednesday - Aseres Yimei Teshuva Shiur given by Mrs. Liba Rosenbaum

• This Wednesday - Annual Bake Sale Event with Mrs. Chani Juravel

• Ongoing Learning Opportunities

• Community News & Resources

Yomim Noraim 5787 At The Kollel

Use this button to see the Kollel's

Yomim Noraim 5787 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

MEN'S SEATING RESERVATION REQUEST

Rosh Kollel's

Rosh Hashana Mesage

“Dip the apple in honey…”

A fellow from Eretz Yisroel came to the Kollel last week and shared a beautiful idea from his rebbe, Rav Tzvi Meir Silverberg, shlit”a. The well-known custom of dipping the apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah night is to foreshadow the New Year of 5787 with sweetness and goodness for us and our family. Rav Tzvi Meir offered another reason. As we begin a New Year we should look back at the past year as well, and try to focus on all the sweetness and goodness that Hashem bestowed upon us and our family in 5786. This way we can pause to thank Hashem for all His goodness to us, with the realization that all good and sweet things are decided in Heaven.

My illustrious Zeida, The Chasam Sofer, zt”l would compose niggunim/songs (compiled in a sefer he called “Shiras Moshe”) right after Yom Kippur. He explained that these songs of praise to Hashem came from his contemplation of all the goodness he received from Heaven the previous year. He expressed it through meaningful tunes and lyrics, singing Hashem’s praises. [He waited until after Yom Kippur because during Elul and through Yomim Noraim he was preoccupied with y’mei hadin and tending to his kehilla.] This is like the idea above, to not only ask for a good and sweet year, but to as well thank Hashem for all the good in the previous year.

VIDEO AND PHOTOS OF

Pre-Rosh Hashana Leil Hisorerus

Evening of Inspiration

With Horav Menachem Katz shlit"a

The Journey of Tishrei -

How to Make the Most of the Month That Changes Everything

VIDEO

AUDIO

Rosh Hashana Zemanim

Mazel Tov to

Rabbi and Mrs. Yoel Dovid Zeffren on the engagement of their son Binyomin to Basya Rosen of Five Towns, NY! A special Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Rebbetzin Leah Zeffren and Rabbi & Mrs. Yonah Gewirtz and to the entire Zeffren, Gewirtz and Rosen families!

Rabbi and Mrs. Ari Silver on the engagement of their son Moshe Tzvi to Meira Spotts of Atlanta!

Drs. Dovid and Meira Friedman on the birth of a granddaughter born to Rabbi and Mrs. Bentzy Greenberger! Mazel tov to great grandparents Drs. Jay and Mindy Rosenblum!

Rabbi and Dr. Efraim Goldfein on the engagement of their granddaughter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moishy Goldfein!

Rabbi and Mrs. Pinchas Lando on the birth of a grandson born to their children Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Lando!

Refuah Shleima to

Shmuel ben Ita Ettel, Shimon Chonon Mattisyahu ben Faigel, Maayan Bracha bas Elisheva, Sholom Yosef ben Shaindel Ettil, and Naomi 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

Memorial Scroll 5787

Memorialize a loved one and earn merits before the Yomim Noraim towards being inscribed for a happy, sweet, new year by supporting the Kollel's ongoing Torah study, shiurim and programs for men and women of all ages in our community. A Memorial Scroll will be displayed over the High Holidays on our digital donor board located in our front lobby. Suggested donation is $100 per name. A sample from last year can be found below.

To place an entry into our Memorial Scroll, please click on the graphic below.

Donate Here

Photos of the Week

Leil Shishi

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.

Women's Division Programming

THIS WEDNESDAY!

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"

THIS Wednesday, September 16, at 10 am

at the home of Mrs. Abby Greene,

270 North Bowman Avenue, Merion Station

THIS WEDNESDAY!

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

THIS 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

Become a Sponsor Today!

Sponsorship includes

event admission and a delicious Bundt cake to take home.

We thank our sponsors to date!

Gold Sponsors

Abby Greene

Phyllis Kosloff

Silver Sponsors

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Dale Dunoff

Cheryl Epstein

Kaitlyn Friedman

Chani Kaganoff

Nancy Kurtzman

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Corporate Sponsors

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Bronze Sponsors

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Bronze Sponsors

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Karen Berkowitz

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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.

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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

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CLEAR AND CONCISE PRACTICAL DAILY HALACHA

by Rabbi Shimon Frank

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PARSHA BYTES

A two-minute weekly thought on the Parsha

with

Rabbi Efraim Blau

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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.
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