|
|
 |
|
March 3, 2017
5 Adar 5777
|
Shabbat
Parshat Terumah
Candle Lighting 5:37 pm
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT KOHELET...
2 Kohelet students spent their summer designing and outfitting a drone for volcanic ash collection in a Drexel University volcanology lab.
|
|
|
|
|
This Shabbat, March 3-4
Shabbat Scholar Series with
Dr. Jeffrey Woolf
Motzei Shabbat, 8:15 pm - Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood
Sunday, 9:30 am - Sons of Israel, Cherry Hill
Monday, March 6
Three-Part Series with Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl
Thursday, March 9
Ta'anit Esther
Early dismissal, 1:30 pm
Friday, March 10
Chulent & Chizuk
Sunday, March 12
Women's Megillah Reading, 10:15 am
Friday, March 17
Late Friday dismissal begins at 3:00 pm
Shabbat, March 17 - 18
Shabbat Shel Ruach
with
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi Emeritus of Great Britain
Monday, March 20
In-Service
Parent-Teacher Conferences
NO SCHOOL
Sunday, March 26
Women's Chagiga, 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 29
Kohelet Blood Drive
Monday, April 10 - Wednesday April 19
Pesach Break
|
|
|
|
|
 שבת
פרשת תרומה
|
RABBI AARON HORN
Dean of Students
Gemara and Halacha Chair
The Torah describes three kelim in the Mishkan - the vessels in the Tabernacle, that were "roommates" in the kodesh- the larger of the two sections of the Mishkan. They were the shulchan - the table for showbread, the menorah and the mizbeyach hazahav - the golden altar.
The shulchan housed the lechem hapanim - showbread, the menorah was lit daily, and the ketoret - incense, was set upon the mizbeyach hazahav. The three kelim each have a unique purpose and symbolism. Every week there was fresh bread placed on the shulchan. Bread is the staple of physicality. No food more symbolizes our mortality, our need for physical sustenance and nourishment. In a certain sense, the shulchan represents material and physical success. The menorah serves as a stark contrast. Once daily, the fire of the menorah was lit. The light of the menorah represents spirituality; Torah is compared to fire, and Torah knowledge can spread like fire. Even chemically, fire, like spirituality, is intangible- it is not solid, liquid or gas.
Individually, antithetical symbolism emanates from each of these two kelim. Adopting a lifestyle that stems from either one bears risks. One who adopts a "shulchan-focused" lifestyle is not safe- a focus solely on material wealth will not allow for attainment of spiritual wealth. Conversely, one who focuses solely on the spiritual may get lost in that spirituality. Alone, spirituality does not anchor one to the "do"s and "don't"s of a religious, Torah based lifestyle.
The key towards harnessing the power of the spiritual on the one hand, and the material on the other, can be found with the symbolism of third kli- the mizbeyach hazahav. The function of this kli is to serve as the anchor. By bringing korbanot sacrifices, we recognize that we are not in search of physical and spiritual success in a vacuum, but for a purpose. When a person looks to the mizbeyach, and realizes that both halves are really supposed to be enhancing his avodat Hashem - the work of G-d, one can find the path to new religious peaks.
Shabbat Shalom
|
|
12th YAHRTZEIT OF HARRY STERN Z"L
|
|
Wednesday, 3 Adar was the 12th yahrtzeit of Mr. Harry Stern z"l, Founding Chairman of the Stern Hebrew High School, later to become Kohelet Yeshiva High School.
His son, Jerry Stern, is a devoted supporter of our school, and will happily volunteer his time, whether to help at an event or supply facts and figures on the history of the school. Wednesday morning Jerry Stern joined the school minyan, and then spoke about his father, giving everyone a fascinating insight into the life of, Harry Stern z"l, and the history of the school. The faculty and staff were then treated to breakfast. The following is Jerry Stern's talk.
On the 12th Yahrzeit of Harry Stern z"l, March 1, 2017/3 Adar 5777
Presented by Jerry Stern to KYHS Students
Have you ever wondered who the man was behind the portrait that adorns the school entrance? My father Harry Stern, whose 12th yahrzeit is today, was the school's Founding Chairman, and the campus on which Kohelet is situated bears his and my mother's names. He was an industrialist who grew his own defense business from a small machine shop in Northeast Philadelphia in 1946 to six factories which employed 1,200 workers at its peak in the early 1980's. A life-long ardent Zionist, he believed that Israel's security hinged on having its own homegrown defense industry, and he was instrumental in helping Israel build one. He also introduced a number of Israeli products to U.S. consumers, including the Uzi and Galil firearms, and ammunition under the Uzi and Samson labels. For most Americans who purchased these products, it was the first time they ever owned anything made in Israel.
|
|
חסד של אמת
THE ULTIMATE KINDNESS
|
Our Rabbis describe caring for the dead as a chesed shel emet - the ultimate kindness without the expectation of reward. On Wednesday afternoon our 11th and 12th grade students traveled to the Mount Carmel Cemetery to assist in clean-up efforts following the recent vandalism. We were inspired to see so many people from all walks of life working together to restore the cemetery.
A special thank you to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia for all their hard work in coordinating the clean-up.
  |
|
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
|
Mazal Tov to
on becoming a
National Merit Scholarship Finalist
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic scholarship competition for recognition, and university scholarships, administered by the
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)
, a privately funded, not-for-profit organization based in Evanston, Illinois. About 1.5 million
students take the PSAT. Of these juniors, about 16,000 gain scores that qualify them as Semifinalists (that's a little more than 1%). This group is narrowed down to 15,000, who become Finalists. Of this group, about 8,000 are awarded scholarships.
|
The science lab in Kohelet Yeshiva High School was the scene of special visitors this week. Students in
Yeshiva Lab School grades K -
1 came with teachers Morah Rachel Obstfeld and Morah Hannah Rothschild. They were enthralled by the experiment that 10th grader Ethan Schuman and
faculty member Mr. Bob Schwartz
showed them
.
|
|
STAND AGAINST HATE RALLY
|
On Thursday, Kohelet faculty and students
joined the crowds in a rally to
STAND AGAINST HATE
|
|
KOHELET 12th GRADER SHOSHANA WEINTRAUB
SPEAKING TO THE CROWD |
|
|
IMPORTANT '17-'18 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
DEADLINE - MARCH 31, 2017
|
The 2017-18 online scholarship portal is now available online.
Kohelet Yeshiva, along with other local Jewish Day Schools, partnered with International Scholarship and Tuition Services (ISTS)
this year for applicants to apply for financial aid, submit documentation, and track application status.
This portal should be used by all financial aid applicants, regardless of whether or not you qualify for EITC or OSTC funding.
Please click here to access the online portal. To start a new application, you must create an account then click "add new application" and insert program key: FJDS.
For technical questions or customer service, please contact ISTS - 855-670-4787 or
fjds@applyists.com.
Kohelet Yeshiva families are required to complete their applications by March 31. Awards cannot be guaranteed for families who
have not completed their application in full before the deadline. If you receive correspondence from ISTS, please respond quickly and get your application
fully completed and submitted by completed by March 31st.
A $30 processing fee payable to ISTS is required to complete the online application.
Please contact Stuart Gasner with any questions or concerns at 610-667-2020,
ext. 1143.
|
|
2017 - 2018 RE-ENROLLMENT FORMS
|
|
The KYHS 2017-18 re-enrollment forms were mailed out this week. Please complete and return the forms and registration fee before
April 3.
|
|
WOMEN'S MEGILLAH READING
|
Women's Megillah Reading
Sunday, March 12 at 10:15 am
S
ponsors are Welcome
please contact Tammie Neuman
|
|
WOMEN'S CHAGIGA PRODUCTION
|
Kohelet Senior Class of 2017 Fundraiser
invites you to
KYHS Women's Chagiga
Sunday, March 26 at 4:00 pm
to reserve tickets and /or sponsor
|
|
SHABBAT SCHOLAR SERIES
|
This weekend in the Kohelet Scholar Series
Rabbi Dr. Jeffrey R. Woolf
Expert in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Associate Professor, Talmud Dept., Bar Ilan University
Full Schedule Below
Childcare available 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:30 pm
|
NOTE:
Rabbi Dr. Woolf will be speaking on
Motzei Shabbat,
March 4 @ 8:15 pm
Cong. Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood, PA
and
Sunday, March 5 @
9:30am
Cong. Sons of Israel, Cherry Hill
|
|
|
THE MAKING OF MODERN JEWRY
|
See flyer below for details
|
S
habbat Shel Ruach with
Rabbi Lord
Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi
Emeritus of Great Britain
Shabbat, March 17-18
Please RSVP for Community Lunch to
|
פרנס היום
-
PARNAS HAYOM
|
or e-mail
Mrs. Tammie Neuman
Tel: 610-667-2020 ext. 3050
|
Click on the KYLS logo below
to view Kohelet Yeshiva Lab School's weekly E-letter
|
|
|
|
|
|
223 North Highland Ave., Merion Station, PA 19066 koheletyeshiva.org 610-667-2020
|
|
|
|
|
