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February 24, 2017
28 Shevat 5777
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Shabbat
Parshat Mishpatim
Candle Lighting 5:29 pm
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DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT KOHELET...
A Kohelet student spent his summer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia studying stress-related disorders
in rats, using fecal implants and cryostat brain slicing
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This Shabbat, February 24 - 25
Shabbat Scholar Series with
Dr. Marc Shapiro
Monday, February 27
New 3-Part Series with Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl
Shabbat, March 3-4
Shabbat Scholar Series with
Dr. Jeffrey Woolf
Thursday, March 9
Ta'anit Esther
Early dismissal at 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
Shabbat, March 17 - 18
Shabbat Shel Ruach
with
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi Emeritus of Great Britain
Sunday, March 26
Women's Chagiga at 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 29
Kohelet Blood Drive
Monday, April 10 - Wednesday April 19
Pesach Break
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 KOHELET PERSONALS
Condolences to
Mr. Steve Klein and
Kohelet Yeshiva student Michael Klein on the
the passing of their beloved mother and grandmother,
Mrs. Janet G. Klein z"l.
Mr. Klein is sitting shiva in Pittsburgh until Motzei Shabbat. He will continue shiva on Sunday, February 26 at his home, 68 Manor House Drive, Cherry Hill. Maariv on Sunday at 5:45 pm (note correct time), Monday, February 27,
Shacharit at 7:00 am.
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Condolences to
Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl, Kohelet Yeshiva Head of School
and to
Shmuel, Racheli, Binny and Eitan Perl
on the passing of their grandmother and great grandmother,
Mrs. Gizella Perl z"l.
May the Klein and Perl families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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שבת שקלים
פרשת משפתים
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RAV ADAM MAYER
Tanach and Gemara
Beit Midrash Fellow
Parshat Mishpatim teaches us over 50 mitzvot, many of which detail how far our responsibility reaches. We have responsibility towards every person we come into contact with, regardless of their social standing. We have responsibility for the consequences of what we do, and what is done by our possessions or even by processes that we initiate.
Shmot 22:8 states, "
If a fire breaks out and catches thorns, and that causes husks or stalks or a field to be burned, he that kindled the fire must pay."
This passuk shows us how far our responsibility reaches. When things happen, it is up to each of us to step forward, motivated by honesty and justice, and live up to our responsibility.
The Gemara in Bava Kamma 60b relates a teaching of Rabbi Yitzḥak Nappaḥa to Rav Ami and Rav Asi on this verse (
If a fire breaks out...
). "I, God, kindled a fire in Zion, as it is stated, 'The Lord has accomplished His fury, He has poured out His fierce anger; and He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations' (Lamentations 4:11). And I will build it with fire in the future, as it is stated, 'For I, says the Lord, will be for her a wall of fire round about; and I will be the glory in her midst' (Zechariah 2:9)."
Even Hashem cannot evade the truth of His own Torah. May we all merit to see the fulfillment of the prophecy of Zechariah.
Shabbat Shalom
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TENTH & ELEVENTH GRADE STUDENT
SHABBATON
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Tenth & Eleventh grade students leave for a Shabbaton in Monsey.
An opportunity to get to know one another, build relationships and spend time
with faculty away from the school. Most of all, to have an awesome fun filled inspiring Shabbat!!
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IMPORTANT '17-'18 SCHOLARSHIP INORMATION
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION MARCH 31
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The 2017-18 online scholarship portal is now available online.
Kohelet Yeshiva, along with other local Jewish Day Schools, has 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, as any application not completed by
March 31st will not be processed.
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.
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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS!!
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On Thursday the construction vehicles began their work! The security fence has been assembled
around the building site, and the contractors have begun on the extension of the classroom wing!
This new, added space will be the temporary home for Kohelet Yeshiva Lab School in the 2017-2018 school year. The addition will eventually be turned into more educational space, including a state of the art music center. Stay tuned for more updates!
Please note that we are committed to keeping everyone safe during the whole construction process. We warmly welcome all guests to our campus but we ask that the usual exit onto Old Lancaster Rd must be used, and that the entrance must only be used as an entrance. We appreciate everyone's patience if exiting is slow because of tractors or truck.
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ISRAEL ADVOCACY CO-CURRICULAR
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 One of the many co curricular classes offered to students at Kohelet Yeshiva is Israel Advocacy. This gives the students an opportunity to be educated on Israel, and to prepare to attend the AIPAC conference in Washington D.C. Each week these students will be examining the most recent events in Israel and preparing a statement for publication.
This week Benjamin Netanyahu visited Australia and was greeted warmly by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. They discussed matters on the settlements that the UN recently discussed. Australia holds the position that is polar opposite to most of other countries. Netanyahu said,
"In all of these efforts, we see you, Australia, as our partner."
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VISIT FROM YAD VASHEM
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Rabbi Moshe Cohn, of the Educational Department in Yad Vashem in Yerushalayim, offered our students a timely lesson about the need to NEVER FORGET. He helped them understand why learning history is so important, and what lessons can be learned, especially from the events of the Holocaust. Both students and faculty were left with much to think about.
Thank you to Kohelet faculty member Mr. Barry Kirzner for arranging this important talk.
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"MINDING YOUR MIND"
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This week our students had the privilege of hearing a young man's personal story of his battles with anxiety and depression during high school, and how, with the help and support of his family, he coped with it - first negatively and then constructively.
This speaker is part of an organization called
Minding Your Mind (MYM), whose primary objective is to provide mental health education to adolescents, teens and young adults, their parents, teachers and school administrators. The goal of MYM is to reduce the stigma and destructive behaviors often associated with mental health issues. Minding Your Mind Programs move away from crisis based response to prevention through education.
Thank you to Ms. Nancy Bell, School Counselor, for arranging this important session for the students. For more information please contact
Ms. Nancy Bell.
Click here f
or more information on Minding your Mind.
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WOMEN'S MEGILLAH READING
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Women's Megillah Reading
Sunday, March 12 at 10:15 am
Sponsors are Welcome
please contact Tammie Neuman
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WOMEN'S CHAGIGA PRODUCTION
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KOHELET SENIOR CLASS '
17
FUNDRAISER
SAVE THE DATE...
for the Women's Chagiga Production
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SHABBAT SCHOLAR SERIES
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SAVE THE DATE!
February 24 - 26 with
DR. MARC SHAPIRO
Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies, University of Scranton
See full schedule below
Childcare will be available 8:15 am - 12:30 pm
Note: Dr. Shapiro will speak at
Congregation Mikveh Israel in Center City at 10:30 am
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habbat Shel Ruach with
Rabbi Lord
Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi Emeritus of Great Britain
Shabbat, March 17-18
Please RSVP for Community Lunch to
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פרנס היום
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PARNAS HAYOM
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Learning in the Kohelet Yeshiva Beit Midrash
today was sponsored by
Beth & Ronny Drapkin
in memory of Beth's grandmother Sonia Novick,
Sarah bat Bayla on 29 Shevat
יהא זכרה ברוך
May her memory be for a blessing
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or e-mail
Mrs. Tammie Neuman
Tel: 610-667-2020 ext. 3050
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to view Kohelet Yeshiva Lab School's weekly E-letter
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