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March 17, 2017
19 Adar 5777
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Shabbat
Parshat Ki-Tissa
Shabbat Parah
Candle Lighting 6:52 pm
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Kohelet Personals
Women's C
hagiga
Late Friday Dismissal
2017 - 2018 Scholarships
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DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT KOHELET...
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There are 105 students currently enrolled in Kohelet's 9th - 12th grades, including 22 seniors in the graduating class of 2017, 95% of whom are planning to attend a four-year college or university
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Shabbat Shel Ruach
with
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi Emeritus of Great Britain
Monday, March 20
Parent-Teacher Conferences
2:30 - 8:00 pm
NO SCHOOL -
In-Service
Friday, March 24
Late Friday dismissal begins at 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 26
Women's Chagiga at 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 29
Kohelet Blood Drive, 12:00 - 5:00 pm
Kohelet Gym
Monday, April 10 - Wednesday April 19
Pesach Break
Chag Kasher v'Sameach
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Mazal Tov
to
Mrs. Jessie Rothstein,
Kohelet Tanach teacher and Special Events Coordinator, and her
husband Mitio,
on the birth of their daughter.
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Condolences to
Neil Kerzner and Kohelet student Meir Kerzner
on the passing of their beloved mother and grandmother, Mrs. Helen Kerzner z"l.
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 שבת
פרשת כי תשא - שבת פרה
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RABBI ADAM MAYER
Tanach and Gemara
Beit Midrash Fellow
This week we read about two of the most impactful cows in the Torah! In this week's
parshah, Ki Tissa we read about our biggest mistake, with the famous Golden Calf, and in the
Torah reading for
Parshat Parah we read about the red heifer, whose ashes are crucial for the purification ceremony after anyone who comes in contact with a dead human body.
Notice the similarities. To atone for the Golden Calf, Moshe took the golden calf idol, burned it, ground it up into fine powder (it was made of metal, otherwise it would have been ash) sprinkled the powder on the water, and made everyone drink it. The service of the red heifer requires that it be slaughtered, then completely burned. The ashes are than gathered and sprinkled into spring water, and the mixture is then sprinkled on the impure person as a means of purification.
The episode of the Golden Calf teaches us about our sins and moments of distance from
Hashem. The ritual of the red heifer teaches us about the process of returning to a state of purity that than allows a closeness to
Hashem. Sometimes it is the more mature mother cow that has to take care of the inappropriate behavior of her little calf.
The simple explanation for why we read
Parshat Parah this week is that in order to eat of the
Korban Pesach - the Pascal offering, you must be
tahor - pure. (
Pesach is coming, it's time to start getting ready!) However, this necessary state of
tahara is not only a physical preparation for
Pesach, but a spiritual one as well. May
Hashem help us and give us strength and courage as we begin our spiritual preparations for freedom and closeness to The Holy One.
Shabbat Shalom
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IMPORTANT MESSAGES TO PARENTS...
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Dear Kohelet Families,
Please be aware that the 2017-18 enrollment forms were mailed out last week. If you did not receive them, please contact Stuart Gasner immediately.
To secure your child's place for the 2017-18 year, please complete the enrollment forms, and return along with a $450 registration fee by April 3, 2017. Please complete one set of forms per student.
Please note that after April 3rd, the registration fee will increase to $750.
In May
our business office will mail a tuition contract to everyone who has returned their completed enrollment materials. If you are applying for financial aid, the scholarship committee will review applications and announce awards in early May.
Please note that the financial aid application deadline is March 31, 2017.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me at any point.
Thank you,
Stuart Gasner
Kohelet Yeshiva Executive Director
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PLEASE NOTE:
Change to late Friday dismissal
time will begin on Friday, March 24
a change from the school calendar
Friday, March 17 dismissal is at 1:30 pm
Late dismissal will begin on
Friday, March 24 at 3:00 pm
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IMPORTANT '17-'18 SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION
DEADLINE - MARCH 31, 2017
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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 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.
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DESPITE THE SNOW -
AP CHEMISTRY KEEPS GOING...
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MRS. DIANE WEINTRAUB
Science Department Chair
STEM Coordinator
Despite the snow on Tuesday, four students met with Mrs. Weintraub at her home to continue working on their AP Chemistry. The four dedicated and focused students were:
Sam Kosloff, Daniel Meadvin, Shmuel Perl and Batsheva Rubin.
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WOMEN'S MEGILLAH READING
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Purim morning the Kohelet Yeshiva Beit Midrash was alive with over 100 women who gathered for a women only Megillat Esther reading, followed by dancing and breakfast...
a very special and inspiring event!
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SHUSHAN PURIM 2017
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WOMEN'S CHAGIGA PRODUCTION
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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
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THE MAKING OF MODERN JUDAISM
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As part of Kohelet Yeshiva's Beit Midrash Adult Education Program,
Rabbi Dr. Gil S. Perl, Head of School,
recently completed a three part lecture series entitled The
Making of Modern Judaism
. As a follow up to requests from those who attended the lectures, there are links below to the audio and source sheets for all three lectures.
Part I: The Rise of Reform
Part II: The Origins of Ultra-Orthodoxy
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or more information on upcoming shiurim and events from our Beit Midrash contact: beitmidrash@koheletyeshiva.org
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SHEDDING LIGHT ON BURNING ISSUES
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New Three-Part Mini Series
beginning
this Monday, March 20 at 8:00 pm
with
RABBI TZVI SINENSKY
Kohelet Yeshiva Rosh Beit Midrash
see flyer for full details
each shiur stands alone
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פרנס היום
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PARNAS HAYOM
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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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