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April 28, 2017
2 Iyar 5777
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Shabbat
Parshat Tazria-Metzora
Candle Lighting 7:36 pm
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Friday Dismissal at
3:00 pm
Fri., April 28
Seniors' last day of school!
Fri
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Shabbat Scholar Series with
Dr. Malka Simkovich
Sun. April 30, 9 am - 7:30 pm
Bikur Cholim Basketball Tournament
Mon., May 1 - Thurs., May 11
AP Exams
see below for detailed schedule
Mon., May 1, 7:00 pm
Yom Hazikaron - Yom Haatzmaut
Fri., May 5 - Sat., May 6
Shabbat Scholar Series with
Rabbanit Shani Taragin & Rabbanit Malka Bina
Wed., May 10 & Fri., May 12
Senior Finals
Sun., May 21
Kohelet Cafe Night
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We regret to inform you of the passing of
Kim Osborne z"l, wife of Paul Osborne, mother of Michael and Kohelet Yeshiva students Sam ('18), and Rachel ('15).
May the Osborne family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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 שבת
פרשת תזריע-מצורע
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 MORAH MIRIAM BEN GAL
Hebrew -
עברית
Many times in life, we suffer from feelings of insignificance, that we are stuck in our normal routine, and nothing we do can or does make a difference in the world. Laws about purity and impurity point to those moments in our lives when things are abnormal, uncomfortable or distasteful, and command us to notice these moments, and to use them as an opportunity to stop and examine our lives.
An example of this is found in the case of the z
av or z
ava, someone who has had an abnormal discharge and is commanded to separate from those around him/her, count seven clean days, wash, bring a sin offering and return to normal life. There are several things about this case that are unique, yet perhaps the most striking is this matter of counting seven clean days. The verse says -
וספר לו, that the z
av counts for himself, and then again -
וספרה לה, that the
zava counts for herself.
It is interesting that this commandment to count, to mark time, is only found in 2 other places in the Torah, once regarding the counting of the
Omer, which we are currently doing, and once regarding the counting of the
yovel year.
What do we learn from these four cases of "You shall count for yourselves"? First, we learn that the Torah commands us at times to count days, at times to count weeks, and at times to count years. As well, in each case we are told that these countings are somehow uniquely for us, they are personal in some way. The Torah is teaching us that each and every single day matters, days form weeks, and weeks form years. Each day is an opportunity, a potential to grow and better ourselves, w
hether we count days, weeks, or years.
Every day counts, if I make it count. And this counting affords me a structure, a kind of protection from being stuck, from being unable to access the beauty around me. It protects me from that feeling that nothing I do matters. We move forward, we push on, and we make each and every day count. In the end, we look back at all we managed to accomplish by taking small, methodical, constructive steps, and we see that we have indeed built ourselves beautiful coats of positivity and growth.
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AP EXAM SCHEDULE
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AP exams will be given according to the following schedule.
Monday, May 1 11th grade Chemistry, morning
11th grade Psychology, afternoon
Wednesday, May 3 12th grade English Literature & Composition, morning
Friday, May 5 12th grade US History, morning
11th grade Computer Science Principals, afternoon
Tuesday, May 9 11th & 12th grade, Calculus, morning
Wednesday, May 10 11th grade English Language & Composition, morning
Thursday, May 11 10th grade World History, morning
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CHABURA PROGRAM OPENS
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Last Friday marked the opening day of Kohelet's brand new Chabura program. In the Chabura program each of our students chooses a Torah topic he or she finds interesting, and joins a small group of like-minded students to learn about that topic in-depth over the course of a few weeks. Lay leaders and professionals from across the Jewish community, including
rabbis, alumni, medical students, and parents of alumni,
came to teach our students the topic of their choice
. The variety of topics offered included
halacha,
surrounding drones and technology, pathways to wisdom, Jewish medical ethics, dating and relationships, and
magic & the
urim v'tumim
. The building was bustling with energy as we broke from our conventional classrooms and teachers to try something new and exciting.
Thank you to our team of presenters:
Rabbi Levy
Rabbi Schmidman
Rabbi Levitt
Mrs. Lynn
Rabbi Gross
Mrs. Ben Shalom
Dr. Daitch
Mr. Weiner
Mr. Abboudi
Mr. Starkman
Dr. Halpern
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KOHELET STUDENTS LEAD Y.U. GEMARA COMPETITION
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After 4 of 5 tests, Kohelet seniors
Meir Kerzner
and
Shoshana Weintraub
are in first place in their respective divisions of the North American Yeshiva University Bekiut Competition! If they finish in the top three, each will have successfully completed Tier 5 of the Zuckerman Matmidim Program. Mazal tov and best of luck to each of them and all the students taking the final exam!
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THIS WEEK IN KOHELET SPORTS
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 Our girls' team came in 2nd overall in last week's track meet. Renee Benjamini finished 4
th out of 27 in the 100 Meter Dash, and Maayan Schwartz won th
e 3
00 Meter Hurdle.
Congrats to our boys baseball team on their first win of the season Thursday, beating Girard College 20-1! Joseph Singer earned his first win of the season!
Go Kings Go!
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SENIORS' GOOD-BYE TO KOHELET
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On Friday we say good-bye to the class of 2017 and wish them good luck,
hatzlacha,
as they prepare for finals, and the adventures that await them next year.
We will miss you and cannot wait for you to visit us in the future.
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YASHER KOACH TO
KYHS MATH TEACHER
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Yasher Koach
to KYHS Math teacher
Mrs. Beth Goldstein
on her speech
at the Philadelphia March for Science. Beth represented
Fair Districts PA and Let America Vote as a voting rights activist.
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
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They're digging the foundation!
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SAVE THE DATE!
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SHABBAT SCHOLAR SERIES
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Please Join Us
Dr. Malka Simkovich
Incoming Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies, and the director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies program at
Catholic Theological Union in Chicago.
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YOM HAATZMAUT
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Join Kohelet Yeshiva and
Bnei Akiva for a
Yom Hazikaron
&
Yom Haatzmaut
Special Program
Monday, May 1 at 7:00 pm
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Student-led Transition Ceremony,
Tefilla Chagigit,
Live Music
and
Free Israeli Food
Kohelet Yeshiva Beit Midrash
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5 Iyar 5708 - May 14, 1948
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פרנם היום - PARNAS HAYOM
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This week's learning in the
Kohelet Yeshiva
Beit Midrash was
sponsored
in honor of
Debra Magerman's Birthday
With Love,
Lisa and Lester
Julia and Shmarya
Ariella and Moshe
Lisa and Steven
Mindy and Benjamin
Amy and Elliot
Yoni and Zevi
Mindy and Jon
Joanne and Tim
Cyndi and David
Ronit and Shaun
Andrea and Rich
Holly and Leib
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or e-mail
Mrs. Tammie Neuman
Tel: 610-667-2020 ext. 3050
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