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May 12, 2017
16 Iyar 5777
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Shabbat
Emor
Candle Lighting 7:48 pm
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Friday Dismissal at
3:00 pm
Shabbat, May 19-20
Shabbat Scholar Dr. Eddie Reichman
Sunday, May 21
Yoetzet Initiative at 9:00 am
Sunday, May 21
Kohelet Cafe Night
Monday, May 22 - Wednesday, May 24
Senior Class Trip
Monday, May 29
No School -
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 30
Early dismissal at 1:30
Erev Shavuot
Wednesday, May 31 &
Thursday, June 1
Shavuot - No School
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 שבת
פרשת אמור
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RAV AMIR BEN GAL
Ivrit and Tanach
Shabbat and the Moadim
Towards the end of this week's Parshat Emor, G-d commands Moshe to present "
Moadei Hashem - The Festivals of G-d". But before G-d starts, he gives an introduction to this commandment, "The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the Israelite people and say to them these are my fixed times, the fixed times of the Lord, which you shall proclaim as sacred occasions. On six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest, a sacred occasion. You shall do no work, it shall be a Sabbath of the Lord throughout your settlements. These are the set times of the Lord, the sacred occasions, which you shall celebrate each at its appointed time" (Ch. 23, v. 1-4).
Reading these
psukim - phrases
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raises a question immediately.
Psukim
2 and 4 are essentially saying the same thing! Why? It seems that the commandment of Shabbat makes some kind of separation between the first part of the introduction in
pasuk 2,
and the ending in
pasuk 4
, and if that is the case, then what is the connection between Shabbat and the rest of the
Moadim -Festivals?
The Parshanim - Commentators give different answers to this question.
Rashi explains that
Pasuk 2 is talking about the
Sanhedrin - High Court proclaiming a leap-year, and
Pasuk 4 deals with
Rosh Chodesh - Sanctification of the new Month. The
Ibn-Ezra explains that it shows a specific difference between Shabbat and the Festivals, that while Shabbat is always on a specific day, the seventh day of the week, the Festivals are celebrated on different days throughout the year, and do not always fall on the same day every year.
The
Ramban
explains that it actually shows the Halachic importance of the Shabbat - that it is stricter than the festivals. I
n his
perush - explanation
, the Ramban states very clearly that Shabbat is not part of the festivals. The reason why Shabbat is written next to the commandments of the festivals is only to show that the Shabbat has stricter laws of observance.
The
Sforno brings the Gemara in
Psachim which explains the difference between Shabbat and the Festivals - whereas Shabbat was set by G-d on the seventh day of the week, the Festivals were set by the
Beit Din - the Courts of Am Yisrael - the Jewish people. Understanding this
perush, we can now understand the significant difference between Shabbat and the Festivals. Shabbat was given to us by G-d, and the Festivals were determined by the
Bet Din using the new moon and
Rosh Chodesh to set the calendar.
Shabbat and the
Moadim represent the two sides of the connection between
G-d and
Am Yisrael. G-d is reaching out to
Am Yisrael through Shabbat, and
Am Yisrael reaches back to G-d through the
Moadim. The connection between the two, as shown in the
psukim, is that which enables us to take part in the Divine creation and bring
Kedusha - holiness to earth, as we do every Shabbat and on every Festival.
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KOHELET STUDENTS AT
CIJE CONFERENCE
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 Students from
Mr. Michale Sizer's Engineering class attended the
Young Engineers Conference in New York City
on Sunday. The event was hosted by the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education and more than one thousand students displayed 300 engineering projects.
Students in Mr. Sizer's class displayed their inventions during a poster session, and they met with several prominent engineers throughout the day. Descriptions of the students' inventions were published in a book that was available at the conference. The event was a great success and gave Kohelet Yeshiva the opportunity to showcase the incredible achievements our students are making in the field of STEM!
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HONORABLE MENTION FOR
DANIEL MEADVIN
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Mazal Tov to 11th grader
Daniel Meadvin
upon receiving an
Honorable Mention
in this year's
Facing History Essay Contest
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Daniel's essay was entitled
"The Ethics of Not Walking Away," and was based on Ursula Le Guinn's
The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas.
Facing History and Ourselves
teaches students to think about the world in new ways, igniting conversations about how we can build societies free from racism, antisemitism, bullying, and hatred of all kinds. This contest invites students to reflect on who or what has influenced how they think about their roles and responsibilities as engaged members of their communities.
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BRONZE MEDAL FOR
GOLDIE EICHEN
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Mazal Tov to 12th grader,
Goldie Eichen
who finished 3rd in the long jump and received a bronze medal
TRACK TEAM
(left to right)
Shira Ripsman, Meital Lindenberg, Ariella Melincoff, Goldie Eichen, Danielle Reich, Rina Melincoff
and Racheli Perl,
(left to right)
Isaac Abboudi, Judah Esses, Matan Lebovits, Gavriel Chasky and Eric Dolitsky
with Kohelet faculty member Mr. Michael Sizer
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VISIT TO STERN COLLEGE BEIT MIDRASH
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Morah Esti Honig
travelled to Manhattan with four Kohelet students to visit Stern College, learn in the Beit Midrash and meet up with Kohelet Yeshiva Alumni currently in Stern College.
(left to right) Batsheva Rubin, Rina Melincoff, Morah Esti Honig, Shoshana Weintraub, Noa Batya Spero
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KOHELET CAFE - NOT TO BE MISSED
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and the incredible talent
of our own Kohelet students
Sunday, May 21
Ladies & Girls at 5:00 pm
General Community at 6:45 PM
Kohelet Students & Prospective Kohelet Students - free
General Admission: $10
Maximum per family $40
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ANNUAL NYC ISRAEL DAY PARADE
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Kohelet Yeshiva is once again proud to be participating in the The Israel Day Parade in New York City on Sunday, June 4th.
Kohelet Yeshiva will provide busing for anyone who wishes to participate at a reduced cost of $25 per person and a maximum of $100 per family. Scholarships for Kohelet students are available.
The bus will depart Kohelet Yeshiva High School at approximately 9:00 am (final marching time to still be confirmed, so the time might change) and return to KYHS at 5:00 pm. NOTE: final timing still to be confirmed closer to the event.
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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
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| The sun sets over the future fields of Kohelet Yeshiva |
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Moving Day for equipment at the back of the stage,
to clear the way for the temporary location of the
Kohelet Yeshiva Middle School! |
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A RACE TO 250K
GIVING DAY GALA
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SHABBAT SCHOLAR SERIES
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Join us for the next Shabbat Scholar
Shabbat, May 19 - 20 with
Rabbi Dr. Eddie Reichman
See below for full schedule
Childcare will be available 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
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פרנם היום - PARNAS HAYOM
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Learning in the
Kohelet Yeshiva Beit Midrash
on
Friday, May 12
was sponsored by
In loving memory of Beth's parents,
Francine and Arnold Novick z"l
יהא זכרם ברוך
May their 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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223 North Highland Ave., Merion Station, PA 19066 koheletyeshiva.org 610-667-2020
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