KOLLEL WEEKLY UPDATE - MISHPATIM 5777

Philadelphia Community Kollel Weekly Update

February 23, 2017

Parshas Mishpatim / Shekalim 5777

In This Issue

This Shabbos at the Kollel

Masmid This Week at 7:15 P.M.

Shivti for Purim

New Shiurim Series for Women

Masmid Banquet!

Community News

Are You New to the Area?

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Jonathan & Dee Tanner on the birth of a son to Fran & Rafi Miller in Jerusalem.

Rabbi Mordechai and Deena Schwersenski on the birth of a baby girl.

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This Shabbos at the Kollel

Parshas Mishpatim - Shekalim

Shabbos, February 25:

8:15 a.m.: Shacharis

8:47/ 9:23 a.m.: Latest Krias Shema

5:08 p.m.:

Mincha

Shalosh Seudos will be served!

5:48 p.m.: Shkiya/Sunset

6:43 p.m.: Maariv

7:00 p.m.: 72 Minutes

7:15 p.m.: Masmid

Follow this link to see the Shabbos Zemanim chart for January - February 2017.

Masmid t his Week at 7:15 P.M.
This week's Masmid program is sponsored by: The Kupfer Family In memory of their father and grandfather, Eliezer ben Chaim Menachem Mendel, z"l

SHIVTI IS BACK

FOR PURIM!

THIS SUNDAY MORNING!

Purim is only a few weeks away!

It's always challenging to get into the proper mindset for this exciting Yom tov. We are proud to announce that we will once again hold a 2-part Shivti program for men and boys (through third grade) to help you get into the Purim spirit.

Come to the Kollel for these two Sunday mornings and study about the special mitzvah of mishloach manos. Men will join a group led by Kollel Rabbis, and boys will enjoy a special presentation on the Lower Level each week.

Dates: Sunday, February 26 and Sunday, March 5

Program:

February 26

7:45 a.m. Shacharis

(Due to Rosh Chodesh, Shacharis will begin at 7:45 a.m.)

9:00 a.m. Gourmet breakfast with bagels, pancakes, omelets, and a flavored brewed coffee bar.

Men:

9:30-10:20 a.m.

Chavrusah and Group Learning in Beis Medrash

(based on the renowned Shivti curriculum)

Boys:

9:30-10:20 a.m.

Special presentation on the Lower Level followed by raffle drawings.

March 5

8:00 a.m. Shacharis

8:45 a.m. Gourmet breakfast with bagels, pancakes, omelets, and a flavored brewed coffee bar.

Men:

9:20-10:20 a.m.

Chavrusah and Group Learning in Beis Medrash

(based on the renowned Shivti curriculum)

Boys:

9:20-10:20 a.m.

Special presentation on the Lower Level followed by raffle drawings.

For more information on this program please contact Rabbi Zeffren at [email protected].

New 4-Part Series of Shiurim

For Women

Come learn about the motivations and intentions of the Jewish people in our most tragic sin:

The Cheit Ha'egel;

Sin of the Golden Calf

An analytical and philosophical study of how and why our nation came to folly, and their process of

Teshuva - Returning to Hashem

given by

Mrs. Sima Greer, Director of Women's Programming, Philadelphia Community Kollel

Parallel Programming!

These shiurim will be given twice - the same topic at two different times - to give everyone the opportunity to attend!

Mornings:

Wednesdays at 9:30 am

at the home of Galitte Den

319 N. Bowman Ave.

Dates: Feb. 22, Mar. 1, Mar. 8, and Mar. 15

Evenings:

Mondays at 8:00 pm

at the home of Lisa Stein

305 N. Highland Ave.

Dates: Feb. 27, Mar. 6, Mar. 13, and Mar. 20

for Women Only

Save the Date

Masmid End-of-Year Banquet

Tuesday, March 7th

You are invited to our annual

Masmid End-of-Year Banquet

Tuesday, March 7th

5:45-7:45 p.m.

at Kosloff Torah Academy

50 Montgomery Ave. in Bala Cynwyd

Fathers, mentors, and sons welcome!

Cost: $10 per person

Feel free to join us even if you have not had

an opportunity to attend a Masmid program this year.

RSVP APPRECIATED at [email protected]

Sponsorships are available for the banquet:

Gold- $500 ... Silver- $360 ... Sponsor- $180

or you can sponsor the frequent Masmid and other prizes for $500.

please contact Rabbi Zeffren at [email protected] or 610-507-3906.

Program Schedule

Mincha prior to the program at 5:30 p.m.

Maariv after the program at 7:45 p.m.

5:45 PM: Banquet program begins- sign in and get your raffle tickets.

5:55 PM: Dvar Torah

6:00 PM: Full dinner meal with hot dogs, hamburgers (veggie burgers available with RSVP), fries, special dessert and more.

6:35 PM: Spectacular Game Show Presentation with the highly acclaimed

Rabbi Erps!! From Thelivegameshow.com.

7:35 PM: Raffle Drawings- Grand prizes and other great raffles will be drawn. (A Shas, a drone, and much more!)

7:45 PM: Program concludes and Frequent Attendance prizes and certificates will be distributed to those who have attended 7 out of 8 programs during this session.

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Bnos of Bala Cynwyd will iy"H meet this Shabbos, Parshas Mishpatim, Feb. 25th from 3:30pm - 4:30pm at LMS.

Torah Youth will iy"H meet this Shabbos, Parshas Mishpatim, Feb. 25th from 3:30pm - 4:30pm at LMS.

Bauminger's Library: The library will once again be open every Wednesday from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., at 228 Stoneway Lane, Merion.

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Parsha Shiur by Rabbi Ungar of Etz Chaim- a dynamic shiur on the Parsha- please join us for an unforgettable shiur every Monday night at Jeff and Daryl Klein's home at 161 Union Avenue at 8:15 p.m.

Are You New to the Area?

Are you new to the area? The Philadelphia Community Kollel welcomes you to our community. We offer many learning opportunities for men, women and children. We invite you to browse our website, www.phillykollel.org to get an idea of what we do. You can sign up for email, regular mail etc. and even make a request for a chavrusah here: http://www.phillykollel.org/sign-up-general.html

Feel free to give us a shout for anything you might need. Hatzlacha in your new home and welcome!