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Our Programs

Find out about upcoming events via e-mail!
To receive our weekly and/or special events e-mails, send an e-mail to office@phillykollel.org with your request.

To see the program pages from our most recent dinner journal, follow this link: Program Pages.
All Programs take place at the Kollel unless noted otherwise.



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Nightly Beis Medrash
Every weeknight, the Kollel's Beis Medrash is bustling with activity as countless men from the Greater Philadelphia area gather to study Torah in groups or one-on-one chavrusa learning. Followed by Maariv at 9:55 p.m.
Sunday - Thursday 8:15-9:55 p.m.

Kollel Boker
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Bauminger leads an early morning Gemora chabura now held at KTA-Kosloff Torah Academy. This dedicated group of early risers is presently studying Meseches Shavuos.
M, Th--Shacharis 6:15 T,W, & F--Shacharis 6:25 
Mon.- Fri. 7:00-7:45 a.m.
At Kosloff Torah Academy, 50 E. Montgomery Ave., Bala Cynwyd
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Daf Hayomi
Join thousands of Jewish men around the world in "learning the Daf", the daily quota of one folio of Gemora. Stay in the Kollel after Maariv and join the Kollel's Daf Yomi group, presently led by Rabbi Yisrael Schwartz. The group has already completed many  mesechtos, but gladly accepts newcomers at any time.
Sunday - Wednesday 10:10 - 10:55 p.m. 

Thursday 10:15- 11:00 p.m.

Medical Halacha & Bioethics Chaburah
In depth analysis led by the dynamic Dr. David Weiss
- For all health professionals-Prepare the primary sources b'chavrusah-Iyun shiur given by Dr. Weiss and guest speakers.
Every Tuesday Evening, 9:00- 9:55 pm
At the Kollel, 364 Montgomery Avenue, Merion Station

Questions?
Email Rabbi Yosef Prupas- yosefprupas@phillykollel.org
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Kollel Erev Advanced Chaburah
Looking to join a chaburah for advanced learners?
The Kollel Erev Chabura for the advanced learner is presently learning Meseches Beitza. Members of the chaburah independently learn a daf per week and then meet on Thursday nights at 9:00 p.m. at the Kollel for a chaburah related to the daf currently being learned. Source sheets, handouts, and recordings of past chaburos are archived and available on the chabura website. Announcements and maaseh u'matan binyan halimud, interactive discussions, are available there as well. For further information, please contact Dr. David Weiss at david.weiss@uphs.upenn.edu or Dr. Ari Weintraub at  aweintra@umaryland.edu.


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Sunday Morning Men's Beis Medrash Program- Shiurim, Chavrusos, and Breakfast!
Get your week off to a great start by joining the Kollel's men's Sunday morning program. Shacharis is at 8:00, followed by a breakfast of bagels, omlets, and coffee.
After breakfast, there is an option of learning with a chavrusa, or joining Rabbi Biberfeld's Advanced Chaburah.


To sign up for the maareh mekomos, source sheet, e-mail Rabbi Biberfeld at ryb@verizon.net.

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Lunch Hour with Rabbi Gold
Community members enjoy learning twice- weekly with a veteran Rebbe, Rabbi Aron Gold. 

This shiur provides knowledge as well as skills to help you appreciate the material more than ever.
Now learning Rambam Laws of Mamrim
Monday & Thursdays- 1:45- 2:30 PM


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Young Professionals Group
Gemara and Hashkafa  
We are presently learning the first perek of Gemara Megilla. In addition, we will discuss timely Mussar and Hashkafa that relate to the Jewish Calendar. Come learn how to understand these challenging and difficult topics. These shiurim are given by Rabbi Zeffren on an intermediate level. Come and bring a friend! Spread the word!
Tuesday Nights 9:00-9:55 PM


Thursday Night Gemara Shiur with the Rosh Kollel
Rabbi Biberfeld's longstanding Gemora shiur takes place on Thursday nights. This shiur is stimulating and informative and is sure to get you thinking like a "Gemorakup!" Rabbi Biberfeld makes it exciting, relevant, and you learn new yedios and halachos. No background necessary. Presently learning Meseches Beitza. To hear some of these shiurim from our archives, see the Meseches Yoma Audio page.
Thursday Nights 8:15-9:00 p.m.
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Friday Morning  Parsha Shiur
Friday mornings after shacharis (approximately 8:20 a.m.), Rabbi Yosef Prupas  presents a popular and stimulating shiur on parshas hashavua at the Kollel.
Friday Mornings 8:20-8:50 AM

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Ramban on the Torah
Rabbi  Yochanan Eskenazi's increasingly popular shiur on Ramban explores the depth of 
select pieces of this essential commentaru on Chumash. 
Given by Rabbi Yochanan Eskenazi every Shabbos following davening.



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Business Ethics
During the summer on Shabbos afternoons, Rabbi Biberfeld leads a shiur on Business Ethics. This lively interactive class places thought provoking, professional, ethical dilemmas within the framework of halachic discussion.
Shabbos afternoons- 5:15 - 6:00 PM
Followed by Mincha



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Women’s Programming and Classes
The Kollel offers a variety of events exclusively for women, including our Annual Tea, highly acclaimed Annual Bake Sale, monthly Rosh Chodesh lectures, and special classes throughout the year.


Rabbi Frand's Parsha Shiur Live via Webcast
Join us for our eleventh season! This world-renowned shiur is broadcasted live from Baltimore, MD through the TCN videoconferencing network. Join hundreds across the US to hear fascinating halacha and chumash discussions related to the weekly Parsha portion. This shiur is shown in Northeast Philadelphia at Cong. Bnai Israel, 8201 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia as a Joint Project of BIOZ, TCN and the P.C. Kollel. For more information on the Northeast location, please call 215-342-2999. Thursday Nights 9:00-10:00 p.m. 
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Rabbi Reisman Navi Shiur Live via Webcast

Join us for our twelfth season! Each Motzaei Shabbos (Saturday night), this shiur reaches us from Brooklyn, NY where it is received by over 1,000 people each week. Take advantage of the TCN revolution to experience outstanding shiurim. This shiur is shown at two locations, in Merion Station and in Northeast Philadelphia at Cong. Bnai Israel, 8201 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia as a Joint Project of BIOZ, TCN, and the P.C. Kollel. For more information on the Northeast location, please call 215-342-2999.
Place: Each Motzaei Shabbos in the R' Leib and Rachel Kohn Conference Room.
Times for Winter 2016-17:
Oct 29                     9:00 p.m.
Nov 17                    8:30 p.m.
Nov 12- Jan 28        7:30 p.m.
Feb 4,  - Feb 25      8:00 p.m.
March 4                 8:30 p.m.


 March 18 - 25       9:30 p.m.
April 1 - 8           10:00 p.m.
April 15- 29         10:15 p.m.
May 6 - 27           10:30 p.m.


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Motzaei Shabbos Boys' Masmid Program (Winter Program)
Join the crowd during long winter Motzaei Shabbosos at our ever-popular and exciting Masmid Program. Young boys come to learn with fathers, grandfathers, and mentors and enjoy stories, raffles prizes, and pizza! We also have other youth programming throughout the year. 

Great Learning! Pizza! Prizes! Stories!
STAY TUNED FOR WINTER 5778!





Kesher Girls Learning Program (Winter Program)
Attention Mothers and Daughters
Get your week off to a terrific start!
Kesher, a new learning program for mothers and daughters grades 1-5, brings generations together in a beautiful atmosphere of bonding through learning. A stimulating curriculum based on Pirkei Avos, Ethics of our Fathers, will be explored, followed by an interactive discussion and exciting art activity. Material suited for all ages and all backgrounds.
Invest an hour on Sunday morning and change your week! 

The program will run for six Sundays during January and February from 10:00-11:15 at the Union Fire Station Social Hall on Montgomery Avenue. 


Coffee, hot cocoa, and refreshments will be served.


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Yeshivas Bein Hazemanim
The Kollel runs a Yeshivas Bein Hazemanim program for yeshiva and college boys home for Sukkos and Pesach bein hazemanim, intersession. Special shiurim on timely topics are delivered by prominent Rabbanim and maggidei shiur. Breakfast and lunch are provided to maximize on the learning time. We even have a sukkah!



Annual Lecture

Every spring, the Kollel’s Annual Lecture draws a large crowd to hear from world renowned speakers like Rabbis Krohn,Wein, Frand, Spero, Kahn, Feldman and most recently, HoRav Avrohom Schorr, shlit"a. This year, we will be privileged to hear from Rabbi Eli Mansour. Please see our Annual Lecture webpage for more details.
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Kollel's Audio Video Library
The Kollel's Audio-Video lending library has grown to a significant collection of cassettes, CD's, and DVD's containing the words of some of the world's greatest Torah teachers. Take advantage of the few extra minutes in the car, office, or at home by listening to these shiurim. The tape library is located in the Reb Leib and Rachel Kohn, z”l, Conference Room.


Kollel Publications
Stay informed with the Kollel's Weekly Email Update. In addition, many of our shiurim are distributed in audio format through our emails. As the number of downloads will attest, this is becoming a new trend in Torah dissemination. Sign up for our e-mails by sending an e-mail to office@phillykollel.org. You are sure to be inspired by Rabbi Schwartz' weekly Parsha sheet, Menucha Vesimcha, and by the pre-Yom Tov pamphlets that the Kollel Rabbis collectively publish; Oree V'yishi before Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur, and Geulah V'yeshua before Pesach.

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