COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS BENSALEM JEWISH OUTREACH CENTER Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center recently celebrated its 19th dinner in Brooklyn. The program started with a siyum on Misilas Yishorim by a Bensalem local Dave Wennograd followed by divrei bracha from HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky. The program continued honoring three yungulite that recently moved to Bensalem – Nachum Albin, Yisroel Tzvi Dewick and Yisroel Meir Heiman. The Avodas Hakodesh award was given to Mr. and Mrs. Yitzchak Statfeld, and the Ahavas Chesed award was given to Mr. and Mrs. Walfish. Mr. and Mrs. Shimon Lefkowitz were the guests of honor. The dinner was co-chaired by Mr. Avi Satt and Mr. Shmuel Tennenbaum. .
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Bensalem rabbis play ball with the 8th grade boys in Abrams Hebrew Academy.
CONGREGATION BETH SOLOMON The community of Somerton, Philadelphia took advantage of the legal holiday on Monday, February 17, to enjoy a festive and action-packed morning. The day’s events began with the aliyah l’Torah and hanachas tefillin of Alex Shteyn, son of community members Vladimir and Yehudis Shteyn, at the CBS shul. After davening, everyone participated in a lavish breakfast sponsored by the Shteyn family in honor of the simcha. Over breakfast, the kehilla was treated to a special shiur from Rav Meir Riber, Rosh Kollel of the CBS Community Kollel, on the topic of the bracha of “Baruch Sheh’Patrani.”
KOHELET YESHIVA Thanks to Prizmah: CJDS, Kohelet Yeshiva had the pleasure of hosting a group of Jewish Day School professionals from across the country who were in town for the NAIS – National Association of Independent Schools Conference. The visit began with a presentation from Kohelet Yeshiva Head of School Rabbi Dr. Gil Perl and Kohelet Yeshiva Lab and Middle Schools Principal Mrs. Becky Troodler on Kohelet Yeshiva’s 10 Principles of Learning, followed by a tour of their new learning space. The evening ended with a delicious cooking demo and dinner presented by Esther Chana Schechter and House of Kosher.
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NCSY of Greater Philadelphia is getting into the Purim spirit, as Harriton JSU and Cherry Hill East JSU got ready for the festive holiday.
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Philadelphia Jewish Link Publisher Nachi Troodler was the featured speaker at a recent Cardin Scholars Program in Huntingdon Valley, where he discussed various issues pertaining to journalism with the teens.
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