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Going On Ten

The Ra’anana Community Kollel began in the summer of 1998 as ten young families took up residence in Ra’anana to help satisfy the spiritual interests of the community.

Nearly ten years later, we have blossomed into a multilingual organization, offering classes and activities in English, Hebrew and Spanish.

Personal Growth Workshop for Women (in Hebrew)
A series of lectures with Rebbetzin Riva Lapidot on love, parenting, personal growth and spirituality.
Barzel residence, 9 Kazan St. at 10:30 am

Parshat Hashavua for Women
Every Tuesday 12:15 pm - 12:55 pm
At KBA, 5 Arlozorov St. (Agudat Yisrael Shul 2nd floor)

Avot U'banim Fathers and Sons Learning Program
Contests and prizes!
Every Shabbat afternoon, one and a half hours before candle lighting time
Chorev School
2 Tel Chai Street, Raanana

T.G.I.F.
7:15 am Shacharit
8:00 am Bagels and Lox
8:20 am Shiur with Kollel Rabbis
Every Friday morning at the Kollel, 3 Bialik Street, Raanana

Sunday & Thursday Evening Community Beit Midrash Program
Join us every Sunday and Thursday evening from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm for authentic beit midrash style Torah learning. If you need a study partner, contact us and we will arrange one for you!
Maariv (Sunday & Thursday only) at 9:55 pm

Daily Morning Learning Program for Men
At the Kollel, 3 Bialik Street, Raanana
The schedule of lectures is as follows:
Sundays: In Depth Parsha (Hebrew)
Mondays: Parsha Topics (English)
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: Gemara Sukkah (Hebrew)
Thursdays: Halachot of Brachot (English)

Gemara Sukkah for Men
Every Monday evening from 8:45 pm - 10:00 pm Join a dynamic group of young men as we study the Gemara Sukkah with practical application to the halachot of sukkah.
Fried residence, 3 Yigal Yadin St., Ra'anana

Something to Say
Weekly Parsha with Rabbi Dovid Horwitz
Wednesdays 1:10 pm - 1:55 pm
Anglo-saxon Realtors, 5 Ben Gurion St.,
Ra anana

What is the difference between the servant of G-d and the son or daughter of G-d?

The servant will adhere to strict halachic standards but will not do anything more than is required. He or she might be doing the command of G-d, but could be falling short of doing the will of G-d. In other words, this person is fulfilling a religious duty because of a command to do so. Such a person does not seek to bring pleasure to G-d with his or her actions. The child of G-d will look to make G-d happy, and might take on more than is technically required, knowing that these actions will bring G-d pleasure.

There are many areas in Jewish life that might not be considered requirements according to halachah, yet going the extra mile is what will characterize us as G-d’s children. Perhaps this is why the Shulchan Aruch writes that it is customary to be more stringent and go beyond the letter of the law during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. We want to approach G-d as children and not as servants. The chance of evoking Divine mercy is more easily accomplished when we arrive as the children of G-d - because even if we are not perfect and we let G-d down, as our Parent, Hashem will always bring us back.

High Holy Days Preparation
All lectures at 8:30 p.m.
Kollel Lecture Hall
3 Bialik Street, Raanana
15 shekel donation
Men and Women

Monday, September 8
Rabbi Menachem Nisel, Ohr Somayach
Unanswered Prayers - Does Abba Say No?

Wednesday, September 17
Rabbi Dovid Kaplan, Ohr Somayach
Elul and Self Improvement

Tuesday, September 23
Rabbi Yaacov Haber, TorahLab
Rosh Hashana - Making the Most of It

Monday, October 6
Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky
Secret of the Kreplach - Yom Kippur and Self Image