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Weekly NewsletterJuly 10, 20266 min read
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Parshat Matot - Masei / Mevarchim Av July 10 - 11, 2026 26 Tammuz 5786Kiddush This WeekVolunteers Needed for Eruv Campaign!Mekor Membership
Tisha B'Av @Mekor
New Religious Zionism Class with Rabbi Gotlib!
Yizkor Books 2026-2027
Hebrew Help at Mekor
Donations to Mekor
Support of Israel: Events & Initiatives
Weekday Services & Events: July 14 - July 17

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Parshat Matot - Masei / Mevarchim Av July 10 - 11, 2026 26 Tammuz 5786Kiddush This WeekVolunteers Needed for Eruv Campaign!Mekor MembershipTisha B'Av @MekorNew Religious Zionism Class with Rabbi Gotlib!Yizkor Books 2026-2027Hebrew Help at MekorDonations to MekorSupport of Israel: Events & InitiativesWeekday Services & Events: July 14 - July 17
Weekly NewsletterJuly 10, 20266 min read

Mekor Habracha Newsletter - Matot-Masei / Mevarchim Av

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Parshat Matot - Masei / Mevarchim Av
July 10 - 11, 2026 26 Tammuz 5786

Friday, July 10
7:00pm Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat / Maariv
8:12pm Candle Lighting

Shabbat, July 11
9:15am Morning Services
10:00am Torah Reading
Thank you to our readers,
Yitzchak Tollinsky, Jacob Zieper, Yaakov Hagler, and Yogi Sragow
~11:30am Kiddush
7:00pm Pre-Mincha Classes
8:00pm Mincha / Third Meal / Maariv
9:19pm Havdalah
The Center City Eruv is UP!

Please help the Center City Eruv with a donation. And, if you're able, the best way to support the Eruv is to become an eruv-checker. Speak to Rabbi Hirsch or Rabbi Gotlib if you are interested in this opportunity!
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Click here to read Rabbi Hirsch's latest Torah articles on Substack, many of which speak about Israel.

Click here to read Rabbi Gotlib's latest articles on Substack.

Sunnie Epstein's weekly Divrei Torah on the Parshiot HaShavuah can be found on YouTube here.
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Daily Minyan
We welcome everyone to join us for a Minyan, whether it's once a week or every weekday!
Please email the Shul to RSVP for a particular service or to be added to the Minyan WhatsApp group. RSVPs for minyanim are appreciated.

Morning and Evening weekday services are followed by a brief halacha insight by Rabbi Hirsch or Rabbi Gotlib.

Weekday Services & Events: July 14 - July 17

Sunday, July 14
8:30am Morning Services followed by Amud Yomi
8:00pm Mincha/Maariv*

Monday July 15
6:45am Morning Services
7:30am Amud Yomi
2:00pm Mincha at 1818 Market or Mikveh Israel
8:00pm Mincha/Maariv*

Tuesday, July 16
6:55am Morning Services
7:30am Amud Yomi
2:00pm Mincha at 1818 Market or Mikveh Israel
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We all benefit from the wonderful work done by Mekor volunteers! Please consider helping out with the following initiatives:
  • Join the Kiddush (setup) Committee
  • Join the Hospitality Committee
  • Make cholent for Kiddush.
    Erik will teach you how to make the special Mekor Habracha recipe!
    Please contact Erik Schneiman @ erik.schneiman@gmail.com
  • Be a Mashgiach for IKC establishments
  • Be an Eruv Checker
Training will be provided for all positions.
Please email the Shul for info about volunteering!
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Kiddush This Week
This week's Kiddush is sponsored by
Liam and Renee Shamir
in honor of the birth of their daughter Ronit.
Mazal tov!

This Week's Kiddush is also sponsored by
the Shamir family
as a thank you to the Mekor Community
for their help after Ronit's birth.
Thank you!

This Week's Kiddush is also sponsored by
Ellen Geller and Sharon Geller
in memory of their uncle, Harold Feder (Chaim Yehoshua ben Yosef), and their mother, Dorothy Feder Geller (Devorah bat Yosef),
whose yahrzeits fall on 23 and 24 Tammuz this week.
May their memories be a blessing.

This week's Kiddush contains MnMs in honor of
parshat Matot-Masei
sponsored by an anonymous appreciator of cities of refuge.
Thank You!

Last week's kiddush was sponsored by Rachel Glyn, in honor of July 4th and America 250. Thank you!

June 13th's Kiddush was sponsored by
Barry and Marla Goldberg
and Jim & Beth Plotkin
in celebration of Jason and Shayna's Wedding. Mazal tov!

We greatly appreciate all of the contributions and gestures, great and small, that make Mekor the inclusive and welcoming community that we are.

We are especially thankful to those who sponsor, set up, and clean up our Shabbat dinners, kiddush, and third meal. Thank you for all of your help!

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Volunteers Needed for Eruv Campaign!

We're getting ready to launch an important fundraising campaign for the Center City Eruv this summer, and we're looking for volunteers to help make it a success.

Whether you can help reach out to friends, make phone calls, or assist in other ways, we'd greatly appreciate your involvement. Even a small amount of time can make a real difference.

If you're interested in helping, please contact
Rabbi Hirsch (rabbiehirsch@mekorhabracha.org)
or Rabbi Gotlib (rabbisgotlib@mekorhabracha.org).

Thank you for helping strengthen this vital community mitzvah!
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Mekor Membership
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Tisha B'Av @Mekor

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Submission Deadline: September 1, 2026 @12:00pm

It will include Yizkor prayers and a special section dedicated to family and friends whom you wish to memorialize.

Mekor will again publish our Yizkor Book for use on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach, and Shavuot.
Submit name(s) to remember here.

You can also contribute towards the Yizkor Books by a check made payable to the shul.
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Hebrew Help at Mekor
Parents can now sign-up their children (up to age 18) to learn Hebrew, Torah Reading, and/or Tefillah skills with members of the Mekor community.

Our team will match each child with a tutor who will begin learning with them at a mutually convenient time at the end of the summer/beginning of the upcoming school year. Sign-up HERE!
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For Judaica use this link.
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Donations to Mekor
We deeply appreciate donations -- large and small -- to help support our shul. To make your contribution, please use this link.
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Support of Israel: Events & Initiatives
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In addition to the information below, please visit our new Support of Israel website page for announcements about initiatives online and across the greater Philadelphia Jewish community, all in support of Israel. See our newest entries about how you can support civil defense efforts in Israel.
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To view the latest prayer for the welfare of soldiers of the IDF and all victims of terror click here.
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8:00pm Mincha/Maariv*


Wednesday, July 17 (Rosh Chodesh Av)

6:45am Morning Services

7:30am
Amud Yomi

2:00pm Mincha at 1818 Market or Mikveh Israel

8:00pm Mincha


Thursday, July 18

6:45am Morning Services

7:30am
Amud Yomi

8:00pm Mincha/Maariv*


Friday, July 19

6:55am Morning Services

7:30am
Amud Yomi

7:00pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv

8:09pm Candle Lighting


*At this time,
Weekday Mincha/Ma'ariv
will only be held if at least 10 people sign up in advance. Please email the shul to RSVP for a particular service or to be added to our Minyan WhatsApp Group.


Please note that Friday Night Services will remain at 7:00pm through the Summer.
New Religious Zionism Class with Rabbi Gotlib!
Join Rabbi Gotlib for a study of Rav Rabinovitch's Pathways to God: Torah, Society, and State, exploring the Torah's vision of the Jewish state and its relationship to modern democratic ideals.

Sponsorships are welcome at any amount via Venmo (@Mekor-Habracha) or by donation to the shul. Sponsors of $180+ will receive a complimentary copy of the book.

Class will meet Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm beginning July 14th.
REGISTER HERE
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