“Sharing the past. Building the future.”

The Ohel Ya'akov Community Kollel reaches out to over 6,000 people in our community helping them connect with each other in a receptive and social atmosphere. The Kollel, like any other non-profit organization, needs your help to continue to reach out to the Jewish community.

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Please consider sponsoring one of the following programs at the Kollel:

$10 a day ($3650 a year) sponsors High Holiday Services.

High Holiday Services
$10/day ($3650/year) sponsors services on the High Holidays, one of our most vibrant times of year. Around 400 people choose the Kollel as their synagogue for the High Holidays where our services are beginner-style, which means that they are relatively short and include lots of explanations. And amazingly, the one day that we don’t serve food, Yom Kippur, is probably our busiest day with 400 people attending the kol nidre and neila services.

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$5 a day ($1825 a year) sponsors a Passover Seder or Rosh Hashanah Dinner.

A Passover Seder
$5/day ($1825/year) sponsors a Passover seder. The Kollel hosts the largest community seders in Vancouver. Two hundred people find the Kollel an easy choice for these two nights when most young Jewish adults are looking for a fun, interesting and interactive time... Of course with lots of good food and wine. Many of the participants are students and/or singles living in Vancouver without family.

Rosh Hashana Dinner
$5/day ($1825/year) can also sponsor a Rosh Hashanah dinner. Around 100 people get together on both nights for services, a home-style meal and meaningful conversation. For many, the Kollel is their home away from home at the time when home is missed the most.

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$4 a day ($1460 a year) sponsors a Snider Circle of Friends or Sukkot Dinner.

Snider Circle of Friends
$4/day ($1460/year) sponsors Snider Circle of Friends, the only Jewish program in the Greater Vancouver area for special needs children. For many, if not most special needs children, their education is focused around their special needs while their Jewish education is sadly placed by the wayside. The Snider Circle of Friends includes weekly home visits by teenage volunteers and monthly programs including music, art, sports and dance.

Sukkot or Simchat Torah Dinner
$4/day ($1460/year) sponsors Sukkot dinner in the Kollel's giant sukkah. Over 150 people arrive for Sukkot services followed by dinner under the stars. The Simchat Torah festivities at the Kollel are attended by over 200 people. The guests enjoy services, a festive meal and dancing with the Torah for hours.

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($610 a year) sponsors a Shabbat Dinner or Pub Night.

Pub Night
($610/year) sponsors pub nights. Imagine a kosher pub night. This extremely popular monthly event brings together 200-300 Jewish people 19 years of age and older at a local pub rented exclusively for the event. The guests mingle in a safe, Jewish environment, making new friends over a drink while Jewish and Israeli music plays in the background.

Shabbat Dinner
($610$) sponsors a weekly Friday night dinner. Every Jew in Vancouver knows that they always have a place to go on Friday night. You will be warmly welcomed, served a beautiful meal and given some food for thought by Rabbi Shmulik Yeshayahu. Around 100 people a week connect and reconnect there.

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$2 a day ($730 a year) sponsors a Weekly Kollel Torah Center or Snider Kollel (Youth) Group.

A Weekly Kollel Torah Centre
$2/day ($730/year) sponsors the Kollel Torah Centre, a place where on-going classes on a variety of topics are available for those who choose to engage in serious Jewish study. Approximately 200 people learn about their Judaism through Kollel classes annually.

Snider Kollel Youth Group
$2/day ($730/year) sponsors the Snider Kollel Youth Group, a high school youth club presently at four schools: St. George’s, Point Grey, Collingwood and Prince of Wales. More than 150 teens enjoy a kosher lunch together while connecting through stimulating discussions about topics usually not covered in the regular school system: Judaism, ethics and morals.

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$1 a day ($365 a year) sponsors a Miriam's Legacy or Summer BBQs at Kits Beach.

Miriam's Legacy
$1/day ($365/year) sponsors Miriam’s Legacy. This monthly program brings around 50 women together for a light dinner and a talk given by a different woman from our community every time. This program is committed to providing an outlet for women to learn, socialize and relax.

Summer BBQs at Kits Beach
$1/day ($365/year) sponsors summer BBQs at Kits Beach. This event is widely attended by singles, couples and families. Around 150-250 people connect monthly during the summer over tasty food, great company and entertaining music.

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The Kollel is a society incorporated under the laws of BC and is a registered Canadian charity.  The Kollel has an outstanding Board of Directors and a Board of Governors comprised of many leading members of the Jewish Community of Vancouver. The Kollel accountants are Walsh King, a well known and reputable firm of chartered accountants in Vancouver. 

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Ohel Ya'akov Community Kollel
Suite 401-1037 West Broadway
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6H 1E3