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Does anyone know what the jewish community in vancouver is like? I was thinking about going on a vacation to vancouver and was wondering if anyone had any ideas?
Were you thinking of vacationing there? Or perhaps sending your child to yeshiva there?
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midwesterner: +1. I was wondering the same thing.
You don’t need to trick us into telling you what we know about vancouver.
it’s not big, but there is a nice community….
But are there skls,resturants,shuls, actvities for a frum community? Do they speak french there?
schools- yes. There is an elementary school, yeshiva high school, girls high school.
restaurants- A couple.
shuls- yes.
actvities for a frum community- explain
Do they speak french there?- no
I was in Yeshiva in Vancouver for 3 years and have been back numerous times. It’s a wonderful place! If you have any specific questions feel free ask them cuz I don’t feel like writing a megillah!
The Vancouver community has a JCC, and the dairy restaurant there is called Nava, and is under BCK Orthodox hashgacha. There is an excellent meat restaurant closer to downtown called Maple Grill, also under BCK. THere are a couple of others, including a pizza place, but these two are the best. The community high school, King David, is next to the JCC. There are 2 or 3 Chabad centres, including one downtown down the block from the Holiday Inn, and another chabad affiliated learning centre upstairs from Maple Grill. Congregation Schara Tzedek is the large Orthodox shul, MO mostly, which also has youth programs and NCSY. THe Rabbi is very welcoming, as is the whole congregation. There’s also an orthodox shul in Richmond, I think called Eitz Chaim.
The community is very nice. A couple of things to consider. Beyond the frum community there is a huge amount of assimilation and intermarriage. There is also alot of opportunity for kiruv.
The city itself is magnificent – one of the most beautiful cities in the Western Hemisphere. But for anyone considering living there, be aware that real estate prices – especially in areas where much of the frum community lives – are three times higher than comparable property in other Canadian cities like Toronto, and way, way more than in US cities where real estate has declined in the last 3 years.
corey: A few minutes ago you were specifically asking about the yeshiva, so I assume you know they exist.
I looked them up for you, here is contact info:
Email [email protected]
Phone 604-261-1502
Corey, my work has taken me to Vancouver several times over the years, most recently this past summer. You might want to speak to Rav Feigelstock, the Rosh Kollel @ Ohel Yaakov, or also Rabbi Rosenblatt the Rav @ Schara Tzedeck. Vancouver Hebrew Academy is an orthodox k-7 school, with a mix of yeshivish and MO kids. Speak to Rabbi Pacht. Pacific Torah Institute is the CC affiliate for boys. Rabbi Abramchik is the Rosh Yeshiva. Rabbi Pacht also started a high school for girls called Shalhevet a few years ago, I’m not sure it is still around. Orthodox community is maybe at most 2000 of the 25000 to 30000 Jews in the Vancouver area, including all parts of the orthodox spectrum, but I could be off base on that number.
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