Kollel Toronto · Building Campaign

Building Our Future:
The New Kollel Toronto Building

A new home for Torah learning on Coldstream Avenue — a grand Beis Medrash, space for shiurim and seminars, and room for our community to gather. Join us in building it.

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A Home for Torah for the Next Generation

Since 1970, Kollel Toronto has been a centre of advanced Torah study and a source of strength for our community. Our scholars are engaged here in full-time Torah study, our shul is open seven days a week, and our Fellows have gone on to teach and lead across Canada and beyond.

Now, with Hashem’s help, we are preparing to build a new home worthy of that mission. The plans shown below, prepared by our design team, present a spacious, light-filled building designed around a magnificent study hall, with a seminar room, offices, a library mezzanine and gathering spaces to serve the Kollel and the wider community for years to come.

We cannot do it without you. Every gift to the Building Fund is a share in the Torah that will be learned within these walls. We warmly invite you to become a partner in this historic project.

A Look Inside

Architectural rendering of the new Kollel Toronto study hall (Beis Medrash): rows of wooden tables and chairs facing the Aron Kodesh beneath an arched marble frame, with tall windows, wood-beamed ceiling and bookshelves. — The Study Hall (Beis Medrash) — looking toward the Aron Kodesh.

Rendering of the double-height study hall seen from the front, showing rows of learning tables, bookcases and the mezzanine library above. — The double-height Study Hall, with the mezzanine library above.

Rendering of the first-floor lobby with marble floor, wood-panelled feature walls, and glass entrance doors. — The welcoming first-floor Lobby.

Rendering of the seminar hall: a long conference table with white chairs, surrounded by built-in bookshelves, with a glass wall looking into the study hall. — The Seminar Hall on the first floor, for shiurim and classes.

Rendering of the lower-level social hall set with round tables and upholstered chairs under a bright coffered ceiling. — The lower-level Social Hall, which can be divided by a movable wall.

Rendering of the lower-level breakfast room with dining tables and chairs and a kitchenette with wood and stone cabinetry. — The Breakfast Room, with an adjoining servery.

What the Building Will Include

Based on the schematic design drawings (November 2024). Final details may change as the design develops.

Lower Level

Two Social Halls, divisible by a movable wall
Breakfast Room and Servery
Lobby and coat rooms
Men’s shower facilities and ritual bath
Men’s and women’s washrooms

First Floor

Large double-height Study Hall (Beis Medrash), approx. 15.3 m × 16.8 m
Seminar room
Entrance vestibules, Lobby and coat room
Keilim mikvah
Office, cubby storage and washrooms

Second Floor

Mezzanine Library overlooking the Study Hall
Gallery overlooking the Study Hall
Meeting room
Five offices and a clerical area
Lobby, coat room and washrooms

Two stairwells and an elevator serve every floor.

Floor Plans

Schematic first-floor plan of the new Kollel Toronto building showing the large study hall, seminar room, lobby, vestibules, coat room, office, washrooms, elevator, two stairs and keilim mikvah. — First Floor Plan — the Study Hall occupies the heart of the building.

Schematic second-floor plan showing the mezzanine library and gallery around the open study hall below, meeting room, five offices, clerical area and lobby. — Second Floor Plan — library mezzanine and gallery open to the Study Hall below.

Be a Partner in Building Our Future

Your gift to the Building Fund will help create a home for Torah learning that will serve our community for generations. Please give generously.