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The Rabbinical College of Australia & New Zealand is Australia’s first and largest fully residential institute of tertiary Jewish studies.

Since its establishment, the Rabbinical College has grown in stature, international repute and in the sheer numbers of students passing through its doors. However, its facilities and amenities have not kept pace with its phenomenal growth. With enrolments regularly at capacity levels, current facilities are heavily overburdened.

As a result, the Rabbinical College is launching its most ambitious project yet – a major extension and redevelopment of its Alexandra Street campus. Purchased in 1970, the facility has served for over forty years as a Torah-study centre for thousands of full and part-time students.

When completed, the new works should ensure that the College is well equipped for the foreseeable future to maintain its reputation as one of the world’s premier Jewish tertiary colleges.

The first stage of our plans includes the extension of the Study Hall (known as the Zal), new staff offices and bathroom facilities, four new bedrooms to accommodate sixteen students, and restoration of the Dining Room to its original grand size. Council approval for the project has been granted and endorsed. Estimated cost of the first stage is in excess of $1 million.

The staff and students of Melbourne’s senior yeshivah, the Rabbinical College, have made an indelible impression on the local and general Australian Jewish community. As the Rabbinical College approaches its Golden Jubilee of dedicated service to the community, we invite you to invest in the college’s future and expansion through contributing generously towards this building project.

Your contribution will enable the first stage of the college’s redevelopment and proposed works to proceed and will afford even more students the opportunity to further their personal growth and development. It is truly a bricks and mortar investment with a guaranteed return. Please contact us for naming opportunities.