Yarchei Kallah

YARCHEI KALLAH 2025

Jewish Educational Extravaganza

June 29th – July 5th

Rabbi Michael Skobac

Rabbi Michael Skobac is the Director of Education and Counselling at Jews for Judaism (Canada) and an expert on missionaries and cults. Educated at Northwestern University and Yeshiva University, he has been involved in Jewish education and outreach work since 1975.

Rabbi Skobac has lectured extensively on missionaries, cults, spirituality and Jewish
continuity. His entertaining, inspiring and informative lectures have been enthusiastically received by all denominations of Judaism. Rabbi Skobac has counselled the families of hundreds of Jews who have embraced Christianity and other faiths.

He has authored many educational booklets including Missionary Impossible: Counter-Missionary Survival Guide & The DaVinci Code: A Jewish Perspective; has written extensively for many Jewish publications; has made numerous YouTube recordings, and has appeared on many radio and television programs to discuss his vital work.

Photos from previous Yarchei Kallahs

About The Event

The JET Yarchei Kallah is modeled after the description of the Yarchei Kallah in the Talmud. In the two months of the year (Elul and Adar) when agricultural activity was less demanding, Jews would take the opportunity to return to the study halls to reinvigorate their Torah knowledge, thus strengthening their ties to Judaism. The word Kallah means assembly; Yarchei means month; hence the term refers to those months where they would assemble to study Torah.

This very special week-long study program provides an opportunity for anything from a small taste of Torah to a weeklong exploration of a topic in greater depth. Women and men of all ages and from different walks of life come together to attend a class, lunch & learn, a series of classes, and/or the culminating Shabbaton. Stay tuned for more info regarding this year’s program.