The front of Ohel Yaacob: broad stone steps rising across the lawn to glass doors set in limestone, with a Hebrew verse carved into the wall

אהל יעקב

Ohel Yaacob

A home for prayer and Torah in Deal, New Jersey, since 1980.

In 1980 a few families in Deal began to pray together, in back yards and garages. Today more than 750 members fill Ohel Yaacob each Shabbat.

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A prayer hall with a stone-clad wall, a Star of David window and a black and white star lattice
The Star of David window and lattice
The banquet hall set for a celebration, with long tables, roses and hanging greenery
The banquet hall, set for a simcha

Shabbat

מה טובו אהליך יעקב
משכנותיך ישראל

How goodly are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling places, O Israel.