Shiurim

Monday 12pm – 12:45pm with Rabbi Ingram

Come and join the small intimate group, as Rabbi Ingram speaks on the weeks parsha and festivals as they come up, and answers questions posed by group members

Wednesday 11:15am – 11:30am with a rotating roster of Emanuel Synagogue Clergy

This Shiur is held in the centre with all our members as part of our Wednesday full day of activities. It is an opportunity to explore Jewish themes, celebrate festivals, and ask questions of the clergy.

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2nd COVID Clinic
Celebrating Pesach around the world

We are a huge world family and over hundreds of years our local customs have diverged, here are a small sample of Pesach customs from around the world

Technology Classes and Tech Connect Program

For all seniors using laptop, tablet, or mobile, brush up the areas you are not sure of, or have not gone to before. presented by a caring volunteer who wants to see everyone use technology to their best advantage.
Art Class

Start making art or improve your skills in a friendly and supportive environment.
Entertainment

Monday entertainments in the COA Centre are back, with live music, and dancing in place.
Special Events

Celebrate your simcha with COA - milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and speical events in your life. Just tell the office so we can make sure to include your special event in our calendar of activities.
Table Tennis

Exercise and socialise at the same time. Table tennis is a great way to keep fit and meet people. You can play at COA by arrangement with the co-ordinators.
Bridge

Bridge is an ever popular game for seniors, as it takes an agile mind to be successful. If you are a new player we have lessons available at COA every Friday, as well as duplicate Bridge for more experienced players. Come on your own, bring your partner, or bring a table of people.
Dinner Club

Dinner Club is a bi-monthly get together for "younger seniors" and includes a delicious kosher meal, and a speaker providing a topic of interest which participants can discuss with the speaker in a Q&A session after the talk is done.
Sunday Movies

COA offers a Sunday movie twice monthly, which includes an intermission and afternoon tea.
Bus Outings

Spend a day with COA friends discovering the prettiest spots in Sydney.
Chair Exercise

Remain limber, improve balance, and keep up your strength and fitness levels.

Kosher meals on wheels

Don't miss meals or risk your nutrition because you cannot prepare a Kosher meal on your own any longer. Enjoy COA's Kosher Meals delivered to your home by our friendly volunteers.
What we do

COA is a not-for-profit organisation in Eastern Sydney caring for the needs of Jewish and other seniors. We live our ethos by providing our clients connection to a social network of peers, activities in large and small groups 6 days weekly, and opportunities to access volunteer work, services, and support, to remain independently in their own homes for as long as practical. In all possible ways we aim to enrich the lives of Jewish seniors.
Pensioners to Receive Extra Cash

COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus will impact vulnerable seniors most of all. The government is giving the pensioners, including age pensioners, a one-time cash payment of $750.
Our staff

COA is manned by a small paid staff who work hand in glove with over 160 active volunteers; coordinating and delivering services, administering the organisation, and ensuring compliance with government guidelines
Volunteering opportunities

volunteering, stay active, help, provide support, volunteer roles, give back, help others, help seniors,
COVID-19 Response

A response to the COVID-19 outbreak. What actions we expect clients, staff, and volunteers to take to help protect our co-workers, friends and family from infectious disease.
2nd COVID Clinic
COA Fresh

Weekly delivery of fresh produce and other items providing food security and COVID safety.
Jobs

Paid job vacancies at COA.
Our Board

COA is governed by a a board whose members are very hands on, providing daily support to staff and help with all the activities of our organisation. They also meet monthly to decide our strategies going forward and ensure COA is financially and legally secure.

Why volunteer

Everything COA does is underpinned by the hard work of volunteers, they are our lifeblood. Read more

Tree of Life

Commemorate and celebrate special milestones for family and friends by purchasing a leaf on our Tree of Life Read more