kollel

A kolel or kollel (, pl. כוללים, kolelim, a "gathering" or "collection" [of scholars]) is an institute for full-time, advanced study of the Talmud and rabbinic literature. Like a yeshiva, a kolel features shiurim (lectures) and learning sedarim (learning sessions); unlike a yeshiva, the student body of a kolel are virtually all married men. Kolels generally pay a regular monthly stipend to their members.