DAY SCHOOLS
Abrams Hebrew Academy
31 West College Avenue • Yardley, PA 19067
215-493-1800 • Fax: 215-493-1165
info@abramsonline.org • abramsonline.org
Co-educational community Jewish day school for students from all Jewish
backgrounds in nursery school through eighth grade. Dual secular and Jewish
students curriculum.
Albert Einstein Academy
101 Garden of Eden Road • Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-5026 • Fax: 302-478-0664
aea@aeacademy.org • AEAcademy.org
Co-educational day school located in the Brandywine Valley for students in
kindergarten through fifth grade. Curriculum of Jewish and general studies.
Foxman Torah Institute
31 Maple Avenue • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08002
856-482-8230 • Fax: 856-482-8235
office@ftiyeshiva.org • ftiyeshiva.org
Orthodox high school for boys, grades nine through 12. Advanced learning and
college preparatory dual curriculum, plus a full-time post-high school Bais
Medrash program.
Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
272 South Bryn Mawr Avenue • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-922-2300 • jgroen@JBHA.org • JBHA.org
Co-educational day school for students in grades six to 12 from all Jewish back-
grounds. Dual curriculum of college preparatory and Jewish studies.
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Kellman Brown Academy
1007 Laurel Oak Road • Voorhees, N.J. 08043
856-679-2929 • Fax: 856-679-2928 • kellmanbrownacademy.org
A member of the Schechter Day School Network, for preschool students
through the eighth grade.
Kohelet Yeshiva High School
Martha and Harry Stern Campus
223 North Highland Avenue • Merion Station, PA 19066
610-667-2020 • Fax: 610-667-2223
office@koheletyeshiva.org • koheletyeshiva.org
Modern Orthodox high school serving boys and girls. College preparatory.
Grades nine through 12.
Kosloff Torah Academy High School for Girls
50 Montgomery Avenue • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-660-5010 • Fax: 610-667-5005
info@ktahs.org • ktahs.org
The only all-girls Orthodox Jewish High School in the Philadelphia area.
College Preparatory, grades nine through 12.
Mesivta High School of Greater Philadelphia
314 Levering Mill Road • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-617-9200 • info@TheMesivta.org • TheMesivta.org
Orthodox high school for boys. Initially starting with the ninth grade. Middle-of-
the-road high school for those wanting an all-boys option. Classical yeshiva high
school with Talmud as the centerpiece.
Politz Hebrew Academy of Philadelphia
9225 Old Bustleton Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19115
215-969-5960 • Fax: 215-969-1037
info@politzhebrewacademy@org politzhebrewacademy.org
Orthodox day school for students in nursery school through eighth grade.
Jewish and general studies.
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Politz Day School of Cherry Hill
720 Cooper Landing Road • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08002
856-667-1013 • Fax: 859-667-2010 • SRauer@politz.org • politz.org
Modern Orthodox day school for students in nursery school through eighth
grade. Jewish and general studies.
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School
Administrative office: Robert Saligman Campus
49 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-658-2518 • Fax: 215-658-2922 • pjds.org
A Solomon Schechter Day School affiliated with the Conservative movement
for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Curriculum of Jewish and
general studies.
FORMAN CENTER—MANDELL EDUCATION CAMPUS
7601 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-3130 • Fax: 215-635-3136 • pjds.org
STERN CENTER—ROBERT SALIGMAN CAMPUS
49 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-658-2518 • Fax: 215-658-2922 • pjds.org
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
6063 Drexel Road • Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-477-1000 • Fax: 215-477-5065
Yeshiva offering high school and post-high school programs
for Ortho dox students.
Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
742 Argyle Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-642-7870 • Fax: 610-642-2265
ientin@TAPhila.org • TAPhila.org
Orthodox day school for students from nursery school through
eighth grade.
Foundation for Jewish Education
of Greater Philadelphia
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch Street • Philadelphia, PA 19103 • 215-832-0500
ematz@jfgp.org • jewishphilly.org
Provides needs-based scholarships to qualified students from low- and middle-
income families. Created by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and the
six, Jewish Federation-funded day schools to take advantage of the Edu cational
Improvement Tax Credit of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (EITC).
BEFORE- AND AFTER-
SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMS Federation Early Learning Services
Paley Early Learning Center • 215-725-8930, Ext. 151
Paley@FelsKids.org • FELSkids.org
Before- and after-school programs provided at the Paley Early Learning
Center (primarily for children enrolled in the Farrell Elementary School
and Jewish day schools). On-site after-school programs administered by
the Paley Early Learning Center are available at the Joseph J. Greenberg,
J. Hampton Moore and at Louis Farrell.
Lassin Early Learning Center • 215-677-7191
Lassin@FelsKids.org • FelsKids.org
Before and after-school programs provided. Primarily for children
enrolled in the Anne Frank Elementary School, the Loesche Elementary
School and Jewish day schools.
Kids Time
Kaiserman JCC • 45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-896-7770, Ext. 121 • kidstime@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
After-school enrichment program that is designed to stimulate children’s physi-
cal and mental needs while enhancing self-esteem. Programs include home-
work help, sports classes, art and more. Transportation is available from area
schools. When the Lower Merion School District is closed, the Kaiserman JCC
also offers a range of special J-Day programs to accommodate the needs of
working families.
Makom Community
2125 Chestnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19103 • 484-278-1335
beverly@makomcommunity.org • makomcommunity.org
Provides daily, after-school care and Jewish education to children, ages 4 to 11.
In the pilot year, the program will be enrolling students in pre-kindergarten
through second grade. In the future, Makom will serve students in pre-kinder-
garten through fifth grade. Each student’s learning is project-based and child-
led. Learning is immersive and applied daily in a communal setting. Families
will be invited to stay for Shabbat celebrations on Friday. Students prepare food
and learn to share through singing, dancing and eating together.
OTHER YOUTH
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Chabad/Lubavitch Centers
Many local Chabad/Lubavitch Centers have Youth Education
Programs/Hebrew School programs. Please find a list of Chabad/Lubavitch
Centers on page 88.
Community Torah Center of Bucks County
944 Second Street Pike • Richboro, PA 18954
215-364-1160 • Fax: 267-284-1267
suri@jewishbucks.org • JewishBucks.org
Jewish Children’s Folkshul of Greater Philadelphia
P.O. Box 17 • Wyncote, PA 19095
215-248-1550 • Folkshul@folkshul.org • folkshul.org
Offers children, kindergarten through ninth grade, a 21⁄2-hour program on
Sundays within a secular, humanistic framework. Serves families who identify
with Jewish values and culture. Curriculum includes Jewish holidays and his-
tory, Jewish cooking, drama and literature. Also offers a Bar/Bat Mitzvah pro-
gram and adult-education classes. Meets at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy,
8000 Cherokee Street • Philadelphia, PA 19118
Jewish Community High School of Gratz College
Mandell Education Campus
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, Ext. 5 • Fax: 215-635-7320 • gratz.edu/jchs
Program for 8th to 12th graders from all backgrounds who want to meet
with Jewish friends and have the opportunity to learn and grow Jewishly.
Weekly, monthly and online opportunities as well as some for college credit.
Mekom Torah High School
P.O. Box 178 • Swarthmore, PA 19081 • 610-368-4065
helen@mekomtorah.org • mekomtorah.org
A community-based Jewish learning project. It includes a cross-denominational
high school program and an array of adult study options. Programs are offered
in Delaware County and Center City.
COLLEGES Gratz College
Mandell Education Campus
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300 or 1-800-475-4635 • Fax: 215-635-7399
admissions@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Pluralistic college of Jewish studies online and on campus. Offers graduate
degrees and certificates in Jewish Studies, Jewish Education, Jewish Communal
Service, Nonprofit Management, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Jewish-
Christian studies. Credit and noncredit courses in Hebrew, Yiddish, Jewish his-
tory, Jewish thought, Jewish literature, modern Israel and more. Extensive
library holdings, music library and Holocaust Oral History Archive. Also offers
adult Jewish learning programs and lectures.
Jewish Studies Program
University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences
711 Williams Hall • 255 South 36th Street • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-6654 • Fax: 215-573-6026
jsp-info@sas.upenn.edu • ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst
Offers a broad range of fields in Jewish studies, including the Hebrew Bible, bib-
lical archaeology, Hellenistic and rabbinic literature, the history of biblical inter-
pretation, Jewish social and intellectual history from the ancient to modern
periods, Jewish folklore and sociology, Hebrew and Yiddish language and litera-
ture, and Israel studies.
Feinstein Center for American Jewish History
Temple University • 916 Gladfelter Hall
1115 West Berks Street • Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-204-9553 • Fax: 215-204-5891
feinsteincenter@temple.edu • www.cla.temple.edu/feinsteincenter
Promotes the study of the American Jewish experience in America, and spon-
sors conferences, symposia, fellowships, publications and public events devoted
to understanding the dimensions of American Jewish experience in the U.S.
The center is part of Temple University’s Department of History in the College
of Liberal Arts.
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095
215-576-0800 • Fax: 215-576-6143 • info@rrc.edu • rrc.edu
Rabbinical training institute of the Reconstructionist movement of Judaism.
Offers studies in Judaism as an evolving religious civilization. Trains rabbis who
bring ancient wisdom into the contemporary world.
ADULT AND FAMILY
EDUCATION Aish of Philadelphia
50 Montgomery Avenue • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-668-9600 • phila@aish.com • aishphila.com
Provides educational programs for Jews of all backgrounds.
Programs include Friday-night services, weekly classes, women’s division, High
Holiday services, seminars, and teen and singles events.
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
General Administrative Office
7000 Lincoln Drive, #B2 • Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-247-9700 • Fax: 215-247-9703
lynda@aleph.org • aleph.org
International, transdenominational, spiritual and activist organization. A hub
for retreats, training programs, distance-learning classes, publications and refer-
rals to local Jewish Renewal communities.
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