Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center
Jewish Children’s Folkshul and Adult Community
Kehillas B’nai Shalom
2446 Bristol Road • Bensalem, PA 19020
215-752-5032 • Fax: 215-752-2340
bjoc@bensalemoutreach.org • bensalemoutreach.org
Educational center for Jewish studies for Jews of all backgrounds. Open all day
with sessions for guided Torah study. Programs of special interest to women are
also offered.

P.O. Box 17 • Wyncote, PA 19095 • 215-248-1550
folkshul@folkshul.org • folkshul.org
Provides education within a secular, humanistic framework. Serves families
who identify with Jewish values and culture. Curriculum includes Jewish holi-
days, history, cooking, music, literature and social action/social justice. Also
offers a Bar/Bat Mitzvah program and adult-education classes. Meets at Spring-
side Chestnut Hill Academy, 8000 Cherokee St, Philadelphia, PA 19118.

Community Torah Center of Bucks County
Jewish Farm School
944 Second Street Pike • Richboro, PA 18954
215-485-5755 • Fax: 267-284-1267
rabbi@jewishbucks.org • JewishBucks.org
Offers programs for all ages and from all backgrounds.

5020 Cedar Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19143
1-877-537-6286 • Fax: 877-891-8314
info@jewishfarmschool.org • jewishfarmschool.org
Teaches about contemporary food and environmental issues through skill-based
Jewish agricultural education. Driven by traditions of using food and agriculture
as tools for social justice and spiritual mindfulness. Addresses the injustices
embedded in today’s mainstream food system and works to create greater access
to sustainably grown foods, produced from a consciousness of both ecological
and social well being.

Congregation Beth Solomon—CBS Community Center
198 Tomlinson Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-671-1981 • Fax: 215-671-8007
info@cbscommunitycenter.com • cbscommunitycenter.com
Educational opportunities for all ages, camps and a kollel for adult education.

Also fosters outreach to the Russian immigrant community.

Etz Chaim
7900 High School Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-635-3890 • info@etzchaimcenter.org • etzchaimcenter.com
Jewish resource center providing classical and contemporary Jewish learning to
Jews of all backgrounds, enabling them to further their spiritual growth and
reconnect with their heritage. Offers a diverse menu of subjects like Talmud,
Bible, Jewish philosophy, Kabbalistic thought and Mussar, as well as Jewish
Marriage Enrichment, Women to Women and a Young Professionals group.

Gratz College Adult Jewish Learning
Mandell Education Campus
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, Ext. 182 or 1-800-475-4635 • Fax: 215-635-7399
brosenau@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Offers courses for adults in the community who enjoy learning with instructors
who are experts in their fields. Subjects include history; literature; theology; ethics;
Torah and ancient texts of Israel and the Middle East; Jewish music, art and film;
and more. Also offers Hebrew and Yiddish language classes for all levels. Classes
are located in Melrose Park, the Main Line and Center City.

Distinguished Scholar Lectures are open to the community (including the Shuster-
man and Stern community lectures), continuing legal education, as well as trips,
films and programs.

Hazon Philadelphia
5020 Cedar Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19143
877-537-6286 • phillyinfo@hazon.org • hazon.org/philly
Creates healthier and more sustainable communities in the Jewish world and
beyond. Effects change in the world in three ways: Transformative Experiences,
Thought-Leadership and Capacity-Building. Programs are multigenerational
and give entry points for Jews of all backgrounds who are concerned about the
environment and the world, with a particular focus on young adults interested
in developing the skills to take on leadership roles in their communities.

Institute for Jewish Ethics
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 1008 • Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-782-8878 • IJE@IJEthics.org • www.IJEthics.org
Offers classes and seminars, as well as personal guidance presented by rabbis,
experts and professionals in various disciplinary areas. An accredited provider
of Continuing Legal Education by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, IJE
offers accredited courses for social workers, doctors and other professionals.

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Jewish Learning Venture
Mandell Education Campus
7607 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-320-0360 • Fax: 215-635-8946
info@jewishlearningventure.org • jewishlearningventure.org
Offers various educational programs for adults and families.

jkidphilly: connects adults and families with young children, infants to
age 12, to the people, happenings, resources and voices of our Jewish
community through programs, relationship building and the
jkidphilly.org website. The website includes a community calendar of
events and programs, holiday resources and a searchable directory for
schools and early-childhood education programs. Contact:
215-320-6398; lrubin@jewishlearningventure.org.

PJ Library in Philadelphia: supports families on their Jewish journey by
sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to children
ages 6 months to 8 years living in the Greater Philadelphia area. The
program is funded by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Jewish
Learning Venture, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and
private donors.

“One Book, One Jewish Community: Connecting People One Book at
a Time” (OBOJC) is the largest community-wide Jewish literacy program
in the country. Each year, Jewish Learning Venture develops resource
materials about the selected book, and partners with synagogues and
agencies that adopt OBOJC as a vehicle for discussing, studying and cele-
brating the book, as well as the values and issues raised in it.

Jewish Life Seminars
22 Maple Avenue • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 610-860-9102
info@jewishlifeseminars.org • jewishlifeseminars.org
An educational initiative utilizing local and international speakers to
create learning opportunities for the Jewish community in the Greater
Philadelphia area.

LifeLong Learning Program
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Avenue • Philadelphia, PA 19116
and: KleinLife: Montgomery County, Old York Road, Elkins Park
215-698-7300 • kleinlife.org
Offers adult-education classes on diverse subjects, trips in and outside of the
city, cultural and educational programming, and other activities of interest to
adults and senior adults.