CHAPLAINCY PROGRAMS
Joan Grossman Center for Chaplaincy and Healing
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
7607 Old York Road (Lower Level) • Elkins Park, PA 19027
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669
info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Community Chaplaincy — Professional and volunteer para-chaplains
care for the spiritual well-being of their clients and address their needs
for meaning, wholeness and connection. Chaplaincy services provided in
residential facilities, hospitals, hospice and in the community.

Para-Chaplaincy Training Program — Volunteers are trained to visit
Jews in area hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities, as well as those
who are homebound. Also special training for those interested in volun-
teering in hospice settings.

Challah Program — Volunteers deliver challahs on Friday afternoons to
patients in hospitals.

Jewish Hospice Network — Works in collaboration with full-service
hospices to provide pastoral visits to Jewish patients, family and care-
givers; bereavement support; exploration of Jewish prayers, beliefs, values
and tradition; and consultation for hospice staff about Jewish views on
illness, death and mourning. Also provides education and outreach in
the Jewish community about the role of hospice.

Einstein Healthcare Network Chaplaincy Service
5501 Old York Road • Philadelphia, PA 19141
einstein.edu • 215-456-6055
Staff chaplains provide spiritual and religious care 24/7 to patients, families and
staff in Einstein Healthcare Network. Sponsors an accredited clinical pastoral
education program offering education to chaplaincy students (clergy and lay
people) providing spiritual and religious care alongside the staff chaplains
throughout the network.

CONVERSION AND
INTERFAITH PROGRAMS
American Interfaith Institute
National Liberty Museum • 321 Chestnut Street • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215-
940-2906 • Fax: 215-925-3800
aii@americaninterfaith.org • americaninterfaith.org
Promotes both scholarly studies and practical, educational alternatives
within a framework of symposia and publishing to build bridges of commu-
nication between Christians and Jews, and to advocate faith without preju-
dice. Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia
100 West Oxford Street, Suite E-1300 • Philadelphia, PA 19122
215-222-1012 • info@interfaithcenterpa.org • interfaithcenterpa.org
Contributing to the region's strength and vitality through multifaith collabora-
tion, education, dialogue and service.

InterfaithFamily/Philadelphia 2100 Arch Street, 7th Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103 • 215-207-0990
philadelphia@interfaithfamily.com interfaithfamily.com/philadelphia
Provides coordinated, comprehensive services for interfaith couples and those
who work with them. Advocates for a welcoming and inclusive Jewish commu-
nity. Offers workshops for interfaith couples exploring the role of religion in
their lives, online classes for parents in interfaith families, a clergy referral serv-
ice and connections to welcoming organizations, professionals and programs.

Also provides resources and training for synagogues, organizations, clergy and
other program providers.

Jewish Converts and Interfaith Network
1112 Hagys Ford Road • Penn Valley, PA 19072
610-664-8112 • LenaRomanoff@yahoo.com • intermarriages.com
Support group offering information, socialization and emotional support to
people involved in conversion to Judaism and/or an interfaith relationship. Indi-
vidual counseling is also available.

The Mother’s Circle
c/o Congregation Beth Or • 239 Welsh Road • Maple Glen, PA 19002
215-646-5806, Ext. 207 • Aabrams@bethor.org • themotherscircle.org
Serves as a resource for women of different faiths who have
chosen to raise their children as Jews. This is both an educational and support-
ive group for women who are interested in learning about Jewish values, holi-
days and traditions, as well as interested in meeting other mothers who are
raising their children as Jews.

Rabbi Morris Goodblatt Academy
Class location: Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
1001 Remington Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
215-219-0184 or 215-848-9503
Goodblattacademy@gmail.com • goodblatt.org
Provides a 30-week “Introduction to Judaism” class. Designed for Jews and non-
Jews, singles and couples to learn more about Judaism (history, language, cul-
ture). Interested students have the opportunity to convert to Judaism under
Conservative auspices following the successful completion of the course. Pro-
gram sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly, Mid-Atlantic Region.

Union for Reform Judaism Knowledge Network
1-855-URJ-1800 • urj1800@urj.org • urj.org
Provides 18-week “Introduction to Judaism” courses for those considering
conversion, or just interested in learning more about Judaism.

DIVORCE Rabbi Dov Brisman
Young Israel of Elkins Park
7715 Montgomery Avenue • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-722-0239 or 215-635-3152
Arranges Jewish divorce (“get”) under the auspices of the Orthodox Beit Din
of Greater Philadelphia.

Rabbi Ezekiel Musleah
520-D Lombard Street • Philadelphia, PA 19147 • 215-922-2818
renam27@comcast.net Arranges Jewish divorce (“get”) in the Conservative movement’s Beit Din.

ERUVS An eruv is created by extending a boundary around the community perimeter.

Such a boundary is composed of solid walls, fences, steep inclines or even a wire
around the perimeters to allow observant Jews to carry objects, push baby car-
riages and the like within the community on Shabbat.

BENSALEM: Bensalem Jewish Outreach Center • 215-891-0730
CENTER CITY: Center City Eruv • moderator@centercityeruv.org
ELKINS PARK: Young Israel of Elkins Park • 215-265-2878
LOWER MERION: Eruv of Lower Merion, Inc. • 610-667-7415
Main Line Eruv • Congregation Beth Hamedrosh • 610-642-6444
NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA: Northeast Eruv Corp. • 215-333-ERUV
Congregation Beit Harambam • 215-621-1627
Congregation Beth Solomon Community Eruv • 215-521-1627
UNIVERSITY CITY: University City Eruv Corporation
admin@UniversityCityEruv.org YARDLEY: Yardley-Makefield Eruv Corporation • 215-369-9141
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