Hillel in Greater Philadelphia (HIP)
c/o Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, Steinhardt Hall
215 S. 39th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-8265 • Fax: 215-898-8259
info@phillyhillel.org • phillyhillel.org
Provides programming for Jewish students at smaller schools in the
Philadelphia area — Arcadia, Bryn Mawr, Bucks County Community
College, Haverford, Penn State Abington, Philadelphia University,
Swarthmore, University of the Sciences, Villa nova, West Chester
University and other Philadelphia-based schools — through a citywide
student network. Students throughout the Greater Philadelphia area are
welcome to participate.

Bryn Mawr College
217 Roberts Rd. • Bryn Mawr 19010 • 610-526-5538
(Mailing address:101 N Merion Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Haverford College
794 College Ave. • Haverford, PA 19041 • 610-896-4988
Swarthmore College
21 Bond Hall • 500 College Ave. • Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-328-8615 Hillel’s Jewish Graduate Student Network
Steinhardt Hall • 215 S. 39th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-6451 • Fax: 215-898-8259
info@jewishgrads.org • jewishgrads.org
Works through campus-based and city-wide student networks to
inspire graduate students to create patterns of Jewish exploration and
community affiliation.

Penn State Hillel
114-117 Pasquerilla Spiritual Center
University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3816 • Hillel@psu.edu • pennstatehillel.org
By engaging students in social, cultural, educational, and religious activities
both on and off campus, Penn State Hillel’s goal is to provide opportunities for
students to explore their Judaism in a way that is meaningful to them.

Franklin C. Ash Summer Internship Program
JEVS Internship Programs
1845 Walnut St., 7th Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-854-1787 • Fax: 215-854-1880
AshInternship@jevs.org • jevshumanservices.org/Ash-Internship
A co-ed, nonreligious work experience for rising junior and senior Jewish
college students. Participants are selected for their interest in the Jewish
community, academic achievement, leadership qualities and willingness
to mentor high school students. The seven-week program provides an
internship at a Jewish community nonprofit; career-related workshops and
job shadowing; mock interviews; mentoring a high school student from the
Lasko College Prep Program; and a one-day mitzvah project. Stipend upon
successful completion.

Lubavitch House of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Jewish Life
4032 Spruce St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-6115 • Fax: 215-222-9635
rabbi@pobox.upenn.edu • lubavitchhouse.com
College campus facility of the Lubavitch organization, open to all Jews. Provides
Shabbat and holiday programs, celebrations and other religious observances.

(Steinhardt) Jewish Heritage Programs
215-746-6105 • Fax: 215-222-9635 • info@jhp.org • jhp.org
Geared toward unaffiliated students and young professionals. Provides
leadership training and mentoring opportunities with Jewish professionals.

Hosts retreats and trips, Shabbat dinners, speakers and holiday parties.

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JEWISH EDUCATION
The Greater Philadelphia area offers a wide variety of formal and informal
Jewish educational experiences for Jews of all ages and levels — from toddlers
to senior citizens and from vocational learners to graduate students. There are
Jewish nursery-school programs in many synagogues; Jewish day schools,
Jewish high schools, supplementary schools, many synagogue-based Sunday
and afternoon schools, a college of Jewish studies, a rabbinical college, etc.

Jewish Federation’s Mandell Education Campus, a 28-acre site in Melrose Park,
is home to Jewish Learning Venture, the Forman Center of the Raymond and
Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Gratz College, the Jewish Community High
School (a division of Gratz College), a branch of Federation Early Learning
Services, as well as Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Philadelphia. The
35-acre Jewish Federation Radnor Campus in Delaware County houses the Jack
M. Barrack Hebrew Academy. It accommodates a wide variety of educational
and programming activities. There are also oppor tunities for Jewish education
at many of the area’s colleges. Area synagogues and communal schools have
educational programs for people of all ages.

EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Education and Outreach Services
Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
1501 N. Broad St., Suite 14 • Philadelphia, PA 19122
1-866-JFCS-NOW • info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Initiates research-based programs in collaboration with public and/or private
schools, Jewish day schools, synagogues and other community organizations.

Educational programs help young people to handle the age specific challenges
of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, bullying, violence and sexual behavior,
gambling prevention, substance abuse prevention, violence prevention, suicide
prevention, anti -bullying and building a healthy body image. JFCS also con-
ducts workshops for parents, teachers and other professionals.

Jewish Learning Venture
7607 Old York Rd. • Melrose Park, PA 19027 • 215-320-0360
info@jewishlearningventure.org • jewishlearningventure.org
Jewish Education and Leadership Development (JELD) experiences
for Jewish Educators provides opportunities to increase educators’
Judaic and pedagogic skills. Learning opportunities include conferences
(Yemei Limmud), single-session workshops for educators, multi-part
educational series for education directors, webinars, collaborative
cross-congregational working groups and more.

Harold and Renee Berger Network for Engaging Families with Young
Children encourages and supports congregations interested in developing
and implementing systemic approaches to attract and engage Jewish families
with young children to their congregation and to Jewish life. Provides grant
monies to be used in the implementation of new initiatives.

jteenphilly offers professionals from area congregations, communally-based
teen programs, youth groups, Jewish day high schools and Jewish camps an
opportunity to address and change the reality of low participation rates in Jewish
communal life by Jewish teens through networking and collaboration efforts.

LeV: Getting to the Heart of Jewish Education works with cohorts of
congregational schools to initiate change in their current eductional programs.

Families Outside the Box
610-930-8778 • AyalaBCTVI@yahoo.com
Parent-run support for families in the Philadelphia area who would ideally
choose Jewish day school but have children with needs that are not currently
met in the day school setting, so are enrolled elsewhere, or are homeschooled.

Provides parent-to-parent connections, periodic e-mails, a resource list of
Jewish activities appropriate to day school families, a resource list of local
Judaic tutors familiar with the day school curriculum, and cohort development
when possible.