Rabbi David Levin
Jewish Relationships Initiative
484-679-6402 • RabbiDavidLevin@gmail.com
JewishRelationshipsInitiative.com Life cycle events based in Jewish tradition including weddings (including
interfaith), baby namings, funerals, unveilings, memorial services, house
dedications and other sacred times. Rabbi Levin also serves as a teacher
and coach.
Cantor Jamie Marx
610-356-5165 • cantor@temple-sholom.org • cantorjamiemarx.com
Officiates at life cycle events and rituals such as weddings, funerals and
memorials. Works with all families, including interfaith and same-sex couples.
Willing to travel in the greater Philadelphia and South Jersey region.
Dr. David Rabeeya
610-296-4652 • sephardici@aol.com
Rabbi to the unaffiliated. Life-cycle events and education.
Rabbi Rayzel Raphael
215-782-1221 • rrayzel@shechinah.com
shechinah.com • interfaithjewishweddings.com
Ritual consultant for life-cycle moments: weddings, baby namings and other
sacred times. Specializes in interfaith marriage counseling. Lectures on spiritual
topics, also Jewish singer/songwriter and performer.
Cantor Ellie Shaffer
215-885-7326 • ellie614@verizon.net • interfaithwedding.com
Officiates at both Jewish and interfaith wedding ceremonies, as well as
LGBT civil unions.
Rabbi Murray Silberman
215-782-3806 or 215-740-3606
murprof@yahoo.com • rabbimurraygordonsilberman.com
Rabbi to the unaffiliated. Weddings, baby namings, conversion instruction,
house dedications and funerals.
Rabbi Mike Stern-Rabbi Without Walls
414-573-9668 • rabbiwithoutalls@gmail.com • rabbiwithoutwalls.com
Educational Rabbi, business developer, entrepreneur, community builder,
educational consultant, life coach and as an individual, marriage and spiritual
counselor, etc.
Rabbi Daniel Wolpe
518-779-6311 • DanielMark@aol.com
B’nai Mitzvah tutoring. Officiates at weddings and funerals.
MIKVAHS Joseph and Martha Melohn Bucks County Mikvah
2454 Bristol Road • Bensalem, PA 19020
215-891-5565 or 215-757-5748
mikvah@bensalemoutreach.org • ben salemoutreach.org/mikvah.php
Open to all. No conversions by the mikvah.
CBS Community Mikvah of Philadelphia
Somerton Section, Northeast Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-671-1981 • 215-266-7463 • info@communitymikvah.com
info@cbscommunitycenter.com • communitymikvah.com
Under construction 2017.
Congregation Raim Ahuvim (For Men)
5854 Drexel Road • Philadelphia, PA 19131 • 215-878-8477
Call to schedule an appointment.
Goldman-Strom Mikveh (Liberal)
Shir Ami-Bucks County Jewish Congregation
101 Richboro Road • Newtown, PA 18940 • 215-968-3400
synagogue@shiramipa.org • shiraminow.org
Available by appointment only. Contact the synagogue office.
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Lower Merion Community Mikvah
111 Union Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 484-808-5626
lowermerionshuls.com In the planning and fundraising stage in Autumn 2016
Lower Merion Synagogue (Orthodox)
123 Old Lancaster Road • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 610-664-5626
shul@lowermerionsynagogue.org • lowermerionsynagogue.org
Mikveh Nashim (for women) and Mikveh Kehlim (for utensils)
Membership required.
Lubavitcher Center of the Northeast (For Men)
7622 Castor Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-725-2030 • Fax: 215-742-6455
Mai Shalva-Center City Community Mikvah
Historic Vilna Congregation
509 Pine St. • Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-222-618 • support@philamikvah.org • philamikvah.org
In the planning phase, the mikvah will be housed at Historic Vilna Congregation
and open to all members of the local Jewish community.
Mikveh Association of Philadelphia
Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
742 Argyle Road • Ardmore, PA 19003 • 610-642-8679
Women’s community mikveh.
Mikveh Association of Philadelphia, Northeast
7525 Loretto Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19111
215-745-3334 or 215-722-7574
Women’s mikveh. By appointment only.
The Mikveh at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
1001 Remington Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-642-9844 • themikveh.webs@gmail.com • themikveh.webs.com
Open to all members of the Jewish community.
MOHELS Fredric Cohen, M.D.
Reform certification • 610-935-1635
Rabbi Yisrael Davidowitz
856-637-2115 • yd@TheGentleMohel.com • TheGentleMohel.com
Certified Mohel under Rabbi Giat in Jerusalem, Israel.
Cantor Howard K. Glantz
267-217-BABY or 267-217-2229
hglantz@gmail.com • phillybris.com
Certified by the Brit Kodesh Board of the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America.
Rabbi Betzalel Katkovsky
267-417-4270 or 718-915-7039
thephilamohel@gmail.com Member of the London School of Circumcision.
Cantor Mark E. Kushner
1-800-559-BRIS • CantorK@CantorK.com
CantorK.com • www.facebook.com/cantorkushner
Certified by the Former Brit Milah Board of Greater Philadelphia and Yosef
Halperin z”l, Jerusalem, Israel.
David E. Rawdin, M.D.
215-738-8466 • drdavid@phillymohel.com • phillymohel.com
Member of the National Organization of American Mohalim.
Certified by the Brit Milah Board of Hebrew Union College.
Theodore Tapper, M.D.
610-664-3590 • 215-467-3515 • Ted.Tapper@live.com
Reform certification.
JEWISH EXPERIENCES
There are many ways to experience Jewish life, from camping to
volunteer work.
CAMPS D AY C AMPS
Camp Achdus and Bnos Achdus
Mailing Address: 1512 Griffith St. • Philadelphia, PA 19111
215-525-4345 • administration@campachdus.com • campachdus.com
Nonprofit day camp for boys and girls ages 4 to 14, serving the Northeast, Main
Line, Cherry Hill and Bucks County. Junior, intermediate and CIT divisions.
Program includes sports, trips, arts, drama, music, instructional and recre-
ational swimming, go-karts, color war, nature, and daily Jewish learning and
prayer. Transportation and meals provided. Site address: Camp Achdus,
9201 Old Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19115.
Camp Gan Izzy of Bucks County
Glazier Jewish Center • 25 N. State St. • Newtown, PA 18940
215-497-9925 ext. 13 • rl@jewishcenter.info • ganizzy.info
Camp for Jewish boys and girls ages 3 to 12, that offers a range of activities,
such as field trips twice a week, swimming, sports, science activities, crafts
and workshops. Air-conditioned facilities. Transportation and early/late care
available. School break vacation camp also available. Open to all children
regardless of background and affiliation.
Camp Kef at the Kaiserman JCC
45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 610-896-7770, Ext. 123
MRubin@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
Co-ed camps for infants through eighth grade. Facilities include outdoor pool,
athletic fields, air-conditioned bunk rooms and large activity rooms. Activities
include swimming, sports, arts and crafts, gymnastics, photography, special sports
programs, martial arts, gaga, tennis and Jewish identity programs. Special needs
inclusion program available. Transportation and early/late care available.
Older campers select majors and minors to customize their camp experience.
Kashrut observed.
The Rose & Morris Caskey Gan Israel Country Day Camp
Sylvia & Jack Erlbaum Campus • 1360 W. Indian Creek Dr.
Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 215-852-0276• Fax: 610-896-3811
zgerber@ganisraelphilly.com • ganisraelphilly.com
Chabad-Lubavitch sponsored day camps. Open to all, regardless of background
or affiliation. Includes all traditional camp sports and arts activities, plus Jewish
Heritage theme.
Harlam Day Camp
Business Office: 301 City Ave., Suite 110 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-668-0423 • harlamdaycamp@urj.org • harlam.org
Reform Jewish day camp located on the campus of the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew
Academy. Offers an open and inclusive community, sensitive to the needs of
interfaith families. Activities include swimming and sports, arts and crafts,
color wars and song sessions, late stays, overnight and camping trips, etc.
KleinLife Summer Day Camp
10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, Ext. 146 • anewman@kleinlife.org • kleinlife.org
Co-ed camp for grades K to ninth grade. Facilities include indoor pool,
athletic fields, tennis and racquetball courts, and full gymnasium in an
air-conditioned building. Activities include instructional and recreational
swimming, nature, arts-and-crafts, karate, dance, drama, music and
Jewish-identity programs. The camp features a climbing wall and outdoor
facilities. Kashrut is observed. CCIS accepted.
JCC Camps at Medford
1301 Springdale Road • Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-751-1666 • bsegal@jfedsnj.org • JCCCampsatMedford.org
Camps for children ages 3 to 14, located on a 120-acre site.
Teaching values and life skills in a fun, safe, Jewish environment.
Special needs inclusion available.
Camp Hilltop for ages 3 to 6
Camp Shalom for ages 7 to 9
Camp Aaron for ages 10 to 13
Chaverim Travel Camp for ages 12 to 13
Gesher/LIT Program for age 14
Makom Community Camp
2000 Chestnut St., 2nd Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
484-278-1335 • beverly@makomcommunity.org • makomcommunity.org/camps
Provides camp day experiences that include experiential learning, field trips,
and play. One can sign up by the day or by the week. Camp programming
serves children from pre-k to grade 5, and runs throughout the school year,
anytime the School District of Philadelphia is closed and in the time before
and after area Jewish summer camps run.
Ramah Day Camp
2100 Arch St., 3rd Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-885-8556 • Fax: 215-885-8905
eileeng@ramahpoconos.org • ramahdaycamp.org
Summer camp for children in pre-k (4 years) through seventh grade, including
a leadership training program for sixth and seventh graders, and a CIT
program for eighth through 10th graders. Sport, swim, arts, nature, outdoor
adventure, specialty programming, trips, etc., all take place in a Jewish environ-
ment. Special needs inclusion program (Tikvah), transportation, lunch, and
extended care options. The camp is located on the Mandell Educational Cam-
pus, 7601 Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027.
O VERNIGHT C AMPS
Camp Galil
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0676 or 610-847-2213 (summer) • info@campgalil.org • campgalil.org
Kibbutz-like camp in Upper Bucks County for boys and girls, grades two
through 10. A Habonim Dror Youth Movement Camp focusing on community
and leadership development. Kosher. Accredited by the American Camping
Association. Summer Address: 146 Red Hill Road, Ottsville, PA 18942
Camp Harlam
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
301 City Ave., Suite 110 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-668-0423 • Fax: 610-668-3461 • CampHarlam@urj.org • Harlam.org
Reform camp in the Pocono Mountains offering programs for children enter-
ing grades three through 12 in sessions of 10 days, 3 1⁄2 weeks and seven weeks.
Integrates Jewish life and learning into a diverse program of activities, including
athletics, arts, rope courses and climbing, waterfront activities, camping and
hiking. Camp & Retreat Center: 575 Smith Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058
Tel: 570-629-1390, Fax: 570-629-4815.
Camp JRF
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095
215-576-5681 • Fax: 215-576-0465 • info@campjrf.org • campjrf.org
Offers programs including athletics, waterfront activities, arts and crafts,
performing arts, a challenge course, outdoor travel and camping trips,
along with experiential Jewish learning through a Reconstructionist lens.
For youth entering third through 12th grades. Kosher. Summer address:
108 Rabbi Jeff Way • South Sterling, PA 18460 • 570-676-9291
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