Post-Graduate Educational Loan & Scholarship Funds
215-832-0528 • jbrier@jewishphilly.org
Annual educational loans and scholarships for medical school/graduate
school students.
Albert Strickler Memorial Fund-for medical education
Samuel F. and Sara G. Feinman Fund-for medical and law students
Margaret R. Rice Music Scholarship Fund-for female students
pursuing their education in the study of music
Ida Foreman Fleisher Fund for women pursuing a graduate degree.
COLLEGES College for Reconstructing Judaism
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095 • 215-576-0800 • info@rrc.edu • rrc.edu
Rabbinical training institute of the Reconstructing Judaism movement
which trains rabbis for service in congregations, campuses, chaplaincy set-
tings and social justice organizations. Offers studies in Judaism as an evolv-
ing religious civilization.
Gratz College
Mandell Education Campus • 7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300 • Fax: 215-635-7399 • admissions@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Provides a pluralistic education for students online and on campus. Gratz
offers doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degree and certificate programs,
as well as learning opportunities for adults and teens. Gratz College has two
doctoral programs: Doctor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Ph.D.) and
Doctor of Education in Leadership (Ed.D.), and graduate degrees in Education
(MAEd), Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Interfaith Leadership, Jewish
Professional Studies, Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Studies, and Nonprofit
Management. Graduate certificates are offered in all graduate majors.
Undergraduate degrees are offered in Jewish Education, Jewish Studies, and
Jewish Professional Studies. Gratz offers adult Jewish learning programs and
lectures as well as credit and noncredit courses in Hebrew and Yiddish. Gratz
College offers CLE courses for attorneys on campus. The Tuttleman library
contains extensive holdings such as a music library and Holocaust Oral History
Archive. Feinstein Center for American Jewish History
Temple University • 916 Gladfelter Hall • 1115 W. Berks St. • Philadelphia, PA
215-204-9553 • Fax: 215-204-5891
feinsteincenter@temple.edu • 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 multiple dimensions of American Jewish experience in
the U.S. The Feinstein Center is part of Temple University’s Department of
History in the College of Liberal Arts.
Jewish Studies Program at University of Pennsylvania
711 Williams Hall • 255 S. 36th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-6654 • Fax: 215-573-6026
jsp-info@sas.upenn.edu • ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst
A program reflective of the full range of the Jewish experience as well as differ-
ent approaches to studying Jewish life and culture. Students of all backgrounds
are welcome to take courses and participate in the programs. Courses may be
taken as electives, or students can develop a major or minor course of study in
any one of four different Jewish Studies tracks. The program also offers oppor-
tunities for outside the classroom learning experiences.
ADULT & FAMILY EDUCATION
Aish Philadelphia
345 Montgomery Ave. • P.O. Box 834 • 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, teen and singles events.
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
7000 Lincoln Drive, #B2 • Philadelphia, PA 19119
215-247-9700 • Fax: 215-247-9703 • soojim@aleph.org • aleph.org
Transdenominational, spirituality and Tikkun Olam-focused Jewish learning
organization. Offers ordination program for rabbinic, cantorial, spiritual direc-
tion and rabbinic pastors. For clergy and lay learners offers retreats, training
programs, distance-learning classes, publications and referrals to local Jewish
Renewal communities.
Beiteinu P.O. Box 231 • Haverford, PA 19041 • 484-432-0931 or 215-309-2883
rabbi@beiteinu.org • beiteinu.org
A non-denominational community that encourages study, prayer and service
to the Jewish community and to all those who wish to learn Jewish teaching.
Provides a meaningful experience, in a non-judgmental and caring environ-
ment along with a special sense of belonging, for all people who support Jewish
life. Has learning groups for all ages in various parts of the city (Lafayette Hill,
Landsdale, Morristown NJ and private classes).
Bensalem Jewish Kollel and Outreach Center
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. Programs of
special interest to women are also offered.
Bucks County Hebrew School — A Family Partnership Program in
which parents can study in a simultaneous class for parents and their
children. Parents who take advantage of this opportunity can receive
almost complete scholarships to cover the cost of their childrens Hebrew
School education. No synagogue membership required.
College for Reconstructing Judaism
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095
215-576-0800 • Fax: 215-576-6143 • info@rrc.edu • rrc.edu
Offers high-level courses in Jewish history, thought, text and practice for
rabbinical students, Jewish professionals and interested lay people.
Community Torah Center of Bucks County
944 Second St. Pike, Front Building • Richboro, PA 18954
215-485-5755 • Fax: 267-284-1267 • rabbi@jewishbucks.org • JewishBucks.org
An organization created to give Jews from all backgrounds and affiliations the
opportunity to learn and experience Jewish life. Offers programs for every age
group, from young children and adolescents through adults.
Congregation Beth Solomon — CBS Community Center
198 Tomlinson Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-671-1981 • Fax: 215-671-8007 • cbscommunitycenter.com
Educational opportunities for all ages, camps and a kollel for adult education.
Also fosters outreach to the Russian immigrant community.
Chelkeinu Initiative
chelkeinu@chelkeinu.org • chelkeinu.org
Runs programming in Northeast Philadelphia and along the Old York Road
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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. Old
York Road Community Kollel is a division of Etz Chaim.
Gratz College Adult Jewish Learning
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, ext. 182 • Fax: 215-635-7399 • lcohen@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, eth-
ics, Torah and ancient texts 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 and Center City. Distinguished Scholar
Lectures are open to the community (including the Shusterman and Stern
community lectures), continuing legal education, as well as trips, films and
programs. Monthly “Lunch and Learns” round out the offerings.
Hebrew Helpers
310-717-4200 • info@hebrewhelpers.com • hebrewhelpers.com
Provides personalized Jewish education and Bar/ Bat Mitzvah preparation for
students of all Jewish backgrounds and affiliations. Hebrew Helpers connects
families and communities with Bar/ Bat Mitzvah Mentors and Officiants, who
tailor Jewish learning to each individual family’s needs. In addition to Bar/ Bat
Mitzvah preparation, we teach Hebrew language and general Jewish studies to
children and adults. Hebrew Helpers works with each family to plan the details
of the Bar/ Bat Mitzvah service, including creating the structure, choosing the
officiant, hiring musicians, arranging for personalized prayer books and the use
of a Torah.
Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
at the University of Pennsylvania
420 Walnut St. • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215-238-1290 • Fax: 215-238-1540
sas-katzcenter@sas.upenn.edu • katz.sas.upenn.edu
Post-doctoral research center whose studies concentrate on Jewish civiliza-
tion in all its historical and cultural manifestations. The Center’s fellows, who
are visiting scholars from around the globe, address local congregations and
schools with talks and lectures about their areas of expertise.
Institute for Jewish Ethics
1519 Ripley St. • Philadelphia, PA 19111
215-782-8878 • IJE@IJEthics.org • 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.
Jerusalem U
888-515-5292 • 610-724-1285 • Francine@jerusalemu.org • JerusalemU.org
Creates and distributes innovative feature films and film-based educational
programs with the goal of making young Jews feel proud of being Jewish and
emotionally connected to Israel.
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Jewish Children’s Folkshul and Adult Community
P.O. Box 17 • Wyncote, PA 19095 • 215-248-1550
folkshul@folkshul.org • folkshul.org
Offers kindergarten through ninth grade students a two-and-a-half-hour
Jewish education program on Sundays within a secular, humanistic framework.
Monthly free Sunday Fundays program for pre-schoolers. Tenth through 12th
graders may continue their learning through employment as classroom and
community assistants. Serving families who identify with Jewish values and cul-
ture, curriculum includes Jewish holidays, ethics, history, music, dance,
literature, social action/justice and critical thinking. Offers a personalized
Bar/Bat Mitzvah program and adult education classes. Meets at Springside
Chestnut Hill Academy, 8000 Cherokee St., Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Jewish Farm School
5020 Cedar Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19143
1-877-537-6286, ext. 2 • Fax: 877-537-6286
info@jewishfarmschool.org • jewishfarmschool.org
Teaches about contemporary food and environmental issues through train-
ings and skill-based Jewish agricultural education. The Shtetl Skills Workshop
Series revives the Jewish traditions of homesteading by teaching adults prac-
tical skills to live more sustainability rooted in the cycles and rhythms of the
Hebrew calendar. JFS organize volunteer opportunities on urban farms and
gardens around the city, and it hosts environmentally themed Shabbat and
holiday programming.
Jewish Learning Venture
The Pavilion • 261 Old YOrk Road, Suite 720 • Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-320-0360 • Fax: 215-635-8946
info@jewishlearningventure.org • jewishlearningventure.org
jkidphilly connects families with infants and young children up to age
12 to the people, happenings, resources and voices of our Jewish com-
munity through programs, and relationship-building activities. The
website includes a community calendar of events and programs, holiday
resources and a searchable directory for schools and early-childhood
education programs. lrubin@jewishlearningventure.org
PJ Library and PJ Our Way supports families on their Jewish journey
by sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to
children ages 6 months to 11 years living in the Greater Philadelphia
area. The program is funded by Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Jewish
Learning Venture, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and
private donors.
One Book, One Jewish Community (OBOJC) — Connecting people
one book at a time. Community-wide Jewish literacy program. Each
year, JLV develops resource materials about the selected book, and part-
ners with synagogues and agencies that adopt OBOJC as a vehicle for
discussing, and studying and celebrating the book, as well as the values
and issues raised in it.
Jewish Relationships Initiative
484-679-6402 • JewishRelationshipsInitiative@gmail.com
JewishRelationshipsInitiative.com Dedicated to outreach and engagement. Connecting, teaching and carrying
out Jewish lifecycle events.
LifeLong Learning Program
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
KleinLife • Montgomery County • 7763 Old York Road, 19027
215-698-7300 • kleinlife.org
and: KleinLife: Montgomery County • Elkins Park, PA • 215-635-5244
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.