Tribe 12
201 S. Camac St., second floor • Philadelphia, PA 19107
267-235-3348 • info@tribe12.org • tribe12.org
Offers events and programs for individuals in their 20s/30s who want to connect
Jewishly in Philadelphia. Programming includes social events, matchmaking
services, an LGBTQ community, affinity groups (i.e., an acapella group and
fantasy football and sports leagues), a Jewish leadership and entrepreneurship
Fellowship, a web resource for 20s/30s to find Jewish events in Philly and more.

Uru Achim
610-642-0516 • taniatrach@gmail.com
Volulnteer-run organization which holds benefit concerts, lectures, meetings
and other activities featuring Jews and non-Jews for a Russian Jewish audience,
and uses the concerts to raise money for Israel.

Young Friends of Rodeph Shalom
615 N. Broad St. • Philadelphia, PA 19123 • 215-627-6747 • Fax: 215-627-1313
cfischer@rodephshalom.org • rodephshalom.org
A group of 20- and 30-somethings who are single or married, who gather for
events to bridge their Jewish background with their personal interests.

Young Jewish Leadership Concepts
152 Bateman Road • Langhorne, PA 19047
215-932-2974 • rsvp4yjlc@gmail.com • yjlc.org
Nonprofit young professionals network, providing opportunities for post-col-
lege age young adults to meet, and get connected with the Jewish community.

Events include annual rafting and ski leadership weekends, and programs to
gain knowledge of Israel and the Jewish community. Regular activities take
place in Greater Philadelphia, N.Y., D.C., and as far south as Florida.

SPORTS AND TEAMS
Bikkur Cholim Basketball Tournament
1706 Solly Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19152
Bikkurphilly@yahoo.com • bikkurcholimbasketball.org
Annual Yudie Borck Bikkur Cholim Youth Basketball Tournament to raise
funds for Bikkur Cholim Philadelphia. The tournament games are held at
the Kohelet Yeshiva High School and The Mesivta High School of Greater
Philadelphia. Young players of all abilities are encouraged to participate.

JCC Maccabi Experience
Kaiserman JCC • 45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-896-7770, ext. 125 • maccabi@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com/maccabi
An international Olympics-style competition in a variety of sports for Jewish
teens ages 13 to 16. Recruits athletes from across the five-country Philadelphia
area to form teams in a variety of individual and team sports. Weeklong games
are held in several cities in August. The one-day Mid-Atlantic Junior Games are
for Jewish athletes ages 9 to 12. The JCC Maccabi ArtsFest is an intensive arts
experience taking place concurrently with the sports program in August.

Jewish Youth Basketball League
Masterman High School Gym • 1633 Spring Garden St. • Philadelphia, PA 19130
info@jphillyhoops.org • facebook.com/JPhillyHoops/
Nonprofit, volunteer-based organization opened to boys and girls in fifth, sixth
and seventh grade, at all skill levels. G ames will be played at the Masterman
gym (16th and Spring Garden), just a few blocks away from Broad and Wood
streets, where a historic marker marks the location of the old Broadwood Hotel.

It was there that the world- famous Philadelphia SPHAS (South Philadelphia
Hebrew Association) played in the 1920s and 30s. This new league is a tribute
to that great Philly ethnic legacy. It is open to the entire community.

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Junior Jewish Basketball League -- JJBL
1776 Paper Mill Road • Meadowbrook, PA 19046
1-888-508-JJBL (5525) • acoslov@gmail.com • jjbl.org
Basketball league for boys and girls from grades 2 through 12, from the
Northern suburbs and N.E. Philadelphia areas. Teams for boys, girls and adults.

Kehillah Fall Sunday Soccer League (KFSS)
7601 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
267-630-5772 • kehillahsoccer@gmail.com • kehillahsoccer.org
A community-based, instructional, intramural soccer program for boys and
girls who want to have fun! For pre-K through 9th graders. Also offered: Special
needs teams for boys and girls with emotional and physical challenges. Need-
based scholarships available.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Abramson Center for Jewish Life
1425 Horsham Road • North Wales, PA 19454
215-371-1816 or 215-371-1820 (auxiliary) • Fax: 215-371-3020
info@abramsoncenter.org • abramsoncenter.org
Volunteers of all ages welcome. Groups can volunteer for a one-time event
or project, or commit to a longer period of service. Students looking to
fulfill school and Bar/Bat Mitzvah requirements can participate in the
Project SHEMA program, connecting young people with elderly residents.

Opportunities include friendly visitors, escorts, sewers and menders,
librarians, Yiddish Club, Sports Club, general activities and games, and office
support. Auxiliary volunteers actively participate in programs including a
gift shop, resident library, Shabbat kiddush, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
celebrations, birthday parties, luncheons and other celebrations enriching
resident life.

Abramson Hospice: Volunteers provide respite and support to family
members; Work with the Bereavement department to support families
in the year following a loved one’s death; Vigil volunteers providing a
supportive, calm and peaceful presence to patients and family during the
last few hours of life; and Administrative work. Contact: 215-371-1393.

Project SHEMA (Sharing and Enriching through Multigenerational
Activities): Brings together young people from synagogues and other
community groups, along with families and teachers, with nursing home
residents for religious celebrations and meaningful multigenerational
activities. Challah for Hunger
1900 Market St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-423-4415 • carly@challahforhunger.org • challahforhunger.org
Brings people together to bake and sell challah in an effort to raise money
and awareness for social justice causes.

Federation Early Learning Services
10700 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-676-7550 • Fax: 215-676-9498 • FelsKids.org
Volunteers are needed to work in classrooms with young children and to assist
teachers or work in the early learning center offices. Specific tasks are designed
to meet the skills of the volunteers and the needs of the classroom and center.

Friendship Circle Philadelphia Region
South Office: 754 S. Ninth St. • Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-574-1765 • Fax: 270-574-1766
info@phillyfriendship.com • phillyfriendship.com
North Office: 25 N. State St. • Newtown, PA 18940
215-497-9925, ext. 17 • Fax: 215-497-9929 • jamie@fcpa.info • fcpa.info
Connects teens and young adults to youth with special needs and their fam-
ilies, offering Jewish and social experiences; developing friendships while
participating in creative arts group activities, Jewish holiday celebrations,
weekly playdates and more. Fosters the development of a caring, supportive
community. There are volunteer opportunities for adults as well.