National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY)
Atlantic Seaboard Region – Philadelphia and Cherry Hill
117 Bryn Mawr Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
215-341-2204 • 484-350-2426 • rabbiyitz@ncsy.org • bekharl@ncsy.org
atlanticseaboard.ncsy.org/philadelphia Open to all Jewish youth (grades five to 12) regardless of background affiliation.
Offers participants the opportunity to develop pride in their Jewish heritage,
strengthen their Jewish identity, promote the rights and interests of Jews
worldwide, and learn how to apply the principles of Judaism in their daily lives.
Halachah (“Jewish law”) is observed to Orthodox standards within the
NCSY movement.
North American Federation of Temple Youth
Union for Reform Judaism (NFTY-PAR)
212-452-6758 • awachstein@urj.org • nftypar@urj.org • Pennsylvania.nfty.org
P rovides teens with a Jewish community including learning opportunities
through leadership, development and m entorship. Teens come together
during the year for events offering learning, fun, worship, community service
and fellowship.
Sigma Alpha Rho Fraternity International
215-275-6378 • JESaylor23@gmail.com • sarfraternity.org
High school-based organization that offers programs in athletics, community
service and career educational opportunities.
Tzofim — Israel Scouts
Kaiserman JCC • 45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
215-206-5609 • paamon@israelscouts.org • israelscouts.org/tzabar
Zionist Youth movement for Israeli, Hebrew speaking children in North
America that encourages its participants to explore different opportunities to
take a meaningful part in Israeli-American society. Weekly activities, which
take place at the Kaiserman JCC, are held in Hebrew, planned and executed by
high school children leading children in grades 3-9.
United Synagogue Youth (USY) Mizrach Region
c/o Adath Jeshurun • 763 Old York Rd • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-870-7902 or 215-635-6611, ext. 155 • Bass@uscj.com MizrachUSY.com
Youth Groups for high-school students sponsored by the Conservative move-
ment. Encourages Jewish identity and observance, volunteer work and edu-
cation. Sponsors local trips, regional programs and trips to Israel. Kadima is a
youth group for middle school age children.
JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS
The Jewish community includes many different organizations and groups.
Cultural and social organizations provide a vehicle for learning about
the religion’s heritage. Community-service agencies assist Jews in need.
Community-relations and Jewish-advocacy groups help shape communal
positions on public-policy issues. Some organizations are fraternal, some are
charitable, some are ideological or denominational, and some bring together
Jews representing various segments of the community.
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
B’nai Chaim Social
10100 Jamison Ave., Suite #207 • Philadelphia, PA 19116 • 215-676-4001
Raises money for charity. Members have cemetery privileges.
Bikkur Cholim of Philadelphia
c/o Jewish Information and Referral Service
215-832-0821 • Bikkurphilly@yahoo.com • bikkurcholimphilly.org
Volunteers provide kosher food, Shabbos meals and challah every week to any-
one who could benefit from this service. Games and toys are also made avail-
able to patients at CHOP. The program maintains an apartment for patients
and their families in need of extended treatment. The apartment, furnished,
and stocked with food, provide patients and their families with privacy and a
much needed respite.
Female Hebrew Benevolent Society
c/o Jewish Information and Referral Service
215-832-0821 • tikkun36@verizon.net • FHBS.org
Oldest continuously operating Jewish charitable organization in the United
States. Staffed by volunteers, it renders service to Jewish women in need of
emergency assistance. Referrals taken only from accredited social workers and
communal professionals.
Golden Slipper Club and Charities
215 N. Presidential Blvd., first floor • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-660-0510 • Fax: 610-660-0515 • info@goldenslipper.org • goldenslipperclub.org
Operates the Golden Slipper Camp, Golden Slipper Gems and Golden Slipper
Gems on the Main Line. Also gives aid to the needy, who must be referred by a
social-service agency, and has a college scholarship program.
Hebrew Free Loan Society of Greater Philadelphia
8231 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
267-709-9652 • info@hflphilly.org • hflphilly.org
Provides no-fee, no-interest loans up to $7,500 to members of the Jewish com-
munity in need in Philadelphia and the surrounding 8 counties (Montgomery,
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Mercer, Gloucester, Camden and Burlington).
Credit-worthy co-signers are required. Loans are repaid over a two- to three-
year period, though loans for educational purposes may be extended. New
loan program: Be A Family Fertility Fund offering loans of up to $15,000
to help cover ferility treatments and related expenses. Also provides no-fee,
no-interest business loans up to $15,000 in the same nine-county area. Again,
credit-worthy co-signers are required.
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0500 • Fax: 215-832-0510 • info@jewishphilly.org • jewishphilly.org
Mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to address the community’s most
critical priorities in Greater Philadelphia, in Israel and around the world.
Jewish Relief Agency
225 East City Ave., Suite 210 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-660-0190 • Fax: 610-660-0191• JRA@JewishRelief.org • jewishrelief.org
Serves vulnerable members of the community, low-income seniors and fam-
ilies, persons with disabilities and chronic illnesses, immigrants, refugees,
non-English language speakers, individuals and families facing temporary
financial emergencies, etc. Services include providing monthly home deliveries
of supplemental boxes of kosher food, rides to medical appointments and the
grocery store for seniors, and minor home repairs. Services are delivered by
corps of volunteers.
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