SYNAGOGUE-BASED
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
(Congregation) Beth Solomon Community Center
Philadelphia • 215-671-1981 • cbscommunitycenter.com
Orthodox • I, T, PS, ASC, SE, SHS, AE
The following listings for educational programs for children in the Greater
Philadelphia area was prepared by the (former) Jewish Information and
Referral Service. Synagogue schools generally require family membership.

KEY: I : Infant care (up to 12 months)
T: Toddler (13 to 36 months)
PS: Preschool (3 to 4 years)
K: Kindergarten
FELS: Federation Early Learning Service
SE: Supplementary religious elementary
SHS: Supplementary religious high school
ASC: After-school care (K-6)
SN: Special needs inclusion
AE: Adult education classes
Beth Tikvah-B’nai Jeshurun
Adath Israel of the Main Line
Har Zion Temple
Merion • 610-934-1920 • adathisrael.org • Conservative
I (10 months+), T (1 years plus), PS, K, SE, (LMAHH: SHS), SN, AE
Penn Valley • 610-667-5000 • harziontemple.org
Conservative • T, PS, K, SE, (LMAHH: SHS), SN, AE
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Congregation Hesed Shel Emet
Erdenheim • 215-836-5677 • btbj.org • Conservative
I, T, PS, ASC, SE, SHS, ASC, SN, AE
Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel
Philadelphia • 215-735-5148 • bzbi.org • Conservative • T, PS, SE, SHS, AE
Temple Brith Achim
King of Prussia • 610-337-2820 • brithachim.org • Reform • PS, K, SE, SHS
Congregation Brothers of Israel
Newtown • 215-579-2200 • cboi.org • Conservative • SE, SHS, AE
Germantown Jewish Centre
Philadelphia • 215-844-1507 • germantownjewishcentre.org
Conservative • I, T, PS, K, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Elkins Park • 215-635-1337 • adathjeshurun.info
Conservative • I, T, PS, SE (JQuest), ASC, SHS, SN
Pottstown • 610-326-1717 • hesedshelemet.org • Conservative • SE, AE
Congregation B’nai Jacob
Phoenixville • 610-933-5550 • congbj.org • Conservative • SE, AE
New Hope • 215-862-1912 • kehilathanahar.org
Reconstructing J • SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Beth Am Israel
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
Penn Valley • 610-667-1651 • bethamisrael.org • Conservative
E, (LMAHH: SHS), SN
Elkins Park • 215-887-8704 • kenesethisrael.org Reform
I, T, PS, K, SE (JQuest), SHS, SN, AE
Beth Chaim Reform Congregation
Kesher Israel Congregation
Malvern • 215-640-2147 • bethchaim.net • Reform • K, SE, SHS, AE
Beiteinu Haverford • 484-432-0931 • beiteinu.org • Independent • SE, AE
Bensalem Jewish Kollel and Outreach Center
Bensalem, PA 19020 • 215-752-5032 • bjoc@bensalemoutreach.org
Orthodox • PS, AE
Beth David Reform Congregation
Gladwyne • 610-649-0272 • bdavid.org • Reform • SE, SHS, AE
Congregation Beth El of Lower Bucks County
Yardley • 215-493-1707 • bethelyardley.org • Conservative • SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Beth El-Ner Tamid
Broomall • 610-356-8700 • cbent.org • Conservative
(FELS: I, T, PS), K, SE, SHS, SN
Temple Beth Hillel/Beth El
Kehilat HaNahar, The Little Shul by the River
West Chester • 610-696-7210 • kesher-israel.org
Conservative • T, PS, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Kesher Israel
Center City • 215-922-2095 • historickesherisrael.org • Independent • PS, SE, AE
Congregation Kol Ami
Elkins Park • 215-635-3110 • kolamielkinspark.org • Reform
(FELS: T, PS), K, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Kol Emet
Yardley • 215-493-8522 • kolemet.org • Reconstructing J • T, PS, SE, SHS, AE
Kol Tzedek
Philadelphia • 267-629-2349 • kol-tzedek.org • Reconstructing J
K, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Main Line Reform Temple
Wynnewood • 610-642-0304 • mlrt.org • Reform • T, PS, K, SE, SHS, SN, ASC, AE
Wynnewood • 610-649-2277 • tbhbe.org • Conservative
I, T, PS, K, SE, (LMAHH: SHS), ASC, SN, AE
Mishkan Shalom
Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County
The Narberth Havurah
Eagle • 610-458-8550 • bethisraelpa.org • Conservative
T, PS, K, ASC (K), SE, SHS, AE
Narberth, PA 19072 • narberthhavurah.org • Reconstructing J • SE
Meets at the Brodsky Center (JFCS) in Bala Cynwyd.

Congregation Beth Israel of Media
Congregation Ohev Shalom
Media • 610-566-4645 • bethisraelmedia.org • Reconstructing J • PS, K, SE, AE
Wallingford • 610-874-1465 • ohev.net • Conservative •(FELS: I, PS, T), K, SE, AE
Congregation Beth Or
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
Manayunk • 215-508-0226 • mishkan.org • Reconstructing J • T, SE, SN, AE
Maple Glen • 215-646-5806 • bethor.org • Reform
I, T, PS, K, ASC, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Richboro • 215-322-9595 • ohev.org • Conservative • I, T, PS, K, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Beth Sholom Congregation
Abington • 215-886-6030 • oyrtbetham.org • Reform • I, T, PS, K, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Elkins Park • 215-887-3625 • bethsholomcongregation.org
Conservative • I, T, PS, SE (JQuest), SHS, AE
Old York Road Temple-Beth Am
Congregation Or Ami
Lafayette Hill • 610-828-1086 • or-ami.org • Reform
I, T (3 to 36 months), PS, SE, SHS, SN, AE
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Or Hadash: A Reconstructionist Congregation
Fort Washington • 215-283-0276 • orhadash.com • Reconstructing J
SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Or Shalom
Berwyn • 610-644-9086 • orshalom.com • Conservative • SE, AE
Congregation Rodeph Shalom
Philadelphia • 215-627-6747 • rodephshalom.org • Reform
(Bright Horizons: I, T, PS, K) SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregations of Shaare Shamayim
Northeast Philadelphia • 215-677-1600 • shaareshamayim.org • Traditional
T, PS, K, SE, SN, AE
Shir Ami
Newtown • 215-968-6255 • shiraminow.org • Reform • I (>6 weeks), T (12-23
mos), PS, K, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Society Hill Synagogue
Philadelphia • 215-922-6590, ext. 29 • societyhillsynagogue.org • Conservative
T, PS, SE, SHS
Temple Judea of Bucks County
Doylestown • 215-348-5022 • templejudea.org • Reform • T, PS, K, SE, SHS, AE
Temple Sholom in Broomall
Broomall • 610-356-5165 • temple-sholom.org • Reform • I (>3 months), T, PS,
SE, SHS, SN, AE
Temple Sinai
Dresher • 215-643-7626 • tsinai.com • Conservative • I, T, PS, SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Tiferes B’nai Israel
Warrington • 215-343-0155 • tbiwarrington.org • Independent • SE, SHS, AE
Tiferet Bet Israel
Blue Bell • 610-275-6839 • tbibluebell.org • Conservative
(FELS: I, T, PS), SE, SHS, SN, AE
Congregation Tifereth Israel of Lower Bucks County
Bensalem • tiferethisraelpa.org • 215-752-3468 • Conservative • T, PS, SE, SHS,
ASC, AE
OTHER EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Early Learning at
Beth Sholom Congregation
8231 Old York Road • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-887-3625, ext. 223 • Fax: 215-887-6605
bethsholomcongregation.org/preschool Preschool that provides infant and toddler care, Traditional and Montessori
options. Special classes in Music, Gym, Hebrew, Soccer and Mandarin are
offered weekly along with a Shabbat program. Families are able to choose the
program that works best for their child. Early Learning is a Keystone 4 Star
program, the highest rating in Pennsylvania.

Gan Chabad
7620 Castor Ave. • Philadelphia PA 19152
215-695-0399 • theganchild.org
Keystone Stars licensed daycare. Offers extended care, and care for children
ages 6 weeks and up.

Chabad/Lubavitch Centers
Many other local Chabad/Lubavitch Centers offer Early Childhood
Education programs. Please find a list of Chabad/Lubavitch Centers on
page 108.

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Robert J. Wilf Preschool and Kindergarten
at the Kaiserman JCC
45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 610-896-7770, x118
afoster@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
Offers childcare for infants through accredited Kindergarten classes. The
program includes swim lessons, gym, music class, Israeli dance, weekly Shabbat
celebration and more. Jewish heritage, values and traditions are celebrated.

Tuition includes a family membership to the JCC.

DAY SCHOOLS
Abrams Hebrew Academy
31 W. College Ave. • Yardley, PA 19067
215-493-1800 • Fax: 215-493-1165 • info@abramsonline.org • abramsonline.org
Coeducational community Jewish day school for students from all Jewish
backgrounds in nursery school through eighth grade. Dual secular and Jewish
studies curriculum.

Albert Einstein Academy
101 Garden of Eden Road • Wilmington, DE 19803
302-478-5026 • Fax: 302-478-0664 •info@EinsteinDay.org •.EinsteinDay.org
Coeducational day school located in the Brandywine Valley for students in
kindergarten through fifth grade. Curriculum of Jewish and general studies.

Caskey Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia
742 Argyle Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-642-7870 • Fax: 610-642-2265 • ientin@TAPhila.org • TAPhila.org
Orthodox day school for students from nursery school through eighth grade.

Cheder Chabad
276 S. Bryn Mar Ave. • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-520-1480 • office@chederphiladelphia.org • chederphiladelphia.org
Based on the Chabad educational model, day school for children pre-k to 8th
grade. Dual curriculum of Judaic and general studies.

Foxman Torah Institute
31 Maple Ave. • Cherry Hill, N.J. 08002
856-482-8230 • Fax: 856-482-8235 • office@ftiyeshiva.org • ftiyeshiva.org
Orthodox high school for boys, grades nine through 12. Advanced learning
and college preparatory dual curriculum, plus a full-time post-high school
Bais Medrash program.

Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy
272 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-922-2300 • jgroen@JBHA.org • JBHA.org
Coeducational day school for students in grades six to 12 from all Jewish
backgrounds. Dual curriculum of college preparatory and Jewish studies.

Kellman Brown Academy
1007 Laurel Oak Road • Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-679-2929 • Fax: 856-679-2928 • kellmanbrownacademy.org
A Community Day School for children 18 months through eighth grade.

Provides transportation to South Jersey for Center City Philadelphia students.

Kohelet Yeshiva
223 N. Highland Ave. • Merion Station, PA 19066
610-667-2020 • Fax: 610-667-2223
office@koheletyeshiva.org • koheletyeshiva.org
Modern Orthodox K-12 yeshiva day school serving boys and girls. Progressive
elementary and middle schools. College preparatory high school.

Kosloff Torah Academy High School for Girls
50 Montgomery Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-660-5010•Fax: 610-667-5005•info@ktahs.org • ktahs.org
The only all-girls Orthodox Jewish High School in the Philadelphia area.

College Preparatory, grades nine through 12.