Levi Bible Academy (LBA)
Community Torah Center of Bucks County
944 Second St. Pike, Front Building • Richboro, PA 18954
215-485-5755 • Fax: 267-284-1267 • suri@jewishbucks.org • JewishBucks.org
Non-affiliated family education organization dedicated to the furtherance of
Jewish identity and heritage through positive learning experiences.

Lower Merion Area Hebrew High (LMAHH)
610-667-5000, ext. 150 • neinhorn.lmahh@gmail.com
facebook.com/LMAHH610 Program developed by four Conservative synagogues in the Lower Merion
area: Adath Israel, Congregation Beth Am Israel, Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
and Har Zion Temple. Open to other interested congregations, as well as teens
who are not currently members of a synagogue.

Mekom Torah Teens
P.O. Box 178 • Swarthmore, PA 19081 • 610-368-4065
info@mekomtorah.org • mekomtorah.org
Cross-denominational Jewish learning project comprised of a collaboration
with Congregation Beth Israel of Media, Congregation Ohev Shalom of
Wallingford, and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. The high school
program is for high school juniors and seniors, some family programming, and
adult study options. Programs are in Delaware County and in Center City.

Micah Initiate 6:8
215-579-2200 • Micahinitiative@gmail.com
Program for 11th and 12th graders to maintain a Jewish connection and to
socialize, discuss issues and have meaningful experiences with Jewish peers.

Initiated by the Bucks County Rabbis and Cantors Council in partnership
with local synagogues. Two year program that meets six times per year at
rotating locations.

Reta Emerson Fellowship-Teen Assistant Program
Jewish Learning Venture
261 Old York Road, Suite 720 • Jenkintown, PA 19027
215-320-0378 • Fax: 215-635-8946
info@jewishlearningventure.org • jewishlearningventure.org.

Education initiative through which a group of selected high school students are
trained and mentored to assist children with special needs and those experienc-
ing difficulty in congregational classroom settings. Beginning with a week-long
intensive training, and continuing monthly through the school year, teens
study, learn skills, work in classrooms in their congregations, and reflect with
one another about their experiences.

Teen Programs
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103 • jewishphilly.org
Two programs for teens:
Teen Giving Project • 215-832-0516 • tswed@jewishphilly.org
An eight-month long curriculum about philanthropy that will expand
teens understanding of Jewish giving. By the end of the program, the
teens are expected to raise and allocate real-life grant money.

Diller Teen Fellows • 215-832-0823 • teenprograms@jewishphilly.org
An experiential learning, traveling and growth experience for 10th and
11th graders. The program aims to build the next generation of Jewish
leaders; to inspire and empower a global network of teens and equip
them with the skills, confidence, knowledge and Jewish values they need
to help create a better world.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103 •
jewishphilly.org/resources/scholarships/day-school-scholarships/ jewishphilly.org/resources/scholarships/endowed-scholarship-and-loan-funds/
Day School Per-Capital Pool
Need-based scholarship funding to students at Abrams Hebrew
Academy, Cheder Chabad, Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy, Kohelet
Yeshiva High School, Mesivta High School, Politz Hebrew Academy,
Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School, Kosloff Torah
Academy Girls High School, Caskey Torah Academy and the OROT
special needs program. Funds are distributed directly to schools through
a weighted, per capita formula that accounts for the number of students
enrolled, the grade level of the students and the capacity of the school to
meet the total scholarship needs of its student body. Schools are
responsible for determining need and distributing aid.

Foundation for Jewish Day Schools: Educational Tax
Credit Programs
215-832-0525 • ematz@jewishphilly.org
Provides need-based scholarships to students attending 10 Jewish day
schools, including a special needs initiative and dozens of local Jewish
preschools by raising money through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program and the Opportunity
Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) program. The Foundation is a partnership
with the Jewish Federation. Families interested in applying for scholarships
should contact the school directly for information. Individuals interested in
receiving a PA tax credit through their business or personal state taxes, and
contribute to this scholarship fund, should contact Ellen Horowitz Matz.

Keren Chinuch Scholarship Fund
A need-based scholarship program for Jewish children attending supple-
mentary schools at synagogues and other programs throughout Greater
Philadelphia. Funds are distributed to qualified schools based on enrollment.

Schools are responsible for determining need and distributing aid.

Post-Graduate Educational Loan & Scholarship Funds
215-832-0528 • jbrier@jewishphilly.org
Annual educational loans and scholarships for the following programs:
Albert Strickler Memorial Fund-for medical students
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, in college or
graduate school
Ida Foreman Fleisher Fund for women pursuing a graduate degree.

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