Hillel at University of Pennsylvania (Penn Hillel)
Steinhardt Hall • 215 S. 39th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-7391 • Fax: 215-898-6393 • info@phillyhillel.org • pennhillel.org
Works in partnership with many other students groups to inspire students to
explore their Judaism, find value-added in Jewish community affiliation, and
create patterns of Jewish living that can be sustained after graduation. Student
partners include religious communities, educational initiatives, social-justice
projects, social and cultural opportunities and groups focusing on Israel educa-
tion and politics. Penn Hillel sponsors the Jewish Renaissance Project, which
continues to develop Jewish life and community in residence halls, off-campus
apartments, the Greek community and wherever students live. Kosher dining
is available at the Falk Dining Commons, a university hall in Steinhardt Hall.
Supervised by the Keystone-K - Community Kashrus of Greater Philadelphia.
Jewish Graduate Student Network
Steinhardt Hall • 215 S. 39th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
631-388-2073 • tslil@phillyhillel.org • jewishgrads.org
A program of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia which serves all of the Jewish
graduate and professional students in the Philadelphia area through
campus-based and city-wide events. The Grad Network offers a wide range
of social, educational, cultural, and religious programs, as well as career
development and community service opportunities.
Penn State Hillel
114-117 Pasquerilla Spiritual Center • University Park, PA 16802
814-863-3816 • 215-832-0735 (local contact) • Hillel@psu.edu
pennstatehillel.org A pluralistic, welcoming, and inclusive environment for Jewish college
students, where they are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually, and
socially. Activities encourage students to pursue tzedek (social justice),
tikkun olam (repairing the world), and Jewish learning, and to support Israel
and global Jewish peoplehood. Through the Jewish community, students
can find social outlets, religious learning, and service opportunities.
Lubavitch House of the University of Pennsylvania
Perelman Center for Jewish Life • 4032 Spruce St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-746-6115 • Lchaim@dolphin.upenn.edu • lubavitchhouse.com
College campus facility of the Lubavitch organization, open to all Jews.
Provides Shabbat and holiday programs, celebrations and other religious
observances. (Steinhardt) Jewish Heritage Programs
215-746-6105 • Fax: 215-222-9635 • info@jhp.org • jhp.org
Geared toward unaffiliated students and young professionals.
Provides leadership training and mentoring opportunities with Jewish
professionals. Hosts retreats and trips, Shabbat dinners, speakers and
holiday parties.
LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer & Questioning
Jewish Family and Children’s Service
2100 Arch St., 5th Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103 • 1-866-JFCS-NOW
1-866-532-7699 • info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Offers a resource for connections to the Jewish community. Provides
counseling and support groups to individuals and families in the LGBTQ
community, including programs that address: Sexual orientation; Transgender/
Non-binary; Gender identity; Family conflict; Bullying; Anxiety; Coming out;
and, Depression. Inclusion Training & Coaching Services offer Sensitivity
Training for Affirming and Respectful Spaces (STARS), an LGBTQIA+
sensitivity training program, to synagogues, schools and other community-
based organizations.
J.Proud—a JFCS Initiative
ggodel@jfcsphilly.org • facebook.com/J.ProudEvents/
Consortium of members including Jewish organizations, synagogues,
schools, and other institutions, are committed to building and nurturing
a safety net of LGBTQ-inclusive programs and resources for Jewish
LGBTQ individuals and communities. J.Proud hosts events throughout
the year in an effort to build community and provide spaces that support
and celebrate being Jewish and LGBTQ.
pRiSm at Congregation Rodeph Shalom
615 N. Broad. St. • Philadelphia, PA 19123 • 215-627-6747• Fax: 215-627-1313
cfischer@rodephshalom.org • rodephshalom.org
Serves Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley’s LGBTQ Jewish community.
Welcomes people of all gender and sexual identities and providing a place for
people of all sexual orientations and religious affiliations to experience Judaism.
Tribe 12 LGBTQIA+
1900 Market St., Eighth Floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-652-0088 • info@tribe12.org • tribe12.org
Offers events and programs for individuals in their 20s/30s who want to
explore their connection with Jewish community, queer identity, and the
intersection between the two in a welcoming and fun environment.
NEIGHBORHOODS Neighborhood Programming in Philadelphia
info@jewishphilly.org • jewishphilly.org/get-involved/neighborhood-programming
Alliances of synagogues, community volunteers and representatives from Jewish
community organizations within geographic ares who work together to create an
inspired Jewish community. These neighborhood programming alliances provide
support an collaborations, that create bridges between marginally affiliated Jews
and Jewish institutions. They also deliver services and programs building Jewish
community and strengthening Jewish identity.
Bucks County Kehillah • buckscounty@jewishphilly.org
Bux-Mont Kehillah • NShapiro@jewishphilly.org
Center City Kehillah • centercitykehillah@gmail.com • 267-225-8701
Kehillah of Chester Co. • cckehillah@jewishphilly.org • 484-582-0210
Delaware County • aklein@jewishphilly.org
Lower Merion Neighborhood • cheryl.barish.erlick@gmail.com
Northeast Philadelphia Neighborhood • hzaremba@jewishphilly.org
Old York Road Community Organization • KDecker@JewishPhilly.org
Jewish Community of Rhawnhurst (JCOR)
2139 Hoffnagle St., Suite 101 • Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-725-1338 • jcor-subscribe@yahoogroups.com • jcor.org
A collaboration of Orthodox synagogues and businesses in Northeast
Philadelphia focused on bringing positive growth in the Rhawnhurst
neighborhood.
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RECREATION CENTERS
Kaiserman JCC
45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 610-896-7770 • Fax: 610-896-5808
customerservice@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
Offers a full range of fitness, cultural and educational programs for all ages.
The Conston Fitness Center includes a year-round, heated pool, indoor jogging
track, sauna, steamroom, spinning studio and a fully equipped fitness center.
Fitness program highlights include group fitness classes, sports leagues,
martial arts, gymnastics, swimming lessons and personal trainers on staff.
Cultural and educational programs include adult education, and family and
holiday programs, the Robert J. Wilf Preschool and Kindergarten with an
infant room, as well as a comprehensive summer camp program for children
ages 4 months through eighth grade.
Katz JCC
1301 Springdale Road • Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-424-4444 • 856-751-6804 • info@jfedsnj.org • katzjcc.org
Provides social, educational, fitness and wellness programs and events to the
South Jersey Jewish and Philadelphia communities. Activities offered enrich
Jewish culture, heritage, values and lives and welcome individuals of every
race, religion, gender and sexual orientation. Home to the NAEYC accredited
Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center for children as young as three months.
The JCC includes a fitness and wellness complex that provides fitness
opportunities for all ages and abilities and after school programs, Just4Kids
and JCrew, are the destinations for children K-8th grades which offer
homework help, enrichment activities, computer lab and creative arts.
The center is also home to two South Jersey day camps, Early Childhood
Camps at the Katz JCC for children ages 2-5, and the JCC Camps at
Medford for campers ages 3-14. The JCC has also become a venue for
Jewish organizations, children, youth and older adults and individuals
with special needs.
KleinLife: Northeast Philadelphia
10100 Jamison Ave • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300 • info@kleinlife.org • kleinlife.org
Offers extensive facilities for individuals of all ages. Athletic facilities include
an indoor pool, indoor track, sauna, steam room, dance studios, indoor and
outdoor basketball courts, outdoor tennis courts, outdoor intramural fields
and a complete cardiovascular fitness center. Athletic programs include
sports leagues, fitness classes, gymnastics and karate. Cultural and educa-
tional programs include music, dance, theater, arts and crafts, adult Lifelong
Learning, senior programs, New American programs, before- and after-school
care (KidSpace), and teen and family events. Home to the Fred Wolf Gallery,
Summer Day Camp, Ann’s Kids Child Care and a 500-seat theater.
The Barbara and Harvey Brodsky Enrichment Center
of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia
345 Montgomery Ave. • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 • 267-314-0909
1-866-JFCS-NOW or 1-866-532-7669 • info@jfcsphilly.org • jfcsphilly.org
Family Life Education—Ongoing community-wide programming is
offered on a variety of relevant issues of importance to the community,
including addition, suicide, parenting, mental health, grief/loss,
planning for college, health and wellness for mature adults, and more.
Teaching Kitchen—Programs include interactive cooking demonstra-
tions, instruction, and practice to build cooking skills, share cultural
traditions, and prepare meals for others in need.
Art Studio—Offers an opportunity for meaningful ways for individuals
to express themselves, for families to connect, and an outlet for those
coping with difficult life experiences.
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SECULAR JEWISH GROUPS
Association for Universal Judaism
PO Box 655 • Lahaska, PA 18931
Alliance@universaljudaism.org • universaljudaism.org
Organization of like-minded people who are interested in the core teachings of
the Hebrew People brought forward into today’s global secular culture.
Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations
847 Tyson Ave. • Roslyn, PA 19001 • 267-625-2756 • congress@csjo.org • csjo.org
Promotes and supports a secular Jewish identity and way of life. International
membership includes adult communities, Jewish supplementary schools and
individual members. CSJO is dedicated to the historical, cultural, and ethical
aspects of Jewishness, maintaining a Jewish identity that is relevant to contem-
porary life, justice and peace and community building and responsibility.
Folkshul Adult Community
P.O. Box 17 • Wyncote, PA 19095
Meets at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy • 8000 Cherokee St
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-248-1550 • Folkshul@folkshul.org • folkshul.org
An inclusive, secular, humanistic, life-long engaged learning commu-
nity that invites all who identify as Jewish and/or who choose to learn
and participate in its range of Jewish inspired programs. The curriculum
includes topics such as: Jewish holidays, social action/justice, life cycles,
ethics, history, music, dance, and literature for all ages. Offers weekly
Sunday morning classroom programs for kindergarten through ninth
grade students and monthly Sunday Fundays programs for pre-schoolers
and their families. Offers a personalized student-driven Bar/Bat Mitzvah
program that features an approach to coming of age with an emphasis on
Jewish identity. A Leadership Program for 10th through 12th grade high
school students, continues with experiential learning as student’s serve as
classroom and community paid assistants. The Folkshul offers community
holiday and life cycle events. There is an Adult Community that hosts
Sunday morning lectures, holiday celebrations, social justice actions and
events, as well as a Restaurant Club and other off-site activities.
Philadelphia Secular Jewish Organization
113 Shippen Road • Erdenheim, PA 19038 •215-233-2668 • blw113@me.com
Former Jewish Children’s Folkshul parents and other adults who meet monthly
for Jewish educational and social activities, and holiday celebrations, to
promote secular humanistic principles.
SOCIAL AND MEMBERSHIP
GROUPS AEPi Alumni Club-Philadelphia
609-289-9667 • PhillyAEPi@gmail.com • PhillyAEPi.org
Volunteer-led club that provides opportunities for those in the greater
Philadelphia area to socialize, network, mentor/support local chapters, engage
with other community groups as well as reconnect to the national organization.
Welcomes members of all ages, from several chapters and in various professions.
AJC ACCESS
AJC Philadelphia/South New Jersey Office
1600 Market St., Suite 1820 • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-665-2300 • philadelphia@AJC.org • ajc.org
A community of young Jewish leaders (21-40 years of age) in the region that
supports AJC’s vision and mission, primarily through building relationships and
forming alliances with a diverse range of diplomatic and community partners.
The program focuses on Jewish concerns, such as Israel and anti-Semitism.
Through active outreach efforts and collaborative programming with the Latino,
Muslim and African American partners, young Jewish professionals explore
issues of mutual importance. By educating other communities about the Jewish
community and advocating together on behalf of mutual interests and values,
ACCESS advances cross-cultural understanding and promotes strong,
mutually-beneficial ties.