Mayim Chaim: CBS Community Mikvah of Philadelphia
11000 Rennard St., Unit 26 • Philadelphia, PA 19116
267-469-0660 • 215-266-7463
mcmikvah@gmail.com • cbscommunitycenter.com/mikvah
Facilities for women, men and keilim. The mikvah services the expanding
Philadelphia County, Lower Moreland, Huntingdon Valley, Bucks County and
surrounding Jewish communities.
The Mikveh at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El
1001 Remington Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-642-9844 • themikveh.webs@gmail.com • themikveh.webs.com
Open to all members of the Jewish community by appointment only.
Mikvah Mei Shifra
1925 Kresson Road • Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-617-1818 • mikvah@TheChabadCenter.com • thechabadcenter.org
By Appointment Only. Supervised by Chabad of Camden and Burlington
Counties. MOHELS
Rabbi Yisrael Davidowitz
718-207-8569 • yd@TheGentleMohel.com • TheGentleMohel.com
Certified Mohel under Rabbi Giat in Jerusalem, Israel.
Rabbi Yehoshua Fromowitz
702-845-1435 • jewishmohel.com
Certified Mohel
Hazzan (Cantor) Howard K. Glantz
267-217-BABY or 267-217-2229 or 215-439-5033
hglantz@gmail.com • phillybris.com
Certified by the Brit Kodesh Board of the Jewish Theological Seminary
of America.
Rabbi Betzalel Katkovsky
267-417-4270 or 718-915-7039
thephilamohel@gmail.com Member of the London School of Circumcision.
Cantor Mark E. Kushner
1-800-559-BRIS • CantorK@CantorK.com
CantorK.com • facebook.com/cantorkushner
Certified by the Former Brit Milah Board of Greater Philadelphia and Yosef
Halperin z”l, Jerusalem, Israel.
David E. Rawdin, M.D.
215-738-8466 • drdavid@phillymohel.com • phillymohel.com
Member of the National Organization of American Mohalim. Certified by the
Brit Milah Board of Hebrew Union College.
Theodore Tapper, M.D.
ted.tapper.61@alum.dartmouth.org Reform Certification. Certified by the Brit Milah Board of the Hebrew
Union College.
JEWISH EXPERIENCES
From camping to volunteer work, with opportunities to socialize with old and
new friends, there are many ways to experience the richness of Jewish life in the
Philadelphia area.
CAMPS Day Camps
Camp Achdus
Mailing address: 7942 Dorcas St. • Philadelphia, PA 19111
215-525-4345 • administration@campachdus.com • campachdus.com
Nonprofit day camp for children ages 5 to 14, serving the Northeast, Main
Line, Cherry Hill and Bucks County. Junior, intermediate and CIT divisions.
Program includes sports, trips, arts, drama, music, instructional and recre-
ational swimming, go-karts, color war, nature and daily Jewish learning and
prayer. Transportation and meals provided. Site address: Camp Achdus, 9201
Old Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19115
Camp Ashira for Girls
Congregation Beth Solomon • 198 Tomlinson Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-671-1981 • info@cbscommunitycenter.com • cbscommunitycenter.com
Six-week summer camp for girls ages 5 to 13. Activities include art, sports,
dance, gymnastics, drama, music, swimming, trips, karate, special events and
more. Air-conditioned facilities. Breakfast, lunch and snacks served daily.
Camp Gan Izzy of Bucks County
Glazier Jewish Center • 25 N. State St. • Newtown, PA 18940
215-497-9925, ext. 3 • rl@jewishcenter.info • ganizzy.info
Camp for Jewish boys and girls ages 3 to 12, that offers a range of activities, such
as field trips twice a week, swimming, sports, science activities, crafts and work-
shops. Air-conditioned facilities. Transportation and early/late care available.
School break vacation camp also available. Open to all children regardless of
background and affiliation.
Camp Kef at the JCC
Kaiserman JCC • 45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-896-7770, ext. 121
campkef@phillyjcc.com • phillyjcc.com
Summer camp experience for children—infants through 8th grade. Facilities
include outdoor pool, athletic fields, air-conditioned bunk rooms and large activity
rooms. Activities include swimming, sports, arts and crafts, gymnastics, photogra-
phy, special sports programs, martial arts, gaga, tennis and Jewish identity programs.
Older campers select majors and minors to customize their camp experience.
Special needs inclusion program available. Early/late care available and lunch are
available. Kashrut observed.
Gan Israel Camps of Greater Philadelphia
1360 W. Indian Creek Drive • Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 215-852-0276
zgerber@ganisraelphilly.com • ganisraelphilly.com
Chabad-Lubavitch sponsored day camps. Open to all, regardless of back-
ground or affiliation. Includes all traditional camp sports and arts activities,
plus Jewish Heritage theme. Summer camp experience for K to eighth grade.
Hot lunch provided. Collegeville campground.
KleinLife Summer Day Camp
10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, ext. 112 • clane@kleinlife.org • kleinlife.org
Co-ed camp for K to ninth grade. Facilities include indoor pool, athletic
fields, tennis and racquetball courts, and full gymnasium in an air-condi-
tioned building. Activities include instructional and recreational swimming,
nature, arts-and-crafts, karate, dance, drama, music and Jewish-identity
programs. The camp features a climbing wall and outdoor facilities. Kashrut
is observed, hot lunch provided. CCIS accepted.
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JCC Camps at Medford
Camp Ramah in the Poconos
400 Tuckerton Road • Medford, NJ 08055
856-751-1666 • bsegal@jfedsnj.org • JCCCampsatMedford.org
ACA accredited and award-winning summer day camp in Medford, NJ,
enriches children’s lives by teaching values and life skills in a fun, safe and inclu-
sive Jewish environment. The 120 acre rustic, wooded facility includes a 4 acre
lake with docks for swimming, inflatables, fishing and boating, age-appropriate
athletic facilities including fields, mini golf and. Nature and adventure facilities
include high and low ropes courses, climbing tower and boulder and zip lines.
Creative and performing arts pavilions are equipped for music, theatre, ceram-
ics, wood-working and cooking.
United Synagogue Conservative Judaism (USCJ)
2100 Arch St., third floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-885-8556 • 570.798.2504 • Fax: 215-885-8905
info@ramahpoconos.org • ramahpoconos.org
Overnight summer camp located in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains for
kids and teens grades two to 10. Activities include sports, waterfront, visual
and performing arts, outdoor adventure, high ropes course, and more. Tikvah
(special needs) programs available for families and campers. Summer contact
information: 2618 Upper Woods Road, Lakewood, PA 18439.
Makom Community Camp
2013 Sansom St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
484-278-1335 • beverly@makomcommunity.org • makomcommunity.org/camps
Provides camp day experiences that include experiential learning, field trips,
and play. One can sign up by the day or by the week. Camp programming
serves children ages 4-10, and run throughout the school year, anytime the
School District of Philadelphia is closed and in the time before and after area
Jewish summer camps run.
2656 Upper Woods Road • Lakewood, PA 18439
570-798-2009 • info@camplavi.com • camplavi.com
Camp Lavi is a Modern Orthodox, co-ed camp located on 130 acres in the
Pocono Mountains. Camp Lavi is where intramurals meets ruach and art meets
achdut, where a child’s devotion to am-yisroel is as embraced as their drive
for athletic achievement. A Chinuch program provides campers with daily
opportunities for Torah studies in a relaxed setting. A strong Israeli mishlachat
enhances campers’ connection with Eretz Yisrael.
Ramah Day Camp
Gan Israel Camps of Greater Philadelphia
2100 Arch St., third floor • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-885-8556 • Fax: 215-885-8905
elanar@ramahpoconos.org • ramahdaycamp.org
Summer camp for children in pre-k (4 years) through seventh grade, including
a leadership training program for sixth and seventh graders, and a CIT program
for eighth through 10th graders. Sport, swim, arts, nature, outdoor adventure,
specialty programming, trips, etc., all take place in a Jewish environment.
Special needs inclusion program (Tikvah), transportation, lunch, and extended
care options. The camp is located on the Mandell Educational Campus, 7601
Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027.
Overnight Camps
Camp Galil
Habonim Dror
2100 Arch St. • Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-832-0676 or 610-847-2213 (summer) • info@campgalil.org • campgalil.org
Kibbutz-like camp in Upper Bucks County for boys and girls, ages 8-16. A
Habonim Dror Youth Movement Camp focusing on community and leader-
ship development. Kosher. Accredited by the American Camping Association.
Summer address: 146 Red Hill Road, Ottsville, PA 18942.
Camp Harlam
Union for Reform Judaism (URJ)
301 City Ave., Suite 110 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-668-0423 • CampHarlam@urj.org • CampHarlam.org
Reform camp in the Pocono Mountains offering programs for children entering
grades three through 12 in sessions of 10 days, 3 1⁄2 weeks and seven weeks.
Integrates Jewish life and learning into a diverse program of activities, including
athletics, arts, rope courses and climbing, waterfront activities, camping and
hiking. Camp and retreat center: 575 Smith Road, Kunkletown, PA 18058
Tel: 570-629-1390.
Camp Havaya
Reconstructing Judaism
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095
833‑CAMP‑HAV (833‑226‑7428) • Fax: 267-296-9507
Hello@CampHavaya.org • camphavaya.org
Offers programs including athletics, waterfront activities, arts and crafts,
performing arts, a challenge course, outdoor travel and camping trips, along
with experiential Jewish learning through a Reconstructionist lens. For youth
entering third through 12th grades. Kosher. Summer address: 108 Rabbi Jeff
Way, South Sterling, PA 18460.
Camp Lavi
Sylvia & Jack Erlbaum Campus • 1360 W. Indian Creek Drive • Wynnewood, PA
215-852-0276 • zgerber@ganisraelphilly.com • ganisraelphilly.com
Chabad-Lubavitch sponsored overnight camp for girls and boys entering fourth
through eighth grades. Girls and boys have separate sessions. Open to all,
regardless of background or affiliation. Includes all traditional camp sports and
arts activities, plus a Jewish heritage theme. Collegeville Campsite.
Golden Slipper Camp
215 N. Presidential Blvd., first floor • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
610-660-0520 • Fax: 610-660-0515
info@goldenslipper.org • goldenslippercamp.org
Located in the Poconos for children ages 7 to 15. Offers a full range of
activities and programs. Scholarships are available for Delaware Valley
children with limited financial resources. Summer: 164 Reeders Run Road,
Stroudsburg, PA 18360. 570-629-1654
Pinemere Camp
333 E. Lancaster Ave., Suite 332, Wynnewood, PA 19096
215-487-2267 • Fax: 215-487-2265 • camp@pinemere.com • pinemere.com
Jewish co-ed resident camp for children entering second through 11th grades.
Seven-, four- and three-week sessions available. The Pocono Mountains campus
includes a private lake, swimming pool, field house, outdoor courts and fields,
and more. Activities range from athletics to arts, waterfront and outdoor
education, and adventure. Offers three-day and one-week sessions for first-time
campers. New camper incentive program. JCC-affiliated. Kosher. Summer:
865 Bartonsville Woods Road, Stroudsburg, PA. 570-629-0266
Camp Scholarships
Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Camp Scholarships
215-832-0522 • scholarships@jewishphilly.org • camp@jewishphilly.org
jewishphilly.org/camp/ Day camp and overnight camp needs-based scholarships available.
First-time camper (One Happy Camper) grants available.
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