RECREATION CENTERS
SECULAR JEWISH GROUPS
45 Haverford Road • Wynnewood, PA 19096 • 610-896-7770
kaiserman@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, steam room, 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.

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.

Kaiserman JCC
Katz JCC
1301 Springdale Road • Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856-424-4444 • Fax: 856-751-6804 • info@jfedsnj.org • katzjcc.org
Provides social, educational, fitness and wellness programs and events to the
South Jersey and Philadelphia Jewish 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 6 weeks. The
JCC includes a fitness and wellness complex that provides fitness opportuni-
ties 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 educational
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, plan-
ning for college, health and wellness for mature adults, and more.

Teaching Kitchen—Programs include interactive cooking demonstrations,
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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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 community 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.

AEPi Alumni Club-Philadelphia
609-289-9667 • PhillyAEPi@gmail.com • facebook.com/aepiphilly
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.

Makom Kadosh: The Jewish Fellowship of Chester County
thejfcc@gmail.com •thejfcc.org
An independent Jewish community, incorporating qualities of many streams
of Judaism. Twice monthly musical Friday night services followed by pot-luck
dinners. Shabbat morning experiences include walks, meditation, chanting and
storytelling. SOCIAL AND MEMBERSHIP GROUPS
AEPi Alumni Club-Philadelphia
609-289-9667 • PhillyAEPi@gmail.com • facebook.com/aepiphilly
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/access
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, mutual-
ly-beneficial ties.