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
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
inclusive 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, ceramics, wood-working and cooking.

Mailing address: 7942 Dorcas St. • Philadelphia, PA 19111
215-525-4345 • msegelman@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 recreational
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
Makom Community Camp
Camp Ashira for Girls
Ramah Day Camp
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 workshops. Air-conditioned facilities. Transportation and early/late care
available. School break vacation camp is 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,
photography, 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 background
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. We accept ELRC (formerly CCIS) and the
Jewish Federation Day Camp Scholarship.

KleinLife Summer Day Camp
10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300, ext. 112 • info@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-conditioned
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.

104 JCC Camps at Medford
THE GUIDE 2021/2022
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 runs throughout the school year, anytime the
School District of Philadelphia is closed and in the time before and after area
Jewish summer camps run.

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 leadership
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 offers 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.