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
Collaborative educational 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 congrega-
tions, 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.
Micah Initiative 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 19046 • 215-320-0360
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
experiencing 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
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. For more information on other opportunities for Jewish teens, please
contact Rachel Berger, director, Jewish Life and Learning, rberger@ jewishphilly.
org or 215-832-0812.
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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-scholar-
ship-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
supplementary 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.
ADULT AND FAMILY EDUCATION
Aish Chaim
345 Montgomery Ave. • P.O. Box 834 • Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
913-481-5842 • BinyominDavis@gmail.com • aishchaim.com/
Provides educational programs for Jews of all backgrounds. Programs include
Friday Night services, weekly classes, women’s division, High Holiday services,
seminars, teen and singles events.
ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
P.O. Box 35118 • Philadelphia, PA 19128
215-247-9700 • Fax: 215-247-9703 • soojim@aleph.org • aleph.org
Transdenominational, spirituality and tikkun olam-focused Jewish learning
organization. Offers ordination program for rabbinic, cantorial, spiritual
direction and rabbinic pastors. For clergy and lay learners offers retreats,
training programs, distance-learning classes, publications and referrals to local
Jewish Renewal communities.
Beiteinu P.O. Box 231 • Haverford, PA 19041 • 484-432-0931 or 215-309-2883
rabbi@beiteinu.org • beiteinu.org
A non-denominational community that encourages study, prayer and service
to the Jewish community and to all those who wish to learn Jewish teaching.
Provides a meaningful experience, in a non-judgmental and caring environ-
ment along with a special sense of belonging, for all people who support Jewish
life. Has learning groups for all ages in various parts of the city (Lafayette Hill,
Lansdale, Morristown NJ) and private classes.
Feinstein Center for American Jewish History
Temple University • 916 Gladfelter Hall
1115 Polett Walk. • Philadelphia, PA 19112
215-204-9553 • feinsteincenter@temple.edu
cla.temple.edu/feinstein-center-for-american-jewish-history/ Promotes the study of the American Jewish experience in America, and
sponsors conferences, symposia, fellowships, publications and public events
devoted to understanding the multiple dimensions of American Jewish
experience in the U.S. The Feinstein Center is part of Temple University’s
Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts.
Gratz College
Mandell Education Campus • 7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300 • Fax: 215-635-7399 • admissions@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Provides a pluralistic education for students online and on campus. Gratz offers
doctoral, graduate and undergraduate degree and certificate programs, as well
as learning opportunities for adults and teens. Gratz College has two doctoral
programs: Doctor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Ph.D.) and Doctor of
Education in Leadership (Ed.D.), and graduate degrees in Education (MAEd),
Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Interfaith Leadership, Jewish Professional
Studies, Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Studies, and Nonprofit Management,
and a new master’s degree in Camp Administration and Leadership. Graduate
certificates are offered in all graduate majors. Undergraduate certificates/degrees
are offered in Jewish Education, Jewish Studies, and Jewish Professional Studies.
Gratz offers adult Jewish learning programs and lectures as well as credit and
noncredit courses in Hebrew and Yiddish. Gratz College offers CLE courses for
attorneys on campus. The Tuttleman library contains extensive holdings such as
a music library and Holocaust Oral History Archive.
Jewish Studies Program at University of Pennsylvania
711 Williams Hall • 255 S. 36th St. • Philadelphia, PA 19104 • 215-898-6654
Fax: 215-573-6026 • jsp-info@sas.upenn.edu ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jwst
A program reflective of the full range of the Jewish experience as well as
different approaches to studying Jewish life and culture. Students of all
backgrounds are welcome to take courses and participate in the programs.
Courses may be taken as electives, or students can develop a major or minor
course of study in any one of four different Jewish Studies tracks. The program
also offers opportunities for outside the classroom learning experiences.
Bensalem Jewish Kollel and Outreach Center
Kehillas B’nai Shalom • 2446 Bristol Road • Bensalem, PA 19020
215-752-5032 • Fax: 215-752-2340
Moshe@bensalemoutreach.org • bensalemoutreach.org
Educational center for Jewish studies for Jews of all backgrounds. Programs of
special interest to women are also offered.
Bucks County Hebrew School — A Family Partnership Program in which
parents can study in a simultaneous class as their children. Parents
who take advantage of this opportunity can receive almost complete
scholarships to cover the cost of their childrens’ Hebrew school
education. No synagogue membership required.
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
1299 Church Road • Wyncote, PA 19095
215-576-0800 • Fax: 215-576-6143 • info@rrc.edu • rrc.edu
Offers high-level courses in Jewish history, thought, text and practice for
rabbinical students, Jewish professionals and interested lay people.
Community Torah Center of Bucks County
944 Second St. Pike, Front Building • Richboro, PA 18954
215-485-5755 • Fax: 267-284-1267 • rabbi@jewishbucks.org • JewishBucks.org
An organization created to give Jews from all backgrounds and affiliations the
opportunity to learn and experience Jewish life. Offers programs for every age
group, from young children and adolescents through adults.
Congregation Beth Solomon — CBS Community Center
198 Tomlinson Road • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-671-1981 • Fax: 215-671-8007 • cbscommunitycenter.com
Educational opportunities for all ages, camps and a kollel for adult education.
Also fosters outreach to the Russian immigrant community.
Chelkeinu Initiative
chelkeinu@chelkeinu.org • chelkeinu.org
Runs programming in Northeast Philadelphia and along the Old York Road
corridor. Gratz College Adult Jewish Learning
7605 Old York Road • Melrose Park, PA 19027
215-635-7300, ext. 182 • Fax: 215-635-7399 • lcohen@gratz.edu • gratz.edu
Offers courses for adults in the community who enjoy learning with instructors
who are experts in their fields. Subjects include history: literature; theology,
ethics, Torah and ancient texts Israel and the Middle E.; Jewish music, art and
film and more. Also offers Hebrew and Yiddish language classes for all levels.
Classes are located in Melrose Park and Center City. Distinguished Scholar
Lectures are open to the community (including the Shusterman and Stern
community lectures), continuing legal education, as well as trips, films and
programs. Monthly “Lunch and Learns” round out the offerings. Also:
One Book, One Jewish Community (OBOJC) — Connecting people one
book at a time. Community-wide Jewish literacy program. Each year, Gratz
College develops resource materials about the selected book, and partners with
synagogues and agencies that adopt OBOJC as a vehicle for discussing, and
studying and celebrating the book, as well as the values and issues raised in it.
Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the
University of Pennsylvania
420 Walnut St. • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215-746-1290 • Fax: 215-238-1540
sas-katzcenter@sas.upenn.edu • katz.sas.upenn.edu
Post-doctoral research center whose studies concentrate on Jewish civilization
in all its historical and cultural manifestations. The Center’s fellows, who are
visiting scholars from around the globe, address local congregations and schools
with talks and lectures about their areas of expertise.
Institute for Jewish Ethics
215-782-8878 • IJE@IJEthics.org • IJEthics.org
Offers classes, seminars and guidance on Jewish ethics and an outlook for living.
Open to people of all backgrounds. PA accredited provider of Continuing Legal
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