OpenDor Media
888-515-5292 • opendormedia.org
Creates and distributes innovative feature films and film-based educational
programs with the goal of making young Jews feel proud of being Jewish and
connected to Israel.

Jewish Children’s Folkshul and Adult Community
P.O. Box 17 • Wyncote, PA 19095 • 215-248-1550
Meets at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
8000 Cherokee St. • Philadelphia,PA 19118
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 preschoolers 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.

Jewish Learning Venture
The Pavilion • 261 Old York Road, Suite 720 • Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-320-0360 • info@jewishlearningventure.org • jewishlearningventure.org
jkidphilly connects families with infants and young children up to
age 12 to the people, happenings, resources and voices of our Jewish
community through programs, and relationship-building activities. The
website includes a community calendar of events and programs, holiday
resources and a searchable directory for schools and early-childhood
education programs. rcohen@jewishlearningventure.org
PJ Library and PJ Our Way supports families on their Jewish journey by
sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to children
ages 6 months to 11 years living in the Greater Philadelphia area. The
program is funded by Harold Grinspoon Foundation, Jewish Learning
Venture, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and private donors.

Jewish Relationships Initiative
484-679-6402 • RabbiDavidLevin@gmail.com JewishRelationshipsInitiative.com
Dedicated to outreach and engagement. Connecting, teaching and carrying out
Jewish life-cycle events.

LifeLong Learning Program
KleinLife • 10100 Jamison Ave. • Philadelphia, PA 19116
215-698-7300 • kleinlife.org
and: KleinLife: Montgomery County • 7763 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA
215-635-5244 • kleinlifemc.org
Offers adult-education classes on diverse subjects, trips, cultural and educational
programming, and other activities of interest to adults and senior adults.

Lubavitch/Chabad Centers
Open to all Jews. Provides Shabbat and holiday programs, educational
programs, celebrations and other religious observances geared to children,
adults and families. See other Chabad/Lubavitch organizations in the chapter on
Religious Life.

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Mekom Torah
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 and in Center City.

Moving Traditions
8380 Old York Road, Suite 4300 • Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-887-4511 • info@movingtraditions.org • movingtraditions.org
Creates experiences that inspire Jewish teens to explore fundamental questions
of identity and society. The programs help teens reach their potential by
connecting relevant content with enduring Jewish values, and by fostering
positive peer-to- peer relationships through trained mentors. Programs include:
Rosh Hodesh, Shevet Achim, transgender/nonbinary online group, b’nai
mitzvah group and @13 podcasts.

The New Shul
215-385-0778 • info@ newshulofamerica.org • facebook.com/groups/
TheNewShulPhilly An emerging community, from all streams of Jewish life, dedicated to building
something new with the study of the Jewish story as its guide.

Philadelphia Community Kollel
364 Montgomery Ave. • Merion Station, PA 19066 610-668-9557
office@phillykollel.org • phillykollel.org
Educational center for Jewish studies. Open all day, with sessions for guided
Torah study afternoons and evenings, seven days a week.

Rabbi Morris Goodblatt Academy
Classes located in Greater Philadelphia area, NJ and DE
732-841-4876 • Goodblattacademy@gmail.com.org • Goodblattacademy.org
Offers an introduction to Judaism course designed for those who are curious
about Judaism and want to know more. The academy serves as the training
institution, under the auspices of the Rabbinical Assembly of Philadelphia, for
those considering conversion to Judaism or for non-Jews sharing their lives
with Jews. Those who intend to convert are mentored from the outset by local
Conservative rabbis. Classes are offered weekly over a period of 23 weeks at
various satellite locations throughout the Greater Philadelphia region. Those
who enroll will gain an understanding of Jewish history, culture, holidays,
life cycle and practice. In addition, five holiday-themed gatherings will allow
participants from all locations to meet and celebrate together.

(Congregation) Raim Ahuvim
5854 Drexel Road • Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-473-4502 • rabbi@raimahuvim.org • raimahuvim.org
The Austro-Hungarian Chevra in Philadelphia.

Union for Reform Judaism
Introduction to Judaism Program
212-452-6745 • reformjudaism.org/learning
Offers courses for anyone interested in exploring Judaism interfaith couples,
those considering conversion, and Jews looking for adult-level basics.