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Jewish Genetic Diseases
Jewish genetic diseases are a group of diseases
for which screening is recommended in the
Ashkenazi population. One in two Jews is
at risk of being a carrier for 101 preventative
Jewish genetic diseases. Tay-Sachs is an
inherited genetic disorder — invariably
fatal — that mainly affects Jewish infants.
It is inherited from two healthy parents
who both carry the gene, and there is a
one-in-four chance that a baby will develop
the disease if both parents are carriers. A
simple blood test can determine whether
an individual carries the Tay-Sachs gene. All
Jewish people considering having children
should arrange for Tay-Sachs testing. Late
onset Tay-Sachs disease is a degenerative
genetic disorder that causes debilitating
physical and/or mental symptoms.
Gaucher Treatment Center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Metabolic Diseases
Wood Center
3615 Civic Center Blvd., sixth floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-590-3376 Fax: 215-590-4297
hartj@email.chop.educhop.edu Offers diagnostic testing and patient
evaluation for qualified persons in
collaboration with the National Gaucher
Foundation. Two-thirds of Gaucher
patients are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
National Tay-Sachs & Allied
Diseases Association of the
Delaware Valley
P.O. Box 441
Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-887-0877 Fax: 215-887-1931
info@tay-sachs.org tay-sachs.org
Nonprofit voluntary health organization
devoted to eliminating Tay-Sachs, Canavan
disease and other fatal degenerative
disorders through programs of prevention,
education, research and carrier screenings.
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Victor Center for the Prevention of
Jewish Genetic Diseases Einstein
Medical Center Philadelphia
Reconstructionist Rabbinical
Association 5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141
1-800-EINSTEIN VictorCenter@einstein.edu
einsteinvictorcenter.org 1299 Church Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
215-576-5210 Fax: 215-576-8051
info@therra.org therra.org
Thought leader in raising awareness,
educating, and ensuring that preconception
counseling and screening for preventable
Jewish genetic diseases is affordable,
accessible and safe. Financial assistance
available. Professional association and collegial
community of Reconstructionist
rabbis. Provides professional resources
and services to its members and is
Reconstructing Judaism’s voice in the
larger Jewish and general world.
Rabbinical Organizations
Congregational Organizations
Board of Rabbis of Greater
Philadelphia 215-832-0675
rkrasner@borphilly.org borphilly.org
An interdenominational group of rabbis
who live/work in Greater Philadelphia.
The BOR connects rabbis to each other
through relationship building and
professional development, and connects
rabbis to the broader community by
serving as a rabbinic voice in Jewish and
multi-faith forums.
Bucks County Rabbis
and Cantors Council
c/o Congregation Brothers of Israel
530 Washington Crossing Road
Newtown, PA 18940
215-579-2200 Rabbi.Gaber@cboi.org
Rabbinical Assembly -
Mid-Atlantic District
856-649-4515 stofman@uscj.org
Regional organization of Conservative
rabbis. Provides classes for those seeking
to convert to Judaism, weekly Torah-
study programs in various locations, and
arranges Jewish divorces.
Rabbinical Council of Greater
Philadelphia (Orthodox)
c/o Congregation Mikveh Israel
44 N. Fourth St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-922-5446 Fax: 215-922-1550
info@mikvehisrael.org rabbis.org
Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance
(JOFA) Philadelphia Chapter
229 Orchard Way
Merion Station, PA 19066
609-315-2787 Carolyn@hochstadterdicker.com
jofa.org Grassroots nonprofit organization
established to educate and advocate
for women’s increased participation in
Orthodox Jewish life. Strives to create
a community for women and men
dedicated to such change. A resource
for communities seeking to balance
tradition and modernity guided by the
principle that halakhic Judaism offers
opportunities for observant Jewish women
to enhance their ritual observance and to
increase their participation in communal
leadership. Reconstructing Judaism
1299 Church Road
Wyncote, PA 19095
215-576-0800 Fax: 215-576-6143
reconstructingjudaism.org The central organization of the
Reconstructionist movement. RJ trains
the next generation of rabbis, supports and
uplifts congregations and havurot, fosters
emerging expressions of Jewish life, and
helps to shape what it means to be Jewish
today and to imagine the Jewish future.
Women’s League for Conservative
Judaism (WLCJ)
Mid-Atlantic Region
MARPresident@wlcj.org wlcjregion.
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org/midatlantic Networking to engage, enrich and empower
Conservative Jewish women.
Chabad-Lubavitch Centers
The activities of the Chabad-Lubavitch
centers in the Philadelphia area include
adult and children’s education, synagogue
services, children’s programming, teen
programming (CTeen), holiday activities,
counseling and guidance, and the Jewish
Business Network for professionals and
officiants. The Lubavitcher Center,
Regional Headquarters
7622 Castor Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19152
215-725-2030 Fax: 215-742-6455
lubavitchercenter@gmail.com chabadpa.com
This is the central address for the
Lubavitch Organization in Philadelphia
and the Delaware Valley.
Chabad of Abington
515 Meetinghouse Road
Rydal, PA 19046
267-536-5757 info@JewishAbington.com
JewishAbington.com Chabad of Chester County
946 N. Valley Forge Road
Devon, PA 19333
Mailing address: P.O. Box 41
Wayne, PA 19087
610-971-9977 Fax: 815-301-9785
info@JewishChesterCounty.com JewishChesterCounty.com
Chabad of Doylestown
300 Swamp Road
Doylestown, PA 18901
215-622-9090 Rabbi@JewishDoylestown.com
jewishdoylestown.com Chabad serving Drexel University
Rohr Jewish Student Center
3507 Baring St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-995-2232 Rabbi@jewishdragon.com
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