The Philadelphia region boasts a large and vibrant Jewish community. Pockets of diverse Jewish life exist throughout the city and its suburbs offering a variety of unique and meaningful opportunities for students at the College to connect and build community.

Jewish cultural and educational organizations:

• Feinstein Center for American Jewish History
• Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
• Gratz College
• Jewish Farm School
• Kaiserman JCC
• KleinLife
• National Museum of American Jewish History
• The Jewish Exponent (Philadelphia’s Jewish newspaper)

Jewish social groups:

• 20s/30s Jewish Professional Group
• Jewish Graduate Student Network
• Tribe 12
• The Chevra

Synagogues:

There are dozens of congregations in the Philadelphia region, including 12 Reconstructionist congregations and havurot affiliated with Reconstructing Judaism:

• Congregation Beth Israel
• Congregation Kol Emet
• Congregation Shireinu
• Kehilat HaNahar
• Kol Tzedek
• Leyv Ha-Ir
• Minyan Dorshei Derekh
• Mishkan Shalom
• Or Hadash
• Temple B’nai Abraham
• Temple Beth El
• Tzedek v’Shalom

For even more about Jewish Philadelphia, check out the Philadelphia Jewish Federation Community Resource Guide.