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, Media, PA
• Congregation Kol Emet, Yardley, PA 
• Congregation Shireinu, Gladwyne, PA 
• Kehilat HaNahar, New Hope, PA 
• Kol Tzedek, West Philadelphia, PA 
• Leyv Ha-Ir, Center City, PA
• Minyan Dorshei Derekh, West Mount Airy, PA 
• Mishkan Shalom, Manayunk, PA
• Or Hadash, Fort Washington, PA
• Temple B’nai Abraham, Bordentown, NJ
• Temple Beth El, Allentown, PA
• Tzedek v’Shalom, Newtown, PA

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