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Kehillah of Center City

 

Shalom and welcome to the Kehillah of Center City, your connection to Center City Jewish Life.

 

Center City Jewish life is alive, exciting and filled to overflowing with opportunities for Jews of all ages and backgrounds, their families, and those exploring Judaism.  Explore our website, and then explore our community. We’re delighted you’re here.


Center City Philadelphia is home to over 15,000 Jews and serves as a second home to the tens of thousands Jews who work downtown. Amidst the hustle and bustle of vibrant urban life, with its theaters, music, fine dining and clubs, you can also find an exciting Jewish community with opportunities for learning, worship, social action and Jewish arts and culture.  But with everything else going on downtown you need to know where to look.

 

The Kehillah of Center City is a collaborative effort among (13) synagogues, cultural and community service agencies in Center City Philadelphia.  Organized in 1998, the Kehillah is a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.


Kehillah of Center City 

2100 Arch Street, 7th floor
Philadelphia, PA  19103
Tel.: 215-832-0597
Fax: 215-832-0689
Susan Lisman, Kehillah Coordinator 
 

Resources

Center City neighborhood resources

The Buerger Early Learning Center, a joint program of Congregation Rodeph Shalom and Federation Early Learning Services, is opening in September 2010. Enrollment for the infant and preschool classrooms in Center City's only full-time Jewish preschool are still available.  Names are being accepted for the waiting list for the toddler program which is currently full.  To learn more, go to FelsKids.org and click on “center locations” or  contact Eileen Lashin at 215-635-5570 x125 or elashin@felskids.org.

Adult Education Programs Brochure

Click HERE to download a word document detailing a myriad of Adult Education programs being coordinated by the Kehillah of Center City during 2007/8.

Adult-Education Program Leaves a Good 'Taste' in Their Mouths

Jewish Exponent, 4/12

It's difficult for Dr. Daniel Bogen to describe what he was feeling about his Jewish heritage until recently. "Disconnected" is a word that seems applicable. "Curious" also applies.
"There was a part of me that I just didn't know," said this soft-spoken, thoughtful M.D./Ph.D., who is an associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. more
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Center City: Central Address for the Century

September 10, 2009 - Bryan Schwartzman, Staff Writer

Dozens of voices reverberated in the high-ceilinged room, creating a powerful hum of background noise in the windowless space. About 150 men and women in their 20s and 30s -- many clearly dressed to impress -- were gathered about in clusters, every so often taking sips of the red or white wine in the clear plastic cups they'd picked up at the entrance to the large, echoing room...read article