Center City

The Center City Kehillah is a vibrant alliance of Jewish organizations, synagogues, community volunteers and representatives located in Philadelphia.

Kehillah means community, and it is the goal of Center City Kehillah to create inspired Jewish connections, programming, and diverse offerings for anyone that wants to engage. There is something for everyone in Center City Kehillah!

For more information about Center City neighborhood programs, reach out to Noah Schoenberg at nschoenberg@jewishphilly.org.

Get in touch with us to find out more about Center City Kehillah! We’d love to hear from you.

About the CENTER CITY Kehillah

As part of the Jewish Federation, the Center City Kehillah:

• Serves individuals and families both connected to organized Jewish institutions and those who are underserved or disconnected
• Strengthens relationships among institutions and synagogues within the community
• Creates a pipeline of communication and leadership development from a grassroots level to the work of the Jewish Federation

UPCOMING EVENTS

Center City Kehillah offers a slate of communal gatherings including holiday programming, social action/mitzvah work, and philanthropic opportunities to its constituents. Our flagship annual events include a Chanukah candle lighting and a Night of Learning for Shavuot. We also hold regular coalition meetings for our organizational representatives.

Shavuot: A Community Night of Jewish Learning Call for Programs
The Center City Kehillah and co-presenting organizations are hosting the annual Philadelphia Shavuot Community Night of Jewish Learning from Tuesday, June 11 – Wednesday, June 12 at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History. This community-wide celebration provides an opportunity to share your expertise and passion for Judaism with a wide audience. We welcome a variety of session proposals for every level of Jewish Learning and on wide-ranging topics of interest to our broad and diverse community. We also encourage different modalities – not everything needs to be a text study! Please submit all programs by Wednesday, May 15. To learn more and submit your program, click here. 

Partnering Organizations

Our participating organizations include synagogues and congregations, and cultural, educational, and nonprofit initiatives. The participating institutions are known as the “Coalition.” Our geographic region includes Center City, South Philly, West Philly and Northwest Philly.

To see our partners, click here. To learn about partner guidelines, click here.

Connect with Center City

• Meet Noah Schoenberg: Center City Kehillah’s New Director
• Interview with Rhona Gerber and Rabbi Abi Weber