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The "4105 Community" maintains a website and listserv to connect Orthodox graduate students and young professionals to each other.

A summer volunteering program in Israel for college students and young professionals ages

18-35. The participants live and volunteer in Tel Aviv for non-profit organization four times a week, explore the Israeli landscape through weekly day trip and discover Israeli culture & society through different educational and cultural events.

MASA is an umbrella organization that provides links to every imaginable opportunity in Israel and it can link you into Israel in any way you decide. If you're an undergraduate looking to study abroad in Israel, MASA can help you with information, (lots of) scholarships, and other resources for any of the five major Israeli universities (Hebrew U, Tel Aviv U, U of Haifa, IDC Hertzeliya, and Ben Gurion U) that will make it easier for you to get there. If you're a senior and thinking about your future career, volunteering in Israel, or studying Jewish tradition in any number of settings, MASA has opportunities you don't will not want to miss. With CareerIsrael, you can tailor an internship program that will fit your specific goals. MASA has links to an enormous variety of volunteer programs from Magen David Adom to OTZMA, to WUJS and more. Through Pardes and dozens of other Yeshiva and Seminary programs, MASA provides young Jews thirsty for Jewish knowledge with the tools to understand their heritage more deeply than ever before. All programs have scholarships available, each comes with a 6-week intensive Hebrew Uplan course, and English is always spoken. If you're thinking about spending a bit more time in Israel -- feel free to contact the MASA representative in your area, Elisheva Goldberg at nelis@sas.upenn.edu or 206-473-2008, and go for it!

Kol Tzedek is a Reconstructionist Synagogue in West Philadelphia committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. We cultivate the opportunity for people to experience Judaism through prayer, education, spirituality, and Jewish activism. We are dedicated to community building and tikkun olam, both within and beyond our local neighborhood.

Mekor Habracha began in 1999 as a community-led congregation in the Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia. Since its inception, it has attracted a diverse group of people ranging from students, young professionals, families, and empty nesters. For eight years the group met under the auspices of the Etz Chaim organization. In 2006, Rabbi Eliezer Hirsch was recruited from New York to lead the congregation, and since his arrival the congregation has grown and flourished. In 2008, the synagogue became an independent organization serving the Center City Philadelphia community. Please join us soon for a unique Shabbat experience!

Minyan Merkaz is an independent, egalitarian minyan committed to spirited traditional prayer. Merkaz meets in Center City approximately twice a month.

     

Project Shinui ("Shinui" in Hebrew means change) serves as a gateway for individuals and groups interested in devoting their specific talents and strengths towards affecting social change in Israel by directing them to Israeli social change organizations best suited to their abilities and interests. Our volunteers work in various capacities for organizations focusing on different areas.