{"id":57267,"date":"2017-04-20T11:05:53","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=57267"},"modified":"2017-04-23T07:18:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T12:18:21","slug":"ou-jewish-communities-fair-snapshot-ne-philadelphia-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/ou-jewish-communities-fair-snapshot-ne-philadelphia-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: NE Philadelphia, PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Warm, inclusive and extremely affordable, the Jewish community of Northeast Philadelphia is close enough to NY that residents can easily visit friends and family in the tri-state area. The advantageous location, cost of living, and vast Jewish resources in place for residents make NE Philadelphia a perfect choice for Jews tired of city traffic and soaring costs of housing and yeshiva tuition but aren\u2019t quite ready to venture too far.<\/p>\n

Learn about NE Philadelphia at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30<\/a><\/p>\n

Rabbi Yehoshua Yeamans leads B\u2019nai Israel Ohev Zedek, one of five Orthodox shuls in the area.<\/p>\n

Other shuls include Ahavas Torah, Beth Medrash Harav, a Sefardi minyan, and a Chabad.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo matter what your background is, you will find a shul for you here,\u201d said Rabbi Yeamans, who moved to NE Philadelphia a year and a half ago. \u201cMany people belong to more than one shul. This is a very warm, sincere, and wholesome community, and there are no divisions or the mentality that like sticks only with like.\u201d<\/p>\n

Families have several options for day school and high school. Children in grades K-8 can attend Politz Hebrew Academy, Torah Academy, Kohelet Yeshiva Lab School, Politz Cherry Hill, or Abrams Academy, while high school students can attend the Kosloff Torah Academy for girls, Mesivta Beis Dovid for boys, Foxman Torah Institute of Cherry Hill for boys, Kohelet Yeshiva High School for boys and girls, or the famed Philadelphia Yeshiva for boys.<\/p>\n

The local ShopRite has an expansive kosher section, and, for those who don\u2019t feel like cooking, there are several takeout options including the Judah Mediterranean Grill, Espresso Caf\u00e9, or Pizza Leega. You can also grab a quick cone at Rita\u2019s Ice.<\/p>\n

With an\u00a0eruv<\/em>,\u00a0mikvah<\/em>, and so many other resources of a larger Jewish community, Northeast Philadelphia has the infrastructure of a relatively large Jewish community with the feel of a small community. It\u2019s also quite possible to purchase a comfortable home for close to $200,000 while paying just $2,000 in property taxes, to emphasize the area\u2019s affordability.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Yeamans praises the way community residents respect\u00a0rabbonim<\/em>, all of whom work closely with one another on events, programming, and other communal issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a beautiful event last year where the rabbis rotated among the different shuls over Shabbos to give\u00a0divrei\u00a0<\/em>Torah, and on\u00a0motzei<\/em>\u00a0Shabbos, the whole community came together for a unity event,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was a perfect example of the type of\u00a0achdus<\/em>\u00a0that exemplifies this community.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0Check out more Torah communities outside the NYC metropolitan area at our biannual Communities Fair on April 30!<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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