20s and 30s

JE Podcast: Sam Yolen’s Journey to the Rabbinate

Sam Yolen is the new rabbi at the Kesher Israel Congregation in West Chester. Before that, he led Congregation Beth Israel in Lebanon for...

YOU SHOULD KNOW…Dara Goldstein

Harriet Levin is the child of two Holocaust survivors. So, to the mother of three, Israel is more important than anything besides her immediate...

YOU SHOULD KNOW…Jonathan Shahar

At 30, Jonathan Shahar is a Temple University Beasley School of Law graduate, an attorney at Raju LLP and a Philadelphia resident. He worked...

Mekor Habracha Continues to Bring Orthodox Vibrancy to Center City

It’s not a stand-alone building on a big property. It’s just a suite in a Center City office complex. When you walk in, you tell...
Harry Bodek is a white man with short, dark hair wearing a grey button-up shirt and standing on a brick sidewalk.

You Should Know…Harry Bodek

In a time when so many young Jews are looking for meaning and community outside of synagogues, Harry Bodek has proven that it’s possible...

YOU SHOULD KNOW…Carly Zimmerman

In October, Carly Zimmerman won the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Blanche Wolfe Kohn Award for young leadership. The 35-year-old Center City resident is...
Elyssa Cherney is a white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a patterned dress and tallit and sitting on a green bench with her legs crossed.

You Should Know…Rabbi Elyssa Cherney

Just as many Gen Z and millennial Jews can be found outside of synagogue walls, Rabbi Elyssa Cherney wants people to know that holiness...
In a dark lounge, Jewish singles wearing name tags talk in pairs.

Despite Digital Dating, Jews Still Look for Love In Person

Valentine’s Day — far from a Jewish holiday — is over, and Tu B’Av, the Jewish holiday of love, isn’t for months. But love...
Gevura Davis is a white woman wearing a green dress with long brown har standing on a balcony with palm trees in the background.

You Should Know…Gevura Davis

Rebbetzin Gevura Davis jokes that she and her family are available 24/6, every hour, every day of the week, except for Shabbat. But even...

YOU SHOULD KNOW…Max Moline

Growing up, Max Moline attended the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland, and Camp Ramah in Palmer, Massachusetts. He also participated...