United States · PA
Philadelphia
Includes Bala Cynwyd, Cherry Hill, Elkins Park, Lower Merion.
Safety Score
56/100
Elevated
Based on 13 events over 60 weeks.
TribeScore
74/100
Jewish community
Based on Jewish population, synagogues, kosher food, Jewish schools, mikvah and Chabad.
How scores work. We never blend the two into one number.
- Jewish population
- 311,400
- Berman Jewish DataBank: Sheskin, Dashefsky & Comenetz, 'United States Jewish Population, 2024', American Jewish Year Book 2024 (Vol. 124, Springer 2025), Table 3 (Jewish population in the top 25 MSAs, 2024), 2024
- Synagogues
- 132
- checked 25 Oct 2026
- Kosher food
- 45
- checked 25 Oct 2026
Safety in Philadelphia
Not safety advice. Not an emergency service.
Safety Score
56 Elevated
Based on 13 events over 60 weeks.
Down 8 in the last 4 weeks (busier).
Few events have been reported here, so this score leans on United States as a whole.
The score compares Philadelphia with its own recent past. Compare it only with other cities in United States.
Official figure
281 antisemitic incidents recorded in Pennsylvania (calendar year (Jan-Dec 2025)).
Source: ADL (Anti-Defamation League) - Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2025, 2025.
Events in the last 12 months
| Assault | 0 |
|---|---|
| Attack or plot | 0 |
| Vandalism | 7 |
| Threat or harassment | 4 |
| Campus or institutional | 2 |
| Total | 13 |
Published events dated since 11 Nov 2025. See them in the feed.
Government travel advisory
The US State Department does not rate the United States itself.
Two questions for people who know Philadelphia
Would you wear a Magen David here?
Not enough reports yet.
Could you be visibly observant here?
Not enough reports yet.
One answer per question per device. Results appear once 20 people have answered. Answers are opinions, not checked facts.
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Jewish places in Philadelphia
Synagogues
132 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth 2412 Pennsylvania Ave, Wilmington, DE 19806, USA Source: Google Maps
- Adat Beyt Mosheh - Sephardi Synagogue 4301 Moss Mill Rd, Hammonton, NJ 08037, USA Source: Google Maps
- Adath Israel merion station pa 427 E Lancaster Ave, St Davids, PA 19087, USA Source: Google Maps
- Adath Israel on the Main Line 250 N Highland Ave, Merion Station, PA 19066, USA Source: Google Maps
- Aish Chaim Orthodox (Kiruv) 345 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA Source: Google Maps, Orthodox Union directory
- Aleph Bet Hebrew School 25 N State St, Newtown, PA 18940, USA Source: Google Maps
- Alliance Synagogue 9 Shiff Ave, Elmer, NJ 08318, USA Source: Google Maps
- B'nai Abraham Chabad 527 Lombard St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA Source: Google Maps
- Bala Chabad 111 Bala Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beis Menachem Philadelphia 7560 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beit David 8014 Summerdale Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beit-Harambam 9981 Verree Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth Chaim Reform Congregation 389 Conestoga Rd, Malvern, PA 19355, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth David Reform Congregation 1130 Vaughan Ln, Gladwyne, PA 19035, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth Israel Congregation 1015 E Park Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth Israel Congregation of Chester County 385 Pottstown Pike, Chester Springs, PA 19425, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth Machaseh Messianic Congregation 217 Prosser Ave, Williamstown, NJ 08094, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth Sholom Synagogue 8231 Old York Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027, USA Source: Google Maps
- Beth Tikvah-B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue and Early Childhood Center 1001 Paper Mill Rd, Glenside, PA 19038, USA Source: Google Maps
- Bnai Israel Ohev Zedek Orthodox (Yeshivish) 8201 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152, USA Source: Google Maps, Orthodox Union directory
- Chabad at Penn 4032 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Hebrew School 300 E Swamp Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Jewish Center at Drexel University 3645 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch in Cherry Hill Orthodox (Chabad) 1925 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill Township, NJ 08003, USA Source: Google Maps, Orthodox Union directory
- Chabad Lubavitch Of Greater Philadelphia Orthodox (Chabad) 7622 Castor Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19152, US Source: Orthodox Union directory
- Chabad Lubavitch of Montgomery County Chabad Garden School 1311 Ft Washington Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch Of Northwest Philadelphia 7334 Rural Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19119, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Aston 4445 Bethel Rd, Boothwyn, PA 19061, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Penn Wynne 7571 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151, USA Source: Google Maps
- Changing Partners Temple-Rfg 931 N Lombard St, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA Source: Google Maps
Chabad houses
32 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Chabad - TCNJ 44 Chauncey Ave, Ewing Township, NJ 08638, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad at Penn 4032 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad at Rowan University 307 Hamilton Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Community Center of Robbinsville and S. Hamilton 28 Edgewood Rd, Robbinsville Twp, NJ 08691, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Hebrew School 300 E Swamp Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad in Medford 74 S Main St, Medford, NJ 08055, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Israeli Center 2755 Philmont Ave, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Jewish Center 515 Meetinghouse Rd, Rydal, PA 19046, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Jewish Center at Drexel University 3645 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Living Legacy 444 E Township Line Rd #884, Havertown, PA 19083, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch Center 7622 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch in Cherry Hill 1925 Kresson Rd, Cherry Hill Township, NJ 08003, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch of Montgomery County Chabad Garden School 1311 Ft Washington Ave, Fort Washington, PA 19034, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch Of Northwest Philadelphia 7334 Rural Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19119, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Lubavitch of Yardley 1444 Yardley Newtown Rd, Yardley, PA 19067, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Chester County 946 N Valley Forge Rd, Devon, PA 19333, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Delaware Resource 1811 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19810, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Fairmount 741 N 23rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Gloucester County 151 Mullica Hill Rd, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Lafayette Hill 644 Germantown Pike #2B, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of Penn Wynne 7571 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad of the Main Line 625 Montgomery Ave, Merion Station, PA 19066, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad UD 262 S College Ave, Newark, DE 19711, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chabad Young Philly 1601 Lombard St, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA Source: Google Maps
- Lubavitch Center for Russian Jewry 725 Byberry Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19116, USA Source: Google Maps
- Lubavitch of Bucks County 25 N State St, Newtown, PA 18940, USA Source: Google Maps
- Lubavitch of Center City 527 Lombard St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA Source: Google Maps
- Rohr Center for Jewish Life - Chabad House 780 College Ave, Haverford, PA 19041, USA Source: Google Maps
- Swarthmore Chabad - Center for Jewish Life and Learning 312 Elm Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081, USA Source: Google Maps
- The Chabad House 888 Glenbrook Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA Source: Google Maps
Kosher food
45 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- A La Karte 302 Levering Mill Rd, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, USA Source: Google Maps
- Acme #7713 - Narberth OU; Dairy, Meat and Pareve; Supermarket; passover 829 Montgomery AveNarbeth, PA 19072 Source: OU Kosher restaurant list
- Aramark Educational Services @ The University of Delaware OU; Dairy; College Campus, University Kitchen 325 Academy Street Suite153 Perkins Student Center Newark, DE 19716 Source: OU Kosher restaurant list
- Ben & Irv's 1962 County Line Rd, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006, USA Source: Google Maps
- Cherry Grill 112 Barclay Farms Shopping Center, Cherry Hill Township, NJ 08034, USA Source: Google Maps
- Chiarello's Deli & Catering 1624 Hamilton Ave, Hamilton Township, NJ 08629, USA Source: Google Maps
- Colonial Deli 81 E Paul Ave, Trenton, NJ 08638, USA Source: Google Maps
- Daniel Israel Kosher Catering 7588 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151, USA Source: Google Maps
- Deluxe Kosher Catering Philadelphia 3489 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132, USA Source: Google Maps
- Espresso Cafe & Sushi Bar 7814 Castor Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19152, USA Source: Google Maps
- Goldie 1911 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA Source: Google Maps
- House of Kosher 9806 Bustleton Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA Source: Google Maps
- Jaquez Deli Market 201 Spring St, Trenton, NJ 08618, USA Source: Google Maps
- Jo Jo's Market 1151 E State St, Trenton, NJ 08609, USA Source: Google Maps
- Judah Mediterranean Grille 9311 Krewstown Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA Source: Google Maps
- Kalmka 939 Brunswick Ave, Trenton, NJ 08638, USA Source: Google Maps
- Kaplan's New Model Bakery 901 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123, USA Source: Google Maps
- Koch's Deli 4309 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA Source: Google Maps
- Kosher by Barclay 200 Haverford Rd, Penn Wynne, PA 19096, USA Source: Google Maps
- Le Vin Cellar / ShopKosherWine.com 314 Old Lancaster Rd, Merion Station, PA 19066, USA Source: Google Maps
- Lipkin's Deli & Bakery 7594 Haverford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19151, USA Source: Google Maps
- Lucky 7 Deli Lawrenceville 1938 Princeton Ave, Lawrence Township, NJ 08648, USA Source: Google Maps
- Mama's Vegetarian Falafel 18 S 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA Source: Google Maps
- Marrazzo's Market 1400 Parkway Ave b2, Ewing Township, NJ 08628, USA Source: Google Maps
- Mena Super Market 577 Brunswick Ave #4, Trenton, NJ 08638, USA Source: Google Maps
- Mia's Meals - Falafel Bar - Kosher Vegan 3 S Haddon Ave, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, USA Source: Google Maps
- Moish and Itzy’s Restaurant & Delicatessen 21 Summit Square Shopping Center, Langhorne, PA 19047, USA Source: Google Maps
- Nanas Kitchen & Catering LLC 109 N Narberth Ave, Narberth, PA 19072, USA Source: Google Maps
- New Big Oak 195 Oakland St, Trenton, NJ 08618, USA Source: Google Maps
- New Way Deli Market 617 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Trenton, NJ 08618, USA Source: Google Maps
Jewish schools
20 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- ABRAMS HEBREW ACADEMY Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 31 W COLLEGE AVE, YARDLEY, PA 19067 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- ALBERT EINSTEIN ACADEMY Prizmah member 101 GARDEN OF EDEN RD 104, WILMINGTON, DE 19803 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- BETH ISRAEL KINDERGARTEN Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) PO BOX 678, UWCHLAND, PA 19480 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- CASKEY TORAH ACADEMY OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA Orthodox (Torah Umesorah member) 742 ARGYLE RD, WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- CHEDER CHABAD PHILADELPHIA Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 276 S BRYN MAWR AVE, BRYN MAWR, PA 19010 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- FOXMAN TORAH INSTITUTE Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 31 MAPLE AVE, CHERRY HILL, NJ 08002 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- GAN CHABAD OF THE MAIN LINE Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 625 MONTGOMERY AVE, MERION STATION, PA 19066 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- I S KOSLOFF TORAH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Orthodox (Torah Umesorah member) 50 MONTGOMERY AVE, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- JACK M BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY Prizmah member 272 S BRYN MAWR AVE, BRYN MAWR, PA 19010 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- KELLMAN BROWN ACADEMY Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 1007 LAUREL OAK RD STE A, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- MAIN LINE REFORM TEMPLE SCHOOL FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 410 MONTGOMERY AVE, WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- MESIVTA HIGH SCHOOL OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 314 LEVERING MILL RD, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- NOREEN COOK CENTER FOR ECE OF HAR ZION TEMPLE Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 1500 HAGYS FORD RD, PENN VALLEY, PA 19072 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- POLITZ HEBREW ACADEMY Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 9225 OLD BUSTLETON AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- ROBERT J WILF PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 45 HAVERFORD RD, WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- SHAARE SHAMAYIM PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 9768 VERREE RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- SHIR AMI EARLY LEARNING CENTER Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 101 RICHBORO NEWTOWN RD, NEWTOWN, PA 18940 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- TALMUDICAL YESHIVA OF PHILADELPHIA Orthodox (Torah Umesorah member) 6063 DREXEL RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19131 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- TEMPLE BETH HILLEL-BETH EL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 1001 REMINGTON RD, WYNNEWOOD, PA 19096 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
- THE GAN Jewish (NCES Private School Survey 2023–24) 7620 CASTOR AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19152 Source: US Private School Survey (NCES)
Mikvaot
14 · checked 25 Oct 2026
- Adele Mermelstein Community Mikvah 223 N State St, Newtown, PA 18940, USA Source: Google Maps
- Bucks County Mikvah Orthodox 2454 Bristol Rd, Bensalem, PA, 19020, US Source: Orthodox Union directory, Google Maps
- Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel 121 N Independence Mall E, Street 44 N 4th, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA Source: Google Maps
- Lower Merion Mikva Orthodox 111 Union Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA, 19004, US Source: Orthodox Union directory, Google Maps
- Men'S: Lubavitch Orthodox 7622 Castor Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19152, US Source: Orthodox Union directory
- Mikvah Mayim Chaim 11024 Rennard St, Philadelphia, PA 19116, USA Source: Google Maps
- Mikvah Mei Shifrah Orthodox 1925 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08003, US Source: Orthodox Union directory, Google Maps
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery 831 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA Source: Google Maps
- Mikveh Ohel Leah Orthodox 720 Cooper Landing Road, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002, US Source: Orthodox Union directory
- Open Waters Mikveh 1001 Remington Rd, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA Source: Google Maps
- Philadelphia Mainline Mikva Orthodox 742 Argyle Rd, Wynnewood, PA, 19096, US Source: Orthodox Union directory
- Philadelphia Mikvah Association, Ne Branch Orthodox 7525 Loretto Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19111, US Source: Orthodox Union directory, Google Maps
- Philadelphia Mikvah Association: Western Orthodox Wynnewood & Argyle Roads, Ardmore, PA, 19003, United States Source: Orthodox Union directory
- Rachel & Shterna Mikvah Of Elkins Park Orthodox 7715 Montgomery Avenue, Elkins Park, PA, 19027, US Source: Orthodox Union directory, Google Maps
Sources
| Figure | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish population | Berman Jewish DataBank: Sheskin, Dashefsky & Comenetz, 'United States Jewish Population, 2024', American Jewish Year Book 2024 (Vol. 124, Springer 2025), Table 3 (Jewish population in the top 25 MSAs, 2024) | 2024 |
| Synagogues | Google Maps, Orthodox Union directory | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Chabad houses | Google Maps | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Kosher food | Google Maps, OU Kosher restaurant list | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Jewish schools | US Private School Survey (NCES) | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Mikvaot | Google Maps, Orthodox Union directory | checked 25 Oct 2026 |
| Official figure, Pennsylvania | ADL (Anti-Defamation League) - Audit of Antisemitic Incidents 2025 | calendar year (Jan-Dec 2025) |
| Events and Safety Score | News reports collected and grouped by us | newest 9 Nov 2026 |
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