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Kol Tzedek, a Voice for Justice, is a Reconstructionist synagogue in West Philadelphia. We are a multiracial, intergenerational Jewish community where people are invited to study Torah, ask unanswerable questions, sing on and off key, teach our children, pursue justice, engage actively with our neighborhood, and care for one another.

Together, we are building a spiritually rigorous, joyful refuge deeply grounded in Jewish tradition and practice. We welcome the questioning, the seeking, and the devoted. We dance together in celebration, pray with our whole selves, and support each other in grief. Our spiritual practices nourish and inspire us to make the world more whole.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Purpose, Vision, and Priorities page.

In The News

Kol Tzedek Rabbis and Congregants Join Cease-fire Actions, Jewish Exponent, November 21, 2023.
West Philly synagogue to host Hanukkah Party benefiting Jewish-Muslim solidarity work, West Philly Local, December 13, 2017.

Info

Facebook: @koltzedek
Membership: Become a Member
YouTube: @koltzedek

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-{{toplink|url=http://www.kol-tzedek.org|name=kol-tzedek.org}}[[File:KolTzedek.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Kol Tzedek in action.]]'''Kol Tzedek''' began as a dream shared among a small group of committed Jews living in West Philadelphia. They sought a community with which to pray, yet the last remaining synagogue had closed its doors in the 1980s. Rabbi Lauren, then a rabbinical student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, worked with the core leadership on a vision for a full-fledged Jewish community in which people could gather, pray and learn, celebrate and mourn.
+{{toplink|url=http://www.kol-tzedek.org|name=kol-tzedek.org}}[[File:KolTzedek.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Kol Tzedek in action.]]'''Kol Tzedek''', a Voice for Justice, is a Reconstructionist synagogue in West Philadelphia. We are '''a multiracial, intergenerational Jewish community''' where people are invited to study Torah, ask unanswerable questions, sing on and off key, teach our children, pursue justice, engage actively with our neighborhood, and care for one another.
-The name “Kol Tzedek” (Voice of Justice) was chosen to reflect the belief that justice should stand at the center of our mission. Through our participation in POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness Empower and Rebuild), our work to make ourselves a green congregation, and much more, we inspire each other to make the world a better place.
+Together, we are building a spiritually rigorous, joyful refuge deeply grounded in Jewish tradition and practice. We welcome the questioning, the seeking, and the devoted. We dance together in celebration, pray with our whole selves, and support each other in grief. Our spiritual practices nourish and inspire us to make the world more whole.
-Kol Tzedek aims to be '''a different kind of Jewish community--one in which all people, regardless of their backgrounds, beliefs or non-beliefs, lifestyles and orientations, would have a full voice at the "Jewish table."''' Kol Tzedek counts among its members spiritual seekers and secular Jews; interfaith families and Jewish-Jewish households; Jews by choice; Jews of color; traditional families, queer families, and single-parent households.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [https://www.kol-tzedek.org/vision.html Purpose, Vision, and Priorities] page.
-''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [http://www.kol-tzedek.org/who-we-are.html Who We Are] page.
 ==In The News==
+*[https://www.jewishexponent.com/kol-tzedek-rabbis-and-congregants-join-cease-fire-actions/ Kol Tzedek Rabbis and Congregants Join Cease-fire Actions], Jewish Exponent, November 21, 2023.
 *[http://www.westphillylocal.com/2017/12/13/west-philly-synagogue-to-host-hanukkah-party-benefiting-jewish-muslim-solidarity-work/ West Philly synagogue to host Hanukkah Party benefiting Jewish-Muslim solidarity work], West Philly Local, December 13, 2017.
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+==Info==
+*Facebook:&nbsp;[https://www.facebook.com/koltzedek @koltzedek]
+*Membership:&nbsp;[https://www.kol-tzedek.org/membership.html Become a Member]
+*YouTube:&nbsp;[https://www.youtube.com/@koltzedek/featured @koltzedek]
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+[[Contact Email::info@kol-tzedek.org| ]]