Since 1993, JHP has been dedicated to sustaining the Jewish community through mentorship, education and outreach to disengaged individuals.
2024
What A Great Night!
Taste of New York 2024 was one of the most powerful and inspiring yet. We want to send a heartfelt note of gratitude to our JHP family: whether you could attend or not, we are so grateful for your support of Israel and for helping ensure an enduring Jewish identity for the next generation. Thank you to our incredible speakers for the evening. Your words carried so much meaning to all of us.
Am Yisrael Chai!
We invite you to enjoy video highlights from TONY that captures such a special evening:
Catch a glimpse of our evening program highlights:
2023
Jewish Heritage Programs celebrated 30 years of Jewish engagement and leadership development at TONY on June 14th, 2023, honoring some amazing JHP alumni.
2021
3,400 students simultaneously shared 476 dinners for Shabbat for 2,000 across Penn's campus
750 students participated in CogWell training to help peers with suicidal and mental health issues
150 people attended Institute of Jewish Spirituality & Society (IJSS) conferences
117 students and 91 mentors participated in our mentoring retreats
95 students performed mitzvahs by making 3,500 pb&j sandwiches for food pantries and 500 winter bags for the homeless
2020
Despite the COVID-19 campus shutdown, dozens of students participated in 17 virtual events including mentoring, leadership training, Israel, Social Vision, and other guest speakers. And we held 4 socially distanced Shabbat dinners (including one in our Sukkah village) and 2 mitzvah week events when students made close to 4,000 PB&J sandwiches for the homeless.
2019
4627 students participated in Shabbat for 2000 dinners
2018
We became the recipient of Temple’s Fox School sponsorship of our JBN Power Lunch Series
2013
Jewish Business Network hosts its 250th Networking Power Luncheon
2008
JHP executive Director, Menachem Schmidt, receives the Avi Chai Jewish Genius Grant Award which he uses to help launch Old City Jewish Arts Center.
2007
JHP On Campus Alumni formally launch the Young Professional Network to engage alumni and their friends beyond campuses in Philadelphia & New York City.
2004
JHP now engages annually with more than 25% of the Jewish undergraduate population at Penn.
2002
PB&J-A-Thon launched as JHP's signature community service event, held once a semester, with sandwiches made by JHP students and donated to a local homeless shelter.
2001
JHP Programs events surpass 100,000 total participants.
1999
When Birthright Israel was launched, JHP was hand-picked to be one of the 13 organizations to go on the very first trip.
1993
JHP co-founded at University of Pennsylvania by our Executive Director Menachem Schmidt and Associate Executive Director Ephraim Levin, in partnership with 2 student leaders, Ron Dermer and Paul Germain.
