Our Mission Statement

1. Leyv Ha-Ir ~ Heart of the City is an egalitarian Reconstructionist congregation based in Center City, Philadelphia.

2. Our members foster a caring community by nurturing each other’s spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical lives.

3. We encourage and accept each other’s varied paths and expressions of Judaism.

4. We value traditional and contemporary liturgy in a participatory setting to explore an evolving sense of the divine.

5. We are inclusive and accepting of our differences.

6. We connect with our ancestors and Jews around the world through observance of Jewish life cycle events and holidays.

7. We enhance our Jewish identities by study, social action, and participation in the larger Jewish community.