Jewish Connection Partnership
 

Washington, D.C.

ADAS ISRAEL CONGREGATION (C)

2850 Quebec Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 362-4433
Fax: (202) 362-4961
E-mail: Rabbi.Wohlberg@adasisrael.org
OR
Glenn.Easton@adasisrael.org

Institutional Membership: 1,547
Percent Intermarried: members - 4.5%; board - 2%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Derekh Torah; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Extensive Adult Education; Preparation for Conversion; Interfaith Couples Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops.
Contact: Rabbi Jeffrey A. Wohlberg; Glenn Easton, Executive Director,

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

1529 16th Street NW (at Q Street)
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 518-9400
Fax: (202) 518-9420

Institutional Membership: 3000
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - NA; staff - NA

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples Support Groups; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Lectures on Intermarriage; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Films on Intermarriage.
Contact: Hilary Cherner, Director of Adult Programs & Public Affairs



JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

D.C. Office
5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W.
Suite 250
Washington, D.C. 20016
(202) 237-0236
Email: Info@JSSA.Org


Number of Clients: NA
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA; staff - NA; board - NA.

Programs: Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarried; Staff Sensitivty Training; Counseling; Couples Support Group; Discussion of Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Joan de Pontet, LCSW-C, Executive Director (JDePontet@JSSA.Org); R.M. Kogan, ACSW, Synagogue Liaison.

WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION

3935 Macomb Street NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 362-7100

Institutional Membership: 2,700 member units
Percent Intermarried: members - 6%; board - 0%

Programs:Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Jews-by-choice; Interfaith Couples; Parents of Intermarrieds; Holiday "how to" Workshops, Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Joseph P. Weinberg

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON
INTERFAITH OUTREACH & JEWISH FAMILY CONNECTIONS

6125 Montrose Road
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 881-0100 ext. 96762#
Fax: (301) 881-5512
Email: tdorfmann@jccgw.org

Institutional Membership:
Percent Intermarried:

Programs: Interfaith Outreach programs are offered monthly from September through May at the JCC of Greater Washington. The breadth of programs and workshops includes offerings for married or non-married couples, extended family members, basic to advanced Judaism classes, and group activities. All classes are oriented toward enhancing interfaith relationships and learning traditional and new perspectives on living a Jewish life. Workshops are facilitated by an array of accomplished teachers, professionals, and rabbis. Our peer discussion group, Circle of Friends meets monthly. Interfaith Outreach at the JCC of Greater Washington provides a welcoming, non-judgmental environment for interfaith couples to find Jewish resources and to better understand the issues specific to interfaith relationships.
Contact: Tracey E. Dorfmann, Director


MACHAR, THE WASHINGTON CONGREGATION FOR SECULAR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM

PO Box 42014
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 686-1881
Email: Roz@machar.org

Institutional Membership: 125 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - 35%

Programs: Introduction to Secular Humanistic Judaism; all may participate fully, no conversion required; Shabbat speakers; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; December Holidays Discussions; Community Seder; Jewish Cultural School, Pre-K through B'Nei Mitsvah; Teen Programs; Counseling.
Contact: Roz Seidenstein, Executive Director

THE HALF-JEWISH NETWORK

PO Box 2254
Washington, DC 20013-2254
(301) 585-4023
Email: binarystar@aol.com

Institutional Membership: Informal, new group
Percent Intermarried: We are adult children and grandchildren of intermarriage

Programs: Monthly dinners; Discussions, and other gatherings for adult children and grandchildren of intermarriage.
Contact: Robin Margolis, Coordinator