Jewish Connection Partnership
 

Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUN (R)

5101 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 274-4679
Fax: (515) 274-2072

Institutional Membership: 370 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 40% ; board - 20%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Talkin' Tefilah Class: Saturday Morning Text Study (Interfaith Group); Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" and Passover Discussions.
Contact: Kathleen Trinder, Outreach Chair; Rabbi David Jay Kaufman

TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE (C)

924 Polk Blvd.
Des Moines, IA 50312
(515) 255-1137
Fax: (515) 255-1138
Email: NA

Institutional Membership: 325
Percent Intermarried: members - 5-7% ; board - 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew classes; Family Oriented Programming; Counseling; Times and Seasons; Discussions on Intermarriage; Interfaith Couples Group; Couples Support Groups.
Contact: Rabbi

Iowa City, Iowa

AGUDAS ACHIM (C & R)

602 E Washington
Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 337-3813
Fax: (319) 337-6764
Email: AgudasAchim@aol.com

Institutional Members: 200 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 15%; board - 7%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes.
Contact: Rabbi Jeff Portman