Jewish Connection Partnership
 

Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM (C)

9400 Wornell Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 361-2990
Email: bethshalom@sound.net

Institutional Membership: 1100 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 3-5%; board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preperation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Jews by Choice; Melton Mini-School; Stepping Stones; Family Oriented Programming; Couples Support Groups; Havurot; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Alan L. Cohen; Rabbi Steven G. Rubenstein

NEW REFORM TEMPLE (R)

7100 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 523-7809
Fax (816) 523-2454
E-mail: NRT7100@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 214 households
Percent Intermarried: N/A

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussion of Intermarriage; Interfaith Couples Groups; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Jews by Choice; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn


GENESIS PROGRAM OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
OF GREATER KANSAS CITY

5801 W 115th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211-8815
(913) 754-2284
Fax: (913) 327-8040
Email: tamaras@jewishkc.org

Institutional Membership: 2576 (JCC member units)
Percent Intermarried: approx. 35 - 40%.

Programs: Courses & private counseling for Interfaith Couples; Mothers Circle for women of other faiths raising Jewish children; Parents of Interfaith couples; Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren; God, Torah & Israel: The Basic Components of Judaism; Shabbat & Holiday dinners; Open Door Drop-in Discussion Series; Taste of Genesis Continental breakfast programs; Panel Presentations on Interfaith Issues; Film screenings & discussions; Interfaith Relationships Resource Library; Referrals to Jewish Community, Clergy, and Institutions.
Other Programs: The Mothers Circle is a free national support program for non-Jewish mothers raising their children as Jews. Choose from a variety of opportunities to explore Judaism and deepen your connection to the religion of your husband and children. Programming runs September through May.

Contact: Tamara Lawson Schuster, Outreach Coordinator & The Mothers Circle Facilitator


St. Louis, Missouri

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF ST. LOUIS

2 Millstone Campus Drive
St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 432-5700
Fax: (314) 432-5825
Email: MEisen@jccstl.org

Number of Clients: 16,500
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA; staff - 1%; board - 1-2%.

Programs: Hebrew Classes; Outreach Learners Shabbat; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Melton Mini-School; Discussions on Intermarriage; Holiday "How-To" Workshops.
Contact: Marci Mayer Eisen, Director of the Helene Mirowitz Department of Jewish Community Life

B'NAI EL CONGREGATION (R)

11411 N Forty Drive
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 432-6393
Fax: (314) 432-3763


Institutional Membership: 275 families
Percent Intermarried: NA

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Outreach Seder; Counseling.
Contact: Susan Baseley, Temple Administrator

CONGREGATION SHAARE EMETH (R)

11645 Ladue Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 569-0010
Fax: (314) 569-0271
Email: AGoldstein@Shaare-Emeth.org

Institutional Membership: 2000 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 3%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes(UAHC); Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Mentor Program (for conversion students and interfaith couples); Couples Support Group; Times and Seasons; Melton Mini-School (in the community); Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Counseling; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Andrea Goldstein

TEMPLE EMANUEL (R)

12166 Conway Road
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
(314) 432-5877
Fax: (314) 432-7862
Email: RabbiTaub@testl.org


Institutional Membership: 375 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 40-50%; board - 30-40%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Extensive Adult Education; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Couples Support Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Oureach Seder; Discussion of Intermarriage; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Ongoing Interfaith Family Dialogue Group (meets once a month and is open to the community).
Contact: Rabbi Joshua Taub

CONGREGATION TEMPLE ISRAEL (R)

1 Rabbi Alvan D. Rubin Drive
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 432-8050
Fax: (314) 432-8053
Email: emontague@ti-stl.org

Institutional Membership: 1500 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board -5%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism classes (UAHC); Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Havurot; Family-Oriented Programming; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Eli K. Montague, Executive Director

UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION (R)

13788 Conway Road
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 469-0700
Fax: (314) 434-7821
Email: kschwartz@unitedhebrew.org or
temple@unitedhebrew.org

Institutional Membership: 1400 member units or families

Programs: Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.

Other Programs in Your Community: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Melton Mini-School; Couples Support Group. We have a community Mothers Circle Program. Contact Marci Boyar at (314) 432-5700 ext.3304
Contact: Ken Schwartz, Membership/Program Director