Jewish Connection Partnership
 

New Jersey (5)

Tenafly, New Jersey

TEMPLE SINAI (R)

1 Engle Street
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 568-3035
Fax: (201) 568-6095
Email: temple_sinai@simlab.net

Institutional Membership: 530 Families
Percent Intermarried: NA

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Rosalyn Lemberg, Temple Director

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE PALISADES

411 E. Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, NJ 07670
(201) 569-7900
Fax:(201) 569-7448
Email: vkanig@jcconthepalisades.org

Institutional Membership: 11,000
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Melton Mini-School; Derekh Torah; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Lectures on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Dr. Vivian Kanig, Judaic Director and Interfaith Counselor

Tinton Falls, New Jersey

MONMOUTH REFORM TEMPLE (R)

332 Hance Avenue
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724-2703
(732) 747-9365
Fax: (732) 747-9770
E-mail: SPriesand@Monmouth.Com (Rabbi)
or Elinor@Monmouth.Com (Office Manager)


Institutional Membership: 376 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 22%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Counseling; Outreach Seder; Derekh Torah; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Sally J. Priesand (SPriesand@Monmouth.Com)


Trenton, New Jersey

AHAVATH ISRAEL CONGREGATION (C)

1130 Lower Ferry Road
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 882-3092
Fax: (609) 588-8163
Email: Ahavath@ahavathisrael.org

Institutional Membership: 40 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 1%; board - 0

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Kabbalah; Outreach/Learners' Shabbat; Talmud.
Contact: Leonard J. Epstein, President

HAR SINAI TEMPLE (R)

491 Bellevue Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609) 392-7143
E-mail: straus@voicenet.com

Institutional Membership: 500 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 25-40%; board - 10-15%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples Support Groups; Extensive Adult Education; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi David Straus

CONGREGATION BROTHERS OF ISRAEL (C)

499 Greenwood Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08609
(609) 695-3479
Fax: (609) 695-3291
Email: rabbiboi@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 500 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; board - 1%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Howard Hersch

Washington, New Jersey

JEWISH CENTER OF NORTHWEST JERSEY (R)

PO Box 2
Washington, NJ 07882
(908) 689-0762

Institutional Membership: 83 members
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - NA.

Programs: Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Films on Intermarriage.
Other Programs: Adult B'nei Mitzvah.
Contact: Rabbi Ellen Lewis

Washington Township, New Jersey

TEMPLE BETH OR (R)

56 Ridgewood Road
Washington Township, NJ 07676
(201) 664-7422
Fax: (201) 722-0226
Email: TempleBethOr1@att.net

Institutional Membership: 400 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board - 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Counseling; Staff Sensitivity Training; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi H. Philip Berkowitz

Wayne, New Jersey

JEWISH FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF NORTH JERSEY

1 Pike Drive
Wayne, NJ 07470
(973) 595-0111
Fax: (973) 595-5477
Email: Info@JFCSNJ.Org

Institutional Membership: NA
Percent Intermarried: NA

Programs: Parents of Intermarrieds; Interfaith Couples Group; Staff Sensitivity Training; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage.
Contact: Steve Sidorsky, Branch Director. (201) 796-5151

Westfield, New Jersey

TEMPLE EMANU-EL (R)

756 E. Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090
(908) 232-6770
Fax: (908) 233-3959
Email: LHolland@TewNJ.Org
or ShaneTee@AOL.Com

Institutional Membership: 1150 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 15%; board - 0%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Interfaith Havurah; Couples Support Groups; "Tiny Tot" Shabbat; Lectures on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Doug Sagal, Senior Rabbi -- effective July 1, 2002.

Whippany & West Orange, New Jersey

UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF METROWEST
PATHWAYS, OUTREACH TO INTERMARRIED FAMILIES

901 Route 10
Whippany, NJ 07981
(973) 884-4800 x192
Fax: (973) 884-9316
Email: lwolfe@ujfmetrowest.org

Programs: PATHWAYS offers intermarried families opportunities to explore Judaism and intermarriage issues in a friendly, non-pressured environment. Our programs include: a school for children and parents teaching Jewish heritage (two sessions a month), pre-school for parents and children (one session per month), Discussion/support groups, panels, workshops, networking and referrals, and a quarterly Newsletter.
Contact: Lynne Wolfe, Director PATHWAYS, Outreach to Intermarried Families, (973) 884-4800 x192