Jewish Connection Partnership
 

New York (4)


Middletown & Newburgh , New York

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ORANGE COUNTY, NY, INC.

68 Stewart Avenue
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 562-8372

Box 1543
26 Dillon Drive West
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 341-1173

Institutional Membership: 500
Percent Intermarried: clients - approx. 25%; staff - 0%; board - 0%.

Programs: Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Elizabeth Kadesh, Executive Director

NEWBURGH JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER

68 Stewart Avenue
Newburgh, NY 12550

Institutional Membership: 250 Clients
Percent Intermarried: members - 15%; board - 10%.

Programs: Interfaith Couples Group; Couples Support Groups; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Grandparents of Interfaith Marriages; Young Interfaith Couples & Family Workshops.
Contact: Arlene Ross, Executive Director.

Monroe , New York

TEMPLE BETH-EL
THE MONROE TEMPLE OF LIBERAL JUDAISM
(R)

314 N. Main Street
Monroe, NY 10950
(845) 783-2626
Fax: (845) 774-8172
Email: mnrotmpl@frontier.net

Institutional Membership: 430
Percent Intermarried: clients - 18%; board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach Seder.
Contact: Rabbi Garry Loeb; Cheryl Margot, Outreach Chairperson

New City, New York

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF ROCKLAND COUNTY, INC.

900 Route 45, Suite 2
New City, NY 10956
(845) 354-2121
Fax: (845) 354-2928
Email: JFSRockland@AOL.Com

Institutional Membership: 1500
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - 1%

Programs: Parents of Intermarrieds (when needed/requested); Extensive Adult Education; Counseling.
Contact: Sylvia Kaufman, Executive Director.

Oakdale, New York

B'NAI ISRAEL REFORM TEMPLE (R)

67 Oakdale Bohemia Road
Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 563-1660
Fax: (631) 563-9816

Institutional Memberhship: 350 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 2%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion ; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Stepping Stones; Times and Seasons; Derekh Torah; Couples Support Groups; Havurot; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Rabbi Steven Moss

Pearl River, New York

BETH AM TEMPLE (R)

60 Madison Avenue
PO Box 1200
Pearl River, NY 10965
(845) 735-5858
Fax: (845) 735-9858
Email: rabbidan@juno.com

Institutional Membership: 315 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - 10%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Daniel Pernick

Plainview, New York

NASSAU INTERFAITH CONNECTING EXPERIENCE

45 Manetto Hill Road
Plainview, NY 11803
1 (888) 570-NICE

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

Programs: Interfaith Couples Group; Mentor Program; Parents of Intermarrieds; Discussions on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Support Groups.
Contact: Oren Postrel

Port Washington, New York

THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE (R)

150 Middle Neck Road
Port Washington, NY 11050
(516) 883-3144
Fax: (516) 883-4203

Institutional Membership: 600 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples Support Groups; Havurot, Holiday "how to" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage.
Contact: Janet deWinter

Poughkeepsie, New York

TEMPLE BETH-EL (C)

118 Grand Avenue
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(485) 454-0570
Fax: (485) 454-7257
Email: RebbeJon@Juno.com

Institutional Membership: 560 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; board - 35%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples of Support Groups; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.

"Our synagogue continually strives to make the congregation ever more user-friendly to intermarrieds at all levels." -- Rabbi Jonathan Case.

Contact: Rabbi Jonathan Case; Grete Finklestein

Riverdale, New York

THE CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE
ADATH ISRAEL OF RIVERDALE
(C)

475 West 250th Street
Riverdale, NY 10471
(718) 543-8400
Fax: (718) 543-3110
Email: execdircsair@verizon.net

Institutional Membership: 460
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Extensive Adult Education; Preparation for Conversion; Counseling.
Other Programs: Meah.
Contact: Miriam Massen, Executive Director.


Rochester, New York

INTERFAITH CONNECTION
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER ROCHESTER

1200 Edgewood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
(716) 461-2000, Ext. 232

Institutional Membership: 22 families
Percent Intermarried: NA

Programs: Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples Support Groups; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Family Oriented Programming; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Lectures on Intermarriage; Discussions on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Michele Ruda Leve, CSW, Interfaith Connection Coordinator

TEMPLE BETH EL (C)

139 Winton Road South
Rochester, NY 14610
(585) 473-1770
Email: Marafield@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 1,000 families
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - NA.

Programs: Interfaith havurah or couples group; Learners' services; ongoing adult education; holiday workshops; counseling; interfaith film series; partnership with the community on Intro to Judaism classes.
Contact: Rabbi Matthew Field

TEMPLE B'RITH KODESH (R)

2131 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 244-7060
Fax: (585) 244-0557
Email: cleichtner@tbk.org

Institutional Membership: 1,150
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - NA.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Parents of Intermarried; Times and Seasons; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling; Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage.
Other Programs: Baby Shabbat; Tot Shabbat; Synaplex Shabbat and others.

Contact: Carol Leichtner, Executive Director

TEMPLE SINAI (R)

363 Penfield Road
Rochester, NY 14625
(585) 381-6890
Fax: (585) 381-4921
Email: RabbiKatz@SinaiRochester.Org
or RabbiIzes@SinaiRochester.org

Institutional Membership: 640 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - 23%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes (in some years); Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Discussions on Intermarriage; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Rabbi Alan J. Katz; Rabbi Lisa Izes

Rockville Centre, New York

CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE OF NASSAU COUNTY (R)

430 DeMott Avenue
Rockville Centre, NY 11570
(516) 766-4300
Fax: (516) 678-9832
Email: centralsy@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 430 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 10-15%; board - 2.5%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Julian I. Cook; Sheila Rosenberg, Administrator

Roslyn Heights, New York

TEMPLE SINAI OF ROSLYN (R)

425 Roslyn Road
Roslyn Heights, NY 11577
(516) 621-6800

Institutional Membership: 1,100 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples Support Groups; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Extensive Adult Education; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Aaron M. Petuchowski