Jewish Connection Partnership
 

New York (5)


Saratoga Springs, New York

TEMPLE SINAI (R)

P.O. Box 1045
509 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 584-8730
Fax: (518) 584-8730
E-mail: templesinai@nycap.rr.com

Institutional Membership: 175 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board - 30%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Outreach Seder; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein; Rabbi Linda Motzkin

SHAARA T'FILLE
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER (C)

84 Weibel Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 584-2370
Fax: (518) 584-5226
Email: SpaRabbi@Aol.com

Institutional Membership: 130 members
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 20%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Rabbi David Senter.

Scarsdale, New York

SCARSDALE SYNAGOGUE-TREMONT SYNAGOGUE (R)

2 Ogden Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 725-5175
Fax: (914) 725-4551
Email: Rebbe18@ix.netcom.com

Institutional Membership: 520 families
Percent Intermarried: members - Approx. 8%; board - 8%.

Programs: Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Extensive Adult Education; Counseling; Family Oriented Programming; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Stephen Klein

JCC OF MID-WESTCHESTER

999 Wilmot Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 472-3300 x351
Fax: (914) 472-9270
E-mail: sturmers@jcca.org

Institutional Membership: 6,000 members
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA; staff - NA; board - NA.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Parents of Intermarrieds; Derekh Torah; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Interfaith Couples Group; Sunday Jewish Learning School K-4th Grade.
Contact: Sheila Sturmer, Jewish Culture/Learning Director

CONGREGATION M'VAKSHE DEREKH (REC)

133 Popham Road
Scarsdale, NY 10583
(914) 725-3064
Fax: (914) 287- 0682

Institutional Membership: 60 families
Percent Intermarried: members - less than 1% board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Basic Judaism.
Contact: Emanuel S. Goldsmith

Schenectady, New York

CONGREGATION GATES OF HEAVEN (R)

852 Ashmore Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12309
(518) 374-8173

Institutional Membership: 500 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 23%; board - 8%.

Programs: Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Groups; Couples Support Groups; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Couseling; Discussions on Intermarriage.
Contact: Paula C. Yablonsky, Outreach Chairwoman

Southold, New York

NORTH FORK REFORM SYNAGOGUE (R)

North Fork
P.O. Box 1625
Southold, NY 11971
(631) 298-5229

Institutional Membership: NA
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - 40%.

Programs: Hebrew Classes; Outreach Seder.
Contact: Miriam Lastoria, Secretary

Spring Valley, New York

TEMPLE BETH EL (R)

415 Viola Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977
(845) 356-2000
Fax: (845) 356-8052

Institutional Membership: 800 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 0%; board - 7%-10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism; Parents of Intermarrieds; Times and Seasons; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Discussions on Intermarriage; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Cathy Klein, Outreach Chair; Rabbi Ronald Mass

Staten Island, New York

TEMPLE ISRAEL (R)

315 Forest Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718) 727-2231

Institutional Membership: 245 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 0%.

Programs: Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Family Oriented Programming; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Counseling; Holiday "how to" Workshops; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi David A. Katz; Ms. Linda Brill.

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF STATEN ISLAND

1297 Arthur Kill Road
Staten Island, NY 10312
(718) 356-8113

Institutional Membership: 4,000 clients
Percent Intermarried: clients - 20%; staff - 8%; board - 1%.

Programs: Family Oriented Programming; Outreach Seder; Staff Sensitivity Training; Holiday "how to" Workshops.
Contact: Ariella Goldstein, CSW, Jewish Coninuity Coordinator

Stony Brook, New York

TEMPLE ISAIAH (R)

1404 Stony Brook Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790
(631) 751-8518
Fax: (631) 751-4932
Email: tisaiah@optonline.net

Institutional Membership: 425 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Other Programs: Scholar in Residence program.
Contact: Rabbi Stephen Karol

Suffern, New York

REFORM TEMPLE OF SUFFERN-SHIR SHALOM (R)

350 Haverstraw Road
Suffern, NY 10901
(845) 357-5872
Fax: (845) 357-5985
Email: administrator@rtos-shirshalom.org

Institutional Membership: 140
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 0%

Programs: Hebrew Classes; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Discussion of Intermarriage; Preparation for Conversion; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Rabbi Elizabeth Dunsker

Syracuse, New York

TEMPLE SOCIETY OF CONCORD (R)

910 Madison Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 475-9952
Fax: (315) 475-9954
Email: krausslin@aol.com or
sezring@mac.com

Institutional Membership: 600
Percent Intermarried: members - 35%; board - 25%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Times and Seasons; Derekh Torah; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Discussion of Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Linda Krauss, Outreach Chair; Rabbi Sheldon Ezring

TEMPLE ADATH YESHURUN (C)

450 Kimber Road
Syracuse, NY 13224-1899
(315) 445-0002
Fax: (315) 445-0667

Institutional Membership: 1,000 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 7%; board - 2%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Charles S. Sherman; Sol Morgenstein, Director of Education and Membership Services.

SYRACUSE JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE

4101 E. Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 445-0820
Fax: (315) 445-0859
Email: syrjfs@dreamscape.com
Institutional Membership: 1000
Percent Intermarried: members - 6%; board

Programs: Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Joel Frank, CSW, Executive Director

Tarrytown, New York

TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM (R/C)

25 Leroy Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-9661

Institutional Membership: 320 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; board - NA.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Holiday "how to" Workshops; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact Rabbi David Holtz

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER ON THE HUDSON

371 South Broadway
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 366-7898
Fax: (914) 366-7434
Email: Info@JCCOnTheHudson.Org


Institutional Membership: 700 units
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA; staff - NA; board - 15%.

Programs: Holiday "how to" Workshops; Extensive Adult Education; Interfaith Couples Group (in cooperation with "WISE" -- Westchester Interfaith Support and Education); Jewish Parenting: First and Next Step -- Children Focused Programs.
Contact: Lois Green, Program Director


Tonawanda/Buffalo, New York

TEMPLE BETH EL OF GREATER BUFFALO (C)

2368 Eggert Road
Tonawanda, NY 14150
(716) 836-3762
Fax: (716) 836-3764
Email: larryhmoldo@aol.com

Institutional Membership: Not Available
Percent Intermarried: members - Not Available; board - Not Available

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Extensive Adult Education; Preparation for Conversion; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Rabby Larry Moldo