Jewish Connection Partnership
 

Pennsylvania (2)


Kingston, Pennsylvania

TEMPLE B'NAI B'RITH (R)

408 Wyoming Avenue
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 287-9606
Fax: (570) 287-9805
Email: Templebb@epix.net

Institutional Membership: 250 families
Percent Intermarried: board - 33%.

Programs: Preparation for Conversion.
Contact: Judy Rosing, Administrator

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

CONGREGATION SHAARAI SHOMAYIM (R)

75 East James Street
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 397-5575
Fax: (717) 397-5599
Email: Office@Shaarai.Org

Institutional Membership: 325 units
Percent Intermarried: members - 21%; board - 7%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage; Interfaith Chavurah.
Contact: Randi Jacobson (RandiJ57@AOL.Com)

Levittown, Pennsylvania

TEMPLE SHALOM OF BUCKS COUNTY (R)

2901 Edgely Road
Levittown, PA 19057
(215) 945-4154
Fax: (215) 945-0279

Institutional Membership: 300 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board - 20%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Shelly Kovar Becker

Maple Glen, Pennsylvania

CONGREGATION BETH OR (R)

239 Welsh Road
Maple Glen, PA 19002
(215) 646-5806 ext. 219
Fax: (215) 646-0173
Email: caxler@bethor.org


Institutional Membership: 1050
Percent Intermarried: members -25%; board - 15%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Havurot; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Parents of Intermarrieds; Jews By Choice; Couples Support Group; Films on Intermarriage; Holiday "how to" Workshops; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Elizabeth L. Hirsch, Executive Director; Rif Pamukcu, Outreach Chair

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM (REC)

PO Box 346
913 Allendale Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717) 697-2662
Fax: (717) 795-7749
Email: TBS.Temple@Verizon.Net

Institutional Membership: 90 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - 25%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Outreach Seder; Discussions on Intermarriage; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Jews By Choice; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Mentor Program.
Other Programs: Informal Mentor Program.
Contact: Rabbi Carl S. Choper

Media, Pennsylvania

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL OF MEDIA (REC)

542 S. New Middletown Road
Media, PA 19063
(610) 566-4645
Fax: (610) 566-2240

Institutional Membership: 180 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 22%; board - less than 1%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Rabbi Linda T. Potemken

Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

JEWISH OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA MAKING CONNECTIONS

7605 Old York Road
Melrose Park, PA 19027
(215) 635-2877
Fax: (215) 635-2344
Email: RabbiPhil@jopp.org
or Connections@JOPP.Org

Institutional Membership: 1500
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - NA.

Programs: Making Connections Partnership -- Home Study Materials on Jewish Topics; Community Hebrew Schools, providing religious school to children from families unaffiliated with synagogues; In-home Jewish Education through "Our Jewish Home"; Synagogue Partnership Programs, (consultation and education to improve synagogues' outreach to unaffiliated and intermarried).
Contact: Rabbi Philip Warmflash, Executive Director

Newtown, Pennsylvania

SHIR AMI - BCJC (R)

101 Richboro Road
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 968-3400
Fax: (215) 968-3296
Email: JaclynBiegel@AOL.Com

Institutional Membership:
Percent Intermarried:

Programs: Introduction to Judaism; Preparation for Conversion; Interfaith Couples Group; Stepping Stones; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Jaclyn Biegel, Chairperson, Outreach Committee.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

FAITHWAYS: INTERFAITH FAMILY SUPPORT NEWORK
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA

7607 Old York Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
(215) 635-8909
Email: LindaK@jfcsphil.org

Institutional Membership:
Percent Intermarried:

Programs: Parents of Intermarried; Discussion of Intermarriage; Interfaith Couples Group; Counseling; Couples Support Group.
Other Programs: Shabbat Dinners.
Contact:
Linda Kanner, MSW, LCSW - Coordinator (215) 698-9950 ext. 262

MISHKAN SHALOM (REC)

4101 Freeland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215) 508-0226
Fax: (215) 508-0932
Email: office@mishkan.org

Institutional Membership: 285 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board - NA

Programs: Introduction to Reconstructionism; Interfaith Couples Group; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Lesbian & Gay Issues Group; Tikkum Olam; Race & Class; Religious School.
Contact: Tod Gibbs, Managing Director


LEYV HA-IR RECONSTRUCTIONIST CONGREGATION (REC)

PO Box 15836
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 629-1995
Email: mmek723974@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 80
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board - 25%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Havurot; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Michael Meketon, Council Member