Jewish Connection Partnership
 

Virginia


Alexandria, Virginia

AGUDAS ACHIM CONGREGATION
OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
(C)

2908 Valley Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
(703) 998-6460
FAX: (703) 998-5843
Email: JMoline@Kosher.Com

Institutional Membership: 600 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 12%; board - 5%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Staff Sensitivity Training; Extensive Adult Education; Melton Mini-School; Counseling.
Contact: Rabbi Jack Moline

BETH EL HEBREW CONGREGATION (R)

3830 Seminary Road
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703) 370-9400
Fax: (703) 370-7730
Email: Office@BethElHebrew.Org

Institutional Membership: 700 members
Percent Intermarried: members - approx. 40%; board - NA.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Havurot; Extensive Adult Education; Jews by Choice; Home Worship Workshops; Interfaith Couples Workshop.
Other Programs: A collection of books in the synagogue's library made into a special outreach section: basic Judaism, holidays, life cycles, history, interfaith issues, etc.
Contact: Deb Smith-Cohen, Outreach Chair (dsmithcohen@cox.net)

Arlington, Virginia

CONGREGATION ETZ HAYIM (C)

2920 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22204
(703) 979-4466
Fax: (703) 979-4468
Email: rabbi@etzhayim.net


Institutional Membership: 175
Percent Intermarried: members - 35%; board - 30%.

Workshops: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Times and Seasons; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Preparation for Conversion; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Rabbi Lia Bass


Charlottesville, Virginia

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL (R)

301 E Jefferson Street
PO Box 320
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 295-6382
Fax: (434) 296-6491

Institutional Membership: NA
Percent Intermarried: members - 40%; board - 20%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Discussions on Intermarriage; Counseling; Films on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Daniel Alexander

Fairfax, Virginia

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

8900 Little River Turnpike
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 323-0880
Fax: (703) 323-1993
Email: shalom@jccnv.org

Institutional Membership: 13000
Percent Intermarried: clients - Unknown; board - less than 3%.

Programs: Hebrew Classes; Times and Seasons; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Staff Sensitivity Training; Extensive Adult Education; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Seder.
Other Programs: Jewish Film Festival - Roz Engels - (703) 537-3026;
Celebration of the Arts - Irene Gavin - (703) 537-3063; Jewish Book Festival - Laurie Albert - (703) 537-3064; Senior Outreach Programs - Pam Wiener - (703) 537-3061
Contact: Laurie Albert, Director of Community Engagement



JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY OF METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON

North Virginia Office
3018 Javier Road 2nd Floor
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 204-9100
Email: Info@JSSA.Org


Number of Clients: NA
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA; staff - NA; board - NA.

Programs: Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarried; Staff Sensitivty Training; Counseling; Couples Support Group; Discussion of Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Joan de Pontet, LCSW-C, Executive Director (JDePontet@JSSA.Org); R.M. Kogan, ACSW, Synagogue Liaison.

Falls Church, Virginia

TEMPLE RODEF SHALOM (R)

2100 Westmoreland Street
Falls Church, VA 22043
(703) 532-2217
Fax: (703) 536-0754


Institutional Membership: 1375 families
Percent Intermarried: members - approximately 40%.

Programs: Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Rabbi Amy Schwartzman; Beth Silver, Adminstrator; Mindy Facenda, Outreach Chair (703) 255-3941.

Harrisonburg, Virginia

BETH EL CONGREGATION (R)

PO Box 845
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 434-2744

Institutional Membership: 62 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 35%; board - 25%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Jonathan Biatch

Herndon, Virginia

CONGREGATION BETH EMETH (C)

12523 Lawyer's Road
Herndon, VA 20171
(703) 860-4515
Fax: (703) 860-5647
Email: info@bethemeth.org
or rsteve@bethemeth.org

Institutional Membership: 480 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 5%; staff - 5%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Groups; Havurot; Holiday "How-To' Workshops; Discussions on Intermarriage; Lectures on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Films on Intermarriage; Counseling; Couples Support Groups; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Steven Glazer; Judi Cloutier, Interfaith Coordinator

Newport News, Virginia

TEMPLE SINAI (R)

11620 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
(757) 596-8352

Institutional Membership: 205 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 50%; board - 30%.

Programs: Outreach Weekend.
Contact: Ms. Judith Kline, Outreach Chair

Norfolk, Virginia

OHEF SHOLOM TEMPLE (R)

530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
(757) 625-4295
Fax: (757) 625-3762
Email: lynn@ohefsholom.org

Institutional Membership: 700
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 20%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Derekh Torah; Havurot; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Melton Mini-School; Couples Support Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Lynn Evans, Administrator

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF TIDEWATER

7300 Newport Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23505
(804) 489-1371

institutional Membership: 1,300 Clients
Percent Intermarried: clients - 10%; staff - 0%; board - 0%.

Programs: Holiday "how to" Workshops; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Marty Trachtenberg, Executive Vice President

Richmond, Virginia

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES

6718 Patterson Avenue
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 282-5644
Fax: (804) 282-0006
Email: information@JFSRichmond.Org
or EGlass@JFSRichmond.Org

Institutional Membership: 200+/month
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA; staff - 50%; board - 50%.

Programs: Interfaith Couples Group (with JCC); Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Family Oriented Programming; Discussions on Intermarriage; Gatherings for Unaffiliated Jews; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Jesse Rabinowitz, PhD, Director of Psychological Services (JesseRab@JFSRichmond.Org).

JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF RICHMOND

5403 Monument Avenue
Richmond, VA 23226
(804) 288-6091 or (804) 285-6500

Institutional Membership: 12,000 Clients
Percent Intermarried: clients - 5%; staff - 0%; board - 5%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Carolyn Amacher, Associate Executive Director

Roanoke, Virginia

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE (C)

920 Franklin Road
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 343-0289
Fax: (540) 344-2846

Institutional Membership: 135
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 0%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rabbi Jerome S. Fox

Virginia Beach, Virginia

UNITED JEWISH FEDERATION OF TIDEWATER

5029 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 225
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 671-1600
Fax: (757) 671-7613
Email: BetsyK@ujft.org

Institutional Membership: Approximately 25 families
Percent Intermarried:

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Discussions on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Making Judaica with Children; Building Sukkot; Celebration of Shabbat and Holidays; Lunch and Learn with the Rabbis.
Contact: Betsy O. Karotkin, Director

MACHAR, THE WASHINGTON CONGREGATION FOR SECULAR HUMANISTIC JUDAISM

PO Box 42014
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 686-1881
Email: Roz@machar.org

Institutional Membership: 125 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 25%; board - 35%

Programs: Introduction to Secular Humanistic Judaism; all may participate fully, no conversion required; Shabbat speakers; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; December Holidays Discussions; Community Seder; Jewish Cultural School, Pre-K through B'Nei Mitsvah; Teen Programs; Counseling.
Contact: Roz Seidenstein, Executive Director