Jewish Connection Partnership
 

California (1)

Arcadia, California

CONGREGATION SHAAREI TORAH (C)

550 S Second Avenue
Arcadia, CA 91006
(626) 445-0810
Fax: (626) 445-5977
Email: rabbifond@shaareitorah.org

Institutional Membership: 150 families
Percent Intermarried: members - about 10 families; board - 1 of 22.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Holiday Discussions; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Counseling..
Contact: Rabbi Devora Fond

Bel Air, California

MAKING MARRIAGE WORK
UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM

15600 Mulholland Drive
Bel Air, California 90077
(310) 440-1566
Fax: (310) 472-1196
Email: mmw@uj.edu

Institutional Membership: 50 couples Per Year

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; Second Marriage Workshops aimed at challenges and growth.
Contact: Judy Uhrmak

Berkeley, California

CONGREGATION BETH EL (R)

2301 Vine Street
Berkeley, CA 94708
(510) 848-3988

Institutional Membership: 570 families
Percent Intermarried: members - approx. 30%; staff - 10%; board - approx. 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Mentors Program; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Oureach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Forthcoming Programs: Gay and Lesbian Outreach.
Contact: Trudi Boskin, Outreach Chair

BUILDING JEWISH BRIDGES: EMBRACING INTERFAITH COUPLES

2736 Bancroft Way
Berkley, CA 94704
(510) 845-6420 x11
E-mail: dawn@buildingjewishbridges.com

Region Served : San Francisco Bay Area

Programs: Parents of Intermarried; Oureach/Learner's Shabbat; Discussion of Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage.
Contact: Dawn Kepler, Director

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF THE GREATER EAST BAY

2484 Schattuck Avenue
Suite 210
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 704-7475

OR

1850 Tree Valley Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94595-2224

Email: nsachs@jfcs-eastbay.org

Institutional Membership: NA
Percent Intermarried: NA

Programs: Couples Support Groups; Counseling; Making Marriage Work.
Forthcoming Programs: Making your Jewish Marriage Work.
Contact: Nikki Sachs, Clinical Director

LEHRHAUS JUDAICA
The Adult School For Jewish Studies

The Reutlinger Center
2736 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 845-6420
Fax: (510) 845-6446
Email: info@lehrhaus.org

Institutional Memebership: 3000 members (approx.)
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - NA

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Extensive Adult Education. Lerhaus Judaica offers courses for adults of all backgrounds on Jewish history, classic texts, Hebrew and Yiddish, archaeology, sociology, theology, literature, and the arts, as well as "Introduction to Judaism" and "Choosing Judaism" courses. They have over one hundred courses each semester in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Walnut Creek, San Rafael, San Jose and other cities throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Contact: Jehon Grist, PHD, Executive Director

Beverly Hills, California

TEMPLE EMANUEL OF BEVERLY HILLS (R)

8844 Burton Way
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 288-3742
Fax: (310) 274-2677
Email: rabbigeller@tebh.org

Institutional Membership: 900
Percent Intermarried: members - 10% ; board - 5%.

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; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Laura Geller

Burbank, California

TEMPLE BETH EMET OF BURBANK (R)

600 North Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 843-4787
Email: Office@Templebethemet.com
President: Ira L. Goldstein


Institutional Memebership: 200
Percent Intermarried: members - 7-10%; board - 25%

Programs: Preparation for Conversion; Havurot; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education.
Contact: Ira L. Goldstein, President

Burlingame, California

PENINSULA TEMPLE SHOLOM (R)

1655 Sebastian Drive
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 697-2266
Email: RabbiRaiskin@sholom.org

Institutional Membership: 750
Percent Intermarried: members - NA; board - NA

Programs:Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion, Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Mentor Program; Parents of Intermarrieds; Times and Seasons; Havurot (Interfaith/unaffilated & Post-conversion); Couples Support Groups; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Discussions on Intermarriage; Lectures on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Forthcoming Programs: A Taste of Judaism; Beginning Hebrew; Holiday Workshops.
Contact: Cynthia Greenberg

Cardiff by the Sea, California

TEMPLE SOLEL (R)

3575 Manchester Avenue
Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007
(760) 436-0654
Fax: (760) 436-2748
Email: rrubin@templesolel.net

Institutional Membership: 835 families
Percent Intermarried: members - NA%; board - NA.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Havurot; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Melton Mini-School; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Counseling.
Contact: Robin S. Rubin, Executive Director

Carmel, California

CONGREGATION BETH ISRAEL (R)

5716 Carmel Valley Road
Carmel, CA 93923
(831) 624-2015
Fax: (831) 624-4786
Email: rabbibruce@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 310 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 15%; board - 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Derekh Torah; Havurot; Discussion of Intermarriage; Jews by Choice; Counseling; Lectures on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Bruce Greenbaum

Culver City, California

TEMPLE AKIBA (R)

5249 Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City, CA 90230-5298
(310) 398-5783
Fax: (310) 398-1637
Email: TemAkiba@aol.com

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

Programs:
Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshop; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Extensive Adult Education; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Reincarnation and Intermarriage Research.
Contact: Rabbi Allen S. Maller

Davis, California

CONGREGATION BET HAVERIM (R)

1821 Oak Avenue
Davis, CA 95618
(916) 758-0842

Institutional Membership: 200 families
Percent Intermarried:members - 40%; staff - 30%; board - 5%.
Programs: Introduction to Judaism; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Times and Seasons; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Discussions on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact:Sarah Pattison, Chair of Outreach Committee

El Cerrito , California

JEWISH GATEWAYS

409 Liberty Street
El Cerrito, CA 94539
(510) 559-8140
Email: rabbibridget@jgate.org

JGate: Your Gateway to Jewish Life is an independent, grassroots group that reaches out to all who seek greater connection to Jewish life and community. We welcome wandering or wondering Jews and non-Jews of all backgrounds, including singles, couples, and families, those in interfaith and multiracial relationships, Jews by Choice, adult children of interfaith families, members of the LGBT community, people of color...and we are ready to help you find your "home" in the Jewish community.

Institutional Membership: NA
Percent Intermarried: NA.

Programs: Shabbat dinners; holiday celebrations; salons on Judaism and social justice, Jewish learning opportunities; rabbinic mentoring.
Contact: Rabbi Bridget Wynne, Rabbinic Director

Foster City, California

PENINSULA SINAI CONGREGATION (C)

499 Boothbay Avenue
Foster City, CA 94404
(650) 349-2816
Fax: (650) 349-2845
Email: pensinai@aol.com

Institutional Membership: 240 households
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 5%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Jews by Choice; Mentor Program; Parents of Intermarrieds; Couples Support Groups; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage.
Contact: Rabbi Marvin Goodman

Fountain Valley, California

CONGREGATION B'NAI TZEDEK (R)

9669 Talbert Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 963-4611
Fax: (714) 968-2521
Email: Office@cbtfv.org

Institutional Membership: 380
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 15%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Havurot; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Counseling.
Contact: Pat Cantor, Administrator

Fremont, California

TEMPLE BETH TORAH (R)

PO BOX 6017
Fremont, CA 94539
(510) 656-7141

Institutional Membership: 300 families
Percent Intermarried: 25%.

Programs:Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Extensive Adult Education; Outreach Seder.
Contact:Allen Minsky, Temple Administrator

Fresno, California

TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL (R)

6622 N. Maroa Street
Fresno, CA 93704
(559) 432-3600
Fax: (559) 432-3685
E-mail: tbifresno.info@sbcglobal.net

Institutional Membership: 435 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 30%; board - 10%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Outreach/Learner's Shabbat; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; Mentor Programs; Havurot; Staff Sensitivity Training; Discussions on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Jews By Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage.
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