Jewish Connection Partnership
 

Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

CONGREGATION BONAI SHALOM

1527 Cherryvale Road
Boulder, CO 80303
(303) 442-6605
Fax: (303) 442-7545
Email: Ronac3@aol.com
or ExecDirector@BonaiShalom.Org

Institutional Membership: 170 members
Percent Intermarried: members - 15%; board - NA.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Hebrew Classes; Interfaith Couples Group; Melton Mini-School; Havurot; Holiday 'how to" Workshops; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Outreach Seder; Counseling; Discussions on Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Rona Cantor, Executive Director

Denver, Colorado

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF COLORADO

3201 S Tamarac Drive
Denver, CO 80231
(303) 597-5000
Fax: (303) 597-7700
Email: info@jewishfamilyservice.org

Institutional Membership: 1400
Percent Intermarried: clients - 50%; staff - 50%; board -10%.

Programs: "Making Marriage Work"; Staff Sensitivity Training; Counseling; Lectureson Intermarriage.
Contact: Stacy Weisberg, Manager of Counseling Department.

CONGREGATION EMANUEL (R)

51 Grape Street
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 388-4013
Fax: (303) 388-6328

Institutional Membership: 1,600 families
Percent Intermarried: members - approx. 10% ; board -.06%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparationfor Conversion; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Parents of Intermarrieds; Stepping Stones; Couples Support Groups; Havurot; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Lectures on Intermarriage; Films on Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions.
Contact: Phyllis Adler, Director of Stepping Stones, Janet Bronitsky,Temple Administrator

CONGREGATION TEMPLE MICAH (R)

2600 Leyden Street
Denver, CO 80207
(303) 388-4239
Fax: (303) 388-7830
Email: rabbi@micahdenver.org


Institutional Membership: 144 Families
Percent Intermarried: members - approx. 40%; board - 50%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Preparation for Conversion; Adult and Child Hebrew Classes; Counseling; Extensive Adult Education; Holiday "how to" Workshops; Melton Mini-School; Stepping Stones/Pathways; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Discussion of Intermarriage; Mentor Program; Lectures on Intermarriage; Derekh Torah.
Contact: Linda Roe, President

TEMPLE SINAI (R)

3509 S Glencoe Street
Denver, CO 80237
(303) 759-1827
Fax: (303)759-2519
Email: Ruth@SinaiDenver.Org

Institutional Membership: 1100+ Families
Percent Intermarried: members - approx. 35%; board - 5%.

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew Classes; Mentor Program; Havurot; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Stepping Stones/Pathways; Melton Mini-School; Counseling .
Contact: Ruth W. Cohen, Executive Director


DENVER INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIES

PO Box 22954
Denver, CO 80222-0954
(303) 394-9141
Fax: (303) 394-9483
E-mail: bqedijs@aol.com

Programs: Adult Education through "stimulating classes representative of Jewish life: courses which might be intellectual, controversial, practical, spiritual, secular, serious, humorous, historical or topical. Encourages the unaffiliated to study with Denver’s Jewish professionals at Jewish venues, and provides an entry point into Jewish life, secular or religious."
Contact: Betsy Epel - Director


STEPPING STONES TO A JEWISH ME

5840 E. Evans Ave
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 388-1198
E-mail: adler@steppingstonesfamily.com

Programs: Stepping Stones to a Jewish Me is a unique learning experience for unaffiliated interfaith families. This program is designed to give families an opportunity to learn about Judaism in an environment this sensitive to the needs of an interfaith family. We offer programming for interfaith couples, families with children from 0-high school as well as grandparents. www.steppingstonesfamily.com
Contact: Phyllis Adler


JUDAISM YOUR WAY

3030 E 2nd Avenue #107
Denver, CO 80206
(303) 320-6185
Fax: (303) 388-0560
Email: kerry@judaismyourway.org

Institutional Membership: 2000 per year
Percent Intermarried: members - Greater than 50%; board - 38%

Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Outreach Learners Shabbat; Discussion of Intermarriage; Extensive Adult Education; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Jews by Choice; Interfaith Couples Group; Couples Support Group; Holiday "How-To" Workshops; Outreach Seder; Counseling; B'nai Mitzvah; Interfaith Weddings; Same-Gender Weddings.
Contact: Kerry Samet, Administrator