Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas
1509 Wreath Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
(913) 539-8462
Institutional Membership: 35 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 25% ; board - 20%
Programs: Couples Support Groups.
Contact: Marilyn Turner or Andrew Becker
Overland Park, Kansas
5801 West 115th Street
Overland Park, KS 66207
(913) 327-8250
Fax: (913) 327-8222
Number of Clients: 3500+ families
Percent Intermarried: clients - NA ; staff - 5%
; board -15%
Programs: Couples Support Groups, Resource Booklet
for Interfaith Families.
Contact:
5801 West 115th Street
Overland Park, KS 66211-8815
(913) 754-2284
Fax: (913) 327-8040
Email: tamaras@jewishkc.org
Institutional Membership: 2576 (JCC member units)
Percent Intermarried: approx. 35 - 40%
Programs: Courses & private counseling for Interfaith Couples; Mothers Circle for women of other faiths raising Jewish children; Parents of Interfaith couples; Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren; God, Torah & Israel: The Basic Components of Judaism; Shabbat & Holiday dinners; Open Door Drop-in Discussion Series; Taste of Genesis Continental breakfast programs; Panel Presentations on Interfaith Issues; Film screenings & discussions; Interfaith Relationships Resource Library; Referrals to Jewish Community, Clergy, and Institutions.
Other Programs: The Mothers Circle is a free national support program for non-Jewish mothers raising
their children as Jews. Choose from a variety of opportunities to explore
Judaism and deepen your connection to the religion of your husband and children.
Programming runs September through May
Contact: Tamara Lawson Schuster, Outreach Coordinator & The Mothers Circle Facilitator
Topeka, Kansas
4200 SW Munson Street
Topeka, KS 66604-1879
(785) 272-6040
Fax: (785) 272-1565
Email: pmf4200@aol.com
Institutional Membership: 110 families
Percent Intermarried: members - 10%; board - 2%.
Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes; Hebrew
Classes; Discussion of Intermarriage; "December Dilemma" Discussions; Preparation for Conversion; Counseling.
Other Programs:
Family Oriented Programming.
Contact: Rabbi Debbie Stiel
Wichita, Kansas
400 N. Woodlawn
Suite 8
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 686-4741
Fax: (316) 686-6008
E-mail: SDiel@MKJF.Org
Institutional Membership: 1000
Percent Intermarried: members - 40% without conversion;
board - 20%.
Programs: Introduction to Judaism Classes (congregation);
Hebrew Classes (congregation); Preparation for Conversion
(congregation); Melton Mini-School (federation).
Community Programs: Interfaith Couples Group, Kimarie
Furschelle (316) 943-2212.
Contact: Sandy Diel, Assistant Director
7011 E Central
Wichita, KS 67206
(316) 684.5148
E-mail: R-MAD@sbcglobal.net
Institutional Membership: 155 Families
Percent Intermarried: members - 20%; board -
n/a.
Programs: Hebrew classes; Conversion classes;
Taste of Judaism; Weekly toddler Shabbat services; Community
Playgroup for parents and their babies/toddlers; Learners
Minyan services; Adult Education; Holiday workshops;
Israeli Dance; weekly Bible class in English; discussion
groups on "spirituality" ("Rodef Ruach"), Israel and
other subjects.
Contact: Rabbi Michael A. Davis
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