Resource for Intermarriage, 
Interfaith Family Life, and 
Raising Children Interfaith


 
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There are almost 200 people like you sharing their experiences, insights, and opinions on the Dovetail Institute List-Serv. To join the conversation in a safe, supportive environment, go to http://www.yahoogroups.com/list/interfaith and sign up. Please note that there are two options for receiving communications, through e-mail messages and through a digest. Sometimes, when the discussions are hot and heavy, there can be a dozen or so postings a day; please consider whether you want that many. (You can always change your mind about the option you choose, in any case.) If you have any difficulty signing on, or have questions about the group, contact Mary Rosenbaum at: di-ifr@bardstown.com.

Please keep in mind, this is a group for interfaith couples to use. Though we may have disagreements, we always try to keep a civil tone, and we don't post messages aimed at telling people why you think intermarriage is wrong, trying to get them to change their religion, or selling a product/service.



Local and Regional Interfaith Group List
(listed alphabetically by State)

  • California, Sacramento
    Interfaith Discussion Group
    Dale Kasler & Twila Morris
    (916) 492-2815

  • California, San Francisco Bay Area*
    Alicia Torre (415) 591-9434

  • California, San Francisco Bay Area*
    Interfaith Connection Groups. Rosanne Levitt, Director (415) 292-1252

  • California, San Diego Area and Colorado* (also Belize)
    Seven Blessings Seminars: Connecting Soul Mates. R. Shelly Moss (970)
    532-3396
  • Colorado, Denver*
    Interfaith Community of Denver.
    Melissa Yanover (303) 320-6637 or info@interfaithcommunity.org  

  • Colorado, Denver
    Stepping Stones: Jewish identification.
    Stacey Delcau (303) 554-5854

  • Connecticut, Hamden
    Stepping Stones to a Jewish Me.
    (203) 288-3877

  • District of Columbia, Greater Washington *
    Interfaith Families Project.
    Susan Ryder (301) 270-6337
    (email) iffp@verizon.net
    (web) www.iffp.net
  • Georgia, Atlanta area*
    Staci & Aaron Melton forming group.
    404-636-8160 or asmelton@attbi.net
  • Illinois, Chicago metropolitan area*
    Jewish-Catholic Couples' Dialogue Group. Abbe & Dan Josephs, 
    708) 660-9503, or Patty & David Kovacs (773) 275-5689
  • Louisiana, New Orleans
    Courtney Nathan, Jewish Family Services. (504) 831-8475
  • Maryland, Baltimore
    Jacqi Ashkin, Jewish Family Services
    6 Park Center Court, Suite 203
    Owings Mills, MD 21117
    (410) 356-8383, x 351
  • Maryland, Rockville
    JCC of Greater Washington, DC. Tracey Dorfman, Director 
    (301) 881-0100, x 6762
  • Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Jewbilation: Jewish Roots with Interfaith Wings. Lauren Zinn 
    (734) 996-3524; www.jewbilation.org
  • Minnesota, Minneapolis*
    Joan Cleary and Jerry Helfand 
    (651) 698-7987
  • Minnesota, Minneapolis
    Jewish FCS of Minneapolis. Barbara Rudnick
  • Missouri, St. Louis area*
    Joanne and Larry Eisenman (314) 918-7992
  • New Jersey, Bergen Co.
    Lani Martin (201) 891-1818
  • New Jersey, Hasbrouck Heights
    Temple Beth Elohim: Welcomes non-Jews.
    R. Fredric S. Dworkin (201) 744-3304
  • New Jersey, West Orange
    Jewish Community Center.
    Lynne Wolfe (973) 736-3200, x 233
  • New Mexico, Albuquerque
    Archdiocese of Santa Fe Ecumenical Office. Father Ernest Falardeau or Heddy Long, Family Life Office.
  • New York, Albany Area
    Marie or Rob Dropkin, (518) 439-3732
    Meets at Trinity UMC
  • New York, Long Island
    Long Island Havurah for Humanistic Judaism Leonard Cherlin (516) 889-8337

    IFC (the original is based in Manhattan) Co-chairs are Pam Gawley and Sarah Cirker. Group is 17 families strong with classes for 3 different age groups. Contact ifclongisland@earthlink.net.
  • New York, Long Island/Suffolk County*
    Eileen Horowitz, (516) 345-0095.
  • New York, New York City
    Temple of Universal Judaism.
    www.tuj.org , (212) 535-0187
  • New York, Rochester
    Interfaith Connection, JCC. Michele Ruda Leve, C.S.W. (585) 461-2000, x 232
  • Ohio, Cincinnati*
    Christine M. Segal (513) 793-2866
  • Ohio, Columbus
    Gateways: The Jewish Interfaith Connection
    Carol Folkerth (614) 231-2731
  • Ohio, Dayton
    Jewish Interfaith Network: Interfaith group.
    Tonda Learner (937) 853-0372
  • Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Area
    Jewish Converts & Interfaith Network.
    Lena Romanoff, Dir. (610) 664-8112
  • Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
    Faithways, JFCS of Greater Philadelphia.
    R. Rayzel Raphael (215) 540-3737.
  • Tennessee, Memphis*
    Jan and David Kaplan (901) 767-4267
  • Texas, Houston
    Stepping Stones to a Jewish Me
    5601 S. Braeswood
    Houston, TX 77096
    713-729-3200, ext. 3257 Rabbi Eve Ben-Ora or 3197 Barbara Shepard
  • Virginia, Northern Virginia area
    Cong. Beth Emeth. Judi Cloutier, Outreach Coordinator (703) 860-4515, x 142
  • Wisconsin, Milwaukee
    Interfaith Connection, JCC of Milwaukee:
    Joyce Gutzke, IF Coord. (414) 967-8215
  • Israel*
    Call 800-530-1596 for contact info.
  • United Kingdom*
    Rosalind Birtwistle (44) 01234 261 775
Interfaith couples in the following cities would like to talk with or meet other interfaith couples:
Orlando, FL
DesMoines, IA
Indianapolis, IN
W. Bloomfield area, MI
Lincoln, NE
Cleveland, OH
Oklahoma City, OK
Elkins Park, PA
Madison, WI

To network, please contact us at DI-IFR@Bardstown.com or 800-530-1596.

* Indicates group not affiliated with a religious organization.



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