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Outreach Families in the Sacred Common: Congregational Responses to Interfaith Issues
Publication Date: November 2001
Publisher(s): Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies; Commission on Reform Jewish Outreach
Author(s): Fern Chertok; Amy L. Sales; Mark I. Rosen; Leonard Saxe
Funder(s): Alexander M. Schindler Memorial Fund
Funder(s): Alexander M. Schindler Memorial Fund
Special Collection: Berman Jewish Policy Archive
Topic: Culture and religion (Religion and religious groups)
Keywords: Intermarriage; Family; Jewish Outreach; Reform Judaism
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
A qualitative study conducted to understand the engagement of interfaith and conversionary families in synagogue life within the Reform Movement. Site visits and comprehensive informant interviews were conducted at six different North American congregations. Themes emerged regarding the impact of congregational outreach efforts, Jewish education, and the multiple roles of Rabbis in the integration and involvement of interfaith and conversionary synagogue families. Data also revealed patterns specific to small congregations.