Growing Up Interfaith – May 22 in Oakland

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Growing Up Interfaith

What would happen if instead of telling people what they feel, we asked them? That’s the novel idea behind this gathering. In a qualitative study, Dr. Bruce Phillips and Dawn Kepler asked young adults who had one Jewish and one non-Jewish parent about their experiences, feelings and choices. On May 22nd the preliminary findings will be shared and discussed. Additionally, we will hear from experts. Many of those experts will be the individuals who grew up in an interfaith family.

Workshop leaders will include:

Dr. Bruce Phillips, a leading researcher in the sociology of American Jewry for over three decades and author of the 2004 San Francisco Jewish Population Study will discuss data now available about adults from interfaith families.

Dr. Joel Crohn, author of Mixed Matches: How to Create Successful Interracial, Interethnic and Interfaith Relationships and Beyond the Chuppah: A Jewish Guide to Happy Marriages, will discuss balancing your responsibilities as a partner and a parent.

A panel of adults raised in interfaith families will share their diverse experiences and well as their recommendations for intermarried parents and Jewish institutions.

A therapist who grew up in an interfaith home will discuss a therapist’s view of religious issues.

Rabbi David Kasher, Senior Rabbinic Educator for Kevah, will speak on An Orthodox View of Intermarriage, Patrilineal Jews and a Torah Life.

Rabbi Susan Leider, Rabbi of Kol Shofar of Tiburon, will discuss the options and opportunities for interfaith families in Conservative synagogues.

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Date: May 22
Time: 1 to 5:30pm
Place: Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland

Lehrhaus and Building Jewish Bridges will present This Is Bay Area Jewry, a photo exhibition showcasing the range of diversity in our community. The exhibition at Temple Sinai will enhance your conference experience.

List of Co-sponsors to date:

Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin, Sonoma, Alameda and Contra Costa Counties
Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs in the Conservative/Masorti Movement, Rabbi Simon
Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael
Jewish Family and Community Services of the East Bay
Jewish Community Center of the East Bay
Peninsula Jewish Community Center, Foster City, Rabbi Lavey Derby
Coffee Shop Rabbi, Rabbi Ruth Adar
Beth Am, Los Altos, Rabbi Marder
Beth David, Saratoga, Rabbi Alexander
Beth Sholom, SF, Rabbi Glazer
B’nai Shalom, Walnut Creek Rabbi Drucker
B’nai Tikvah, Walnut Creek, Rabbi Gutterman
Kol Emeth, Palo Alto, Rabbi Booth
Kol Shofar, Tiburon, Rabbi Leider
Netivot Shalom, Berkeley, Rabbi Creditor
Peninsula Sinai, Foster City, Rabbi Helfand
Sherith Israel, SF, Rabbi Larry Raphael
Temple Beth Abraham, Rabbi Bloom
Temple Sinai, Oakland, Rabbi Mates-Muchin

This event is supported by the Ingrid D. Tauber Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Federation and Foundation and the Koret Foundation.