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Reform Jewish Outreach is a program that aims to:
* Welcome those who seek to investigate Judaism.
* Integrate Jews-by-Choice fully into the Jewish community.
* Encourage intermarried couples to affiliate with a congregation
and to meet the needs of those already in the congregation.
Outreach seeks to enable intermarried couples to explore, study,
and understand Judaism, thereby providing an atmosphere of support
in which a comfortable relationship with Judaism can be fostered.
* Educate and sensitize the Jewish community to be receiptive to new
Jews-by-Choice and intermarried couples.
* Encourage people to make Jewish choice in their lives through
special discussion groups, community support, adult education and
availablity of Jewish resources.
* Assist young people in strengthening their Jewish identify and in
examining the implications of interdating and intermarriage for
themselves.
For those conemplating conversion to Judaism (as well as those
interested in learning more about Judaism), Outreach offers the
following:
* Introduction to Judaism classes on both the community and
congregational levels. The class focuses on basic Judaism,
including holidays, life-cycle events, history, theology, and
Hebrew. Students learn what is means to live a Jewish life and how
to begin to practice Judaism. The program may include a
psycho-social component that deals with the personal implications
of choosing Judaism.
* Post-introduction programs and various workshops and discussion
groups.
For intermarried couples and couples contemplating intermarriage,
Outreach offers the following:
* An 8-week discussion group designed to clarify the Jewish
partner's feelings about Judaism and to provide the non-Jewish
partner with a greater understanding of Judaism and the Jewish
community. Relevant personal issues discussed include: religious
involvement while growing up, the religious and cultural
differences each partner confronts in the relationship with each
other and with extended family, holiday celebrations, and each
couple's concerns about the religious upbringing and identity of
their children.
Although the program is from a Jewish perspective, there is no
attempt to convert the non-Jewish partner. The program helps
participants to articulate the differences between Judaism and
Christianity.
For Jewish parents of intermarried couples, Outreach offers discussion
groups to provide parents with a non-judgmental supportive setting
where they can talk with others with similar concerns. This provides
the opportunity to discuss the impact of the relationship on the
family, and to develop constructive responses.
For Jewish youth, Outreach has a number of programs that assist young
people in examining the implications of interdating and intermarriage
for themselves as well as for the future of the Jewish people.
Outreach encourages youth to explore and strengthen their Jewish
identity so that they will be advocates for Judaism in all their
relationships.
The ultimate goal of Outreach is to strengthen Judaism by helping
individuals build their personal connectedness to Reform Judaism.
If you want to find more information about the Outreach program, visit
[5]Reform Jewish Outreach at [6]http://www.uahcweb.org/outreach/.
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