Keruv Interfaith Engagement
As a center for Jewish life, we at Shaaray Tefila recognize that people can experience the richness of Jewish life in a variety of ways that don’t necessarily require full Jewish identification.
-Do you have close Jewish friends or relatives?
-Are you raising a Jewish child?
-Are you interested in exploring the spiritual dimensions of Judaism or Jewish culture?
-Would you like to reacquaint yourself with your Jewish heritage?
-Would you like to find a warm and supportive community to nourish your interfaith family? At Shaaray Tefila we accept patrilineal Jews (father is only Jewish parent) as full members who can participate in all Jewish rituals.
At Shaaray Tefila we welcome people of all faiths (or no faith) to all of our services.
We encourage participation by non-Jewish family members at all of our life-cycle events.
We encourage all children of interfaith families to study with us in our religious school.
Our adult classes are open to people of all faiths and we feel enriched by the perspectives that non-Jewish students can provide to us.
Non-Jewish spouses of our Jewish members may be buried with their spouses in our cemetery according to Jewish law.
We would love to meet you! Contact our office and we will arrange for you to meet our Rabbi or lay leadership, answer your questions, and welcome you into our Shaaray Tefila family.
