PHOTO BY GLENN TR IEST
Young Adult Events. Organizations
such as the B'nai B'rith Leadership
Network, Hillel of Metropolitan De-
troit and the Jewish Federation's
Young Adult Division offer a multi-
tude of events for meeting hip Jewish
singles, says David Elias. "But you
have to be involved."
Events range from the serious
(such as delivering Meals on Wheels
to the elderly during the holiday sea-
son) to the sublime (Polaroid scav-
enger hunts). On any given night,
singles can play Whirlyball, attend
workshops on biblical history, go to
comedy clubs, play laser tag or join
theme parties at the Jewish Com-
munity Center.
PHOTO BY COPL EY NEWS SERVI CE
Places to meet: Coffeehouses. Ryan Haberek and Robyn Wisely cozy up with cappuccino.
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nce upon a decade, meet-
ing young, single Jewish
adults in metro Detroit
was simple. Of course,
back then, almost all the
young, single Jewish
adults lived within elbow
room of other young, single, Jewish
adults in Detroit.
But just because today's singles
scene reaches from Walled Lake to
Rochester Hills, it doesn't mean they
can't come together.
Work out at the JCC, and maybe
you'll meet your mate.
The best places to find other
Jewish singles.
PAUL L. GABA SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS
Coffeehouses and Bar Nights. The
"Big Three" young adult groups have
been big on sponsoring. once-a-month
schmoozefests at Lonestar Coffee-
house and the Old Woodward Grill in
Birmingham.
`They're casual and a lot of people
hang out at them," says one attendee,
Jodi Mickel.
A variation — usually a follow-up
to some other event — can be found
at Champion's in Farmington Hills,
where singles can cozy up to the bar
or boogie on the dance floor.
Sports and Concerts. Meeting oth-
er singles at Joe Louis Arena or Pine
Knob sounds like a challenge, but it
has been known to happen. While
working as a disc jockey, I heard the
following best man's toast: "A bunch
of us took a friend to see a Tigers'
game shortly after his break-up. As a
joke, we had bought him a book —
Apartment/Condominium Func-
tions. While they're geared more to-
ward families, such programs —
movie nights, Sunday picnics, barbe-
cues — are a magnet for singles, too.
Especially when the (kosher) dogs are
on the grill.
Friday Night Singles Shabbat
Services. The best of both worlds, es-
pecially if you enjoy mixing religion
and politics (or, at least, the politics
of meeting others).
Downtown. Forty years ago, this
meant Detroit. Today, "downtown"
can mean Royal Oak, Pontiac, Ann
Arbor or, of course, Detroit, all of
which provide limited parking to han-
dle maximum restaurant and dance
club fun.
Cyberspace. Yes, the Internet is a
new way to meet (if only online at
first) other single Jews. America On-
Line, CompuServe, even the Under-
net via the IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
offer Jewish-themed chat rooms and
information areas. Plus, there are sev-
eral Web sites dedicated to seeking
singles.
Of course, most Jewish singles on-
line seem to be from New York, Bal-
timore, Chicago andlsrael — but
maybe they know a cute single cousin
in West Bloomfield?
Grocery Shopping. "So there I was,
cruising the aisles of Farmer Jack,
when in the kosher food section I
bumped into (Fill
in the blank.)
The 101 Best Pick-Up Lines.
The JCC Gymnasium. Hey— most
"He tried one of them out on an at-
tractive woman sitting behind us.
We're at their wedding."
likely they're Jewish; and you know
you'll have a common interest: look-
ing and feeling good. ❑