M1KVA
mikva is a specially designed pool of
w ater containing rain water and
Temple Israel is the home of a kosher
mikva open for use to the entire Jewish
community. Call temple office to
schedule time.
conversion process or beforeYom
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Kippur.The mikva also is used by
kwomen who observe the laws of
i"family purity!' According to these
jaws, a couple must abstain from
'sexual relations during menstruation
:and for a brief time after. Before the
IFouple resumes marital relations, the
woman immerses herself in the mikva.
Ann Arbor Chabad House
715 Hill St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 995-3276
FAX: (734) 996-2479
Email: chabadmi@inate.corn
Website: www.hvcn.org/info/chabad
Contact Person: Rabbi Aharon Goldstein
Our ultra-modern facility, complete with
filtering pool and heating system, is the
only such facility between Detroit and
Chicago. Used by numerous families in
the Ann Arbor Jewish community.
Bais Chabad of West Bloomfield
5595 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 855-6170
Mikvah Israel Inc.
15150 W Ten Mile Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 967-0289
By appointment only. Call 48 hours in
advance. Open candlelighting to 9 p.m.
During the summer to 11 p.m.
Temple Israel
5725 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 661-5700
FAX (248) 661-1302
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FAX: (248) 559 5202
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Contact Person: Rabbi Chaskel Grubner
Temple Beth El
egular, chlorinated tap water. A mikva
s used for ritual purification, during the
(248) 559-5005
CONVERSION
The path to becoming a Jew by choice
involves a process of study and ritual.
Usually this process includes a set period
of study with a rabbi, either privately or in
a conversion class, immersion in a
pitkva, and for men, circumcision done in
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
(248) 851 1100
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Contact Person: Rabbi Daniel B. Syme,
Rabbi David S. Castiglione, Rabbi Sheila B.
Goloboy
A 15-week introduction to Judaism class
is also offered twice yearly.
a hospital with anesthetic. A certificate of
Conversion is awarded at the end of the
Temple Shir Shalom
Mikva ceremony.
3999 Walnut Lake Road
Birmingham Temple
Intercultural/Interfaith
Couples Workshop
28611 W Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(248) 477-1410
FAX: (248) 477-9014
Email: bhamtmpl@speedlink.net
Contact Person: Associate Rabbi Tamara
Kolton
Offers an annual weekend workshop for
intercultural/interfaith couples led by a
rabbi and professional counselors. Open
to the public.
Congregation Beth El
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
(248) 737-8700
FAX: (248) 737-8862
Website: www.shirshalom.org
Contact Person: Debi Weinstein
Adult education classes for interfaith
couples are available on Wednesday
evenings. Call for more information.
7 .Jewish law forbids the carrying of
'objects in the public domain on
Shabbat.That precludes not only
carrying a tallis bag and a baby who
can't walk, and also pushing a baby
stroller. An eruv, a wire connected at
ppropriate points to existing
311 W Park St.
Traverse City, MI 49684
(616) 946-1913
telephone wires, symbolically
(248) 788-1300
public domain into a private one.
encloses an area and transforms a
FAX (248) 788-4144
Email: plaut@rust.net
Contact Person: Michael E Zipser,
president, Rabbi Dr. Jonathan V. Plaut
An introduction to Judaism is taught
twice monthly. Call for more
information.
Council of Orthodox Rabbis/Vaad
Harabonim
16947 Ten Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Project Eruv of Oak Park
15140W. Ten Mile Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 968 3788
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Hotline: (248) 968-ERUV
Contact Person: Dr. Jeffrey Last
Maintains the eruv in adjoining
neighborhoods of Oak Park, Huntington
Woods and Southfield. Call before
Shabbat.
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