Education and History

Jewish holiday family services are free to the public.
Sunday school curriculum is based on Jewish history,
culture and customs. Hebrew school grades 5-7. High
school ethics and philosophy grades 8-12.

Congregation B'nai David
Religious School

5642 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 855-5007
Fax: (248) 855-1488
Contact Person: Cantor Ben-Zion Lanxner,
executive & educational director

An afternoon religious school. A Sunday religious
school and a special education center for teens on
Tuesday night (T.L.C.) Teen Learning Center.

Congregation B'nai Moshe/LIFE

6800 Drake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 788-3600
(248) 788-0600 synagogue office
Fax: (248) 788-0604
Contact Person: Josh Leopold, principal

Family-oriented program for K-12. Classes meet
Shabbat mornings and Monday afternoons. Seventh
grade meets Monday and Wednesday afternoons, high
school on Monday. Bar/bat mitzvah preparation, family
services, workshops and retreats.

Congregation Beit Kodesh

31840 W. Seven Mile Road
Livonia, MI 48152
(248) 477-8974
Contact Person: Esther Green, director;
Jeffery Kirsch, president

Sunday morning classes for grades K-7. Bar/bat
mitzvah preparation, youth group, adult classes offered.
Family Friday night services.

Congregation Beth Ahm

The Natalie & Manny Charach Religious School
5075 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 539-8012 religious school
(248) 851-6880 synagogue office
Fax: (248) 851-6488
Contact Person: Julie Margolis, education
director; Rabbi Charles Popky;
Cantor David Montefiore

Kindergarten through 12th grade. Hebrew and religious
school, beginning in September and ending in June. K-7
meets Sunday and Thursday. High school meets
Monday.

Congregation Beth Shalom

14601 W. Lincoln Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 547-7970
Fax: (248) 547-0421
Contact Person: Shoshana Ben-Ozer,
education director

K-12 grades. K-2 and 8-11 meet Sundays only. Grades
3-7 meet twice weekly: Wednesday afternoon, Sunday
morning. Program is tailored to meet all students'
needs. Parental involvement.

Congregation Kehillat Israel

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2014 Forest Road
Lansing, MI 48910-3711
(517) 882-0049
Fax: (517) 882-9270
Contact Person: Aviva Panush

A religious school serving K-7, a high school program
and youth groups.

Congregation Shaarey Zedek -
Irving and Beverly Laker Education
and Youth Complex

2075 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 539-4673
Contact Person: Michael D. Wolfe

Jewish culture, Hebrew language, holidays, Torah,
prayers and songs for K-12. Students attend mid-
week classes with state-of-the-art computer and
video equipment. High school students encouraged
to spend a summer in Israel with scholarship
support.

Congregation Shir Tikvah

3900 Northfield Pkwy.
Troy, MI 48084
(248) 649-4418
Fax: (248) 649-8236
E-Mail: karen@shirtikvah.org
Website: www.shirtikvah.org
Contact Person: Karen Knoppow, director of
education

Variety of educational and social programming for all
ages including a Family Education Program from pre-
school through 7th grade, high school and post high
school programs.

Grosse Pointe Jewish Council

P.O. Box 25031
Detroit, MI 48225
(313) 882-6700
E-Mail: TheGPJC@aol.com
Contact Person: Janet Weingarten

Sunday school with bar/bat mitzvah preparations.

Jewish Cultural School

2935 Birch Hollow Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
(734) 975-9872
E-Mail: htamarin@umic.edu
Website: www.hvcn.org/info/jcs/
Contact Person: Helene Tamarin, school director

Sunday school, holidays, secular bar/bat mitzvah
ceremonies.

Jewish Parents Institute

Jewish Community Center - Kahn Building
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 661-7636
Fax: (248) 661-7711
Contact Person: Marilyn Wolfe, educational
director

An affiliate of the JCC, provides a cultural/historic

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