Education and History

The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring

26341 Coolidge Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 545-0985
Fax: (248) 542-2628
Contact Person: Karen Rosenstein, director

Perpetuates Yiddish and Yiddishkeit through adult classes,
Sunday school, teen groups, holiday observances, musical
performances, newsletter, Workmen's Circle published
Yiddish songbooks, textbooks, poetry. Source for Yiddish
books, tapes, videos.

PROGRAMS

Eugene and Marcia Applebaum
Jewish Family and Parenting Center

4200 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
(248) 681-5353
Fax: (248) 681-4251
E-Mail: jpc@shaareyzedek.org
Website: www.shaareyzedek.org
Contact Person: Janet Pont, director

Provides families with skills and resources needed to
prepare them for the several stages of parenthood and
enables the Jewish family to identify with synagogue
and community.

Family Circle

Interfaith Connection

Agency for Jewish Education
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 370
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48303-2031
(248) 645-7860
(800) 397-4876 resource line
Fax: (248) 645-7867
E-Mail: stettnr@ajedetroit.org
Contact Person: Sue Stettner

Offers interfaith couples, families and grandparents
exciting programs, and educational activities for
families with preschool to 14-year-old children, plus
opportunities and resources for exploring Judaism and
interfaith issues.

Under One Roof

Temple Beth El
5150 Calkins Road
Flint, MI 48532
(810) 720-9494
Fax: (810) 720-1912

An interfaith program for children, parents and
grandparents designed for families with two religions.
Offers holiday workshops, clergy panels and a look at
religious issues.

Childbirth and Parenting Classes

Temple Israel's Family Life Center
5725 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
(248) 661-5700
Fax: (248) 661-1302
Website: www.Temple-Israel.org
Contact Person: Kari K. Provizer, ACSW

Temple Israel and Sinai-Grace Hospital offer classes for
expectant parents, family members and the community.
We wish to aid each person taking our classes in
preparing for life changes.

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Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
(248) 851-1100 ext. 3143

A variety of family-centered programs beginning with
Selichot activities and continuing through Sukka
building, Chanuka dinner, annual Purim spoof, dinner
and more.

J.E.F.E/Jevvish Experiences for
Families

Agency for Jewish Education
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 370
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48303-2031
(248) 645-7860
Fax: (248) 645-7867
Contact Person: Lisa Soble Siegmann

(248) 661-1000
Fax: (248) 661-3680
Contact Person: Nitzana York

JPM Bldg.
15110 W.10 Mile Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 967-4030
Fax: (248) 967-0060
Contact Person: Andy Roisman

Intergenerational and family hands-on Judaic programs
and entertainment series, many revolving around the
Jewish holidays. The Sarah and Irving Pitt Child
Development Center offers parent education seminars.

RESOURCES

Adult Education Community
Clearinghouse

Agency for Jewish Education
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 370
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
(248) 645-7860
Fax: (248) 645-7867
E-Mail: lev@wvvnet.net
Contact Person: Nira Lev

Ongoing listing of adult education opportunites offered
by community congregations and institutions, open to
the community. A sampling appears monthly in The
Detroit Jewish News.

Club Z

(734) 844-0078
Fax: (734) 844-0076
Contact Person: Dean Thompson, president

Community-based programs including Institute for
Single Jewish Parents, Metro Detroit Jewish Family
Education Project, Apples and Honey, The Great Purim
Parcel Project, Sefer Safari Family Reading Program,
congregation-based programs focusing on holidays and
Jewish themes.

Qualified teachers, experienced tutors provide one-on-
one training in the comfort of your home. Kindergarten
through grade 12.

Jewish Adventurers

Educational Consultation Service

Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
(248) 851-1100 ext. 3143
Contact Person: Rabbi David Castiglione

Jewish Family Service
6960 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 202
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
(248) 626-2081
Fax: (248) 737-9858
E-Mail: educonsult@mich.com
Contact Person: Elizabeth Gordon, MA, LLP

Programming for children and their parents that brings
Judaism into a variety of family activities outside of
Temple, including camping and observing Shabbat
under the stars.

Jewish Community Center of
Metropolitan Detroit

Kahn Bldg.
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322

Provides educational counseling and behavioral
assessment to families seeking alternative education
environments for children. Helps access the best
educational, emotional and social environment to meet
the child's needs.

Educational Resource Center

Agency for Jewish Education
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 370

