HABONIM DROR
25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 205A
Oak Park, MI 48237
Phone: (248) 353-5552
Fax: (248) 545-7707
Web site: www.habonimdror.org
Contact Person: Jeremy Salinger
A Labor Zionist Youth movement.
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
SYNAGOGUE YOUTH/NCSY
15919 W. 10 Mile Road, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: (248) 557-6279
Fax: (248) 557-3952
E-Mail: NCSYCE@aol.com
Web site: www.ou.org/NCSY
Contact Person: Rabbi Tzali Freedman
Provides teens informal, social and educational
programs to increase their awareness and interest in
Jewish life. Provides opportunities for them to develop
leadership abilities as well. Suitable for young adults
from a variety of backgrounds.
REACH FOR HOPE
Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: (248) 851-1100 ext. 3126, 3127
Fax: (248) 851-1187
Contact Person: Rabbi Daniel Syme
Trains teenagers and adults to recognize warning signs
of suicide, how to respond and familiarizes them with
places for help. Enlists therapists who see patients at
no or reduced fees.
TEEN CONNECTION
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization/JCC
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone: (248) 788-0700
Fax: (248) 788-0704
E-Mail: mibbyo@juno.com
Contact Person: Arnie Weiner
BBYO/JCC Teen Connection provides monthly activity
program for seventh and eighth graders, September
through June. The activities take place on Saturday
nights or Sundays.
UNITED SYNAGOGUE YOUTH (USY
GREAT LAKES & RIVERS REGION
3645 Warrensville Center Road, Suite 214
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Phone: (216) 751-0606
Sharon Levine: (248) 547-6151
Fax: (216) 751-0607
E-Mail: saywhen@ix.netcom.com
Web site: www.crusy.org
Contact Person: Sharon Levine, CRUSY field
!worker
A congregation-based, conservative youth group that
promotes social activities, community service
opportunities, Israel awareness and religious experiences.
Regional and international conventions are offered.
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WORKMEN'S CIRCLE/ARBETER
RING, THE
Fax: (248) 545-2628
E-Mail: ellenbb720@aol.com
Web site: www.circle.org
Contact Person: Ellen R. Bates-Brackett, director
Secular/cultural group. Emphasis on socializing,
learning, living Jewish life together and social action.
Teens are involved in creating and implementing
activities and in the larger multi-generational
community.
Fax: (248) 644-0724
Contact Person: Tanya Mazor Posner
Several accredited high school programs in Israel offer
students an opportunity to spend a semester in Israel
exploring the Jewish state while studying their home
curriculum.
YOUNG JUDAEA YOUTH
MOVEMENT
Federation's Israel and Overseas Department
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Phone: (248) 645-7878
Fax: (248) 644-0724
Contact Person: Trudy Weiss, missions
coordinator
Michigan teens trace the steps of European Jewry
through 800 years of history, from the ashes of the
Holocaust to the future of the Jewish people in Israel.
MARCH OF THE LIVING/
UNITY MISSION
6600 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 304
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Phone: (847) 982-2040
Fax: (847) 982-9026
E-Mail: Yjtarak@aol.com
Contact Person: Tara Katz
Regional office for largest Zionist Youth Movement in
America. Services the Midwest. Activities include clubs,
camps and Israel programs for children in grades 3-12.
Sponsored by Hadassah.
ITEENsrim
MASADA
Zionist Organization of America -
Michigan Region
17100 W. 10 Mile Road
Southfield, MI 48075
Phone: (248) 569-1515
Fax: (248) 569-9945
Contact Person: Joseph F. Savin, president
A mission to Israel for college students. Various
programs available. Call for details and obtain
application from Ezekeil Leiken.
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'ALASKAN ADVENTURE TRIP
Tamarack Camps
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 380
;Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Phone: (248) 647-1100
;Fax: (248) 647-1493
`E-Mail: tamarack@tamarackcamps.com
Web site: www.tamarackcamps.com
Contact Person:
A six-week experience in the Alaskan frontier for high
school students. Activities include mountain climbing,
hiking, white water rafting and sea kayaking.
PROJECT DISCOVERY
Federation's Israel and Overseas Department
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Phone: (248) 645-7878
Fax: (248) 644-0724
Contact Person: Tanya Mazor Posner
High school students in grades 10-12 participate in a
semester study program in Pardes Hana, Israel.
Students join other Americans meeting Israelis, learning
Hebrew and touring the country. Full high school credit.
!BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL
1111 Eighth Ave., Suite 11E
New York, NY 10011
;Phone: (212) 284-6916, (888) 99-ISRAEL
Fax: (212) 284-6917
E Mail: david.waring@ujc.org
'Web site: www.birthrightisrael.com
Contact Person: David Waring
Ten-day free trip to Israel for 18-26 year old Jewish
men/women who have never been to Israel on a peer-
oriented trip.
SUMMER TEEN MISSION
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B'NAI B'RITH YOUTH
ORGANIZATION
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone: (248) 788-0700
Fax: (248) 788-0704
E-Mail: mibbyo@juno.com
Web site: bbyo.jnonline.com
Contact Person: Arnie Weiner, BBYO director
!Various summer trips and camps through BBYO. Some
;include Jewish enrichment camps, leadership programs
in the United States and Israel, Israel trips, Eastern
European trips, and more.
;HIGH SCHOOL IN ISRAEL
PROGRAMS
Federation's Israel and Overseas Department
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Phone: (248) 645-7878
26341 Coolidge
Oak Park, MI 48237
Phone: (248) 545-0985
Federation's Israel and Overseas Department
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Phone: (248) 645-7878
Fax: (248) 644-0724
Contact Person: Trudy Weiss, mission coordinator
In cooperation with local congregations, the biennial
mission offers Michigan teens a comprehensive five-
week tour of Israel, complete with pre- and post-
mission programs.
'WESTERN TEEN TRIP
Tamarack Camps
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 380
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Phone: (248) 647-1100
Fax: (248) 647-1493
E-Mail: tamarack@tamarackcamps.com
Web site: www.tamarackcamps.com
A month-long adventure for high school students to
Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, Rockies and
more. Many outdoor activities include whitewater
rafting and hiking.
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