HILLEL: THE FOUNDATION FOR
JEWISH CAMPUS LIFE
Eastern Michigan University Hillel
965 Washtenaw
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Contact: Aaron Kaufman, campus director
Phone: (734) 482-0456
Fax: (734) 483-6210
Email: hillel@online.emich.edu
Web site: http://www.hillel-emu.org
The center for Jewish life at Eastern Michigan University.
Offers a variety of student-driven programs and services
on campus and in the Detroit metropolitan area.
Hillel Jewish Student Center at Michigan State
University
360 Charles St.
East Lansing, MI 48823
Contact: Cindy Hughey, executive director
Phone: (517) 332-1916
Fax: (517) 332-4142
Email: director@msuhillel.com
Web site: www.msuhillel.com
Social, educational, holiday, Shabbat and community
service programs for students at IVSU, Cooley Law
School and other Lansing-area colleges.
Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit
Wayne State University
667 Student Center Bldg.
Detroit, MI 48202
Contact: Miriam Starkman
Phone: (313) 577-3459
Fax: (248) 577-3461
Email: hillel@wayne.edu
Web site: www.hillel-detroit.org
Providing direct services to students at four local
schools: Wayne State University, Oakland University,
Oakland Community College and Lawrence
Technological University. Programming for college
students in all metropolitan Detroit schools.
U of M Hillel
1429 Hill St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Contact: Michael Brooks, executive director
Phone: (734) 769-0500
Fax: (734) 769-1934
Email: umhillel@umich.edu
Web site: www.umhillel.org
Services for students attending both WIVU and
Kalamazoo College. Activities include social and
religious programs, monthly Shabbat dinners.
JEWISH LAW STUDENTS
ASSOCIATION
Hillel of Metropolitan Detroit
Wayne State University, 667 Student Center Bldg.
Detroit, MI 48202
Contact: Miriam Starkman, executive director
Phone: (313) 577-3459
Fax: (313) 577-3461
Web site: www.hillel-detroit.org
Offers professional development, cultural and social
opportunities for law students.
MICHIGAN JEWISH INSTITUTE
25401 Coolidge Hwy.
Oak Park, MI 48237
Contact: Dr. Hershel Cardin
Phone: (248) 414-6900
Fax: (248) 414-6907
Email: info@mji.edu
Web site: www.mji.edu
Senior college, accredited by Accrediting Council for
Independent Colleges and Schools, offering bachelor
degrees in computers and business. Serving the entire
Jewish community.
SOL DRACHLER PROGRAM IN
JEWISH COMMUNAL LEADERSHIP
University of Michigan School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
Contact: Robin Axelrod, M.S.W., J.D.
Phone: (734) 764-5392
(734)763-6583
Fax: (734) 763-3372
Email: Drachler.program@umich.edu
Web site: www.ssw.umich/drachler
A graduate program that prepares students for
leadership positions in the Jewish community. Students
earn an M.S.W. and certificate in Jewish Communal
Service and Judaic Studies.
Young Adults
BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL
Hillel, the Foundation for Jewish Life on Campus, is the
second largest student organization at U-IV and houses
over 25 student groups. Hillel sponsors top-flight
cinema and theater, major speakers and entertainers,
services and classes, publications, theater troupes,
meals and counseling, a social action group, several
Israel affairs groups and more.
521 Fifth Avenue, 27th floor
New York, NY 10175
Phone: (212) 457-0036
(888) 99-ISRAEL
Fax: (212) 419-2867
Email: information@birthrightisrael.com
Web site: www.birthrightisrael.com
Western Michigan University Hillel
1304 Faunce Student Bldg.
WMU Box 191
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Contact: Gillian Thommes
Phone: (269) 657-8782
Email: kazoohillel@aol.com
Ten-day free trip to Israel for 18-26-year-old Jewish
men/women who have never been to Israel on a peer
group trip.
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HILLEL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
667 Student Center Bldg.
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
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Contact: Miriam Starkman
Phone: (313) 577-3459
Fax: (313) 577-3461
Email: hillel@wayne.edu
Web site: www.hillel-detroit.org
Year-round social and cultural programs for young
adults ages 18-30.
JEWISH FEDERATION OF
METROPOLITAN DETROIT YOUNG
ADULT DIVISION-YAD
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit
6735 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Contact: Lisa Cutler
Phone: (248) 642-4260
Fax: (248) 642-4941
Offers young adults ages 21-35, singles and married,
educational, cultural and social programs, leadership
development and volunteer opportunities. Supports the
Federation's Annual Campaign through fund raising
activities. Ad/Back Cover
YOUNG ADULT SHABBAT SERVICES-
YAPS
Adat Shalom Synagogue
29901 Middlebelt Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Contact: David Goodman
Phone: (248) 851-5100
Fax: (248) 851-3190
Email: adatshalom@aol.com
Web site: www.adatshalom.org
Resides in Adat Shalom but is open to the community. A
casual, creative and interactive Shabbat experience for
twenty-something and thirty-something couples and
singles.
Youth Enrich Tent
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF
METROPOLITAN DETROIT
Jimmy Prentis Morris Bldg.
15110 W.10 Mile Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
Contact: Leslee Magidson
Phone: (248) 967-4030
Fax: (248) 967-0060
Email: Imagidson@jccdet.org
Web site: www.jccdet.org
Birthday parties available for children ages 1-12 that
include sports, swimming and games for groups up to
30. Toddler gym parties also are available.
D. Dan and Betty Kahn Bldg.
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Phone: (248) 432-5576
Fax: (248) 432-5540
Parties available for children ages 1-12 include
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