NON-PROFIT
CONGREGATIONS
Zionist Organization of America-ZOA,
Michigan Region
6735 Telegraph Road #350
Bloomfield Hills, VI 48301
Contact: Maya Veprinsky, director
Phone: (248) 282-0088
Fax: (248) 282-0090
Email: zoa@estart.com
The Z.O.A. offers scholarships to quali-
fied applicants for study in Israel.
ORGANIZATIONS
Ach Gadol (Big Brother Program)
Yeshivas Menachem Mendel Lubavitch
14000 W. Nine Mile Road
Oak Park, VI 48237
Contact: Rabbi Mendel Shemtov
Phone: (248) 544-7844
Educational enrichment for youth
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
6600 W. Vaple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Contact: Arnie Weiner, regional director
Phone: (248) 788-0700
Fax: (248) 788-0704
Email: mibbyo@juno.com
Web Site: bbyo.jnonline.com
World's largest Jewish youth-led organi-
zation. Teen Connection for grades 7 and
8 and AZA/BBG for grades 9-12.
AZA/BBG chapters are democratically
run with adult advisor to oversee, guide,
support.
AZA Basketball/Flag Football
Contact: Tara Kaufman
Email: tkmibbyo@juno.com
Basketball league January through April
at the JCC. Vembers of AZA chapters
play against each other on Sunday after-
noons. Flag football runs October
through December on Sundays at the
JCC in West Bloomfield.
BBG Volleyball
Contact: Arnie Weiner
Phone: (248) 788-0700
Fax: (248) 788-0704
Volleyball league October through
December at the JCC. Members of BBG
chapters play against each other on
Sunday afternoons.
Teen Connection
Contact: Jaclyn Zelkovitz
Email: JAKSmibbyo@juno.com
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.
JCC Detroit Maccabi Club
JCC of Metropolitan Detroit
Contact: Karen Gordon; David Stone
Phone: (248) 661-1000
Fax: (248) 432-5540
Email: MaccabiDetroit@twmi.rr.com
Web Site: maccabidetroit.org ; National
Website: jccmaccabi.org
The JCC Maccabi Games is an Olympic-
style sporting competition held each
summer in North America and is the
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largest organized sports program for
Jewish teenagers in the world. Today,
over 5,000 teens, ranging from 12 to 16
years of age, participate in the JCC
Maccabi Games each summer. The
Games are co-sponsored by the Jewish
Community Center Association of North
America, Maccabi World Union, Maccabi
Canada, and Maccabi USA/Sports for
Israel.
Habonim Dror
25900 Greenfield Road, Suite 205D
Oak Park, N/I 48237
Contact: Jeremy Salinger
Phone: (248) 353-5552
Fax: (248) 545-7707
Web Site: www.habonimdror.org
A Labor Zionist Youth Movement.
National Conference of Synagogue
Youth/NCSY
15919 W. 10 Mile Road, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48075
Contact: Rabbi Tzali Freedman;
Rabbi Chaim Yehuda Klainberg
Phone: (248) 557-6279
Fax: (248) 557-3952
Email: NCSYCE@aol.com
Web Site: www.ou.org/NCSY
Provides teens informal, social and edu-
cational programs to increase their
awareness and interest in Jewish life
and opportunities for them to develop
leadership abilities. Suitable for young
adults from a variety of backgrounds.
Reach for Hope
Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
Contact: Rabbi Daniel Syme,
Elizabeth Bloch, R.J.E.
Phone: (248) 851-1100, ext. 3126, 3127
Fax: (248) 851-1187
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 cost or reduced fees.
Shul, The
6890 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Contact: Itty Shemtov
Phone: (248) 788-4000
Email: rabbi@theshul.net
Web Site: www.theshul.net
Educational program for youth.
United Synagogue Youth-USY, Great
Lakes and Rivers Region
3645 Warrensville Center Road,
Suite 214
Shaker Heights, OH 44122
Contact: Sharon Levine, CRUSY field
worker (248) 547-6151
Phone: (216) 751-0606
Fax: (216) 751-0607
Email: saywhen@ix.netcom.com
Web Site: www.crusy.org
A congregation-based, Conservative
youth group that promotes social activi-
ties, community service opportunities,
Israel awareness and religious experi-
ences. Regional and international con-
ventions are offered.
Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, The
26341 Coolidge Road
Oak Park, MI 48237
Contact: Ellen R. Bates-Brackett, director
Phone: (248) 545-0985
Fax: (248) 545-2628
Email: micircle1@aol.com
Web Site: www.circle.org
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-genera-
tional community.
Young Judaea Youth Movement
6600 N. Lincoln Ave., Suite 304
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Contact: Tara Katz
Phone: (847) 982-2040
Fax: (847) 982-9026
Email: Yjtarak@aol.com
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.
YOUTH AND TEEN/TRIPS
Tamarack Camps
Alaskan Adventure Trip
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 380
Bloomfield Twp., IVI 48301
Phone: (248) 647-1100
Fax: (248) 647-1493
Email: tamarack@tamarackcamps.com
Web Site: www.tamarackcamps.com
A six-week experience in the Alaskan
frontier for high school students.
Activities include mountain climbing, hik-
ing, white water rafting and sea kayak-
ing.
Western Teen Trip
A month-long adventure for high school
students to Grand Tetons, Yellowstone
National Park, Rockies and more. Many
outdoor activities including white water
rafting and hiking.
B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Contact: Arnie Weiner, BBYO director
Phone: (248) 788-0700
Fax: (248) 788-0704
Email: mibbyo@juno.com
Web Site: bbyo.jnonline.com
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.
Federation's Israel and Overseas Dept.
High School in Israel Programs
Contact: Shoshana Becker, community
youth shlicha
Phone: (248) 645-7878
Fax: (248) 644-0724
Email: becker@jfmd.org