NON-PROFIT

DIVORCE

Children's Bereavement Support
Group
Six Tuesday evenings, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Children grieving the death of a loved
one are placed in age-appropriate
groups. Provides a safe setting to come
to some acceptance and understanding.
Also a concurrent parent (or caregiver)
support group.

Spousal Bereavement Support Group
Eight consecutive Tuesday evenings, 7
to 9 p.m. For men and women grieving
the death of their spouse/partner.
Provides an overview of the grieving
experience. Offers a safe place for griev-
ing spouses/partners to give and get
support.
Temple Beth El Youth and Family
Counseling
Temple Beth El
7400 Telegraph Road
Bloomfield Hills, VI 48301
Contact: Leonard Beigler
Phone: (248) 851-1100 ext. 3161
(248) 865-0621
Fax: (248) 851-1187
Utilizing the services of a full-time, on-
staff counselor. Children, teens and par-
ents may seek aid in confronting and
resolving a vast array of life issues. Free
of charge to members.
Temple Israel Support Groups
Temple Israel
5725 Walnut Lake Road
West Bloomfield, VI 48323
Contact: Kari K. Provizer, ACSW. director,
Family Life Center
Phone: (248) 661-5700
Fax: (248) 661-1302
Email: kprovize@temple-Israel.org
Web Site: www.Temple-Israel.org
Sponsored by the Caring Community
committee. Free to the Jewish commu-
nity. Includes Alcoholics Anonymous,
Alzheimers group, pre-marital group,
bereavement support, divorce support,
physically challenged F.U.N. (Flourish,
Unite, Nurture) group and more. Call the
Family Life Center for more information.
WINDOWS/Family Violence Prevention
Jewish Family Service
6960 Orchard Lake Road, #202
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
24123 Greenfield Road
Southfield, VI 48075
Contact: Ellen Yashinsky-Chute V.S.W.
Phone: (248) 737-5055 (248) 559-1500
Fax: (248) 737-9858
Email: eyashinsky@jfsdetroit.org
Web Site: www.jfsdetroit.org
A coordinated response to domestic vio-
lence. Individual and group counseling,
crisis intervention, emergency Safe Place
shelter, transition planning, information
and referral, dating violence seminars,
access to medical and legal support.
Yad Ezra
2850 W. 11 Vile Road
Berkley, VI 48072

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Contact: Lea Luger; Elaine Ryke
Phone: (248) 548-3663
Fax: (248) 548-3207
Email: lea@yadezra.org;
elaine@yadezra.org
Web Site: www.yadezra.com ,
www.yadezra.org
Kosher food pantry provides food and
delivery to those in need. Contributions
and volunteer workers are appreciated.

DIVORCE RESOURCES

Bet Din of the Conservative Rabbis of
Metropolitan Detroit
14601 W. Lincoln
Oak Park, MI 48237
Contact: Rabbi David A. Nelson,
coordinator
Phone: (248) 547-7970
Fax: (248) 547-0241
Email: rabbi@congbethshalom.org
A "get" written by a Conservative rabbi,
who is a scribe, and properly witnessed.
Council of Orthodox Rabbis/Vaad
Harabonim
16947 10 Mile Road
Southfield, VI 48075
Contact: Rabbi Chaskel Grubner
Phone: (248) 559-5005
Fax: (248) 559-5202
Email: cordetroit@hotmail.com
Jewish Family Service
Contact: Ellen Yashinsky-Chute, M.S.W.
Phone: (248) 737-5055 W. Bloomfield;
(248) 559-1500 Southfield
Fax: (248) 737-9858
Email: eyashinsky@jfsdetroit.org
Web Site: www.jfsdetroit.org
Individual, family and couples' counsel-
ing. Couples groups for court-mandated
high-conflict divorced parents. Support
groups and individual counseling for chil-
dren of divorce.
SPACE for Changing Families-Divorce
Support Group
National Council of Jewish Women
26400 Lahser Road, Suite 100
Southfield, VI 48034
Contact: Judy Kotzen
Phone: (248) 355-9936
Fax: (248) 355-9951
Web Site: www.ncjwgds.org
Six consecutive Monday evenings, 7-9
p.m. For adults coping with separation
and divorce, to meet with others in the
same situation. Provides a safe environ-
ment to give and get support and feed-
back.
SPACE-Rainbows for all Children
Ten consecutive evenings, 6 to 7:30
p.m. Children coping with parental sepa-
ration or divorce in age-appropriate
groups. Helps children come to some
understanding and acceptance.
Concurrent parent support group.

EDUCATION

David B. Hermelin ORT Resource Center
6600 W. Maple Road
West Bloomfield, VI 48322
Contact: Shaindle Braunstein

Phone: (248) 723-8860
Fax: (248) 723-8861
Email: michiganort@waort.org
Opening fall 2003, the ORT Resource
Center will provide the community with a
technology-based, interactive learning facil-
ity to enhance the appeal and effective-
ness of education for students of all ages.
Women's American ORT
6735 Telegraph Road, Suite 150
Bloomfield Twp., MI 48301
Contact: Elaine J. Beresh, region presi-
dent Michelle Passon, region director
Phone: (248) 723-8860
Fax: (248) 723-8861
Email: michiganort@waort.org
Web Site: www.waort.org
Supports a worldwide network of 800
technological and vocational schools and
programs in 60 countries, training
300,000 students annually. Advocates on
behalf of quality education, democratic
values, human rights and the security of
Jewish communities.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit's Alliance for Jewish Education
Contact: Aviva Panush
Phone: (248) 205-2531
Fax: (248) 645-7867
Email: panush@jfmd.org
Web Site: www.thisisfederation.org
Advances Jewish learning by providing
innovative and creative educational
resources, consultation and support
services for congregations and other
educational institutions in metropolitan
Detroit. Services target children, teens,
adults, families and children with special
needs.

Educational Resource Center
Contact: Wendy K. Sadler
Phone: (248) 205-2532
Fax: (248) 645-7867
Email: sadler@jfmd.org
Web Site: www.thisisfederation.org
Free resources for Jewish education
including lesson plans, videos, audio
tapes, craft ideas, use of a laminator for
a minimal fee and more. Hands-on work-
shops, one-on-one consultation and
Internet access.

J.E.F.F.-Jewish Experiences for
Families
Contact: Lisa Soble Siegmann
Phone: (248) 642-4260 x 377
Fax: (248) 645-7867
Email: siegmann@jfmd.org
Web Site: www.thisisfederation.org
Holiday guides for the home with bless-
ings, ritual objects and step-by-step
how-to information. Guides include
Creating a Jewish Home, Shabbat, Fall
Holidays, Chanukah, Passover, Teva
(nature), Stick Your Neck Out and Be a
Mitzvah Hero, Tikkun Olam Family
Guide, memory books and more.

