Spirituality
Synagogues
BETH TEFILO EMANUEL TIKVAH
24225 Greenfield, Southfield, 48075, (248) 559-5022.
Rabbi: Yisroel Menachem Levin.
BIRMINGHAM BLOOMFIELD
CHAI CENTER
37357 N. Woodward, Bloomfield Hills, 48304, (248) 203-
6721. Services: Saturday 10 a.m.
B'NAI ISRAEL BETH YEHUDAH
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15400 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-3969.
Rabbi: Yoel Sperka.
B'NAI ZION
15250 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-2414.
Rabbi: Meyer Menashe Feibusch. President: Stuart
Newman. Services: Saturday 8:45 a.m.; weekdays
Shacharit at sunrise, Minchah at sunset.
CHABAD HOUSE-LUBAVITCH
OF EASTERN MICHIGAN
5385 Calkins Rd., Flint, (810) 230-0770. Rabbi: Yisroel
Weingarten. Services: Saturday 9:30 a.m.
CHABAD JEWISH CENTER OF
COMMERCE
4718 Half Penny Ct., Commerce Twp., 48382, (248) 363-
3644. Rabbi: Schneor Greenberg. Shabbat hospitality,
Jewish studies, holiday programming.
DOVID BEN NUCHIM
14800 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 398-1017.
Rabbi: Chaskel Grubner. Services 6:30 a.m.; 7 a.m.; 15
minutes before sundown; Saturday 9 a.m.
KOI
INSTITUTE
15230 W. Lincoln, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 968-0109.
Rabbis: Moshe Schwab, Shmuel Irons. Services: Satur-
day 8:30 a.m.; weekdays 7:30 am., 2:30 p.m., 10 p.m.
MACHON L'TORAH
15221 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-0888.
Rabbi: Avraham Jacobovitz. Gabbais: Dr. Edward Hurvitz,
Mayer Sherman. Services: Friday 15 minutes before sun-
down; Saturday 8:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 am.; Monday-
Thursday 8 p.m. Maariv.
MISHKAN ISRAEL, NUSACH
H'ARI, LUBAVITCHER CENTER
14000 W. Nine Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 543-6611.
Services: Friday at sundown; Saturday 10 a.m.; week-
days 7 a.m., 8 a.m., sundown; Sunday 7 a.m., 8 a.m.
OHEL MOED SHOMREY EMUNAH
6191 Farmington, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 737-
2756, 737-2626, 557-2580. Rabbi: Eli Jundef. Services:
Friday 6:25 p.m.; Saturday 9:15 a.m., 6:15 p.m.; Sunday
9 a.m.; weekdays 7 am. West Bloomfield Community
Eruv, (248) 788-6782, update information will be com-
pleted 15 minutes before candlelighting each Friday.
610 Giles Blvd., Windsor, Ontario, (519) 252-1594. Rabbi:
Joseph D. Krupnik. Services: Friday evening; Saturday 9
a.m.; and Jewish holidays.
SHOMER ISRAEL
14261 Vernon, Oak Park, MI 48237. Rabbi: Yissachar
Wolf. Services: Friday 6:55 p.m., 8:30 p.m. Saturday 9
a.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:27 p.m.
SHOMREY EMUNAH
25451 Southfield Road, Southfield, 48075, (248) 559-
1533, 557-9666. Rabbi Shaiall Zachariash. Services:
Saturday 9:15 a.m.; weekdays 7:10 a.m.; 10 minutes
before sundown.
THE SHUL CHABAD LUBAVITCH
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6890 W. Maple, West Bloomfield 48322, (248) 788-4000.
Rabbi: Kasriel Shemtov. Services: Friday 7:15 p.m.;
Saturday 9:30 a.m.; Sunday 8:30 a.m.
YAGDIL TORAH
17100 W. 10 Mile, Southfield 48075, (248) 559-6454.
Rabbi: Eli Yelen. Services: Friday 6:39 p.m., 8:02 p.m.;
Saturday 8:45 a.m., 7:45 p.m.; weekdays 7 a.m., 10:15
p.m.; Sunday 8:15 a.m.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF OAK PARK
15140 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-3655.
Rabbi: Reuven Spolter. President: Dr. Steven K. torch.
Gabbai: David Barth. Services: Tuesday, Wednesday,
Friday 6:55 a.m.; Monday and Thursday 6:50 a.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m. Sundays and civic holidays 8 a.m.
Evening services daily 15 minutes before sundown.
YOUNG ISRAEL OF SOUTHFIELD
27705 Lahser, Southfield, 48034, (248) 358-0154. Rabbi:
Yechiel Morris. Rabbi emeritus: Elimelech Goldberg.
President: David Glickman. Gabbai: Dr. Bert Schreiber.
Services: Monday and Thursday 6:45 a.m.; Tuesday,
Wednesday, Friday 6:55 a.m.; Sunday-Friday 15 minutes
before sundown; Saturday 7:45 a.m., 9 a.m. and 30 min-
utes before sunset; Sunday and civic holidays 8 a.m.
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
ANN ARBOR
RECONSTRUCTIONIST HAVURAH
P.O. Box 7451, Ann Arbor, 48107, (734) 913-9705. Lay-
led services with occasional guest rabbi. Services: 6:30
p.m. the last Friday of every month; Saturday 10 a.m. the
first and third Saturday of every month. Services held at
2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor.
CONGREGATION T'CHIYAH
Rabbi Emeritus: Morton Hoffman. Rabbi: Richard Baroff.
Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.
CONGREGATION BETH EL
TEMPLE SHIR SHALOM
2525 Mark Ave., Windsor, (519) 969-2422. Rabbi: Jeffrey
Ableser. Cantor: Marci Shulman. Services: 5:45 p.m. first
and last Friday of month; 8 p.m. intermediate Fridays.
TEMPLE BETH EL
7400 Telegraph, Bloomfield Township, 48301, (248) 851-
1100. Rabbis: Daniel B. Syme, David Scott Castiglione.
Cantorial soloist: Rachel Gottlieb. Services: Friday 7:30
p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sunday 9:30 . Saturday b'nai
mitzvah of Michael Ross Guzz, son of Elizabeth and Brian
Guzz; Samuel Chaim Pernick, son of Rebecca and Nat
Pernick.
TEMPLE BETH EL (FLINT)
5150 Calkins, Flint, 48532, (810) 720-9494. Rabbi: Karen
Companez. Cantorial soloist: Aleksander Chemyak.
Services: First Friday of the month call for details; all
other Fridays 8 p.m.
TEMPLE BETH EL (MIDLAND)
2505 Bay City Road, Midland, 48642. Lay service twice
monthly. Contact Stuart Bergstein, (989) 835-4822.
TEMPLE BETH EMETH
2309 Packard, Ann Arbor, 48104, (734) 665-4744. Rabbi:
Robert D. Levy. Chazzan: Ann Zibelman Rose. Services:
Friday 8 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. Family service once a
month at 7:30 p.m. replaces 8 p.m. Friday service; call
for specific dates.
BETH ISAAC SYNAGOGUE
2730 Edsel Dr., Trenton, 48183, (734) 675-0355.
Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Congregational leaders con-
duct services throughout the year.
TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL
801 W. Michigan Ave., Jackson 49202, (517) 784-3862.
Rabbi: Jonathan V. Plaut. Rabbi emeritus: Alan Ponn.
Cantorial soloist: Clara Silver. President: Dr. Cathy Glick.
Services: Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. the first
Saturday of the month.
CONGREGATION CHAYE OLAM
4875 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Twp. 48301-2805, (248)
851-7485. Spiritual leader: Cantor Stephen L. Dubov.
Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.
TEMPLE EMANU EL
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14450 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 967-4020.
Rabbi: Joseph R Klein. Cantor emeritus: Norman Rose.
Shlichei Tzibor: Steve Klaper and Judy Lewis. Services:
Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 10:30 a.m. Friday, Social
Action Shabbat. Saturday bar mitzvah of Andrew
Schwartz, son of Seymour Schwartz and Ellen Rosman.
TEMPLE ISRAEL
P.O. Box 871262 Canton, 48187-6262; (734) 480-8880.
Rabbi: Peter Gluck. Cantorial soloist: Robin Liberatore.
Services the third Friday of every month. High Holiday
services; religious school.
115 Giles Boulevard East, Windsor, Ontario, N9A 4C1,
(519) 256-3123. Rabbi: M. Kornspan. President: Lorraine
Victor. Services: Sunday to Friday morning at the I.L.
Peretz House, 1653 Ouellette Ave. Shabbat and
holidays at the shul. Saturday 9 a.m.; Maariv one half
hour before sundown.
TEMPLE BENJAMIN
TEMPLE KOL AMI
SHAAREY SHOMAYIM
311 S. Park, Traverse City 49684, (231) 946-1913.
Rabbi: Albert Lewis. Rabbi emeritus: Jonathan V. Plaut.
14111 Ludlow, Oak Park 48237, (248) 544-2687; Rabbi
Eliezer Cohen. President: Elliot Shevin. Gabbai: David
Schey. Services: Friday 6:40 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., 8
p.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m.,Friday services at 13327 Vernon,
Huntington Woods; Saturday and Sunday at 14111
Ludlow, Oak Park.
SARA TUGMAN
BATS CHABAD TORAH CENTER
5595 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 855-
6170. Rabbi: Elimelech Silberberg. Services: Friday 15
minutes before sundown; Saturday 9:30 a.m.; weekdays
6:50 a.m. and 15 minutes before sundown.
SHAAR HASHOMAYIM
15110 W. 10 Mile, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 542-4444.
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SHAAREY ZEDEK
Cantorial soloist: Hannah Dietz. Shabbat services 8 p.m.
bi-weekly.
5725 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-
5700. Rabbis: Harold S. Loss, Paul M. Yedwab, Joshua L.
Bennett, Marla Hornsten, Jennifer T. Kroll. Cantor:
Michael Smolash. Cantorial soloist: Neil Michaels.
Services: Friday 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m.
Minyan Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.
Friday early service baby naming of Noah, Joshua and
Samantha Rioux, children of Julie and Michael Rioux;
Michael Evan Aguilar, son of Amy and Miguel Aguilar.
Later service b'not mitzvah of Jamie Goode, daughter of
Carolann and Dr. Robert Goode; Emily Hartman, daughter
of Andrea and Dr. Michael Hartman. Saturday baby nam-
ing of Caitlin Ashley Weingarden, daughter of Marci and
Steven Weingarden; Britney Rose Wasserman, daughter
of Nicole and Aaron Wasserman. B'nai mitzvah of Samuel
Peters, son of Julie and Mark Peters; Brandon Steuer,
son of Brenda and David Steuer. Havdalah bar mitzvah at
5 p.m. of Joshua Loney, son of Sarah and Scott Loney.
OR CHADASH OF OAK PARK/
HUNTINGTON WOODS
5/ 5
2005
Rabbi: Leo Goldman. Gabbai: Michael Weiss. Services (at
the JCC): Friday at candlelighting; Saturday 9 a.m.;
weekdays 6:45 a.m.; Sunday 7:50 a.m.; daily Minchah-
Maariv at sunset.
David and Miriam Mondry Bldg., 15000 W. 10 Mile, Oak
Park 48237, (248) 542-0900. President: Roslyn
Schindler. Services: Saturday 10 a.m. led by Barbara
Goldman and Carol Dmitruk. Michael Whitty from Citizens
for Tolerance and Civility will speak.
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
CONGREGATION OF DETROIT
976 E. Jefferson, Detroit, (313) 566-5412.
REFORM
BET CHAVERIM
502 North Brown Street, Mt. Pleasant 48858, (989) 772-
3324 or (989) 779-0945. Congregational leaders conduct
services throughout the year. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
Shabbat services, holidays, educational events.
CONGREGATION BETH EL
5085 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 661-
0040. Rabbi: Norman T. Roman. Rabbi emeritus: Ernst J.
Conrad. Cantorial soloist: Susan Greener. Services: Friday
6 p.m. Saturday 10:30 a.m. Saturday bar mitzvah of
Matthew DeVore, son of Drs. Mark and Carol DeVore.
CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK
1924 Coolidge, East Lansing 48823, (517) 351-3570.
3999 Walnut Lake, West Bloomfield, 48323, (248) 737-
8700. Rabbis: Dannel Schwartz, Michael L. Moskowitz.
Cantorial soloist: Penny Steyer. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
Saturday 11 a.m. Friday bat mitzvah of Nicole Barron,
daughter of Helen and Howard Barron,Aufruf of Adrienne
Zuckerman and Dan Meserve.
REFORM/RENEWAL
CONGREGATION SHIR TIKVAH
3900 Northfield Parkway, Troy, 48084, (248) 649-4418.
Rabbis: Arnie Sleutelberg, Aaron Starr. Services: Friday
7:45 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. Friday Yom HaShoah service.
Darshan: CST shaliach k'hilah Jim Koenig. Saturday bat
mitzvah of Amber Sicherman, daughter of Gary and
Melanie Sicherman.
SECULAR HUMANISTIC
THE BIRMINGHAM TEMPLE
28611 W. 12 Mile, Farmington Hills, 48334, (248) 477-
1410. Rabbi: Tamara Kolton. Founding rabbi: Sherwin T.
Wine. Services: Friday 8 p.m.
JEWISH CULTURAL SOCIETY
2935 Birch Hollow Drive, Ann Arbor, 48108-2301, (734)
975-9872. Board president Karla Rice. School principal:
Ramona Brand. Shabbat services first Friday of every
month 7:30 p.m.; cultural Jewish celebrations, secular
bar/bat mitzvah programming, cultural Sunday school.
JEWISH PARENTS INSTITUTE
JCC, 6600 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 661-
1000. Director: Marilyn Wolfe. Alternative cultural Jewish
celebrations; secular bar/bat mitzvah ceremonies; adult
programming; cultural Sunday school from nursery
through teen.
SHOLEM ALEICHEM INSTITUTE
28690 Southfield, Suite 293, Lathrup Village, 48076,
(248) 423-4406. Co-presidents: Alva Dworkin, May
Moskowitz. Holiday observances; Friday night oneg
Shabbat; cultural events.
WORKMEN'S CIRCLE ARBETER RING
26341 Coolidge, Oak Park, 48237, (248) 545-0985.
Chair: Arlene Frank. Michigan district director: Ellen R.
Bates-Brackett. Year round holiday observances, Nokh
Shabbes Havdalah once a month; secular bar/bat mitz-
vah; Sunday school.
SEPHARDIC
KETER TORAH SYNAGOGUE
5480 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield, (248) 681-
3665. Rabbi: Michael Cohen. Chazzan: Ben Zion Ben
Shimon. Services: Friday 7:30 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m., 8
p.m. Monday and Thursday 7 a.m., 9:15 p.m.
TRADITIONAL
B'NAI DAVID .
P.O. Box 251574, West Bloomfield, 48325, (248) 855-
5007. Cantor: Ben-Zion Lanxner. Services: Saturday 9
a.m. Services held at Hadassah House, 5030 Orchard
Lake Road, West Bloomfield.
KENYANS
FLEISCHMAN RESIDENCE
6710 W. Maple, West Bloomfield, 48322, (248) 661-
2999. Rabbi: Avie Shapiro. Services: Services: Sunday-
Thursday Minchah 5:15 p.m.; Maariv follows daily hour
of Phlag Friday and Saturday, 6:20 p.m.; Maariv after
Phlag. Saturday and Sunday, 9:15 a.m.
YFSHIVAT AKEVA
21100 W. 12 Mile, Southfield,. 48076, (248) 386-1625.
Services: During the school year, morning services at
7:30 am.; afternoon services at 2:40 p.m. The commu-
nity is invited.