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BRIGHT BEGINNINGS: YOUNG MOTHERS’ PROGRAM
Congregation Shaarey Zedek ($)
Six-session, new mothers’ support group. A great opportunity to
connect with other new moms.
Contact Leah Gawel – 248-357-5544 | lgawel@shaareyzedek.org
BABY AND ME
Adat Shalom Synagogue ($)
12 session baby and me class taught by Lindsay Mall of the Bubble Club.
Sunday mornings.
Join Up!
Like family, we at CSZ cheer each
other on;
we have fun together; we help each
other
in times of need; we make connectio
ns that
transform lives; we support the less
fortunate
and we welcome the new. Our outstand
ing
spiritual leaders go above and beyond,
time
and again. Our world-class speakers
offer
content that informs and raises the
bar. Our
High Holiday services are rooted in
meaning
and in hope.
This is a place I’m proud to call home
- we
work together to advance our commun
ity
in Detroit, across America, and around
the
world. In fact, empowering current
and
future leaders to repair our world-at
-large is
paramount to our day-to-day mission,
which
inspires me, because that’s what makes
our
community so special.
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p: 248.357.5544
www.shaareyzedek.org
High Holidays generate an uptick
in synagogue membership.
Contact Debi Banooni – 248-626-2153 | dbanooni@adatshalom.org
BIMAH BABIES
Congregation Shir Tikvah (Free)
Lively and loud family services including songs, dancing and story time
with Reb Aura on Sunday mornings.
Contact Sarah Chisholm – 248-649-4418 Ext. 3 | Sarah@shirtikvah.org
FITNESS4MOMS
Congregation Shaarey Zedek ($)
6-week, post-partum baby and me fitness program.
Contact Leah Gawel – 248-357-5544 | lgawel@shaareyzedek.org
KID-ISH CLUB COOKS THROUGH THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS
Temple Beth El (Free)
Two workshop style cooking classes for young families.
Contact Susie Weiner – 248-865-0611 | sweiner@tbeonline.org
PLAN: PLAY, LEARN AND NETWORK
Adat Shalom Synagogue (Free/$)
PLAN is a new “Playgroup Plus” including infant and baby classes with
specialists from the community, play dates and opportunities to network.
Contact Debi Banooni – 248-626-2153 | dbanooni@adatshalom.org
PLAY AND STAY
Shir Shalom, The Learning Center ($)
6 week, Thursday or Sunday morning class which includes art, music,
braiding challah and harvesting the garden.
Shari S. Cohen/Contributing Writer
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or the Jewish community,
autumn means much more
than the start of school and the
opening of cider mills. The seasonal
change also signals the approaching
High Holidays. Many local synagogues
view September as a prime time for
membership recruitment and report
an increase in inquiries and affilia-
tions.
“This is the annual membership
moment and a mental call to action.
People don’t get serious until Labor
Day,” says David Tisdale, executive
director of Temple Israel in West
Bloomfield. About 50 percent of the
temple’s new members join before the
high holidays, he says.
Melanie Gorman, membership
Contact Marsha Mitnick – 248-406-4255 | marsha@shirshalom.org
SENSAISHONS
Aish Detroit (Free)
Families with babies and older siblings will learn Jewish ideas while
developing gross and fine motor skills.
Contact David Rosenthal – 248-606-1075 | drosenthal@aish.com
David Tisdale
Andre Douville
Melanie
Gorman
David
Goodman
Shira Shapiro
Judy Marx
TIKVAH TOTS ON TUESDAYS
Congregation Shir Tikvah (Free)
Once a month play group. Enjoy singing, dancing, playing instruments
and meeting other families.
Contact Sarah Chisholm – 248-649-4418 Ext. 3 | Sarah@shirtikvah.org
TOT SHABBAT IN THE D
Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (Free)
Two very special Tot Shabbats. Enjoy songs, food and fun in the D.
Contact Vicki Sitron – 313-962-4047 | vsitron@downtownsynagogue.org
Visit jewishdetroitcalendar.org to see all the events happening in our community.
For more information about
jbabydetroit! events, visit
jewishdetroit.org/events
or contact Mikki Frank at
frank@jfmd.org or 248-645-7845.
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engagement director at Temple Kol
Ami in West Bloomfield, says the
synagogue experiences its greatest
interest in membership during the
early fall. “They want to be sure that
they have a place to go for the High
Holidays,” she says.
Whether prospective members are
motivated by an interest in ritual, an
upcoming life-cycle event or seek the
social experience of a congregation,
says David Goodman, executive direc-
tor of Congregation Beth Ahm in West
Bloomfield, this is the time “when
people look around if they are unaf-
filiated or want to make a change.”
Shira Shapiro, executive director
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek in
Southfield, says, “We definitely see
more new members now because
they want tickets for the High
Holidays.”
Frederick Frank, executive
director of Temple Emanu-El in
Oak Park, and Andre Douville,
executive director of Temple Shir
Shalom in West Bloomfield, con-
cur that interest in membership
Frederick Frank has this seasonal component.
However, as noted by Young
Israel of Oak Park and other
congregations, families join all
year long, sometimes when they
relocate to the Detroit area or
if they move near a particular
synagogue.
Some congregations offer spe-
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cial membership promotions at
Silberberg
this time of year. Congregation
Beth Ahm offers a $36 annual
membership to those 36 and
younger and Congregation Adat
Shalom in Farmington Hills
offers free membership for
singles and couples under 30 and
reduced fees for those 31 to 35
throughout the year.
Judy Marx, Adat Shalom’s
Steve Fine