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6760 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield

Eugene & Marcia Applebaum Jewish Community Campus

(Enter from Ring Road, across from Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield)

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where a spate of suicides took place
a few years ago, now has a regular
morning program where school clubs
take turns greeting
students as they
enter the building.
“Even one person
can make a world
of difference,” said
Adam Ben Moche
of West Bloomfield
High School. “You
Adam Ben Moche
don’t realize how
much impact you
can have.”
Emma Jacobson
of Frankel Jewish
Academy said she
is more aware of
kids that may feel
like outcasts. “We
serve an important
Emma Jacobson
role because people
know they can open
up to us without
judgment,” she said.

In addition to the $10,000 grant,
the Michigan Association for
Suicide Prevention donated $2,500
for T-shirts to be given out to high
schoolers at various UMatter events.
The shirts will be imprinted with
the number of the 24-hour National
Suicide Prevention Hotline, 1-800-
273-8255.
“This generous grant will help
us expand our horizon of impact
on people we can touch and help,”
Blumstein said. •

A UMatter parent-teen discussion
called “One Thing I Wish You Knew”
will take place from 7-8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21, at Friendship
Circle, 6892 W. Maple Road in West
Bloomfield. For information, call (248)
788-7888 or visit
friendshipcircle.org/umatter.

People of all faiths
and beliefs are welcome.

a residence of

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Dorothy & Peter Brown
Jewish Community
Adult Day Program

Care.
Compassion.
Tradition.

Support for families
touched by dementia

Over the last 28 years, Yad Ezra has
been able to distribute close to 20
million pounds of food to families in
need within the community.
The organization wants to reach
that goal of 20 million pounds by
Passover at the end of March. To
help, individuals and local organi-
zations can join the Kosher Cup
Challenge.
Bring kosher food items, toiletries,
cleaning products or batteries to Yad
Ezra, 2850 W. 11 Mile Road, between
Greenfield and Coolidgein Berkley,
between now and March 11. Drop
off your groceries labeled with your
organization’s name. The organization
that brings in the most pounds of food
at the end of the 30-day challenge, will
win Yad Ezra’s first Kosher Cup, with
the organization’s name inscribed on
the trophy to be displayed with pride.
To accept the challenge and register

your organization, contact Nechama
Lurie, marketing and advocacy, at
nechama@yadezra.org.
Currently, 3,000 individuals in the
Jewish Metro Detroit rely on Yad
Ezra for regular food assistance. For
details, call (248) 548-3663 or visit
yadezra.org. •

Road Less Traveled Program For Teens

Engaging programming t Caregiver respite & support
Nutritious kosher meals t Weekly Shabbat programming

For more information or to schedule a tour, please call
West Bloomfield: 248-592-5032 t Southfield: 248-233-4392

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The Metro Detroit Jewish community
is lucky to have a plethora of oppor-
tunities available for teens looking
for social, religious and community
service-based programs. Last year,
however, Jewish youth professionals
discovered something was missing.
Where would a teen interested in
musical theater go to follow her pas-
sion alongside Jewish peers? How
would a camper who loves the out-
doors stay active during the winter
months with friends?
The Road Less Traveled Program
(RLT) was created by BBYO Michigan

Region in partnership with the JCC
of Metropolitan Detroit and JFamily
to offer Jewish teens interest-based
programming around their favorite
hobbies. Through RLT, teens in grades
9-12 can explore their passion with
like-minded teens.
This year, RLT will be launching two
different cohorts: Outdoor Adventures
and Music & the Arts. The goal is to
create more cohorts in the future
around hobbies including sports and
social justice.
For details, contact Jennifer Frank at
(248) 432-5687 or jfrank@bbyo.org. •