AUGUST 18 • 2022 | 25

J

ewish Family Service’s We Need to
Talk program, a community-wide
youth mental health initiative, and
the Jamie Daniels Foundation will present
a candid look at drug addiction in the
Jewish community, Wednesday, Aug. 31, at
7 p.m. at the Berman Center
for the Performing Arts inside
the Jewish Community Center
in West Bloomfield.
Like society at large, Jewish
families are grappling with
how to understand, face and
live with addiction. Community advocates
will share stories and insights that explore
the devastating impact of addiction and

the path to recovery.
According to event organizer and panel
moderator Sam Dubin, “This panel has the
potential to open the eyes of our commu-
nity members — particularly parents who
are concerned about their teenagers and
young adults. We need to have
these difficult conversations
because the lives of our loved
ones depend on it.”
Everyone age 13+ is wel-
come to attend. An addic-
tion-help resource fair and
kosher refreshments will follow the panel.
The panel discussion will also be on Zoom
for those unable to attend in person.

Panelists include Lisa
Kaplan, LMSW, program
coordinator of Maplegrove
Community Education,
Henry Ford Health; Lisa
Daniels-Goldman, parent and
co-founder and trustee of the
Jamie Daniels Foundation; Sue
Berlin, parent and local com-
munity advocate; and Brian
Abel, a recovering addict.
Dubin, assistant director of
JCRC/AJC, is serving as mod-
erator.
Other community partners
include the Daniel B. Sobel
Friendship House and the
Jewish Addiction Resource
Alliance
Learn more about addic-
tion in our community, find
recovery resources and have
your most pressing questions answered.
Register at jewishdetroit.org/addiction.

Submitted by the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit.

All are welcome at a free panel discussion and
resource fair on Aug. 31.

Learn About Addiction in
the Jewish Community

Lisa Kaplan
Sam Dubin

Lisa
Daniels-
Goldman

Sue Berlin

Brian Abel