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ever you need to help fuel your 
Jewish connection.
” 
The J is focused on helping 
people build personal connec-
tions, he emphasizes, which 
means everything from grand-
parents meeting others through 
The J’s grandparent initiative to 
individuals meeting at an event 
and deciding to start a running 
club or picking up a game of 
pickleball. 
“We’re building something 
remarkably relevant now that 
will be a resource for my kids,
” 
he says. “I’m excited we can 
continue to build on an historic 
organization and continue to 
evolve it in a manner that is not 
just relevant to people but that 

is also coming to them.
”
Samantha Foon, vice pres-
ident of family programming 
for The J, says she’s energized 
to be part of The J’s rebrand. 
“It’s a really big deal for our 
community,
” 
says Foon, who 
grew up in West 
Bloomfield and 
now lives in 
Bloomfield Hills 
with her hus-
band, Michael, 
and 6-year-old twins Riley 
and Easton. “I’m really excited 
about The J’s outlook on how 
Jewish community is chang-
ing.
”
She says The J’s new tagline, 
“Find your Jewish Center,
” is 
meaningful because it’s a nod 
to the ways The J is flexibly 
allowing individuals to 
discover relevant commu-
nities and explore Jewish 
identity. 
“There’s so much 
diversity here,
” she says. 
“The J is trying to meet 
the needs of all those dif-
ferent groups.
” 

Samantha 
Foon

TOP TO BOTTOM: Young family attending The J for family fun. 
Counselor with a participant in Kids All Together, an inclusion 
program for summer campers with special needs.

COURTESY OF THE J

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osh 

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