Rolling Up Our Sleeves

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

Doing what it does best — raising awareness, raising funds, responding to urgent needs in the community and mobilizing volunteers — the Detroit Jewish Federation has called for help in the wake of The Great Flood of 2014.

Imagine

Inspiring Young Inventors

Hillel Day School students get their introduction to creative problem solving in the school’s new maker space.

Maccabi Games

Playing Host to Maccabi Games

Host an out-of-town visitor to JCC Maccabi and your certain to make a few new friends.

The Robot Garage

What happens when you take a passion for playing with building blocks and turn it into a full-time family business?

Eviatar Israel Campers

Welcoming Eviatar and Liraz to Jewish Detroit

It must be besherit (meant to be). The close circles of friends that have brought Eviatar Baksis and Liraz Cohen back to Michigan are far too numerous to be coincidence.

Yad Ezra

Yad Ezra

Yad Ezra. The words are Hebrew and mean, “helping hand.” You might add, “loving kindness.”

Nurse Family Partnership

A Nurse-Family Partnership for New Moms

To improve pregnancy outcomes and positively influence parenting, the State of Michigan has adopted the Nurse-Family Partnership program.

Shinola

Polishing Networking Skills

It’s a seductive mix, alright. Where urban chic meets Detroit chutzpah.

Tal Siegmann

Israeli Detroiter

Meet Tal Siegmann, 46. Born in Ohio, raised in Haifa. Former IDF officer. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Director of JCC Center Day Camps. Woodworker. Community builder. With Lisa, super parent of three.

Diving into Hebrew

Diving into Hebrew

Eli Ostroff is only five years old, but he is about to begin an adventure.