Mindy Eisenberg

New Moves to Improve Life with MS

A student of yoga for more than 21 years, Mindy Eisenberg has devoted the past 11 years to teaching adaptive yoga to help students overcome the symptoms of MS as well as other physical challenges.

Rebecca Starr

Breaking Bread Together

Truly it is amazing how such a simple food as matzah – the “bread of affliction” – holds such a rich and enduring message about the journey of the Jewish people.

Naomi Rockowitz

Federation’s Mission Control

Her title is Federation’s Director of Missions and Exchanges, but her role is so much more. Master planner, travel agent, tour guide and host, Naomi Miller Rockowitz serves Jewish Detroit as our eyes and ears, our guide on the ground and the face of Federation in Israel.

Lisa Rose

Shmulik Paints the Town with Lisa Rose

So you think you can write a children’s picture book? Wonder what it takes to tuck a story into bed between hard covers? Hold tight to your dreams and meet Lisa Rose for inspiration.

Nancy Schneider

Nurse Nancy Schneider: Hospice Hero

Here’s a story of an incredible journey, a loving family and a nurse on a mission far beyond the call of the most vigilant of hospice caregivers.

Melissa Farrell

Finding Mindfulness

Mindfulness. Think it’s a trendy term? Think again. Being “mindful” – in an active state of open attention to the present – can actually change the chemistry of your brain.

Jewish Community Poll

Super Survey: Let’s Take a Poll

With the goal to take the pulse of the Jewish community and plan for its health and welfare needs, The Jewish Fund has partnered with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit to launch a comprehensive study to be conducted now through March 9.

Amanda Fisher

Next Gen Trustee with Big Shoes to Fill

Philanthropist at 29, Amanda Fisher a social entrepreneur, a PR pro and rising star in real estate sales with Renee Acho at Hall and Hunter; running in high heels to blaze her own trail in the Fisher family; in service to the community as a Vice-Chair of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation.

Hot Spots in the D

Hot Spots in the D

Welcome to the first in a series of virtual tours in town to extend your reach in Jewish Detroit and beyond. Follow us each month as we explore another block – or two, or three – in the many directions where we’re moving, working, playing and enjoying life in Metro Detroit.