Jewish Detroit

The metropolitan Detroit area has much to offer. On this page and on the Kosher Resources page, you will find an index of many of our community institutions.

For a chart of every weekday and Shabbat minyan in the metropolitan Detroit area, updated twice yearly (when the clock changes), see the Minyanim page.

Day Schools

Yeshivat Akiva Hebrew Day School

21100 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 386-1627, www.akiva.org

Yeshiva Beth Yehudah

15751 West Lincoln Road, Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 557-6750, www.detroityeshiva.org

Yeshivas Darchei Torah School for Boys

21550 West 12 Mile Road, Southfield, Michigan 48076
(248) 948-1080

Frankel Jewish Academy

6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322
(248) 592-5263, www.frankelja.org

Eruvim

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For the Southfield Eruv, see the Eruv page.

Oak Park Eruv

The main eruv in the metro Detroit area is run by Project Eruv and covers parts of Oak Park, Southfield, and Huntington Woods. The Eruv Hotline is (248) 968-ERUV.  For questions, call (248) 569-7793.

Emergency Shabbat Taxi

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Call (248) 543-1300 or (248) 543-0050 and say you are associated with Project Eruv. After Shabbat, please send a check for your fare immediately to Project Eruv, 15716 Jeanette, Southfield, MI 48075.

Mikvaot

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For the Southfield Mikvah, see the Mikva page.

Oak Park Mikva: Mikvah Israel

15116 W 10 Mile Rd, Oak Park
(248) 967-5402

Please call 24 hours before using the Mikvah, preferably during Mikvah hours. After Mikvah hours, leave a message (name, date of appt) and your call will be returned.
Hours: Winter, candlelighting until 9:00 pm; Summer, candlelighting until 11:00 pm.

Jewish Bookstores

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Borenstein’s

25242 Greenfield Rd (north of 10 Mile Rd in the Royal Plaza), Oak Park
(248) 967-3920

Esther’s

6245 Orchard Lake Rd (north of Maple in the Sugar Tree Plaza), West Bloomfield
(248) 932-3377

Spitzer’s

21790 W 11 Mile (at Lahser Rd in the Harvard Row Mall), Southfield
(248) 356-6080

Jewish Community Newspapers

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Detroit Jewish News

Available Thursdays at Jewish bookstores, drug stores, and area vending machines

Community Links

Available monthly at shops catering to the Jewish community

Jewish Community Centers

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Oak Park JCC

15110 W. Ten Mile Rd. Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 967-4030

West Bloomfield JCC

6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Township, MI 48322
(248) 661-1000

Nearby Hospitals

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Beaumont Hospital

3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak

Providence Hospital

16001 W 9 Mile Rd, Southfield

Both hospitals should be familiar with the needs of the Orthodox community.

Vaad Harabonim – Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit

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 Also see the Kosher Resources page