Who We Are

JFMD Affinities Department

We create meaningful touch points for like-minded groups through creative programming for under-engaged community members. This engagement leads to an increased and deeper connection to the community and commitment to Jewish philanthropy.

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Farber Hebrew Day School

We provide a Judaic Studies and college preparatory program in a Modern Orthodox, Zionist environment that nurtures personal and intellectual growth, social and moral responsibility and a strong sense of self for each student.

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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

We are the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, working in more than 70 countries and Israel to rescue Jews at risk, to bring relief to Jews in dire need and to renew Jewish community life in areas where it has not been allowed to flourish.

Birthright Israel-Taglit

We seek to increase the annual number of Jews visiting Israel by providing the gift of first-time educational trips to the Holy Land for thousands of mostly unaffiliated Jewish young adults.

BBYO

We shape our community’s next generation of leaders by positively impacting the lives of Jewish teens in Metro Detroit, providing them with meaningful Judaic, social justice and leadership development programming.

Jewish Education

We ensure that the local community receives the highest quality Jewish education and identity building services by creating, planning and convening programs and engaging the community and its leadership. The community also offers scholarships to ensure that children who need assistance have access to Jewish education through congregational and/or afternoon Jewish school programs.

Frankel Jewish Academy

We immerse our students in high-caliber academics and Jewish thought and help them develop a passion for arts and athletics. Our graduates move into the world as literate Jews, educated young adults and committed Zionists.

Hebrew Free Loan

We provide Jewish community members with interest-free business, educational and personal loans that help them establish businesses, afford college, cover medical and dental expenses, adopt children, celebrate weddings and handle emergency situations.

Hillel Campus Alliance of Michigan

We provide meaningful Jewish experiences and connection for students on ten college campuses throughout the state of Michigan under the auspices of MSU Hillel.

Hillel Day School

We inspire a passion for learning, responsibility and community — and devotion to Jewish living — in a warm and engaging environment for all Jewish families wishing to provide their children with an outstanding Jewish and general education.

Hillel of Metro Detroit

We provide students on college campuses in and around Detroit with inspired Jewish programming that creates memorable experiences and helps them build their individual Jewish identities.

University of Michigan Hillel

We provide important Judaic programming and help create the next generation of American Jewish leaders through Jewish programming and facilitation of student groups representing a diverse spectrum of approaches to Jewish life.

Israel & Overseas Programs

We build our local community connection to Israel, fund and help implement overseas designated projects and participate in the collective support for world Jewry.

Jewish Agency for Israel

We ensure the future of a connected, committed global Jewish people with a strong Israel at its center by rescuing and resettling new immigrants, connecting the global Jewish family to Israel, social activism and strengthening Jewish identity among young Israelis.

Jewish Community Center

We build and strengthen Metro Detroit’s entire community by providing programs that enhance Jewish continuity and identity in such areas as health, recreation, education, cultural arts and camping.

Jewish Community Relations Council / AJC

We tell Israel’s and the Jewish community’s stories through the news media, educating and mobilizing our community’s activists and building important relationships with our non-Jewish neighbors.

Jewish Family Service

We provide services for those most in need, helping uninsured adults receive healthcare, families avoid foreclosure, older adults age with dignity and households meet needs as basic as food and shelter.

Jewish Senior Life

We are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for the older Jewish adults in our community through programs and services that support aging with dignity, choice and independence.

JVS Human Services

We help those with and without disabilities meet life challenges affecting their self-sufficiency through counseling, training and support services in accordance with the Jewish values of equal opportunity, compassion and responsibility.

Michigan State University Hillel

We continue to build dynamic Jewish life on the MSU campus and develop the next generation of Jewish leaders with Judaism-inspired programs, initiatives and activities that create memorable experiences.

JFMD NEXTGen Detroit Department

We are Federation’s platform to attract, engage and retain the next generation of Jewish Detroiters and are continuing to develop a new model to transform our community to make it a meaningful home for young Jews of every age and affiliation.

Tamarack Camps

We build a vibrant community by providing enriching Jewish camping experiences for children and families, respectful of financial ability.

World ORT

We are dedicated to the advancement of Jewish and other people all over the world and provide training and education so that communities learn to be self-sufficient through the use of state-of-the-art technology.

JFMD Women’s Philanthropy Department

Connect women through volunteerism, engagement and philanthropy, and empowers them to meet the needs of the Jewish community and build a vibrant Jewish future in Detroit, in Israel and around the world. Women’s Philanthropy’s dynamic programming creates leaders, addresses needs and ensures a stronger tomorrow.

Yeshiva Beth Yehudah

We create future community and Jewish leaders by teaching our students love of Torah, love of Eretz Yisrael and a deep appreciation for the values of a Torah way of life.

Yeshivas Darchei Torah

We provide an exceptional Jewish and secular education for students while also teaching our children how to care for the public through a variety of programs and initiatives that focus on giving back to their community.

Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit

We educate the next generation of Jewish leaders in our community through a strong curriculum steeped in Jewish learning and tradition.

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