Adding the Jewish Component to Hospice Care
Grief & Loss Support Groups
Synagogues/Temples
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
- Grief and Loss Support Groups
- Name of the Group: Bereavement Support for Individuals Who Have Experienced the Death of a Spouse or Partner.
- Day and Time: Tuesdays, March 16 - April 27, 2010, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
- Location: Congregation Shaarey Zedak 27375 Bell Road, Southfield
- Miscellaneous: No Charge, Donations Appreciated
- Contact: National Council of Jewish Women / Greater Detroit Section (NCJW/GDS) / SPACE for Changing Families 248.355.9936.
Temple Israel
- Name of the Group: Grief and Loss Support Groups
- Day and Time: Second and fourth Monday of every month from 6:30 - 8:00 PM.
- Location: Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield
- Facilitator: Helene Kroll LLMSW, CAAC
- Contact: Kari K. Provizer LMSW, ACSW 248.661.5700.
- Name of the Group: Daily Minyan Service
- Day and Time: Monday through Thursday at 7:30 AM; Sundays and Holidays at 9:00 AM
- Location: Temple Israel 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield
- Misc.: Coffee, Bagels and Juice after services
- Contact: Kari K. Provizer LMSW, ACSW 248.661.5700.
Temple Beth El
- Name of the Group: Weekly Minyan Service
- Day and Time: Sundays 9:30AM -10:00AM
- Location: Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Facilitator: Staff
- Contact: Temple Beth El 248.851.1100 ext 3143.
- Grief and Loss Support Groups
- Day and Time: Call for Information
- Location: Temple Beth El 7400 Telegraph Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Contact: Temple Beth El 248.851.1100 ext 3143.
Temple Emanu_El
- Grief and Loss Support Groups
- Name of the Group: Nechamah - Bereavement Support Group
- Day and Time: Call for information
- Location: Temple Emanu El 14450 west 10 Mile Road, Oak Park MI
- Miscellaneous: Open to the community. No charge but reservations are required.
- Contact: Jennifer Wolin Patterson 248.967.4020
Adat Shalom
- Day and Time: Call for information
- Contact: Charlotte Fiszbein at 248.851.5100
- Facilitator: Ruby Kushner 248.855.6680
- Location: Adat Shalom Synagogue 29901 Middlebelt Farmington, MI
Hospices
Angela Hospice
- Name of the Group: General Bereavement - 2 groups
- Day and Time: Second and fourth Tuesday, one group at 1:00 pm and the second group at 6:30 pm.
- Contact: 734.467.7423
- Name of the Group: Loss of Spouse - 2 groups
- Days and Times: First and third Tuesday of the month, one group at 1:00 pm and a second group at 6:00 pm
- Contact: 734.467.7423
- Name of the Group: Parents grieving over lost children through illness
- Days and Times: First Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm
- Contact: 734.467.7423
- Name of the Group: Children (children are divided into ages 5-7 & 8-12)
- Days and Time: Call for information
- Contact: 734.467.7423
- Name of the Group: Woman's Grief and Loss group
- Days and Times: Saturdays, 1:00-3:00 pm
- Contact: 734.464-7810
All groups are free of cost and open to the public. 14100 Newburgh Rd. Livonia, 48154
Arbor Hospice
BraveHeart Grief Services - 800.997.9266
- Name of the Group: New Pathways (all loss)
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Contact: Maryjane Bottonari 800.997.9266
- Name of the Group: Adult Loss of a Parent
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Contact: Maryjane Bottonari 800.997.9266
- Name of the Group: Loss of Spouse/Life partner
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Contact: Maryjane Bottonari 800.997.9266
- Name of the Group: Survivors of Suicide
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Contact: Maryjane Bottonari 800.997.9266
- Name of the Group: Pathfinders (children and parent/caregiver meet in age related groups)
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Contact: Dan Morris 800.997.9266
Beaumont Hospice
www.beaumonthospitals.com/services-programs/support-groups?tid=338
- Name of the Group: Bereavement
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Contact: 248.743.9400
Compassionate Care Hospice
- Name of the Group: Understanding Your Grief
- Day and Times: Thursdays, April 15 - May 27, 2010 7:00 - 8:30 pm
- Location: Compassionate Care Hospice 5820 N. Lilley Rd., Ste. 1, Canton
- Contact: Ann Christensen, BSW 888.983.9050
- Miscellaneous: Open to community. No charge. Call to register.
Hospice of Michigan
- Name of the Group: Living On - Ongoing Support Group
- Day and Time: First and Third Tuesdays of the month 6:00 to 7:30 pm
- Location: Hospice of Michigan Oakland Resource Center 43097 Woodward Ave. Suite #102 (North of Square Lake)
- Contact: Claudia Been 248.334.1323
Hospices of Henry Ford
www.henryford.com/body.cfm?id=38012
- Day and Time: Second Tuesday of every month at 4:00 pm
- Location: Fairlane Center, Dearborn, MI
- Contact: 800-436-7936
- Day and Time: Third Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm
- Location: Fairlane Center, Dearborn, MI
- Contact: 800-436-7936
Odyssey Hospice
- Name of the Group:Grief and Loss
- Day and Time:Call for information
- Location:Call for information
- Restrictions: Must register
- Cost: No charge
- Contact: Sara S. Griffin 248.356.6292
Karmanos
www.karmanos.org/app.asp?id=1067- Days and Times: Thursdays from 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Phone:248.827.1592
- Location: Southfield Presbyterian Church located at 21575 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075
- Restrictions: Open to public, non denominational
- Cost: No charge
- Facilitator: Leesa Fowler
St. John Health System Home Services Hospice
Nothing scheduled at this time.
Private Agencies
National Council of Jewish Women / Greater Detroit Section (NCJW/GDS) / SPACE for Changing Families
- Name of the Group:Bereavement Support for Young Widows and Widowers (age 55 and under)
- Day and Time: Wednesdays, May 26 - June 16, 2010, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.
- Location: Bingham Office Park 30300 Telegraph, Suite #125, Bingham Farms MI
- Miscellaneous: No Charge, Donations Appreciated, Registration Required
- Facilitator: Ms. Judith R. Burdick, MA, LLP
- Contact: National Council of Jewish Women / Greater Detroit Section (NCJW/GDS) / SPACE for Changing Families 248.355.9936.
- Name of the Group: Bereavement Support for Adults who have Lost a Parent
- Day and Time: Wednesdays, February 17 - March 24 2010, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: Bingham Office Park 30300 Telegraph, Suite #125, Bingham Farms MI
- Miscellaneous: No Charge, Donations Appreciated, Registration Required
- Facilitator: Ms. Cindy Goldman, MEd, LPC
- Contact: National Council of Jewish Women / Greater Detroit Section (NCJW/GDS) / SPACE for Changing Families 248.355.9936.
- Grief and Loss Support Groups
- Name of the Group: Bereavement Support for Individuals Who Have Experienced the Death of a Spouse or Partner.
- Day and Time:Tuesdays, March 16 - April 27, 2010, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM.
- Location: Congregation Sharrey Zedak 27375 Bell Road Southfield, Mi 48034
- Miscellaneous: No Charge, Donations Appreciated
- Facilitator:
- Contact: National Council of Jewish Women / Greater Detroit Section (NCJW/GDS) / SPACE for Changing Families 248.355.9936.
Common Ground Sanctuary
- Name of the Group: Survivors of Suicide Support Group
- Day and Time: Call dates and times
- Location: Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak
- Contact: 248.456.0909 or 800.231.1127 - crisis line available
Donelson, Johns and Evans Funeral Home
www.donelsonjohnsandevans.com/helpfulinfo.html
- Name of the Group: Living With Loss
- Day and Time: The second and fourth Tuesdays, in the evening from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
- Location: Central United Methodist Church 3882 Highland Road (M-59) (between Cass Lake & Pontiac Lake) Waterford, MI 48328
- Facilitator: Dr. James Bolin 248.673.1213
- Name of the Group: Suicide Survivors
- Day and Time: The first and third Tuesdays, in the evening from 7:00 - 9:00 pm
- Location: Central United Methodist Church 3882 Highland Road (M-59) (between Cass Lake & Pontiac Lake) Waterford, MI 48328
- Facilitator: Dr. James Bolin 248.673.1213
David C. Brown Funeral Home of Belleville
- Name of the Group: Groups for widows, widowers, bereaved parents & adult children.
- Day and Time: Call for information.
- Location: Brown Family Center 678 E. Huron River Dr., Belleville, MI 48111
- Additional Information: Mary Martinez also provides one-on-one grief support and is available at no charge.
- Contact: Mary Martinez, Grief Management Coordinator 734.697.5090
Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc.
- Name of the Group: Various Bereavement
- Day and Time: Call for information.
- Location: Call for information
- Contact: 574.935.4511 or 800.774.2784
Sullivan Funeral Home
- Day and time: Second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 2:00 - 3:30 pm
- Location: 705 W. 11 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48067
- Contact: 248.541.7000
Pixley Funeral Home
- Name of the Group: "You are not alone" for families and caregivers
- Day and Time: First Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm
- Location: 322 W University Drive, Rochester, MI 48307
- Contact: 248.651.9641
Gildas Club - Metro Detroit
- Days and Times:
- First and third Monday at 6:00 pm for spouses
- Second and fourth Tuesday 6:00 pm for family
- Fourth Saturday at 12:30 general
- Location: 3517 Rochester Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073
- Contact: 248.577.0800
- Misc: Must be a member of the Gildas Club to attend sessions. There is no charge to be a member. New member meetings are on Wednesday and Saturdays at 1:30 pm
Royal Oak Senior Community Center
- Name of the Group: Navigating Life Losses - dedicated to working with adults who want to overcome losses in their lives
- Days and Times: Call for dates and times
- Location: 3500 Marais, Royal Oak, MI 48073
- Contact: Sylvia Hartsoe 248.246.3900
Waterford Senior Center
- Name of the Group: Senior Grief Support Group
- Days and Times: Call for information
- Location: 6455 Harper, Waterford, MI 48329
- Contact: 248.623.6500
Healthcare Agencies
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
www.sjmh.comPre-registration is required for all groups. Please call 734.327.3409.
Henry Ford Health System
www.henryfordhealth.org- Name of the Groups: Bereavement
- Day and Time: Second and third Tuesday of every month
- Location: Detroit, MI
- Contact: 313.874.6000
- Day and Time: Second and fourth Wednesday of every month
- Location: Grosse Point Farms, MI
- Contact: 313.343.6051
- Day and Time: Third Tuesday of every month
- Location: Warren, MI
- Contact: 810.759.0874
- Day and Time: First and third Monday of every month
- Location: Wyandotte, MI
- Contact: 734.246.6963
- Day and Time: First Wednesday and third Friday of every month
- Location: Plymouth, MI
- Contact: 734.354.3372
- Day and Time: Second and forth Tuesday and Wednesday of every month
- Location: Clinton Township, MI
- Contact: 810.263.2840
- Name of the Group: Grief support for children and teens (SandCastles)
- Days and Times:
- Clinton Township - Twice a month on Mondays
- Downriver - Twice a month on Tuesdays
- Rochester - Twice a month on Wednesdays
- St. Clair Shores - Twice a month on Thursdays
- Southfield - Twice a month on Tuesdays
- Detroit - Twice a month on Mondays
- Livonia - Twice a month on Thursdays
- Contact: 313.874.6881
Childrens Hospital of Michigan
- Name of the Group: Sunrise Sunset Healing Through Grief
- Days and Times: Call for dates and times
- Contact: 313.745.5391
- Location: 3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201
Bi-County Community Hospital
- Day and Time: Third Thursday of the month
- Location: Contact hospital for locations
- Contact: 586.759.0874
Bon Secours Cottage Health Services
- Days and Times:
- First Thursday of the month at 1:30 - 3:30 pm
- Fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm
- Groups are for 5 months, only offered a couple of times through the year. Call for dates and times
- Contact: Spiritual Care Department 313.640.2153
- Location: 159 Kercheval Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236