T'chiyah

Progressive, participatory & whole-heartedly inclusive Jewish community. Reconstructing Judaism 🌱

We are a progressive, participatory, and wholeheartedly inclusive Jewish community in Metro Detroit. Our Judaism is expansive and constantly evolving - a living tradition that both shapes us and is shaped by us. Through shared ritual, study, and spiritual practice, we pursue personal growth, collective resilience, and a more just world. We are affiliated with Reconstructing Judaism (the Reconstructionist movement) and the Synagogues Rising network.

05/29/2026

We missed the window to apply to table at Ferndale Pride this Saturday, but we bet you'll find some T'chiyahniks floating around to say "good Shabbos" to! 🏳️‍🌈

All are welcome to walk down the block come on out to Havdalah at 7 PM ✨

(Graphic from MiGen showing a robust but non-comprehensive list of the many events happening across the state! )

05/27/2026

We're excited to welcome Dr. Bryan Roby from the University of Michigan ✨this Sunday evening✨ for a lecture, dinner and discussion, hosted by our Tzedek/Justice Committee.

We’ll hear from Dr Roby, then we’ll gather up a delectable meal of vegan tacos from Rocky at Nepantla Cafe- Mexicantown, Detroit, and settle in for conversation. We hope to see you there!

05/21/2026

HAPPENING NOW: In addition to the in-person Tikkun Leil Shavuot happening in Woodbridge tonight with Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (link in comments!), we encourage you to check out this online opportunity for Shavuot learning from Rabbis For Ceasefire et al! ⛰️👰🍰 Chag sameach!

05/12/2026

Come learn and practice the art of making Havdalah! ✨

Our facilitators will guide you in creating your own ritual objects for Havdalah, the ritual that marks the separation between Shabbat and the rest of the week.

Drewe and Raya will help you braid your own Havdalah candle, create a custom spice blend, decorate a box for storing ritual items, and teach you how to lead your own at-home Havdalah service.

Learn more and RSVP for the workshop, which will take place before our Havdalah song circle at 7 PM. Please RSVP by 5/20 so we can get the supplies!

05/07/2026

Got plans for Friday night? 💐 Come on out and find some rest, rejuvenation, and joy with us...

Friday, May 8 Shabbat
☙ 5:45 - 6:15 pm – Tot Shabbat
☙ 6:00 - 7:00 pm – Vegetarian potluck
☙ 7:00 - 8:30 pm – Kabbalat Shabbat service

If you're a first-time attendee, please send us a message so we know to expect you!

04/30/2026

Gevald!!! What a joy it was to host Jake Shulman-Ment, Raffi Boden and Ira Khonen Temple on Tuesday evening. Special thanks to our cosponsors Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring (Michigan), Detroit Jews for Justice and Jewish Voice for Peace-Detroit for helping us to make this possible. ❤️❤️❤️

04/29/2026

Please join Detroit Jews for Justice (DJJ) and the Southfield Neighbors Action Committee (SNAC) for an upcoming Jewish-led Day of Action against ICE’s cruel immigration enforcement system. There will be dozens of actions across the country, coordinated in partnership with T'ruah and Bend the Arc.

In Metro Detroit, right in our backyard, REDICO is leasing an office to OPLA - the lawyers for ICE. Southfield residents DO NOT want ICE in their community. ICE is killing civilians, separating families, kidnapping students, and racially profiling our neighbors. As Jews, we know in our bones and through our moral teachings that this cruelty must stop.

Join us to send a clear message to REDICO: Jewish leaders and the Metro Detroit Jewish community demand that you cancel the lease with ICE! REDICO must be a good neighbor and refuse to do business with ICE.

Please note: this is a Jewish led action but ALL are welcome!

04/23/2026

We hope you'll join us tomorrow night (Friday, April 24) at 7 PM for Kabbalat Shabbat! ❤️❤️❤️

In-person and livestreamed
www.tchiyah.org/zoom – message us if you need the password!

If you're a newcomer, please send us a message before you attend so we know to expect you. ✌️

04/20/2026

Join us next Tuesday night, April 28, right here in Ferndale, for an evening of virtuosic klezmer (Ashkenazi Jewish instrumental dance music) and "trad rad" Yiddish song!

Jake Shulman-Ment, Raffi Boden & Ira Khonen Temple aren't a nostalgia act – they are demonstrators of our tradition's power to take from deep wells of the past, to respond our fraught present, and chart a course for a better future.

Doors at 6:30, music at 7
🎟️ Get tix ($10-54) at www.tchiyah.org/klez !!!

04/16/2026

Join us this Shabbat morning for services at 10 AM, followed by a Brunch & Learn with Zev Greenwood on Counting the Omer. ✨

Zev Greenwood has been counting the Omer for several years, and this published a zine of Omer reflections as a fundraiser for a family in Gaza: THIS HOLY BROKEN WORLD, published by Narrow Bridge Candles with illustrations by Ezra Rose ( on Instagram). They are grateful to share about this practice!

Childcare provided, with Kids Kahal service happening concurrent to our grown-up service 🙌

Address

22331 Woodward Avenue
Ferndale, MI
48220

Telephone

+12488237115

Website

http://www.tchiyah.org/

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