With Kalamazoo nearly directly between Detroit and Chicago WMU has seen an increasing population of Jewish students in recent years. The Kalamazoo community has two local synagogues and a Jewish federation that helps to support WMU Hillel.
Jewish Federation of Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan
Temple B’nai Israel (Reform Jewish congregation for the Kalamazoo area)
Congregation of Moses (Conservative Jewish synagogue, over 100 years old)