NEXTGen and BIC present Trivia Night!
2025-02-16 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Detroit) | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Join us for Trivia Night! We will have prizes, drinks, snacks, and FUN! Each $10 ticket comes with two drink tickets. Teams of 3-6 welcome OR register without a team and you’ll be given a team! Childcare available and each entrant gets two drink tickets!
A partner event with NEXTGen and Beth Israel Congregation

BIC: Hebrew Language Classes Start Again!
2025-02-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-02-24 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-10 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-24 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-31 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-07 18:30 - 20:30 and 7 more dates | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
We are offering Beginners Liturgical Hebrew and Intermediate Modern Hebrew. Please see registration page for more details.

BIC: Repro Shabbat with NCJW
2025-02-22 09:30 - 13:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Please join us on February 22, 2025 for an important shabbat highlighting reproductive health and public policy. Dr. Lantz will give a short talk after services, then host a q&a session for those wanting to learn more about the state-level legal landscape for abortion post Dobbs decision; what we know from research about the many impacts of restrictive abortion policy on women and families; as well as recent public policy strategies, with a focus on state ballot initiatives and also some policy predictions regarding the new Trump administration.
Paula Lantz, PhD, MS is the James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy and director of undergraduate programs at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. She also is a University Professor of Diversity and Social Transformation and professor of health management and policy in the School of Public Health. Lantz, a social demographer/social epidemiologist, teaches and conducts research regarding the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health. An elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Lantz is currently engaged in research regarding reproductive health policy in the U.S. and the relationship between housing policy and health.

Community Trip to Israel Info Session
2025-03-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Register for the info session here
Click here to learn all about the trip and express interest for your own personalized trip sign-up link.

BIC: Understanding the Constitutional Big Picture: Politics and Governing in 2025
2025-03-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Richard Primus, the Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and active member of Beth Israel Congregation, will speak and host a q & a session covering the sweeping changes, executive orders, and other issues that have occurred at the federal level since the inauguration. Please submit questions about these topics beforehand. This event will be broadcast on our YouTube channel.

Richard Primus, the Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, teaches the law, theory, and history of the U.S. Constitution. He is a former Rhodes Scholar, a former clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and, for his work on the relationship between history and constitutional interpretation, the co-recipient of the first-ever Guggenheim Fellowship in Constitutional Studies. He is also a founding member of the Academic Freedom Alliance, a senior editorial adviser of the Journal of American Constitutional History, and a member of the Board of Advisors of Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to fighting threats to free and fair self-government. From 2011 to 2013 he served as legal advisor to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan, and from 2012 to 2014 he served as President of the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor.

BIC: Purim Carnival and Megillah!
2025-03-13 16:30 - 20:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Join us for our annual Purim party and Megillah reading! We’ll have a mini megillah this year for kids as well as a traditional megillah reading with schpiel!
Bring the kids at 4:30 for games, snacks, and fun! Morah Carol’s Annual Purim Play will start at 5:20. The mini megillah for the littles will begin at 6 at the same time as the first three chapters of the traditional megillah. Traditional megillah reading with schpiel will start at 6:30.

BIC: an evening with author Margaret Mordukhovich
2025-03-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Margaret Mordukhovich, author and BIC member, will discuss her new book, My First Life.
In this beautifully written memoir, Margaret Mordukhovich traces her life from her early childhood during Stalin’s era in the Soviet Union through her school years, marriage, and the birth of her children, to the process of emigrating during Perestroika and finally beginning a new life in the United States, ultimately settling in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She skillfully weaves together events, thoughts, feelings, and experiences with important historical context, allowing readers to gain a deeper understanding of the times she lived in and how they shaped her. She introduces us to the most important people in her life, both past and present, and invites readers to deeply understand the struggles of those times, as well as the unexpected triumphs.
Please read more about the book here

BIC: Hebrew Classes Begin Again!
2025-03-31 18:00 - 21:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
DATES: March 31, April 7, April 21, April 28, May 12, May 19, May 26, June 9, June 16.

6-6:45 The Fundamentals of Reading Hebrew: Learn the basic principles of reading in Hebrew, practice fluency and develop confidence when reading Hebrew. (Texts in class will include prayers, biblical verses and modern passages.)

7-7:45 Conversational Modern Hebrew for Beginners Plus: Develop your budding conversational skills, enjoy using Hebrew in an authentic way.

8-8:45 Advanced conversational: If you can have a conversation in Hebrew, this class is for you! Improve your fluency, expand your vocabulary, and enjoy using Hebrew naturally.

BIC: A Taste of Mussar
2025-04-06 12:30 - 13:30 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
How would you like to learn more about yourself, what makes you you, and what steps you can take to become your best self? What if you could acquire tools that would help you lead a more meaningful life? And what if you could do all this with the support of others in the community who are also interested in embarking on this spiritual journey?
Then please join us for a one-hour experience of Mussar, a spiritual practice based on Jewish sources that focuses on helping you become your best self.
Following the session, those interested will have the opportunity to sign up for an intensive program of Mussar learning and practice beginning in May. Enrollment is limited.

BIC: Israel360 welcomes Tammy Gottlieb of "Women of the Wall"
2025-04-25 18:00 - 20:30 | MI

BIC: Persona Parasha: a generative writing workshop with poet Ayelet Amittay
2025-04-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Participants will read torah-based persona poems together and then write and share our own persona poems based on a parasha with published poet Ayelet Amittay and BIC’s own Meg Bernstein. Space is limited, registration required.

Community Yom HaZikaron Ceremony
2025-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 | MI
Join the Ann Arbor area Jewish community for a ceremony to commemorate Israel’s fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism on Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron.
Tuesday, April 29 at 6:30pm
Location: Beth Israel Congregation
Register to attend
We invite you to help make this commemoration meaningful by sharing memories of your loved ones who have fallen in service to Israel or in terror attacks. If you have a family member or friend who fell in military service or was a victim of terrorism that you would like to honor during the ceremony, please complete the brief survey linked below.
Your contributions will help us create a personal and respectful memorial that truly honors those we’ve lost. Photos, stories, and artistic works are welcome.
Submission deadline: Tuesday, April 22
For questions, please contact Amichay Findling (Federation’s Israel & Overseas Program Manager) at amichay@jewishannarbor.org.
Thank you for helping us preserve the memory of our fallen.
Submit information about a loved one (Google account users)
If you don’t have a google account, please send information about your lost loved one (including a photo if you want) to amichay@jewishannarbor.org.

BIC: Immigration Rights and Wrongs: Policy and Enforcement Changes during Trump 2.0
2025-05-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Join Brad Maze, Immigration Attorney, and Margo Schlanger, Wade H. and Dores M. McCree Collegiate Professor of Law, University of Michigan, to learn about the current administration’s policy changes for immigration. Discussion will include recent changes to immigration policy enforcement.

Community Lag B'Omer Celebration: Sparks of Community
2025-05-18 18:00 - 20:30 | MI
Join Federation, JCC and the Early Childhood Center, Temple Beth Emeth, Beth Israel Congregation, Chabad of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan, and Hebrew Day School for a true Israeli Lag B’Omer celebration! There will be bonfires, nature walks, and so much more.
Organized by our Ann Arbor area ShinShinim Danielle and Lahav. Read about other activities Danielle and Lahav have put on for our community here.
Location: Dori’s Farm 6363 W. Waters Rd
Want to make this event happen? Become a sponsor here or sign up to volunteer here.
Register Here by May 11!
IMPORTANT DETAILS TO NOTE:
–Dress code
Outdoorsy (Long pants and Closed shoes)
–What to bring?
Floor level seating will be provided, you can bring foldable chairs or outdoor matts (the site is on grass) – just remember, you will be walking around

–Parking
Parking is provided on site on a grass lot, as parking is limited, please make an effort to arrive in one car per family, no earlier than 5:30PM (Event starts at 6:00PM).

BIC Board Meeting
2025-05-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Zoom

BIC: Community-Wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot
2025-06-01 20:00 - 2025-06-02 05:00 | Beth Israel Congregation, 2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Community-Wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot (all-night learning)
We are excited to be having another community-wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot this year!
This year’s tikkun will be at Beth Israel from Sun Jun 1-Mon Jun 2. We will again have some amazing learning sessions and awesome snacks. We’ll have children’s programs at the beginning of the night for ages 4-9 and grades 5-8, a special program for teens at 9pm, and a staffed sleeping room for children the entire night.
Register here: https://www.bethisrael-aa.org/form/Tikkun25
