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SUMMARY:2026 Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor's Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:2026 Annual Meeting Program\nWednesday\, May 27\, 7pm \n _Pre-meeting music performed by Brandy Sinco\, pianist at the Jewish Cultural\nSociety_ \n**D’var Torah**\nRabbi Alter Goldstein\, Chabad of Ann Arbor \n**Year in Review Slide Show** \n**Our Impact  **\n_PHILANTHROPY_\nThe 2026 Annual Community Campaign\nCommunity Engagement Fund\nJewish Community Foundation \n _ENGAGEMENT_\nJCRC (Jewish Community Relations Committee) \n_CONVENING_\nSecurity and combating antisemitism\nCommunity Board Training Series \n**Reflections**\nMarla Linderman Richelew\, Outgoing President \n**Appreciation of Outgoing Board Members:** Marla Linderman Richelew\nDebra Chopp\nWendy Lawrence\nMarty Shichtman \n**Governance:** Joan Lowenstein\, President-Elect\, Governance Committee Chair\n _Election of new Board Members_\nJim Hayman\nSierra Imwalle \n _Installation_ : Marla Linderman Richelew\nInstallation of Joan Lowenstein as Jewish Federation President \n**Appreciation of Outgoing President Marla Linderman Richelew** : Joan\nLowenstein\, Incoming President \n**Remarks** : Joan Lowenstein \n**Closing Remarks** : Eileen Freed\, CEO \n2026-207 Board of Directors Slate \n**Continuing Board Members:**\nLarry Adler\nJeremy Bloom\nGalit Dunietz\nSusan Fisher\nDavid Lauer\nJoan Lowenstein\nAnnie Wolock \n**Up for Election for a New 2-Year Term:**\nJack Fuchsman\nJulie Grand\nBruce Kutinsky\nMarla Linderman Richelew\nJennifer Rosenberg\nAlicia Simon\nEd Solomon \n**New Board Members:**\nJim Hayman\nSierra Imwalle \n**Officers to Be Elected by the Board:**\nJoan Lowenstein\, President\nJack Fuchsman\, Vice President\nEd Solomon\, Treasurer\nAnnie Wolock\, Secretary \nLearn more about the Board of Directors\n(https://www.jewishannarbor.org/2026-2027-board-of-directors-slate-\nbios/). \nOrganized by: Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/15111
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/2026-jewish-federation-of-greater-ann-arbors-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor 2935 Birch Hollow Dr\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:Adults,Arts & Culture,Beverages (non alcoholic),Cocktails and Drinks,Desserts provided,Educational,Food Provided,General,Kosher,Leadership,Older Adults,Parking (free),Philanthropy,Presentation,Volunteering,WiFi,Young Adults
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SUMMARY:36th Annual David W. Belin Lecture
DESCRIPTION:The 36th Annual David W. Belin Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Ayala Fader on\nThursday\, March 26\, 2026. Food will be served at the pre-lecture reception\,\nand Fader will sign books after the lecture. This free\, public lecture will\ntake place in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union on Thursday\, March 26\,\n2026. Please RSVP at (https://myumi.ch/15PN8) to let\nus know if you plan to attend. \nOver the past decade\, frum (Orthodox) Jewish women wellness influencers on\nsocial media have become a significant presence. Despite attempts by some\nrabbis to silence them\, frum influencers in the United States and Israel\ncontinue to share intimate details of their everyday lives online\, earning a\nliving through the promotion of products linked to their platforms. Professor\nFader’s talk examines the seemingly contradictory worlds these influencers\nnavigate: while claiming new forms of gendered authority\, they simultaneously\nreinforce traditional Jewish family structures and gender roles.\nDrawing inspiration from conservative Christian wellness influencers\, frum\ninfluencers create content that asserts Jewish exceptionalism while fostering\nunexpected exchanges with conservative Christian women. The lecture will\nconsider whether frum social media influencers are subtly promoting illiberal\npolitics through the gendered language of wellness. \n**Ayala Fader  **is professor of anthropology at Fordham University. She is\nthe author of the award-winning books\, _Mitzvah Girls: Bringing Up the Next\nGeneration of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn_  (Princeton University Press\, 2009)\nand _Hidden Heretics: Jewish Doubt in the Digital Age_  (Princeton University\nPress\, 2020). Her research has been supported by the National Science\nFoundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Fader’s current book\nproject examines the trend of American Orthodox Jews aligning themselves with\na new form of religion on the Christian Right—a public\, political\, racialized\,\nand biblical philosophy\, redefining postwar Judeo-Christianity in the\ncontemporary political landscape. As the founding director of Fordham’s Center\nfor Public Anthropology\, Fader is currently collaborating on the Demystifying\nLanguage Project\, which makes linguistic anthropology a social justice\nresource for public high schools. Fader received her Ph.D. from New York\nUniversity \n** _About the Belin Lecture_**\nSince 1991\, the Frankel Center has hosted an accomplished speaker to present\nthe David W. Belin lecture in American Jewish Affairs. Following the annual\nlecture\, each speaker provides a text version of their talk. This essay is\nthen published in print format and is made available\n(https://www.fulcrum.org/belin?locale=en)**.**  To request a\nspecific year’s lecture book\, please email JudaicStudies@umich.edu. \nOrganized by: U-M Frankel Center for Judaic Studies \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13395
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/36th-annual-david-w-belin-lecture/
LOCATION:Michigan Union 530 S State St\, Ann Arbor
CATEGORIES:All Ages,Closed Captions,Coffee,Educational,English Speaking,Finger Food,Food,History,Items for sale,Jewish Learning,Presentation,Special Guest,Vegetarian Friendly,Wheelchair Accessible
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SUMMARY:U-M Frankel Center Event: Hasidic Women in the Media
DESCRIPTION:Hasidic Women in the Media\nTuesday\, March 17\, from 5:00 – 6:30 PM \nRoom 2022\, South Thayer Building \nRSVP: https://myumi.ch/bV2rx \nSpecial Guests: Jessica Roda & Malchy Goldman\, Moderator: Shachar Pinsker \n  \nIn a compelling lecture performance\, author Jessica Roda presents themes from her groundbreaking book *For Women and Girls Only*\, joined by actress\, writer\, and producer Malky Goldman—the book’s remarkable protagonist. The event offers a nuanced exploration of the representation of Hasidic female identity in media\, on screen\, and on stage. Goldman\, who was raised in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem\, shares her deeply personal journey navigating the arts from within and beyond the boundaries of her Hasidic upbringing. Through dialogue\, multimedia\, and live performance\, the evening exposes the tensions between tradition and self-expression\, visibility and erasure\, community expectations and artistic freedom. Roda contextualizes Goldman’s story within broader questions of gender\, religion\, and representation\, challenging reductive portrayals of Hasidic women in mainstream media. Goldman’s voice—grounded\, creative\, and courageous—offers a powerful counter-narrative\, reclaiming agency and complexity for Hasidic female identities on public stages. The performance invites audiences to reconsider assumptions and listen to stories often silenced or misunderstood.
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/u-m-frankel-center-event-hasidic-women-in-the-media/
LOCATION:Thayer Building – Room 2022\, 202 South Thayer St\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Jewish Learning,Presentation,UM Frankel Center for Judaic Studies
ORGANIZER;CN="University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies":MAILTO:JudaicStudies@umich.edu
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SUMMARY:EMU CJS: Samira Mehta "Jews of Color"
DESCRIPTION:Jews of color are much in the news\, but who are they and where do they come from? This talk explores the many ways that Jews of color come to and understand their Jewish identities\, dispelling common misperceptions and answering questions about the experience of Jews of color in the United States.
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/emu-cjs-samira-mehta-jews-of-color/
LOCATION:Eastern Michigan University Student Center 300\, 900 Oakwood St\, Ypsilanti\, MI\, 48197\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,All Ages,Center for Jewish Studies - EMU,College Students,Educational,Finger Food,Older Adults,Politics & Current Affairs,Presentation,Special Guest,Young Adults
ORGANIZER;CN="Eastern Michigan University Center for Jewish Studies":MAILTO:jewish.studies@emich.edu
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SUMMARY:Main Event 2025
DESCRIPTION:_If you need assistance navigating this registration form\, please contact\n(734) 677-0100 or info@jewishannarbor.org._ \n**Join the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor at the MAIN EVENT to\ncelebrate and support Jewish life locally\, in Israel and around the world.** \n****TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.**** \nThe night will feature best-selling author\, philanthropist\, sports reporter\,\nand Michigander (https://www.mitchalbom.com/)****on tour with\nhis brand new book _Twice_ \, which debuted October 2025. \nPlus\, there will be a raffle\, live music\, refreshments\, and the opportunity to\nconnect with and support the greater Ann Arbor Jewish community. You don’t\nwant to miss it! \nThis year’s event will be in support of the Federation’s (https://jewishfederationannarbor.app.neoncrm.com/forms/2025-annual-\ncommunity-campaign-donation-form). **All participants will be asked to support\nthe community with a meaningful gift** ($100 suggested minimum donation). \n_Event Program_\n5:30pm Doors open (bar open until 5:50pm)\n**6:00pm Seated program begins**\n7:30pm Appetizer reception & book signing with MITCH ALBOM\n  * Enjoy drinks\, appetizers and desserts with live music and plenty of schmoozing\n  * Kosher under supervision of the Detroit Vaad\n  * Copies of Mitch Albom’s NEW book _Twice_ will be available for purchase at the event\n  * **Federation’s Major ($5\,000+)\, Ben Gurion Society ($1\,000+ under age 40) and legacy donors will receive a complimentary copy of the book.** Contact info@jewishannarbor.org for more on these programs. \n_Location_\nThe event will take place in Ann Arbor. Precise location provided via email\nprior to the event. \n_Fourth Annual Pillar Award Honoree: Prue and Ami (z”l) Rosenthal_\nFederation is thrilled to honor Prue and Ami (z”l) with the fourth annual\nPillar Award for exceptional contributions to the Jewish community in the\nareas of Federation’s guiding pillars: Philanthropy\, Engagement and Convening. \n_Raffle Prizes_\nBarry’s Bagels\nBivouac\nBlue Lion Fitness\nBrightworks Coworking Space\nLewis Jeweler\nMoon Winks Café\nRon Sussman Artwork\nYork Food and Drink \n _**Check this space as more raffle prizes are added!**_ \n_Thank You to This Year’s Planning Committee_\nCarrie Bank\nJack Fuchsman\nDiana Ingberg\nHeidi Kahana\nDavid Lauer\nRobyn Schmier \n _This Year’s Main Event is Made Possible by Our Corporate Sponsors_ https://www.nachtlaw.com/ https://www.huntington.com/ https://www.epickoshercatering.com/ https://www.key.com/personal/index.html https://risadvisory.com/ \nView event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/13031
URL:https://www.jewishannarbor.org/event/main-event-2025/
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