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Power of the Collective: A Source of Strength, Resolve & Renewal
The new Jewish year of 5781 has begun. Now comes Sukkot—a time to both celebrate and to contemplate and experience the fragility of life, as represented by the Sukkah. Who would have anticipated, in the fall and winter of 5780, how imminently fragile—that a global...
High Holiday Community Resources
This page will be continuously updated. Local congregations Please visit each congregation’s website for more information about virtual and outdoor gatherings for the holidays. Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan https://www.annarborminyan.org The Ann Arbor Orthodox...
Federation awards reopening grants
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is pleased to announce four local organizations, the Jewish Community Center, Hebrew Day School, Beth Israel Congregation, and Temple Beth Emeth have received grants of up to $15,000 to assist with reopening needs. The...
Jewish Federation welcomes Rachel Wall, Communications & Development Manager
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is delighted to welcome Rachel Wall to the team as Communications & Development Manager. Rachel will support Federation’s philanthropic efforts. She will work closely with the executive director to implement the Annual...
Powering our Community: The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor awards its 2020 allocations
On June 15, the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor’s Board of Directors approved Federation’s 2020 allocations for local and Israel/Overseas (I/O) organizations. These allocations, funded through the over $1.34 million raised by the 2020 Annual Community Campaign,...
Ann Arbor joins National Endowment Initiative Topping $1 Billion in Legacy Commitments: 11 Local Jewish Organizations kick-off LIFE & LEGACY®
In less than 8 years, LIFE & LEGACY has motivated more than 17,000 donors in 63 communities across North America to commit more than a billion dollars in current and after-lifetime assets to the Jewish organizations which shaped their lives. Eileen Freed,...
Update on the JCRC
In fall 2019, the Federation convened dialogues across the community through Conversations with Seven, a series focused on bringing various voices of our Jewish community together to learn from one another. Through those conversations, we created the Jewish Community...
In a time of isolation, our Jewish community works together as we plan for reopening
By any measure, the last few months have challenged us in ways we could not have imagined before we first heard about a new/novel Coronavirus causing upheaval across the globe. It seems as though in the blink of an eye, here in Michigan, schools and businesses were...
Update on LIFE & LEGACY®
In late February, excitement was building, as the eleven greater Ann Arbor organizations participating in LIFE & LEGACY, finalized their legacy plans and prepared for the scheduled kick-off on March 1. Then everything came to a sudden halt. As COVID-19 forced...
Jewish Federation celebrates transition and community at 2020 Annual Meeting
Over 100 individuals on more than 95 computer screens gathered remotely for the 2020 Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor Annual Meeting Wednesday, June 10. The format of the evening was completely different from previous years, as it was the first, and hopefully...