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Jewish Federation Opens Nominations for Board and other Positions
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor invites community members to express their interest in volunteer leadership positions for 2021-2022. Along with its professional team, Federation volunteers address the most significant issues facing the Jewish community. The...
Federation, JFS and JFNA partner to raise $210,000 for human services
The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is proud to announce the completion of a successful effort to raise $210,000 to address COVID-related social service needs in the Washtenaw County Jewish Community. Thanks to a 50% match from the Jewish Federations of North...
Living Room Lectures: The Money Game and How to Win It
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Legacy Giving in Ann Arbor from the Perspective of those with Young Families: Meet the Rosen and Sukenic Families
LIFE & LEGACY® is an initiative of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) that assists communities across North America, through partnerships with Jewish Federations and Foundations, to promote after-lifetime giving. These funds will be used to build endowments to...
LIFE & LEGACY® Launched This Year and its Impact will Last for Years to Come
While 2020 has brought many unpleasant surprises, one of the silver linings is that the Jewish community of Greater Ann Arbor began participation in LIFE & LEGACY®, through the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. This established program, that has already surpassed $1...
Connecting Across Generations at Upcoming Federation Event
Join the Federation’s Jewish Young Professionals and Jewish Community Relations Committee on Thursday, January 14 for an interactive and educational event exploring the Jewish imperative to act. Putting Our Values into Action: An Intergenerational Conversation will...
Get Out the Vote with the JCRC
With less than 4 weeks until the November 3rd General Election, the Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Committee is here to help get out the vote! The most important step in voting is ensuring you are registered. Check your status and if need be, register...
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...