by Rachel Wall | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Jewish communities are constantly growing, changing, and addressing new challenges, and the greater Ann Arbor community is no exception. Addressing these changes is one of the main goals of the Jewish Federation’s Annual Community Campaign. “Whether it is sponsoring...
by Eileen Freed | Feb 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Since January 19, we have experienced a deep sense of relief and joy, and continued concern, as 18 hostages, including five Thai nationals, have been welcomed home to Israel after 475+ days in captivity. Many of us have been obsessively following each release,...
by Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor | Jan 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Rebecca Rich, Graduate Student Intern, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor On Sunday, January 19, in honor of Martin Luther King Weekend and in collaboration with Ypsilanti faith leaders, the Jewish Communal Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of...
by Osnat Gafni-Pappas | Jan 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Life & Legacy® initiative, a program of the national Harold Grinspoon Foundation, recently concluded its fourth year in the Ann Arbor area. Over those four years, 266 members of our local Jewish community have committed over $15.3 million in planned gifts to...
by Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor | Jan 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor I have been to Israel countless times, but I was excited to lead a JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Committee) mission to Israel this past December with a group that was a little different for me. I was...
by Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor | Jan 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Staff of A New Way, a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor In the Central Galilee region of Israel, where the communities of Migdal HaEmek, Nof HaGalil, the Jezreel Valley, and Nazareth converge, a groundbreaking educational initiative...