By Caitlyn Gordon The University of Michigan Frankel Center for Judaic Studies is proud to host an extraordinary evening with celebrated Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret on Wednesday, September 23. Keret, an internationally acclaimed voice known for his surreal and darkly comedic short stories, will present a talk titled “Me, Myself and AI: Where…
By Clare Kinberg On August 4, when Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for retiring Senator Gary Peters’ seat, Jews in Michigan were presented with unfamiliar and possibly momentous choices. In November, El-Sayed will face off against Republican Mike Rogers, who himself was narrowly defeated by U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin in…
By Michael S. Simon for the Beth Israel Green Team Task Force Tashlikh was first introduced around the 13th century, performed on the first day of Rosh Hashanah as a means of casting off sin. The tradition involves proceeding to a moving body of water, preferably one containing fish, to symbolically cast off sins by…
Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor is delighted to welcome Dr. Wendy Lawrence as our Head of School. Dr. Lawrence holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College, an M.Ed. from Boston College, and a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University. Over more than two decades in education, she has worn many hats, including classroom…
By Drew Coel, Marketing and Program Associate, Ann Arbor JCC The Jewish Community Center (JCC) is proud to announce that renowned Ann Arbor street artist David Zinn will be in attendance at this year’s Apples & Honey Fall Festival, right here at the JCC on Sunday, August 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. In addition…
I am so appreciative of the Washtenaw community’s support for this newspaper and to my commitment to forging an independent container where there is room for the legacy organizations and congregations as well as new and emerging voices. After nearly a hundred year slide from the cacophonic, iconoclastic, competitive Jewish newspaper heyday, we in the…
By Esther Terry On Sunday, May 31, local Jewish creatives — artists, zine creators, poets, bakers, jewelers, and crafters — filled the lobby of the downtown Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) with an array of sights, sounds, and flavors. The first-ever Jewish Culture and Arts Fair, held to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month, drew 200–250…
By Mike Shriberg, Director of University of Michigan Water Center As a steering committee member of the Ann Arbor Jewish Climate Circle and an environmental professional, I believe that we in the Jewish community have a responsibility to be good stewards of our planet. And I’m proud of the leadership our community has shown to…
By Morgan Hesse As the school year comes to a close for U-M’s School of Social Work, the Jewish Communal Leadership Program (JCLP) wants to recognize their seven graduating MSW students. The JCLP class of 2026 hails from around the country with interests spanning the entirety of the field of social work, yet they all…
By Rabbi Gabrielle Pescador In March, the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation offered a Yiddish kaboles shabes (Kabbalat Shabbat/welcome Shabbat Friday evening service). The service was created in collaboration with Elena Luchina from the UM Frankel Center for Jewish Studies Yiddish Language Program, Mischa Shwardon from the Yiddische Gas (Yiddish language study group), and musicians and…