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to hear from many talented authors on a
variety of subjects during weekday Lunch &
Learn events, evening events, and on Sundays
throughout the multi-day festival at the
JCC. Events are free and open to the public.
Jewish Film Festival
Each April, the JCC in association with the
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan
Detroit and the Michigan Theater,
brings the Lenore Marwil Jewish Film
Festival to Ann Arbor.
Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
The JCC offers the Florence Melton
Adult Mini-School beginning each
September. The Melton Mini-School
offers a rigorous but accessible two-year
course of Jewish study. The classes are
taught with a pluralistic approach that
draws upon the best scholarship from all
movements of Judaism.
Film Discussion Group
The Film Discussion Group meets on the
2nd Thursday of each month and is led by
Russell Collins, executive director of the
Michigan Theater and co-host of WEMU’s
Cinema Chat. Discussions cover not only
movie plots and characters but also the
unique cinematic elements of film.
Art Exhibits
The JCC schedules a variety of art exhibits
and programs throughout the year in
the Amster Gallery. They may include
individual exhibits by local artists, traveling
exhibits and exhibits arranged by
JCC staff such as the Senior Photography
Exhibit, which is scheduled for February
and March. There is often programming
planned in coordination with these
exhibits such as docent tours, talks by the
artists and/or audio visual presentations.
JCC Music Series
2010 marks the inaugural year for the
JCC’s quest in high quality music in Ann
Arbor. Two concerts willbe offered in the
coming year.
Gelman Video Collection
Through the generous support of Charles
and Rita Gelman, the DVDs and tapes
of the Jewish Heritage Video Collection
(JHVC) are available for rental from the JCC.
JCC Older Adult Programs
See Older Adults
congregations
and
religious life
ARBOR ORTHODOX MINYAN
tel: 994-5822
email: rabbi@annarborminyan.org
website: www.annarborminyan.org
Rabbi Rod Glogower
Kathleen Savit, president
The Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan is one
of Ann Arbor’s oldest Jewish organizations.
Its roots go back to the mid-1960s,
when several University of Michigan
faculty families, feeling the lack of an
Orthodox minyan in town, began weekly
services, gathering in members’ homes
on a rotating basis. Today the AAOM
meets in the University of Michigan Hillel
in conjunction with the Hillel student
Orthodox Minyan.
Services are held weekly at sundown
on Fridays during the school year and
between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the summer,
depending on the week. Shabbat
morning services are at 9:30 a.m.
The Shabbat afternoon Mincha service is
held a half-hour before sunset year round,
followed by Seudah Shlishit and Maariv.
Daily morning services are held in conjunction
with Chabad House at 7:30 a.m.,
Monday-Wednesday at Hillel, and
Thursday and Friday, and Sunday (at 9 a.m.)
at Chabad House.
A variety of formal and informal
learning opportunities are offered
during the school year, including Rabbi
Glogower’s Tuesday evening class:
“Topics in Rabbinic Literature” and a
short class between Shabbat Mincha
and Maariv.
The Minyan sponsors other activities
throughout the year, including the
annual Shavuot picnic a picnic in
the fall and other holiday celebrations,
such as Shabbatonim featuring
special guests.
ANN ARBOR
RECONSTRUCTIONIST
HAVURAH
P.O. Box 7451, 48107
tel: 445-1910
email: info@aarecon.org
website: www.aarecon.org
Reconstructionism is the fastestgrowing
major branch of Judaism. It
views Judaism as an evolving religious
civilization that encompasses religious,
intellectual and cultural life. It respects
both traditions—giving them “a vote,
not a veto”—and intellect, as how
best to live as Jews in the twenty-first
century is explored.
The Ann Arbor Reconstructionist
Havurah is an open, welcoming,
innovative community that works to
integrate Jewish religious tradition and
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