Last Sunday’s first annual Genesis Picnic brought members of Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare's together for food and conversation before the 2026 Genesis Annual Meeting. On that hot and muggy day, attendees opted to enjoy hot dogs, potluck salads, and even tastier conversation in the air-conditioned comfort of the Social Hall. Sally Brieloff of the events committee guarded the hot dogs as much as served them, worried about a potential deluge of hungry people coming from anoth

Big changes are in store for Genesis this coming fiscal year, which begins July 1. Find out what’s happening while getting together with old and new friends in our community. Temple Beth Emeth and St. Clare’s Church congregants are invited to gather for the first annual Genesis Picnic, followed by the 2026 Genesis Annual Meeting. The First Annual Genesis Picnic You won’t want to miss the debut of what’s sure to become a new tradition! Organized by the newly re-established Gen

After a long time coming, our building now sports a brand new, state of the art, fire alarm system. Over the past few years, Genesis has been taking an especially sober look at what’s holding up and what’s wearing out in our aging building. At our next Tri-Board meeting in June, we expect our congregations to formally approve the Reserve Investment Plan we’ve developed and to finalize its level and mechanism of funding. But before the RIP plan is sealed and delivered, a coupl

Late last fall, the ovens in the Social Hall kitchen stopped working. All four of them, almost at once. The stovetop range and a warming oven continued to limp along, but those alone were hardly going to cut it to host events around the holidays. (At least one of which was ultimately rescued by staff using residential ovens elsewhere in the building and schlepping food to the Social Hall.) The failure was not unexpected. Most of the commercial kitchen equipment dates to 1994.

Genesis board member and past president James Downward here shares his personal reflection on Bob Creal's leadership leading to the founding of Genesis.

As Ann Arbor gets whiter with snow, Genesis keeps getting greener as we progress toward our goal of carbon neutrality – and our efforts are getting noticed.

Genesis took a giant leap forward toward our goal of carbon neutrality last month. In July, Genesis staff oversaw the installation of both a new heat pump RTU and a new array of solar panels to augment our existing solar panels.

For our June 8th celebrations, our honored guests prepared moving remarks and our cantor, inspired to compose a song for the occasion, debuted her song. Here are the remarks of Bishop Perry and Rabbi Jacobs, followed by the lyrics to Cantor Maier's “Heal Our Broken World.”

Honored guests, Bishop Bonnie Perry (Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan) and Rabbi Rick Jacobs (President of the Union for Reform Judaism) joined our clergy—Rev. Anne Clarke, Rabbi Josh Whinston and Cantor Maier—and several hundred of our congregants to honor Genesis and mark the significance of the 50th Anniversary of our partnership.

On June 8, 2025, we will celebrate the 50 years of our unique Genesis partnership!

Last year, Genesis of Ann Arbor was presented with a Battle of the Buildings Award for reducing water use by 60.23% (2023 vs 2022). This...

The Genesis Grounds committee sure has been busy over the past couple weeks. Volunteers from both our congregations and our partner...

The hard work and dedication of our staff are literally what make our building shine. Our Facility Attendant, Steven Kurz, shared the...

Help build the Genesis Celebration Courtyard and your legacy by memorializing your loved ones with an engraved brick!

Genesis isn’t the only organization celebrating its 50th year this year: it’s also the 50th year of Saturday Night Live! On March 1, at 7...

At Genesis' Erev Thanksgiving Service last November, we showed a first cut of this short documentary on the genesis of Genesis, produced...

Doug Evett explained in 1974 the reasons for his enthusiasm for the formation of Genesis.

Following up on the publication of Genesis of Ann Arbor first President Robert Creal's recollections on the Founding of Genesis , here we...

In continuation of our celebration of our 50th Anniversary, Genesis invited our first President, Bob Creal, to share his reflections on...

On the occasion of the Jewish High Holy Days, this week we reprint an undated TBE handout describing the symbolism of the ark.