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.

Genesis past president (1993-1995) Peter Dodge reflects on how we got our "new" sanctuary in 1994.

Last May, Genesis of Ann Arbor was recognized with a state-wide award for reducing our water usage by 60% in 2023.

If you are reading this, you may know that Clare Kinberg is the publisher and editor of the Washtenaw Jewish News. Clare reached out to...