The J of Greater Ann Arbor

ZUMBA in the Gym!
2025-12-19 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-17 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-12 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-10 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-03 09:00 - 10:00 (America/Detroit) | The J, 2935 Birch Hollow Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, United States
Join us for ZUMBA in the Gym!
9-10 AM
Zumba is a high intensity, low impact aerobic dance class. Features include Latin & international rhythms including merengue, salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, flamenco, and samba and Bhangra. Zumba is a dance workout that feels like a party. Everybody at any fitness and dance level is welcome.
The workout is designed by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. You will get a total body workout through a combination of easy to follow dance and fitness steps. You get a total workout that combine cardio, muscle conditioning, balance and flexibility, and boosted energy. It’s exercise in disguise. The class duration is for about 60 min, and includes an intro, dance, and cool down part.
Registration

Drop-in process – visit the Welcome Desk at the JCC to pay and join the class!

Cost
$5 for J member or community member
Class policies
• Gym shoes are required
• A water bottle is highly recommended
New clients should arrive 5 minutes early to fill out a waiver.
Cancellation policy
If cancelling less than two hours before class or you do not show, full price of the class will be forfeited and will not be refunded. Must call JCC if cancelling. If class is cancelled due to instructor illness, weather, or building closure, participant will not forfeit class, and will have an opportunity to make up the class in the next week or a week when they are able to attend.

Fiber Arts Club
2025-12-18 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-11 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-10 19:00 - 20:00
Register Here

Wise Senior Center @ the JCC!
2025-12-17 12:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-15 12:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-12 12:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-10 12:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-08 12:30 - 15:00, 2025-12-05 12:00 - 15:30, 2025-12-03 12:00 - 15:30
Join Us For WISE at the J!
Jewish Family Services is proud to offer their weekly Wise Senior Center program as a part of WISE Aging Services. On Mondays (12:30-3 PM), Wednesdays and Fridays (12-3:30 PM) the program offers hand cooked, freshly prepared kosher lunches and group activities!
For anyone 60 or over, we ask for a suggested donation of $3. For anyone under 60, there is a fee of $5.50. To learn more about the program or to register for lunches, please contact Rebecca Nieubuurt, WISE Coordinator.

Adult Dungeons & Dragons
2025-12-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-02 18:00 - 20:00

Hanukkah
2025-12-14 - 2025-12-22

Amster Gallery Exhibition with Jen Lewis + Sara Young
2025-12-11 18:00 - 19:30
Please join us at the Amster Gallery on Thursday, December 11 from 6-7:30 PM to view the amazing work of two talented artists! Jennifer Lewis brings her Stars of David Project all the way from Chattanooga, Tennessee to show in our gallery space. The Stars of David Project offers a tribute to the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Each hand-drawn, carefully placed star represents a life cut short by the Nazi regime. Sara Young of Southeast Michigan, who showed a small sampling of her work in the Amster Gallery Group Show, will be featuring a large collection of spectacular 3D Wood Etchings and Engravings in the Newman Lounge.
Jennifer will be joining us over Zoom, and Sara will be here at the JCC to talk and answer questions.
Come schmooze and have a nosh while exploring beautiful and meaningful artwork. Pieces will be up and available for viewing until January 7, 2026.
Jennifer Lewis’s Stars of David Project is a traveling exhibit, but prints and greeting card sets will be sold. Sara Young’s pieces will be available for purchase.
We hope to see you here at the JCC on Thursday, December 11!

Tai Chi for Beginners
2025-12-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-04 10:30 - 11:30
Email Karla Groesbeck to join today!

Film Discussion Group with Russ Collins
2025-12-10 19:00 - 20:30
Learn More and Register Through JLive!

2026 JCC Maccabi Games Zoom Info Session
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:00
Register For Zoom Info Session

2025-2026 Jewish Book Series
2025-12-08 17:30 - 19:30
Check Out the Book Series Schedule!

Jason Belongs: Book and Musical Event with Jason Schachter McKinney
2025-12-08 17:30 - 19:30

One Candle for Tzedakah
2025-12-04 17:30 - 20:30
One Light for Justice: Celebrating Hanukkah, Diwali and Sigd
Thursday, December 4 | 5:30-8:30 PM at the JCC
Join for a fun, educational celebration of light, justice, and giving for all ages!
Sponsored in Memory of Samantha Woll (z”l)
In Partnership with

Jewish People of Color Network | הרשת

Click HERE to register for this event!
This year’s exciting multicultural event will include:

Learning traditional Hindu and Israeli dances

Making Hindu diya candles and dreidels

How to wear traditional clothing

Delicious Hindu and Jewish foods of the season

Please bring a gift for the toy donation drive to benefit Mott Children’s Hospital and canned goods for Food Gatherers!
Mott Toy Store 2025 Wishlist
Food Gatherers Most Needed Food Items

Having trouble registering online? Please call (734) 971-0990 for Welcome Center assistance!
Questions? Please email Peretz Hirshbein!

One Light for Justice: Celebrating Hanukkah, Diwali and Sigd
2025-12-04 17:30 - 20:00

Kids Theater
2025-12-03 17:00 - 18:00
Click Here to Register!
