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What Does It Mean to Be Jewish in Nashville and Middle Tennessee?

Eric Stillman is CEO of The Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

 

In the recently released study "Jewish Americans in 2020," from the Pew Research Center, we learn that American Jews are engaged culturally, increasingly diverse, polarized politically…

The “Nones” Aren’t Nothing. They’re Everything.

The recent results of the Pew Study of American Jewish Community shared the astounding conclusion that the number of, “Nones,” those Jews who claim no religious affiliation or identity, is increasing in number, particularly among the younger demographic slice of our Jewish communitie…

As The Pandemic Ends…Don’t Go Back To Normal

By Greg Goldberg

 

To quote some rock and roll saying…What a longstrange trip it has been. Now I don’t know who said that nor do I have any clue as to what they meant, but here is something that I do knowI don’t want to go back to the way things were. When people are young (k…

Jewish Federation Sends Support to Miami Jewish Community

In the wake of the catastrophic condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, The Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee provided $1,000 in aid to the Miami’s Jewish community to assist victims and families of victims. The donation was distributed from Th…

Jewish Federation CEO Eric Stillman Selected for Leadership Nashville

Eric Stillman, CEO of The Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, is joining the 2021/22 Leadership Nashville class. Stillman joins 43 other executives who represent a diverse cross section of Nashville’s civic life. Now in its 44th year, Leadership Na…

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