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Retirement - November 2023

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE

TO FALL IN LOVE …, AGAIN!

 

When I started writing this month’s column, an ad for a new TV show caught my eye. It was an announcement that the casting website was still open for the new show, THE GOLDEN BACHELOR! (Author’s note: Sorry, but by the time you read…

Kvetch In The City - November 2023

My eyes burn…

My heart aches…

I have no words…

Only sorrow.

 

-Carrie

The Inquirers Are Now Listening . . . .

Covid changed a lot. The Inquirers, a 73-year-old group, transformed from giving reports to listening to biographies of accomplishment within our own Jewish community. We’ve heard from such interesting people as Pam Kelner, Barbara Dab, Lynn Heady, Harriet Schiftan, and Nashville’s estee…

JMS Launches Student-Parent Learning Program

In the shade of Sukkah walls at the Jewish Middle School, students and parents sit face to face, engrossed in lively learning and discussions. It is Hoshana Rabba, the culminating day of Sukkot, traditionally revered as a day dedicated to Torah study. This year, it heralds the beginning of a…

Honoring Sylvia Shepard & Goldie Shepard at Vanderbilt Hillel this November

 

Sylvia Shepard Goldie Shepard

Vanderbilt Hillel recently celebrated its 20th Building Anniversary and launched the 20th Anniversary Campaign to upgrade security, expand its staff, invest in large scale programs, and engage in strategic planning efforts. A large part of its 20th Annivers…

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