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Irwin Venick, chair of the Nashville Jewish Social Justice Roundtable speaks with candidate Vivian Wilhoite
Last month the 11 candidates vying to be Nashville’s next Mayor came together in a forum to discuss their views on affordable housing and the city’s need for better transit option…
After a three-year hiatus, Nashville Jewish teens returned to Israel on the annual Get Connected trip. During the two-week trip the teens toured, studied, explored, and met up with their counterparts in the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville’s partnership region of Hadera-Eiron. Next m…
By most accounts Nashville is continuing its upward growth, sailing past the one million mark last year. Anecdotally, growth in the Jewish community runs parallel to that upward trend. The Facebook group for NowGen, the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville’s program for young adults boas…
Dor L’Dor, the Knoxville based klezmer band, had people dancing, clapping, cheering, and singing along at West End Synagogue’s celebration of Israel’s 75th birthday. The band, headed by clarinetist Ken Brown, and backed by wife Susan and daughter Rachel, also includes a diverse array o…
Author and scholar Dara pictured with Deborah Oleshansky, Director of the Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville
What is Judaism? How is antisemitism expressed in modern times? Does Holocaust education help combat antisemitism? Those are just …
According to Everytown Research and Policy institute’s website, every year 1,385 people in Tennessee are killed by guns, with the state ranking number 29th in the country for gun law strength. They also report that the gun homicide rate in the U. S. is 26 times higher than in other develop…
Tennessee’s state legislature passed two bills this year that will help make the state’s Jewish communities safer. The success is the result of a joint effort by the four Jewish Federations representing Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga and the relationships the groups foste…
On one of Nashville’s darkest days, a light shone in the sanctuary of West End Synagogue. As the city was still reeling from the murder of six people at Nashville’s Covenant School a day earlier, Jewish congregants, community leaders, and members of the Islamic Center of Nashville joined…
In her provocatively titled book, People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present, author Dara Horn delves into the notion that the world prefers stories about Jewish tragedy, like the Holocaust, rather than addressing the very real and current rise of antisemitism. “The central prob…
Community service and leadership is nothing new for Eitan Snyder, community engagement associate for The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville. He comes from a family with a long history of volunteerism and service. In fact, his parents met through United Jewish Appeal’s Young Leadershi…
Liz and Gabe Rutan-Ram filed a lawsuit alleging religious discrimination in the state of Tennessee. Their appeal was heard last month.
It has been over a year since Liz and Gabe Rutan-Ram began their journey to becoming parents. The Knoxville couple located a child in foster care in anoth…
Former Member of Parliament Luciana Berger will speak about antisemitism and the high cost of speaking out on April 17th, 7pm at the Noah Liff Opera Center.
Luciana Berger, Former Member of Parliament to Speak in Person About Antisemtism in the UK and What it Cost to Her to Speak Out
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As Passover is just days away, I want to take a few minutes and share some reflections. This year has been both challenging and rewarding in ways I could not have foreseen when we last opened our Haggadahs.
The Covid pandemic, while not yet in the rearview mirror, is evolving into a new nor…
Jewish Federation Takes the Lead with Local Partners to Help Afghan Ally Make Daring Escape to Freedom
Temple volunteer Ruth Thomas, with Abdullah, checks for arriving flights.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville, in partnership with The Temple, Nashville International Center for …
Victoria Rothberg, co-owner of answer. Restaurant in Sylvan Park
Anyone asking the question, “Where is a good place to go for dinner or drinks that is fun, has great food, and feels like home?” need only look as far as Sylvan Park and answer. Anyone asking where they can find a place …
