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Community Listings September 2022

East Side Tribe:

East Side Tribe welcomes any and all for our monthly “last Friday of the month” Shabbat on September 30th. Please join us from 6:30-8:30pm for dinner and shmoozing. RSVP by emailing eastsidetribenashville@gmail.com

We are always looking for hosts for future Shabbats an…

Local College Student Spends Summer “Doing Good” in Poland

Most college students spend their summers working in entry level jobs or internships, hanging out at the beach or pool, or getting ahead by taking some classes. None of those things interested Eli Kirith. The rising sophomore at American University wanted to do something different, so he did…

JCRC Correction

Correction: In the August issue of The Observer, the JCRC column titled Am I Still a Citizen? was mistakenly labeled as an Opinion. In fact, the column written by Deborah Oleshansky, JCRC Director of the Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee, represents th…

September Updates for JCRC

The recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, shifting access to reproductive health care to the control of state legislatures, has already caused fear, confusion, and heartache. JCRC has and will continue to provide educational programs to help us all understand and respond to …

Nashville Jewish Community Welcomes New Shaliach: Omer Shabat

        Omer Shabat is the new community Shaliach from Israel.

The Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee is pleased to welcome Omer Shabat as the new Shaliach (emissary) from Israel. Omer is the latest participant in the program of the Jewish Agency…

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