Chabad to Host Family Cliff Notes Passover Seder and a Kabalistic Seder

Chabad of Nashville invites the Nashville Jewish community to its 25th annual Community Passover Seders, which will take place in the magnificent ballroom of the Genesis Campus for Jewish Life

RJMP March 2023

Children at the Revere Jewish Montessori Preschool celebrated Tu B'Shvat by creating an indoor art garden, using the seven elements of art, Line, Shape, Space, Value, Form, Texture, and Color.

Nashville Jewish Book Series Hosts Free Events

Join the Nashville Jewish Book Series for two FREE virtual events this March. On Thursday, March 2 at 7pm Author Stephen Mills will join us to talk about his powerful memoir of childhood sexual abuse and the experienced trauma, Chosen. Stephen will be joined in conversation with the Temple’s Rabbi Shana Goldstein Mackler and Lisa Milam, a forensic social worker at Our Kids. The conversation will focus on Stephen’s individual experiences, in addition to how we as a community and society can begin to have the difficult conversations surrounding sexual abuse.

March 2023 Community Listings

East Side Tribe

Jewish Middle School Students Explore Options at Career Day

Akiva Students Honor Parents at 5th Commandment Tea

Chabad of Nashville invites all to journey to Shabbat in the Heights

Imagine that the Shtetl of Europe has been frozen in time, transported to New York, and then unfrozen. Imagine walking down the main street and seeing the Judaica shops, hearing the sounds of yeshiva students studying the Talmud, smelling the aromas of the freshly baked Challah wafting from the local kosher bakeries, while seeing signs in Hebrew and Yiddish and shuls at every corner, while the skyscrapers of Manhattan rise in the distance.

Do You Believe in Miracles?

A young man was having a difficult time getting married.

There’s no race in Judaism

‘There’s no race in Judaism’: Jews Reflect on Diversity within Community Jewish Community Relations Committee hosts annual Passover seder March 30 with theme of social justice

Kehilla High School Freshman Explore New York City in 48 Hours

With 48 hours between touchdown and takeoff, the Genesis Fellows of Kehilla High School took New York City by storm, this past week, for their freshman class trip.

Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew

Avi Poster

Avi Poster died on January 26. His funeral was attended by hundreds of people from across Nashville whose lives he touched. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife, Joie.

Shining a Light on Antisemitism: Luciana Berger

Shining a Light on Antisemitism: Luciana Berger, Former Member of Parliament, to Speak at Federation Women’s Event

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Makes His 1st Visit to Nashville

Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations spent a whirlwind 48 hours in Nashville last month. In his first ever visit to Music City Erdan met with Tennessee governor Bill Lee, Nashville mayor John Cooper, as well as with Jewish community leaders. He spoke publicly at a dinner that included local business leaders, elected officials, and leaders in the greater Nashville community. The visit was sponsored by Delek Logistics Partners and hosted by The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville.

2023 Campaign Update

Tennessee’s Jewish Federation Join Together for a Day on the Hill

Affordable Housing is Becoming Scarce in Nashville

Cookbook Author & Chef Michael Twitty Bridges Cultures with Koshersoul

To be a Steward of the Earth, Live a Life of Radical Amazement

Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai said, “If, while holding a sapling in your hand you are told that the Messiah is about to arrive, first plant the sapling and then go out to receive the Messiah.” Much is written in the Torah and the Talmud about trees, and we read even more carefully about them his month when we celebrate Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees.

“Healthy” Little Lies