Rabbi Laurie Rice of Congregation Micah has once again completed the Boston Marathon. This year’s race marks her fifth in Boston and her 34th overall marathon. Her team in Boston supports the Heather Abbott Foundation which was formed in the wake of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Abbott lost her ...
Last month Nashville’s Jewish community joined in remembrance and celebration for three special events. On Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville partnered with the Tennessee Holocaust Commission and Congregation Micah to honor the memories ...
Nashville’s Jewish community continues to grow at a rapid pace, with much of that growth coming from the young adult demographic. Michal Eskenazi Becker, Chief Impact Officer, says, “Based on our latest data, the majority of our community age group is either young adults or empty nesters.” ...
The Tennessee state legislature’s 2025 session is complete, and this year saw significant progress in the areas of security, public safety, and support for Israel. As in previous years, the success was the result of a joint effort by the four Jewish Federations representing Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, ...
This school year students from area high schools learned about Judaism and the Holocaust in formal and informal settings. At Harpeth Hall, Iara Kullock and Maddie Marshall created a Jewish Students’ Association designed to provide connection and build community within the larger school setting. Kullock ...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville’s Leadership 615 celebrated the second cohort of participants. The program is funded by Dr. Mark Goldfarb who is committed to fostering and developing a new generation of Jewish philanthropists and community leaders. In his remarks, Goldfarb said, “It was ...
Despite some challenging weather, approximately 250 people attended this year’s Jewish Community Relations Committee Social Justice Seder, featuring special guest Sloan Luckie. Luckie, a lay pastor and youth mentor in his hometown of Chicago, spoke about his passion for studying the Old Testament ...
Over the last several weeks President Donald Trump has taken aim at some of the country’s largest law firms through the use of executive orders. These orders include actions such as stripping the firms’ security clearances, barring access to federal buildings, and terminating federal contracts held ...
An estimated 6.3 million children in the United States will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18. That’s according to the National Alliance for Children’s Grief. Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation, with one in nine children affected by these losses, and that means the state’s ...
Nashville is home to hundreds of refugees from countries around the world, some of which are at war. Refugee status means these people are invitees of the United States and are entitled to a small amount of monetary assistance from the government to help them settle. The method and terms of resettlement ...
