Some would say there is no such thing as a crystal ball. But retired IDF Colonel Miri Eisin is going to try and use one when she comes to Nashville on February 10th as part of Jewish Federations of North America’s Israel in Focus speaker series. Eisin’s plan is not to revisit ...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville just closed the books on its 2025 campaign and kicked off the 2026 campaign year. In 2025, the Federation and its Foundation distributed just over $4 million in grants to partners, organizations, and agencies locally and overseas. These ...
This month I was privileged to interview a truly remarkable person in Nashville’s Jewish community, Eileen Handler who just turned 100 years old. I was moved by our conversation and decided to step from behind the byline to share the experience. I first met Eileen through her son and fellow ...
Beginning in Fall of 2026, a new Jewish day school will open its doors on the campus of Chabad of Nashville. Nashville Jewish Academy, formerly named Tamim Academy, will start offering classes for kindergarten and first grade students. The new academy joins the 72-year-old ...
West End Synagogue celebrated the first lines of a new Torah commissioned to celebrate the congregation’s 150 anniversary. Rabbi Joshua Kullock is leading the year-long process. The scribe for what will be the synagogue’s first new Torah in 22 years, is Rabbi Gustavo Surazski. Pictured ...
This year marks a special milestone for West End Synagogue. For the past 150 years, congregation has served as the spiritual home for Middle Tennessee’s Conservative Jewish community. To mark the anniversary, several events and celebrations are planned, including the addition of a new Torah scroll. ...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville’s women’s philanthropy division kicked off Chanukah with a pre-holiday reception at the home of Erin Colemam, chair of the division. Jewish Nashville’s women munched on latkes and sufganiyot while hearing from Coleman about the Jewish Federation ...
The Gordon Jewish Community Center last month filed a lawsuit against the neo-Nazi group, the Goyim Defense League (GDL). The civil suit, filed in both Federal and Tennessee state courts names, among others, GDL founder Jon Minadeo and Travis Garland, the person who earlier this ...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville’s 90th annual meeting, scheduled for January 25th, will recognize and honor several of the community’s new and veteran leaders. This year’s meeting is a refresh of the traditional format and features the popular band Nefesh Mountain, along with brunch, ...
For over a decade, musician Ellie Flier has called Nashville home. During those years, she has carved out a place in the Jewish music scene both locally as a founder of Jewsic City, and beyond Nashville leading services and performing at synagogues and venues throughout the US, Europe, and ...
