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News from Middle Tennessee's Jewish Community | Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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Highlights of West End Synagogue’s Annual Social Action Day

On Sunday, April 6, West End Synagogue members fanned out across Nashville to serve a number of nonprofit community organizations. It was the synagogue’s annual Social Action Day which included work at Belle Gardens, Glenncliff High School Urban Farrm, the H.E.R.O. (program providing clothing and ...

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West End Synagogue Continues its Annual Christmas Tradition

Continuing a longstanding tradition, West End Synagogue members spent Christmas morning bringing cheer to Vanderbilt University Medical Center staff working on the holiday. They wheeled carts filled with donuts and pastries to all floors and set up tables in the lobby to serve visitors to the hospital. ...

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Adina Barocas to Receive WES Volunteer Award on December 7

West End Synagogue will be honoring Adina Barocas with this year’s Social Action Volunteer Award. The honor is given to a synagogue member who has volunteered in the broader Nashville community.  The presentation will be made during Social Action Shabbat at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 7. ...

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NJSJR Joins Common Sense Gun Safety Efforts in Tennessee

Gun safety affects each of us. We may have friends or family who have been impacted by acts of violence resulting from the use of firearms. In Nashville we have seen random shootings and, of course, the mass shooting at Covenant School last spring. Considering these issues, the Nashville Jewish Social ...

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