In order to help voters in Congressional Districts 6 and 7 navigate their newly drawn voting maps, the Nashville Jewish Social Justice Roundtable (NJSJR) held a roundtable forum on June 28 at The Temple. More than 200 people from throughout Districts 6 and 7 attended, posing their questions directly ...
The West End Synagogue Social Action Committee invites the community to Michael Mehlman Social Action Shabbat on Saturday, December 6, as Beth Wise receives the 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award. The award recognizes a WES congregant who has volunteered in a significant way in the broader Nashville community. Since ...
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 ...
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. ...
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. ...
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 ...