NowGen is so excited to present our new co-chairs for this year! These three volunteer leaders are stepping up to take charge of NowGen for the coming year and have some great programs coming up for the rest of the year and through 2025.
If your organization is interested in partnering with NowGen or connecting more Nashville Jews in their 20s and 30s to your organization, please reach out to one of them so we can make it happen!
I am so excited for these three amazing leaders to take the reins as I plan to leave my position at the Federation on November 27. I will still be around and plan to continue being part of the community as a participant and as a lay leader.
Liran Federmann
I was born in Kfar Saba in Israel, but I grew up just outside Boston (in the same town as Myles!). I’ve been in Nashville for just over three years now, and I work full time as a freelance graphic designer. The day after I moved to Nashville happened to be Yom Kippur, and I met NowGen folks at services who told me about a break fast. From that break fast, I learned about more events (Sukkot, happy hours, etc.) and that was that. I’ve felt blessed to have found friends and community through NowGen and other Jewish organizations in Nashville, and bringing that to newcomers and long-time Nashvillians feels like the best way I can give back.
Myles Hoffman
I am originally from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts (funny enough, I grew up in the same hometown as Liran!). I've lived in Nashville for almost six years now after moving here to attend Belmont University for undergrad. I currently work at Make Wake Artists, a Country/Americana Artist Management Company based here in Nashville (most notable for managing Luke Combs). I've always been involved in Reform Jewish life growing up, between going to a URJ camp, participating in NFTY, and then later on being involved with Hillel in college. Being a leader in the Nashville Jewish community to me is all about keeping traditions alive, bringing people together, and making sure everyone feels like they belong. I’m thrilled to be able to lead and collaborate with my other board members on future programs to further build the Nashville Jewish community!
Tali Izhaky
I was born in Israel, but lived in the Seattle area most of my life. I just hit 3 years of living in Nashville and I work at Sony Music Publishing and work on their independent publisher partnerships team - SMP Indie Biz as we like to call it! I got involved in Jewish life in Nashville because I went to a Rosh Hashanah Newcomers brunch and the rest is history. The Nashville Jewish community has been so welcoming to me over the last few years, and I'd like to give back by helping foster the Jewish Nashville young adult community. Kehillah Kedosha!
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