On January 14, the Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville’s Board approved the grants committee recommendations for our Emerging Needs grants for the first quarter of 2025. What does this long sentence mean?
It means that thanks to our generous donors, the Jewish Federation has the tools and resources to support new and developing programs that address many ways of being Jewish in Nashville. It provides many ways for Jewish people in Nashville to feel that they belong. That they have their place.
The Federation’s grants committee reviews the Emerging Needs grants once a quarter and then submits their recommendations to the Board for approval. Among the grants approved by the board in January are:
- Support for Moishe House programs. Moishe House has a pivotal role in the engagement of post-college young adults in our community. They are based in East Nashville but collaborate with many other organizations around town.
- A grant to East Side Tribe to continue building a flourishing community in East Nashville, and also involved many participants from all over the region.
- A very important program run by Vanderbilt Hillel, which aimed to give students essential tools to hold conversations with their peers on Jewish perspectives about Zionism.
- Scholarship grants for Kehilla High School’s students, to reduce the barriers to receiving a Jewish Education.
- Support for Congregation Micah’s Micah-nections, a program that provides engagement opportunities such as informal holiday gatherings, Shabbat dinners, Jewish text study, and more.
- A grant for NCSY that supports inspiring and empowering Jewish teens and encouraging passionate Judaism through Torah and Jewish tradition.
The Jewish Federation is proud to be able to support our partners and to build together a flourishing Jewish community.
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