Students from Vanderbilt University’s Hillel are learning how to engage in conversation with their peers about Zionism and Israel. Led by Hillel’s assistant executive director, Veronica Grady, the program is part of Hillel International’s offerings called 4 the Moment. This year’s syllabus is ...
The Preds may have lost to the Calgary Flames, but the Jewish community was the big winner of the night at last month’s Jewish Community Night. Fans enjoyed a pre-game reception, including music by Cantor Tracy Fishbein from the Temple, a visit from Gnash, and Hanukah delicacies from Sova catering. ...
Tucked away in the Jewish community library at the Gordon Jewish Community Center is a treasure trove of the history of Jewish Nashville. The Annette Levy Ratkin Archive is a collection of stories, artifacts, photographs, and records dating back to 1851 when the community was founded. The archive itself ...
For one night only, Vanderbilt University’s Ingram Hall will be alive with music created in the ghettos of Europe and the Nazi concentration camps. We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust is being presented on January 27th in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and will feature performances ...
For one night only, Vanderbilt University’s Ingram Hall will be alive with music created in the ghettos of Europe and the Nazi concentration camps. We Are Here: Songs from the Holocaust is being presented on January 27th in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day and will feature performances ...
Michelle Biesman is what is often referred to in Nashville as a unicorn, that rare native born and raised in the local Jewish community. Her legacy includes her parents and grandparents, as well as her education at Akiva and involvement in BBYO and NCSY chapters. “What my family did was show us what ...
More than half of women of reproductive age enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP live in states that ban assistance coverage for abortion, with very rare exceptions. And about half of those women are women of color. That is according to the National Council of Jewish Women. At a recent event for the local chapter ...
Rabbi Shlomo Rothstein and Rebbetzin Nechama Rothstein began their tenure at Vanderbilt Chabad 17 years ago. Just in their early 20s when they arrived, they have grown from what Nechama says was a “big sister, big brother” relationship with the students into what they now say is a living example ...
During her short life Lori Ann Fishel overcame many challenges, yet she never lost her love for living life to the fullest and doing it with joy. She was fortunate to have access to opportunities that provided her access and acceptance to the community. And now, thanks to the Lori Ann Fishel Special ...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Nashville extends a warm “welcome back!” to Mark Freedman who will be the organization’s Interim CEO. Mark was the Federation’s executive director for seven years before his retirement in 2018. His permanent home is in Parkland, Florida, but he will be spending ...