Reports and articles detailing disturbing and frightening incidents of stress, hostility and in some cases violence between Black and Jewish communities in New York have been in the news for some time. These tensions reached a boiling point in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. A new documentary, ...
Reports and articles detailing disturbing and frightening incidents of stress, hostility and in some cases violence between Black and Jewish communities in New York have been in the news for some time. These tensions reached a boiling point in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks. A new documentary, ...
During our Jewish Federation Women’s Philanthropy program on Sunday, November 17, guest speaker Eve Barlow was asked about her thoughts on how to best combat antisemitism. In her answer she echoed what several other guest speakers, including author Dara Horn, have recommended to us at prior programs. ...
It has been almost a year since the horrific attack inflicted on Israel October 7th, and the pain and terror of that day continues to weigh heavily on Israel and on many of us here in the US. The aftermath of the horror is still palpable, hostages are still being held captive, and the war is now ...
Nashville has been facing a vexing problem, with a revolving door of white nationalist groups coming to call over the past months. There were so many of these groups that it started to receive national and even international attention, including the Jerusalem Post reporting, “Nashville has a ...
When we gathered as a community to mourn and support each other in the aftermath of the barbaric attack of October 7, most of us could not have imagined that over 260 days later, there would still be over 100 hostages in captivity, with growing fear that only a small portion of those are still alive, ...
The Metropolitan Council (Metro Council) is the legislative authority of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, a city-county consolidated government created on April 1, 1963. We are fortunate to have an effective working relationship with the council, highlighted by strong personal ...
During the first week of April, I had the opportunity to participate in a volunteer mission in Israel organized by our P2G (Partnership Together) Southeast Consortium, a group of eight southeast US communities, Prague, Czech Republic, and the Hadera-Eiron region of Israel. The group of 24 volunteers ...
Last May, Jewish Community Relations Committee (JCRC) hosted a book group discussion and program with author Dara Horn, related to her book, “People Love Dead Jews.” The book has been awarded several honors and in his Jewish Book Council review of the book, Jonathan Fass writes: “Horn ...
Jewish thought leaders have theorized that Jewish laws and traditions, specifically the commandment to honor Shabbat, are among the first time in human history that social justice constructs were created to provide equal access to leisure for all people, not only for the wealthy and powerful. Rabbi ...