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Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

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801 Percy Warner Blvd suite 102, Nashville, TN 37205, USA

EIN Number: 62-6077703

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Phone: 615-356-3242

Hours: No Set Business Hours - Call to Inquire

Website: http://jewishnashville.org/

Email: info@jewishnashville.org

NTEE Code: T50: Philanthropy Charity & Voluntarism Promotion

MISSION - WHAT WE DO

The Jewish Federation of Nashville is the central voluntary communal organization of the Jewish community. Through its fundraising and community relations efforts, either independently or in partnership with other Jewish organizations, the Federation works to promote the general welfare, viability and cohesiveness of the Jewish community of Nashville and Middle Tennessee and to ensure the continuity of the Jewish people, locally in Israel and around the world.

SERVICES - HOW WE DO IT

Jewish Educational Services The Jewish Federation distributes grants to congregations for family, adult and religious school programs that are open to the entire Jewish community. Scholarships are available for children who want to attend Jewish summer camps and to teens who participate in programs in Israel. Our children are the ultimate beneficiaries when stipends are given to religious schools and Akiva Day School teachers to attend workshops to expand their knowledge and teaching skills. The Observer The Observer, the Nashville Jewish community's newspaper is published by the Jewish Federation of Nashville monthly. You’ll find news of our local congregations and Jewish organizations, interviews with interesting people as well as lifecycle events. But it doesn’t stop there. There is news of the national and international Jewish communities and, of course, about Israel. Look for special Jewish holiday issues and the annual Simchas/Celebrations, Health & Beauty and Dining Out special sections. Look for our annual Guide to Jewish Nashville in March, a comprehensive listing, including contact information, of all the congregations and Jewish organizations in Middle Tennessee. It serves as a handy reference all year long. Community Relations Committee Addresses the issues in the local, national and world communities that affect us as Jews. We are the pro-active voice of the Jewish community. CRC's agenda includes Anti-Semitism, Israel and the Middle East, religion in the schools, community coalitions, justice, legislation, media relations. We contact members of our Jewish community, urging them to let their legislators, public officials and/or the media know how we stand on a variety of impending issues. And we rely on the community to keep us informed of problems that may arise in their daily lives. The Annette Levy Ratkin Jewish Community Archives The Annette Levy Ratkin Jewish Community Archives collects the records of the families, businesses, and institutions of the Nashville Jewish community, which began in 1851. Partnership2Gether The Jewish Federation has a "sister city" relationship with the Hadera-Eiron region of Israel located midway between the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa on Israel's coastline. Called Partnership2Gether, the relationship is based on various exchange visit of teachers, teens, medical professionals, artists and business leaders. The goal is to provide a stronger connection between Jewish Nashville and Israel. The Federation supports a variety programs in the partnership including home hospitality visits for Jewish teens during the summer, a pediatric clown at the Hillel-Yaffe Hospital in Hadera, special programming for at-risk youth at the Ben Yakir Village, tutoring and educational enrichment programs for Israelis of Ethiopian descent, and a soccer program for teenagers that focuses on instilling positive values and promotes tolerance and intergroup and interreligious understanding.