Jewish life in the buckle of the Bible Belt

Jewish communities have thrived in Nashville for more than a hundred years. While they may still be small in number compared to their Christian counterparts, Nashville’s Jews continue to enrich local the culture in a variety of ways – not all of them religious.

Today, we examine the state of Judaism in Nashville. What options are available for faith-based community and worship? How do Jewish families connect in an overwhelmingly Christian city?

But first, we’re speaking with WPLN’s own Blaise Gainey and Julia Ritchey to review the results of Tuesday’s elections.

Guests: 

• Blaise Gainey, WPLN politics reporter
• Julia Ritchey, WPLN afternoon editor
• Saul Strosberg, Rabbi at Congregation Sherith Israel
• Eric Mirowitz, member of East Side Tribe
• Jackie Karr, co-director of Nashville’s Jewish Film Festival
• Matt Leff, organizer of the Jewish Arts & Music Festival
• Leslie Sax, Executive Director of the Gordon JCC

Previous WPLN coverage: 

• With ‘Passover In A Box,’ The Food-Focused Jewish Holiday Is Adapted To An Unusual Time
• Nashville Jews And Immigrants Unite To Protest Immigration And Customs Enforcement
• What Hanukkah Means To A Nashville Woman Who Survived The Holocaust
• Nashville Rabbis Call For Unity, Decry Rise In Hate Speech