Tag: Jewish Foundation of Memphis

  • My Israel Story #22- Rena Mashinsky

    My Israel Story #22- Rena Mashinsky

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …

  • My Israel Story #21- Rabbi Sarit Horwitz

    My Israel Story #21- Rabbi Sarit Horwitz

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …

  • Temple Israel Presents the Institute of Jewish Rock’s First Concert

    Temple Israel Presents the Institute of Jewish Rock’s First Concert

    On Sunday, November 19 at 11:30 am, the Institute of Jewish Rock will present its first community concert at Temple Israel. Featuring favorites by Rick Recht, Matisyahu, Rabbi Noam Katz, Moshav Band, and more, this concert will showcase all of the Institute’s amazing students – from preschoolers to high schoolers.…

  • Letter from Shoham: Thank you Memphis Jewish Community – You’ve Been Good To Us!

    Letter from Shoham: Thank you Memphis Jewish Community – You’ve Been Good To Us!

    At this year’s ASBEE World Kosher BBQ Competition and Festival, our community was treated to the exotic tastes of Israeli cuisine, prepared with fiery passion by Tovi and Esti Kochav, Alon Radzi, and Guy Reder. Their cooking team, dubbed Shoham? No-Ham!, traveled from Memphis’s partner city in Israel, Shoham, as…

  • My Israel Story #20- Yisrael Wiener

    My Israel Story #20- Yisrael Wiener

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …

  • My Israel Story #19- Rabbi Micah Greenstein

    My Israel Story #19- Rabbi Micah Greenstein

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …

  • My Israel Story #18- Akiva Finkelstein

    My Israel Story #18- Akiva Finkelstein

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …

  • Hillels of Memphis: The Beginning of a New Era

    Hillels of Memphis: The Beginning of a New Era

    By Rabbi Jeremy Simons It’s hard to believe it’s already been four months since I began as Director of Hillels of Memphis. I am so grateful for the warm welcome I’ve received from students, parents, lay leaders, and countless members of the community who have reached out to me. This…

  • Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

    Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

    By Dr. Michael Lejman On November 2nd, 1917, the British government took a quiet step that changed the course of world history and the Jewish people. Perhaps the Zionist movement’s firm commitment and early settlement in Palestine was an inevitable outcome of a determined generation. However, the history of the…

  • My Israel Story #16- Rabbi Akiva Males

    My Israel Story #16- Rabbi Akiva Males

    We’re marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of Israel with a year-long celebration! Keep an eye out for “Memphis Celebrates Israel at 70” branding at your synagogue, at events around town, and online. In this series, we’re asking Memphians to tell their personal Israel stories. Do you have a story to tell? …