In 1999 Rabbi Yitzchok and Esther Tiechtel established a local branch of Chabad Lubavitch International.

Its goal, to create a gateway to enhance the Jewish experience for the Nashville Jewish Community and outlying communities across Middle Tennessee.

After eight years of community activities and programming, Chabad is now ready for a permanent home.

The new Chabad Center for Jewish Life will serve as a base for Chabad’s activities. Centrally located close to the Jewish Community Center, it is easily accessible to all Jews living in the broader Middle Tennessee area.

The following pages describe just some of the many activities and programs our new center will continue to offer with greater expansion.

What has kept the light of Judaism burning through thousands of years of adversity is the unique dedication of our faith by organizations like Chabad. In Nashville, Chabad so positively contributes to the sense of community by embracing Jews from all walks of life or nuances of faith in a loving, nonjudgmental fashion. In our small yet vibrant Jewish community, Chabad is a gentle and vital leader...

Joe Freedman