Congregation Sherith Israel (Nashville)
- Congregation Sherith Israel (Nashville)
Founded circa 1900, Congregation Sherith Israel is an Orthodox synagogue located in Nashville, Tennessee. Currently led by Rabbi Saul Strosberg and Cantor George Lieberman, it welcomes Jews of all backgrounds and levels of observance. ["About Us." Congregation Sherith Israel. http://www.sherithisrael.com/about.asp]
Akiva School
Congregation Sherith Israel is also the original site of the Akiva Jewish Day School, which Rabbi Zalman I. Posner founded in 1954. In 1999, Akiva School moved to the Gordon Jewish Community Center at 809 Percy Warner Blvd. ["Our Community, Our School." Akiva School of Nashville. http://www.akivanashville.net/about/OurCommunityOurSchool/OurCommunity1.htm] The classrooms on the ground floor and above the sanctuary on the third floor are currently used by the Sherith Israel Sunday School program.
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