chabad

The word chabad is a Hebrew acronym for the three intellectual faculties of chochmah (wisdom), binah (comprehension) and da’at (knowledge). Guided by the teachings of seven rebbes and holding as a central tenet the value of every Jew, the movement started 250 years ago in Lubavtich, Russia and today has members throughout the world. Rabbi Yitzchok Tiechtel (pictured here with his son Levi) came to Nashville to organize the city's first chabad shul. Beginning first in his home and then moving to a couple of rooms rented below a bar, the Chabad Center of Nashville recently opened an extensive center in Bellevue, where it hopes to continue its growth.

lisa silver

Lisa Silver is the cantorial soloist/music director at Congregation Micah. Originally from Detroit, where her father was a vocal teacher for several Motown artists, Lisa came to Nashville in 1972. Lisa is a Grammy-nominated songwriter and classically trained violinist with experience in a wide variety of musical settings.