Resources

Research

Vanderbilt Libraries and Collections

• Jewish Studies Library, 140 Buttrick Hall
• Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University
  • To access Jewish Studies resources, follow these steps:
    Click on Advance Search
    Under “Library” click on VUCenters
    Under “Location” click on JStudies
    Then you’re ready to search!
• New acquisitions to the Jewish Studies catalogue are posted monthly here
• Vanderbilt Divinity Library Resources for Jewish Studies
• The Mary and Harry Zimmerman Judaica Collection housed in the Divinity School Library
• Resources for Biblical Studies, the Ancient Near East, and Judaica housed in the Divinity School Library
• The Glatzer Collection and Archives housed in Special Collections at the Central Library

Digital Resourses

• Jewishnet
• Perpetual Jewish/Gregorian Calendar
• Jewish Data Bank (repository of social scientific studies of North American Jewry)
• Jewish Encyclopedia
• Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia
• Meggido Archeological Dig
• Local, National and International Resources
• Virtual Religion Network
• Southern Jewish Historical Society
• The Jewish History Resource Center
• Association for Jewish Studies
• “New Lives: Coming to America”

Community

Vanderbilt Spaces

• Vanderbilt Hillel
• Chabad Student Center

Jewish Nashville

Community Organizations

• Gordon Jewish Community Center
• Jewish Federation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
• Jewish Family Service of Nashville and Middle Tennessee

Congregations

• Congregation Micah (Reform)
• Sherith Israel (Orthodox)
• The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Sholom) (Reform)
• West End Synagogue (Conservative)
• Center for Jewish Awareness Chabad

Study Abroad

• Vanderbilt Global Education
• MASA
  MASA enables young Jews (18 to 30) from around the world to build a lasting relationship with Israel, strengthen their Jewish identity, and gain meaningful and beneficial experiences by participating in a long-term program in Israel.
• Study Abroad Programs in Israel
  The Israel University Consortium (IUC) brings together five major Israeli universities in a partnership to support the thousands of students studying abroad at Israeli universities each year and to collaborate with study-abroad professionals at universities throughout North America.