Mark Schiftan News Today

Belmont University’s new hire signals ramped-up support for Jewish students. Other Christian universities are also increasingly embracing students of other faiths. Belmont University in Tennessee, which proudly describes itself as a “Christ-centered” institution, has diligently been building bridges with Nashville’s small Jewish community. In a further attempt to strengthen those ties, the university just hired a rabbi.

Belmont, Southeast Venture, XOi announce updates

An interfaith group called Spiritus puts aside their differences every week. They meet weekly to discuss the intersection of faith and culture, including school shootings.

Belmont University, which solely employed Christian faculty members, plans to hire some Jewish professors. Supporters say the decision will promote religious inclusion at the institution. Critics believe it either goes too far or not far enough.

At a time when anti-Semitism festers throughout the country and world, measures like these remain necessary to help guide authorities in better being able to classify, address, and prevent anti-Semitic hate crimes.

Michael Danziger, the next senior rabbi of Nashvilles largest Reform Jewish community, talks about his return to Tennessee and his side gig as a stand-up comic.