✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
Selecting a mitzvah project has become an important part of preparation for bar or bat mitzvah in Louisville, and young teens are selecting many worthy causes for their efforts. It is rare, however, for that project to become a passion … Read More
Adath Jeshurun will celebrate the Confirmation Class of 2016 on Saturday, May 21, at 9:30 a.m. The confirmation students will help lead the worship service and a Kiddush luncheon honoring the class will follow. The community is invited. The AJ … Read More
At the Passover Seder each year, we retell the story of our exodus from Egypt and the bondage we endured under Pharoah. As we sit at our tables, enjoying our freedom, knowing that we are safe, with plenty of food … Read More
A delegation of 10 teachers from Louisville’s Partnership2Gether region, the Western Galilee, visited Louisville April 10-12. They visited Louisville’s Jewish religious schools and preschools as well as some secular schools, sharing their ideas and practices and learning from ours. Efrat … Read More
Standard Club buzzed with excitement as a sell-out crowd turned out to hear musician Steve Katz talk about his memoir, Blood Sweat and My Rock ’n’ Roll Years: Is Steve Katz a Rock Star?, at the J Arts and Ideas … Read More
BBYO AIT/MIT Convention From April 15-17, 25 Louisville BBYO members attended AIT/MIT Convention at Camp Campbell Guard in Hamilton, OH. This convention is designed to give new members a taste of BBYO and to teach them the traditions and rituals … Read More
The JCC of Louisville Day Camp is receiving 25 books from PJ Library, a program within the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, for the summer of 2016. Over 65 JCC camps are receiving these books this summer for campers ages 4-8 to … Read More
Many members of the Jewish community regard Israel as a special place – a homeland for the Jewish people and a critical part of their Jewish identity. As such, Israel’s security is also a high priority. Since its establishment in … Read More
The Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville is an incredible space for a program, and when Galeet Dardashti delivered the 2016 Naamani Lecture, “Sacred music Hits the Israeli Pop Charts: Money, Music and Mizrahiyut,” there on Sunday, April 17, … Read More
Rabbi Dr. David Dalin, a distinguished professor of history at Ave Maria University in Florida, spoke on Thursday, April 14, at the Jewish Community Center. During the event, sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council, he spoke about the relations … Read More