✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By ShinShinim, Kyla and Eden Guest Columnists This past month has been filled with unforgettable events and meaningful experiences. It all started with the Flavors of Israel fundraiser for our ShinShinim program, held in collaboration with an Israeli chef from … Read More
By David Siskin Camp J Director Camp J and Shlichim (Jewish emissaries) have been linked together for years. Shlichim are are Israelis who have just completed their national years of service in the Israel Defense Forces who are hired by … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Samantha Simon is what you might call a PJ Library True Believer. As the mother of three children, she has a deeply personal interest in the program that provides free Jewish books to children from … Read More
By Sara Klein Wagner For the past few years, several cohorts of community volunteers and professionals have spent countless hours of discussion, planning and dreaming focused on Jewish education in Louisville. This week, a newly formed board charged with creating … Read More
By Trent Spoolstra March will mark six months since I took the helm as director of the Jewish Community Relations Council. During that time, I have given media interviews, attended Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly, presented to various … Read More
By ShinShinim, Kyla and Eden Guest Columnists We want to start by saying that we miss you all very much and are excited to come back to Louisville after our trip home. February was such a fulfilling and exciting month … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor At the Jewish Community Relations Council, the watchword these days is “nimble.” Under new chairman Bill Altman and new(ish) director Trent Spoolstra, JCRC is significantly reconfiguring how it carries out its mission. As the principal … Read More
By Sara Klein Wagner Thirty-four years ago, I worked my first “Super Sunday” here in Louisville. I was (and deep down, still feel like) a young Jewish professional excited for the future and the path I would forge in my … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor This past fall, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, we planted 18 new trees — donated by TreesLouisville — in the front lawn of the Trager Family … Read More
Federations mourn the loss of Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz Today, the hearts of the Jewish community are once again broken. For over 500 days, we have prayed for the safe return of every single hostage … Read More
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