Melton, AJ Israel Seminar Louisville Melton and Adath Jeshurun are co-sponsoring the Biblical In-Sites Israel seminar from July 8 to 18, 2019. The seminar will be an on-site textual encounter with patriarchs, matriarchs, kings, prophets, soldiers, judges, and the land … Read More
Here are some scenes from this year’s Republic Bank Players Challenge.(Community photos by Tara Cocco)
For the first time in more than a decade, The Republic Bank Players Challenge at the Standard Club was almost rained out. Ironically, the special gift for each player at this year’s event, which took place on June 25, was … Read More
A Louisville Metro councilwoman said she would vote to overturn the city’s historic landmark designation for the Anshei Sfard synagogue. Barbara Sexton Smith made her position known Tuesday during a meeting of council’s planning, zoning & annexation committee to review … Read More
By staff and wire reports Jewish Louisville joined other national Jewish organizations last week in responding to Israel’s new law that enshrines in Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Law that the country is the nation-state of the Jewish people. In a statement … Read More
The 2017-18 Annual Campaign set some high bars for success: $2 million in donations, a jump in first-time givers. Mission accomplished on both counts. In an exit interview on the just-completed campaign. Co-chairs Jerry and Madeline Abramson and Ariel and … Read More
NCJW seeks executive director National Council of Jewish Women, Louisville Section (NCJW) is seeking an executive director. This is a new part-time position with flexible hours. It will involve working with volunteers and the community and is an opportunity for … Read More
Louisville will celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary with the Jewish Federation of Louisville and Partnership2Gether’s (P2G) “Bikes & Bourbon” experience in October. The four-day, fully supported bicycle tour of the state’s scenic roads, with stops at its signature distilleries and thoroughbred … Read More
The Jewish Community of Louisville honored some of its leading figures at its 10th Annual Meeting on May 29. The meeting, which is meant to “celebrate the work we do together,” according to JCL Chairman Jon Fleischaker, recognized 11 teen … Read More
(Editor’s note: On Wednesday Community published a letter signed by 47 National Jewish organizations to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielson, opposing the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy and the forced separation of parents and children.Since … Read More