✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Andrew Adler Community Editor I’m casting my thoughts back 28 years, when my then-fiancée and I were fledgling members of Congregation Adath Jeshurun. AJ would soon be embarking on its annual retreat in the Indiana countryside, and people I barely … Read More
By Trent Spoolstra JCRC Director Like many individuals this past October 9, I was pleasantly surprised to learn of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and relieved to see footage of the living hostages finally returning home. I join … Read More
Today is a day of hope and, we pray, the beginning of healing for the hostages, their families and all of Israel. Through 18 major Jewish holidays and 105 Shabbat dinners, Jewish families in Israel and around the world … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor It is no exaggeration to say that American Jews have seldom, if ever, been more ideologically polarized than they are today – especially when the subject is Israel. “We’re probably at the most fraught time … Read More
By Sara Klein Wagner For those of you who know me, I am prone to take a few turns and tangents when sharing a story or making a point. I got that from my father, of blessed memory. He could … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Spoiler Alert: The following is intended both in the spirit of parody (the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge certainly exist, but — as far as I can tell — there’s no such institution as the University … Read More
By Amy Fouts Partnership2Gether Outreach Manager at the Jewish Federation of Louisville Especially since October 7, conversations about Israel are often viewed through the lens of politics, protests, war, hostages, and uncertainty. And yet, for four days in July when … Read More
By Andrew Adler “There are always people around in whom antisemitism is a light sleeper,” the late, great Irish writer and politician Conor Cruise O’Brien famously remarked in his 1986 book, The Siege: The Saga of Israel and Zionism. But … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Aviv and Roni, our 2025 Camp J Shlichim, are quite different in temperament and appearance. They do, however, agree on at least two things: American kids are quieter than their Israeli counterparts, and when it … Read More