(Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story) The congregants of Temple Shalom needed a two-thirds vote to move into The Temple’s Klein Center and give up its current home on Lowe Road. But on Sunday, Dec. … Read More
J staffer pursues Jewish professional degree Katelyn Graves, youth program manager at The J, is working toward a Master of Arts degree in the Jewish Professional Studies Program at Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership. Graves, who began the … Read More
Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi, and a settler living on the West Bank of Israel. Shadi Abu Awwad is a Palestinian student and activist, also from the West Bank. You may not think they would have much in common, … Read More
For most Jews fleeing the Nazis, the war years were a dark time shrouded in fear and uncertainty. Not always so for their children. Joseph Polzer, in particular, was protected at a chateau in Vichy France from 1940 to 41, … Read More
(Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the community.) Great Challah Bake back for fourth year The Fourth Annual Great Challah Bake in Louisville, will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, at The Temple, bringing … Read More
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has released a set of guidelines designed to help public schools across the state develop curricula to teach the Holocaust. The 13-page document, titled Required Instruction of the Holocaust and Other Cases of Genocide: … Read More
In a unique experiment for Jewish Louisville, a local synagogue is leasing space to a church and an Orthodox-Jewish day school. So far, according to Temple Shalom President Rich Goldwin, everyone is managing. “The church is here on Sunday morning … Read More
Louisvillians sang a song of love to each other at the Love Sings Louder event on Sunday, Sept. 15. The program at the Iroquois Amphitheater, emceed by WAVE 3’s Dawne Gee and led by Jacori “1200” Arthur, was a celebration … Read More
Jewish Hospital Rabbi Nadia Siritsky As we begin the Jewish month of Elul, which is the start of the High Holy Day season, our Jewish calendar encourages us all to enter into a time of reflection, of endings and new … Read More
Temple Shalom’s members voted Sunday, Aug. 18, to begin negotiations on a space-sharing arrangement with The Temple. In a close contest, the congregation voted 94-80 in favor of negotiating, with members casting their ballots in person or by proxy. The … Read More