The last major Jewish event of the year that was still scheduled, despite the coronavirus pandemic, has finally been canceled. Jewish Family & Career Services announced this week that the 15th Annual MOSAIC Awards, which had been slated for Thursday, … Read More
Anshei Sfard Knit & Qvell Thursday, March 5, 1-2 p.m. 3630 Dutchmans Lane, second floor All knitted/crocheted items donated to JCPS Clothes Closet, contact: Toby Horvitz, 502-458-7108. Sunday Night at the Movies Sunday, March 15 The Temple Pizza dinner, 6:30 … Read More
Chavurat Shalom for March Thursday, March 5 University of Louisville Department of Music students will perform. Lunch will include all beef hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, fresh fruit, cookies and brownies. Thursday, March 12 Ukulele and guitar player Jason Parroco, … Read More
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville dedicated its 525th house on Saturday, Feb. 22, this one built for a Muslim family from Somalia with considerable help from Jewish Louisville. All five synagogues contributed a total of $10,000 to the project, … Read More
Wax to mark 30th summer at Beber Michael Wax, a lifetime Beber Camper, has finished his first year as camp director and will soon mark his 30th summer at the Wisconsin-based camp. “It’s a dream come true; I love what … Read More
Chavurat Shalom for February Thursday, Feb. 6 Jason Parroco, ukelele and guitar player and Hosparus Health manager of community outreach, will appear; January and February birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated. Lunch will include chicken and dumplings, mixed vegetables, mixed … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Laura Metzger Does it seem there have been a lot of funerals recently? Maybe it’s my age. As we get older, we’re increasingly aware of death’s reality. Or maybe it’s the season; there are more funerals in … Read More
Boasting four times more space, the Sonny & Janet Meyer Food Pantry at the Jewish Family & Career Services “reopened” Sunday, Jan 26, amid a ceremony drawing more than 100 people from across Louisville. Though already well stocked for the … Read More
(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