What is the Jewish Community of Louisville without our community? Enrich and expand your life and connect with Louisville’s Jewish community by taking an active role. There are many ways to make a difference and every one is important!

Join a JCL Committee
Commitees provide real time input and guidance from the community at large on how the JCL can best serve and enrich the Louisville Jewish community. Every person brings a unique perspective and together we can focus where it matters most – but we need you! Click here or call Sara Wagner at (502) 238-2779 to express an interest in joining a committee.

Contact the Community Relations Council
The JCL’s Community Relations Council (CRC) is the vehicle through which the Jewish community is represented in the greater Louisville community in discussions, activities, programs and coalitions with others that help to improve inter-group relationships and protect human rights. There are many opportunities to participate. Click to find out more.

Attend a Shalom Louisville Newcomers Event
Shalom Louisville is an innovative outreach program designed to welcome our newcomers; Jewish and interfaith families and individuals who have recently moved to Louisville as well as newcomers to Judaism. Shalom Louisville welcomes them through bagel brunches, dessert tastings and other social events. For more information, contact Tzivia Levin (502) 238-2715 tlevin@jewishlouisville.org or Sara Wagner (502) 238-2779 swagner@jewishlouisvlle.org.

Join a Mission to Israel
Louisville community missions to Israel, organized by the Jewish Community of Louisville, always offers a number of unique opportunities. They bring together  diverse groups of people, many of whom do not know each other until they travel together, and offer participants a wide range of experiences that help them discover the excitement of Israel and the strength and breadth of Louisville’s connection to the Western Galilee and the Jewish State. Click to learn more.

Volunteer
When you volunteer you’re giving something back to your community by lending a helping hand to people and organization. What you may not realize is that volunteering also benefits you as an individual. You can make new friends, uncover hidden skills and talents, increase your self-confidence, have fun and make a difference. Click to see what volunteer opportunities are available now.