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April 2019

Will Judaism be ready for Jewdroids?

Human Resources Lee Chottiner A story just broke at Tel Aviv University that could someday change how Jews see and define themselves. TAU announced on April 15 that researchers there had 3D-printed a heart. “This is the first time anyone … Read More >

Latest News April 29, 2019

Lipp to promote residencies to match Cantors, congregations during term

David Lipp hopes to raise the profile of the Conservative cantorate during his two-year term as president of the Cantors Assembly (CA). “I can’t tell you how many times in this city people say, ‘I just don’t know what a … Read More >

Latest News April 29, 2019

One dead, others injured in San Diego synagogue shooting

A shooting at a Chabad synagogue in Poway, a city in San Diego County, California, left one person dead and multiple people injured, including a child. Police there detained a white 19-year old San Diego man in connection with the shooting, … Read More >

Latest News April 27, 2019

‘Mosaic of many colors’: JFCS announces 2019 MOSAIC Award honorees

A technology entrepreneur, professional violinist and music teacher, healthcare professional and community leader, social entrepreneur and women’s advocate, and a journalist who chronicled the 60’s through the prism of the Holocaust will be recipients of the 2019 Mosaic Awards. These … Read More >

Latest News April 25, 2019

The next president of Uganda? Rabbi Sizomu makes aspirations known in Louisville visit

(Editor’s note: This is a corrected version of a story posted earlier.) Rabbi Gershom Sizomu carries an impressive resume for a citizen of Uganda, one of the world’s poorest countries and best associated with a brutal dictator. Known to authorities … Read More >

Latest News April 25, 2019

Jews in Cambodia East Asian Jewry on the rise, WUPJ president says during Louisville visit

Jews who attended a recent conference of Asian congregations in Singapore came from some exotic places – including Phnom Penh. That’s right, there are Jews in Cambodia – a place better known for the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge. … Read More >

Latest News Other Agencies April 25, 2019

D’var Torah: Serving God by serving others

As you read this issue of Community, you find yourself on a spiritual and historic journey of the Jewish people. We move in time from Pesach (Passover) Zman Heruteinu (Our season of freedom) to Shavuot, recalling receiving the Ten Commandments … Read More >

Latest News April 25, 2019

Free-will dues model yields success in local experiment

Facing declining membership, Louisville synagogues are joining others nationwide in modifying their dues models, or at least considering it, to make themselves more appealing to younger members. The Temple has been experimenting with “free-will” financial commitments, a pay-what-you-want model for … Read More >

Latest News Other Agencies April 25, 2019

‘Let it be in Louisville’: Cantors’ convention to showcase city’s best Jewish talent

Cantor David Lipp wants to showcase Jewish Louisville for his colleagues when they converge on the city next month for the 72nd Cantors Assembly Convention. Lu Y’hi B’Louisville (Let it be in Louisville) is the theme of the international gathering … Read More >

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JCL announces $40M capital campaign; JHFE commits $15M match and $10M cornerstone gift

(Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story.) The Jewish Community of Louisville, at an April 11 media event, announced its “Our Community, Our Future” capital campaign to finance construction of a new J at the back … Read More >

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