By staff and wire reports Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie stirred outrage among state and regional Jewish leaders last week when, in a tweet, he compared public health measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 to the Holocaust, posting an … Read More
Guest Columnist Michael Ginsberg Sixty years ago, on Rosh Hashanah, my father taught me a lesson about giving. Thirty years later, I learned another valuable lesson about giving. Both apply to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – the Days of … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor (Editor’s note: The following is an updated version of the lead story in the August 27 issue of Community, which includes new information about High Holy Day plans at Keneseth Israel and The Temple. The … Read More
Sara’s View Sara Klein Wagner We have become accustomed to tragedies. Too often, we read and see news stories about hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and other tragedies that tear apart communities in the blink of an eye. Whenever these tragedies occur, … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner I am an American, a Jew and a stranger The exterminator walked from room to room of my house, spraying the corners and baseboards as he does during every quarterly inspection, strains of David’s Harp lilting … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi David Ariel-Joel Shana Tova, y’all! We are in the month of Elul, the last and most important month of the Jewish year. This is the month when we prepare ourselves for the new year. It is a … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Two siblings are helping to run a Fresh Stop Market at New Roots, the regional network of food co-ops. A young man visits residents of an assisted living community on Shabbat, bringing challah, grape juice … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor When Rabbi David Ariel-Joel walked into an Israeli café this summer – or a restaurant, or a museum, or a train, or a bus – one thing he saw plenty of were faces. Many of … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor In a move that should produce a valuable tool for planning the community’s future, the Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence (JHFE) and the Jewish Federation of Louisville have commissioned a comprehensive population study. Preliminary work … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The Jewish Family & Career Services has hired a Louisville clinical psychologist to be its next chief executive officer. Dr. David L. Finke was chosen following what the agency described as an “exhaustive” eight-week national … Read More
