✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
When Aaron Yarmuth first visited Israel with his father in 2007, it wasn’t your typical sightseeing trip. Most visitors don’t travel the country with a group of U.S. Congress members, and they don’t get to shake hands with two future … Read More
We live in a world where everyone is in a hurry. We expect immediate results, instant answers and quick information. There is a well-known talmudic lesson involving a man who asked Rabbi Shammai to teach him the entire Torah while … Read More
On Aug. 29, 1863, George Kuhne, a private in the Union Army of the Potomac – and a Jew – was marched on to a parade ground at Beverly Ford, Virginia, with four other soldiers – two Protestants and two … Read More
I have made some pretty major changes in my life over the past year. For one, I dropped 14 inches around my waist, and over 100 pounds! Many people might think this is quite an accomplishment, but I read something … Read More
“Jews! Write everything down!” — Shimon Dubnov, Jewish historian, shouted before his execution in the Riga ghetto, December 1941 During the Holocaust, Eastern European Jews did write everything down. They wrote on anything from journals to toilet paper. They also … Read More
Deborah Frockt didn’t have to start cold as the new CEO of the Jewish Family & Career Services, and she is grateful. The Louisville native, who spent the last six years at the Jewish Family Service of Seattle (JFS), spent … Read More
Hundreds of people, including several from Jewish Louisville, flocked to the Shree Swaminarayan (Hindu) Temple & Cultural Center in West Buechel Saturday to paint over symbols of hatred and show solidarity with yet another religious group under threat. The overwhelming … Read More