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When Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk, then-president of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, ordained Sally Priesand in 1972 (over the objections of many of her soon-to-be colleagues), he made history. Priesand became the first woman rabbi ordained in America. Since then, … Read More
Kentucky Torah Day, a new Jewish day school in Louisville, is taking applications for the fall. KTD is one of three Jewish day school tracks in the Derby City, the other two being the already-existing Louisville Jewish Day School (LJDS) … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story that contains new quotes from Metro Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith.) New Roots, the Louisville NPO that provides fresh produce to “shareholders” at community markets, always figured it would transition … Read More
Food – where it comes from and how it’s prepared – will be the focus of The J’s first Farm-to-Table Dinner on Wednesday, July 25, at the Klein Pavilion. Tasting stations manned by local purveyors such as Mayan Café, Flavaville … Read More
Camp J’s Summer of Superheroes kicked off on June 4 through 8 with new friends and new faces, including two new emissaries from Israel. Camp Director Mindye Mannel said the first week’s superheroes were the X-Men, and the weekly theme … Read More
Gaylia Rooks, the first woman rabbi in Kentucky history, will add one more first to her list this month when she becomes the rabbi emerita of The Temple, the first woman in the state to hold that title. The Temple … Read More
Do you remember when you moved into your first apartment away from your parents, or when you first walked into your new house? When Duby and I returned to Louisville and moved into our house, it was quite the adjustment … Read More
Two Kentucky school teachers who have made major, though different, contributions to Holocaust education in the state, will travel together to Poland this summer to see the scenes of the genocide for themselves. Ron Skillern, who teaches Holocaust studies at … Read More
The Jewish Community of Louisville honored some of its leading figures at its 10th Annual Meeting on May 29. The meeting, which is meant to “celebrate the work we do together,” according to JCL Chairman Jon Fleischaker, recognized 11 teen … Read More
(Editor’s note: On Wednesday Community published a letter signed by 47 National Jewish organizations to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielson, opposing the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy and the forced separation of parents and children.Since … Read More