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Jewish communities here and nationwide attended vigils and services at mosques in their communities, expressing support and concern in the wake of the murder by a white supremacist of at least 50 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New … Read More
(Editor’s note: Due to a production error, a past column by Sara Klein Wagner was printed in the March 22 edition of Community instead of her latest piece. The correct column is posted below. Community regrets the error.) Less than … Read More
As Zionists and supporters of Israel, we follow what goes on there closer than your average person. We tend to hear sooner about important events making Israeli headlines. Our ears perk up when we hear Israel mentioned in the news. … Read More
When Brazilian photojournalist Sebastiao Ribeiro Salgado returned to his country in the 1990s after covering the genocide in Rwanda, he discovered a different kind of genocide at home. His home state of Minas Gerais, in southeastern Brazil, had been virtually … Read More
Ben Vaughan didn’t need to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to know that civil rights remains a volatile issue in America. The 36-year-old electrical engineer from Louisville is knee-deep in the struggle right here in Kentucky. “I’m … Read More
Praised are you Adonai our God, who rules the universe…clothing the naked raising the downtrodden providing for all my needs. — from the Birkhot HaShachar (morning blessings), Siddur Sim Shalom. These are among the many morning blessings we are to … Read More
Rabbi Daniel Freelander understands the issues facing Jews living beyond the borders of the United States and Israel. After all, it’s his job. As president of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ), Freelander represents more than 1.8 million Reform … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a developing story, which will be updated during the day.) The Jewish Community of Louisville was among the Jewish entities around the globe that quickly reacted to Friday’s shooting attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New … Read More
The Fetal Heartbeat Bill finally passed the Kentucky House of Representatives Thursday night, joining another anti-abortion measure that passed the legislature earlier that day. Both were sent to Gov. Matt Bevin’s desk for signing. The ACLU’s response? See you in … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story.) As the so-called fetal heartbeat bill awaits action in the Kentucky House of Representatives, the legislature has just passed another anti-abortion bill and sent it to Gov. Matt Bevin’s … Read More