✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor On Rabbi Joshua Corber’s recent visit to Louisville, somebody shared with him the city’s unofficial motto: “Keep Louisville weird.” That’s when Corber, a 39-year-old Canadian rabbi, and the next spiritual leader of Adath Jeshurun, knew … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi David Feder The seasons have turned. The cold and ice of winter have given way to warmth and showers of spring, and with it our festival of spring, Chag HaAviv, Pesach. Last Pesach was the first major … Read More
Before he left for Israel, much of what Kendall Boyd knew about the country came from Jimmy Carter’s controversial book, Palestine: Peace, not Apartheid. “He brought to my attention a lot of how this conflict came about,” Boyd said of … Read More
The coronavirus is keeping the JCC closed for now, but its engagement with members and the greater community continues. For starters, the JCC is consolidating all its online offerings in a new online portal, called Virtual JCC, which takes people … Read More
One of Israel’s leading rabbis, who recently spent two weeks in Louisville as a scholar-in-residence, will teach a remote class from the Jewish state this Sunday. Rabbi Dalia Marx’s class, titled “The Four Children: Biblically, Rabbinically & Graphically,” based on … Read More
Dear Jewish Louisville, We have completed another week of social distancing at home. Clearly the reality of the coronavirus has changed our lives, perhaps forever. If only this were a Hollywood movie; the heroes would make things right before the … Read More
One Sunday morning in February, shortly after Tu B’Shevat, Alayna Altman, accompanied by dozens of students from LBSY and The Temple, and parents and volunteers from the Muhammad Ali Center, began moving the Community Garden from the back of The … Read More
Responding to the coronavirus pandemic, The Louisville Vaad HaKashruth has issued a set of guidelines for use of the Louisville Mikvah: Anyone exhibiting any symptoms of illness, or is under mandatory quarantine, may not use the mikvah for any purpose … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is part of a larger, more comprehensive story by Lisa Hornung about The J’s efforts to continue serving the community during the coronavirus pandemic. For her complete coverage, read the March 27 issue of Community.) During the … Read More
Young Jewish adults in Louisville refuse to let the coronavirus pandemic cramp their social life. In fact, a group them plan to get together at 6 p.m., Friday, March 20, shortly before Shabbat, for a little cocktail party – virtually, … Read More
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