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(Editor’s note: In the wake of the shootings at Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha in Pittsburgh and the Kroger in Jeffersontown, area congregations opened their doors for #ShowUpForShabbat, a nationwide campaign by the AJC and Jewish Federations of North … Read More
Last fall, Rabbi Joshua Golding took on the role of acting rabbi for Congregation Anshei Sfard, and recently he accepted the offer to continue in this position on a long-term basis. Anshei Sfard President Dr. Roy Hyman said he is … Read More
Jewish Family & Career Services will celebrate its 106th anniversary on Tuesday, May 27, at 7:30 p.m. at JFCS. Board president, Debbie Friedman, and vice president, Stephanie Mutchnick, will reflect on their experiences of attending the joint IAJVS/AJFCA national conference. … Read More
[by Matt Goldberg, Director, Jewish Community Relations Council] Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or Food Stamps) to be cut As we have previously reported, this past year, our Louisville Jewish community participated in the Food Stamp Challenge in order to … Read More
[by Matt Goldberg, Director] Jewish Community Relations Council One of the important tasks the Jewish Community Relations Council performs is building bridges between the Jewish community and others – political leaders, government organizations, schools, other faith groups, other non-profits, etc. … Read More
Click here to donate now! When we think of Purim, now just a month away, we think of costumes and graggers, reading the Megillah and singing songs, eating hamantashen and sending gifts (mishloach manot) to friends. However, there is another, … Read More
If you had just $31.50 per person to spend on food for an entire week, would you be able get adequate nutrition to meet your physical needs? Would you be able to make it all the way through without going … Read More
The Middle East has many flash points. There is civil war in Syria that has sent waves of refugees and sometimes violence into Turkey and Jordan and has even reached into Lebanon. Egypt is in turmoil over the power grab … Read More
For weeks, volunteers from Temple Shalom, JFCS, The Temple Preschool, Adath Jeshurun, Keneseth Israel and Anshei Sfard participated in the annual “Hanukkah Helpers” program. They shopped for more than 50 Jewish children who otherwise would have had little or no … Read More
In the Jewish community, Chanukah is time to get together with family and friends, light candles, sing songs and indulge in latkes and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). Chanukah also offers us an opportunity to acquaint our non-Jewish neighbors with some of … Read More