Dear Community Editor, My name is David Bornstein and I will be having my bar mitzvah this October. For my Pledge 13 Bar Mitzvah Project, I am hosting a series of basketball contests at the Louisville JCC in the upper … Read More
This list of upcoming b’nai mitzvah celebrations was compiled from lists provided by Louisville’s congregations. February 23, 2013 Jonathan Endicott The Temple March 2, 2013 Bailey Hatzell The Temple March 9, 2013 Maximillian Kastan The Temple March 23, 2013 Zachary … Read More
Young people who became philanthropists by starting B’nai Tzedek Funds are invited to a dinner in their honor on Wednesday, May 23, at 6 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center auditorium. The invitation is also extended to their immediate family … Read More
A bar or bat mitzvah is a wonderful simcha, and it is great to share the joy with friends when their children reach this milestone. Choosing an appropriate gift for a child you do not know, however, can be a … Read More
We learn from an early age that giving tzedakah is something that Jews do. We are taught by our parents and at religious school. But hearing about it and doing it are two different things. When children reach bar/bat mitzvah … Read More
The JFCS Robert and Marjorie Kohn Pledge 13 Class of 2011-12 has been extremely busy this year. The program, which encourages students to perform community service during the year leading up to their b’nai mitzvah, choose the projects that interest … Read More
[by Shiela Steinman Wallace] There are a great many things to do when preparing for a bar or bat mitzvah. There are the obvious things, like studying the Torah portion and writing a speech. There are the fun things, like … Read More
The Robert and Marjorie Kohn Pledge 13 Program was created by Jewish Family and Career Services to encourage seventh grade students to perform 13 hours of community service the year of a student’s bar or bat mitzvah. One of its … Read More