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By ShinShinim, Kyla and Eden Guest Columnists This past month has been filled with exciting meaningful activities and lots of snow! We began the month celebrating Hanukkah with our community by attending Hanukkah parties, leading Israeli dances, and doing all … Read More
By Frank Weisberg Guest Columnist All 20 of us were just starting high school in 1957 when we joined the Harry C. Resnick AZA Chapter of BBYO at the old Jewish Community Center in Louisville. We graduated high school in … Read More
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) – Pride Month can be a busy time for Abby Stein, the trans Jewish author and activist. But she recently turned down an invitation to serve as a scholar in residence during a Pride Shabbat. That’s … Read More
By Community Staff Fresh out of college, Louisville native Abigail Goldberg has joined the Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Center as Teen Director and Philanthropy Outreach. Goldberg will oversee BBYO and Teen Connection as well as serve as the new … Read More
By Lisa Hornung For Community Jewish Louisville, hungry for some kind social gathering amid a coronavirus surge, got what they wanted Sunday, July 26, in a retro sort of way: a drive-in movie. About 100 people from the Jewish Community … Read More
Sara’s View Sara Klein Wagner I traveled to Israel for the first time in 1981 as part of BBYO’s Israel Summer Institute. I felt an instant connection and knew it would not be my last visit. Over the years, I … Read More
The 2017 Teen Leadership Awards go to 10 outstanding young people for their dedication to volunteering in the community, sportsmanship, and BBYO participation. “The awards are really important because they show all the hard work [the teens] do for the … Read More
The Louisville A squad won this year’s AZA Drew Corson Basketball Tournament, beating the Indianapolis A team for the second straight year. Louisville guard Gabe Sherman believed his squad was the favorite all along. “We don’t like losing,” he said. … Read More
Louisville’s Jay Levine BBG garnered a top prize at the recent BBYO International Convention in Dallas, receiving the honorable Miriam Albert Chapter Excellence Award – the most prestigious honor a BBG chapter can earn. Chapter N’siah Abigail Geller said she … Read More
Louisville BBYO Embodies L’dor Vador at Family Havdalah Service On Saturday, December 3, over 50 Jewish teens and their parents came together to celebrate the culmination BBYO’s Global Shabbat weekend with a Havdalah celebration. The theme of BBYO’s Global Shabbat … Read More