Growing up in Bowling Green, Ben Vaughan didn’t get the opportunity to engage with other Jewish children or the larger Jewish community. When he moved to Louisville, he jumped at the chance to work with the Jewish community in Louisville … Read More
by Julie Lamb and Shiela Steinman Wallace Rachel Lipkin has been the middle school director at Louisville’s Jewish Community Center for two and a half years. During that time, she has built a successful Teen Connection program, engaging over … Read More
When Annual Federation Campaign volunteers and professionals talk about the importance of raising money for the 2014 Campaign, they often say, together, we do extraordinary things. This is much more than a tagline. It is an accurate description of what … Read More
At Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Event When Rachel Cohen Gerrol shared the story of her life-changing Taglit-Birthright Israel experience at the Lion of Judah/Pomegranate dinner on Monday, November 18, her energy and enthusiasm spread through the room. Here was … Read More
Experience includes a wide variety of activities all across Israel [by Shiela Steinman Wallace, Editor] Trips to Israel have long been recognized as important building blocks to Jewish identity, so through Taglit-Birthright Israel, the Jewish community offers a free trip … Read More
From March 4-14, Rabbi Avrohom and Goldie Litvin led a Birthright Israel trip of young adults to Israel for a 10-day learning experience. Birthright Israel is an organization that seeks to change the course of Jewish history by strengthening the … Read More
Cousins Allison Dixon of Louisville and Jake Kupferman of Milwaukee participated in the Taglit-Birthright Israel: Kenes-Awesome Israel trip from July 1 through July 12. There were approximately 40 young people, ages 18-26, on the trip from all around the country. … Read More
[by Sara Klein Wagner] Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer We use the phrase “l’dor vador” or “from generation to generation” a lot in Jewish life. What will we pass on from this generation, from this moment in time? … Read More
Our Jewish community operates on a fiscal year. That means our Jewish agencies plan their budgets from July 1 through June 30 and rely on a successful Federation Annual Campaign to fund critical community programs. Jewish Family & Career Services … Read More
When Ohio native Julie Kursh moved from Cincinnati to Louisville in September, she was eager to become involved in the Jewish community. She had been active with Cincinnati’s Access program that sponsored “tons of events” for young Jewish professionals, and … Read More