Tuesday, July 2, 12:45 p.m. Sing-along with Sara Robinson featuring some patriotic songs. July 4 trivia will be played; prizes will be given to the winners. Refreshments will be served. Tuesday, July 9, 12:45 p.m. Senior retirees meeting – Cantor … Read More
Thursday, July 4 No Chavurat Shalom due to Independence Day. Thursday, July 11 Lisa Klein will lead a chair yoga practice. Lunch will include fried chicken, green beans, mac and cheese, mixed green salad, fresh fruit and blackberry cobbler. Thursday, … Read More
Prior to the May 22 concert at Adath Jeshurun featuring 130 cantors, Cantor David Lipp opened the ark in the main sanctuary and removed a Torah. As the incoming president of the Cantor’s Assembly, Lipp had to make room in … Read More
David Lipp hopes to raise the profile of the Conservative cantorate during his two-year term as president of the Cantors Assembly (CA). “I can’t tell you how many times in this city people say, ‘I just don’t know what a … Read More
Cantor David Lipp wants to showcase Jewish Louisville for his colleagues when they converge on the city next month for the 72nd Cantors Assembly Convention. Lu Y’hi B’Louisville (Let it be in Louisville) is the theme of the international gathering … Read More
Cantor Randy Herman is equal parts clergy and performer. The accomplished singer, pianist and hazan displayed both sides Sunday at the 48th Annual AJ Music Festival. The show, titled “In the Key of Play: Rock & Reparte,” delighted the audience … Read More
Uganda? You’re going to Uganda? On Safari? To see the gorillas? No, not to see the animals. A mission to the Jewish community. There are Jews in Uganda? Are they like the Ethiopians? Yes and no. Let me tell you … Read More
(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
As the vigil for 11 worshippers killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue and two shoppers gunned down at the Jeffersontown Kroger got under way, Shalom Malka’s mind went to happier thoughts. He had attended Tree of Life, scene of Saturday’s carnage, … Read More
In the early 1950s, Benjamin Britten wrote a stunning piece of music, Canticles II: Abraham and Isaac, featuring three performers: a pianist, a tenor and an alto. Find a recording. Trust me. When God speaks (or sings, in this case), … Read More