Yom HaShoah: Ann and Sandor Kleins’ stories teach resilience, grandson says
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor For there is always light, If only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it. … Read More
Cantor David Lipp
‘Fauda! Fauda!’: Stars of hit Israeli series share how show is changing Jewish-Arab perceptions
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor In Fauda, the hit Israeli drama series, an elite unit of Israeli Shin Bet agents operates in Palestinian cities, breaking up terrorist rings and thwarting dark operations. But two of its co-stars, Boaz Konforty and … Read More
Community holds service of hope prior to inauguration
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor “I’m a slow walker, but I never walk backward.” — Abraham Lincoln Three hours before Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris as Vice President, Louisville … Read More
‘Time for Transformation’: Jamner builds program to energize community during COVID crisis
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor With the country entering what will likely be the darkest months of the coronavirus pandemic, a local Jewish educator and musician has been contracted to develop programming to help the community through this time. Jeff … Read More
Use your words; redundancy in Lech Lecha
D’var Torah Cantor David Lipp Rabbis are uncomfortable with biblical redundancy, and the opening of Lech Lecha offers an opportunity for such discomfort. A short Hebrew lesson: Hebrew has four tenses – past, present, future and command! Lech Lecha is … Read More
Voices for Change: Louisville cantor joins global music project to unite blacks and Jews
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor I lift my eyes to the mountains; from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, maker of heaven and earth. — Psalm 121 One day in July, Cantor David Lipp walked … Read More
Historic holy days: Cantors getting creative, going hi-tech, with High Holy Day music
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Come Kol Nidre, cantors in Louisville will once again stand before their open arks, beseeching God on behalf of their congregations to declare all vows in the coming year null and void if, after honest … Read More
Louisville to mark Yom HaShoah with taped program
(Editor’s note: This is a corrected version of the story, noting that the program can be streamed on YouTube; the time and date are the same. The link is embedded in the text.) Every year, hundreds of Louisvillians gather somewhere … Read More
Passover Roundup: Seder streaming connects community
(Editor’s note: This is an ongoing story that will be revised as new information becomes available.) Why is this Passover different from all other Passovers? On all other Passovers, the seder, a home-based ritual, brings family and friends together around … Read More
Community calling off, reaching out, as coronavirus continues to spread
(Editor’s note: This is a developing story that will be updated as news warrants.) Since 1972, the Adath Jeshurun Music Festival, Jewish Louisville’s largest singing and performing arts event, drawing cantors, soloists and singing groups from around the country, has … Read More