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
(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
(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
(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
According to the rabbinic imagination, the Torah, the blueprint for the universe, existed before the Big Bang, before creation. One might imagine in a universe whose master plan was conceived prior to God’s intervention in the laws of physics that … Read More
Louisvillians sang a song of love to each other at the Love Sings Louder event on Sunday, Sept. 15. The program at the Iroquois Amphitheater, emceed by WAVE 3’s Dawne Gee and led by Jacori “1200” Arthur, was a celebration … Read More
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