By Lee Chottiner Community Editor When Rabbi David Ariel-Joel walked into an Israeli café this summer – or a restaurant, or a museum, or a train, or a bus – one thing he saw plenty of were faces. Many of … Read More
Guest Columnist Abby Glogower Everyone is familiar with the curse “May you live in interesting times,” and 2020 has certainly been the most interesting year in recent memory. There can be no question that we are living through historic events: … Read More
D’var Torah Cantor Sharon Hordes I distinctly remember sitting down to write my annual D’var Torah for Community last March. I had just found out that school would be cancelled for both of my girls, due to something called the … Read More
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
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor As the world watched Tuesday while the United Kingdom became the first western nation to administer a clinically approved vaccine to its people, one man in Jewish Louisville was intimately familiar with the experience. Dr. … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Christmas will come early this year for many Louisville families thanks to a group of local Jews committed to bettering the lives of immigrants and refugees here. Eight to 10 members of Jews for Justice … Read More
Human Resources Lee Chottiner I’m going out on a limb here: I’m thinking that many of you are suffering from what I call “virtual fatigue.” You’re getting tired of all the virtual aspects of life brought on by the coronavirus … Read More
Temple Shalom will hold its first in-person service since March on Friday when it celebrates Simchat Torah outdoors on its backyard lawn. The service will begin at 6 p.m. Worshippers are being asked to bring their own lawn chairs, wear … Read More
Sara’s View Sara Klein Wagner Welcome, 5781! The Jewish new year sounds like a fresh beginning, a new start. It is reassurance during strange times that the Jewish calendar remains a constant in the world. The cycle of holidays, festivals … Read More
Dear JCL friends, Like everything, this year our annual meeting is different. While we wish we could have been in our JCC building greeting each other with hugs and smiles, we are thankful to be together virtually reflecting on an … Read More