✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Asaf Elia-Shalev (JTA) — For years, synagogue leaders have said they can’t find enough clergy to fill their pulpits, leading to warnings of a nationwide rabbinic shortage. At the same time, openings for campus rabbis at Hillel chapters draw … Read More
By Andrew Lapin (JTA) — Pro-Palestinian encampment protesters at dozens of universities have called for their administrations to divest from Israel. But on two campuses, activists are asking their schools to split from organizations closer to home that they say … Read More
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — Yakira Galler, a first-year student at Barnard College, has had trouble sleeping. Galler has an apartment that looks out onto Broadway, which divides Columbia University’s campus from Barnard, its women’s college. Each night this week, … Read More
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — The decision by Brandeis University’s student government senate to reject a resolution condemning Hamas is drawing significant dissent from within the university’s community. Two statements published Wednesday aim to demonstrate that the vote Sunday night … Read More
By Community Staff Fresh out of college, Louisville native Abigail Goldberg has joined the Jewish Federation and Jewish Community Center as Teen Director and Philanthropy Outreach. Goldberg will oversee BBYO and Teen Connection as well as serve as the new … Read More
JCRC Scene Matt Goldberg I have been involved in Federation for a long time. I started in college, where my exciting Hillel experience was, in part, supported by the local Federation. Over the years, I have used the services of … Read More
Jewish Louisville finally has an action plan for moving the worship community – and perhaps the community as a whole – forward. Rosov Consulting, the California-based firm that was retained about a year ago to do a synagogue sustainability study, … Read More
Dozens of interfaith vigils were held around the country to mourn the 11 Jews murdered at Shabbat services in Pittsburgh and to proclaim “no more hate.” They were organized on short notice with synagogues, Jewish Community Relations Councils (JCRCs), federations, … Read More
Israeli novelist, journalist and peace activist David Grossman will make an appearance in Louisville, speaking here Tuesday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chao Auditorium of Ekstrom Library. The event, the third annual Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence presentation, is … Read More
With the new year upon us, the Young Adult Division of the Jewish Federation of Louisville (YAD) is excited to announce that it is making some major changes to energize young people in our wonderful community. The YAD chair position … Read More