Sara’s View Sara Klein Wagner We have become accustomed to tragedies. Too often, we read and see news stories about hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires and other tragedies that tear apart communities in the blink of an eye. Whenever these tragedies occur, … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor How do you dwell in a small sukkah during a time of an infectious pandemic? Take your turn. That’s exactly how JOFEE, the Jewish sustainability group in Louisville will observe the Festival of Booths in … Read More
One Sunday morning in February, shortly after Tu B’Shevat, Alayna Altman, accompanied by dozens of students from LBSY and The Temple, and parents and volunteers from the Muhammad Ali Center, began moving the Community Garden from the back of The … Read More
Over the summer, Andrew Berry went on a “road show,” hitting the brewpubs and building support for the fight to save the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest from proposed highway bypass and utility projects have that threatened to cut through … Read More
Sitting in a grove of “legacy trees” to the rear of The J campus, the little sukkah reflected the very mission of JOFEE: It was sustainable. The frame was made of reclaimed wood from a construction site, the thatch on … Read More
Some 30 people enjoyed an outdoor cocktail hour and food demo at the historic Avish Estate, home of the Waterfront Botanical Gardens’ (WBG) educational programming, on Sunday, Aug. 4. The event was the first collaboration between The J’s Jewish Outdoor … Read More
Alayna Altman was in New York getting ready to board a flight to Spain when she got a call from Louisville. It was her physician with bad news. Altman needed to come home right away. A benign tumor in her … Read More
After three years as The J’s point man on all things sustainable, Michael Fraade has decided to make a big life change: He’s going back to school. Specifically, he’s going back to yeshiva. Fraade, the director of The J’s Jewish … Read More
The Annual Farm to Table Dinner, which supports the J’s Jewish Outdoor Food, Farming & Environmental Education program (JOFEE), was held Tuesday, July 23, under the J Pavilion. In addition to meals prepared by local chefs using fresh produce, the … Read More
It was a fantastic feast, fit for a hundred. The J’s annual Farm to Table Dinner, which was held Tuesday, July 23 in The J Pavilion, saw diners enjoying farm fresh food, prepared by some of the top chefs in … Read More