Jewish Family & Career Services is seeking nominations now to honor new or first-generation immigrants and refugees who excel in the fields of medicine/health care, education, technology, business/commerce, entrepreneurship, government, sports and the arts, and also make a significant contribution … Read More
Leon Wahba will serve as chair of the 2016 Federation Campaign and he knows he has a big job ahead of him that involves recruiting a strong team of volunteers to help him. Keren Benabou and Laurence Nibur have stepped … Read More
When a call to help Israel goes out to the community, Leon and Helen Wahba are always among the first to step up and offer to help. So when Hamas launched rocket attacks against Israel and the terrorist organization’s network … Read More
(See charts below) Each year, at the close of the annual Federation Campaign, the Jewish Community of Louisville’s (JCL) Planning and Allocations (P&A) Committee, composed of dedicated lay leaders from across Louisville’s Jewish community, must decide how to allocate the … Read More
When an individual is honored with one of Jewish Family & Career Service’s MOSAIC Awards, it is a clear signal that that individual is a refugee or immigrant who has come to Louisville and achieved great things. It is also … Read More
by Shiela Steinman Wallace, Editor The Pakistani American community and Interfaith Paths to Peace hosted Louisville’s third annual Interfaith Iftar Dinner. The program was held Wednesday, July 17 at Second Presbyterian Church. Several hundred people came to the program, which … Read More
CUFI director stresses importance of working together for Israel [by Shiela Steinman Wallace] When David Brog, executive director of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), came to Louisville on April 21 to speak at “A Night to Honor Israel” at Evangel … Read More
Leon Wahba, the immediate past chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council, acts much like a friendly grandfather. “[The Jewish Community Relations Council is] the eyes, ears, and face of the Jewish community,” said Wahba. Even though I had never met Wahba … Read More
In the Jewish community, Chanukah is time to get together with family and friends, light candles, sing songs and indulge in latkes and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts). Chanukah also offers us an opportunity to acquaint our non-Jewish neighbors with some of … Read More
On Yom Kippur afternoon, we will read in the Holiness code in Leviticus 19 God’s instructions to us about what we can and cannot harvest from our fields. We’re instructed not to harvest the crops in the corners of … Read More