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By Shelly Gilman Guest Columnist Editor’s Note: Wills are not only for the wealthy or well known. A last will and testament can make life–and end-of-life decisions–easier for everyone, regardless of financial circumstances. Creating a will helps protect your … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Managing Editor As LIFE & LEGACY – a national four-year program that encourages after-life gifts to Jewish organizations through incentive grants – surpasses the 500-commitment mark in Louisville, leaders here have learned that it’s not a four-year … Read More
By staff and releases More than 300 local donors have committed to support Jewish Louisville through the LIFE & LEGACY initiative. The commitments are part of a “collaborative endowment building effort” by nine Jewish entities here, including the Federation, synagogues, … Read More
Dear Jewish Louisville, We have completed another week of social distancing at home. Clearly the reality of the coronavirus has changed our lives, perhaps forever. If only this were a Hollywood movie; the heroes would make things right before the … Read More
Steve Yastrow a business advisor and best-selling author, will kick off the Jewish Federation of Louisville’s (JFL) Annual Campaign during a workshop at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 10, at The J. The workshop will be the first of two sessions … Read More
Donors contribute to make a difference. The Jewish Foundation of Louisville (JFL) manages over $22 million in endowed funds for the purpose of impacting our community. Stacy Gordon-Funk, Jewish Community of Louisville senior vice president of philanthropy, spearheaded an internal … Read More
Guests at the Second Annual LIFE & LEGACY Donor Appreciation Event on May 9 celebrated some multimillion dollar success and shared a love of basketball. For the second year in a row, all nine participating organizations fulfilled their community commitments, … Read More
The Jewish Federation of Louisville invited attorneys, accountants and other professionals who specialize in estate planning to a Jan. 28 LIFE & LEGACY educational seminar at Mesh restaurant to learn how they could help clients actualize charitable wishes made in … Read More
We live in a world where everyone is in a hurry. We expect immediate results, instant answers and quick information. There is a well-known talmudic lesson involving a man who asked Rabbi Shammai to teach him the entire Torah while … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles of Jewish Louisvillians who have left their mark on the community through the LIFE & LEGACY program and their own work.) The Weisberg family’s commitment to Jewish Louisville began … Read More