✡ We Stand With the People of Israel ✡
By Amanda Blieden Guest Columnist Over the weekend of May 15-17, I had the opportunity to participate in a Louisville-based “Shabbaton” organized by Partnership2Gether (P2G) that brought together Jews ages 25-45 from Louisville, Israel’s Western Galilee region, Budapest, and from … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor To appreciate what Israelis living in our Partnership2Gether region are facing these days, consider the following WhatsApp text sent to me on Wednesday, March 11 at 8:44 p.m. Israel time: We are currently in the … Read More
By Beth Salamon, board chair of the Jewish Federation of Louisville and the Trager Family JCC; and Sara Klein Wagner, President & CEO of the Federation and the Trager Family JCC Earlier this month, we had the privilege and the … Read More
By Amy Fouts Partnership2Gether Outreach Manager at the Jewish Federation of Louisville Especially since October 7, conversations about Israel are often viewed through the lens of politics, protests, war, hostages, and uncertainty. And yet, for four days in July when … Read More
The following story comes courtesy of Partnership2Gether Global Network, the Jewish Agency for Israel, and Jewish Federations of North America By Hillel Kuttler “Expand your spheres of influence,” read a slide projected on a wall by Louis Profeta, an emergency-medicine … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor From the balcony of her home near Israel’s coastal city of Nahariya, Ayala Shaul-Erez has a clear view of the Lebanese border a mere five miles or so to the north. As CEO of … Read More
By Amy Joseph Landon So, why Budapest? Partnership2Gether’s mission is to connect Jewish communities around the world, which include not only our partners in Israel but also Budapest, Hungary and 17 cities in the United States. Budapest has a long … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor When rockets threaten, sometimes all you can do is laugh. Case in point: The several dozen listeners present at Congregation Adath Jeshurun for a recent Shabbat kiddush lunch, having duly consumed their smoked salmon and various … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor We wanted to share some accounts of how our Annual Campaign and similar initiatives have improved the lives of our fellow Jews here and in Israel. So as the Annual Campaign draws to a close, … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor This is a tale of two community centers in Israel. It’s also the story of two men – one Jewish, the other Bedouin – who have forged a connection based as much on friendship as … Read More