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By Rabbi Avrohom Litvin There are numerous great leaders that I have been privileged to meet. What makes the Rebbe stand out is this: Many rabbis care for the entire Jewish Nation – but the Rebbe cared for each individual … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor If Netflix is to be believed, matchmaking is a conspicuously thriving industry. 2020 brought us “Indian Matchmaking,” in which Sima Taparia – a Mumbai-based “marriage consultant” — applied her human-relations expertise to clients from as nearby … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor Expressions of sorrow and joy mingled recently at Agudath Achim Cemetery on Preston Highway. Sorrow came in the form of a burial service for sacred books and religious objects damaged last year when a fire destroyed … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor The story rising from the ashes of the Louisville Chabad House is not so much that fire destroyed the building, but that a community closed ranks to help. Since flames burned through the synagogue on … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Project Friendship, the social service arm of Chabad of Kentucky, is opening three new permanent centers – two in western Kentucky, one in Louisville – to provide clothing and other essentials to the needy. The … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Avrohom Litvin I just heard of a young couple that has lived apart during the COVID pandemic. He lived in New York, she in Canada. The borders were closed, so they couldn’t be with each other physically. … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor With COVID vaccination rates hitting record numbers nationwide and all people age 16 and up now eligible for the shots, Louisville’s synagogues are moving forward fast with plans to reopen. The Temple and Keneseth Israel … Read More
In the Passover story, the Jews were faced with the sea on one side and the Egyptian army on the other. “Let’s fight,” some cried. “Let’s surrender,” others said. “Let’s pray,” still others advised. But Moses said, “Now is not … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor After a week of protests in cities around the world – sometimes violent – in the wake the death of George Floyd, area rabbis are planning to address what led up this horrific act and … Read More
Following Gov. Andy Beshear’s announcement that houses of worship could resume services on May 20 under phase one of his reopening plan, Anshei Sfard was prepared to do just that. The congregation had planned to hold a Shabbat service at … Read More
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