Around Town
(Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the community.) WOTS Yard Sale Women of Temple Shalom (WOTS) will hold their annual yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, July 26, and 11 a.m. to 4 … Read More
Rabbi Beth Jacowitz Chottiner
Student cantor joins TS: Jordan Lynn Goldstein infuses personal journey with work on the pulpit
When Jordan Lynn Goldstein flew to Israel last year to begin cantorial school, they already had a wealth of experience. A graduate of Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Goldstein, now 23, had spent four years leading services at … Read More
Wendell Berry touts unity through poem at this year’s JCL Annual Meeting
The dark around us, come, Let us meet here together, Members one of another, Here in our holy room, – From X, by Wendell Berry What else would the greatest Kentucky poet extant do when accepting an award from the … Read More
Louisville vigil held: Jews join other faiths in acts of healing, unity here, nationwide
Jewish communities here and nationwide attended vigils and services at mosques in their communities, expressing support and concern in the wake of the murder by a white supremacist of at least 50 Muslim worshipers at two mosques in Christchurch, New … Read More
D’var Torah: Learn to do good from past leaders
“G-d said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” – Genesis 1:3 The creation of light figures prominently in our tradition. Just think of these examples: The burning bush, the directive found in Exodus to create the seven-branched menorah, … Read More
Jews, non-Jews come together for #ShowUpForShabbat after shootings
(Editor’s note: In the wake of the shootings at Tree of Life * Or L’Simcha in Pittsburgh and the Kroger in Jeffersontown, area congregations opened their doors for #ShowUpForShabbat, a nationwide campaign by the AJC and Jewish Federations of North … Read More
Community comes together to heal after Pittsburgh, Kroger shootings
As the vigil for 11 worshippers killed in a Pittsburgh synagogue and two shoppers gunned down at the Jeffersontown Kroger got under way, Shalom Malka’s mind went to happier thoughts. He had attended Tree of Life, scene of Saturday’s carnage, … Read More
D’var Torah: American Jews woven into national fabric
“You shall proclaim liberty throughout the land for all its inhabitants.” Leviticus 25:10 When the first 23 Jews reached the shores of New Amsterdam in 1654, sailing from Recife, Brazil, to escape the long arm of the Spanish Inquisition, they … Read More
Louisville’s Reform Jews recall Rabbi Aaron Panken as a passionate, learned leader
To Rabbi David Ariel-Joel, Aaron Panken was more than a rabbi and scholar; he was a friend. “I loved how he was able to make talmudic stories and arguments come to life and show how relevant they are to our … Read More
Faith Communities Come Together with Hope and Prayers for Peace
As an American holiday, Thanksgiving brings people from all walks of life and all faith groups together. In Louisville, the Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service and Dinner has become an annual tradition to promote understanding, compassion and fellowship. This year’s program, … Read More