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By Lee Chottiner Managing Editor After 34 years at The Temple, Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport is retiring in a fitting way: He is being its rabbi. In addition to being the guest of honor at the congregation’s May 21 celebration … Read More
(Due to an editing error, the following item appeared in the Jan. 28 Community with factual errors. The corrected version appears here.) The Louisville-based Jewish Association of Spirituality and Dreams (JASD) will hold its first community-wide women’s Dream Circle in … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor “And Joseph said to Pharaoh, ‘Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same: God has told Pharaoh what He is about to do.’” – Mikkets 41:25 Where would the Jews be, Rabbi Gaylia Rooks asked, had … Read More
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
Gaylia Rooks, the first woman rabbi in Kentucky history, will add one more first to her list this month when she becomes the rabbi emerita of The Temple, the first woman in the state to hold that title. The Temple … Read More
Jewish Louisville played a role in the recent two-week citywide drive to collect clothes and other necessities for needy refugees in Greece. Temple Shalom and The Temple served as collection points for the Love from Louisville drive, an interfaith effort … Read More
The Temple’s annual Senior University program will be held on Thursday, April 24, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., and Madeline Abramson will be the keynote speaker. Her topic will be “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned by Volunteering.” The … Read More
[by Shiela Steinman Wallace] Temple Shalom kicked of the celebration of its double chai (36th) anniversary year in grand style with KlezmerFest 2012 on Sunday afternoon, October 14. The festivities began with Lost Tribe. This local klezmer group, featuring Aaron … Read More
The 2012 Festival of Faiths, November 14-18, has the theme of “Sacred Fire: Light of Compassion.” Events examine compassion in our community, stewardship of natural resources, and the effects of such stewardship on the health and wellbeing of community members. … Read More
[by Cynthia Clegg Canada] For 17 years, the Louisville Festival of Faiths has sought to promote interfaith understanding and cooperation. Its mission is “to celebrate the diversity of our faiths, be grateful for our unity and strengthen the role of … Read More
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