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Steamship Quanza remembered YH program puts spotlights on refugees saved during Holocaust, and today

By Lee Chottiner Managing Editor “We used to help refugees because they were Jewish. Now, we help them because we are Jewish. – Mark Hatfield, CEO of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) In other words, Jews know what it’s … Read More >

Federation Latest News National/Global May 31, 2022

Rabbi Rapport, who witnessed Temple evolution for 34 years, reflects on career

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 >

Latest News May 31, 2022

Temple Hires Cantor to Succeed Rapport

By Lee Chottiner Community Editor In a historic moment for Louisville’s oldest Jewish congregation, The Temple has hired its first cantor to be its next full-time spiritual leader. Cantor Lauren Furman Adesnik, of Atlanta, Georgia, will succeed Rabbi Joe Rooks … Read More >

Latest News Other Agencies February 24, 2022

Synagogues strive to make HHD services engaging during pandemic

By Lee Chottiner and Michael Ginsberg Community Staff For this year’s High Holy Day observances, you could say some rabbis have written the book, or at least compiled it. In the case of The Temple, Rabbis Joe Rooks Rapport and … Read More >

Latest News August 27, 2020

Louisville to mark Yom HaShoah with taped program

(Editor’s note: This is a corrected version of the story, noting that the program can be streamed on YouTube; the time and date are the same. The link is embedded in the text.)  Every year, hundreds of Louisvillians gather somewhere … Read More >

Latest News April 19, 2020

Rabbi: ‘Something beautiful’ can be born from a pandemic, history teaches

Though tempting to compare Passover during the coronavirus to the plagues God sent down to Egypt, Rabbi Bailey Romano thinks we need not go back so far. In fact, Romano, director of education at Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria, … Read More >

Latest News April 8, 2020

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 >

Latest News National/Global March 22, 2019

Scout Shabbat at The Temple

Scout Shabbat ​Join The Temple for our special Scout Shabbat in honor of our wonderful Troop 30. Services will be led by Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport and will begin at 7:00 pm.

Holidays & Observances February 8, 2019

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 >

Latest News National/Global Other Agencies November 5, 2018

Annual Bernheim Classical Shabbat

Annual Bernheim Classical Shabbat Join us for our Annual Bernheim Classical Shabbat Service on Friday, June 1 at 6:30 pm. Service will be in the Classical Reform style led by Rabbi Joe Rooks Rapport, featuring music from the amazing professional …

Commemoration Holidays & Observances June 1, 2018

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