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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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
(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
An Annual Meeting is always a celebration of an organization’s accomplishments and an opportunity to honor those who provide leadership and serve as role models. The Jewish Community of Louisville’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 15, was no exception; however, … Read More
(See photo gallery below) The Jewish Community of Louisville’s 2014 Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 1, at the Jewish Community Center, was a celebration of volunteers and their service to the community, an overview of the JCL’s achievements over the … Read More