D’var Torah Rabbi Laura Metzger Mah nishtanah ha-hodesh ha-zeh – how is this month different? Though the words are almost the words we say during the Passover seder, they speak of this month, the month of Elul and how very … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Laura Metzger Does it seem there have been a lot of funerals recently? Maybe it’s my age. As we get older, we’re increasingly aware of death’s reality. Or maybe it’s the season; there are more funerals in … Read More
As parshat Yitro opens, Moses, an inexperienced and inarticulate leader of the Hebrew people, has, at last, negotiated their release from bondage to Pharaoh and led them into the wilderness. The wilderness is not a good place to be directionless, … 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
Jewish Louisvillians were among the thousands of people to pack the plaza of the Muhammad Ali Center Monday night to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The Rally … Read More
Yes, February is way early to begin getting ready for Passover. Or is it? True, the first Seder is months away on April 22. Stores in Louisville won’t even start putting out Passover groceries ’til March. We can put off … Read More
When an individual is honored with one of Jewish Family & Career Service’s MOSAIC Awards, it is a clear signal that that individual is a refugee or immigrant who has come to Louisville and achieved great things. It is also … Read More
Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibleness. In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it … Read More
How did I like Adath Jeshurun’s Annual Music Festival this year? Let me count the ways. First off, Cantor David Lipp, the event’s impresario, broke his traditional liturgical Jewish music mold this year by including Jewish melodies into the concert, … Read More
The interfaith community is strong and active, and throughout the year there are opportunities to learn more about other faiths. On July 31, the Pakistani American Community and Interfaith Paths to Peace invited the general community to a free interfaith … Read More