By Lee Chottiner Community Editor Above all else Rabbi Michael Wolk did in Louisville, he will always remember this town as the place where he met his wife. The year was 2012. Wolk, a Long Island native recently ordained by … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor After a week of protests in cities around the world – sometimes violent – in the wake the death of George Floyd, area rabbis are planning to address what led up this horrific act and … Read More
Rabbi Stanley Miles will be the High Holy Day rabbi at Keneseth Israel this fall, the congregation announced Thursday. “Rabbi Miles has a long history with Keneseth Israel and the Jewish Community of Louisville,” KI President Joan Simunic and Executive … 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
Rabbi Michael Wolk will be leaving Keneseth Israel Congregation in 2020. In a letter to the congregation, which was also sent to Community, KI President Joan Simunic announced that Wolk has decided not to accept an offer to extend his … Read More
(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
(Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the community.) Pragmatic spirituality discussion Marty and Dr. Courtney Snyder lead a discussion group at Adath Jeshurun that addresses universal themes from spiritual thinkers. The next session, on Sunday, July … Read More
Moses has had enough. Leading hundreds of thousands of grumbling Jews through the desert is just too much for one man. So, in this week’s parashah, Behaalotecha, God instructs Moses to gather 70 elders of the people in the Tent … Read More
Cantor David Lipp wants to showcase Jewish Louisville for his colleagues when they converge on the city next month for the 72nd Cantors Assembly Convention. Lu Y’hi B’Louisville (Let it be in Louisville) is the theme of the international gathering … 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