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(Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story.) Anshei Sfard and Chabad of Kentucky have canceled services due to the coronavirus pandemic. Anshei Sfard released a statement via email Friday announcing that it will follow the advice … Read More
(Editor’s note: This is a developing story that will be updated as news warrants.) Since 1972, the Adath Jeshurun Music Festival, Jewish Louisville’s largest singing and performing arts event, drawing cantors, soloists and singing groups from around the country, has … Read More
Responding to a request from Gov. Andy Beshear, three of Louisville’s synagogues are canceling services over Shabbat and Sunday to help check the spread of the coronavirus. Adath Jeshurun, Keneseth Israel and Temple Shalom reported Wednesday that they will not … Read More
Leo Tolstoy said, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves.” Is that true? We all want to fulfill our potential. We all want to improve our relationships with our spouses, our children, our friends, … 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
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
Louisville has a new kosher bakery. The Vaad HaKashruth of Louisville has koshered the kitchen at Alwatan, the Middle Eastern grocery on Klondike Lane, where owner Suleiman Talib bakes pita on a conveyor oven he had shipped from Ashkalon, Israel. … Read More
I am sure we have all experienced the packing-for-vacation saga. We pack so many clothes, planning exactly when and for what we use them. We jam 12 shirts, seven pairs of pants, 15 pairs of shorts and, most importantly, eight … Read More
Recently, Anshei Sfard began a new phase in its life by welcoming Rabbi Simcha Snaid as the congregation’s spiritual leader. Originally from Savannah, GA, Rabbi Snaid is looking forward to life here. Louisville is a bit bigger than Savannah, he … Read More