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By Rabbi Ben Freed We have two major fast days in Judaism: Tisha B’Av and Yom Kippur. We gather on Yom Kippur in our synagogues and temples, including many Jews who do not observe other holidays or come often on … Read More
By Matt Golden Director, Jewish Community Relations Council From the JCRC perspective, I could have written about a lot of things we did last week. There was a visit to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in D.C., where 30 … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — The image started circulating almost as soon as the Israeli government finished voting to approve a divisive piece of legislation this week. “Shisha B’Av,” it said in white Hebrew letters against a black background – … Read More
D’var Torah Rabbi Simcha Snaid On April 18, a momentous day for Jewish Louisville, members of the community celebrated the completion of study, or siyum, by eight learners of a single tractate of Talmud. A rare event here, the undertaking … Read More
Mazel Tov and Good Luck Do Jews believe in luck? On the one hand, the Prophet Jeremiah teaches: Do not be afraid of the signs of the heavens or the insight of astrology, as the Talmud teaches: “Ain Mazal BeYisroel … Read More