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By Lee Chottiner Community Editor (Editor’s note: This is a revised version of an earlier story; it contains new information throughout.) Earlier this summer, Louisville synagogues were throwing off the shackles imposed by a year-old COVID pandemic, opening their … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor For Ben Freed, journalism and the rabbinate are two similar jobs. He should know; he’s done both. Freed, 32, spent four years as a general assignment reporter at the Ann Arbor News in Michigan. He … Read More
By Lee Chottiner Community Editor First, you turn into the Keneseth Israel driveway from Taylorsville Road, motoring slowly past the synagogue into the parking lot. Then you see it, erected on the far end of the pavement, looking a little … 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
Following Gov. Andy Beshear’s announcement that houses of worship could resume services on May 20 under phase one of his reopening plan, Anshei Sfard was prepared to do just that. The congregation had planned to hold a Shabbat service at … Read More
Sara Robinson has volunteered for Chavurat Shalom since its inception in 2004; and while she recently reduced her level of activity, she still participates regularly. The participants are a huge influence on her life: “They’re like my family,” she said. The … Read More
In June 2013, Keneseth Israel announced that it had started preliminary work on a feasibility study to determine the level of demand in bringing to Louisville a new Jewish day school. Much progress has been made since then. Keneseth Israel … Read More
Keneseth Israel has engaged Yonatan Yussman to serve as the congregation’s executive director with responsibility for working as a team member with clergy, other professionals and lay leaders in building and managing the congregation’s resources. He is responsible for day-to-day … Read More