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Linda K. Bledsoe

Linda K. Bledsoe, Ph.D.

January 31, 2019/in Member Spotlight

Name Linda K. Bledsoe
How long have you been a member of The Temple? 20+ years
Why did you decide to join The Temple? Like most people, I see myself as a spiritual person. I felt that I needed to be part of the Temple in order to nurture the spiritual side of myself, but also to be challenged and supported to do mitzvot and to take part in tikkun olam.
What is your favorite holiday (it doesn’t have to be Jewish)? Passover is my favorite holiday. In some ways, Passover seems to address all aspects of Jewish history and life.
What is your favorite Temple memory? Many of my favorite Temple memories happened at the Women’s Shabbaton that Rabbi Gaylia used to offer each summer. It was a wonderful opportunity to learn, but also to deepen friendships and have fun.
What are some of your hobbies and interests? I am a reader. As a social psychologist, I am always reading the current research. Right now, one of the hot topics in research is the microbiome and how it impacts our brains and moods. Fascinating. For fun, I read lots of murder mysteries. I read recently published mysteries and the oldies but goodies. Right now, I am reading Come to Grief by Dick Frances. Also, I play the piano, do yoga, volunteer, and watch movies. I am a big fan of the classic movies from the 1930’s and 40’s.
What is your favorite volunteer activity? I very much enjoy being a part of the Women of Reform Judaism Board. The other women on the Board are very committed to doing good for the Temple, the Jewish community, and the larger community. They are wise and knowledgeable, so I am always learning from them. And, they are fun! Through WRJ, I have opportunities to be a part of a wide variety of volunteer activities – from baking for the onegs to offering arts and crafts activities to children at the Home of the Innocents.
What was your first car? Do you miss it? The first car I ever bought was a used 1972 Toyota Corolla. It was a manual four-speed with a manual choke. Yes, you had to know just how far to adjust the choke based on the weather that day to start the car. No air conditioning. Do I miss it? Not really, I have fond memories of it, but I like air conditioning.
What do you want to be when you grow up? I hope to never completely ‘grow up’, but my goal is to always continue to grow — to learn new things, to meet new people, and to have new experiences. I think the world is a better place when we hold on to a little bit of the child in us and are playful and open.

JCRC names Beth Salamon chairman-designate

January 30, 2019/in Featured, Mazal Tov, News

When Bob Sachs was wrapping up his term as chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council, he asked Beth Salamon to take the job.
The mother of two said she was interested, but only after her oldest son, Alex, went off to college.
She’s keeping her promise. Alex, 17, is starting college this fall, so the JCRC just announced that Salamon will assume the chairmanship in July, succeeding Rabbi Stanley R. Miles.
“Bob actually came up to me when the announcement was made and said I kept my word,” she mused.
That’s how Sachs remembers it, too, recalling that Salamon asked for two years before moving up.
“Sure enough, her word was her bond. And yes, at the last JCRC meeting when she was introduced by Rabbi Miles as the next chair, I told her she had kept her promise. She’ll make a wonderful chair.”
The JCRC is Jewish Louisville’s liaison to the greater Louisville community. Its stated tasks include improving intergovernmental relations, protecting human rights and providing advocacy and discussion forums for legislative issues of importance to Jews.
Though new to the JCRC chairmanship, Salamon is an old hand at policy work. She serves as the state policy advocate for the National Council of Jewish Women in Kentucky, monitoring bills in the state legislature that pertain to reproductive rights and other matters critical to women.
She also serves on the Collegiate Board of Trustees, and its Parents Association board. She has been on the JCRC for 10 years.
A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Salamon went to college in Washington, D.C., and law school at Temple University in Philadelphia. There, she met her husband, Michael, who was in medical school at the time.
After she spent a couple of years clerking for the family court of New Castle County, Delaware, the couple moved to Sacramento, California, where Michael started a five-year residency and Salamon worked for the Legislative Council of California, writing and modifying bills for lawmakers in the areas of public safety and food & agriculture and staffing those particular legislative committees.
They spent a year in Iowa City, Iowa, where Michael held a fellowship at the University of Iowa, before moving to Louisville in 2005. Michael is an orthopedic surgeon with Ellis and Badenhausen Orthopedics.
In addition to Alex, the couple has another son, Jack, 14, a freshman at Collegiate.
“Beth Salamon will be a wonderful chair,” Miles, the outgoing chair, told Community. “Through NCJW, she has served our people and community wisely and well. I look forward to working with her.”
JCRC Director Matt Goldberg said Salamon brings “unique experience, passion, and creativity and she is sure to make our community very proud.”
As JCRC chair, Salamon hopes to help the members “find avenues for them for more hands-on volunteering.”
But she stopped short of naming any pet policy issues she wants to take up.
“I’m really excited I’m going to the [National Conference of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs] in a couple of weeks, and I think I’ll learn a lot of things that will ignite interest in me.” said. “I kind of like to listen and find what the group wants to work on.”

BY LEE CHOTTINER, COMMUNITY EDITOR

JCRC names Beth Salamon chairman-designate; will succeed Miles in July

MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals

January 21, 2019/in Featured, News

MLK Mitzvah Day!

Thank you to all our volunteers who showed up on MLK Mitzvah Day and helped us pack 11,000 meals for hungry children and families through Love the Hungry, Inc.!

MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals
MLK Mitzvah Day packed over 11,000 meals

Founder's Day Shabbat Sermon

Sermon – Founders’ Nightmares, Founders’ Dreams

January 11, 2019/in Featured, News, Sermon

Founder's Day Classical Shabbat Sermon

Sermon by Rabbi Rapport on Founder’s Day Classical Shabbat, January 11, 2019.

Founders’ Nightmares, Founders’ Dreams
Founders’ Nightmares, Founders’ Dreams
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Established in 1843 as K.K. Adas Israel, The Temple was a founding member of Reform Judaism’s Union of American Hebrew Congregations.  It is now called Union for Reform Judaism.  Additionally, it was an early proponent of Reform in American Jewish life. When Reform Judaism began in 1873, The Temple in Louisville was the second largest congregation in the movement.

By the 1880’s Congregation Brith Sholom was formed for the next generation of Jews to settle here in Louisville who separated from Adath Israel. Brith Sholom joined the Reform movement in 1920 and the two congregations enjoyed cordial relations for nearly a century before reuniting in 1977 to become The Temple of today.

Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David

January 10, 2019/in Featured, News

More than 40 people enjoyed learning with Rabbi David about the current state of the government of Israel at Chavurat Shalom.

Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David
Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David
Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David
Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David
Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David
Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David
Chavurat Shalom Draws Huge Crowd to Learn with Rabbi David

We are a unique opportunity for seniors. Every Thursday from noon until mid-afternoon, a group of seniors meet socially. They share intellectual and spiritual activities at The Temple.  We call it Chavurat Shalom, Circle of Friends, and we’d like to invite you to join us.   If you’re over 60, we invite you to experience Chavurat Shalom’s warm and welcoming “Circle of Friends” every Thursday as we enjoy a catered lunch and a great program. There’s room for you! Please contact Sarah Harlan for more information on how you can be part of the community.

Tu B’Shvat Seder Celebrating Trees

January 7, 2019/in Featured, News

Over 20 people joined us to celebrate Tu B’Shvat, the birthday of the trees. Many thanks to Sarah Harlan for organizing and WRJ/Sisterhood for sponsoring!

Tu B'Shvat Seder Celebrating Trees

Or the “New Year of the Trees” is the birthday of the trees. The holiday is observed on the fifteenth (tu) of the month of Shvat. Scholars believe that Tu B’Shvat was originally an agricultural festival, marking the emergence of Spring. Here at The Temple we celebrate with a chocolate Seder of mystical origins which connects us to the earth and the land of Israel.

Learn about the Jewish holidays and explore the customs and traditions of Reform Judaism.

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