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Family Shabbat Dinner, Tot Shabbat, and Grade 4 Leading Services

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So many families came to our Family Shabbat Dinner, Tot Shabbat and Grade 4 Leading Services.  Shabbat Shalom!  Check out more at our Facebook Page!

Family Services are held during the school year when our Religious School classes take turns leading services. These “Family Services” are usually held on the second Friday of the month and take place after a Family Shabbat Dinner.
Shabbat (the Sabbath) is a key part of Jewish life; it is observed as a day of rest and spiritual rejuvenation. Shabbat takes place from nightfall on Friday to nightfall on Saturday. In the home and synagogue, blessings are made and candles are lit to welcome Shabbat and signify the start of the festival. The Kiddush prayer is recited to represent the holiness of the day. Blessings are made over wine and challah.

Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)

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This Week’s Torah Portion: Pekudei (Exodus 38:21-40:38)

Moses gives a detailed account of every single expense that was spent on building the Temple. It is utterly boring. It teaches us a great lesson about our leaders. Leaders must give detailed accounts on how our money is spent. Great leadership includes transparency and accountability.

Blankets & Blessings are hard at work at The Temple!

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Blankets & Blessings are hard at work at The Temple!  They create gifts for Rabbis to distribute to members in hospitals or facilities.  It is one of the ways that we are repairing the world, tikkun olam.

Contact us to learn more about The Temple’s wide range of volunteer opportunities.  Please contact Susan Waterman if you are able to join our team of volunteers to help us befriend some Temple members who can’t get out like they used to do. Also please let the Caring Committee know if you or a congregant you love would enjoy receiving visitors.

For more information about our other committees, please visit our leadership page.

ECEC Glow Run

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So much fun at the Trager ECEC Glow Run!  Thank you everyone for coming out and supporting our Temple preschool!  Can’t wait to see everyone again next year!

Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20)

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This Week’s Torah Portion: Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20)

Moses gathers everyone, he has a very important announcement:
We must observe Shabbat and we must build a Temple.
Why is observing Shabbat connected to building a Temple?
Shabbat means to consecrate a “piece” of time and make it sacred (different and unique from all other moments in time), a Temple is taking a piece of land and making it sacred.
In both “places” the temple and Shabbat we reach for the Divine, we search for holiness in our lives. We need them both, and we can combine both experiences and try and make our lives and ourselves holy.

Ilana Kline

Ilana Kline

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Name Ilana Kline

Age 26

How long have you been a member of The Temple? Less than 1 year

Why did you decide to join The Temple? I have always been an active member of the Jewish community wherever I’ve lived, and when I moved to Louisville in August I wanted to find a synagogue that could serve as a new home for me. My sister, (Corey Buckman) is already a member of The Temple so it made sense to start my membership at a synagogue where I already had connections and someone to help me get acclimated.

What is your favorite holiday (it doesn’t have to be Jewish)? Purim!

What is your favorite Temple memory? Meeting one of my best friends when my family moved to Lexington in 6th grade.

What is your favorite Jewish food? Rugelach, Hamantaschen, or Latkes

What is the farthest you’ve traveled? Israel! I went in seventh grade and again on my Birthright trip in college.

What are some of your hobbies and interests? I bake, crochet, and read whenever I have free time

Do you have a favorite sport and/or sports team? Kentucky Wildcats!

Do you have a hidden talent? I can wiggle my ears!

Do you have any pets? Lola, a seven-year-old Bichon Poodle mix.

Have you lived anywhere besides Louisville? Lexington

What’s your favorite bible character and why? Miriam, for her strength, faith, and unshakeable conviction and belief that her people would go on to survive and prosper.

What is your favorite Louisville restaurant? I’m still trying to find one since I just moved here. I’ll take any suggestions or tips!

What do you want to be when you grow up? I’m still trying to figure it out! I’m a teacher for now, but who knows what could change.

Who would play the role of YOU in a Hollywood movie? Rachel Brosnahan