5101 US-42 • LOUISVILLE, KY 40241 • (502) 423-1818

High Holy Days 2024

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So great to use our newly renovated Friedberg Sanctuary for High Holy Days 2024

Shanah Tovah! We are thrilled to welcome all our members to our newly renovated space.

EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, October 2

  • 4:30-5:45 pm Family Pictures – RSVP req.
  • 6:00-6:30 pm Children’s Service followed by Oneg in Trager ECEC Preschool
  • 6:00-7:15 pm Classical Service
  • 7:00-7:50 pm Family Pictures – RSVP req.
  • 8:00-9:15 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, October 3

  • 8:30-9:45 am Family Pictures – RSVP req.
  • 10:00-12:00 pm Rosh Hashanah Service, High Holy Day Your Way, & Hugim/Babysitting
  • After Services Tashlich at Captain’s Quarters

SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Sunday, October 6

10:30 am at Frankel Chapel

JLAB is starting! We have been working hard over the past year to bring our reimagination to fruition, and Shanah Tovah! We are thrilled to welcome all our members to our newly renovated space. Remember to bring your tickets! EREV ROSH HASHANAH Wednesday, October 2 4:30-5:45 pm Family Pictures – RSVP req. 6:00-6:30 pm Children’s Service followed by Oneg in Trager ECEC Preschool 6:00-7:15 pm Classical Service 7:00-7:50 pm Family Pictures – RSVP req. 8:00-9:15 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service ROSH HASHANAH Thursday, October 3 8:30-9:45 am Family Pictures – RSVP req. 10:00-12:00 pm Rosh Hashanah Service, High Holy Day Your Way, & Hugim/Babysitting After Services Tashlich at Captain’s Quarters SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE Sunday, October 6 10:30 am at Frankel Chapel

Shabbark September 2024

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Thank you everyone for comign to Shabbark!

Shabbark: A Pet-Centered Shabbat!
Last Chance to RSVP for Lunch! 
Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 am

Join us to celebrate the New Year for the Animals with a special pet-centered Shabbat service. This short Shabbat morning service will be held outside (weather permitting) and will include a special blessing for our pets. After the service, we will have a pawsome doggie-bag Oneg Shabbark for the pets and a free barbeque for the humans. We will also have some booths featuring games for the pets, information on local shelters, and more. Shabbat services are open to all, but if you would like to attend the pawsome Oneg Shabbark and barbeque, please RSVP with your name and your pet’s name so we can make sure to have enough food. See you there and Shabbark Shalom!

Shabbark: A Pet-Centered Shabbat! Last Chance to RSVP for Lunch! Saturday, September 7 at 10:30 am Join us to celebrate the New Year for the Animals with a special pet-centered Shabbat service. This short Shabbat morning service will be held outside (weather permitting) and will include a special blessing for our pets. After the service, we will have a pawsome doggie-bag Oneg Shabbark for the pets and a free barbeque for the humans. We will also have some booths featuring games for the pets, information on local shelters, and more. Shabbat services are open to all, but if you would like to attend the pawsome Oneg Shabbark and barbeque, please RSVP with your name and your pet’s name so we can make sure to have enough food. See you there and Shabbark Shalom!

JLAB First Day 2024

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Such a great day for JLAB’s First Day

JLAB is starting! We have been working hard over the past year to bring our reimagination to fruition, and we are ready to launch. Our experiential education brings activity centers, learning tracks, opportunities for individual discovery and growth, specialists and electives and community building together to enrich and support our students lives.

We are ready to start our journey down our new path together.

JLAB is starting! We have been working hard over the past year to bring our reimagination to fruition, and we are ready to launch. Our experiential education brings activity centers, learning tracks, opportunities for individual discovery and growth, specialists and electives and community building together to enrich and support our students lives. We are ready to start our journey down our new path together.

Pride Parade 2024

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Thank you everyone for coming out to support Pride at the Pride Parade!

Event Description:

Pride Parade
June 15 at Noon

Please join us to celebrate Pride in Louisville at the Kentuckiana Pride Parade. The parade will begin in Nulu and end at the festival on the Big Four Lawn. We will be meeting earlier for a short Shabbat Service with Rabbi Matt. More details to follow so please watch for more information. If you have any questions or you would like to volunteer to help with our float, please contact Chavvah Johnson at 803-446-7691 or chavvah.johnson@yahoo.com. We look forward to making this our best turnout yet!

Event Description: Pride Parade June 15 at Noon Please join us to celebrate Pride in Louisville at the Kentuckiana Pride Parade. The parade will begin in Nulu and end at the festival on the Big Four Lawn. We will be meeting earlier for a short Shabbat Service with Rabbi Matt. More details to follow so please watch for more information. If you have any questions or you would like to volunteer to help with our float, please contact Chavvah Johnson at 803-446-7691 or chavvah.johnson@yahoo.com. We look forward to making this our best turnout yet!

Jewshi

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Thank you everyone for coming out to Jewshi!

Event Description:

Adult Ed Cooking Class: Jewshi
Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 am

Roll up and roll out with Jess Kalb for a playful Jew-shi sushi-making class — where kosher-style East and West Coast sushi takes center stage! Whether you’re a kitchen novice or a seasoned home cook, this free class is open to all experience levels. 

Bring a sharp knife and cutting board, and get ready to create (and eat!) we will be making two or three different kinds of sushi including vegetarian and seafood options. 

This class is for members only and not recommended for those with seafood allergies. 

Event Description: Adult Ed Cooking Class: Jewshi Sunday, April 20 at 10:00 am Roll up and roll out with Jess Kalb for a playful Jew-shi sushi-making class — where kosher-style East and West Coast sushi takes center stage! Whether you’re a kitchen novice or a seasoned home cook, this free class is open to all experience levels. Bring a sharp knife and cutting board, and get ready to create (and eat!) we will be making two or three different kinds of sushi including vegetarian and seafood options. This class is for members only and not recommended for those with seafood allergies.

WRJ Closing Meeting with David Finke

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Thank you David Finke, Ph.D., CEO of JFCS for sharing the important work JFCS does to support transgender youth in our community.

Event Description:

WRJ Sisterhood Closing Meeting 
June 25, 1:00 pm 

Join us in the Klein Center this Sunday, June 25, from 1-3 pm, for our closing meeting. We’ll welcome David Finke, Ph.D., CEO of JFCS as he shares about the important work they do to support transgender youth in our community. We’ll serve light refreshments. Admission is free—we ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the JFCS Sonny and Janet Meyer Food Pantry.
RSVP to Sarah Harlan at sarahharlan86@gmail.com
or Karen Waldman at 502-425-4360.

Event Description: WRJ Sisterhood Closing Meeting June 25, 1:00 pm Join us in the Klein Center this Sunday, June 25, from 1-3 pm, for our closing meeting. We’ll welcome David Finke, Ph.D., CEO of JFCS as he shares about the important work they do to support transgender youth in our community. We’ll serve light refreshments. Admission is free—we ask that you bring a non-perishable food item for the JFCS Sonny and Janet Meyer Food Pantry. RSVP to Sarah Harlan at sarahharlan86@gmail.com or Karen Waldman at 502-425-4360.

Pride Shabbat

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Pride Shabbat was fantastic – thank you all for showing your support!

Event Description:

Pride Shabbat
Friday, June 23

  • Erev Shabbat Service at 7:00 pm with Senator Dr. Karen Berg

Saturday, June 24

  • Pride Torah Study at 9:00 am with Rabbi David and Professor Rev. Johanna Bos
  • Pride Shabbat at 10:30 am honoring LGBTQIA+ Jewish community with Voices of Kentuckiana, Shir Chadash, and Rabbi Rachel Pass
  • Pride Luncheon at noon with performance by Voices of Kentuckiana

The Temple is celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Pride month.

Pride Shabbat honors our LGBTQIA+ members and families. This year we are honoring especially the memory of our beloved friend, Henry Berg-Brousseau z”l (of blessed memory), who grew up as a member of The Temple and was always loved and supported by our community. We are so proud of Henry’s achievements and will always cherish his memory.

Pride Shabbat is Friday evening and Shabbat morning, June 23-24, 2023.

Friday service will have our Temple member, Henry’s mother, State Senator Doctor Karen Berg speak and share the legal struggles and discrimination that LGBTQIA+ are facing in our State.

Shabbat morning we start with a special Torah study led by Rabbi David and Prof. Rev. Johanna Bos on LGBTQIA+ issues in the Torah and Jewish sources.

Shabbat service begins at 10:30 am, our LGBTQIA+ members will be leading services, and Rabbi Rachael Pass (Henry’s sister) will be delivering the sermon.

We will also view a special video about what it means to be a LGBTQIA+ member at our Temple. Voices of Kentuckiana, the only LGBTQIA+ choir in KY will participate in the service which will be led by Shir Chadash and Avery Curtis. After the service, there will be a 30-minute performance led by Voices of Kentuckiana.
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There will be a special free lunch catered by Good Belly to all who attend (RSVP is needed below). The desserts will include the famous WRJ/Sisterhood rainbow cake, and we will bless Sarah Harlan’s delicious handmade rainbow challah.

Pride Shabbat Friday, June 23 Erev Shabbat Service at 7:00 pm with Senator Dr. Karen Berg Saturday, June 24 Pride Torah Study at 9:00 am with Rabbi David and Professor Rev. Johanna Bos Pride Shabbat at 10:30 am honoring LGBTQIA+ Jewish community with Voices of Kentuckiana, Shir Chadash, and Rabbi Rachel Pass Pride Luncheon at noon with performance by Voices of Kentuckiana The Temple is celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Pride month. Pride Shabbat honors our LGBTQIA+ members and families. This year we are honoring especially the memory of our beloved friend, Henry Berg-Brousseau z”l (of blessed memory), who grew up as a member of The Temple and was always loved and supported by our community. We are so proud of Henry’s achievements and will always cherish his memory. Pride Shabbat is Friday evening and Shabbat morning, June 23-24, 2023. Friday service will have our Temple member, Henry’s mother, State Senator Doctor Karen Berg speak and share the legal struggles and discrimination that LGBTQIA+ are facing in our State. Shabbat morning we start with a special Torah study led by Rabbi David and Prof. Rev. Johanna Bos on LGBTQIA+ issues in the Torah and Jewish sources. Shabbat service begins at 10:30 am, our LGBTQIA+ members will be leading services, and Rabbi Rachael Pass (Henry’s sister) will be delivering the sermon. We will also view a special video about what it means to be a LGBTQIA+ member at our Temple. Voices of Kentuckiana, the only LGBTQIA+ choir in KY will participate in the service which will be led by Shir Chadash and Avery Curtis. After the service, there will be a 30-minute performance led by Voices of Kentuckiana. photo There will be a special free lunch catered by Good Belly to all who attend (RSVP is needed below). The desserts will include the famous WRJ/Sisterhood rainbow cake, and we will bless Sarah Harlan’s delicious handmade rainbow challah.

Father’s Day Trap Shoot

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Happy Father’s Day with The Temple Brotherhood at the annual Trap Shoot.

Event Description:

Father’s Day Event – Brotherhood Trap Shoot
Sunday, June 18 at 10:00 am

Join us for our 15th Annual Father’s Day Trap Shoot. We will leave The Temple parking lot at 9:00 am and carpool to Indian Creek Shooting Range in Georgetown, Indiana. We will have refreshments and trophies. RSVP to mfriedman@sustainablemgt.com.

Father’s Day Event – Brotherhood Trap Shoot Sunday, June 18 at 10:00 am Join us for our 15th Annual Father’s Day Trap Shoot. We will leave The Temple parking lot at 9:00 am and carpool to Indian Creek Shooting Range in Georgetown, Indiana. We will have refreshments and trophies. RSVP to mfriedman@sustainablemgt.com.

Temple Pride Parade

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Thank you, everyone, for coming out to our Pride Parade 2023!

Event Description:

Pride Parade
Friday, June 17, meeting at 11:00 am

Please join the Pride Committee and Cantor Lauren to support the 2023 Pride Parade. We will be meeting at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 17, at the corner of North Campbell Street and Adams Street near the Lynn Family Stadium. Once assembled we will be having a short service led by Cantor Lauren followed by celebrating and marching in the parade. Please watch for further updates and/or changes to the meeting place in the weekly emails. We hope to see you all there. If you have any questions ahead of time or you need further directions on the day of the parade, please call or text Chavvah at 803-446-7691. Please RSVP to andrea@thetemplelouky.org with your t-shirt size (limited quantities and sizes available).

Pride Parade Friday, June 17, meeting at 11:00 am Please join the Pride Committee and Cantor Lauren to support the 2023 Pride Parade. We will be meeting at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 17, at the corner of North Campbell Street and Adams Street near the Lynn Family Stadium. Once assembled we will be having a short service led by Cantor Lauren followed by celebrating and marching in the parade. Please watch for further updates and/or changes to the meeting place in the weekly emails. We hope to see you all there. If you have any questions ahead of time or you need further directions on the day of the parade, please call or text Chavvah at 803-446-7691. Please RSVP to andrea@thetemplelouky.org with your t-shirt size (limited quantities and sizes available).

Hiking with Rabbi David

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So much fun hiking with Rabbi David!

Event Description:

Hiking with Rabbi David

Join Rabbi David for monthly hikes. Sunday hiking adventures are for all ages, however, strollers are not recommended. The Temple will provide hikers with an awesome water bottle to not only ensure hydration, but also as a keepsake for your own hikes. If you’re interested in attending, please sign up below!

Hiking with Rabbi David Join Rabbi David for monthly hikes. Sunday hiking adventures are for all ages, however, strollers are not recommended. The Temple will provide hikers with an awesome water bottle to not only ensure hydration, but also as a keepsake for your own hikes. If you’re interested in attending, please sign up below!