Allocations Announced for FY 2017 by Shiela Steinman Wallace Editor Hroughout Much of the Year, Community Members Hear a Lot About the Annual Federa- T Tion Campaign
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Published by the Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. JULY 22, 2016 Y 16 TAMMUZwww.jewishlouisville.org 5776 Y Community 1 ONLINE EXCLUSIVES WWW.JEWISHLOUISVILLE.COM Lucy Aharish Is Muslim, Arab, Israeli and Proud of Her Identity Rabbi Miles Celebration Weekend Wrap Up Communit■ ■ y FRIDAY VOL. 41, NO. 11 16 TAMMUZ 5776 JULY 22, 2016 Allocations Announced for FY 2017 by Shiela Steinman Wallace Editor hroughout much of the year, community members hear a lot about the Annual Federa- T tion Campaign. Community carries stories about Campaign events and about programs and services that are funded by the Campaign. Com- munity members are also asked to be Campaign vol- unteers to help se- cure pledges and to give generously when volunteers call. And they re- ceive gratitude and acknowledge- ments when they Jon Fleischaker make their gifts. All of this is critically important because the dol- lars raised by the Federation Campaign are the fuel that keeps our communi- There are still a few tickets left for the final CenterStage’s performances of West Side Story, but you’d better hurry if you want to catch this classic reworking of Romeo and Juliette. Read the review on page 11, ty vibrant. However, there is another West Side Story PHOTO BY DEBRA ROSE. ALLL RIGHTS RESERVED. committee that is a critical part of the process. The Jewish Community of Lou- isville’s Planning and Allocations Com- First East End Fresh Stop Market Will Be at The J mittee is charged with the responsibility by Karyn Moskowitz Louisville’s 10th Fresh Stop Market and demonstrations, along with information of deciding where the money pledged will go each year. New Roots Executive Director and bring locally sourced, farm-fresh pro- about how to cook and store the pro- Michael Fraade duce to members of the Hikes Point area duce. The Market is partially funded For fiscal 2017, July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017, the committee had $2,052,000 to The J JOFEE Fellow and beyond. by a grant from the Gendler Grapevine The Gendler Grapevine Fresh Stop Project to New Roots, in partnership allocate. That amount is $112,000 or 5.8 percent more than was available last A group of community members, mo- Market @ The J will be a biweekly event with The J’s new JOFEE Fellow, Michael (tentatively planned to occur from 4:30- Fraade. (JOFEE, Jewish Outdoor, Food year, but still well below the amounts re- tivated by the belief that fresh food is a quested by the beneficiary agencies. basic human right and that people of all 6:30 p.m., every other Wednesday) that and Environmental Education, is a pro- will offer multiple varieties of season- gram of Hazon.) Jon Fleischaker leads the Planning faiths and resource levels must have ac- and Allocations Committee, working cess to it, are coming together to form al certified-organic produce, cooking “The Gendler Grapevine Project funds lasting, replicable, and inspiring committee members William Altman, initiatives that celebrate the deep con- Ken Berzof, Harry Geller, Lance Gil- INDEX nections between Jewish traditions, so- bert, Ralph Green, Linda Spielberg, JCRC Update ..............................................2 cial justice and the environment,” said Leni Sweet and Jake Wishnia, deciding Editorial: Elie Wiesel....................................2 Emily Loeb, executive director of the on how to allocate the community’s re- JWRP Participants Selected ......................4 see MARKET page 6 see P&A page 9 PJ Library for Grandparents .......................4 Summer Seeding ........................................5 POSTAGE Adults Only Summer Camp ........................5 KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE Temple Shalom Welcomes New Rabbi PERIODICALS Taste of Melton ...........................................5 Calendar of Events......................................5 by Shiela Steinman Wallace First Friday Dinners .....................................6 Editor Pizza to the Pantry! .....................................6 Changes at LBSY ........................................7 On July 1, Louisville’s Temple Shalom be- Maccabi Games ..........................................7 gan a new stage in the life of the congregation Leon Wahba Says Thank You .....................7 as it welcomed its new spiritual leader, Rabbi Jewish Community Interns .........................8 Jewish Chaplain at the VA .........................8 Beth Jacowitz Chottiner. Coming from Temple Louisville City FC’s Guy Abend ..................9 Shalom in Wheeling, WV, (she also grew up at Iftar Dinner ..................................................9 Temple Shalom in New Jersey), Rabbi Jacowitz Tisha B’Av: A Time for Love and Hope .....10 Chottiner is only the second rabbi to serve this Book Review: Chosen Ones .....................10 congregation. Her predecessor, Rabbi Stanley Chavurat Shalom ......................................11 Miles, held the post for 39A years. JFCS Calendar ..........................................12 Bubbling with energy and enthusiasm, the Jenna Lanzet: CLTC ..................................13 new rabbi jumped right in, meeting people, ful- Jessie Hymes: March of the Living ..........13 filling the myriad roles of a solo congregational Newsmakers .............................................16 rabbi, becoming acquainted with and involved Elie Wiesel Obituary ..................................16 with community organizations, preparing for Around Town .............................................17 the start of religious school and the High Holy Lifecycle ....................................................18 D’var Torah ................................................19 see RABBI page 11 2 Community Y JULY 22, 2016 Y 16 TAMMUZ 5776 Communit y Community is published monthly by the Jewish JCRC UPDATE Community of Louisville, Inc., 3630 Dutchmans Lane, Louisville, KY 40205-3216. by Matt Goldberg, Director Second, Prime Minister Netanyahu been. Egypt has even proposed hosting USPS #020-068 at Louisville, KY. Jewish Community Relations Council has just completed a four nation tour a peace conference between Israel and The Jewish Community of Louisville is of Africa, and it was a rousing suc- the Palestinians. a nonprofit organization. $26 of your pledge his past month has seen some cess. These African nations, which had While anti-Zionist movements like is for a subscription for Community. horrible tragedies that have be- strained relationships with Israel for BDS seek to isolate Israel politically For more information, call fallen both the Jewish world and many years welcomed the prime min- and diplomatically, the opposite is hap- 502-459-0660, fax 502-238-2724, our world at large, enough to ister with open arms. Israeli business- pening as more and more countries are e-mail [email protected] or check out T last a lifetime. men in tow, they walked away with over improving ties with Israel. 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