Welcome to the Jewish Community of Louisville
Shalom! Welcome to your comprehensive web resource for information about Louisville’s Jewish community and thank you for choosing jewishlouisville.org.
Due to your tremendous interest, our site has grown in popularity very quickly, exceeding our initial projections. Please bear with us as we expand our capabilities to increase site speed and eliminate reported 404 errors. JCL is dedicated to serving and uniting the community 
– our staff is working diligently to provide the site Louisville’s Jewish community deserves.
There’s plenty to see—with more added nearly every week.
- Listings for most of Louisville’s Jewish agencies, organizations, synagogues and temples, along with links to their websites.
- The latest news and information about upcoming events, activities and classes throughout the Jewish community, in town and around the country.
- A local community calendar, where each of Louisville’s Jewish groups can post up-to-date information about their activities—with a simple search feature to make finding what you’re looking for much easier.
We at the Jewish Community of Louisville are committed to making this site a 
valuable and practical resource for everyone in our area. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions, comments, or if there’s something you’d like to see on our site. Thanks for visiting!
Bring Your Family to Celebrate the End of Summer at the YAD Picnic
[by Jacob Efman]
Come celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of a great year of young adult programming with the Jewish Community of Louisville at the annual Young Adult Division Picnic in the Park. This year’s YAD Picnic co-chairs are Hunter Weinberg and Melanie Wachsman, who are really excited to host the event.
The YAD Picnic will be Sunday, August 22, from 4-7 p.m. at Hogan’s Fountain in Cherokee Park. “This year’s picnic is all about family fun and celebrating our Jewish community. We’re going to have corn hole, arts and crafts, and a few more surprises,” said Wachsman.
There will be lots to enjoy for all ages including a variety of field games, raffle, and a special PJ Library story time with Marsha Roth.
“We’ll have family fun for everyone and hope to see everyone there. My family and I have always enjoyed the picnic in the past. We want to encourage every member of our community to attend this special annual event. It’s a great way to catch-up with old friends and make new ones too,” said Weinberg.
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Community Update
Things are changing and moving forward at the Jewish Community of Louisville.
After a national search, Ed Weinberg, chair of the JCL Board of
Directors, and the Search Committee announced on May 4 that Stu Silberman has accepted the position of president and CEO of the Jewish Community of Louisville. He will begin work by August 1.
The JCL has recently engaged two other professionals to fill staff vacancies:
In April, the JCL welcomed Jamie S. Pillsbury, MBA, as the organization’s chief financial officer/vice president. Pillsbury brings a wealth of experience to her position. She most recently worked as CFO of the YMCA of Southern Indiana in New Albany, where she handled all aspects of accounting, negotiated financing of the Y’s expansion and tracked cash, grant funding and expenditures, including those associated with Metro United Way. She fills the vacancy left when David Weinberg retired.
On May 4, Matthew L. Goldberg joined the staff to serve as the director of the Community Relations Council and to help with the JCL Annual Campaign. Goldberg is a Jewish community professional with a law degree who has worked with several Jewish agencies in the Baltimore, MD, area.
The Planning and Allocations Committee has begun its work relating to the allocation of funds raised by the 2010 JCL Annual Campaign by drafting a group covenant.
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