ChabadKY.com

Chabad of Kentucky

Chabad House

The home page for Chabad of Kentucky, serving the Jewish Communities of Louisville and Lexington. Providing Minyan, Jewish Education, School, Jewish Enrichment for over 30 Years

Chabad of Kentucky , now celebrating 32 years In the state of Kentucky, is one of more than 4,000 branches of the Chabad Lubavitch Movement, the world’s largest international organization involved with Jewish education and outreach programming. Chabad offers numerous options for Jewish learning on every level, including adult education, youth programs and programs tailored for Jews enlisted army and even those Incarcerated In prison.

Neshei Louisville’s Women of Worth, a project of Chabad of Kentucky, creates an opportunity for all Jewish women in the area to meet new friends, socialize and learn in an informal setting. At the beginning of each new month, the group holds a fun and informative hands-on evening exploring and celebrating the special role of Jewish women.

Chabad of Kentucky instituted a lunch'n'learn in December of 1985. It has run continuously for nearly 25 years as a place for Jewish professionals in the downtown area to meet and enjoy a kosher lunch while learning about the traditions and lessons of our faith. There is a similar program offered each month sharing the teachings of Kabbalah as a guide for daily life.

On each Jewish holiday, Chabad provides community-wide Jewish awareness programs such as a traveling Sukkah Mobile, Chanukah menorah lightings, a family Purim feast and celebration, and a day in the park to celebrate Lag B’omer. These programs are open to all members of the Jewish community without regard to affiliation or background.

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Programs

Chanukah 2016
Parshah (Weekly Torah)
Jewish Holidays
Chabad Centers and Synagogue Directory
Current Parshah
Parshah Text
Parshah in a Nutshell
Parshah in Depth
Parshah Columnists
Parshah Videos
Parshah Audio Classes
Family Parshah
Complete Parshah List
All Parshah in a Nutshells
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator
Daily Study

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People

Rabbi Avrohom LitvinCo-director
Rabbi Yaakov Biggs
Mrs. Sheina Biggs
Mrs. Goldie LitvinCo-director
Rabbi Chaim LitvinProgram Director
Mrs. Fraidy LitvinProgram Director
Rabbi Shmully LitvinEducational Director
Mrs. Devorah Litvin

What they offer

Chabad of Kentucky is a Chabad house in Louisville, led by Rabbi Avrohom Litvin.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Kosher meals are available on a meal plan. Accommodation for guests can be arranged. A kosher store is run here. There is a Judaica shop. They kosher kitchens for the community. A mikveh is available. Dishes can be toveled here.

Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged, courses from the Jewish Learning Institute are taught and public lectures are held. There is a library.

For children there is a preschool, a children's club and a mother-and-child group.

Older children and young adults have a teen club, bar and bat mitzvah instruction, a bar mitzvah club and a bat mitzvah club.

They officiate at weddings, circumcisions and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage.

The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, serves military personnel, looks after the elderly, works with children with special needs and provides humanitarian aid.

There is a women's group. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. The building is wheelchair accessible.