A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held in our newly renovated Mersack & Stern Social Hall on June 22, 2022 to commemorate the completion of Temple renovations begun in 2021.
LEXTY Purim Carnival, March 13, 2022
Rabbi Wirtschafter was invited to participate at the November 14, 2021 gathering at the Capitol to commemorate the 10 thousandth death from Covid-19 in Kentucky, and unveiling the plans for the sculpture to memorialize those we have lost. You can watch the entire ceremony or forward to approximately the 37:45 mark.
In honor of those who serve and have served the US on Veterans Day, we are proud to share this video of Cantor/Chaplain David Frommer of the U.S. Army. Son of the late Barbara Hymson and cousin to the Baker family, David attended TAI and Sayre before going to college, the Israeli Army, Cantorial School and several years in a congregational setting. We are tremendously proud of Chaplain Frommer’s commitment to our country and his extraordinary accomplishments. We hope to bring him back to Lexington for a Scholar-in-Residence Shabbat sometime in the near future.
The Torah portion for the week of November 5th, Toldot, includes the famous story of Jacob coercing his older brother, Esau, into selling his birthright for a serving of stew. In this video, local chef, caterer and TAI Member, Barbara Goldman Nartowicz, demonstrates how to make her favorite “Birthright Stew” recipe, inspired by the biblical narrative. Enjoy the video and feel free to post your Birthright Stew recipe.
Teens in the Garden, September 12, 2021
Tashlich on the Creek, Sunday, September 20, 2020
Harriett Rose’s 100th Birthday Drive-By Palooza! Sunday, September 13, 2020
This 2018 video is a favorite Passover memory for the children and teachers at TAI Preschool.
LEXTY hosted their Purim Carnival on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Big fun!!
Temple member, Jane Grise, recently led an adult education session about a case she handled in the United States Supreme Court as a legal services attorney.
Rabbi Wirtschafter has been busy delivering Purim bags to our TAI seniors!
The 9th grade religious school class students are honing their culinary skills as they learn to make traditional jewish foods each week. Yum!
February 9, 2020 was a busy day at TAI, with TAI on Rye, the pop-up deli; a “Fiddler on the Roof Lunch and Learn”, with UK Jewish Studies director, Sheila Jelen, exploring Shalom Aleichem’s “Tevye the Milkman Stories”; and finally, guest speaker Dr. Jordan Finkin, rare book and manuscript librarian at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, who presented a program on preserving Jewish intellectual culture.
Rabbi Wirtschafter’s 50th Birthday Oneg 1/17/20
Hanukkah Carnival 12/15/2019
Top Nosh, with guest chef Sara Bradley, November 3, 2019
Torah Restoration Weekend with Sofer Neil Yerman, October 25-27, 2019
First day of religious school and picnic, September 15, 2019
Photos from the 2019 Jewish Food Festival
Family Shabbat at Spindletop on August 16 – a great way to end summer vacation. Looking forward to another great year at religious school!
Juliets, a social group for women over 60, meet weekly for discussion and a light nosh in the Sisterhood Lounge. Meetings are on Wednesdays at 2:30, except for once a month when they meet for lunch at 1 p.m.
Brotherhood Sisterhood Derby Party, May 4, 2019
Reknowned Israeli cellist, Amit Peled, performed “A Journey With My Jewishness” on April 28, 2019.
Photos from the Vigil for Pittsburgh and Louisville, October 31, 2018
2018-19 Religious School Class Photos
Life Long Learning sessions 2014
New Members Havdalah 2014
