Monthly Archives: June 2012

JFCS Socializes with Chavruot Shalom

Posted on June 29, 2012

Today’s blog post written by Kim Toebbe, Volunteer Coordinator! The Temple in Louisville, KY is a large Reform synagogue with many members and numerous activities and social groups.  One such group at The Temple is Chavruot Shalom a social club … Continue reading →

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Behind the Scenes at Golf 2012

Posted on June 28, 2012

Today’s blog post written by Judy Goodman, Marketing & Development Summer Intern Most people don’t realize how much preparation is necessary to make an event like the Republic Bank Golf Challenge successful. Prep went on for months, and yet most … Continue reading →

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Introducing Summer Intern JUDY

Posted on June 26, 2012

With all the excitement from yesterday’s Golf Challenge winding down (stay tuned for a proper update on that), the Marketing Department has a moment to talk about our newest recruit! Judy Goodman comes to us from her first year at … Continue reading →

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How to Better Balance Life and Work

Posted on June 22, 2012

Today’s blog written by Kim Toebbe, Volunteer Coordinator “Community improvement is like investing.  You would love to make short-term investments and receive a big return but that is unlikely to happen.  In order to receive the return on investment you … Continue reading →

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Memories of the 1937 flood in Louisville, KY

Posted on June 21, 2012

Today’s blog written by Harold Levy, Volunteer Historian at JFCS On the 17th of January, 1937 I celebrated my 14th birthday with my parents, older brother and younger sister.  We lived on 2nd Street and Gaulbert in the Wyoming Apartments … Continue reading →

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Is Your Kid Ready For College?

Posted on June 19, 2012

Today’s blog written by Ellen Shapira, Education & Career Counselor A recent college graduate, Jennifer, has become a client at JFCS.  She was a business major with decent grades and is now trying to launch her career.  She reported that … Continue reading →

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Is a Degree Right For You?

Posted on June 15, 2012

Today’s blog written by Bob Tiell, Director of Career Services Just as research suggests there is a positive correlation between earning power and psychological well-being, so is there also a significant positive correlation between educational attainment and earning power. For … Continue reading →

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Jewish Women in Recovery – July

Posted on June 14, 2012

Coming up on July 15 is a meeting of Jewish Women in Recovery, providing an opportunity for Jewish women who are currently members of any 12 step recovery programs to meet for fellowship and conversation. Many in our Jewish community … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up on Your History!

Posted on June 12, 2012

JFCS has a new Volunteer Historian who writes articles JFCS.  Mr. Harold Levy has numerous interesting stories which he is eager to share such as the YMHA, (Young Men’s Hebrew Association), bulletin story from the 1940’s and in this amazing … Continue reading →

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How Much Does Happiness Cost?

Posted on June 8, 2012

Today’s blog written by Bob Tiell, Director of Career Services Does money buy happiness?  A recent study suggests not. However, the study does suggest that earning $50,000 per year is an important threshold for gaining a reasonable sense of psychological … Continue reading →

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