Kentucky

New Kentucky law says authorities must contact Chabad before cremating unnamed body

While earlier versions of the bill specifically referenced Chabad, the final law was broadened to include any religious organization willing to assume responsibility.

Ultra orthodox Chabad Jews dance at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, September 01, 2025.
A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US, January 24, 2026.

Winter Storm Fern grounds thousands of US flights, strains power grids nationwide

A police car is parked behind a yellow tape near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, US May 22, 2025. (illustrative)

Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves one dead, one wounded

Fire breaks out at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky, US, November 5, 2025.

At least 11 dead after UPS plane crashes in Kentucky, erupts into ball of fire


California, Vermont pass initiatives protecting abortion rights

In August, voters in conservative Kansas defeated a ballot measure aimed at eliminating abortion rights from the state's constitution. Here is a look at Tuesday's votes.

People react during public testimony in the Indiana House of Representatives during a special session to debate banning abortion in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, August 2, 2022.

3 Jewish women sue to block Kentucky’s abortion restrictions on religious grounds

The Kentucky lawsuit is part of a newly emerging trend of Jews hoping to use religious freedom protections as a pressure point against state abortion restrictions driven largely by Christian activism

  United States Supreme Court overturns the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision

Louisville Jewish community hires ex-officer who was at the scene of Breonna Taylor killing

Joss Judah, who was at the scene of the raid at Taylor's apartment in 2020, was hired to serve as a security advisor for The Jewish Community of Louisville, which is now facing criticism.

Protesters march against racial injustice and for Black women following the grand jury decision in Louisville's Breonna Taylor case, in Denver, Colorado, US, September 26, 2020.

Former Louisville officer pleads guilty to Breonna Taylor cover-up - NYT

Goodlett pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy, becoming the first officer to be held criminally responsible for the botched raid, the Times reported

 Tamika Palmer, the mother of Breonna Taylor, stands next to a painting of her daughter at a gathering to mark two years since police officers shot and killed Breonna Taylor when they entered her home, at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky, US, March 13, 2022.

'There is no Iron Dome for tornadoes' - watch video

Opinion: The author delivers 'Hear 'O Israel' prayer to Christians in Kentucky

 Tornado devastation in Kentucky

Kentucky Republican’s speech links Jewish scientists to lethal Nazi gas

Kentucky state Rep. Danny Bentley digressed into the sex lives of Jewish women and conflated two Jewish chemists in a speech supporting legislation to restrict the use of "the abortion pill."

Kentucky General Assembly

Two Kentucky lawmakers apologize for use of the phrase ‘Jew them down’

State Rep. Walker Thomas, also a Republican, marveled at the $1 property leases before jokingly asking if the state could “Jew them down on the price.”

 Kentucky State Sen. Rick Girdler in the state's General Assembly in Frankfort, Feb. 2, 2022.

Gunman fires shots at Jewish candidate for Louisville mayor

Police said there was no information that the suspect was not acting alone.

 Craig Greenberg, right, campaigns for mayor in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 11, 2022.

Presbyterian Church senior official: Israel commits 'slavery' against Palestinians 

"The continued occupation in Palestine/Israel is 21st-century slavery and should be abolished immediately," wrote the Presbyterian Church's Stated Clerk, Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II.

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US says Kentucky man who allegedly attended ISIS training camp charged

After joining, Ramic allegedly attended an Islamic State training camp where he received weapons and physical training and fired an AK-47, the DOJ said.

A policeman and a detection dog search for explosives after a bomb threat to the Jewish Community Center in Louisville, Kentucky