Louisville Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in Louisville, Kentucky

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About Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky's largest city, is situated on the Ohio River along the Indiana border. Every May, its race course Churchill Downs hosts the Kentucky Derby, a renowned horse race whose long history is explored at the Kentucky Derby Museum. Baseball is celebrated at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, where Major League bats are produced and a giant baseball "slugger" marks the entrance. Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and is named after King Louis XVI of France. As of 2014, the mepropolitan area of Louisville had a population of 1,169,701. Additionally, Louisville is a major center of the American whiskey industry, with about one-third of all bourbon coming from Louisville Similar to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail that links these central Kentucky locations, Louisville offers tourists its own "Urban Bourbon Trail", where people can stop at nearly 10 "area bars and restaurants, all offering at least 50 labels of America's only native spirit." Louisville is home to many annual cultural events. Louisville has blossomed as a booming center for independent art, music and business. The West Main District in downtown Louisville features what is locally known as "Museum Row".

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Louisville

The Jewish population of around 8,500 in the city is served by five synagogues. Most Jewish families emigrated from Eastern Europe at the start of the 10th century; around 800 Soviet Jews have moved to Louisville since 1991. There are limited options for kosher food in Louisville. Orthodox kosher supervision is available through the Vaad Hakashruth. The rabbis at the Conservative congregations also offer kosher supervision. Most of Jewsih life is located to the west of the city center, in Seneca Gardens and Meadowview Estates.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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