Find meaningful, enriching experiences while connecting with other Jewish teenagers in the community. Together you can develop and strengthen your Jewish identities and engage in experiences that will forever impact your life.

Middle School

Teen Connection
Be part of something exciting. Something big. Something important. Teen Connection is an incredible youth group just for pre-high school students (6th-8th graders) who want to enjoy social, recreational, athletic, cultural and Judaic activities with new friends. Click here to learn more.

B’nai Tzedek
After the religious service and the party are over and after the thank you notes have finally been written and mailed, a B’nai Tzedek Fund can keep the memories of your bar/bat mitzvah in your mind forever.

The B’nai Tzedek program teaches teens about philanthropy by enabling them to establish charitable endowments in their own names with the Foundation for Planned Giving. Teens contribute a minimum of $300 from their b’nai mitzvah gifts and receive a $200 grant from the Lewis D. Cole B’nai Tzedek Fund. These endowments grow through additional donations as well as investment income. Anyone can contribute to a B’nai Tzedek fund at any time. Additional donations are a great way to mark birthdays, confirmations and other special occasions.

Once a year, teens make recommendations for distributions to qualifying charitable organizations from the allocable portion of their funds.

For more information about the B’nai Tzedek program, visit here or contact Alan Engel at the Jewish Community of Louisville, (502) 618-5301 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

High School

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
BBYO is a youth-led, non-sectarian, community-wide youth group for Jewish high school students. It offers a wide variety of opportunities, from hanging out with your Jewish friends here in Louisville, to participating in regional conventions where you can meet Jewish teens from other cities, to traveling to Israel with Jewish teens from across the country (and the world). Programs are planned by teen leaders with support and guidance from professional staff. Click here to learn more.

Kesher Kentucky
Jewish teens in 10th and 11th grades in the Louisville metro area and throughout Kentucky have a unique opportunity to develop leadership skills, enjoy exciting programs with their friends and connect with their Judaism through the Jewish Community of Louisville’s popular Kesher Kentucky Leadership Institute program. Click here to learn more.