Shalom Austin JAMen Forum Launches Exciting New Season After Two Year Hiatus
Burt Kunik and his wife Mary moved to Austin in 2014. A prominent endodontist, business executive and Jewish leader in Houston, the McAllen, Texas native relocated to Central Texas, to live closer to children and grandchildren. “I met Burt for the first time at the...
Full Moon and a Full Heart: Celebrating Tu B’Av
By Allison Teegardin Tu B’Av, the Jewish Day of Love is celebrated each year on the 15 day of Av, during the full moon. Dubbed as “Jewish Valentine’s Day,” this lesser-known Jewish holiday packs a lot into the heart and is gaining popularity. While there is no...
Practicing Ahavat Ger: What Loving A Stranger Can Look Like
Robyn Shapiro- AJPR Committee member shopping for groceries to give to newly arrived refugee families. Courtesy: Angelica Gomez Since Angelica was a child, she had a strong sense of feeling connected to everyone around her. When she moved to the U.S. from Honduras at...
New JFS Building Breaks Ground
From strength to strength, the Generations project continues to make progress! As the Generations project process continues, the new Krasoff Jewish Family Service Building broke ground on June 21, 2022. “The Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service professional staff and...
Shalom Austin JCC Early Childhood Program Partners with Austin Community College
Twenty one ECP educators follow their first ACC CDA class together From left to right: Back row: Beth Lynn Campbell, Rosa Maria Alvarez, Travis Heggen, Francisco Rodriguez, Susan Slomowitz, Brittney Weir, Shereen Ben-Moshe, Katherine Ramirez, Wayne Summerset II, May...
From Summer to Fall: Bringing our Visions to Life
As we reach the midpoint of summer, we have much to celebrate! Over 1,000 people attended Splash & Serve, the official opening of the Rochelle and Stanley Ferdman Aquatic Center with the Lisa and Sandy Gottesman Pool and the Hurt Family Tennis Center. These two...
Hundreds Splash Into Summer as the J Serves Up an Unforgettable Event
Attendees cool off and enjoy the newly expanded and improved Rochelle and Stanley Ferdman Aquatic Center including the Lisa and Sandy Gottesman Pool, Children’s Activity Pool and slides. Credit: Dave Hawks By Allison Teegardin On May 29, the Shalom Austin Jewish...
Shalom Austin Board of Directors 2022-2023 from left to right: Lily Smullen, Julie Franklin, Nancy Zimmerman, Keith Zimmerman, Karen Kogut, Steve Meyers, Brett Merfish, Rick Rosenberg, Kim Lindauer, Lisa Shapiro, Lawrence Maze, Heather Krol, Cara Kelly, Seth Halpern,...
Inspiring Jewish Journeys: Shalom Austin’s IGNITE Returns in Person for the First Time in Two Years
By Shana Creeger Back in person for the first time in two years, the community joined for an evening of celebration and togetherness at Shalom Austin’s IGNITE! Held at the JW Marriott in Downtown Austin on Sunday, April 3, 2022, more than 600 attendees ate, drank,...
It’s Not Just the Weather Setting Records this Summer: JCamps Is Hot!
One of the hundreds of campers making memories at JCamps. Credit: Dave Hawks By Ethan Lane-Miller On June 7, Shalom Austin JCamps kicked off the 2022 summer camp season at the Shalom Austin Jewish Community Center. By the end of the summer, JCamps will welcome more...
Little Bookstore. Big Dreams.
Matthew Tannenbaum in A.B. Zax’s HELLO, BOOKSTORE. Courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment By Andrea Nathan In the fall of 2019, filmmaker A.B. Zax began making a documentary about The Bookstore in Lenox, Massachusetts. “Everything changed during the pandemic, but the...
Spotlight on National Young Leadership Cabinet’s Mission Trip to Israel: Ben Kogut
NYLC at the ORT school in K’far Silver. Curtesy: Ben Kogut By Alachua Haskins National Young Leadership Cabinet is Jewish Federation of North America’s premier young leadership development program that educates and connects the next generation of global Jewish leaders...
CTI Launches Operation Todah Texas
By Jay Rubin Todah means "thank you" in Hebrew. Congregation Tiferet Israel (CTI), Austin’s Modern Orthodox Synagogue based on the Dell Jewish Community Campus, is spearheading a community-wide initiative to express gratitude to the thousands of Texas Air and Army...
Austin Family Receives the First HFLA Fertility Interest-Free Loan
Dan, Natalie, Elie, and Eyal Ledeen. Courtesy: Natalie Ledeen HFLA is a partner of Shalom Austin By Wendy Corn After struggling to get pregnant, Daniel and Natalie Ledeen were determined to do whatever it took to have a family. Natalie took fertility medication and...
Post 757 of the Jewish War Veterans Host Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony
Members of Post 757 of the Jewish War Veterans prepare to raise the American flag. Credit: Steve Krant By Charlie Rosenblum Post 757 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States gave special meaning on Monday, May 30th Memorial Day at the flagpoles in front of...
Expedite Reports of Antisemitic Incidents with New APD Email Address
Tumisu, Pixabay By Chuck Kaufman In a meeting organized by B’nai B’rith Austin, the top two leaders of Austin’s Hate Crimes Review Committee released a new email address for the community to expedite the process of submitting antisemitic and other hate information...
TJHS Awards $5,000 Grant For Blue House Film
The Texas Jewish Historical Society has awarded a grant of $5,000 to Mark Birnbaum who is completing a documentary film called THE BLUE HOUSE, a home once owned by Max Rosenfield (1859-1935), a Jewish businessmen and civic leader in Dallas. The home, built in 1885,...
Knitting the World a Better Place: Shalom Austin’s Adult 60+ Programming Brings Compassionate Crafters Together
A volunteer with Mitzvah Knitters knits during a recent gathering. Credit: Dave Hawks By Matthew Medina, Shalom Austin Adult Program Coordinator It’s Friday morning and the doors of B’Nai Abraham in Austin are open and ready to welcome the Mitzvah Knitters with their...
Maple-Gochujang Salmon with Rice and Roasted Broccolini Recipe
Olivia Herlambang-Tham- Unsplash By Robbin Tran, M.Sc. Exercise Physiology and Nutrition Food tells us about our identity, our values, and our relationships. As a 31-year-old first generation American who strives to outpace my mothers work-endurance, my meals must...
Appreciating The Generosity And Celebrating The Impact Of Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation Fundholders
From left to right: Lenny Krasnow, Adam Sadovsky, Jay Rubin, Joel Levine and Suzanne Newberg. Credit: Arielle Levy By Lisa Apfelberg and Sandy Dochen The Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation celebrated its accomplishments in May at the new Rochelle and Stanley Ferdman...
Shalom Austin Allocates Grants to Community Partners
By Amy Hyman Every year, Shalom Austin allocates approximately 10% of its unrestricted Annual Campaign along with an endowment distribution from the Jewish Community Innovation Fund at the Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation to community partners. After 50% is set aside...
Celebrating Pride at Shalom Austin Means More Than Just Rainbows
By: Nada Antoun Dorman, MSW Candidate, Clinical Intern, Jewish Family Service For so many people, June signifies the start of summer; reminiscent of popsicles, family gatherings, get-togethers at the pool and long-awaited vacations with loved ones. For others, June...
ADL’s 2021 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents Reveals Troubling Numbers
Courtesy of ADL By Dulce Castañeda, ADL Austin Associate Regional Director Each year, the ADL Center on Extremism tracks incidents of antisemitic harassment, vandalism, and assault in the United States. Since 1979, the ADL has published this information in an annual...
Jewish Federations of North America Continue Massive Efforts to Help Ukrainians in Need
Photos and video courtesy of Jewish Federations of North America Community Messages from Shalom Austin Board Chair Rick Rosenberg and Shalom Austin CEO Rabbi Daniel A. Septimus Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2020, Jewish Federations of North...
Filmmakers and Researchers Bring Judaism to the Stage and Screen at SXSW
Journalist Madison Margolin hosts session on Judaism and Psychedelics at SXSW March 14, 2022. Photo credit: Wendy Goodman By Wendy Goodman and Allison Teegardin SXSW Film Features a Loving, Opinionated Jewish Mother Looking for an “Old Lady Pass” Making its...
Shavuot Is the Little, Big Holiday Celebrating the Spring Harvest and Giving of Torah
By Allison Teegardin This year, Shavuot begins the evening of Saturday June 4, 2022 and will go through Monday, June 6, 2022. Though not as well-known as other Jewish holidays such as Passover and Hanukkah, Shavuot is a major Jewish holiday. Here is a look at the...
Austin Female Philanthropists Empower and Rebuild Community at Home and in Israel
Left to right: Michal Uziyahu, speaker, Kim Kotzin, Desert States, Past Board President; Chayla Furlong, JNF-USA Director, Central Texas; Heilla Lain, Event Chair. Photo credit: David Finkel Photography. By Robyn Schwartz The city of Austin welcomed 50,000 new...
SXSW Participants Unplug on Shabbat at SXSW
People enjoy challah bread during a SXSW Shabbat at Moishe House. Photo credit: Wendy Goodman By Allison Teegardin Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone, founder of New York based Tech Tribe, an affiliate of Chabad Young Professionals which brings together a community of...
Teens Need Support, Mask On or Mask Off
Young people in conversation. Photo credit: Alexis Brown By Emily Siegler, LPC-A, JFS/Hillel Therapist and Hannah Rakestraw, MSSW Candidate, Clinical Intern, Jewish Family Service It is in the news, on billboards along the I-35 and in the therapy room; there is a...
SXSW Goers Become a Light in the Darkness Through Acts of Routine Kindness
Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone and Chana Lightstone of Tech Tribe at SXSW By Allison Teegardin On Sunday, March 13, 2022, at the Austin Marriott Downtown, approximately 20 people joined in a small conference room for a SXSW Meetup titled, Acts of Routine Kindness....
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