National Council of Jewish Women Austin Completes a Successful Year
NCJW leaders at the spring leader installation (not all shown) From left to right: Nancy Wolf, Lynne Gellman, Bettie Forman, Beth Payan, Ellen Sable, Courtney Newmark, Paula Friedman, Barbara Laudenheimer, Marsha Steinback, Lea Isgur, Ann Kocher, Linda Levy, Merle...
JAMen Forum Concludes Outstanding Sixth Season
JAMen participants have books signed by one of the Season 6 speakers, Brett Hurt. Credit: Alachua Haskins. By Jay Rubin The Shalom Austin Jewish Austin Men Dinner and Speakers Forum concluded an outstanding season of programs on May 10 with a tour de force...
The Texas Jewish Historical Society Welcomes New Officers
Outgoing TJHS president Sheldon Lippman from Austin passes the gavel to incoming president Joan Linares from Baytown. Courtesy: Sheldon Lippman By Tumbleweed Smith The Texas Jewish Historical Society (TJHS) recently announced Joan Linares of Baytown, Texas as the new...
Austin Post 757, JWV USA Honors the Fallen on Memorial Day
Jewish War Veteran’s Memorial Day Flag Raising / Taps Ceremony on May 2 9, 2023 at the Dell JCC. Credit: Steve Krant By Steve Krant, US Air Force (Retired) Memorial Day, the federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May, is rooted in the post-Civil War era. Known...
Tzofim, The Israeli Scouts, Find a Warm Welcome in Austin’s Jewish Community
Tzofim young leaders (Madrichim). Credit: Dali Litinski By Devorah Fuchs A heartwarming initiative has blossomed in Austin as the Tzofim, the Israeli Scouts, establish their presence for the first time in the city. Led by a group of passionate Israeli Austinites,...
Texas Tech University Press Publishes Story About a Jewish American Fighter Pilot
Greg Levenson and Norman Shulman return from Iraqi deployment. Courtesy: Norman M. Shulman. By Norman M. Shulman, Ed.D and Dwight Gard, Ph.D. In July 2022, Texas Tech University Press published "Love Norm: Inspiration of a Jewish American Fighter Pilot," a...
L’Chaim City Limits 3.0 Is Taking Place in Austin This July
Friends enjoy L'Chaim City Limits 2.0. Courtesy: Scott Eiseman By Scott Eiseman, Founding President of Judaism United Judaism United, a nonprofit that was formed by a group of Jewish young adult friends in 2019, recently announced that “L’Chaim City Limits (LCL) 3.0”,...
Austin College Student Participates in Birthright Israel Excel Fellowship
2023 cohort of Birthright Israel Excel Fellowship. Credit: Or Doga The 2023 cohort of Birthright Israel Excel’s prestigious lifelong fellowship in business and technology kicked off last night by welcoming to Israel 64 extraordinary college students from around the...
SAJF Fundholder Spotlight: Wade Monroe
Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation (SAJF) fundholder Wade Monroe has lived in Austin for 30 years. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, he joined an Austin-based computer software startup founded by the son of a former colleague and close friend. In 2011, Monroe joined the...
“A Small Light” Premieres at SXSW with a Timeless, Essential Exploration of Anne Frank’s Story
“A Small Light” creators Tony Phelan and Joan Rater address the audience at SXSW on March 17, 2023 at Stateside at the Paramount Theater in Austin. Credit: Wendy Goodman By Wendy Goodman "A Small Light” shines a poignant spotlight on Miep Gies, a pivotal figure in...
IAC and Congregation Beth El March Against Rising Antisemitism and to Remember the Holocaust
Congregation Beth El Religious School and community members at the 6 Million steps walk. Credit- Maayan Oved By Shelly Shwartz Members of Congregation Beth El, together with the Israeli-American Council (IAC), and other community members, marched on Sunday, April 23...
April Is Volunteer Appreciation Month
By Joan E. Maniere Shalom Austin aims to be the hub of Jewish life, including Jewish volunteering, in Central Texas, rooted in one of Shalom Austin’s core values of tikkun olam. The Jewish value of tikkun olam challenges the human capacity to improve the world by...
“Angel Applicant”: A Captivating World Premiere at SXSW by Filmmaker Ken August Meyer
Award winning documentary film Angel Applicant has its world premiere at SXSW Film Festival on March 13, 2023. L to R: Producer, Cinematographer Jason Roark and Director, Producer, Editor Ken August Meyer. Photo Credit: Wendy Goodman By Wendy Goodman "Angel...
William Shatner’s Most Personal Role Premieres at SXSW
William Shatner on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new film, "You Can Call Me Bill." Credit: Allison Teegardin By Allison Teegardin The inclement weather warnings did not stop the crowd from filling the historic Paramount Theater on Thursday, March 16 to...
It Takes Guts: Superfood and Super CEO Julie Smolyansky at SXSW
Jessica Yellin and Julie Smolyansky at SXSW in Austin on March 12, 2023. Credit: Allison Teegardin By Allison Teegardin On Sunday, March 12, 2023, in a ballroom at the Austin Marriott Downtown, two accomplished Jewish women sat in conversation for a SXSW session. The...
Israeli Entrepreneur Makes His “Waze” to SXSW
Uri Levine. Courtesy: Adibarill Communications By Allison Teegardin Uri Levine, co-founder of Waze, a community-based traffic and navigation app, and author of the book, “Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution – A Handbook for Entrepreneurs,” spoke about...
Announcing the Dell Jewish Community Center
Susan and Michael Dell. Credit: David Finkel Photography Shalom Austin is excited to announce the official renaming of the Shalom Austin JCC to the Dell Jewish Community Center! The new two-story, 37,805 square-foot facility, nicknamed the “Dell J,” is located on the...
Eating Jewishly Recipe: Asian Big Bowl
ArtScroll/November 2022 / Photographed by Esti Waldman By Susie Fishbein from Kosher by Design Short on Time I always had leftover chicken soup from Shabbos that no one would eat at any other time. By adding in fresh vegetables and the fun of ramen noodles, I suddenly...
SXSW Panel Explores Multicultural Film Festival Collaboration
On March 13, 2023, panelists talk on the topic “Activating Diverse Communities Through Film” at SXSW 2023. L to R: David Finkel, Austin Jewish Film Festival (AJFF), Hanna Huang, Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF), Todd Hogan-Sanchez from aGLIFF (Austin's...
Daniel Lubetzky, Founder of KIND Snacks, Inspires Kindness at SXSW
On March 12, 2023, Daniel Lubetzky (left) sits down with Kmele Foster (right) at SXSW for a talk on “Our Role in Overcoming America’s Division.” Photo Credit: Wendy Goodman By Wendy Goodman Daniel Lubetzky, founder of KIND Snacks and the Starts With Us social...
CEO Message: Be Strong and We Will Strengthen One Another
The moment is finally here! While I cannot share a specific date, the completion of the Dell Jewish Community Center is within reach. The vision for an expanded 21st century complex was over a decade in the making, thanks to the generosity of so many in our community....
It’s Finally Here! Dell JCC Opening Soon Welcomes Everyone
Member Experience Team welcomes members to new state-of-the-art fitness center at the Dell JCC. Credit: Jolie Estes By Allison Teegardin Originally built in 2000, the Jewish Community Association of Austin, which later became Shalom Austin, quickly established itself...
Little Rookies Are Building Community With Each Bounce
Little Rookies and coaches building team enthusiasm on the court. Credit: Mark Pattis By Mark Pattis Basketball is back at the Dell JCC in the form of Little Rookies youth basketball! After a multi-year hiatus due to COVID-19 and the Generations project construction,...
JGallery: Thin Space Sparks the Viewer’s Imagination
Thin Space artists, Leslie Kell, Rebecca Bennett, Elena Lipkowski. Credit: Iris Bartov By Susan Sternberg Thin Space: Transcending the Ordinary opened at JGallery on Tuesday, January 24 from 7-9:00 p.m. with a reception and artists talks showing slides and video of...
Shalom Austin Women’s Philanthropy Dignity Grows Chapter Helps All Women
Women’s Philanthropy Dignity Grows co-chair Heilla Lain delivering packs to Todos Juntos Learning Center. Courtesy: Heilla Lain By Allison Teegardin On January 1, 2023, Shalom Austin’s Women’s Philanthropy started the new year by giving back. Gathered in the Epstein...
Investing in Community: Local Congregations Partner with Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation
By Allison Teegardin Established in 2014, the Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation currently has more than 160 funds with an accumulative value of nearly $14.7 million dollars, not including the $8.6 million dollars that has been granted out into the community since...
Judaic Specialist Builds Meaningful Partnership between ECP and AJA
AJA Chavera (Buddy) with ECP Dolphins. Credit: Risa Ferdman By Risa Ferdman The role of Judaic Specialist offers opportunities to work directly with Zeifman Family Early Childhood Program (ECP) and Austin Jewish Academy (AJA) teachers and children to elevate Judaic...
Jewish Federations and JDC’s Impact in Ukraine
Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland. Credit: Max Dinshtein for The Jewish Agency for Israel One year ago in February, the Ukraine crisis began. Immediately, Jewish Federations, JDC, and their partners mobilized to deliver humanitarian aid to Jews in Ukraine, and...
Critical Mission: Concerned Citizens Meet with Lawmakers About Antisemitism
By Allison Teegardin On February 13, 70 people from Jewish Federations in Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Ft. Worth and El Paso convened in Austin for Jewish Communities Day at the State: Legislative Mission to Austin 2023. The event is held every two years...
Beyond the Books: Students Find Support and Community with Texas Hillel
By Cheryl Hersh, Texas Hillel Interim Executive Director Hillel is a place on college campuses that provides Jewish students with free meals and programming such as Shabbat and holiday services. What is more, it is a place where hundreds of students can feel safe,...
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