ADL Austin Honors Eugene Sepulveda and Steven Tomlinson at Golden Door Awards Dinner
ADL’s Vice President of Democracy Initiatives Eileen Hershenov (left) and former Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus III (right) speak in a moderated conversation during the keynote address. Credit: Ben Porter By Dulce Castañeda, ADL Austin Associate Regional...
Young Jewish Adults Tap Into Beer and Torah
Rabbi Gail Swedroe, Associate Rabbi at Congregation Agudas Achim at YAD's Torah on Tap on August 31, 2022. Credit: Shelby Klein By Allison Teegardin In general, Jews have always been more closely connected with wine than beer. While the connection to wine has not...
Aggies Celebrate Hillel’s Accomplishments and Texas A&M Adds Judaic Studies Minor
Taubenhaus Service Award Winners from left to right: Risa Bierman, Gabe Noble accepting for his grandfather Dr. Marvin Noble, Dr. Gary Gross, Richard Wolf, Michael Wolf, Marc Sheiness. Courtesy: Risa Bierman By Nancy Brand During the weekend of October 21-23, 2022,...
Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation Makes a Plan for Charitable Giving
Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation Committee. Credit: Amelia Baxter By Allison Teegardin On Thursday, October 20, 2022, Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation committee members hosted a virtual information session for the community. Led by the Foundation’s committee chair Joel...
AJA Graduate, Ilan Ben-Avi Wins Prestigious Debate Tournament
Ilan Ben-Avi, National Debate Champion. Courtesy: Austin Jewish Academy By Melissa Rosen Austin Jewish Academy (AJA) graduate and member of the Anderson Speech and Debate team, Ilan Ben-Avi, recently traveled to the University of Florida to compete against the top...
More Than 1,400 Proud Zionists Unite at JNF-USA’s National Conference
From left to right: JNF-USA Austin Board Member, Gadi Ilan; Gin ny Belofsky; Chayla Furlong; JNF-USA Austin Board Member, Mike O'Krent; Reagan Weil at Jewish National Fund-USA’s 2022 National Conference. Courtesy: Jewish National Fund-USA By Jennifer Milton More than...
IAC National Summit 2023 to Take Place in Austin
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) National Summit 2023 will take place in Austin, Texas, for the first time, next January, launching Israel’s 75th Independence Celebrations. In a city known for its creative culture, the summit will feature a first-ever “Israel...
From the Arava to Austin: How a Friendship Rooted in Love for Israel Bloomed into a Business Partnership
Matthew Fragner and Robert Mintz in Central Arava Desert, Israel. Courtesy: JNF-USA By JD Krebs Some friendships are professional. Others are more personal. In the case of Boerne resident, Robert Mintz and California-based Matthew Fragner, their friendship is both, as...
Texas Historic Preservation Conference to Feature Special Program on B’nai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue
Real Places 2023, Texas’s premier historic preservation conference, sponsored by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) and Friends of the THC, will feature a special program about the B’nai Abraham Brenham Historic Synagogue on February 2, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the...
New Austin Area Jewish Book Club Is an Instant Bestseller
From left to right: Mariette Hummel, Elyssa Friedland, Sharyn Vane. Credit: Allison Teegardin By Allison Teegardin On September 14, 2022, two of the same women who banded together to form ATXKind, a grassroots group of six Jewish women, to stand up against rising...
Jewish Learning and Senior Services Expands in Sun City
From left to right: David Klein, Rachel Stern, LaDina Epstein. Courtesy: Rachel Stern By Rachel Stern In August 2022, the Bernard & Audre Rapoport Center for Jewish Culture & Education began offering a series of classes to the community of Sun City, located in...
JAMen Season 6 Scores Big Crowds
UT Basketball Coach Attracts Large JAMen Crowd on Eve of Longhorn Season. Courtesy: Jay Rubin By Jay Rubin Texas Basketball Coach Chris Beard delivered a "No Fluff " presentation to a crowd of more than 150 Jewish Austin Men (JAMen) members and guests on October 26,...
The Challah Prince, Idan Chabasov, Joined American Jewish University For a Live Challah Braiding Instruction
Idan Chabasov, The Challah Prince, with one of his challah masterpieces. Courtesy: Miller Ink By Allison Teegardin On October 13, 2022, Idan Chabasov, Instagram star known as The Challah Prince, virtually guided participants through an instructional challah-braiding...
Planting the Roots for Jewish Education in Austin
From one mother’s vision to one father’s commitment, ECP remains an important part of Jewish life. Photo: ECP families walking in the newly refreshed ECP hallway. Credit: Dave Hawks By Allison Teegardin In 1965, a dedicated group of parents came together to organize a...
A Letter From Emily Bray, LMSWA of JFS
I hear you're looking for a therapist. What wonderful news! I’m sorry, of course, that things are in a way that you feel you need a therapist, but then again, I feel that everyone should have a therapist. If you’ve looked, you know there are hundreds to choose from....
Austin-based Nonprofit, The Happy Lungs Project Launches its Premier Fundraiser
The Stromberg Family. Photo courtesy of the Stromberg Family. By Wendy Newberg Founded in 2021, The Happy Lungs Project is an Austin-based nonprofit aimed at fighting lung cancer. The nonprofit was started by the family of Austin Jewish community member Ilana...
Five Ways Donors are Connecting Their Philanthropic Goals With Their Passions
By Amy Hyman, Senior Development Director As the end of 2022 approaches, many people are in the full swing of end-of-year tax planning. When planning end-of-year philanthropic decisions, a vehicle like the Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation can help moderate the ups and...
Jennifer Greenblum to be Honored at Mosaic as the 2022 Woman of Valor
On November 7, Jennifer Greenblum will be honored at Mosaic as the 2022 Woman of Valor for her longtime commitment to the Jewish community.
Students in Austin Honor Local First Responders on Anniversary of 9/11
Jewish National Fund-USA partnered with Austin Jewish Academy, Congregation Agudas Achim, and Austin firefighters to host a 9/11 ceremony.
CEO Message: Looking Back on Summer and Welcoming Fall
In the previous issue of The Jewish Outlook, I shared the incredible impact of our community’s summer experiences. While there continues to be challenges regarding COVID-19 and its impact on our well-being, for the first time in two years, national and international...
Let The Games Return: JCC Maccabi Games Return and More Than 1600 Jewish Teens
Shalom Austin JCC 14U basketball team at the 2022 Maccabi Games in San Diego, California. Courtesy: Mark Pattis By: Mark Pattis, Shalom Austin JCC Senior Health and Wellness Director In 2019, after an incredible week of JCC Maccabi Games held in Detroit, Michigan,...
From Strength to Strength, the Generations Project Continues to Make Progress
The Krasoff family with JFS staff and volunteers at the groundbreaking ceremony. Credit: Wendy Goodman By: Allison Teegardin On June 21, 2022, another milestone was reached in the Generations project as the new Krasoff Jewish Family Service Building broke...
Donor Advised Funds: The Gift That Keeps on Giving
By Lisa Apfelberg and Sandy Dochen It's September, a time for inward reflection during the High Holy Days. It's also a time to reflect on the calendar year, what’s been accomplished and what can still get done before the end of the year. Many start to think about...
“The U.S. and The Holocaust” Is a Film that Shows the Holocaust Is a Chapter in History that all Americans Can Reckon With
Immigrants waiting to be transferred, Ellis Island, October 30, 1912. Courtesy: Library of Congress By: Allison Teegardin Produced by Florentine Films and WETA Washington, D.C., "The U.S. and the Holocaust" is a new three-part documentary that is written by Geoffrey...
Moishe House and Miriam Anzovin Come Together to Bring Judaism to Life on TikTok
Moishe House's very first artist-in-residence, Miriam Anzovin. Courtesy: Moishe House By: Allison Teegardin Founded in 2006, Moishe House is an international nonprofit organization that provides space for more than 70,000 young adults around the world to create...
Aggieland: Hillel at Texas A&M Celebrates 10 Years
Left to right: Logan Rosenberg, Noah Friedman, Harris Goetz, Ben Galison, Eitan Hollander,Emily Talor, Jordan Blechman. Credit: Emily Chilton. By: Arlene and Lawrence Maze The Hillel at Texas A&M is preparing for Aggieland which will take place the weekend of...
This Summer Was the Biggest Birthright in Texas Hillel History
Students on one of five buses pose with a longhorn flag in front of the Western Wall. Courtesy: Sade Storthz By: Sade Storthz Texas Hillel hosted five buses of Jewish Longhorns as Summer 2022 marked the return of Birthright trips. After the Birthright Israel...
Capital Campaign to Support the Yiddish Language and Culture Program Started at The University of Texas at Austin
Students taking Yiddish classes at UT. Courtesy Itzik Gottesman. To ensure the future of Yiddish at the University of Texas at Austin, the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies and the Department of Germanic Studies have begun a campaign to create an endowment for UT...
Seven Rosh Hashanah Desserts That Aren’t Honey Cake
Honey and cardamom baklava is a showstopper dessert that's surprisingly easy to put together. Credit: zhairguns via Getty Images By Rachel Myersonl (JTA) This article originally appeared on The Nosher. People have probably all tried various versions of lekach, aka...
Q&A With Hollywood Star Noa Tishby: Catch Her in Austin on December 15
Noa Tishby. Credit: Alon Shafransky. By Mara Fahl On Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 8:00 a.m., Hollywood actress and Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism & the De-legitimization of Israel, Noa Tishby, will headline Jewish National Fund-USA’s Breakfast for...
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