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....
Comedy Series on “Doing Good” Makes its World Premiere at SXSW Film Festival
Cast and crew of "We're Doing Good" at SXSW Film Festival March 13, 2022 with writer/director Elvira Ibragimova (front center). Producers: Lana Link and Rob Pfaltzgraff; Cinematography: Samuel Ott; Editing: Sam Zarrin; Music: James Newberry Cast: Emily Pendergast,...
Oy Vey Music Showcase Returns to SXSW with a Diverse Lineup of Artists
Jewish rapper and creator of Oy Vey Kosha Dillz greets the audience at the Oy Vey music showcase at SXSW March 17, 2022. Photo credit: Wendy Goodman By Wendy Goodman Celebrating its tenth year at SXSW, the Oy Vey! music showcase returned with a diverse lineup...
Addressing Antisemitism Took Centerstage at SXSW
Photo courtesy of Dulce Castaneda, ADL Austin Associate Regional Director By Allison Teegardin Seated on stage together at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 14, 2022, Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and National Director of ADL, the Anti-Defamation League, and Jeffrey...
JCRS College Aid Program Opens Applications for the 2022-2023 School Year
Jewish Children’s Regional Service (JCRS) is now accepting college aid applications for new and matriculating undergraduate Jewish students. The priority deadline is May 31, 2022. To be eligible, students must be Jewish and reside primarily within a seven-state...
Helping The Community Together Once Again: BubbieCare Donates $30,000 to Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service
From left to right: Shalom Austin CEO Rabbi Daniel A. Septimus, BubbieCare Founder Lawrence Maze, Shalom Austin Chief Social Services Offices and Jewish Family Service Executive Director Rabbi Amy Cohen, Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service Community Case Manager Liron...
Former Soviet Refusenik Addresses Crisis in Ukraine at JNF-USA’s Breakfast for Israel in Austin
From left to right: Marina Furman, Bruce Zimmerman (Event Chair), Brad Greenblum (Austin Board of Directors Chair). Photo Credit: David Finkel Several hundred community members joined Jewish National Fund-USA in person at Congregation Agudas Achim and virtually...
Pillar of Salt: A Daughter’s Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust By Anna Salton Eisen with Aaron Eisen
Pillar of Salt: A Daughter's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust Photo courtesy of Ellen Silverman In recognition of Yom Hashoah, (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the public is invited to a special presentation by author Anna Salton Eisen at the Georgetown Public...
New Holocaust Remembrance Opera – Eva and the Angel of Death Honors Survivor Eva Moses Kor
Density512 recently announced the world premiere of the new Holocaust Remembrance opera Eva and the Angel of Death with performances on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at sundown (8:04 PM) and Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2 PM in the Austin Central Public Library Special Events...
Austin BBYO Teen Elected to BBYO International Board at BBYO International Convention (IC) 2022
Josh Rutman. Photo courtesy of BBYOInsider On February 17–21, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland, 35 Austin teens joined thousands of other teens, educators, thought and business leaders, celebrities, political figures and philanthropists from around the world at...
JFS Partners with Project Empowering and Employing (EM)
Jewish Family Service is thrilled to begin partnering with Project EM. Project Empowering and Employing (Project EM) is a nationwide, virtual job seeker support platform established by the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies. Project EM aims to give job seekers...
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