Feb 23, 2022 | Community News, The Jewish Outlook
Buda Resident Organizes City’s First-Ever Menorah Display and Lighting Left to right: Austin Police Department Chief of Staff, Robin Henderson; Sheri Soltes (Service Dogs, Inc.); Rabbi Cantor Marie Betcher, former Austin PD Chaplain; Robyn Katz. Photo courtesy of...
Feb 23, 2022 | Shalom Austin, The Jewish Outlook
How Children Learn to Read and Write: The Essential Role of Play in the Early Childhood Learning Environment A collection of artwork created by Shalom Austin JCC Early Childhood Program students. Photo Credit: Dana Baruch By Dana Baruch, ECP Faculty Mentor To the...
Feb 23, 2022 | The Jewish Outlook
The ZBT Class of 1980: A Weekend to Remember Pictured, left to right: Front Row: Hunt Schuster, Jim Kottwitz, Warren Kaufman, Todd Aaron, Gary Allen, Jeff Newberg, John Levy, Jon Sherman, Darrell Lubel, Josh Fine, Fred Herbert, Lon Weingart, Adam Marcus. Back Row: Ron...
Jan 26, 2022 | Health, Jewish Family Service, The Jewish Outlook
Looking For Happiness? Call Your Friends! By Shelly Russell, Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service Therapist What is the secret to happiness? Is it fame, fortune or could it be something else? Harvard’s 80-year historic study reveals the key. Research began in 1938 and...
Jan 25, 2022 | Jewish Family Service, The Jewish Outlook
Jewish Disabilities, Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month is for everyone, everywhere By Allison Teegardin Jewish Disabilities, Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAAIM) begins on February 1. Founded in 2009 by the Jewish Special Education...
Jan 14, 2022 | Community Events, Local Synagogues, The Jewish Outlook
Celebrating Tu B’Sh’vat, The New Year For The Trees By Allison Teegardin Tu B’Sh’vat, the New Year for the trees, will be celebrated this year on Monday, January 17, 2022 (the 15 day of Shevat). The holiday is celebrated during this time as it is when the sap begins...