Our uniting truth is that every single one of us will die. Despite this fact, our culture shies away from acknowledging it, making everything—from discussions on end-of-life medical wishes to expressions of what we want our memorial services to look like—feel morbid and sometimes downright scary. But these conversations don’t need to feel this way! […]
The Simcha Readers are a dynamic group of writers, performers, and storytellers who gather weekly to create, collaborate, and inspire. Join us for a captivating showcase that brings their original works to life—an uplifting celebration of talent, heart, and the power of storytelling. Whether you’re a lover of the arts or simply curious, this is an experience you […]
Join us at the Memory Café, a welcoming & supportive space for individuals living with early-stage memory loss. In partnership with AGE of Central Texas, the program offers cognitively stimulating activities, support group discussions, and tools to help navigate daily life- all designed to foster connection and purpose. To learn more or register, please email […]
Join Shalom Austin’s Community Chaplain, Rabbi Amy Cohen and JFS’ Grief and Loss Therapists, Maura Kinney and Audrey Burnett, along with local Austin clergy in a gathering to remember those who have died by suicide. Weather permitting, the gathering will be in the Waxman Meditation Garden and will include music, meditation, and ritual to mark […]
Join AJFF and Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service on this special event for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. This compelling documentary features Ezra’s own art and music as well as deeply personal interviews with Ezra’s family, friends, and teachers. The program features an AJFF interview with Ezra’s mother, Shanee Epstein. The screening will be following by […]
New to Austin and 60+? Looking to build meaningful friendships, explore diverse programs, and connect with a welcoming community? Join us for a FREE day of Inspired Aging, the premier hub for older adult programs at Shalom Austin! Enjoy a morning mixer, engaging coffee group, energizing fitness classes, and an insightful lunch & learn. Wrap up the day […]
September 14, 28 & October 5 | 3:00-4:30 PM Individuals in grades 9-12 are invited to join JFS and BBYO for a three-part training led by Dr. Alyssa Gilden and Amanda Mills, LCSW-S to empower them to provide support to their friends and classmates and be better able to cope with mental health challenges themselves.Participants […]
Date: Monday, September 15, 2025 Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Dell JCC Join us for an important and engaging evening with Austin ISD Superintendent Mattias Segura as we come together to discuss the future of our schools and community. This town hall is an opportunity for Jewish families, students, educators, and community members […]
Join us for our annual Rosh Hashanah Luncheon, featuring Rabbi Kelly Levy and Cantorial Soloist Sarah Avner from Congregation Beth Israel. This event has limited capacity and tends to sell out quickly. To ensure a smooth experience, we cannot accommodate walk-ins. Please make sure that each guest and caregiver is registered individually in advance. Please […]
Join us once a month on a Wednesday for an intellectual conversation led by Rabbi Freedman, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Beth Shalom. We’ll discuss a wide range of interesting topics as requested by your peers. Open to all men 60+. Bring your own lunch and we will provide refreshments and sweet treats. Register here.
Raising up our collective voices, let us celebrate the colors of tradition, imagination, and cultural identity alive in everyday objects hecho a mano, lovingly handcrafted by Latin American artisans. Rooted in the traditions of community, these artifacts, on loan from the Austin Friends of Folk Art permanent collection, echo voces del pueblo, carrying stories across generations. […]
Date: Monday, September 29, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Private home in Westlake (Location provided 24 hours in advance) Voices of Israelis: Firsthand Experiences from a Summer in Wartime Israel Israel Hour is coming to you! Members of the Austin Israeli community who spent this past summer in Israel will share their […]
Date: Saturday, October 4 Time: 8:00 - 9:00 PM Location: Dell JCC Join Shalom Austin on Saturday, October 4, after Shabbat for the Heroes Commemoration Concert - a powerful and moving experience honoring the courage, resilience and sacrifice of those who risked and gave their lives in the horrific events of October 7. Blending live music, […]
Join us to celebrate an early Shabbat in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy a light breakfast nosh while fostering kesher kehilah (community togetherness) and meaningful connections. This is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and embrace the spirit of Shabbat with clergy, friends and community members. We look forward to welcoming Michal Ilai, Shalom Austin's Senior […]
Serve and join in on a Shabbat dinner for approximately 50 of our neighbors at Community First! Village on Friday, October 10 as we usher in Shabbat and celebrate Sukkot. Please include how many people will be attending with you in the "Notes" section when you register. This will be a kosher style dinner-no pork or shellfish. Vegetarian options […]
Join us once a month for an intellectual conversation led by Rabbi Freedman, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Beth Shalom. We’ll discuss a wide range of interesting topics as requested by your peers. Open to all men 60+. Bring your own lunch and we will provide refreshments and sweet treats. Register here.
Have questions about Medicare? Confused about your options? All are welcome to this free educational program. Medicare specialist Lee Green will provide an overview of the 2026 Medicare program and address important questions like: How do I sign up for Medicare? What does it cost? What are Parts A, B, C & D all about? […]
Date: November 5, 2025 Time: 6:00 - 8:30 PM Location: Dell JCC Join the Burt Kunik JAMen Forum for delicious dinners, TED-style talks and lively discussions with thought leaders from Austin and beyond. JAMen membership is open to all Jewish men in Central Texas whether or not you are currently a member of the Dell […]
Politics from the Pulpit? A Conversation with Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Rabbi Avi Weiss Date: Monday, November 10, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Dell JCC In a time of deep polarization, what role should politics play in the spiritual life of Jewish congregations? Join us for the inaugural Jerome & Lois Rosenberg […]
Join us once a month for an intellectual conversation led by Rabbi Freedman, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Beth Shalom. We’ll discuss a wide range of interesting topics as requested by your peers. Open to all men 60+. Bring your own lunch and we will provide refreshments and sweet treats. Register here: https://secure2.convio.net/shalom/site/Calendar?id=109309&view=Detail
Shalom Austin Jewish Foundation and Austin Community Foundation were pleased to bring together more than 70 professionals from financial, estate, and philanthropic planning fields for a breakfast seminar on Top 10 Tax Smart Tips for Charitable Giving. Thank you to featured speaker Russell James III, presenting partner Austin Private Wealth, and seminar sponsor Evergreen Impact […]
Join us to celebrate an early Shabbat in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy a light breakfast nosh while fostering kesher kehilah (community togetherness) and meaningful connections. This is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and embrace the spirit of Shabbat with clergy, friends and community members. We look forward to welcoming Rabbi Amy. B Cohen, Shalom […]
Join us for the Leslie Brittman Literary Event featuring an interview and Q&A with Author Nicole Graev Lipson, "Mothers and Other Fictional Characters." The interview will be conducted by Rochelle Kraus, daughter of Leslie Brittman. In "Mothers and Other Fictional Characters," Nicole Graev Lipson shatters the clichés of womanhood with a memoir that’s raw, bold, […]
Join us for our annual Hanukkah Luncheon, featuring Rabbi Will Hall and Sara Kaye, Music Assistant from Temple Beth Shalom! This event has limited capacity and tends to fill up quickly. To ensure a smooth experience, we cannot accommodate walk-ins. Please make sure that each guest and caregiver is registered individually in advance. Please consider […]
Date: Thursday, January 8, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Dell JCC Join us for the second annual Living the American Jewish Experience lecture featuring Dr. Dean P. Bell, President and CEO of the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership, who will speak on “Jews Have Never Lived in a Vacuum: Interreligious Engagement […]
Shabbat Cafe with Rabbi Rebecca Reice Date: Friday, January 9, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Join us to celebrate an early Shabbat in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy a light breakfast nosh while fostering kesher kehilah (community togetherness) and meaningful connections. This is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and embrace the spirit […]
Join Shalom Austin Inspired Aging and Shalom Austin IT Specialist Anthony McCoy to learn simple steps to recognize fraud tactics and protect your personal information.
Wise Guys Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Bring your brown bag lunch and we'll provide refreshments a sweet treat! REGISTER HERE
Jared F. Benge, Ph.D., ABPP, is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist and associate professor with the Department of Neurology at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and UT Health Austin’s Comprehensive Memory Center within the Mulva Clinic for the Neurosciences. He specializes in assessment of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and cognitive […]
Shalom Austin TOVA's No-Sew Blankets for Local Dog Rescue This volunteer event is being led by Shalom Austin'sTeens-Only Volunteer Advisors (TOVA)* members and is for teen participants ages 12-17 years old, only. The participants will create no-sew blankets for a local, foster-based dog rescue. The room location will be provided a week before the event. […]
Join Allison Granet, Shalom Austin's Family and Community Connector for regular monthly coffee convos in different locations to get to know you, learn about your interests, and share ways to get connected to the community. Join us on Wednesday February 11 in Cedar Park (location provided upon registration). Stop by anytime between 11:30 AM-1:30 PM, […]
Shabbat Cafe with Emily Bourgeois Join us to celebrate an early Shabbat in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Enjoy a light breakfast nosh while fostering kesher kehilah (community togetherness) and meaningful connections. This is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and embrace the spirit of Shabbat with clergy, friends and community members. We look forward to […]
Serve and join in on a Shabbat dinner for approximately 50 of our neighbors at Community First! Village on Friday, February 13th as we usher in Shabbat. Please include how many people will be attending with you in the "Notes" section when you register. Arrive to set up at 5:00 PMfor a 5:30ish dinner. Arrival instructions will […]
Join us for our monthly Wise Guys - An intellectual conversation led by Rabbi Freedman, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Beth Shalom. We’ll discuss a wide range of interesting topics as requested by your peers. Open to all men 60+. Bring your own lunch and we will provide refreshments and sweet treats. Register Here.
Are you new to the Shalom Families community or just want to meet other families in the Westlake area? Come join us! Families from other neighborhoods are welcome to join as well!
Please join us for a Women’s Megillah Reading on Purim morning — Tuesday, March 3rd at 8:00 AM. We will gather to read the Megillah together, followed by coffee and a light breakfast catered by Shevet Café. This is a beautiful opportunity for the women of our community to come together on the morning of Purim and celebrate in […]
You’re invited to an evening with Austin’s four full-time senior rabbis! Study with them, hear their visions, explore their approaches to community, and get to know who they are as rabbis. 6:30–7:30 PM | Panel 7:45–8:30 PM | Electives Panelists include: Rabbi Neil Blumofe, Congregation Agudas Achim Rabbi Brian Leiken, Congregation Beth Israel Rabbi Dan […]
Join us for our monthly Wise Guys - An intellectual conversation led by Rabbi Freedman, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Beth Shalom. We’ll discuss a wide range of interesting topics as requested by your peers. Open to all men 60+. This month, Congregation Agudas Achim is graciously providing refreshments and snacks for Wise Guys. To help us honor […]
Registration is REQUIRED. The deadline to signup is Monday, March 23. This event has limited capacity and tends to sell out quickly. To ensure a smooth experience, we cannot accommodate walk-ins. Please make sure that each guest and caregiver is registered individually in advance. Please consider a voluntary donation $18.00 in support of Inspired Aging and […]
Join the Austin Jewish community as we gather to observe Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. This solemn event honors the memory of the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, as well as the survivors who persevered, the liberators who bore witness and the righteous individuals who risked their lives to save others. We invite you to […]
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Dell JCC Join our community for Yom HaZikaron, Israel's Memorial Day for those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel, all military personnel who were killed while in active duty in Israel's armed […]
Date: Sunday, April 26, 2026 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Location: Dell JCC Join this community-wide event for fun, food and friendly faces to celebrate Israel’s birthday! Stop by when you can, stay as long as you’d like and wear blue & white to make the day extra special. This is an event for […]
Are you interested in another tool to help relieve stress and anxiety? Instructor Janet Fulk has used neurographic art for over four years to let go of negative thought patterns and set new intentions to change future thoughts and actions. Janet Fulk was featured in the 2025 “ArtProcess: How Did They Do That?” Exhibit in […]
Join us to pack essential period and hygiene supplies for Dignity Grows™ while learning about its impact, and reflect together on how supporting dignity and care for others connects to Jewish values.
We are thrilled to invite you to the Shalom Austin Annual Meeting on Tuesday, May 19. This year’s gathering is a particularly special one as we will host a pre-reception to welcome our incoming CEO Rachel Stern, as well as install our new board members, honor our Community Service and Staff Exemplar award recipients, and […]
For the past ten years, Rabbi Daniel A. Septimus has led Shalom Austin with vision, heart, and an unwavering commitment to our mission. As he prepares for his next chapter, we invite you to join us for a celebratory luncheon on Thursday, May 28 at 12PM at the Dell JCC to honor his extraordinary decade of service. Registration is […]