Temple Beth Shalom, Congregation Beth Israel Collaborate to Help Refugees
The organizing committee for the Austin Jews for Justice Assembly in Feb. 2020. Credit: Ginny B Photography By Cathy Campbell and Russ Apfel Over the last four years Temple Beth Shalom and, later, Congregation Beth Israel worked with other Jewish congregations and...
Community Member Connects Biology, Religion in New Book
By Tonyia Cone While in graduate school, one of Rick Goldberg’s professors explained his belief that like the natural sciences, the social sciences should require high quality data. Since Goldberg retired 15 years ago, he has spent time following up on the idea,...
Shalom Austin’s COVID-19 Community Response Fund Supports Critical Needs
Credit: Shutterstock By Amy Hyman As the impact of COVID-19 on Jewish community organizations became apparent, Shalom Austin addressed these growing challenges through convening, resource sharing and funding. Thanks to the tremendous leadership of Phil and Adam Loewy,...
Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service and BubbieCare Embark on Collaborative Research Study
By Rabbi Amy B. Cohen, Shalom Austin chief social service officer and executive director of Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service is thrilled to be joining Team Texas (including the JFS of Greater Dallas, JFS Houston and BubbieCare)...
Women’s Philanthropy Thanks Participants for Productive Year
By Arielle Levy As people take time to reflect on the last year and plan for the year ahead, Shalom Austin Women’s Philanthropy feels gratitude for everyone who has said “yes” – to showing up, to giving, to support, to being an active member of this community. The...
Shalom Austin Adult Jewish Learning Offers Something for Everyone
Screenshot of Adult Jewish Learning Engaging Israel Class Zoom. Credit: Wendy Goodman By Alachua Nazarenko In October, Shalom Austin kicked off its second year of Adult Jewish Learning. This exciting program is a series of high-quality Jewish learning opportunities...
A Year Like No Other: AJFF is a Role Model of the Virtual Festival
Screenshot of Happy Hour Trivia Night. Credit: Wendy R. Corn By Wendy R. Corn When it became clear that the pandemic was not backing down, the Austin Jewish Film Festival had two choices: pivot or withdraw from programming a 2020 line-up. David Finkel, festival...
Major Studies, Corporate Policy Make Strong Case for Better Holocaust Education
By Renee Lafair In September and October 2020, three major news stories arose about Holocaust education. The first, the U.S. Millennial Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Survey, was released in September by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany....
Anti-Defamation League Work Reflects 2020 Challenges
By Renee Lafair The Anti-Defamation League’s work over the past year reflected the diverse nature of national issues facing the United States in 2020. "To say that 2020 was full is an understatement. Among other things, ADL focused on COVID and the discrimination it...
Hebrew Free Loan of Austin Celebrates Nine Years of Loan Funding
HFLA's board members work together on Zoom. Top row: Marvin Schrager, Debbie Cohen, Vicki Osherow, Phil Marks. Second row: Barbara Cramer, Tracy Solomon, Dana Baruch, Aaron Sansom. Third row: Ed Hockfield, Adam Grossman, Diana Resnik, Pam Daily. Bottom row: Stephen...
Jewish War Veterans Post 757 Raises Flag in Honor of Veterans Day
Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2020, began with a perfect fall morning, enabling a light breeze to unfurl the stars and stripes on the United States flag, just above the Texas and Israeli flags, atop the three flagpoles at the Dell Jewish Community Campus. The Jewish War...
Texas Jewish Historical Society Announces Grant Money for Jewish Projects
By Tumbleweed Smith While staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some people have written books, poetry or essays, produced video or audio pieces, painted something or created music about Judaism. They probably did them just because they had the desire to do them....
Texas Jewish Historical Society Holds Fall Meeting
By Tumbleweed Smith The Texas Jewish Historical Society‘s fall meeting was held virtually again. It was only the second time in the organization’s 40-year history that there was no public gathering for a quarterly meeting. The meeting, held Oct. 23-25, was well...
Austin Jewish Academy Alumnus Returns as Teacher
Ezra Hankin with AJA second graders. Credit: Kelly Hill By Mara Stern Ezra Hankin is thankful for the foundation that Austin Jewish Academy provided during his time as an elementary student. The community inspired him to continue the pursuit of education, and he is...
In Memory of Judy Waxman: Austin’s Community Continues to Grow
Last month, we lost an incredible human being and leader in our community, Judy Waxmanz"l. She was awarded the prestigious Woman of Valor Award at Mosaic in 2015. Judy, who passed away on Shabbat, was truly a tzaddik, a righteous person. Her career was dedicated to...
Generations Breaks Ground!
Generations Campaign leaders, contributors, builders and team members come together on the Dell Jewish Community Campus for a ceremonial groundbreaking (listed below). The online event was held Oct. 25. Photo credit: Dave Hawks The Shalom Austin Generations Campaign...
Campus Organizations Modify Offerings to Continue Reaching Students
Students pick up Shabbat-to-Go meals on the Texas Hillel patio. Courtesy of Texas Hillel By Tonyia Cone While the fall semester began with uncertainty for many students, one thing University of Texas at Austin students could count on was that Jewish organizations were...
Educators Reach Adults, Build Connections with Move to Online Teaching
Congregation Agudas Achim's Modern Hebrew-Level Bet class meets over Zoom Wednesday evenings. Credit: Sharon DeKoning Kessel By Tonyia Cone Along with pretty much everything else, Austin’s Jewish organizations pivoted when COVID-19 upended Austin in March, and are now...
Chabad of Austin Purchases New Land to Call Home
Sheldon and Ari Levin celebrated Sukkot at Chabad's new Northwest Austin property. Photo courtesy of Chabad of Austin. By Tonyia Cone From 1984 to 2007, Rochel and Rabbi Yosef Levertov ran Chabad activities out of a single center in the Chabad Jewish Student Center...
ADL Austin Hosts First Virtual No Place For Hate Youth Summit
Texas ADL Education Directors Susan Shaw, Sherasa Thomas and Jillian Bontke collaborated for this year's No Place For Hate Youth Summit. Photo credit: ADL Austin By Renee Lafair During the week of Oct. 5, ADL Texas hosted its first virtual No Place For Hate Youth...
Book Lover’s Luncheon Features Photographer’s Mother-Daughter Story, and Women Who Have Influenced Attendees’ Lives
Event Co-Chair Katie Dochen with her mom, Carol Dochen. This year's Book Lover's Luncheon features a mother-daughter story. Attendees are asked to submit their photos with women who have influenced their lives. Photo courtesy of Carol Dochen. By Arielle Levy Austin's...
National Council of Jewish Women Austin Marks End of Shiva for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Commemorative Walk
NCJW members and friends walked to commemorate the end of Ginsburg's shiva. Credit: Bettie Forman By Bettie Forman Many Jewish communities mark the end of a shiva period — the seven-day time of initial mourning following burial — with a walk around the block. This...
Virtual Luncheon and Silent Auction to Benefit Hadassah Hospital
The Austin Chapter of Hadassah is honoring Dolly Golden at the organization's 2020 Virtual Luncheon and Silent Auction. Credit: Amber Kilgore By Linda Aronovsky Cox The Austin Chapter of Hadassah’s Annual Luncheon and Silent Auction is going virtual this year. Grab...
Jewish War Veterans Austin Post 757 Calls for New Members
Jewish War Veterans Austin Post 757 has been holding monthly meetings online. Newly elected Commander Charlie Rosenblum is top center. Credit: Allen Lieberman By Allen Lieberman Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Jewish War Veterans Austin Post 757 continues to be an...
Jewish Children’s Regional Service Creates Relief Program
In response to Hurricane Harvey in Oct. 2017, JCRS delivered 115 Hanukkah boxes for Greater Houston children, families and special needs adults, many of whom were affected by flooding in large areas of the Jewish community. Photo courtesy of JCRS. By JCRS staff Jewish...
Chabad Student Center at UT Connects with Students Over Rosh Hashanah
Adina Traub and Vanessa Kibbel were just two students Chabad at the University of Texas connected with through Rosh Hashanah programs. Photo courtesy of Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Texas. Written by Esti Hecht As students returned to...
Chabad at UT Offers Suicide Alert Workshop
Student board member and safeTALK Ambassador Alex Meltzer strategizes with Rabbi Zev Johnson in a sukkah. Credit: Ariela Johnson By Ella Steinmetz The world's challenging climate under lockdown has sparked a sharp increase in mental health issues, including...
New Year Offers Opportunity to Look Forward to Bright Future
I hope everyone had an uplifting Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. While the celebrations and observances were different this year, the congregations and campus organizations in Central Texas provided innovative ways for our community to find inspiration and meaning...
Building a Brighter Future: Generations Campaign Announces Groundbreaking, Aquatics Center and Tennis Courts
Close representation of the final design of the new Dell Jewish Community Center building front facade. Credit: The Beck Group By Tonyia Cone Shalom Austin’s Generations Campaign will continue its progress building a brighter future for our community, with a major...
Observing the High Holy Days During COVID-19: Austin Area Congregations Devise Unique Ways to Come Together Virtually and In-Person
Senior Rabbi Neil F. Blumofe plays the shofar at CAA’s Rosh Hashanah morning picnic, as Rabbi Gail Swedroe calls the shofar notes. Credit: Jennifer Rubin By Tonyia Cone At a time when many people are craving togetherness and spiritual connection, Austin-area ...
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