Mar 23, 2022 | Jewish Family Service, Shalom Austin, The Jewish Outlook
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...
Feb 23, 2022 | Jewish Family Service, The Jewish Outlook
Jewish Family Service and Generation Serve Offer Volunteer Opportunities Together Little Helpers, children ages 3-5 and their families, sort food in the Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service food pantry, decorate reusable bags to take to the grocery store and make rice...
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...
Nov 23, 2021 | Community News, Jewish Family Service, The Jewish Outlook
Generous Donations Help Fund Expanding Mental Health and Human Support Services Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service Committee. Left to right: Lawrence Maze, Rona Statman, Barbara Altman, Ian Spechler, Rabbi Amy B. Cohen (JFS Executive Director, Shalom Austin Chief...
Nov 18, 2021 | Health, Jewish Family Service, The Jewish Outlook
Hanukkah: Finding Light in the Darkness Hanukkah is a time for celebrating miracles – the miracle of survival; the miracle of light in the darkness; the miracle of restoration and refreshment; the miracle of second chances. But Hanukkah comes at a time that yes, can...
