The Friendship Circle provides assistance and support to the families of children with special needs as well as to individuals and families struggling with addiction, isolation, and other crises.
In addition to helping those in need, the Friendship Circle empowers and enriches its network of volunteers, the majority of whom are teenagers, by enabling them to reap the vast rewards of giving of themselves.
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levertovs featured in the austin american statesman
The Austin American Statesman recently profiled Rabbi and Rochel Levertov in an article featuring their extraordinary outreach to Austin Jewish community.
"Before there was an H-E-B Kosher Store, Rabbi Yosef Levertov would order frozen chicken and red meat to keep in a freezer at the Chabad House, a center for University of Texas students who wanted to have a spiritual home on campus.
"When Levertov arrived in Austin in 1984, he said, his mission as the leader of the house was to offer students 'a home that brings you home.'
menorah lighting at city hall featured on kxan news
Chabad
organized city-wide Menorah Lightings throughout Chanukah, including at Northcross Mall, the Texas State Capital, and Bais Menachem Hebrew Academy. This year, KXAN News at 10 covered the Menorah Lighting at the City Hall, as Austin's mayor Lee Leffingwell joined in.
Thanks to all those who helped out and attended the various Menorah Lights, making them all rousing successes. If you didn't previously have the chance to support these activites, it's not too late; just use our Chanukah donations page.
the chabad gala was a rousing success
On Sunday, October 18, 2009, Chabad of Austin hosted a gala dinner at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, honoring Rabbi Yosef and Rochel Levertov and their twenty-five years service to our community and an esteemed group of friends and supporters of Chabad.
This was a historic event and Chabad of Austin would like to thank all those who supported the cause, from the attendees and donators to our volunteers. You can still visit the AustinGala.com website to view and interact with the Gala Book.
reminder to update your addess books
You've just updated your clocks, so now it's a good time to remind you to update your address books. Bais Menachem Hebrew Academy and the Chabad Center for Jewish Living has moved. We've setted into our new and improved facilities and school is in session. Come by for weekly Shabbat and Havadalah services!
Mark down our new address: 4210 Spicewood Springs Road
Suite A-100
Austin, Texas 78759
As usual, Mincha will be begin at sundown Friday following immediately by Maariv and Shacharis will begin promptly at 10 am on Saturday. All are welcome!
Also, the Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center at the University of Texas, located at 2101 Nueces, just celebrated its ribbon cutting November 1st. While the address for students may be the same, the Center is totally renovated. The transformation has been incredible!
smile on seniors
It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Austin. The sun beamed overhead in a cloudless blue sky, and throngs of Austinites were outdoors enjoying the balmy temperatures.
But for 80 year-old Anna Wald, the day had turned dark and frightening. Alone in her room in the senior citizens home, Anna had lost her footing and fell hard to the floor. Her head cracked against a table as she fell, and she now lay bleeding profusely and unable to call for help.
Frantically, she pressed her panic button, kept for moments just like these, but the mechanism failed...
Chabad of
Austin wants you to be a
partner in our outreach
efforts! We are not supported
in any way by any national
organization; like other
Chabad Houses around the
country, we depend on your
support to continue our
programs to area students and
residents. Here are a few
ways to help:
You can write a check
which will be tax
deductible to Chabad House
and mail it to our address
below
You can
charge a donation on your
credit card, many
alumni's and friends who
have moved from Austin have
given us their CC number
and we deduct a monthly
donation!
To donate through
PayPal, click
here and put
cjso@www.utexas.edu as the
payee
Another way is by
donating your stocks and
bonds to Chabad House;
there is a great tax
benefit: the appreciation
value of the stock is not
claimed as income, yet for
our organization when we
sell, we receive the full
current value (and we are
tax exempt). call the Rabbi
for details.