Shabbat Candle Lighting Time
February 5, 2016 26 Shevat, 5776
5:57p.m.
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Jewish Disability Awareness Month
FROM AWARENESS TO INCLUSION
The Jewish Community is coming together in the month of February to raise support and awareness for those with disabilities. The goal of JDAM is to promote a more inclusive community that values and respects the capabilities of those with disabilities.
Learn more about Jewish Disability Awareness Month on
Video by Shelly Christensen, CEO of Inclusion Innovations
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Please Note:
Our lecturer for the opening reception of the Turkish Jews Exhibition was unable to make the original event due to poor weather.
We have rescheduled Dr. Ori Soltes to speak about the exhibit on February 8th, at 7:30pm on the Campus of the Jewish Community, in the Holzman Auditorium.
To RSVP for this event, please call 210-302-6960 or email strayerc@jfsatx.org
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PJ Library invites you to...
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A Double Dose of
PJ Library in February!
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Sunday February 14th
@ 2-3:30pm in the Beldon Library
I LOVE PJ LIBRARY
Bring your favorite PJ Library Book and a children's book to donate to our event co-sponsor, Jewish Family Service.
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Saturday, February 20th
6-7:15pm for PJ Pajama Havdalah
@ Temple Beth-El
211 Belknap Place
A light, kid-friendly dinner will be served.
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RSVP
 @PJLibrarySanAntonio
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It is not too late to make a difference!
Monies from your donation to the 2015 Annual Campaign will be allocated to our agencies and programs in the spring.
Thank you!
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Do you currently work with young adults?
Are you interested in Holocaust education?
IF so, the HMMSA has a wonderful opportunity to engage with High School students in a new program that culminates in a trip to Eastern Europe!
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The deadline to register for the MOMentum FREE trip to Israel is Monday, February 8th!
 For More information contact:
Julie Schack at schackj@jfsatx.org
Michal Scheinberg at mich12a@gmail.com
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Weekly eNewsletter
Shabbat Shalom from Budapest
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A Message from CEO, Ronit Sherwin
I am writing this week from Budapest, Hungary, as Shabbat is soon approaching. I have been in Budapest for nearly 36 hours, traveling with a small group of Federation professionals. We are here to learn about Jewish life in Hungary, with a Jewish population of at least 100,000. Being occupied by Germany late in WWII and then under Communist rule for more than a generation, Hungarian Jewry has a distinct identity as it relates to the Holocaust. Even today, influenced by extreme politics, Hungary has a strong undercurrent of anti-Semitism. Hungarian Jews choose either to identify as Hungarian or as Jewish, but rarely as both.
Still, there are inspiring projects of Jewish revival taking place in Budapest. For example, yesterday I visited with participants of a program called InterGeneration, which brings young Taglit-Birthright Israel participants and Hungarian Holocaust survivors together to engage in dialogue about their Jewish identities. Twenty-somethings and eighty-something's meet regularly over a period of months and then travel together to Israel - this being the first trip for the survivors. It is an amazing experience, as you can imagine. The beauty and power of InterGeneration is that the young participants learn about their Jewish memory that their own grandparents could not share with them, and the survivors experience the Jewish future - one that is built on a positive Jewish identity.
This morning I visited another inspiring project called The Jewish Community Hub. "The Hub," as it is called, incubates and builds the capacity of NGOs to advance Jewish life, values and community. Young Jewish adults who are working on unique and innovative projects are provided with resources to advance their causes in a shared work environment.
These are just two examples of what is happening in the Jewish community in Budapest. To learn of such progress in a city where the streets and buildings are filled with deep history and struggle is profound. To think that Theodor Herzl, the father of Zionism, grew up just a few blocks from my hotel is quite remarkable. What would Herzl think today of his native Budapest?
Shabbat shalom from Budapest!
Ronit
Ronit Sherwin
Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Federation of San Antonio
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JNetSA
Restaurant Panel
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Photos above are from the monthly JnetSA event that took place on Thursday night at Big'z Burger Joint. Lauren Stanley and Brandon McKelvey, both local restaurateurs, shared their favorite food spots in San Antonio, their journey to success, and even what's next for them in the restaurant business.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
6-7PM: Join us for drinks and appetizers at Tre Enoteca, 555 W. Bitters Rd. in The Alley
7:30PM: Meet at Santikos Embassy 14, Bitters at 281, to see the film Apples from the Desert
RSVP to Julie Schack, Director of Women's Philanthropy
210-302-6960 or schackj@jfsatx.org
Click here to learn more!
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