Purim is Tomorrow Night, so is the party!

Purim Masquerade March 13 8pmCome in your best costume! There will be a megillah reading followed by music, drinks, and that high energy.yjpaustin.org/purimCan't wait to see you there! This party is for everyone......even if you skipped Yom Kipp...

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Mar 12, 2025
The Chai Times // Jews are Olives

Tonight: March 7 - YJP First Friday + Open Shabbat at SXSW we will be hosting! -- Purim!! Next Thursday -- In joint partnership with JGrads Thought for the week:“And you,” says G‑d to Moses, “shall command the children of Israel that they bring to yo...

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Mar 07, 2025
First Fridays is tomorrow at SXSW

Hi YJP!!High Energy!!! We are coordinating Open Shabbat this year as a partnership with #Openshabbat and Techtribe.Head over to https://lu.ma/oltfhptd and rsvp.You can lower the suggested donation to $25 and feel totally cool, we want to keep this Fi...

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Mar 07, 2025
The Chai Times // Historical power come to Life

Sharing from the ever profound Rabbi Eli Block Chabad Young Professionals LW Plano:“If the Jewish people during the time of Purim would have just renounced their Judaism,” wrote the first Chabad Rebbe, “then they would have been spared from Haman's d...

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Feb 28, 2025
First Fridays?

Hi YJP!!You might be wondering - what's the plan with First Fridays Shabbat? GOOD NEWS! We will be coordinating Open Shabbat this year as a partnership with #Openshabbat and Techtribe. Head over to https://lu.ma/oltfhptd and rsvp. You can lower the s...

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Feb 26, 2025
The Chai Times // Roar, roar for them 🧡💔

It’s been an incredibly difficult few days for Jews around the world. The confirmation and realization that Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the two young red-headed brothers, and Oded Lifshitz,the 83 year old Grandfather, would be not be coming home alive, the...

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Feb 21, 2025
The Chai Times // I am Your G-d

Shared by my colleague Rabbi Eli Block of CYP Legacy West:The Ten Commandments (statements, whatever) famously open with “I am G-d, your G-d, who took you out from Egypt.” Hebrew has singular and plural forms of the possessive adjective “your.” In En...

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Feb 14, 2025
New Moon Circle Tomorrow!

Hi ladies,We would love for you to join us in honor of Tu B'Shvat.We will be making focaccia garden art and learning about the significance of Tu B'Shvat.Rsvp here: yjpaustin.org/newmoonHope to see you,Mussy

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Feb 10, 2025