Events

Contesting the Legitimacy of a Jewish State: Towards a Second Century of a Modern Conflict

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

The Bobbi & Vic Samuels Center for Jewish Living and Learning (CJLL) offers classes, lectures, programs, and other meaningful Jewish experiences for the Houston community, including rich, in-depth Jewish studies courses designed by local Jewish educators. This upcoming CJLL lecture features Ilan Troen. Despite the expectation that modernity would inexorably lead to secularization, religious culture retains […]

Rice Lecture Series: U.S. Campus Antisemitism – How Did We Get Here?

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

The Center for Jewish Lifelong Learning’s adult learning program and Rice University are set to launch the 16th annual Rice University Jewish Studies three-part evening lecture series. The series features lectures on September 11, 18 and 25. This second lecture in the series, U.S. Campus Antisemitism - How Did We Get Here?, will take place […]

Event Series Meals on Wheels Orientation

Meals on Wheels Orientation

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

Are you looking for a meaningful way to give back to your community? Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of homebound seniors? Meals on Wheels needs compassionate volunteers like you! Attend our volunteer orientation to get more information and get started.

Rice Lecture Series: Reassessing Campus Antisemitism

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

The Center for Jewish Lifelong Learning’s adult learning program and Rice University are set to launch the 16th annual Rice University Jewish Studies three-part evening lecture series. The series features lectures on September 11, 18 and 25. This third lecture in the series, Reassessing Campus Antisemitism, will take place on Wednesday, September 25. The final […]

Meals On Wheels: Thanksgiving Delivery

Evelyn Rubenstein JCC 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, United States

Give Back This Thanksgiving with Meals on Wheels! Volunteer by helping us pack up meals, or by delivering them to our seniors! We will start packing meals at 8:00 AM and will have the meals ready for pick up at 9:30 AM.   Sign up now!

Communicate with Confidence: Crafting Clear and Consistent Connections

Kehillah 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

Presented with Michelle Tucker Renfrow MA, LPC-S, ART, Play-Therapy Trained Do you ever wonder why you are misunderstood and why you have difficulty making people get what you are trying to say? Do your attempts at humor end up offending rather than engendering laughter? Do you feel your words are received negatively when that was […]

Arts in the Afternoon in Partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston: Holocaust Sports Memorabilia

Herzstein Foundation Multipurpose Room

Triumph of the Spirit exhibit features Jewish athletes before, during & after the Holocaust. Featuring reproductions of rare memorabilia from the collection of Neil Keller, this dynamic exhibit tells the stories of the incredible resiliency and unshakable spirit of courageous Jewish athletes in the face of the atrocities of the Holocaust and the foundation established […]

Event Series Rice Lecture Series

17th Annual Rice University Lecture Series: Anat Ronen – Paving Her Own Path

Herzstein Foundation Multipurpose Room

The 17th Annual Rice University Lecture Series Hebrew Culture Responding to Violence: Before and After October 7 Jewish and Hebrew culture has always reflected and responded to the turbulent and often violent history of the Jewish people, from ancient persecutions to modern conflicts. In recent years, violence has once again profoundly shaped Jewish life and […]

Event Series Rice Lecture Series

17th Annual Rice University Lecture Series: Ido Telem – H.N. Bialik and the Poetry of Slaughter

Herzstein Foundation Multipurpose Room

The 17th Annual Rice University Lecture Series Hebrew Culture Responding to Violence: Before and After October 7 Jewish and Hebrew culture has always reflected and responded to the turbulent and often violent history of the Jewish people, from ancient persecutions to modern conflicts. In recent years, violence has once again profoundly shaped Jewish life and […]

Event Series Rice Lecture Series

17th Annual Rice University Lecture Series: Adi Livny – Violence & Political Imagination

Herzstein Foundation Multipurpose Room

The 17th Annual Rice University Lecture Series Hebrew Culture Responding to Violence: Before and After October 7 Jewish and Hebrew culture has always reflected and responded to the turbulent and often violent history of the Jewish people, from ancient persecutions to modern conflicts. In recent years, violence has once again profoundly shaped Jewish life and […]