Houston JCC

Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time
2024-01-18 10:30, 2024-01-25 10:30, 2024-02-01 10:30, 2024-02-08 10:30, 2024-02-15 10:30, 2024-02-22 10:30, 2024-02-29 10:30, 2024-03-07 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Indoor Playscape @ the J, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, Texas, 77096
Join your friends for Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time in the J’s indoor playscape! Hear a children’s story and stay and play in the J’s indoor playscape!
These fun weekly story times will feature guest readers from the Houston Jewish Community.
Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time is FREE and open to the public, though spots are limited and reservations are required.
For questions and more information, please contact Andrea Wolfe at awolfe@erjcchouston.org or 713.792.3200 ext. 3109.

Sha'at Sipur: A Hebrew Story & Play Time
2024-01-21 10:30 | Indoor Playscape @ the J, 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, Texas, 77096
Join your friends for Sha’at Sipur: A Hebrew Story & Play Time in the J’s indoor playscape! Hear a children’s story read in Hebrew and stay and play!
These fun monthly story times will feature Hebrew-speaking guest readers from the Houston Jewish community.
Sha’at Sipur: A Hebrew Story & Play Time is FREE and open to the public, though spots are limited, and reservations are required. For kids ages 0-5 and their families.
For questions and more information, please contact Shoshi Bassan at sbassan@erjcchouston.org or 713.792.3200.

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat
2024-01-26 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-02-02 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-02-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-02-16 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-02-23 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-03-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-03-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Houston Gymnastics Center, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096
Celebrate Shabbat with your friends and family with open gym in the gymnastics center followed by musical services.
Open gym will begin at 10:30 AM in the gymnastics center, followed by music and services at 11:30 AM in the atrium of the Samuels Family Community Pavilion. RSVPs are required and spaces are limited.
Cost: $5 (including fees)/child for open gym
Space is limited and reservations are required.
*Tot Shabbat is free and open to the public. Cost only applies to children attending open gym.

J Camps Registration Day for Members
2024-01-28 10:00 | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
J Camps is the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC’s day camp program for children in preschool through grade 8 with options for art, culinary, dance, gymnastics, sports, tennis, theatre and so much more! We provide a Jewish summer camp that supports every camper’s social emotional growth as they form friendships, gain independence, build confidence and find joy in each day through a Jewish lens!

Learn more here!

Opera to Go!, Katie: the Strongest of the Strong
2024-01-28 14:00 | Kaplan Theatre @ the J, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096
Opera To Go! is Houston Grand Opera’s fully staged, high-energy, 45-minute opera, sung entirely in English and designed with students and families in mind. Join HGO in the Kaplan Theatre at Evelyn Rubenstein JCC on January 28 at 2:00 p.m. for a sensory-friendly performance of this year’s Opera to Go!, Katie: the Strongest of the Strong.
What is a sensory-friendly show?
Sensory-friendly performances are designed to create a welcoming and supportive environment for families with members on the autism spectrum and others with sensory sensitivities. Tickets are free with registration.
ABOUT KATIE: THE STRONGEST OF THE STRONG:
HGO’s 2023-2024 Opera to Go! is the company-commissioned opera Katie: the Strongest of the Strong, by composer Faye Chiao and librettist Anton Dudley. The opera made its digital world premiere in 2020. The 45-minute opera celebrates women’s strength and confidence through the inspiring true story of protagonist Katie Sandwina, a circus strongwoman who defied expectations and went on to help lead the U.S. suffrage movement in the early 1900s.
Tickets are FREE! Please reserve a ticket per person requiring a seat.

J Camps Registration Day for the Public
2024-01-31 10:00 | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States

JFAM Weekend with Greene Family Camp and PJ Library
2024-02-09 - 2024-02-11 | Greene Family Camp, 1192 Smith Lane, Bruceville, TX, 76730, United States
The Evelyn Rubenstein JCC is proud to partner with Greene Family Camp and PJ Library to present JFAM Family Camp!
JFAM Family Camp is an immersive weekend at GFC for the entire family. For families with children of all ages, but especially geared towards families with at least one child 8 years old or younger. Adults – there is programming just for you, too! Experience camp together as a family, enjoy activities planned just for you, and meet new friends. GFC JFAM Family Camp specializes in helping families relax, have fun, and spend quality time together while building community, engaging with and learning about Jewish rituals and customs, and soaking up the camp magic.

The Crescent Circus
2024-02-18 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-19 13:30 - 14:30 | Kaplan Theatre @ the J, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096
Join us for an afternoon of magic, juggling, comedy and more with the Crescent Circus! The Crescent Circus fuses international award-winning magic and circus arts featured on The Tonight Show for an interactive show the whole family can enjoy! The Crescent Circus is a husband-wife duo, Nathan Kepner and Morgan Tsu-Raun, who will be bringing us their show full of illusions, mind reading, juggling arts, balancing stunts and comedy all the way from New Orleans.
Cost (including fees):
Member | $10.00
Public | $14.00

Rodeo Shabbat
2024-02-23 17:00 | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Yee-haw! Saddle up your ponies and ride’em over to the J!
Join the community in songs and prayers with Ms. Monica and optional dinner for purchase.
Pre-order your dinner by February 20 with Laykie or bring your own.
FREE, please RSVP per person.
Food options:
-Pulled Brisket Sandwich With Coleslaw
-Grilled Chicken Wrap
-Chef Chicken Salad
-Hot Dog In Bun, Box Juice, Cookie

Handstands & Havdalah
2024-02-24 16:00 | Houston Gymnastics Center, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096
Close out the end of Shabbat and welcome a new week with HANDSTANDS & HAVDALAH! Run, stretch and tumble in the gymnastics center followed by a musical havdalah program.
For kids ages 0-10 and their families.

Kids Nite Out: Sports, Games and Art
2024-02-24 18:30 | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Get ready for an exciting Kids Nite Out on February 24!
The evening kicks off at 6:30 PM with delicious cheese pizza. Children will be grouped appropriately, engaging in various sports games, including shooting hoops with Dwane, our J Camps Basketball Vendor and his professional team from All American Basketball. The gymnastics center will be open, with coaches ready to make the evening a blast as children bounce, run, and jump—welcoming all skill levels! In addition to the sports fun, there will be arts and crafts, games and the night will be topped off with a tasty dessert!

Spring Break Camp
2024-03-11 09:00 - 15:30, 2024-03-12 09:00 - 15:30, 2024-03-13 09:00 - 15:30, 2024-03-14 09:00 - 15:30, 2024-03-15 09:00 - 15:30 | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Kinder & Kaleidoscope (first and second grade)
Spring has sprung and we can’t wait to play at the J! Experience our beloved J Camp rooms with counselor-led activities, camp crafts and board games plus tons of fun in the arts studio, gymnastics center, sports gym and aquatics complex. Each day will have a different theme as we explore the different areas of the J.

Mascot Monday
Make and Take Tuesday
Wacky Wednesday
Thank a Super Hero Thursday
Rodeo Shabbat Friday

Best of Houston (third through fifth grade)
We can’t wait to explore some of Houston’s most exciting attractions! The campers will have a blast traveling to Houston’s most sought-after attractions, and then come back and spend the afternoon exploring different areas of the J including the gymnastics center and aquatics complex.

Monday: Sam Sann Warriors All Star Ninja
Tuesday: Top Golf
Wednesday: Broomball and Ice Skating at Sugar Land Ice and Sports
Thursday: Jurassic World Exhibit
Friday: Oil Ranch
