Events

Shushan Shindig: A Family Purim Celebration

Merfish Teen Center 9000 S. Rice, Houston, TX

Presented in partnership with the Israeli American Council (IAC) Dust off your groggers, masks and costumes for a Purim celebration designed for the whole family! This event will feature a variety of activities, including delicious Purim treats, festive crafts and exciting entertainment. · Get your hands messy as you shape and fill traditional Purim hamantaschen! […]

Have You Heard of This Dish? Moroccan Fish

Cramer-Jacobs Family Culinary Studio @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, TX

Kick off the film festival with a flavorful culinary adventure inspired by the movie Seven Blessings! Join Chef Emily as she guides you in preparing traditional Moroccan fish, blending vibrant spices and cultural heritage in this hands-on cooking class. Advanced purchase required by March 17

Handstands & Havdalah

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

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 RSVPs are required and spaces are limited. Please RSVP PER CHILD. Cost is $6 per child (includes fees).

HC68: Urban Air

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

Get ready for some high-flying fun at Urban Air Adventure Park. Enjoy trampolines, go-karts, climbing walls and more!

Event Series Houston Jewish Film Festival

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Opening Night: Seven Blessings

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Seven Blessings Drama | Directed by Ayelet Menahemi | 2023 | Israel | Hebrew, French, Moroccan with English subtitles | 111 minutes | Kaplan Theatre   Winner of 10 Ophir Awards (Israeli Oscars), including Best Picture, Ayelet Menahemi’s captivating drama about culture and forgiveness brings us inside an extended family celebrating the union of a Moroccan-Jewish […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Family Film: An American Tail

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Animation | Directed by Don Bluth | 1986 | USA | English | 80 minutes | At the J Steven Spielberg’s Academy Award-nominated 1986 animated feature tells the story of Fievel Mousekewitz, a mischievous Russian Jewish mouse who sails with his family to America in 1885 to escape antisemitism. With a beautiful score and star-studded […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: The Blond Boy From the Casbah

MFAH - Museum of Fine Arts Houston 1001 Bissonnet St, Houston, Texas

Comedy, Drama | Directed by Alexandre Arcady | 2023 | France | French with English subtitles | 128 minutes | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: The Wyatt Theater Successful filmmaker Antoine Lisner returns to Algiers with his son to screen a feature-length film about his childhood leading up to the Algerian war of independence. […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Spotlight on October 7

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Of Dogs and Men  Drama | Directed by Dani Rosenberg | 2024 | Israel | Hebrew with English subtitles | 82 minutes | Kaplan Theatre October 7 survivor Hila Berdichevsky in attendance.  Filmed at Kibbutz Nir Oz just a few weeks after the October 7 attack, Dani Rosenberg’s experiential dramatic account follows Israeli teenager Dar […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Janis Ian: Breaking Silence 

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Documentary | Directed by Varda Bar-Kar | 2024 | USA | English |110 minutes | Kaplan Theatre Janis Ian, a Grammy Award-winning Jewish singer-songwriter inspired by Joan Baez and Nina Simone, started performing in Greenwich Village at age 13. With hits such as the controversial “Society’s Child” (1966) and “At Seventeen” (1975), Janis braved numerous […]

Houston Jewish Film Festival: Colleyville

Kaplan Theatre @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

Documentary | Directed Dani Menkin | 2024 | USA | English | 80 minutes | Kaplan Theatre Director Dani Menkin and Documentary subject Jeff Cohen in attendance. Israeli-American filmmaker Dani Menkin’s timely documentary walks us step-by-step through the 2022 Beth Israel synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville, Texas, using a gold mine of rare, recorded footage […]