Houston JCC

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat
2025-03-07 10:30, 2025-03-28 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, United States
Celebrate Shabbat with your friends and family with open gym in the gymnastics center followed by Shabbat fun.
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: $6/child for open gym
Space is limited and reservations are required.

Shushan Shindig: A Family Purim Celebration
2025-03-16 13:30 | Merfish Teen Center, 9000 S. Rice, Houston, TX, 77096
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!
· Let our face painters transform you into your favorite Purim character!
· Make groggers (noisemakers) for the Megilla reading!
· Create your own Queen Esther crown!
· Cheer on your favorite IAC and JCC staff in a funny interactive Purim Spiel! Don’t forget your newly made grogger so you can “boo” and “hiss” and make lots of noise when you hear Haman’s name!
Whether you’re celebrating for the first time or continuing a long-standing tradition, this Purim celebration offers something for everyone. Join us for an afternoon of joy, laughter and fun!
Cost: $18 per family

Handstands & Havdalah
2025-03-22 16:00 | Evelyn Rubenstein JCC, 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096, 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).

The Great Chametz Hunt
2025-03-30 10:00 | Bertha Alyce Early Childhood School (BAS), 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX, 77096
Grab your feathers, candles and spoons—it is time for a chametz search! It is customary to prepare for Passover by hiding chametz (bread products) around your house and then searching for them using a feather, candle and spoon. Kids will have the opportunity to find the hidden “chametz” around the playground and turn it in for a prize!
Please enter the event through the Bertha Alyce School. When parking, please enter the gate on Atwell St. and drive past to the Samuels Pavilion. You will see the tennis center in front of you and will make a right turn at the tennis center. The Bertha Alyce School will be on your right.
This event is FREE, registration is required.
