Events

Global Jewish Cuisine | Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France

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

Be one of the first to enjoy a culinary experience in the Cramer-Jacobs Family Culinary Studio, the NEW hands-on culinary kitchen at the J! There are many opportunities to continue your Jewish learning journey through food. Morgan Jankovic, The Foodie Chef, will lead you in the preparation of recipes from the featured Jewish cookbook. In […]

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. The indoor playscape will be open for children 5 and under only to play in during the event.

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy: Israel at 75

Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TX

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presents Israel at 75, a conference where diplomats, subject-matter experts, policymakers and stakeholders will assemble to analyze the binational relationship between the United States and Israel, address the role of the United States in Middle East foreign policy, and explore the challenges and opportunities Israel faces internally and […]

Torah Study | The Israeli Parsha

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

Torah study is back at the J! Beginning Thursday, May 18 at noon, and every Thursday thereafter, our Shlichim Shoshi and Harel Bassan will offer a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. They offer a unique perspective, as we learn with them—The Israeli Parsha! While we all read the same parsha, their perspective as Israelis […]

Torah Study | The Israeli Parsha

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

Torah study is back at the J! Beginning Thursday, May 18 at noon, and every Thursday thereafter, our Shlichim Shoshi and Harel Bassan will offer a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. They offer a unique perspective, as we learn with them—The Israeli Parsha! While we all read the same parsha, their perspective as Israelis […]

Torah Study | The Israeli Parsha

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

Torah study is back at the J! Beginning Thursday, May 18 at noon, and every Thursday thereafter, our Shlichim Shoshi and Harel Bassan will offer a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. They offer a unique perspective, as we learn with them—The Israeli Parsha! While we all read the same parsha, their perspective as Israelis […]

Torah Study | The Israeli Parsha

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

Torah study is back at the J! Beginning Thursday, May 18 at noon, and every Thursday thereafter, our Shlichim Shoshi and Harel Bassan will offer a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. They offer a unique perspective, as we learn with them—The Israeli Parsha! While we all read the same parsha, their perspective as Israelis […]

Torah Study | The Israeli Parsha

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

Torah study is back at the J! Beginning Thursday, May 18 at noon, and every Thursday thereafter, our Shlichim Shoshi and Harel Bassan will offer a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. They offer a unique perspective, as we learn with them—The Israeli Parsha! While we all read the same parsha, their perspective as Israelis […]

Torah Study | The Israeli Parsha

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

Torah study is back at the J! Beginning Thursday, May 18 at noon, and every Thursday thereafter, our Shlichim Shoshi and Harel Bassan will offer a discussion of the weekly Torah portion. They offer a unique perspective, as we learn with them—The Israeli Parsha! While we all read the same parsha, their perspective as Israelis […]

Rice Lecture Series: Israeli Children’s Literature: Prophets and Loss

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

Like the State of Israel itself, the literary representations of Israel have altered dramatically since the declaration of independence in 1948. Reaching well beyond a mere birthday celebration, the Rice Lecture Series includes three events that will dive into the evolution of the representation of Israel in literature of different genres, languages and audiences. These […]