Events

Set in the Jewish ghetto of Vilna, Lithuania, in 1942, and based on diaries written during the darkest days of the holocaust, Ghetto tells of the unlikely flourishing of a theatre at the very time the Nazis began their policy of mass extermination. The play unfolds as a memory of a former artistic director of […]

Be careful what you wish for, as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. This lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables centers on a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's […]

Be careful what you wish for, as Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale comes to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical. This lyrically rich retelling of classic Brothers Grimm fables centers on a baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King's […]

The Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston will commemorate 88 years of meaningful community programming, leadership and service at its annual meeting on Tuesday, May 7 at 7:00 PM at the Main J campus. In addition to the election of officers and new members to the board of trustees, the meeting will feature 2023-2024 […]

Questions about camp? Join our virtual J Camps information session! Meet your camp directors and have all of your camp questions answered. May 8, 2024 7:00 PM *Free to attend, but please RSVP!

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, […]

Taste of Memories is a unique initiative that works to commemorate fallen Israel Defense Forces soldiers and Israeli victims of terror, through cooking their favorite recipes and telling the stories of their lives.​ The centerpiece of this project is cooking sessions, during which participants gather to cook a favorite dish of a fallen soldier or […]

Reeling from her sister's death, Beth suddenly finds herself journeying through a world suspiciously resembling the film The Wizard of Oz. But with the yellow brick road sold to foreign investors after a financial meltdown, the Scarecrow reveling in his ignorant bliss, the Cowardly Lion acting like a paranoid sociopath, and the Tin Man embracing […]

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 […]

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. Each child will have the opportunity to decorate a Hamsa to take home or gift as a gift! For kids ages 0-10 and their families The […]