Events

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

THE WANDERERS

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

THE WANDERERS, by Anna Ziegler, will premiere in February 2025 at the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC in collaboration with Mildred's Umbrella Theater. Thursdays, February 13 and 20 at 7:30 PM Saturdays, February 8 (Opening Night), 15, 22 at 8:00 PM Sundays, February 9, 16, 23 at 2:00 PM Two marriages have seemingly little in common: Esther […]

2025 Houston Jewish Film Festival

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

Tickets now on sale! New promising, entertaining and exceptional award-winning films are featured this year,  bringing Jewish lives and stories to the big screen. With venues across town, the Festival, now in its 21st year, shines the spotlight on Jewish and Israeli culture, art and history and features filmmakers and guest speakers/programming. We are excited […]

Comedy for Peace

Joe Frank Theatre @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, United States

Prepare for a night of pure comedy, where laughter knows no boundaries! Comedy for Peace is a one-of-a-kind event featuring an incredible lineup of stand-up comedians from Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities. This unique evening shows that no matter our background, we can stand together on one stage, share laughs, and break down barriers—without politics, […]

Summer Film: Bad Shabbos

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

Comedy | Directed by Daniel Robbins | 2024 | USA | English | 84 Minutes  Kyra Sedgwick and Cliff "Method Man" Smith lead an incredible ensemble cast in the uproarious new comedy BAD SHABBOS, winner of the Audience Award for Best Narrative at the Tribeca Film Festival! David and his fiancée Meg are about to […]

Summer Film: The Blond Boy from The Casbah

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

2025 Houston Jewish Film Festival Audience Choice Award Winner Comedy, Drama | Directed by Alexandre Arcady | 2023 | France | French with English subtitles | 128 minutes Based on the memoir of filmmaker Alexandre Arcady, we are transported back to his idyllic childhood in pre-independence Algiers, where his large Sephardic family thrived in an […]

Authors in Conversation: Jill Hasday

Rice University 6100 Main St., Houston, TX

We the Men: How Forgetting Women's Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality Presented with Rice University Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality In collaboration with the Program in Politics, Law, and Social Thought and Department of Sociology Women make up half the population, yet their fight for equality is often erased from laws, courts, […]

Jewish Book Festival: Hostage by Eli Sharabi

Oshman Gymnasium @ the J 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

After 491 days in Hamas captivity, Eli Sharabi emerged from the tunnels of Gaza, a shadow of his former self, and finally made his way home to Israel, only to learn the devastating news that his wife and daughters had been killed on October 7. In his highly anticipated book, Hostage, Sharabi shares his harrowing […]

Jewish Book Festival: The Macaroons in Concert (Oliver Lapin Family Day Experience)

Merfish Teen Center 9000 S. Rice, Houston, TX

Oliver Lapin Family Day Experience Endowed in loving memory of Oliver Lapin by his family The Macaroons in Concert and Oh My Nosh!: What Shape is your Bagel: Gather up the kids for a music filled session with the Macaroons. Their fantastic harmonies and catchy songs like Billy Bagel and Hurry Up and Light the […]