Events

The Crescent Circus: Family Performance 2026

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

After two years, The Crescent Circus returns to the J with a show bigger and better than ever before! Morgan Tsu-Raun and Nathan Kepner will be bringing their fusion of international award-winning magic circus arts featured on The Tonight Show and interactive comedy, all the way from New Orleans! This duo show has something for […]

The Crescent Circus: Family Performance 2026

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

After two years, The Crescent Circus returns to the J with a show bigger and better than ever before! Morgan Tsu-Raun and Nathan Kepner will be bringing their fusion of international award-winning magic circus arts featured on The Tonight Show and interactive comedy, all the way from New Orleans! This duo show has something for […]

The Hero Within: Teen Program

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

A special program for teens in grades 8 - 12, as part of the Rise Up: Heroes Independence Concert, combining solo live performances, powerful videos and an interactive Q&A session ahead of the concert. Dinner will be provided. Please contact bskalsky@erjcchouston.org to reserve your spot.   Rise Up: Heroes Independence Concert is a powerful musical […]

Rise Up: Heroes Independence Concert

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

Rise Up: Heroes Independence Concert is a powerful musical experience featuring internationally acclaimed Israeli artist Gilad Segev. Blending live performance with moving storytelling, the concert honors extraordinary Jewish heroism—from the Holocaust to today’s modern day heroes. Through uplifting music and inspiring narratives, audiences are invited into a journey of remembrance, resilience and unity. This unforgettable […]

Musical Theatre: Bubby’s Kitchen

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

Created and Performed by Shira Ginsburg. Presented by Music at Emanu El and the Evelyn Rubenstein JCC. In partnership with Holocaust Museum Houston. Bubby’s Kitchen is a moving exploration of family, identity and self-discovery, set against the backdrop of the Holocaust and contemporary American life. Throughout the one-woman musical, Ginsburg transforms into seven different family […]

Film Fest: Opening Night: Tatami

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

Drama | 2023 (US release: 2025) | 105 min | Georgia, USA, UK | English, Farsi Directed by Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi Tatami combines the thrill of a sports drama with the excitement of a political thriller. Leila, an Iranian judo athlete, is ordered by her government to fake an injury and withdraw from the world championships rather than […]

Film Fest: The Most Precious of Cargoes

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

Directed by Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi Drama | 105 minutes | English, Farsi with English subtitles Striking watercolor backgrounds convey the harsh landscape beauty in this animated film about a baby thrown from a train bound for Auschwitz and found in the snow by a childless woodcutter’s wife. The child transforms the lives of her adoptive parents, despite the threatening danger from the “hunters […]

Film Fest: Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire

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

Documentary | 2024 | 88 min | USA | English, French, German Director Oren Rudavsky in attendance at this screening. Elie Wiesel's life journey, from his family's deportation to his legacy as a writer and human rights advocate, is narrated in his own eloquent voice. With unique access to personal archives, original interviews and employing hand-painted animation, […]

Film Fest: Classic Film: The Great Dictator

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

Satire | 1940 | 125 min | USA | English The Great Dictator was Charlie Chaplin's first talkie—a bold, satirical attack on Hitler and fascism, years before the United States entered World War II. Chaplin used humor and his uncanny resemblance to Hitler to expose the tyranny and repression. Chaplin produced the film himself after studios warned that it would never be shown in the UK […]

Film Fest: An Evening of Shorts

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

We Have Sinned Before You 2024 | 20 min | Israel | Hebrew On Yom Kippur, a family’s annual unplugged tradition takes an unexpected turn when a forgiveness game exposes buried secrets and long-simmering tensions, transforming a day of atonement into a revealing and emotionally charged reckoning. Guygu 2025 | 7 min | Israel | Hebrew Gugyu is a haunting, imaginative portrait […]