Events

Staged Reading of Ghetto by Joshua Sobol

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

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 […]

Second Stage Presents: Into the Woods, Jr.

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

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 […]

Second Stage Presents: Into the Woods, Jr.

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

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 […]

34th Annual Golf Tournament

Sweetwater Country Club 4400 Palm Royale Blvd, Sugar Land, TX

The 34th Annual J Golf Tournament, chaired by Abe Goren, will take place at the Sweetwater Golf Club. The Tournament is played in a Florida shotgun scramble format for men and women with a tee time of 1:00 PM. The Tournament includes a lunch at 11:30 AM, 18 holes of golf, a wonderful silent auction, door […]

Annual Meeting

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

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 […]

J Camps Parent Information Night

Virtual

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!

Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time

Indoor Playscape @ the J 5601 S Braeswood Blvd, Houston, Texas

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, […]

Matkon Im Zikaron (Taste of Memories)

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

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 […]

Event Series Act Out Presents: Oz

Act Out Presents: Oz

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

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 […]

Open Gym & Tot Shabbat

Houston Gymnastics Center 5601 S. Braeswood, Houston, TX

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 […]