Events

Directed by Bernadette Wegenstein USA, 2021, 90 minutes Language English Genre Documentary Step into the heart of classical music, and the soul of one of its top artists, internationally renowned Marin Alsop — the world’s first female conductor. Born into a musical Jewish family, Alsop never relinquished her childhood dream of becoming a conductor inspired […]

Teen chefs will get a glimpse of the world through food and learn how to make dishes from across the globe. Explore spices and ingredients from different countries, and travel the world through your senses! Instructor: Hannah Abney The Cramer-Jacobs Family Culinary Studio is our NEW hands-on culinary kitchen created to be a destination for […]

Featuring film historian, Eric Goldman, providing introductions and context to each short, along with a performance on piano. Anne Directed by Desirée Abeyta USA, 2021, 10 minutes Language English Genre Drama Two actresses, one Black and one white, audition to play Anne Frank, prompting the question: Who is best suited for the role? Ibach Directed […]

Are you ready to master the kitchen with Houston’s very own Top Chef contestant Sasha Grunman?! This class will pack no shortage of excitement, led by this world-class trained chef. Instructor: Sasha Grunman The Cramer-Jacobs Family Culinary Studio is our NEW hands-on culinary kitchen created to be a destination for culinary classes and events for […]

Chair’s Choice Join us for The Sign Painter, a favorite of our Film Chair, Yvette Pintar. Directed by Viesturs Kairiss Latvia, 2020, 114 minutes Language Latvian, German, Russian, Yiddish with English Subtitles Foreign Language Title Piļsāta pi upis Genre Drama This historical drama follows a young Latvian man against the backdrop of changing dictatorships through World […]

Featuring film historian, Eric Goldman, providing introductions and context to each short, along with a stand-up comedian.YidLife Crisis: Anticementish Directed by Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman Canada, 2019, 7 minutes Language Yiddish with English subtitles Genre Comedy While revisiting their childhood suburban landscape, Chaimie & Leizer are thrust into lively debate coming from both left […]

Come ready to sweat and work to a kid-friendly playlist. All levels welcome in this 45-minute low impact class! No equipment necessary. Workout will incorporate your baby if they are not mobile allowing some special bonding time while you work! Mix of yoga, pilates, cardio + strength. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to wear their […]

Film Director and Not in Our Town co-founder, Patrice O’Neill in attendance for Post Film Q&A Wednesday, March 22 | 7:30 PM | Teen Night at the Houston Jewish Film Festival Directed by Patrice O’Neill USA, 2022, 90 minutes Language English Genre Documentary Pittsburghers experienced tremendous grief following the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting that took […]

Albert and Ethel Herztein Theater Holocaust Museum Houston Directed by Fred Cavayé France, 2021, 115 minutes Language French with English Subtitles Foreign Language Title Adieu, Monsieur Haffmann Genre Drama French acting legend Daniel Auteuil plays Joseph Haffmann, a Jewish jeweler whose family has fled German-occupied Paris in this gripping historical drama. Having entrusted his store […]

Teen Night at the Houston Jewish Film Festival Presented with Kehillah High, J Teens, BBYO and Helfman Religious School at Congregation Emanu El Directed by Patrice O’Neill USA, 2022, 90 minutes Language English Genre Documentary Pittsburghers experienced tremendous grief following the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting that took 11 lives in the close-knit Squirrel […]

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 […]

Join your friends for Toddler Tales: Story & Play Time in the J’s indoor play space! Hear a children’s story and stay and play in the J’s indoor play space. These fun weekly story times will feature guest readers from the Houston Jewish Community and crafts that relate to the book of the week. Toddler […]

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Brown Auditorium Theater  Directed by Krzysztof Lang Poland, 2022, 118 minutes Language Polish with English Subtitles Foreign Language Title Marzec ’68 Genre Drama Evelyn Rubenstein JCC Warsaw, 1968. Hania and Janek, two students uninterested in politics, fall madly in love as the city is engulfed in protests against the […]

Directed by Ofir Raul Graizer Israel, 2022, 127 minutes Language Hebrew, with English Subtitles Genre Drama Eli, an Israeli swimming instructor returns to Tel Aviv from Chicago after his estranged father dies. A series of events involving an old friend, who has a hiking accident, and his Ethiopian immigrant florist fiancée leads to a psychologically […]

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. RSVPs are required and spaces are limited.

Children in first through fifth grade will experience our newly resurfaced basketball courts and enjoy March Madness fun at the J while parents have a night out! Directors of All American Basketball Camp will facilitate basketball games and the ultimate J March Madness tournament, plus kids will have a chance to play famous Minute to […]

It’s time to LOL with the JCC. HC68 is going to Comedy Sportz, an interactive and improvised comedy show. Enjoy an evening of laughs and entertainment with friends.

Directed by Moshe Rosenthal Israel, 2022, 100 minutes Language Hebrew with English Subtitles Genre Drama, Comedy Everything goes off-key when a charismatic bachelor moves into a suburban Tel Aviv apartment and begins to host karaoke parties in his penthouse. An older couple’s slow, safe routine is shaken after being drawn in by their new neighbor. […]