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Passover Dessert: Elegant and Flourless Rose MalabiJoin the Passover festivities with Chef Yotam Dolev, executive chef of Hamsa and Októ, and create a showstopping dessert to impress your guests. You’ll make flourless rose malabi, a creamy, fragrant treat topped with delicate rose syrup that’s as beautiful as it is delicious.

Whether you’re a new player or experienced, come by yourself, with a friend or your group and play mah jongg with Sisterhood! Players of all abilities are welcome. The evening will include a light dinner for $7. Please register using the link above or contact the Sisterhood office at 713.529.5771, ext. 233. Registration is a must!Whether you’re a new player or experienced, come by yourself, with a friend or your group and play mah jongg with Sisterhood! Players of all abilities are welcome. The evening will include a light dinner for $7. Registration is a must!

2026 Houston Film Festival - Satire | 1940 | 125 min | USA | EnglishThe 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 or the US; it was later nominated for five Academy Awards. This work of resistance is a powerful plea for democracy and humanity and remains highly relevant today.

Hey Houston! Join us for the Never Is Now Summit March 16-17, NYC – This is the 10th anniversary of the world's largest summit on antisemitism and hate.​

Rooted in Music...Reaching the Community. Honoring: Congregation Beth Yeshurun With the Heart Full of Love AwardConcert Performed by: Cantor Vadim Tunitsky (Alexander JFS Music and Spirit Program Director), Kathleen Holder (mezzo soprano), Yana Didyk (Pianist) and Alexi Trakhtman (Guest Pianist).The concert can be attended in-person or join the meeting via livestream

Come hang out with us for a chill walk in Herman Park.

2026 Houston Jewish Film Festival: New promising, entertaining and exceptional award-winning films are featured this year, bringing Jewish lives and stories to the big screen. Documentary | 2024 | 88 min | USA | English, French, GermanDirector 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, the film stands as a testament to an extraordinary man who helped shape our collective memory of the darkest chapter of the twentieth century. This documentary is an intimate encounter with Wiesel’s humanity and determination to inspire action against injustice.

Anat Ronen is a Houston-based artist known for her large-scale murals and public artworks. Since moving to the US in 2006 from Israel, she has built an international career creating site-specific works.Anat started collecting old family photos during the pandemic. When painting from these references in large scale, those moments become time portals; they also become a collective memory.The exhibition invites us to reflect on the rituals of analog photography and preservation, embracing the impermanence of what we try to hold onto. With nostalgia and a desire to push the boundaries of her artistic practice, Anat weaves together these personal and anonymous images into a statement about the stories we carry and how we preserve them.Come meet Anat and see a live painting of her work.

2026 Houston Jewish Film Festival: New promising, entertaining and exceptional award-winning films are featured this year, bringing Jewish lives and stories to the big screen.The Most Precious of Cargoes: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 of the heartless,” the antisemites. Almost silently, the film merges fairytale elements with the reality of the Holocaust, revealing both horror and humanity.

Let's Rodeo! Join us for some pre-concert wine. First drink is on us!

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 22nd year, shines the spotlight on Jewish and Israeli culture, art and history and features filmmakers and guest speakers/programming. We are excited to welcome you to this two-week immersion in Jewish cinema! All films at the J are reserved seating. Purchase your tickets early to ensure access to the event with your preferred seating!Directed by Guy Nattiv and Zar Amir Ebrahimi Drama | 105 minutes | English, Farsi with English subtitles Tatami combines the thrill of a sports drama with the excitement of a political thriller.

Join us for a young adult community shabbat. Candle lighting is at 6.

Storybook Opera, Music of the Butterfly: A Story of Hope tells the true story of young Renée, whose love of music and memories of butterflies in her Hungarian childhood sustain her through the darkness of the Holocaust. With lyrical storytelling and vivid illustrations, this powerful story introduces young people to history through a message of resilience, courage, and enduring hope.Recommended for ages 10+ or younger with a parent or guardian.

In the Spira Central Gallery, a remarkable story unfolds—a story born from the liberation of Bergen-Belsen on April 15, 1945. British soldier Arthur Tyler encountered Naomi Kaplan, a Polish Jewish survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen, and wrote a letter that changed her life. That single message, sent to her family in Houston, set off a chain of events that reunited loved ones and allowed Naomi to begin anew. Through original letters, photographs, and personal artifacts, Naomi and Arthur: Letters from Liberation traces a journey from horror to hope—revealing how a single act of kindness can alter the course of history.We are honored to welcome Myfanwy Lloyd, historian at Oxford Art Consultants, whose research formed the foundation for this exhibition, to deliver the opening remarks.Special thanks to Benjamin Warren, Elyse Kalmans, and the Warren and Spector families for their commitment and passion for preserving the legacy of Naomi Warren and supporting this exhibition.

Join Moishe House to make your own candles and wax melts! We will have everything you need-- wax, scents, and add ins. Snacks provided.

Join Holocaust Museum Houston for an intimate author talk in the Boniuk Library. Houston local Christian Bancroft is the author of A Ghost Has No Fantasies. “Through haunting poetry and prose, A Ghost Has No Fantasies illuminates the forgotten voices of LGBTQ+ individuals who suffered under Nazi persecution. Drawing from archival documents, survivor testimonies, and Gestapo files, Christian Bancroft weaves together the intimate stories of those imprisoned under Paragraph 175 and beyond — gay men, lesbians, and transgender individuals whose experiences have long remained in the shadows of Holocaust memory.” Copies or the book will be available for purchase at the event with a credit card.

The Consulate General of Israel to the Southwest invites you to Howdy Hour 2.0 on Monday, March 9, 2026 from 5:30–7:30 PM in Midtown Houston, just before the Luke Bryan concert at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.Pull on your boots and join Houston’s young professional crowd for easygoing networking, a free first drink and light bites, and quick MetroRail access to NRG Stadium. Western casual attire encouraged!Just like last year, 25 attendees who RSVP will receive a free ticket to the Luke Bryan Rodeo concert later that evening.Whether you’re headed to the concert or just coming for the crowd, this is one of the best young professional meetups of Rodeo season.Location details will be shared the week of the event. While not every RSVP will receive a ticket, all attendees will receive a free drink. See y'all there!

Monday Night Series with Rabbi Avi RosenJoin Olami Houston for a weekly series exploring timeless Jewish wisdom and how to practically inspire ourselves in this confusing world.📅 When: Mondays at 8:00 PM📍 Where: Brays Oaks, Houston🍽 Details: Free program with light kosher dinner and drinks provided💬 Who: Open to Jewish young professionalsThis series offers an engaging, discussion-based atmosphere where questions are welcome, ideas are challenged, and timeless Jewish thought meets today’s complex world.

Volunteer to deliver groceries to your senior neighbors!

The Cookoff is BACK! The 13th Houston Kosher Chili Cook-off will be held on Sunday, March 8th, 2026 at Beth Yeshurun! There will be MORE cooking teams, MORE food, MORE money raised for local charities, and MORE fun! At 12:00pm, the public is invited to sample chili, mingle, enjoy children’s activities, listen to music, and simply have a great time in an outdoor, festival atmosphere. The event will conclude with the selection of the winning chili by celebrity judges. So don’t miss this “hot” event!

How does an ancient ritual fit into modern life?Join us for Demystifying the Mikvah, a candid and insightful panel discussion and tour featuring Lisa Strauss, Rabbi Pam Silk, and Laykie Donin, moderated by Hilary Cohen. Together, we will uncover the meaning behind the water, and whether it’s your first time or your hundredth, there is something new to discover.Stay for the brunch, learn from the stories, and take a guided tour of the space.

Celebrate the women in our lives (and the Talmud) this International Women's Day.

Between 1940-1945 the sheer luck of where you were living made a world of difference to the Jews of Scandinavia. For unique political and geographic reasons, the Scandinavian Jews of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark had very different experiences. During the German occupation, Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Defying the occupying German forces, and protecting fellow citizens, spontaneous and dramatic rescue operations were conducted to save thousands of Jewish lives. First hand personal accounts also convey the extraordinary ways Swedish diplomats leveraged their political position to save Jews from within Hungary and Germany. Join us for a screening of the film followed by a talkback with Director Suzannah Warlick.

To honor those who have died by suicide and those who are forever affected by suicide, the 3rd annual Poppy's Run For Life will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2026. All proceeds from the row will be donated to the suicide prevention and awareness programs and services at Alexander JFS and the Montrose Center. Please join in supporting the efforts to increase prevention, education and awareness so that those suffering with a mental illness will seek help.