JFT Presents:
Guys and Dolls

Opening Night: Thursday December 4

Additional Performnces:

12/6, 12/7,12/10,12/11,12/13. and 12/14

7:30 PM

3:00PM Sunday Matenees

Guys and Dolls is considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy. When it opened on Broadway in 1950, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances, receiving nearly unanimous positive reviews from critics and winning a bevy of awards, including Tony Awards, Drama Desks and Oliviers. Frequently revived, the show has been done with numerous all-star casts, including productions/concerts featuring Ewan McGregor, Jane Krakowski, Brian Stokes Mitchell and Jessica Biel. With music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and set in Damon Runyon’s mythical New York City, Guys and Dolls takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba, and even into the sewers of New York City. Eventually everyone ends up right where they belong!

17th Annual Israeli and Jewish Film Festival

January 8 - 25

The Israeli and Jewish Film Festival presents a diverse and inspiring lineup of award-winning films and engaging, educational programming that connects to both Jewish and Israeli stories.

Lights Camera L’Chaim!
Red Carpet Opening Night Party

Thursday, January 8

Red Carpet Event @ 6:00 PM

Film Screening @ 7:15

Step into the spotlight and join us for an unforgettable evening as we kick off the 2026 Jewish & Israeli Film Festival in style! Our Opening Night Red Carpet Event will set the tone for an extraordinary season of storytelling, culture, and connection. With “Shabbat–inspired” heavy hors d’oeuvre, beer and wine bar included. 

Film screening of Bad Shabbos and a Meet & Greet with Bad Shabbos screenwriter Zach Weiner

Walk the red carpet and pose in front of our festival step & repeat.

Bad Shabbos

Thursday, January 8

Film Screening @ 7:15 PM

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 have their parents meet for the first time over a Shabbat dinner on New York’s Upper West Side when an accidental death (or murder?) gets in the way. With Meg’s Catholic parents due any moment, this family dinner soon spirals into a hilarious disaster.

The Ring

Sunday, January 11

Film Screening @ 1:00 PM

Arnon Noble is a religious man with a strong bond to his mother, a Holocaust survivor. When the mother’s health deteriorates, he travels to her old hometown, Budapest to search for the mythological ring that saved her life in the past.

 

Technion 102

Tuesday, January 13

Film Screening @ 7:00 PM

Technion, one of the world’s leading technological research institutions, opened in 1924 on Haifa’s Mt. Carmel. The school’s 100-year history paralleled and invigorated the growth of the State of Israel. Modern-day Israel, with its strong economy and scientific and technological achievements, owes a great deal to Technion. Meet the visionaries who began and grew this institution.

Pink Lady

Saturday, January 17

Film Screening @ 7:30 PM

Battie and Lazer, a young Jewish ultra-Orthodox couple receive an unmarked envelope with pictures of Lazer kissing another man. He tells her that the pictures are fabricated and that he is blackmailed by the Wolf’s gang who are terrorizing the ultra-Orthodox community. Unfortunately for Battie this is only partially true. 

Jews of the Wild West

Sunday, January 18

Film Screening @ 1:00PM

It is a feature length documentary. The independent not-for-profit film is produced by Electric Yolk Media and directed by award-winning filmmaker Amanda Kinsey. Through on-camera interviews, compelling footage, and historical photographs, the film tells a positive immigration story and highlights the dynamic contributions Jewish Americans made to shaping the Western United States. 

Bliss

Wednesday, January 21

Film Screening @ 7:00PM

Sassi and Efi, a loving couple burdened by debt left by Sassi’s son, face life’s hardships with humor despite their age gap. Their peaceful routine is disrupted when Omri, Sassi’s kind but impulsive grandson, and David, Efi’s former student, enter their lives, putting their relationship to the test. Eighteen years after Aviva, My Love, Sasson Gabai and Asi Levi reunite with director Shemi Zarhin for a funny and touching story about love, family, and loyalty that offers a warm yet painful reflection on today’s social realities.

 

Womens Night Out!
Kesher at The Loom: Quilling with Elana Asher

Sunday, February 5

6:30 - 8:00 PM

Join us for an interactive Women’s Night Out program at this special Kesher at The Loom evening in honor of Tu B’Shvat, the Jewish New Year of the Trees. Local emerging artist Elana Asher will guide participants through the meditative and intricate art of quilling – the process of rolling, shaping, and gluing paper strips into beautiful designs. Choose between two stunning symbolic designs inspired by the Sheva Minim (Seven Species): the olive branch, a symbol of peace and resilience, or the pomegranate, representing abundance and connection. No prior experience needed. Light refreshments will be served.

JFT Presents:
Broken Glass

Opening Night: Thursday March 19

Additional Performnces:

March 21-22
March 25-26
March 29

Written by Arthur Miller in 1994, Broken Glass. centers around Sylvia Gellburg, a Jewish woman in 1938 Brooklyn who suddenly becomes paralyzed after becoming obsessed with news reports of Nazi violence in Germany. As her condition baffles doctors, it exposes the deep fractures in her marriage to her denial–prone, self–hating husband, Phillip, and the broader societal pressures of assimilation and Jewish identity in America. The play, named after Kristallnacht, explores the profound psychological and social impact of global events on personal lives and relationships.

JFT Presents:
The Descendants

Opening Night: Wednesday June 17

Additional Performnces:

June 18
June 21
June 24-25
June 28

Based on the popular Disney Channel Original Movies, Disney’s Descendants: The Musical is a brand-new musical jam-packed with comedy, adventure, Disney characters, and hit songs from the films!


Imprisoned on the Isle of the Lost – home of the most infamous villains who ever lived – the teenaged children of Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, and Cruella De Vil have never ventured off the island… until now. When the four troublemakers are sent to attend prep school alongside the children of beloved Disney heroes, they have a difficult choice to make: should they follow in their parents’ wicked footsteps or learn to be good?

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