• Movie Night and Welcoming Tu B’Shevat

    Café Alma 6111 Montgomery Rd, Cincinnati
    Adults

    Join us as we usher in _Tu B'Shevat_ with some light refreshments and view a fascinating local documentary entitled _Living with Landslides_. Laure Quinlivan wrote, directed and produced this film depicting how and why _Greater Cincinnati is a top landslide hazard area in the United States._ Laure and Eric Russo, Executive Director of the Hillside […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival Opening Night: Ethan Bloom

    Memorial Hall 1225 Elm St, Cincinnati
    Adults

    2025 ∙ Dramatic Comedy, Coming-of-Age ∙ 90 minutes ∙ English ∙ Herschel Faber After losing his mother, thirteen-year-old Ethan finds solace in the Catholic church—a refuge that feels like home, even though he was born into a Jewish family. When his father insists on a bar mitzvah and Ethan’s secret unravels at his girlfriend’s confirmation […]

  • Belly Dancing Class with Emily Marie

    Adath Israel Congregation 3201 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati East Galbraith Road 3201, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    Join Emily Marie at Adath Israel for a course on the beautiful Raqs Sharqi style of belly dancing! _Class Dates_ Sundays, January 18 & 25, February 1 Click here to RSVP: (https://www.adath-israel.org/event/belly-dancing-class- with-emily-marie.html) According to worldbellydance**·** com and other sources, Raqs Sharqi dance can: • Improve bone density • Increase core strength • Reduce back […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Sensory Screening: Ethan Bloom

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    This alternate screening aims to provide a sensory-friendly environment to allow community members of all abilities to enjoy our Opening Night film. Tickets for this screening are sold separately. 2025 ∙ Dramatic Comedy, Coming-of-Age ∙ 90 minutes ∙ English ∙ Herschel Faber **What is a Sensory Screening? ** A Sensory Screening is a movie-going experience […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Always Together

    Sycamore High School 7400 Cornell Rd, Montgomery
    Adults

    **This film will also be available for a virtual 48-hr film viewing window.** **Virtual viewing tickets sold separately **(https://watch.eventive.org/mayersonjccfilmfestival2026/play/6958306d0b6be54ad380ae86) **Virtual Viewing Region: Ohio, Indiana ** 2025 ∙ Documentary ∙ 77 minutes ∙ Hebrew ∙ Paz Schwartz Evacuated from their Gaza border homes after October 7, a displaced twelfth grade refuses to scatter. They convince the […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Frontier

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    **This film will also be available for a virtual 48-hr film viewing window.** **Virtual viewing tickets sold separately **(https://watch.eventive.org/mayersonjccfilmfestival2026/play/695832d7d2828f535117b952) **Virtual Viewing Region: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida ** 2025 ∙ Drama ∙ 99 minutes ∙ Catalan, Spanish, French, & German ∙ Judith Kolell Inspired by true events, this gripping wartime drama unfolds in 1943, when a […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: A Letter to David

    Mayerson JCC 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati Ridge Avenue 8485, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Adults

    2025 ∙ Documentary ∙ 74 minutes∙ Hebrew ∙ Tom Shoval 75 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin: Berlinale Special This moving retrospection is a personal cinematic letter from filmmaker Tom Shoval to David Cunio, who was taken by Hamas from the Nir Oz kibbutz on October 7, 2023, and had been held hostage in Gaza for 738 days. […]

  • Pirkei Avot – A Study of Jewish Ethics

    Adults

    **Pirkei Avot** (Ethics of Our Ancestors) is a classic Jewish text filled with wisdom about how to live with integrity, purpose, and responsibility toward others. Led by Rabbi Irvin M. Wise, this five-week class will explore selected teachings and discuss how these ancient ideas speak to the ethical and social challenges of our world today. […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: The Sea

    Schiff Center 5400 Red Bank Rd, Cincinnati
    Adults

    **This film will also be available for a virtual 48-hr film viewing window.** **Virtual viewing tickets sold separately **(https://watch.eventive.org/mayersonjccfilmfestival2026/play/6958343cc27281d153c674d3) **Virtual Viewing Region: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Florida ** 2025 ∙ Drama ∙ 93 minutes∙ Hebrew, Arabic ∙ Shai Carmeli Pollak Khaled, a 12-year-old boy from a Palestinian village, travels to the sea for the first time […]

  • Jewish and Israeli Film Festival: Matchmaking 2

    Kenwood Theatre 5901 E Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati
    Adults

    In-Person at Kenwood Theatre 2024 ∙ Romantic Comedy ∙ 100 minutes ∙ Hebrew ∙ Erez Tadmor In this charming sequel to _Matchmaking_ (our 2024 Opening Night Film), we focus now on Baruch Auerbach, a mature Yeshiva student who missed every opportunity to marry. He serves as the devoted assistant to Malki, the beloved matchmaker, who […]