Welcome! ברוכים הבאים
Keshet Houston, Inc., brings the Jewish and LGBTQ communities together in Houston and Southeast Texas. We offer a wide range of social and spiritual activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Jews and their families. We hope you'll join us soon!
News and upcoming events
- Thursday, June 26, 2025, 7:00pm: KH Summer Film Series - Join Keshet Houston, the Montrose Center, and Eshel for a screening of The Holy Closet, an Israeli documentary about LGBTQ people who chose to remain religious Jews and to build their lives, relationships, families, and everyday activities according to the Jewish religion. The film will be introduced by special guest, Rabbi Steven Greenberg, author of Wrestling with God and Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition and founding director of Eshel. Rabbi Greenberg and Montrose Center CEO, Avery Belyeu, will lead a discussion after the movie. The screening will take place at the Montrose Center, 401 Branard Street. There is no charge, but an RSVP is required. CLICK HERE to reserve your seat.
- Friday, June 27, 2025, 6:00pm: LGBTQ Pride Shabbat Dinner - Our annual celebration of Jewish and LGBTQ pride begins with Erev Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Yeshurun, 4525 Beechnut. **The deadline has passed for reserving a dinner spot. Please join us for services and our other Pride events.**
- Saturday, June 28, 2025: LGBTQ Pride Parade - March with the Jewish community in Houston's Pride Houston Parade through Downtown. CLICK HERE to register to march with us.
- Thursday, July 17, 2025: Pub Trivia - Details TBD.
- Monday, August 4, 2025: Shakespeare at Miller Theater - Details TBD.
- Wednesday, August 27, 2025, 7:00pm: KH Summer Film Series - The Montrose Center and Keshet Houston present a screening of the feature film, Unspoken, which follows the story of Noam, a closeted teenager in a religious community who discovers that he might not be alone. When he finds a love letter written to his grandfather by another man before the Holocaust, he sets out to find this mysterious person and uncover his grandfather's identity as well as his own. The screening will take place at the Montrose Center, 401 Branard Street. There is no charge but an RSVP is requested. CLICK HERE to reserve your seats.
- Friday, October 31, through Sunday, November 2, 2025: Shabbos on the Island - Our annual Galveston retreat. Details TBD.
In the community
- Saturday, June 21, 2025, 11am: Join Moishe House and Keshet (national, unaffiliated with Keshet Houston) for Shabbat brunch/Shabbrunch. All are welcome. There will be bagels and spreading -- not only cream cheese, but some love and understanding through conversations about supporting our LQBTQ+ community in honor of Pride month. Location provided with RSVP, home near the Texas Medical Center. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/44uF74pQMxBHy4vJ7o
- November 2025: Houston Jewish Book & Arts Festival
- February 2026: Yom Limmud
- March 2026: Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff
- Spring 2026: Houston Jewish Film Festival
