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Mother and son artists spread their rare light

To say that the exhibition Yakir’s Light – which would have opened on March 2 at the Jerusalem Theatre in its Theatre Gallery had the war not broken out – is unusual and moving would be an understatement on both counts. First, the show combines...

Jerusalemite of the Week – Ran Cohen Harounoff

It is said that children are our future. However, circumstances put many kids around the world at a considerable disadvantage, whether due to natural disasters or wars or other trauma-inducing situations. But here to help those children is Ran Cohen...

Israel Museum, Jerusalem

There’s ne’er a dull moment at the Israel Museum. The expansive arts repository on the Jerusalem hilltop is constantly vamping, revamping, and keeping us on our toes as it unfurls an endless stream of works, across all sorts of stylistic and genre...

Unusual pool

Until recently, there was a longstanding joke in Efrat about whether the proposed swimming pool or the Messiah would come first. Now, the community, located in the Judean Hills just south of Jerusalem, has something that does not exist anywhere else in...

Pnimeet: Keeping Jerusalemites on their bikes

Pnimeet is a pretty nifty name for a cycling-related outfit. It translates from the Hebrew as the patently pertinent “inner tube” but also as something along the lines of “interior” or “inward.” To my mind, possibly feeding off the hippie era and its...

Are Israeli haredim prepared for national integration?

Are Israeli haredim prepared for national integration?

The tragic tale of an illegal kindergarten

As emergency medical teams treated children injured in a tragic event at a daycare center in Jerusalem’s Romema neighborhood on Monday, United Hatzalah dispatched its Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit to provide support for parents waiting to be...

Jerusalemite of the Week – Irene Aue-ben-david

The Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of German Jewish History and Culture is a landmark academic institution in German Jewish history. With multiple branches around the world, it is one of the preeminent centers for the research and preservation of...

Ma’aleh Adumim’s Moshe Castel Museum of Art

A20-minute walk or a seven-minute bus ride from my home in Ma’aleh Adumim takes me to the only museum of fine arts in Judea and Samaria. The Moshe Castel Museum of Art sits like a white crown atop a ridge affording panoramic views across the Judean...

Jerusalemite of the Week

If you’re anything like me, then you may have had a childhood – and even adulthood – obsessed with some niche aspects of pop culture. Maybe you were obsessed with comic books or science fiction, or maybe you preferred role-playing or video games. Or...

Jerusalem in winter

In late November, the rains came to Jerusalem. The clouds built up slowly in the west, coming from the ocean and from the hills south of Jerusalem. These rolling hills spill out from Jerusalem toward the coastal plain. If you look southwest from the...

Hanukkah, O Hanukkah: Guide to family-friendly fun

Hanukkah is a magical time in Jerusalem. The capital comes alive, and there’s a feeling of hope, excitement, and fun in the air as the Festival of Lights nears. Jerusalem will be packed, so whatever you do, plan and make reservations in advance. Events...