Culture in jerusalem

Jerusalem highlights: November 13-19

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Home of Maud Lewis (see Thursday).
TERENCE WINTER.

Sopranos’ Terence Winter to join in Israeli TV festival Jerusalem Sessions

The festival will open with the world premiere of the third season of The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem, with Michael Aloni, Hila Saada, Eli Steen, and Daniel Salomon attending.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
A Vertigo workshop presents excerpts from Mana and Leela.

Taking to the air: The fourth Fluorescent – Vertigo Jerusalem festival

The forthcoming festival is officially the third full-blown edition, although it was preceded by a smaller water-testing debut with no thoughts of the future.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
To celebrate the launch of a new artists’ community dedicated to olim, Jerusalemites showed their enthusiastic support at the exhibition venue, the Greater Baka Community Center (Minhal Kehilati Baka Rabati).

The women opening doors into Jerusalem’s art world: Three orgs. helping immigrant artists

To celebrate the launch of the Baka Artists' Community dedicated to olim, Jerusalemites showed their enthusiastic support at the exhibition venue, the Greater Baka Community Center.

|ByLIANE WAKABAYASHI

Jerusalem highlights: November 6 – November 12

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

NOVEMBER 6, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
LEFT: Esther Ofarim (see Monday). RIGHT: Gergely Madaras (see Sunday).

Jerusalem highlights: October 23-29

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

OCTOBER 23, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘Macbeth’ (see Sunday).

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival explores trauma, healing, and hope - preview

Notwithstanding the heavy subject matter of many of the films, Jerusalem Women’s Film Festival attendees are expected to come away from the festival in a buoyant, hopeful frame of mind.

OCTOBER 11, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS
‘Mikveh’ provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of surprising everyday issues faced by religious women.

No whining and women: This Witches? Festival returns with a salute to female musicianship

The event was initiated by Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (JBO) founder-conductor-artistic director David Shemer, with the JBO performing predominantly baroque scores.

OCTOBER 11, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS
ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman's face is pictured behind a violin.

Jerusalem highlights: October 9 – October 15

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

OCTOBER 9, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘Tangles’ still frame, based on Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel (see Tuesday).

Jerusalem highlights: September 4-10

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

SEPTEMBER 7, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘Reflexion I’ (see Friday).

'Megillat Yerushalyim': Israeli artist Rachel Kainy is turning Jerusalem into a living scroll

Rachel Kainy documents the capital of Israel, with all its social and cultural shades and contrasts, creating the story of the city on paper scrolls – in a way, a megillah of Jerusalem.

AUGUST 8, 2026ByBASIA MONKA
Rachel Kainy, Road Sketch, workshop during Manofim Festival 2026.

Jerusalem highlights: July 10-16

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 10, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Victory of the Rising Sun (see Friday).

Designs on Jerusalem: Hansen House hosts event devoted to everyday aesthetics around us

The week, which takes place July 9-16 at its perennial berth of Hansen House, feeds off major sporting events taking place around the globe and even here, this summer.

JULY 4, 2026ByBARRY DAVIS
Alon Rotman’s Ole, in the Here to Cheer exhibition, resonates the wave movement known to soccer crowds around the world.

Jerusalem highlights: July 3-9

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

JULY 3, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN
‘Menashe Kapra’ (see Thursday).