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AI is already coming for your jobs, your Passover song parodies may be next

Earlier this year, a contestant in Kveller’s Passover Song Parody Contest explained that her son wrote a first draft of their entry using AI, but that she helped polish the result.

MARCH 31, 2026|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

AI is already coming for your jobs. Your Passover song parodies may be next.

The memory that turned into a song

A childhood memory of growing up in a crowded Ukrainian apartment, surrounded by family and unconditional love - suddenly became the inspiration for a song written in just half an hour.

MARCH 31, 2026|ByEDUARD SHYFRIN, IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUARD SHYFRIN

‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting by Marcel Janco (see Friday).

Jerusalem highlights: March 27-April 2

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

MARCH 27, 2026|ByHAGAY HACOHEN

People cheer as they watch the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest finals being screened at a community center in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 17, 2025.

Eurovision Song Contest oddsmakers predict Israel will win televoting again this year

The Eurovision World website presented the oddsmakers who predict the televoting results separately from the overall results, and according to them, Israel has a 26% chance of topping the televoting.

MARCH 26, 2026|ByHANNAH BROWN

Song about enemy drones written by 11-year-old becomes unofficial anthem of Israel-Iran war

Krigel, who is from Moshav Zvi in the Gilboa region, wrote and sang the hip-hop song, and a video of him performing it with his sister, Adi, quickly went viral when she uploaded it to TikTok.

MARCH 22, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN

Screenshot from music video of “Catbam," song written by an 11-year-old Israeli boy named Nir Krigel, March 22, 2026.

Jerusalem highlights: March 20 – March 26

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

MARCH 21, 2026ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Ron Mueck, ‘Boy,’ 1999, shown at a past Venice Biennale (see Tues day).

Israeli artist Idan Raichel blends music, art and desert magic in 'Fata Morgana'

Idan Raichel’s desert festival “Fata Morgana” blends music, art and resilience amid a time of war and uncertainty.

MARCH 20, 2026ByDAVID BRINN

Escaping reality: Eilat offers 100 free activities until March, under Home Front Command guidelines

Despite the challenging times, the southern city offers a break with the “101 Experiences, 0 Shekels” project: workshops, tastings, live music and guest chefs in dozens of free events.

MARCH 15, 2026ByWALLA! TOURISM

Eilat 100 offers activities for free until the end of March

Shaping Israel’s music: Inside the workshops of women luthiers

Although their numbers are few, women luthiers are making their mark and providing skilled work in Israel.

MARCH 14, 2026BySARAH HERSHENSON

An illustrative image of a luthier at work.

A surprising collaboration: Shazam comes into the chat of ChatGPT

The world’s most popular music recognition app integrates directly into the bot of OpenAI. Users will be able to identify songs in real time without leaving the conversation.

MARCH 13, 2026ByYINON BEN SHUSHAN

Iran: You are so not invited to my sons’ bar mitzvah

Twin bnei mitzvah, Persian palace dreams, and Iranian missiles lead to an unforgettable Shabbat Zachor.

MARCH 7, 2026ByJUDITH SEGALOFF

Bar Mitzvah boys the day before all the excitement begins.

WATCH: 'Michelle,' Israel’s Eurovision song, revealed in a performance by Noam Bettan

The song includes lyrics in Hebrew, French, and English. The lyrics were written by Nadav Aharoni, Tzlil Kalifi, and Yuval Raphael. Aharoni and Kalifi composed the music, and Aharoni is the producer.

MARCH 5, 2026ByHANNAH BROWN