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Jerusalem highlights: March 27-April 2

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

‘A Ma’apilim Ship,’ painting  by Marcel Janco (see Friday).
Shaul Mofaz at a Kadima rally, 2009.

'My Israeli Journey': Shaul Mofaz recounts battles, politics, and family - review

Ratatouille, hubby style

In the kitchen with Henny: Recipes to keep Passover traditions alive during wartime

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants. March 18, 2026.

Herzog visits Jerusalem absorption center, hails wave of new immigrants


Sassoon Codex, world’s oldest Hebrew Bible to date, to join ANU permanent collection

The museum will be hosting a series of events to celebrate the manuscript's new home.

 The Sassoon Codex will be on permanent display at the ANU.

The Hebrew tongue and what we need to do to keep it alive - opinion

I’ve come to believe in the urgent necessity of Hebraization – not as cultural nostalgia or Zionist romanticism, but as civilizational repair.

 A view of the Rodef Shalom Congregation

IDF reservist family inspires with heartfelt song about love, loss, redemption

Franny and Evyatar's latest Hebrew single, "For This Moment" was born from that fire - and from the quiet, aching space of waiting.

 Franny and Evyatar Waisman

'Show leadership like Trump': MKs call for Hebrew signs on Temple Mount ahead of Passover

"There is no justification for the absence of directional signs to the Temple Mount, the holiest site to the Jewish people," a letter signed by 10 MKs said.

 View of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem Old City, April 2, 2025

Wasted potential: The urgent need to close Israel’s Arab employment gap - opinion

Israel loses billions annually due to Arab workforce gaps. Investing in education, infrastructure, and job access isn’t just economic sense—it’s a necessity for a stronger, more inclusive future.

 Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen meeting with Arab women at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, on June 25, 2023.

Innovative solution helps war-affected first-graders read without stress

Cholem, in collaboration with Bezalel, developed a unique reading kit through play, donated to evacuated schools. It includes illustrated booklets and card games.

Nekudot Kit – Bridging the Reading Gaps

'My Zionism has only grown stronger,' freed hostage says at Washington prayer event

"We have to continue to the second stage and make sure all our loved ones come back," freed captive Noa Argamani said to the crowd.

Supporters calling for a return of the hostages gathered for national prayer.

A grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI,’ Ted Cruz says

A study of Hebrew grammar's noun genders was flagged as "woke" in Senator Cruz's new database of federal grants, one of seven Israel-linked projects targeted despite his strong support for Israel.

 Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas, Nov. 5 2021.

'Theodor' returns to Israeli Opera

The opera attempts to answer why and how Zionism – and our own existence as Hebrew-speaking Jews in Israel – emerged.

 Theodor

Technion honors 'Hebrew Language Day' by remembering 'The War of the Languages'

Following the revival of Hebrew, there was a struggle to implement the language into universities, leading to "The War of the Languages."

 Signs held up with the writing "speak in Hebrew" written on them.