Islam in Illustrated Film: Mohammed, Last of the Prophets – With Prof. Ruth Roded of the Truman Research Institute for Peace. In Hebrew. • 10.30 a.m. at the Truman Institute, Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University. Info: 588 2329.TOURSTour with Jack: Nahlaot and the Mahaneh Yehuda Market – A walking tour with licensed guide Jack Cadranel. • 2:30 p.m. at the corner of King George and Agrippas streets. Info and reservations (required): 054-647-8955; tourwithjack@gmail.com. NIS 60.
MIXED BAGAmit Women Luncheon – Honoring Doris Levine and Rena Quint, with hats and jewelry by Mimi of Ra’anana, accessories by Tashtari, and raffle prizes. • 11:30 a.m. at the Park Hotel, 2 Rehov Ze’ev Vilnai. Info and reservations: 561-0839; 678-3671.5 TUESDAYMUSICHot Jazz – Jazz meets classical music, with Meg Okura, violin; Arik Naisberg, piano; Avery Borochov, bass and Aviv Cohen, drums. • 9 p.m. at the Gerard Behar Center, 11 Rehov Bezalel. Info and reservations: 623-7000; 625-1139. NIS 115.Open Mic – With Mike Perry. All performers welcome. • 9:30 p.m. sign up; shows begin at 10 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. One drink minimum purchase.Erik Berglund – International harpist, composer, spiritual teacher and healer. • 7 p.m. at a private home in Mevaseret Zion, 36 Rehov Hagefen. Info and reservations: 641-6776. NIS 50.Submarine Jazz – The New Orleans Function band. • 9:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info: 679-4040. No cover.THEATERThe Mousetrap – An Agatha Christie play, presented by the Jerusalem English Speaking Theater, about a murder the audience must solve. Directed by Leah Stoller. • 6 p.m. at Kibbutz Ramat Rachel. Info and reservations: 623-7000; 642-0908.The Miracle Worker – Way Off Productions presents the Broadway classic about Helen Keller, by William Gibson. • 8 p.m. at the Way Off Theater, 37 Rehov Pierre Koenig/ 2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek, on the third floor (in the AACI building). Info and reservations: 054-688-0281; wayoffproductions@gmail.com. NIS 60/20.Valentino – 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings.TALKSThe Experience of Exile and the Construction of Identity – A Hebrew University conference, with keynote speaker Liliane Weissberg, University of Pennsylvania, on the topic “East and West: Karl Loewith’s Exile.” • 6:30 p.m. at Mishkenot Sha’ananim. Info and reservations: karinne@mscc.huji.ac.il; 054-787-9089.Kicking Off the Month, Nisan – Waiting for the Messiah in the month of redemption. With Prof. Avigdor Shinan, Binyamin Zaddkah and Prof. Yisrael Yuval. In Hebrew. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info: 621-5900. Admission free (tickets available from 7:30 p.m.).The Language of Art and the Art of Language – The final session of the lecture series on the interconnections between image and word, with Prof. Ruth Kanner. In Hebrew. • 8 p.m. in the Springer Auditorium, The Israel Museum. Info: 670-8811. NIS 75 (members NIS 65).The Four Seasons – With exhibition curator Shlomit Steinberg, in Hebrew. • 7 p.m. at the Israel Museum. Info: 670-8811. Free with admission to the museum.Jews as Chosen People – The Shalom Hartman Institute hosts a lecture with Rabbi Prof. David Hartman on the topic of Jews as chosen people, in light of Novak, Eisen, Wyschogard and others. • 7 p.m. at the Shalom Hartman Institute, 11 Rehov Gedalyahu Alon. Info: 567-5337; www.hartman.org.il.Changes in the Middle East: Some Strategic Implications – With Ambassador Jeremy Issacharoff, Deputy Director General, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. • 11 a.m. at the Truman Institute, Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University. Info: 588-2329.TOURSHighlights of the Jewish Quarter – The Jewish population in the Middle Ages, the synagogues, life under Ottoman and British rule and more. With Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at the bus stop in the Jewish quarter parking lot. Info and reservations: 054-521- 6933. NIS 50.CHILDRENRecycle Workshop – A workshop on creating a work of art out of recycled materials. For ages 3 – 9. • 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. in the Israel Museum youth wing. Info: 670-8963. NIS 15.6 WEDNESDAYMUSICCuba Amor – With Yael Melos-Gonzales, Asnat Schweifel, piano and Jorje Luis Gonzales, percussion. • 8 p.m. at Ticho House, 9 Rehov Harav Kook. Info and reservations: 535-6954. NIS 55.Hamakor – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover.The Amit Fiedman Sextet – Jazz and world music fusion, with guest Tamar Eisenman. • 8:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info: 679- 4040. NIS 50/55/60.THEATERThe Caucasian Chalk Circle – Presented by the Cameri Theater, this play tells the story of a kitchen maid who takes care of an abandoned child. Directed by Udi Ben-Moshe, with original music by Keren Peles. In Hebrew with Russian subtitles. • 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 200.The Mousetrap – 8 p.m. See Tuesday’s listings.COMEDYWomen’s Stage Night – Open mic and showcase for ladies. • 8 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. NIS 30/40.Stand-up Marathon and Open Mic – Host Edan Mizrachi takes the new comedians of Israel to the stage, in Hebrew. • 10:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. NIS 20.DANCEContra Dancing – With Cyrelle Forman-Soffer, caller, and live music by the Hazel Hill String Band. • 7:45 p.m. beginners lesson, 8 p.m. dance at the Yedidya synagogue, 12 Rehov Nahum Lifshitz. Info: 054-566-5293. NIS 40/50.TALKSThe Fathers of Zionism – Prof. Yosef Gorni discusses Berel Katznelson. In Hebrew. • 7 p.m. at the Begin Heritage Center, 6 S.A. Nahon Street. Free.Just Love – On Yehuda Amihai’s poems of love, featuring poets Eliaz Cohen, Yoram Nisyonovitch and Liat Kaplan, discussing Amihai’s works. • 8:30 p.m. at the Confederation House, 12 Rehov Emile Botta, Yemin Moshe. Info: 624-5206. Free.TOURSTour with Jack: A Walk on the Walls – From Jaffa Gate to the Damascus Gate, with licensed guide Jack Cadranel. • 9:30 a.m. just outside Jaffa Gate. Info and reservations (required): 054-647-8955; tourwithjack@ gmail.com. NIS 60 + NIS 16 for site fees.7 THURSDAYMUSICThe Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra – Conducted by David Stern, with the New Vocal Ensemble and the Kibbutz Artzi Choir, directed by Yuval Ben-Ozer, performing Handel’s Israel in Egypt. • 8 p.m. at the Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755.Music at the College – The Atar piano trio and Yonatan Cherchy perform original material for chamber ensemble and actor, based on the Agnon story “A Simple Story.” • 8 p.m. at the Hebrew Union College, 13 King David Street. Info and reservations: 620-3333. NIS 50/60.Zimba – Chen Zimbalista, percussion and marimba with string quartet, performing Brazilian folk songs and works by Bach, Leroy Anderson, Gronich and more. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Shmuel, 6 Rehov Shama. Info and reservations: 1-700-508-408. NIS 90.Jazz Concert – Featuring the Asaf Hakimi Brazilian quartet, performing Brazilian rhythms. • 8 p.m. at the Mormon University (The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies), Mount of Olives. Info: shario@jc.byu.ac.il Jerusalem Folk Music Evening – Celtic dance tunes entwined with soulful Jewish melodies, with Sunita Staneslow and The Jerusalem Barbershop Ensemble, with Yehuda Ledgley, Gaya Turtle, Tamar and Jeff Friedman. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Yehudit (ICCC), 12 Emek Refaim. Info: 054-752-1239; 050-723-3914. NIS 35.Blues Train – Rock and blues. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover.The ShemTov Levi Ensemble – With special guest Daniel Zamir, performing songs from their latest album, Son of the Earth, along with classic favorites. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info: 679-4040. NIS 70/75/80.Songs of Old Galicia and the Carpaths – With Olga Mieleszcuk and Mendy Cahan. • 8:30 p.m. at Yung YiDiSh, 52 Rehov Yirmiyahu. Info: 500-1395; 03-687-4433. NIS 40/50.The Heeby Gee Bees – Rhythm and blues. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel.THEATERThe Mousetrap – 8 p.m. See Tuesday’s listings.The Miracle Worker – See Tuesday’s listings.The Caucasian Chalk Circle – 9 p.m. with English subtitles. See Wednesday’s listings.COMEDYTour of Funny through the Holy Land – David Kilimnick takes you through the reality of life as a single immigrant. • 8:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875-5688. NIS 40/50 (includes a free drink).Stand-up Marathon – Some of Israel ’s finest comedians perform with Eidan Mizrachi, in Hebrew. • 10:30 p.m. at the Off The Wall Comedy Basement, 34 Ben-Yehuda (corner of King George, down the stairs, near Hamashbir). Info and reservations: 050-875- 5688. NIS 35/45 (includes a free drink).
ARTPessah Ceramics – Exhibition and sale of Pessahthemed ceramics for gifts or creative inspiration. • 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. at a private gallery on 26 Rehov Haportzim. Info: 052-471-1813; www.saramicart.com.TALKSJews, Israel and the Vatican: Where Are We Heading? – With Moshe Aumann, former Consul- General and Minister-Counselor for Church Relations at the Israeli Embassy in Washington. Presented by the Root & Branch Association. • 7:30 p.m. at the OU Israel Center, 22 Rehov Keren Hayesod. Info: 566- 7787; lowellgallin@lowellgallin.com.Seder Night Revisited – A workshop on leading the Seder, with Prof. Avigdor Shinan and Ofra Pel’ee. In Hebrew. • 7:30 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info: 621-5900. NIS 20/40.Parsha at the Begin Center – A weekly lecture on the Torah portion of the week. With Rabbi Dr. Yakov Eliashiv. In Hebrew. • Thursday, 7 p.m. at the Begin Heritage Center, 6 Rehov S.A. Nahon.
The Historical and Theological Lexicon of the Septuagint – With Prof. Jan Joosten of Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France. • 10:15 a.m. in room 3001, Rabin Building, Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University. Info: 588-1966; msdss@mscc.huji.ac.il.May Your Eyes Behold Your Teachers – On the heroes of haredi culture. In Hebrew. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info: 621-5900. NIS 20/30.CHILDRENWhen the Shark and the Fish First Met – Presented by the National Children and Youth Theater, based on the book by Gilad Schalit. In Hebrew. • 5 p.m. at the Rebecca Crown Auditorium, Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 90.8 FRIDAYTOURSBetween the Springs of Emek Refaim – For families who like to hike. In Hebrew. • Info and reservations: 1-800-350-550; www.eyarok.org.il.ARTPessah Ceramics – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. See Thursday’s listings.