5. Music: YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAR Alma Zohar – who is the stepdaughter of musician Ya’acov Rotblit – flows between world beats, rock, pop, soul, reggae, jazz and country elements in her music. She employs highlevel Hebrew in her texts, and she even throws in words from the Bible. Catch this talented musician as she perform songs from her previous two albums. Between songs, Zohar will talk about her work, her childhood in Jerusalem, the musical influence of her stepfather and her mother’s death.Saturday, 10 p.m., Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue, Jerusalem, (02) 621-5900.
6. MOSHAV MADNESS The Moshav Band’s blend of rock, folk, reggae and Middle Eastern music has achieved success not only in Israel but also in America, where the group was recently on tour. Brothers Yehuda, Meir and Yosef Solomon, as well as friend David Swirsky, grew up in Moshav Mevo Modi’im, the birthplace of many popular Jewish songs. Catch the band as they perform a show comprising not only their past hits, but also material from their latest English-language album, Dangerous World.Tonight, 10:30, Hamakom, Rehov Brenner, Tel Aviv, www.moshavband.com
7. Opera: GLASS CASTLE The Israeli Opera presents a special opera-concert evening featuring Bela Bartok’s psychological one-act opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, presented with a special set that comprises seven glass doors created by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly. The Bartok opera is preceded, in the first part of the program, by Mahler’s poignant song cycle Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children). Shirit Lee Weiss directs the opera which also features Alex Ansky as narrator. In Hungarian/German with Hebrew and English surtitles.Runs Wednesday through December 25, www.israel-opera.co.il

8. Kids: CHILDREN’S GAMES The Noa Dar Dance Company is staging a production based on Flemish artist Pieter Brueghel’s masterpiece “Children’s Games.” The performance focuses on and magnifies the microcosms of the playground. The atmosphere shifts rapidly between violence, friendship, fantasy and humor. This multi-disciplined production involves dance, live music, acting, circus and video. A must for children of all ages, as well as for adults.Today, 10:30 a.m., Israel Museum, Jerusalem,. (02) 670-8811.

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