Art

Canvas for a cause: Art, music, and tzedakah in Jerusalem

Canvas for a Cause, an art auction benefiting the synagogue’s charitable fund, Keren Tzedakah, drew community members, art lovers, and supporters of social justice.

Art auction at Kehilat Kol HaNeshama.
Tsuki Garbian’s art: ‘SPANGA HOME,’ 2025.

Tsuki Garbian's exhibition 'A Very Still Life' deconstructs and reconstructs art on canvas

MAO concert (see Thursday)

Jerusalem highlights: February 13-19

 Israeli music star and performer Idan Raichel.

Idan Raichel to bring 'Fata Morgana' musical experience to Judean desert


Jaffa’s Japon serves Sushi built like art and respects those who understand

The Japon restaurant in Jaffa serves pani puri and precisely crafted sushi, while Fadi Yaish’s “S’90 Diner” blends Jordanian and New York cuisines into rich, distinctive dishes.

Anter Shawarma.

From service to songwriting: Nave Karni on music and meaning - interview

“A lot of people that I used to know knew me as an officer in the army, a very macho guy. So when I suddenly started to release songs, everyone was like ‘what the f*** is going on?’” he explained.

Karni preforming a sold out show at Tmuna Theatre on November 8”

Music world mourns Matti Caspi, towering figure in Israeli culture, after cancer battle

The family said in a statement, “With aching hearts and deep sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved husband and dear father. The light of our lives has gone out.”

 MATTI CASPI performs in 2015.

Francine Bork Strausberg: Living a perfectly imperfect life in Israel

While more elegant and ornate pottery may be found in other studios, Strausberg takes pride in creating unique yet practical pieces that people enjoy every day.

WORKING OUT of the Talpaz Ceramic Studio in the Saltiel Community Center, in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. She gives classes there as well.

Not just walls: An exhibition on the home that remains in consciousness

A dual exhibition at P8 Gallery explores the concept of home through memory, nostalgia, and staged photography – between excess and loss, between light and darkness.

The work of artist Tal Nahum.

Jesus gets a makeover as Sistine Chapel artwork undergoes restoration

The Vatican announced that Michelangelo’s Last Judgment will undergo its first restoration in 30 years, while the Sistine Chapel remains open to visitors.

Pope Leo XIV holds a baptism for Vatican City employees in the Sistine Chapel, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

Three artists, three questions: 3-D imagination - sculptures

I was curious about what new contemporary Israeli artists bring to the language of sculpture.

NETA BACHRACH

Layla Blenden: Jewelry of kindness

Blenden has begun selling her pieces at craft fairs and pop-up exhibitions showcasing the work of olim hadashim in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. She donates all proceeds to a charity fund in the US.

Layla Blenden.

Reuven Milon: The photographer who captured Jerusalem’s soul, one ordinary moment at a time

From milkmen to movie houses, Reuven Milon captured Jerusalem as it lived and breathed; ordinary scenes turned lasting history.

A rare shot of Reuven Milon at work.

Sightings, sounds, and self-knowledge: Ten reasons to go out next week

Art, music, and dance come alive this week in Israel, from AI-driven installations to opera, jazz, and contemporary dance.

Blindness by choice, Israeli opera.