Information on events in and around Jerusalem may be submitted to INJERUSALEMEVENTS@GMAIL.COM, or mailed to In Jerusalem, PO Box 81, 91000 Jerusalem.Please indicate “Capital Calendar” clearly on all submissions. The deadline for submissions is THURSDAY, 8 DAYS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION AT 4 P.M. Events are in English unless otherwise noted.FRIDAY 20 MUSIC var zflag_nid='794'; var zflag_cid='1091/988'; var zflag_sid='122'; var zflag_width='300'; var zflag_height='250'; var zflag_sz='9'; Excellence Series – Outstanding chamber music ensembles of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University. • 12 noon at the Ein Kerem Music Center. Info and reservations: 641-4250. NIS 25/35. Rock Kabalat Shabbat – The University Botanical Gardens hosts a duet between Israeli rock legends Shlomo Gronich and Matti Caspi. • 4:30 p.m. at the Botanical Gardens, Givat Ram. Info and reservations: 648-0059. NIS 90/100/110. Nino Biton – Andalusian music. • 2 p.m. at Café Avram, 97 Jaffa Road. Info: 077-445-0701. No cover. Dusk at the Citadel – Popular 1970s music of Ha'halonot Ha'gvohim and their musical journey of rock, jazz, pop, classical, cabaret and chansons. • 4 p.m. at the Tower of David, Old City. Info and reservations: 626-5333. NIS 65/80. TOURS Art in the Desert – View mosaics from Judea, Samaria and Gaza at the Good Samaritan, followed by a visit to the Moshe Castel Museum, with licensed guide Helen Cohn. • Info and reservations (required): 054-308-1150.. NIS 60 (plus site entrance fees). Jaffa Road Walking Tour – Explore Jerusalem’s main artery to the coast for centuries and the different neighborhoods built off the road, with Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at Tzahal Square, across from Jaffa Gate. Info and reservations: 054-521-6933. NIS 50. SATURDAY 21 MUSIC Classical Music – Alexander Gurin, organ; Maria Joffee, soprano and the Jerusalem Festival Orchestra perform works by Handel, Albinoni, Haydn, Stradella and Bach. • 12 noon at the Augusta Victoria Church, Mount of Olives. Info and reservations: 535-6954. NIS 100. Bellamiya – Maya Gutman, soprano; Amiram Zmany, bass-baritone; Vladimir Chernomordik, clarinet and Bella Steinbock, piano, perform music from musicals and films. • 12 noon at the Latrun Monastery. Info and reservations: 535-6954. NIS 80. Baroque Chamber Music – Musicians on flute, oboe, cello, bassoon and harpsichord perform works by Bach, Telemann and Handel. • 11 a.m. at the Ein Kerem Music Center. Info and reservations: 641-4250. NIS 60/75. Indian Music Festival – Pandit Ritwik Sanyal and Osnat Elkabir perform ancient Dhrupad-style singing accompanied by Pakhavaj artist Pandit Shri-kant Mishra. • 10 p.m. at the Confederation House, 12 Rehov Emile Botta, Yemin Moshe. Info and reservations: 624-5206. NIS 80. Boaz Sharabi – The iconic Israeli singer performs music from his new album, as well as old favorites. • 9 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. NIS 149. Shlomit Aharon – The singer performs in an intimate concert, where she discusses her family and childhood. • 10 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Ave. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 30/50. Lag Ba’Omer Eve – The Chasers perform blues music. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover. The High Priest – Rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover. Moshe Lahav – The Big Tisch of the Israeli Songbook and its back stories. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info: 679-4040. NIS 65/70. THEATER Molly Sweeney – The story of a blind woman and her ability to envision without sight. In Hebrew. • 9 p.m. at the Khan Theater, 2 Rehov David Remez. Info and reservations: 630-3600. NIS 65. TOURS Rehov Shechem (Nablus Road) – Conducted by the Jerusalem Development Authority. • 10 a.m. at Safra Square, 20 Jaffa Road. Info: 106; 671-5288. Free. SUNDAY 22, LAG BA’OMER MUSIC The Yohanan Zaray Ensemble – Performing Zaray’s songs in arrangements by the academy’s students. • 7:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Givat Ram campus of Hebrew University. Info: 054-456-8028. Free. Classical Music – Hagai Shaham, violin; Zvi Plesser, cello and Menahem Wiesenberg perform works by Mozart and Schubert. • 8 p.m. at the Mormon University (The Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies). Info: 626-5666. Free. Indian Music Festival: Mrigya – Indian electric fusion from Delhi. • 9 p.m. at Beit Shmuel, 6 Rehov Shama. Info and reservations: 620-3463. NIS 100. Lamenazeah Beneginot – The closing event of the competition of works and music inspired by psalms. • 8:30 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. Free. Ben Sands – The Irish singer and songwriter performs live. • 8:30 p.m. at a private home in Beit Hakerem. Info and reservations: Call Philippa Bacal at 671-6079; Dena Maltinsky at 561-8910. NIS 50 (includes light refreshments). Shtar – An up-and-coming religious hip-hop group. • 8 p.m. at Hakatze, 4 Rehov Shushan. Info: 052-325- 4310. NIS 30. Open Jam Session – Blues and rock. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover. The Kob – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover. THEATER Molly Sweeney – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings. TALKS The Yiddish-Canadian Writer in the Post- Holocaust World – On Chava Rosenfarb, with Prof. Goldie Morgentaler of the University of Lethbridge, Canada. • 4 p.m. in room 403, Maiersdorf Faculty Club, Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University. Info: 588-3367. The al Dura Hoax and Israel’s Mishandling of Public Diplomacy – With Phillippe Karsenty, MK Dr. Nahman Shai and Rabbi Yeshayahu Hollander. • 8:30 p.m. at the OU Israel Center, 22 Rehov Keren Hayesod. Info and reservations: 566-7787. TOURS Water, Land and History – Visit Beit Guvrin and the ancient city of Maresha, followed by a visit to the Tsora Vineyard. With Prof. Amos Kloner of the IAA. • 7:30 a.m. coffee and cake, 8 a.m. departure from the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations (required): 561-1066. CHILDREN Lag Ba’Omer Parade and Circus – Join Chabad of Rehavia in celebrating Lag Ba’Omer, with an African Circus. • Meet at the Rehov Aza Park at 4 p.m. and march to the Evalina de Rothschild School on 15 Rehov Ben-Labrat. Free. MONDAY 23 MUSIC Monday Afternoon Classics – With Madalyn Parnas, violin; Cicely Parnas, cello and Yaron Kohlberg, piano, performing works by Debussy and Shostakovich. • 1:15 p.m. in room 2715 of the Humanities Building, Mount Scopus campus of Hebrew University. Free. Etnahta with Giora Feidman – The legendary clarinetist performs in honor of his 75th birthday, accompanied by the Gershwin Quartet. • 5 p.m. (free tickets distributed from 4 p.m. at the theater) at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info: 560-5755. Indian Music Festival – Zila Khan sings Indian classical, folk and Sufi music. • 9 p.m. at Beit Shmuel, 6 Rehov Shama. Info and reservations: 6200-3463. NIS 100. Music on Mondays – The Istiklal Trio performs their unique blend of Turkish music with a modern twist. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/40. Women’s-Only Karaoke – Join the jewels of Jerusalem in karaoke. • 7 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 15 (includes a free drink). Jonathan and Ilia – Blues, followed by open mic. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054- 816-5488. No cover. THEATER Molly Sweeney – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings. COMEDY Comedy and Poetry Open Mic Night – All performances welcome. • 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. One drink minimum purchase. FILMS Australian Movie Night – The Jerusalem Fund for Alyn hosts the musical comedy Bran Nue Dae, in the presence of the Australian ambassador. • 8 p.m. at the Alyn Hospital, 84 Rehov Shmaryahu Levin. Info and reservations: Selina Beris at 672-9376; Chana Weiss at 054-300 5414. NIS 75. TALKS From Hodu to Kush – Jewish adventures in India and Morocco (with slides). With Peta Jones Pellach, director of educational activities at the Elijah Interfaith Institute. • 8 p.m. at the Fuchsberg Center for Conservative Judaism, 8 Rehov Agron. NIS 20. Shakespeare’s Plays in History – What really happened? With David Young. • 10 a.m. at the AACI, 2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek (corner of Pierre Koenig, opposite the Hadar Mall). Info and reservations (required): 566-1181. NIS 30/40. TUESDAY 24 MUSIC Classics at the Theater –The Hagen String Quartet, with Kirill Gerstein, piano, perform works by Haydn, Bartok and Brahms. • 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560-5755. Generations of Bach – With Noam Buchman, flute; Uri Brener, piano; Edmund Gilmore, double bass and Shlomo Deshet, drums. Works by Mozart, Leef, Schumann and Brener. • 8 p.m. at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Givat Ram campus of Hebrew University. Info: 675-9907. NIS 70. Classical Music – The Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra with Alfredo Bernardini, conductor and oboe. Works by Rameau, Haydn, Stamitz and C.P.E.Bach. • 8:30 p.m. at the Jerusalem YMCA, 26 King David Street. Info: 623-7000. NIS 110/155. Magnificat Classics – The Magnificat Choir and the Yasmeen Magnificat Choir perform works by Atieh, Pierucci, Ashkar, Arcadelt, Vittoria and more. • 6 p.m. at the Magnificat Institute, St. Saviour’s Monastery, Old City. Info: 626-6609. Free. Hot Jazz – Jazz meets love, with Rene Marie, vocals; Alon Taylor, piano; Asaf Hakimi, bass; Koby Solomon, sax and clarinet and Shai Zalman, drums. • 9 p.m. at the Gerard Behar Center, 11 Rehov Bezalel. Info and reservations: 623-7000. NIS 115. Open Mic – With Mike Perry. All performers welcome. • 9: 30 p.m. sign up; performance begins 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. String Bridge – Soul music. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover. Submarine Jazz – With the Tomer Bar Trio: Tomer Bar, piano; Ori Kutner bass and Ofri Nehemia, drums. • 9:30 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. No cover. THEATER The Wool Gatherer – The Psik Theater presents a play about a young woman who gives a stranded young truck driver an invitation that changes both their lives. In Hebrew. • 11 a.m. at the Jerusalem Theater, 20 Rehov Marcus. Info and reservations: 560- 5755. NIS 70. Molly Sweeney – 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings. TALKS Encouraging Dialogue with Other Communities – Na’amat hosts Orly Bitty, deputy chairperson of Na’Amat Israel and chairperson of the Department to Promote Coexistence. • 1 p.m. at the Sophie Udin Na’amat chapter, 10 Rehov Shalom Aleichem. Info: 679-5839. NIS 20 (proceeds go towards tuition for children in the daycare centers). TOURS Tour with Jack, In Sickness and in Health – Health care in the Old City from the 2nd Temple to the Old Yishuv, with licensed guide Jack Cadranel. • 9:30 a.m. just inside the Dung Gate. Info and reservations (required): 054-647-8955; tourwithjack@gmail.com. NIS 60 + NIS 7 site entrance fee. The German Colony – Visit the 19th-century southern German pastoral village, right here in Jerusalem. With Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at the gas station in front of Liberty Bell Park. Info and reservations: 054-521-6933. NIS 50. MIXED BAG Experiential Workshop for Couples – On improving relationships, for couples of all ages. In Hebrew. • Evening hours at Merkaz Edna, 37 Rehov Pierre Koenig (2 Poalei Tzedek Street), across from the Hadar Mall. Info: 679-0646. WEDNESDAY 25 MUSIC Classical Music – A London-Jerusalem musical project with Jennifer Raven, flute; Federica Mossone, harp and Amit Yahav, piano. • 8 p.m. at the Jerusalem Music Center, Mishlenot Sha'ananim. Info: 624-1041. Free. Lost – A series in which forgotten texts from all corners of the Jewish world are given new life. With Aharon Razel, performing melodies composed for the event. • 9 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. NIS 20/60. Gypsy Mix – Klezmer, Hungarian, Romanian and Gypsy music with Ya’acov Yavnin clarinet, Tania Amstislavsky, piano and Gregory Nachimson, violin. • 8 p.m. at Ticho House, 9 Rehov Harav Kook. Info: 535-6954. NIS 55. Megaphone – Israeli rock. • 10 p.m. at the Blaze Bar, 23 Rehov Hillel. Info: 054-816-5488. No cover. Hamakor – Acoustic rock. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover. Double Feature – With Talia Eliav and Einav Jackson Cohen. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 40/45/50. THEATER Molly Sweeney – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings. COMEDY Stand-up Marathon – Host Edan Mizrachi takes some of Israel’s best new comedians 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. FILMS Ninotchka – The 1939 comedy about a Russian woman (Greta Garbo) sent to Paris on official business, and her attraction to a man (Melvyn Douglas) who represents what she is supposed to detest. • 7:30 p.m. at the AACI, 2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek (corner of Pierre Koenig, opposite the Hadar Mall). Info and reservations: 566-1181. INS 20/30. TALKS Ancient News from the Temple Mount – With Dr. Gabriel Barkay of Bar-Ilan University. • 7:30 p.m. at the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations: 561-1066. Free with admission to the museum. The Art of Reading Poetry – With Dr. Judith Oster, professor of English at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. • 11 a.m. at the AACI, 2 Rehov Poalei Tzedek (corner of Pierre Koenig, opposite the Hadar Mall). NIS 5/15. Financial Seminar – A review of what is legal and worthwhile in the US, Israel, Canada and the UK. • 1 p.m. at the AACI. Info: 054-842-7638. NIS 25/30. TOURS Tour with Jack, Nahlaot and the Mahaneh Yehuda Market – 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. Tel Hadid and Tel Afek – Visit biblical Tel Hadid, see a unique Roman mausoleum and visit the Yarkon Springs. With Mr. Daniel Weinberg of the IAA. • 8 a.m. coffee and cake, departure at 8:30 a.m. from the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations (required): 561-1066. MIXED BAG Aerobic Dance and Body Training Marathon – Four hours of adrenaline-pumping workouts. • 8 p.m. – 12 midnight at the Polinski Sports Center, Kiryat Yovel. Info and registration: 673-3191. THURSDAY 26 MUSIC La Clementina – The Boccherini opera, performed by the Aeterna Opera, conducted by Ilya Plotkin. • 8 p.m. at Beit Shmuel, 6 Rehov Shama. Info and reservations: 054-474-4799. NIS 100. Benefit Concert for Olam Qatan – With Shmuel Nelson and his Judeo-Arabic rock band Eden MiQedem, and Daphna Rosenberg and Yael Tai. • 7 p.m. at Kehilat Kol Haneshama, 1 Rehov Asher Info: 563-7505. NIS 60/120. Mercy Band – Rock and dance. • 10:30 p.m. at Mike’s Place, 33 Jaffa Road. Info: 054-531-3255. No cover. Clare Diane and Graffiti Live – Energetic acoustic rock. • 10 p.m. at the Yellow Submarine, 13 Rehov Harechavim. Info and reservations: 679-4040. NIS 35/40/45. THEATER Molly Sweeney – 8:30 p.m. See Saturday’s listings. COMEDY The Aliyah Monologues – A tour of funny through the Holy Land, with David Kilimnick. • 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 with Tel Aviv Friends – Some of Israel’s finest comedians perform with Jerusalem’s 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). DANCE Contra Dancing – No experience or partner needed. Couples dance in lines to live Irish, British and Appalachian music provided by the Hazel Hill String Band. • 8 p.m. (beginners’ lessons at 7:40 p.m.) at Kehilat Mevakshei Derech, 22 Rehov Shai Agnon. Info: 054-566-5293. NIS 40/50. TALKS There’s No Place Like Home – Memories from a Jerusalem childhood, with journalist and author Amnon Dankner. In Hebrew. • 8 p.m. at Mishkenot Sha’ananim. Info and reservations: 561-1066. NIS 50. Avot – On Rabbi Tarfon, with Dr. Ruhama Weiss and Avner Hacohen, psychologist. In Hebrew. • 8 p.m. at Beit Avi Chai, 44 King George Avenue. Info and reservations: 621-5900. TOURS Archeological Sites on Nablus Road – See the burial caves at the St. Etienne Church and visit the tomb of Queen Helene. With Dr. Gabbi Barkay of Bar-Ilan University. • 8 a.m. coffee and cake, 8:30 a.m. departure from the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations (required): 561-1066. MIXED BAG Spinning Marathon outside the Old City – The biggest spinning event in Israel, with some of Jerusalem’s best instructors, and 220 stationary bikes. • 6:45 p.m. - 10:45 p.m. outside Jaffa Gate. Info and registration: 673-3191. NIS 70. FRIDAY 27 MUSIC Rock Kabalat Shabbat – The University Botanical Gardens hosts Shem-Tov Levi. • 4:30 p.m. at the University Botanical Gardens, Givat Ram. Info and reservations: 648-0059. NIS 90/100/110. Kabalat Shabbat of Different Traditions – Gila Bashari performs liturgy and melodies for Shabbat from the traditions of Yemen, Spain and more. • 10:30 a.m. at a private home in Yish’i, next to Beit Shemesh. Info and reservations: 052-322-6001. NIS 110. TOURS The German Colony – Visit the 19th-century southern German pastoral village, right here in Jerusalem. With Miriam Simon. • 9 a.m. at the gas station in front of Liberty Bell Park. Info and reservations: 054-521-6933. NIS 50. City of David – See the road of Herodian, walk in the footsteps of Jewish pilgrims and relive the words of Josephus. With Mr. Eli Shukrun of the IAA. • 8 a.m. coffee and cake, 8:30 a.m. departure from the Bible Lands Museum, 25 Rehov Granot. Info and reservations (required): 561-1066. MIXED BAG Authors at the Gardens – Guided tours, followed by a discussion with author Meir Shalev, in Hebrew. • 10 a.m. the tour begins, followed by the author discussion at 11 a.m. at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. Info and reservations: 679-4012. NIS 50 (includes refreshments).
