Instigators of festivals and other cultural offerings tend to express the hope that the new venture will become “a tradition” – in other words, that it will survive its debut and subsequently become an annual fixture. The winter event Sheon Horef has certainly achieved that fundamental goal.
Now about to take place for the fourth year running, the lineup for the four Mondays through February provides undeniable evidence that Sheon Horef is well and truly on the Jerusalem, and national, cultural map.
The roster of events – the vast majority of which are free or very low-priced – is both quantitatively and qualitatively impressive, and the organizers have clearly done their homework, setting out to appeal to as wide a cross-section of the public as possible in terms of cultural orientation and age group.
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