Friday, July 17
Take a guided tour starting at Damascus Gate, explore the historical sites beneath the Old City walls, then emerge to enjoy the grand view of the ancient city.
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. NIS 60. In Hebrew. Patrons should bring a hat and water. Arrive at the Damascus Gate light rail station 10 minutes before the tour begins. Sign up at shorturl.at/yOXIX.
Stay out of the summer heat and tour the Bible Lands Museum, where Nachliel Selavan (The Museum Guy) will discuss the exhibition As Soon as the War is Over.
11:30 a.m. NIS 90-NIS 120. In English. Call 054-452-0209 to book. Visit themuseumguy.co.il for more.
Saturday, July 18
Visit the Yellow Submarine to enjoy the music of Didi Elinson and Itay Sher as they perform selections from their Revelation album. The two Jerusalem-based talents have a second album coming out soon.
Doors open at 9 p.m.; show begins at 10 p.m. NIS 75. 13 Harekavim St. Call (02) 679-4040 to book.
Sunday, July 19
Step into Jerusalem Theatre and be swept away by the magic of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan under conductor Lahav Shani and pianist Giorgi Gigashvili. The evening will continue with Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto and conclude with Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 (The Great).
8 p.m. 20 Marcus St. Tickets: NIS 270-NIS 485. Call *3766 to book
Enjoy a two-part evening concert with the Bertini Choir. It includes well-known works of Western music, such as “Hear My Prayer” by Purcell; the second part features folk songs, including “Down by the Sally Gardens,” arranged by Noga Peled.
8 p.m. Free. Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center, 1 Hadassa Lampel St. Visit shorturl.at/NJ2bm to book.
Monday, July 20
Watch the occult-comedy The Witches of Eastwick, starring Jack Nicholson as a seducer summoned to a small Rhode Island town by three women. Directed by George Miller, the film explores old-fashioned ideas of women as would-be witches, all at the expense of a conservative East Coast town.
8 p.m. Cinema by Sam Spiegel, 3 Menora St. In English. NIS 35. Visit cinema.jsfs.co.il to book.
Tuesday, July 21
Return to the Jerusalem Theatre to enjoy the best from Eugene Onegin under the baton of Arkady Beryn, with baritone Kirill Odintsov as Eugene Onegin and soprano Alla Vasilevitskaya as Tatyana. Composed by Tchaikovsky, this is a well-known musical adaptation of Alexander Pushkin’s great Russian literary work.
7:30 p.m. Two hours. In Russian. Tickets NIS 108-NIS 160. 20 Marcus St. To book, call (02) 560-5755.
Wednesday, July 22
On the eve of Tisha B’Av, visit Zion Square to honor the memory of Shira Banki with a public reading of the Book of Lamentations. Banki was murdered during the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade by a haredi man.
The public reading is paired with various discussion groups that address the growing gaps and discord between the different sectors of society. The themes explored include social media discourse, the limits a protest should not cross, and education as a key to a strong society.
“Those who understand that it is not possible to run a zero-sum game here – ‘everything for my group, nothing for all the other groups’... make your voices heard,” urged Uri Banki, who lost his daughter 11 years ago in a hate crime.
Gather at 7:30 p.m.; reading begins at 8 p.m.; discussions at 9 p.m. In Hebrew. Free.
Thursday, July 23
Visit the Hacubia gallery to view Suddenly, There’s a Figure, a group exhibition curated by Dan Orimian in homage to the late artist Ran Harari. An ascetic artist who devoted his entire life to making art, Harari was the subject of Sharon Livne’s 2014 film Suddenly, There’s a Figure, which lent the exhibition its title.
The selected works are by Galia Uri, Yael Honig, Ran Harari, Sharon Livne, Moshe Mirsky, Shira Kamrad, and Yuval Shaul.
13 Yehoshua Yavin St. Sunday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Part of the Manofim Festival.
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