Culture

Faith, motherhood, and rock & roll: Three Israeli musicians reunite to form The Mothers

They once belonged to Tel Aviv's indie music scene before choosing different paths. Now, three Israeli musicians are finding their voices again through faith-inspired rock.

THE MOTHERS members (from left): Noa Gino, Shiri Hadar, and Sharon Rotter.
ILLUSTRATIVE: A woman's face is pictured behind a violin.

No whining and women: This Witches? Festival returns with a salute to female musicianship

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein heads to Israel to film new thriller

Israeli actor and musician Ili Gorlizki. October 21, 2015.

The king and the cobbler: How Illi Gorlitzky built the language of the Israeli stage


From Addis to Omo: A journey to Ethiopia's cultural heart

From Addis Ababa to the Omo Valley, a journey through communities, rituals, and traditions that tell how human beings learn to live with the land, the water, and the reality around them.

Journey in Ethiopia.

The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?

From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point.

YOM KIPPUR asks us to confront who we were, who we have become, and who we might yet become.

Jerusalem Biennale turns art into catalyst for post-October 7 healing

Alongside the exhibitions, the seven-week program will include gallery discussions, artist and curator talks, guided tours, workshops, performances, and special events.

THE BIENNALE'S central exhibition, "Or Chozer (Reflected Light)."

In 'At Work', Bouillon charms in a predictable look at a struggling novelist - review

As I watched, I kept wondering whether the world needed another book about a mean dad or a failed marriage, which is the last thing I imagine the director wanted me to think.

BASTIEN BOUILLON in "At Work."

Hanoch Daum speaks out about hilltop youth

Hanoch Daum's show, "Life Is a Difficult Age," is generally about how ordinary Daum’s life in the West Bank is.

HANOCH DAUM in "Life Is a Difficult Age."

'Zoti': Fun vibe in Tel Aviv - restaurant review

It’s loud here, so it might not be the best place for a first date, but we’ve been married for so long that not being able to talk to each other is really not a big deal.

A variety of dishes from the Zoti restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Yom Kippur through the centuries: The prayer books that preserve centuries of Jewish history

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, NLI’s curator Dr. Chaim Neria explains how the NLI came to house thousands of prayer books, noting that “it fits into the overall mission of the library.”

Dr. Chaim Meir Neria, curator of the Haim and Hanna Salomon Judaica Collection at the National Library of Israel, with one of the two volumes of the Lisbon Mahzor recently received by the Library.

Engolement: Once you find your inner golem, life in the shtetl will never be the same - review

Life in the shtetl has been peaceful, but now things are changing. Now the golems face a fateful decision, caught between duty to the community and the urge to discover who else they might yet become

Setting up square.

Jerusalem highlights: September 18-24

What's new to do in Israel's capital?

Kosher nibbles – Latin-Mediterranean style (see Friday).

Haifa International Film Festival brings celebrated cinema and classics to the Carmel

Major new films, a strong Israeli lineup, ambitious documentaries, Japanese masterpieces, and Streisand singing her heart out make this year’s Haifa International Film Festival a fantastic event.

JOHN TURTURRO stars in "The Last Pickpocket in New York."