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Thoughts on viewing the Great Isaiah Scroll - opinion

There is much more to be learned about the history of the Hebrew nation, its literature, and even geography from the Great Isaiah Scroll.

A restorer works on a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem
Acclaimed pianist Nitai Hershkovits (L) takes over the reins of the Jerusalem Jazz Festival from internationally renowned trumpeter Avishai Cohen (R).

What is jazz? Jerusalem festival proves there’s no single answer

THE YAHUDA HAGGADAH, Southern Western Germany, ca. 1470-80, handwritten on parchment; brown ink, and gold and silver leaf

A voice of praise: Why this Haggadah puts Miriam at the center of the Exodus

Kol HaOt Passover Festival.

The Passover playbook: Jerusalem activities the whole family can rally around during war


This week in Jerusalem: Shabbat rumblings

A round-up of city affairs.

 ISRAELI POLICE clash with demonstrators following the death of Ahuvia Sandak last year, at the entrance to Jerusalem, November 6.

Abracadabra: Israel Museum exhibit explores Jewish magic

A new exhibition features rare artifacts, including the earliest known instance of the Shema prayer used in a Jewish amulet.

 Manuscript of practical Kabbalah. Ukraine, ca. 1740, handwritten ink on paper. From the Gross Family Collection, Tel Aviv

'Objects', an exhibit highlighting Kristallnacht, appears in Israeli museum

Suly translates the historical and socio-cultural origins of the raw materials, dismantles, examines, reassembles and transforms them into unique art creations in a style known as "ready-made."

 Art Exhibit: 'Objects' by Suly Bornstein Wolff appears in Israeli museum

Jerusalem highlights: Week of August 13-19

Don't know what to do in Jerusalem the coming week? Here's a list of suggestions to enrich your summer.

 Tristram's starling in Masada. Why not take a detective course at the Nili and David Jerusalem Bird Observatory and find such pretty birds yourself?

Israel Museum debuts 'Divine Food' exhibition

“It is about how people exploit the symbols in which we believe, in order to generate personal wealth or, maybe, they really do believe in the symbol.”

 CURATOR YVONNE FLEITMAN wanted to convey the scale and beauty of a Mayan temple.

Meet the young Jewish artist using AI to interpret the Western Wall

Using a program called StyleGan2, Temkin trained a data set of images of the Western Wall that are all similar and with the computer program created images that are completely new. 

 VIDEO STILLS of the Western Wall created by AI.

Israel Museum to host new ‘modern masterpieces’ exhibit

The exhibit, "Picasso to Kentridge: Modern Masterpieces on Paper," is being sponsored by the Genesis Philanthropy Group (GPG).

Egon Schiele, Austrian, 1890–1918. Cowering Boy (Paul Erdmann?), 1915. Tempera and graphite on paper Photo ©️ The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Elie Posner.

Divine edibles, rare drawings, magical music: All at the Israel Museum

There is too much going on there to cover everything in a single article, but here are a few highlights and you can check the website for a complete listing of all that is available this summer.

THE KANDINSKY painting ‘Noisy Surroundings.’

Grapevine May 30, 2021: Seeking director

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

THE ISRAEL MUSEUM – to reopen.

Another director steps down from Israel Museum

Prof. Ido Bruno helped the museum navigate the impact of the pandemic while maintaining its staff and balancing its budget during a long and difficult year.

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