Jerusalem theater

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.
LEFT: AARON KRAUS, ‘Standing Prayer (Amidah).’ RIGHT: MIRIAM  JASKIEROWICZ ARMAN, ‘Begetting Life.’

‘Jerusalem of Gold’ exhibit brings five Israeli artists to the capital’s theater

Cinderella meets the prince – rehearsal of the Jerusalem premiere of ‘Cinderella,’ opera by Massenet.

Jerusalem Theatre hosts Massenet’s Cinderella in a one-time opera event

Artist Tamar Aluf with her exhibit ‘Painting Longing’ in the Jerusalem  Theatre’s Sherover Foyer. Paintings behind her from L, clockwise: ‘Horizon  of a House,’ acrylic (2025); ‘The Fabric of Life’ (2025); ‘Longing’ (2025).

Painting longing: Journey through loss, memory, and renewal


My Word: Making music amid the noise - opinion

The ideals of Koolulam, “a social-musical initiative aimed at strengthening the fabric of society,” sound lofty but the events are fun and unifying.

 The entrance to the Jerusalem Theatre is seen in a photo taken May 21, 2024

From India and the world with love: The superb offerings at the Jerusalem Oud Festival

This year’s Jerusalem International Oud Festival offers a broad sweep of ethnic and other music genres for our listening uplifting entertainment.

Chitravina N. Ravikiran plays the chitravina, one of the lesser-known Indian string instruments.

An evening of Puccini opera in Jerusalem

Two operas will be featured in performances at the Jerusalem Theatre.

PUCCINI is on the way to Jerusalem.

Summer in the city: Jerusalem’s Theatron Hotel offers a relaxing stay in stressful times

Opposite the Jerusalem Theater stands the Theatron Hotel, a new hotel where guests can take the time out of their busy lives and unwind and de-stress.

THE THEATRON Hotel in the heart of one of Jerusalem’s most beautiful neighborhoods.

‘An Evening with John Cleese': Monty Python comic to perform in Israel

The shows will take place June 26 at the Jerusalem Theater, June 28 at the Smolarz Auditorium in Tel Aviv and the next night at Beit Hahayal in Tel Aviv.

  JOHN CLEESE

A tribute concert for musical icon Dan Biron

Dan Biron’s legacy as both a television innovator and cultural icon is deeply tied to our orchestra.

 DAN BIRON: Beloved television director and cultural figure.

English-speaking theater performances shine at Nissan Native Jerusalem Festival

Eleven currently active theater companies will present a taste of their respective productions during the fourth edition of the Nissan Nativ Jerusalem Theater Festival.

 GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S ‘HMS Pinafore’ by the Encore! Educational Theatre Company.

Jerusalem Theatre hosts moving exhibition imagining hostages’ loving hugs

Artist Toby Woolf imagines not the horror or the pain but the haunting silence of the individuals and the loving hugs of the hostages looking out for one another. 

 The Jerusalem Theatre hosts an expressive exhibition imagining hostages’ loving hugs

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra season to debut in shadow of Oct. 7 anniversary

“Our goal is to make every concert special and give the audience a distinct highlight to take home,” said Alisa Meves, who is beginning her second season as artistic director of the IPO.

 THE ISRAEL Philharmonic Orchestra.

'Kaddish for Oriya': a tribute to Hannie Ricardo's daughter killed on Oct 7

Hannie Ricardo will debut her concert commemorating her daughter Oriya, who was killed on October 7.

 Oriya (credit: Ricardo family)