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What to watch in Israel this week: Classic action movies, and remembering Dolly Parton’s best roles

BY HANNAH BROWN — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:03:34 GMT

TV Time: This week’s picks include classic action, a psychological thriller, and some of Dolly Parton’s most memorable screen roles.

‘I want Adam Levine to bring me the cake’: Israeli pop star Nunu on five years of war and music

BY SAGI BEN NUN — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:54:24 GMT

Nunu looks back on five years in the spotlight, shelving an album after October 7, and opening for Maroon 5.

Jerusalem highlights: August 28 - September 3

BY HAGAY HACOHEN — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:14:01 GMT

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

Shaping memory through ceramics

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:13:15 GMT

Artist Enatnesh Yallow combines contemporary ceramics, painting, and traditional Ethiopian basket-weaving techniques to preserve and reinterpret her community’s cultural heritage

Ari Steinberg: Investing in Israel’s educators is investing in Israel’s future

BY ALAN ROSENBAUM AND IN COOPERATION WITH ASHMORET — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:35:23 GMT

Ashmoret CEO explains how the company harnesses its purchasing power and expanding range of services to improve educators’ lives and strengthen the country’s education system

Omer Adam ties the knot: Pop singer marries Sacha Israelovich in intimate Portofino ceremony

BY MAOR BEN HAROSH — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:16:56 GMT

The couple began their wedding festivities with an intimate, family-only gathering, with events set to continue over the next two days.

Documentary about civilian casualties in Gaza to premiere at Venice International Film Festival

BY HANNAH BROWN — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:20:46 GMT

NAZA will have its world premiere at Venice on September 10 and will compete for the Golden Lion. It is the only documentary among the 21 films in competition this year.

Sam Spiegel Film Lab to take part in Venice Film Festival, will present 10 projects

BY HANNAH BROWN — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:23:42 GMT

The Venice International Film Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world, and Israeli films have been embraced there with enthusiasm in the past.

Pushing the limits 13 times

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:03:37 GMT

Erez Yitzhaki going on a journey for wounded and disabled IDF veterans

Legendary Festigal producer Miki Peled dies at 87

BY TZUF TZIMERING — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:25:56 GMT

Peled, considered one of the pillars of Israel’s entertainment industry, left behind a remarkable legacy that shaped the childhoods of generations across the country.

Women, water and Kabbalah converge in Jerusalem's Sea of Wisdom exhibition

BY BARRY DAVIS — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:07:25 GMT

The exhibits resonated the breadth of aspects of the confluence between the life-giving liquid and spiritual realms and, in particular, how water features in Kabbalistic thought.

From forced conscription to integration by choice

BY DR. ESTHER LUZZATTO — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:04:24 GMT

Mental rigidity, political interests, and populist rhetoric are preventing a solution to the problem of Haredi enlistment. But are there political leaders willing to take up the challenge?

Gal De Paz cast as Shoshana Damari in new musical about Israeli icon

BY SAGI BIN NUN — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:31:10 GMT

Rising Star runner-up Gal De Paz will make her theatrical debut portraying Israeli music icon Shoshana Damari in a new biographical musical tracing the singer’s life and career.

As a new year begins, we prepare for the emergencies we pray never come

BY DUBI WEISSENSTERN — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:29:33 GMT

"We do not prepare because we want disaster to come. We prepare because if it does, someone has to be ready."

British-born Israeli actress Caroline Langford dies at 68 after battle with cancer

BY HANNAH BROWN — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:38:50 GMT

Born in London in 1958, Langford was the daughter of British television director Barry Langford and moved to Israel with her family when she was 14.

'Kat World:' Artist Risa Brooke Oze turns wartime life in Israel into whiskered, cat-themed satire

BY ERICA SCHACHNE — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:16:47 GMT

Oze’s signature style filters big, uncomfortable themes through a distinctly feminine lens – bright, playful, and unmistakably her own.

Huckabee attends screening of ‘The Bridge,’ about Israelis finding joy through music after Oct. 7

BY HANNAH BROWN — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:03:28 GMT

For the Israeli participants, the trip to Los Angeles' legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp was about reclaiming parts of their lives that had become inaccessible after October 7.

What to watch in Israel this week: Lansky’s Zionism, E.T. on Disney+, and the James Bond curse

BY HANNAH BROWN — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:46:35 GMT

TV Time: A new KAN documentary explores Meyer Lansky’s criminal empire, Jewish identity, and surprising ties to Israel, alongside reviews of new streaming additions including E.T. and Ian Fleming.

Jerusalem highlights: August 21-27

BY HAGAY HACOHEN — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:32:00 GMT

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

Seeking to reshape mall-going experience, new amusement park opens in Herzliya's Seven Stars Mall

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:50:04 GMT

“I think today the mall needs to reinvent itself,” Seven Stars Mall CEO Yaniv Fainshnider said.

Renowned Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher's new film to open Haifa International Film Festival

BY HANNAH BROWN — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:26:34 GMT

The movie explores the lives of seven characters whose personal crises are overshadowed by October 7, forcing them into a desperate fight for survival and to confront buried truths.

Author Shulamit Lapid wins ACUM lifetime achievement award

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:17:36 GMT

The winners will be officially honored at the 70th ACUM Awards Ceremony on Monday, October 19, at the Creative House at Tel Aviv Port.

Peter Pan takes flight in Tel Aviv with dazzling cast, costumes, and Neverland magic - review

BY GADI ZAIG — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:21:30 GMT

This particular adaptation of J. M. Barrie's classic story initially premiered in 1988, with the titular character having been played by Hanoch Rosen, who now takes the director's chair.

Ofra Yitzhaki talks to ‘Post’ about new albums focusing on monumental musical figures - interview

BY LIRAN GURKIEWICZ — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:58:40 GMT

As Bardanashvili aptly put it, Yitzhaki’s dedication is “a gift to everyone – to the audience, to the history of music, and especially to composers.”

‘The Sixteenth Sheep’ documentary celebrates reunion of a musical supergroup

BY HANNAH BROWN — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:13:41 GMT

If I have one quibble with the documentary, it’s that it does not give a full sense of the album, that the songs are a journey through the mind of a child who can’t fall asleep.

Rapper ‘The Shadow’ removed as police volunteer amid investigation

BY HODAYA RAN — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:50:02 GMT

The move marks the latest development in an affair that began with an investigative report and recordings in which Eliasi was heard boasting about his connections within the Israel Police.

Sderot Women’s Theater premieres dark October 7 comedy play ‘Laughing on the Border’

BY ILANA SHTOTLAND — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:18:02 GMT

In the new play, Sderot Women’s Theater Ensemble uses black comedy to process the October 7 massacre.

Electrock fuses Israeli rock legends, psytrance icons in Tel Aviv showcase

BY JONAH DAVIDOV — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:05:08 GMT

The lineup included an opening set by DJ Laroz, followed by Beit Habubot, a major Israeli pop-rock band, and Shotei Hanevuah, known for blending reggae, dub, hip-hop, and Middle Eastern melodies.

What brings neighbors to violence? American historian searches history for answers - feature

BY NERIA BARR — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:35:03 GMT

Dan David Prize winner Prof. Max Bergholz on how ordinary people are swept into violence.

‘My One and Only’ is a muddled look at Jewish mysticism - review

BY HANNAH BROWN — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:47:21 GMT

The Israeli film My One and Only aims high, blending Jewish texts, mysticism, and mystery, but its unusual storytelling may leave viewers confused.