Culture in Israel

Israeli bassist, composer Avishai Cohen to premiere ‘Unbiblical’ music inspired by Leonard Cohen

The project will make its world premiere in January at the Tel Aviv Culture Palace (Heichal HaTarbut) before transitioning to an international tour.

AVISHAI COHEN.  His lyrics are drawn from 'The Flame,' a collection of Leonard Cohen’s final poems and writings published after his death in 2016.
The movie starts with a quote from Voltaire, 'Those who can make you believe absurdities can also make you commit atrocities,' and it’s key to understanding the movie.

Hard-hitting Ali G is back, leading new group of idiots in 'Ali G: Who Iz I?'

Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

The taste of Israel foodtruck

Tourism Ministry launches free food truck tour in US


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

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.

JEWISH AMERICAN mobster Meyer Lansky in ‘Lansky – the Zionist Gangster.’

Cinema on October 7, French Jewish life take center stage

The program, hosted by Jerusalem Post culture writer and film critic Hannah Brown, opened with a discussion on Our Loves, the latest film by veteran Israeli director Avi Nesher.

Avi Nesher's new film Our Loves tackles the Hamas-led attacks on October 7, 2023.

Singing together across the divide: What a Jerusalem chorus taught me - comment

One familiar melody on a Jerusalem street became a reminder that music can open doors where conversation alone often cannot

Palestinian and Israeli flags overlook the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall. A shared song on a Jerusalem street can offer a rare moment of connection in a city where identity and politics so often shape encounters between strangers.
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DocuText film ‘Safe Room’ tells moving account of how strangers transformed into family on Oct. 7

Safe Room is a moving film about a group of strangers who survived the October 7 attack by Hamas and came together in the safe room of Dr. Gedalya Fendel.

STILLS FROM ‘Safe Room.’

Ushpizin Music Festival returns to Ashdod with Israeli rock icons, opera, and theater

The rock marathon continues the following evening with a powerhouse roster featuring pioneering rocker Shalom Hanoch, ’90s alternative icons Eifa HaYeled, and punk-rock legend Rami Fortis.

Israeli musician Evyatar Banai performs at the Gola Club in Petah Tikvah, on September 27, 2016.

After losing my son to terror, I started dancing at 70 to learn how to live again

When I landed in the hospital for an operation on my colon, my doctor said, “No more grief. You need to do things that are fun.”

A dancer rehearsing ahead of a performance.

Three artists, three questions: Creating an alternative reality

Exhibitions in Beersheba, Bat Yam, and Tel Aviv show how Israeli artists can turn even the smallest room into an immersive world of emotion and imagination.

TALI NAVON.

Tel Aviv's Animix festival combines political satire, cartoons with tributes, memorials, lectures

Alongside tributes and lectures, five-day event packs in live performances, gaming, and comics fair.

CARTOON ANIMALS by lifetime achievement award winner Dovi Keich.

Israeli rock band Eifo Hayeled releases new album written against the backdrop of war

Created over the past three years against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the album moves between personal reflection and national pain.

Israeli musician Hemi Rudner, performs in Bat-Hefer on March 13, 2024. Rudner is an Israeli singer-songwriter and the lead singer of the Israeli alternative rock band Eifo Hayeled.

Finding her own genre: Nicole Raviv blends Hebrew, Arabic, and pop into a new Israeli sound

How international music artist Nicole Raviv stopped choosing between her worlds.

Dancing to Hayati with cast in a lantern shop in Shuk Hapishpishim.