Editor’s note: Due to the ongoing security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.
✱ NOTE: Rosh Hashanah starts Monday night, going through Tuesday and Wednesday; we recommend you check in advance if activities are happening.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Attend a performance of Huge, See-Through Body, a new dance performance by Bosmat Nossan at the School of Visual Theater as part of their new Living Gallery project.
The three-hour performance includes five dancers who perform a sequence of movements, each 50 minutes. Patrons can enter, leave, stand, sit, and explore what makes art, art.
6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m. at 11 Bezalel St. NIS 10 per ticket. Call (02) 673-3435 to book.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
At the Jerusalem Cinematheque, watch The Phoenician Scheme, a new film by Wes Anderson with an unusual plot.
A very wealthy man (Benicio del Toro) makes his not-so loving daughter, Liesl (Mia Threapleton), his sole heir. As usual with this director, the visuals are breathtaking and the acting is superb.
6:15 p.m. at 11 Hebron Rd. NIS 43. Call (02) 565-4333 to book. English-language film.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Start the new year by taking up chess as a new hobby at the Jeru-Chess club. The wide range of options includes one free class for children, as well as adults; a Zoom workshop with head instructor Alon Cohen Revivio; and access to the library.
Yeshiva boys and seminary girls are eligible for a discount. For details, visit the chess club at 5 Yochanan Ben-Zakai St., at the Oranim Junction, or email Jeruchess.management@gmail.com. Hebrew, Russian, and English spoken.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Share your dreams and discuss what they might mean in a group that follows the ideas of Carl Jung, as they were later developed by Marie-Louise von Franz, the Swiss Jungian analyst and scholar.
The group is conducted in Hebrew every Monday at 8:30 p.m. at 97 Herzl St., entrance daled, top floor. Call Nathan Rodrigue at 054-920-8694 for information. Drop-ins are welcome. For more, visit nathan-rodrigue.com/he
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Missed the Jerusalem concert of Refaim last Wednesday? You can still buy their new album, Heut, in time for the new year. With the slogan of ometz (bravery), ra’ash (noise), and mantra, inspired by animism and Hebrew sources, this would be a fine audio gift for the new year.
Readers might want to try listening to track three, “Tehom Haneshia,” after watching the evening news.
NIS 100 for a vinyl record; NIS 30 for a digital album. Visit refaim.bandcamp.com/album/heut-3 for more.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Join Eye Contact Jerusalem, a running group that includes visually impaired persons and those who see without any difficulties. The group meets every Monday and Wednesday to train at the Givat Ram Stadium.
This is a great way to get in shape as you indulge in the holiday meals – and maybe learn new perspectives from fellow runners.
For details, call instructor Alon Shub at 052-383-0429.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Enjoy the Israeli Holiday of Music, where concerts are offered for free upon preregistration, with Collegium Singers in concert. The program includes “Ea Judios” (Onward Jews), a chamber cantata on Sephardi songs by Uruguay-born Israeli composer Ruben Seroussi; and String Quartet No. 1 by Aharon Harlap.
8:30 p.m. Jerusalem Theatre, 20 David Marcus St. Visit israelmusicfest.co.il to book.
✱ Rock to the verses of “Gimme Three Steps” as you shimmy over to Givat Shaul’s tribute to the Lynyrad Skynard Experience, Led Zeppelin, and others great music from the 1960s and ’70s.
Free for IDF soldiers. Pre-sale prices: NIS 25 for teenagers, NIS 70 for adults. For details, call Tracey Shipley at 054-810-8918.
Throwing a special event? Opening an art exhibition or a new bar? Bringing in a guest speaker to introduce a fascinating topic? Email hagay_hacohen@yahoo.com and let In Jerusalem know about it. Write “Jerusalem Highlights” in the subject line. Although all information is welcome, we cannot guarantee it will be featured in the column.