Jerusalem highlights: September 26 – October 2

Many of the jokes are verbal and might carry a punch, so caveat emptor. These include an “Achim Laneshech” shirt, a play on words between the Brothers in Arms activist group (Achim Laneshek) and the Hebrew term neshekh – “interest rate” – making the shirt a funny/sad comment about the high cost of living in Israel.

Many of the items have a Right-leaning political perspective.

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Drop by Swiss, the newest Jerusalem bar and music space, formerly a printing house, and enjoy the sets created by DJ Kobi Boohadana. Then visit Mazkeka and sample the talents of Tommy Pearl and Hagar Shachal. This is a collaborative event between the two establishments.

9 p.m. Swiss is at 3 Shoshan St., as is Mazkeka. Free.

The rich program includes the Persian-Jewish music of Maureen Nehedar; the lifelong efforts by Aliza Lavie to promote knowledge of, and interest in, the female Jewish religious perspective; and columnist Dana Spektor.

Looking for a novel holiday gift? Lavie is one of the women behind Women’s Prayer Cards, a collection of authentic Jewish texts, written by women, across generations. Among these cards you will find the voice of 19th century Czech-Jewish writer Fanny Neuda, author of the first book of prayers written by a woman for other women (Stunden der Andacht, or Hours of Devotion).

4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., 1 Eliezer Kaplan St. NIS 109. Due to the many events offered, ticket holders can attend two events, as well as the evening’s concluding gathering. The first event is from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The second from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Learn more at women-prayer.nli.org.il. The prayer cards can be purchased via tfilatnashim.com/en.

Watch the film One Battle After Another at the Jerusalem Cinematheque. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the film it follows former revolutionary Bob, who is forced into action when his daughter is taken hostage.

Based on the 1990 novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon, the film explores the broken idealism of the 1960s with a current Republican US president in office (Richard Nixon during the time of the novel, now Donald Trump).

Attend Tishrei Harvest at the Jerusalem Theatre and enjoy music by the Ibn Gabirol Ensemble. They will be joined on stage by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, the choral group Zemer Lakh, and the Galron Ensemble.

The rich musical program will welcome the Jewish New Year in a festive and innovative atmosphere.

7:30 p.m., 20 David Marcus St. NIS 90. Call 1-700-70-4000 to book. 80 minutes.

The eve of Yom Kippur puts a special sort of mood on the holy city of Jerusalem. To those who still look for some sort of cultural activity at a time when most places will be closed, the Museum of Italian Jewish Art offers a free online series of lectures on a variety of topics.

These range from the life of Isaac Abarbanel to how Theodor Sandel left a mark on the city, as he was the person who designed the school later known as Schmidt House. Then run by the Catholic priest and noted linguist who lent the site its name, the structure now houses the museum on 25 Hillel St.

Visit shorturl.at/SzH14 to pick a lecture. Hebrew only.

While this day is spent fasting and reflecting on the fragility of human life, some readers who have young children or grandchildren might note that on most other Thursdays, Beit Yehudit in the German Colony offers a splendid series of events for the very young.

The class “Around the World in Knowing and Experiencing,” meant for children in elementary school, incorporates games and songs that open the eyes of the very tender to our varied world and the people who inhabit it.

4:30 p.m. 12 Emek Refaim St. Weekly event (not on Yom Kippur). NIS 200 for the program. Call (02) 566-4144 to learn more.