Editor’s note: Due to the ongoing security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12
Dance your worries away with kung fu master DJ Paula as Muslala opens its own food cart. Based on Jerusalem musicians and artists, this fun event includes shows by Quintal (11:30 a.m.), YUZ (1 p.m.), and, of course, Paula (2:30 p.m.). The Aga-la-la food cart offers delicious and healthful food and coffee in a framework that employs young people on the spectrum.
97 Jaffa St. Free upon preregistration online via tickchak.co.il/94667. Patrons pay for food and drinks. DJ Paula will be offering kung fu classes at Hasbon (6 Mavo Hamatmid St.) from December 22 onward. Learn more by calling her (Penina Koren) at 050-642-0122.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
Watch The Accomplices, an English-language play based on the life of Hillel Kook (Peter Bergson) and his efforts to rescue Jews in occupied Europe during World War II. Written by Bernard Weinraub, this production comes from the heart.
8 p.m., at the Jerusalem High School for the Arts, 4 Yitzhak Elhanan St. Patrons may also book tickets for shows on Sunday, December 14, at 8 p.m. and on Monday, December 15, when the play will be performed at 5 p.m. and at 8 p.m. NIS 120. Purchase online via causematch.com/tmlb-playtickets
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
Visit the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens at night and enter the Winter Dreams Festival, open from today until the end of January. Children and adults can enjoy a brilliantly illuminated Roman Gate, a train, a lotus lake with a special light show, and much more. Enjoy the cave complex, featuring a musical light show, as well as glow-in-the-dark foods designed by chef Moshik Roth.
Sundays to Thursdays, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. (last admission at 9 p.m.); Saturdays, from the end of Shabbat until 10 p.m. (last admission at 9 p.m.). General admission is NIS 139; students and pensioners enter for NIS 99. Call (02) 679-4012 to book. 1 Zalman Shneur St.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 15
Enjoy the musical genius of the Nawa Trio, composed of musicians Itamar Borochov (trumpet), Amir Alaev (qanun), and Naor Carmi (bass).
Carmi is a well-known religious musician who produced six albums of current artists singing Chabad melodies. Alaev is a third-generation musician of the Alaev clan of Tajik-Jewish musicians. The group explores the places where Jewish spirituality and music meet.
8:30 p.m. Confederation House, 12 Paul Emile Botta St. NIS 100. Call (02) 539-9360 to book.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
Watch the groundbreaking black-and-white film Life According to Agfa. Directed by Assi Dayan, the film follows various oddball characters during one unusually violent night in Tel Aviv. This cult 1992 film won several awards and is a key to understanding Israeli movies.
8:30 p.m. In Hebrew. NIS 35. Cinema by Sam Spiegel, 3 Menora St. Visit cinema.jsfs.co.il to book.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17
Enjoy the Yiddish-language light operetta The Golden Bride (Die Goldene Kale) by Joseph Rumshinsky. A hit on the American-Jewish stage in 1923, this revival by musical director Sofia Mazar will delight anyone who has a warm Jewish heart and a love of music.
The plot? A poor young orphan in a Russian shtetl inherits a fortune, leading her to America in search of her long-lost mother, promising marriage to the man who finds her.
7:30 p.m. Beit Shmuel, 6 Eliyahu Shama St. NIS 80. Shown with Hebrew subtitles. Call 072-275-3221 to book. Discount code 1106.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18
Take in a modern dance performance with Take 3 by Maayan Liebman-Sharon, and witness how the dancers explore life-affirming actions during a period of deep crisis. The show is followed by Dirty Laundry by Shoval Bitton.
6:30 p.m. 3 Haparsa St. NIS 65. Call 050-641-1334 to book.
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