Jerusalem current events

Grapevine: Onward August

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Jewish worshippers and visitors gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem a day before the eve of Tisha B’Av, July 21, 2026.
A recent picture of Yad Kennedy.

Jerusalem highlights: July 31-August 6

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

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
FOLK SINGER Sandy Cash brings the tunes on Wednesday.

Jerusalem highlights: Week of September 17-23

Don't know what to do in Jerusalem the coming week? Here's a list of suggestions.

|ByHAGAY HACOHEN
Gil Shwed at The Global Investment Forum (June 2021)

Jerusalem Post Conferences

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|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

DECEMBER 9, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
BEITAR JERUSALEM players celebrate with Eliran Atar (center) after the forward scored on a 26th-minute penalty in his first match with the club to help the yellow-and-black beat Maccabi Haifa 2-0 last night in Israel Premier League action at Teddy Stadium

Jerusalem Botanical Garden to light up for Winter Lights festival

The garden is a center for entertainment, tourism and cultural events as well as for education, training and research.

DECEMBER 7, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Winter Lights festival at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Jerusalem School of Rock - a safe hang out for Israel's teens

Offering a positive option for youth to entertain themselves

OCTOBER 24, 2020ByTRACEY SHIPLEY
YOUNG MEN perform on a street in the center of Jerusalem.

Jerusalem and corona: Eight months later

Many small- and medium-sized businesses are linked to the tourism industry, which is nonexistent for now and for the foreseeable future.

OCTOBER 7, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
POLICE STOP cars at a roadblock at the entrance to Jerusalem on October 4, amid the lockdown

This week in Jerusalem - A round-up of city affairs

What has been going on in Israel's capital this week?

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR
BEIT HAKEREM school building: Gone to the dogs.

Sixth annual Jerusalem Jazz Festival to go online amid coronavirus

For tickets and more information: www.jerusalemjazzfestival.org.il

AUGUST 19, 2020ByBARRY DAVIS
ALON LOTRINGER and Victoria Hanna are two of the artists featured at this year’s Jerusalem Jazz Festival.

Grapevine: Busy mayor

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion was one one of the few Israelis attending the dinner that President Reuven Rivlin hosted for foreign dignitaries attending the conference on Holocaust and antisemitism.

JANUARY 30, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
MAYOR MOSHE LION has gifted Jerusalemites of all stripes with new places to park themselves.

GRAPEVINE: Beyond the bonfires

Movers and shakers, how Israeli people shape the places of this country.

MAY 16, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
US Ambassador David Friedman [C] Rabbi Israel Meir Lau [L] and Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog [R].

THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: Peggy Cidor’s round-up of city affairs

The Jerusalem municipality is finalizing preparations for the June 6 Pride March.

MAY 16, 2019ByPEGGY CIDOR
A CHILD reacts to some Israel Museum relics.

Grapevine: Saving for ‘shmura’

MATZAH, the bread of affliction, should cost very little, but matzah shmura is a different story altogether.

APRIL 4, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Matza Shmora