Editor’s note: Due to the ongoing security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Get some wine, for “Kiddush” or just to relax with, at Yain Bair (Wine in the City), Kiryat Hayovel’s spot for all Bacchus followers. The store currently offers a wide selection of kosher regional wines.
3 Uruguay St. Open today from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Go jump in the lake! A small one, around 1.5 meters deep, hidden in the mountains near Jerusalem. In Martyrs’ Forest (Ya’ar Hakedoshim), you will find Ein Kisalon.
When you reach Road 395 from the west, take a peek to your right and see the walking path with a small sign indicating how to get there on foot. From this point, it is not possible to reach it by car. Drive a little further and park in the lot to the left.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Watch a free screening of the 2025 film The Life of Chuck. Based on a short story by Stephen King and starring Tom Hiddleston, the film explores the meaning of one – maybe not very important – human life.
8:30 p.m. Cinema by Sam Spiegel. 3 Menora St. English-language film.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Head to the National Library of Israel for an unusual night, when the normally hushed space becomes boisterous during a night of study, in which discussion is encouraged.
Professors Vered Noam and Yishai Rosen-Zvi will explore what is the meaning of intention (kavana) as today’s daily page of Talmud (daf yomi) moves from Nezakin to Kedoshim (9 p.m., level -3.)
The library’s coffee shop will be open for longer hours to serve patrons.
8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. 1 Kaplan St. Free. Hebrew discussion.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Watch the classic 1963 comedy The Nutty Professor, directed by Jerry Lewis, who also has the lead role of Prof. Julius Kelp. The hapless Kelp takes some strange chemicals and becomes Buddy Love, who is everything Kelp isn’t: Bold! Attractive! Evil!
Shown in lively Technicolor, and with Stella Stevens as the romantic love interest of both personalities, this movie was a major hit in the 1960s and still stands the test of time.
Part of the Films for English Speakers series, this screening is in honor of late actor Ze’ev Revach.
8:30 p.m., Jerusalem Cinematheque, 11 Hebron Rd. NIS 43. Call (02) 565-4333 to book.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Watch the new dance performance It’s All Good by Maayan Liebman Sharon. The 45-minute show will be followed by a Hebrew discussion with the audience.
8 p.m. Koresh Gallery, 14 Koresh St. NIS 60. Call the Association of Choreographers at (03) 902-1563 to book.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Purchase a copy of the Hebrew biography The Catcher at Café Ta’amon by Michael Keren. The book depicts the life and times of Dan Omer – a beatnik poet who spent his days sitting, drinking, and doing a great deal of world-changing (or idle talk, depending on your point of view) at Café Ta’amon, which was located at the corner of King George and Hillel streets.
In what might be a good lesson for our current days, Ta’amon owner Mordechai Kup was fervently right-wing, but his establishment was tolerant of all views – even of leftists like Omer.
Get a copy at Holzer Books, 91 Jaffa St. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
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