Israel festival

Israeli Comedy Festival returns for its fourth year to bring laughs for everyone

From August 17 to 21, the Israeli Comedy Festival is back for its fourth year, featuring a mix of stand-up, improv, and five brand-new theater shows.

‘DONALD AND ABDUL’ and Attention, Sergeant Major! will be two of the performances at the Israeli Comedy Festival.
 AVISHAI COHEN: I’m not sure this is my most personal record, but I think it’s my best!

Jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen to unload post-October 7 angst at Israel Festival

 Folk Trio & The Gang.

Summer’s here! A snapshot of Jerusalem's warm-weather activities to enjoy

 ‘COMING HOME’ and ‘Brothers’ are two of the featured performances of this year’s Israel Festival.

A dream of recovery, amid reality of war: Israel Festival goes to the periphery


Israel Festival's Art/Battle uses martial arts for peace

The secret and beauty of such exercises as tai chi, el halev, or krav maga is the fact that they use military language to effect a peaceful resolution.

 ‘Lavagem’ by Alice Ripoll.

2023 Israel Festival features creative, thought-provoking art

The festival is set to run August 1-11 at three locations around the capital – Independence Park, the Jerusalem Theatre, and the Jerusalem Arts Campus.

 BRAZILIAN HIGH-ENERGY dance production ‘Lavagem’ takes a look at the absurdity of living in an unsullied world.

2023 Israel Festival focuses on the Jewish state's somber reality

The ongoing political unrest throughout the country infuses the program of the 2023 Israel Festival, taking place August 1-11.

 IRA GLASS: One of the performers at the 2023 Israel Festival.

The Red Sea Guitar Festival lines up Haim Romano and other Rock icons

Romano, Shalom Hanoch and Mati Caspi, Hemi Rudner, Yael Deckelbaum, Beri Sacharoff and Evyatar Banai are among those performing in the three-day lineup

 HAIM ROMANO, one of the pioneers of Israeli rock

Bach festival comes to Nazareth in their 7th year

The seventh edition of the annual Bach Festival spreads its wings

  IRISH CONDUCTOR Peter Whelan.

Nazareth Liturgical Festival to host over 100 musicians from around the world

More than 100 musicians from around the world will perform six concerts representing various cultures and traditions in the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth.

 The German choir Collegium Vocale Hannover

Music is music at this year's Tzlilei Stav music festival

Tzlilei Stav started out at Tefen in 2016, moving on to Ein Kerem for a couple of years before ending up in Abu Gosh.

 SOPRANO NOUR Darwish will be featured at the Tzlilei Stav (Fall Sounds) Festival.

14 Days: UN Speech

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

 Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks at the UN General Assembly in 2022.

‘I Am A Guitar’ international festival unveils the riches of Polish classical guitar music

Polish strings attached: Kowalski’s festival concert at Tzavta should be thoroughly entertaining, engaging, enlightening and pretty exciting, too.

 ACCLAIMED POLISH guitarist Mateusz Kowalski will be appearing in the I Am A Guitar festival, this month.

Jerusalem highlights September 16-22

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

 CASTLES IN the Air.