Review

The last 15 years: Sarit Brown brings intimate musical ‘The Last Five Years’ to Jerusalem - review

Sarit Brown, who has performed in a good number of productions over recent years, has recently taken the leap into the role of director.

Sarit Brown as Cathy in 'The Last Five Years.'
MENASHE KADISHMAN’S 1975 ‘Laundry Forest’ installation outside the Israel Museum invited the public into the work.

Not sheepish: Israel Museum reveals a different side of Menashe Kadishman’s art

The film opens in 1987, as 12-year-old Boaz (Yair Mazor) prepares for his bar mitzvah under a cloud of tension in his family.

Moshe Rosenthal’s ‘Tell Me Everything’ brings a powerful coming-of-age story to Israeli theaters

BIELSKI partisans and families. Lazar Engles stands third from the left.

'Our Partisan Kingdom' and 'Written in a Barn': Holocaust survival up close and personal - review


'Children of Abraham': Over a millennium of Jewish-Muslim relations - review

The French have a saying: “Tout comprendre c’est tout pardonner” (to understand all is to forgive all). Marc David Baer's work may help many on that journey.

ABRAHAM’S GATE, ‘Sha’ar Avraham’ in Hebrew and ‘Bab Ibrahim’ in Arabic, preserved in Tel Dan, is around 4,000 years old.

The Norman: A high-end, quiet corner of Tel Aviv - review

The Norman offers a quieter way to experience Tel Aviv, combining historic architecture, Japanese dining, shaded courtyards, and a rooftop pool with views of the city and the Mediterranean.

THE NORMAN’S Dinings restaurant.

Tandoori: Restaurant moves near Tel Aviv beach, bringing sea breeze to the spice - review

You can’t tell Tandoori’s story without mentioning Rina Pushkarna, who founded the restaurant and still runs it today, with her son also involved.

Food at the Tandoori restaurant in Tel Aviv.

Moving, complex ‘Valley of Shadows’ explores culture clash in the Himalayas - review

Combined with the spectacular photography and compelling performances by the entire cast, many of whom are non-professionals, the movie takes us on a moving journey.

‘VALLEY OF SHADOWS’ tells the story of a Spanish tourist who ends up spending months in a tiny isolated village.

Caesarea Golf Club’s Mariposa: Kosher dining hits above par - review

There are many meat dishes, with steaks of every shape and size, but we were very happy to stick with the fish.

PistVanilla ice cream with cherries and 'edible' flowers.

Where Jerusalem goes to breathe: Inside the serene hidden oasis of Ein Kerem

What we found is a village that functions as an absolute anomaly within the Israeli landscape, an intact historical capsule closer to an ancient Italian or Greek mountainside than to the city above.

Emphasizing European-style sanctuary and coexistence right outside  Jerusalem, this dusk panorama over the Gorney Monastery captures the  valley’s unique atmosphere – feeling like a tranquil Mediterranean enclave  nested directly in the mountains.

'Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II': Tracing Jewish survival from exile to war - book review

Moshe Taragin’s wartime essays argue that Jewish faith is carried not only through ideas, but through the people whose resilience has preserved it across history.

THE AUTHOR attempts to place today’s challenges within the broader sweep of Jewish history and Torah.

Amit Ulman brings his inventive rap to ‘Dream High’ - review

The climax of the film is a rap contest, where all the rivalries, past and present, play out and are resolved.

NOAM KLEINSTEIN and Amir Banai in "Dream High."

Namy: Serving up fresh, flavorful kosher Japanese dishes in Netanya - review

We booked an early supper at Namy, which means “waves” in Japanese, on a recent bright summer day.

Sushi from Namy.

Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel focuses on food, drink experiences to find niche following Oct. 7

In such a congested marketplace and a struggling tourism industry since the October 7 massacre and Iran wars reduced incoming flights, the Inbal shifted focus to standout food and drink experiences.

Bird's eye view of the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem.