Founded in 1983 by Lea Van, the Jerusalem Film Festival is one of the most perstigious cinematic event.

All international talent showcasted. At the end of the Festival, prizes are awarded in 4 categories, the latest a special prize: Best Israeli Feature Film, Best Israeli Documentary, Best Israeli Short Subject, and the Lipper Foundation Award for Best Israeli Screenplay.

International prizes include the Wim van Leer In Spirit of Freedom award for feature films and documentaries relating to human rights issues, and the Mediterranean Cinematic Manifestations (MCM) In Pursuit of Peace & Tolerance for Mediterranean Cinema.

Entrance Ticket: 40 NIS

R.S.J.F. was launched in 1987 as a four day international jazz festival with 9-10 concerts per evening, 6 clinics with guest artists and nightly Jam sessions.

The festival is held yearly in the last week of August, between Monday to Thursday. R.S.J.F. strives to introduce to the public the broadest possible musical spectrum, from New Orleans jazz to the contemporary, including Latin and World music.

The festival presents guest groups from all around the globe plus Israeli top groups.

The festival is also active in the jazz education field in Israel, promoting original jazz compositions and youth jazz bands.

Red Sea Jazz Festival Eilat - 2009 Program will be published soon.

Information Center and Tickets

Castel:+ 972-1-599-52-53-54

About 5,000 dancers from Israel and abroad will take part in 120 events and performances. Activities, a bazaar and more than 250,000 visitors and guests will paint the green capitol of the Gallile with a rainbow of colors, rhythm and dance Cultural Center: 04-9881111 Anat clearing house: 04-9886891 or 052-3719578 or 052-2811953

Annual Haifa Wine & Cheese Festival

From May 25th to May 27th the Festival will open it doors from1800 to 2300 every day at the Rappaport Auditorium Garden. For more information, ask our Wine Expert David Rhodes .   

Visitors to the Gush Etzion region situated near Jerusalem can enjoy a host of family-oriented activities during the Gush Fridays festival on 19 and 26 June and 3 July. The main event, the Gush Etzion Cherry Festival will take place in Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim  with cherry, raspberry and berry picking, (pick as much as you want and eat as much as you can while picking), cooking presentation with chef, workshops, tractor rides, farmers' market, creative corner for kids, performances and activities for the whole family.

In addition, on these selected Gush Fridays, discounts will be given on entrance fees to all the Gush Etzion tourist sites, including Deerland, Herodion, zipline, Biyar Aqueduct, Kfar Etzion Field School, Havayot Farm, Gush Etzion Winery and the audiovisual presentation at Kibbutz Kfar Etzion.

Other activities taking place include guided hikes and jeep tours, trail-blazing with the Gush Etzion field school guides, extreme sports and the longest zip-line in Israel, a tour of Herodion with Professor Ehud Netzer, the chief archaeologist who discovered Herod's tomb, wine-tasting and special discounts at the Gush Etzion Winery, a wet hike through the underground aquaduct and even musical jam sessions and laughter workshops.

Gush Fridays Schedules - June 19, 2009


* Cherry Festival Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim

10:00 - 15:00




* Free Hike - Path of the Patriarchs, 

guided tour by reservation, only 60 places - 02-9410124 - 8:45-11:00. 

 

* Herodion - tour with Professor Ehud Netzer, head archaeologist who discovered Herod's Tomb.

Reservation only - 057-761143. 9:00-11:00

An additional tour will take place 12:00-14:00 with a guide from the Herodion National Park

 

* Winery - Lecture: "Pre Nuptual Agreements"

Rabbi Elyashiv Knohl and Rabbinical Advocate Rachel Levmore discuss the issues at hand, agunot, agreements, and the issues of refused divorce. 02-9932437 - 10:00-11:00

 

* Meet the Poet "Pichi" Yoram Ben Meir 10:30 - 11:30 on the grass by the old Judaica Center

 




* Playback Theatre

Improvisational theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot; with actors from Gush Etzion.  02-9932437 11:30-12:30 10 NIS

 




* Hike with the Kfar Etzion Field School Through natural springs and new trails

02-9410124 by reservation only - 9:00-14:00. 

 

More detailed information (in English) at: http://www.gush-etzion.org.il/cherry-2009b.htm

A colourful fantasy trip from Europe to the Middle Eastern world, undertaken by Western genius composers - a picturesque evening of musical surprises, relishing the inspiring impact the Arab culture has had over the centuries on the western culture.

Pieces by Matthias Rüegg, W.A. Mozart, Alexander Glazunov, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Bohuslav Martinu, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy a.o.

Firmian Lermer - viola (DE), Erich Oskar Huetter - cello (AT), Paul Gulda - piano (AT), Stefan Heckel - piano, accordion & improvisation (AT)

Homage to 90 year old Pete Seeger and to Joan Baez - the protest singers of the 1960'

Soloists:

Lilach Shir: soprano, guitar

Shai Tuchner - Banjo, guitar and harmonica Adam Mazar - multi-instrumentalist

Abu Gosh Muscal Winter

Price 100 NIS

A unique concert that has become a New Year tradition and is given a spectacular rendition here

Peformers:

Ye'ela Avital - soprano

Avital Deri - alto

Eitan Drori - tenor

Yair Polishuk - bass

The Upper Galilee Regional Choir

Instrumental Ensemble

Conductor: Ron Zarchi

Price 120 NIS

Special Christmas concert: Purcell: "I bring you good tidings"/ Bach: Cantata 132 / Cantata 5 from Christmas Oratorio

Performers:

Hadas Faran - soprano

Avital Deri - alto

David Nortman - tenor

Yair Polishuk - bass

The Israeli Bach Soloisys

Conductor: Sharon Rosner

Price 120 NIS

Rossini:

Miserere, for men's choir and soloists,

Schubert:

Kyrie in F major, for mixed choir,

Mendelssohn:

Hoer mein Bitten, for soloists and mixed choir

Christmas Songs:

A moving concert performed by the Moran Singers and Soloisits The Moran Choir Eyal Bat - piano and organ

Conductor: Naomi Faran

Price: 110 NIS

A program with two cantatas by J.S. Bach:

Cantata BWV 165 and BWV 111, and the Motet "Jesu meine Freude"

Performers:

Hadas Faran - soprano

Avital Deri - alto

David Nortman - tenor

Yair Polishuk - bass

The Israeli Bach Soloists

Conductor: Sharon Rosner

Price: 120 NIS

Schubert: Mass in G major

Saint-Saens: Christmas Oratorio

Performers:

Hilla Nof - soprano

Noa Israeli - soprano

Dafna Zehavi - mezzo-soprano

Baruch Vogel - tenor

Mati Nof - baritone

Gaby Argov - organ

The Ramat-Gan Chamber Choir

The Israeli Chamber Orchestra Ramat-Gan

Conductor: Hanna Tzur

Price: 110 NIS

An Easter program featuring Bach's Cantata 166 and Stabat Mater by Pergolesi

Performers:

Hadas Faran - soprano

Avital Deri - alto

David Nortman - tenor

Yair Polishuk - bass

The Israeli Bach Soloists

Conductor:

Sharon Rosner

Price 120 NIS