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BEIT AVI CHAI
Schedule
March- April 2015
Time Event Details Admission
Sunday, March 1, 7:00 PM
It's Funny!
Come and celebrate Purim with the Municipal Youth Council and BEIT AVI CHAI in an evening of humor and cynicism on the topic of laughter
Various workshops: costume design, laughter workshop, satirical writing and a stand-up comedy show
Entry free of charge
Monday, March 2, 8:30 PM
The Sweetness of the Apple
The Best of the Parvarim Duo
50 years of musical activity and a huge repertoire of quality songs have made Yossi Hury and Ori Harpaz the Parvarim Duo into an artistic and cultural phenomenon. Unique vocal harmonies and extraordinary guitar melodies accompany a selection of songs from the Israeli and international pantheon.
Among the songs to be performed: "The Sweetness of the Apple," "An Evening of Roses," "Quietly, Almost Secret," "Shadow and Well Water," "Migrating Birds," "I'll Go Crazy," and more.
Admission: 50 NIS. Student: 20 NIS
Tuesday, March 3, 8:00 PM
The Book of Esther: the Director's Version
Final event of the series
Resourcefulness, seduction, sacrifice, ingenuity and daring are just some of the elements of the Book of Esther, making it one of the most well-known books of the Bible.
In this series we will attempt to present additional, somewhat less known, facets of the Megilla in a new light.
What did Father Gurion relate about Megillat Esther? A Reading of the Midrashim
Prof. Avigdor Shinan, Hebrew University and BEIT AVI CHAI
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Tuesday, March 3, 8:00 PM
Women Immigrants
A discussion about women's identities and traditions in intergenerational transition
A showing of the documentary film, "Shadow in Baghdad" Linda writes a journalistic
blog in Arabic. 40 years
ago she escaped from
Baghdad to Israel, leaving
her father, a respected
lawyer, behind. He was
arrested and disappeared,
leaving a fog of evidence
as to his fate and a pile of
letters. An Iraqi journalist
proposes to Linda that she
delve into the affair and
exposes her to the story of
the Jewish community in
Baghdad, which flourished
in Iraq for more than
2,000 years.
A discussion with the star
of the film, Linda
Menuhin, and her
daughter Shir Menuhin
Moderator: Yuval Rivlin,
film researcher
Entrance is free, subject to availability.
Tickets reserved in advance at the BEIT AVI CHAI box office.
Wednesday, March 4, 3:00 PM 5:00 PM
Lunar Legends
Monthly performances for
The silliness of a man who accidently changed his hat
Admission: 30
NIS for children,
entrance is free
parents and children
The Month of Adar: Two Hats
A Purim crafts workshop will take place after the show: Dressing Up with Hats Geared to children age 48 years old
Director: Brachi Lifshitz
Cast: Galit Tzabari, Eran Kraus and Nadav Bossem
for an
accompanying
adult (price
includes show
and workshop)
Advance reservations are advised
Wednesday, March 4, 8:00 PM
The Day of the Voter
First session
On Voters and the Elected, facing the elections in the Knesset
What can we learn about Israeli society from the election process, the difficulties of governability and the election propaganda accompanying us since the birth of the State of Israel?
Moderator: Journalist Liad Mudrick
Elections through the Prism of Time: From ancient Greece to the 19th Knesset what can we learn about ourselves from election history?
Guest: Prof. Shlomo Aharonson, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Entrance is free, subject to availability.
Tickets reserved in advance at the BEIT AVI CHAI box office.
Thursday, March 5, 11:00 AM 1:30 PM
Lunar Legends
Monthly performances for
The silliness of a man who accidently changed his hat A Purim crafts workshop will take place after the
Admission: 30
NIS for children,
entrance is free
for an
parents and children
The Month of Adar: Two Hats
show: Dressing Up with Hats Geared to children age 48 years old
Director: Brachi Lifshitz
Cast: Galit Tzabari, Eran Kraus and Nadav Bossem
accompanying
adult (price
includes show
and workshop)
Advance reservations are advised
Thursday, March 5, 9:00 PM
Stand-Up Comedy
The Weekly Torah Portion Underground
Gil Kopatch leads a team of stand-up comedians as they present the Torah portion with their own interpretations. The Book of Esther With: Eli Haviv, Moshe Farster, Amit Hershkovitz, Yair Lehman
Admission: 50 NIS. Student: 30 NIS
Sunday, March 8, 8:00 PM
The Israeli Portion
A monthly discussion of
well-known and more
obscure ancient texts
about the Land of Israel
relating to the weekly
Torah portion and
contemporary Israeli
society.
Parshat Vayakhel
Pekudei: On Israeli Names
and What They Say About
Us
With: Carmit Sapir Weitz,
journalist and editor
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Sunday, March 8, 8:00 PM
Five Souls
An evening in honor of Yotam Tolub's new book
One rainy evening in early 1996 five souls happen upon one another. A woman who has lost the person she loved the most, a taxi driver who has lost his way, a teenage
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
boy losing his sight, a young girl who has lost her place in the world and a rabbi worried about losing his God. With: Introduction by Orit Gidali, poetess and author of children's books Writer Yotam Tolub in discussion with Bilha Ben Eliyahu, Kerem Institute Jerusalem, David Yellin College Music: Hadas Balas and Dan Salomon
Monday, March 9, 8:00 PM
Judaism Encounters Cultures of the World
First session
A lecture series with Prof.
Ariel Hirschfeld
Jewish culture is not an
autonomous world
inventing itself from
within, but it is rather
soaked in the surrounding
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
cultures. There are times
when materials from
Judaism take different
shapes, explanations and
changes in other cultures,
and times when foreign
cultures serve as source or
stimulation for Jewish
creation. In these lectures
we will examine some of
these mutual associations.
Judaism and Greece- The
story of the Flood in the
Torah, in Greek
mythology, according to
Ovid and in western art
and music.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Tuesday, March 10, 5:00 PM
What Seven?
Gallery Talks
An Exhibition of Posters and Short Films that Offers an Original Perspective on the Sabbatical Year (Shmita).
Curator: Yossi Lemel
The Sabbatical Year invites you to re-assess your priorities. What would you change if you had the
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced
chance to start all over again?
Gallery Talk
With designer Dov Abramson, one of the exhibitors in the Shmita exhibition, in conversation about the creations and the process involved in developping the What Seven?
Tuesday, March 10, 8:00 PM
The Day of the Voter
Second session
On Voters and the Elected, facing the elections in the Knesset
What can we learn about Israeli society from the election process, the difficulties of governability and the election propaganda accompanying us since the birth of the State of Israel?
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced
Moderator: Journalist Liad Mudrick
Changing the System?
Why is it so hard to govern here? Why are we disappointed with the way government works? And do we need to "correct" the election system?
Guests: Atila Shompelby, Television anchor and political analyst on the popular Israeli YNet website; Prof. Yedidya Stern, Vice-President of the Israel Institute of Democracy and Professor of Law at Bar-Ilan University.
Tuesday, March 10, 8:30 PM
Creator versus Created
An Tribute Evening to Andre Hajdu
Andre Hajdu, one of the greatest composers and teachers in Israel, celebrates the release of two new CDs and a new book with his creative partners. They will perform sections from the following works:
The Secret of Shabbat Hajdu and the Uman Chai Ensemble on a Night Trek through Jerusalem The Hidden Light Hajdu's arrangements of
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced
classical cantorial pieces (released by the Center for Jewish Musical Research at the Hebrew University) Open Doors A book of conversations with Mira Zakai
Moderator: Baruch Brenner
Rabbi Daniel Epstein, Mira Zakai and Prof. Edwin Serussi will chat with Hajdu about his creations
Andre Hajdu, Aharon Razel, Yair Haidu and the Uman Chai Ensemble Baruch Brenner, Yonatan Niv, Eitan Kirsch and Yair Harel will sing and play
Wednesday, March 11, 8:00 PM
Jews and Other Poles: The Polish Jewish Experience
First session
Prof. Gershon Bacon, The
Marcell and Maria Roth
Chair for the History and
Culture of Polish Jews, The
Israel and Golda
Koschitzky Department of
Jewish History and
Contemporary Jewry, Bar-
Ilan University
Myths, Legends and
Realities: The Origins of
Polish Jewry
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advance at the BEIT AVI CHAI box office.
How did the thousand-
year-old story of Polish
Jewry begin? Stories and
legends blended with folk
memory tell one tale,
while modern
historiography tells
another. Both reflect and
have had a serious impact
on the history of Polish-
Jewish relations.
The programs will take
place in English
Wednesday, March 11, 9:00 PM
Mono Stories
Dudu Tassa
Songs and the Stories Behind Them
The popular series, moderated by Yoav Kutner, returns. The sessions will combine personal stories, discussions with the audience, intimate shows and special performances.
With: Dudu Tassa
Admission: 60 NIS. Student: 30 NIS
Thursday, March 12, 8:00 PM
Song of Songs
First session
Before we read Song of Songs on Passover, let us delve into the book through four lectures from very different worlds.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
What is Love?
Dr. Tamar Kedri, Shechter Institute of Jewish Studies, on Song of Songs as seen by our Sages
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Thursday, March 12, 9:00 PM
Release on Parole
An evening in honor of poet Gilad Meiri's new book.
A world of he who laughs first and he who laughs last, poetic twists that occur on a writing desk, and an encounter of extremes that take place in the Upper and Lower worlds.
With: Gilad Meiri, Rafi Weichert, Noa Yedlin, Guy Perel
Musical accompaniment: Yuval Yavne, Hagai Nachtumi, Yonatan and Daniel Meiri
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
Sunday, March 15, 8:00 PM
The Day of the Voter
The last session
On Voters and the Elected, facing the elections in the Knesset
What can we learn about Israeli society from the election process, the difficulties of governability and the election propaganda accompanying us since the birth of the State of Israel?
Moderator: Journalist Liad Mudrick
"Nash Control!"
What kind of Israeli society is reflected in the election clips over the years? Guests: Dr. Baruch
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced
Leshem Lecturer in the Communications and Politics Department at Hadassah College, Roni Rimon, Strategic Consultant and Partner in "Rimon Cohen Shinkman" law firm.
Monday, March 15, 8:00 PM
Judaism Encounters Cultures of the World
Second session
A lecture series with Prof.
Ariel Hirschfeld
Jewish culture is not an
autonomous world
inventing itself from
within, but it is rather
soaked in the surrounding
cultures. There are times
when materials from
Judaism take different
shapes, explanations and
changes in other cultures,
and times when foreign
cultures serve as source or
stimulation for Jewish
creation. In these lectures
we will examine some of
these mutual associations.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Midrash and the Art of
Painting- The story of
Creation in the Midrash
and according to
Michelangelo, Tintoretto
and Poussin.
Wednesday, March 18, 8:00 PM
Jews and Other Poles: The Polish Jewish Experience
Second session
Prof. Gershon Bacon, The
Marcell and Maria Roth
Chair for the History and
Culture of Polish Jews, The
Israel and Golda
Koschitzky Department of
Jewish History and
Contemporary Jewry, Bar-
Ilan University
Messianists, Pragmatists
and Patriots: Orthodox
Jews and the Polish
National Struggle
From 1795 until 1918,
Poland ceased to exist as
an independent state.
During that period,
various efforts were made
to restore Polish
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advance at the BEIT AVI CHAI box office.
independence, including
several attempts at armed
revolt against occupying
powers. Where did the
Jews stand in this
struggle?
The programs will take
place in English
Wednesday, March 18, 8:30 PM
There's No One
Like You, Sister
Dori Ben Zev and Rubik Rosenthal pay tribute to the Hebrew language.
Musician and radio
presenter, Dori Ben Zev,
teams up with linguist and
wordsmith, Rubik
Rosenthal, in a humorous,
musical and witty show
production focusing on
contemporary Hebrew
language.
Rubik Rosenthal reads from his unique writing poetry, dialog and parody which exposes different perspectives of creating modern Israeli Hebrew.
Dori Ben Zev sings songs in which he treats the Hebrew language with his singular wit, combined
Admission: 50 NIS. Student: 20 NIS
with his amusing skits and sketches.
Writing and Presentation: Dori Ben Zev and Rubik Rosenthal Piano: Tomer Mezamer
Thursday, March 19, 8:00 PM
Song of Songs
Second session
Before we read Song of Songs on Passover, let us delve into the book through four lectures from very different worlds.
Song of Songs as Entertainment
Dan Almagor on the verses in Song of Songs and its characters in poetry, literature, song, dance, music and theater.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Thursday, March 19, 8:30 PM
Opening the Gate
Yinon Muallem and Ronny Someck Between the Words and the Music
Poet Ronny Someck and
musician Yinon Muallem
address the blurred lines
of the ways in which music
touches words and words
come alive through music.
Together, through
dialogue and
Admission: 50 NIS. Students: 20 NIS
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
performance, they create
a fascinating and
unforgettable
presentation.
The two artists first
formed a creative
partnership at the Mardin
Poetry Festival in Turkish
Kurdistan and have
continued since in
performing enthralling
joint projects in Israel.
Sunday, March 22, 8:00 PM
Kicking off the Month
The Month of Nissan: Sacrifices
At the start of the month in which we celebrate Passover, and in the week we read the portion of Tzav, we will learn about the sacrifices and those who sacrifice from the Inca's human sacrifices to the place of the Paschal offering in modern times.
Moderator: Prof. Avigdor Shinan
With: Prof. Nachum Meged, Hebrew University, on "The Significance of the Sacrifice in Ancient Cultures on the American Continent."
Rabbi Ilai Ofran, Rabbi of Kvutzat Yavne, on "The Sacrificial Service Nightmare or Lifelong Dream?
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets reserved in advance
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Singalong led by Michal Naveh
Monday, March 23, 8:00 PM
Judaism Encounters Cultures of the World
Third session
A lecture series with Prof.
Ariel Hirschfeld
Jewish culture is not an
autonomous world
inventing itself from
within, but it is rather
soaked in the surrounding
cultures. There are times
when materials from
Judaism take different
shapes, explanations and
changes in other cultures,
and times when foreign
cultures serve as source or
stimulation for Jewish
creation. In these lectures
we will examine some of
these mutual associations.
The Plagues of Egypt-
Midrash, poetry, Handel's
Oratorio and Rossini's
opera.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Monday, March 23, 8:30 PM
Romano and Brurya: The Beggars Comedy
The Jerusalem version of Romeo and Juliet, a moving and heartrending tragedy. Romano Romano, the son of Alfa Romano, the King of the Beggars of France Square, falls in love with Brurya Kaplano, a simple beggar girl from the Pat Junction, with the earthly Jerusalem as their playground. All the citys beggars get entangled in a thicket of lies, plots, love, and Bratslav CDs
With: Orit Bal, Evyatar Lichtenstadt, Eran Kraus, and Gadi Weisbart Music: Nadav Vikinsky
Admission: 50 NIS. Students: 20 NIS
Tuesday, March 24, 7:00 PM
Seder Suggestions
Everything you wanted to know about the Passover Haggadah and making a Seder Night with children but never dared to ask
Just before Seder Night, get to know the Haggadah from a new angle ask questions and hear some great ideas on how to involve kids and family around the Seder table.
Prof. Avigdor Shinan, scholar of Aggada and Midrash, and storyteller Sarit Zussman, will discuss the place and the function of the various sections of the Haggadah and suggest original ideas for really involving the whole family especially the younger generation in a festive evening on which we recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt.
Places limited
Admission: 40 NIS. Students: 20 NIS
Wednesday, March 25, 8:00 PM
Jews and Other Poles: The Polish Jewish Experience
Final session
Prof. Gershon Bacon, The
Marcell and Maria Roth
Chair for the History and
Culture of Polish Jews, The
Israel and Golda
Koschitzky Department of
Jewish History and
Contemporary Jewry, Bar-
Ilan University
"Good or Bad for the
Jews?": Jewish Life During
Interwar Poland
The tragic end of Polish
Jewry in the Holocaust has
often overshadowed the
light and shadows of the
dynamic Jewish
community in the interwar
period. By way of film,
photos, posters, literature
and other media, we will
try to gain an insight into
the lives of Polish Jews in
a turbulent era.
The programs will take
place in English
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advance at the BEIT AVI CHAI box office.
Wednesday, March 25, 8:30 PM
The Return of Kalabat Shabbat!
The Weekly Torah Portion on its Head
Before Parshat Tzav "Entry to Priests Alone" Everyone is equal in the Jewish people. It's just that some are more equal than others
With: Jackie Levy, Yair Lehman, Eran Kraus, Gadi Weissbart, Meir Pories, Rozi Richman and Nadav Vikinsky
Admission: 50 NIS. Students: 20 NIS
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Thursday, March 26, 8:00 PM
Song of Songs
Third session
Before we read Song of Songs on Passover, let us delve into the book through four lectures from very different worlds.
I am Asleep and my Heart is Awake
Bilha Ben Eliyahu on the echoes of the Song of Songs in Hebrew literature.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Thursday, March 26, 8:30 PM
Family Album
A series of acoustic
family
performances.
A new and fascinating
series of original
performances. Each
performance includes a
musical Israeli family who
invite us to enter into
their unique, personal
experience.
The singing families will
perform their well-known
songs as well as those
from the family library,
spiced with stories and
anecdotes that provide an
inner glance into their
music, musical roots and
day to day family life.
This session: The Medina
Family- Avihu Medina and
his sister, Tikva
Admission: 60 NIS. Students: 30 NIS
Sunday, March 29, 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Lunar Legends
Monthly performances for parents and children
The Month of Nisan: Spring
King Solomon meets the Queen of the Frogs Geared to children age 48 years old
Director: Brachi Lifshitz
Cast: Galit Tzabari and Eran Kraus
Admission: 20
NIS for children,
entrance is free
for an
accompanying
adult
Advance reservations are advised
Sunday, March 29, 8:30 PM
Moroccan Celebrations
In honor of the Mimouna
Just before the Mimouna, come and sample the festive ambiance and values on an evening of original adaptations of Mimouna liturgy and songs from all over Morocco.
In an atmosphere of friendship between Jews and Moslems, an open house and multi culturalism, the Moroccan music maestro, Nino Bitton, with the Maghrebi Band, will host Micha Shitrit, Nassrin Kadari and Dikla.
Moderator: Dr. Meir Buzaglo
Admission: 50 NIS. Student: 30 NIS
Monday, March 30, 4:00 PM, 5:30 PM
Lunar Legends
Monthly performances for parents and children
The Month of Nisan: Spring
King Solomon meets the Queen of the Frogs Geared to children age 48 years old
Director: Brachi Lifshitz
Cast: Galit Tzabari and Eran Kraus
Admission: 20
NIS for children,
entrance is free
for an
accompanying
adult
Advance reservations are advised
Monday, March 30, 7:00 PM
Seder Suggestions
Everything you wanted to know about the Passover Haggadah and making a Seder Night with children but never dared to ask
Just before Seder Night, get to know the Haggadah from a new angle ask questions and hear some great ideas on how to involve kids and family around the Seder table.
Prof. Avigdor Shinan, scholar of Aggada and Midrash, and storyteller Sarit Zussman, will discuss the place and the function of the various sections of the Haggadah and suggest original ideas for really involving the whole family especially the younger generation in a festive evening on which we recount the story of the Exodus from Egypt.
Places limited
Admission: 40 NIS. Students: 20 NIS
Monday, March 30, 8:00 PM
Judaism Encounters Cultures of the World
Final session
A lecture series with Prof.
Ariel Hirschfeld
Jewish culture is not an
autonomous world
inventing itself from
within, but it is rather
soaked in the surrounding
cultures. There are times
when materials from
Judaism take different
shapes, explanations and
changes in other cultures,
and times when foreign
cultures serve as source or
stimulation for Jewish
creation. In these lectures
we will examine some of
these mutual associations.
Returning to us- The
story of the Prodigal Son
according to Luke,
Rembrandt and Leah
Goldberg.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Tuesday, March 31, 8:30 PM
The Story of a Klezmer
Gilad Harel on a Musical Voyage - A magical performance telling the touching story of Eastern European Jewry and its rich culture from the 19th century until today, through the story of the Klezmer, the wandering Jewish musician.
The wonderful soundtrack combines live music and historical and computerized recordings, creating a fascinating encounter between past and present. The show was very successful in Europe and is now appearing for a premiere performance with local musicians in Israel.
Admission: 50 NIS. Student: 20 NIS
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Wednesday, April 1, 8:00 PM
Song of Songs
Final session
Before we read Song of Songs on Passover, let us delve into the book through four lectures from very different worlds.
Song of Songs Teaser of Teasers
Prof. Yair Zakovitz on the hidden secrets in the Song of Songs
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Monday, April 6, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Sea and Dry Land
Street Theater for
the entire family
The Exodus from Egypt as You Have Never Seen!
A storyteller, drummer, record-breaking jumper, acrobat and friends in a sparkling show of Passover stories that the Haggadah passed over.
The show includes a musical percussion workshop.
Directed by: Brachi Lifschitz. Written by: Sarit Zussman, Yair Lifschitz
Admission: 40
NIS for children,
entrance is free
for an
accompanying
adult (Price
includes show
and workshop)
Advance reservations are advised
Tuesday, April 7, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM
Sea and Dry Land
Street Theater for
the entire family
The Exodus from Egypt as You Have Never Seen!
A storyteller, drummer, record-breaking jumper, acrobat and friends in a sparkling show of Passover stories that the Haggadah passed over.
The show includes a musical percussion workshop.
Directed by: Brachi Lifschitz. Written by: Sarit Zussman, Yair Lifschitz
Admission: 40
NIS for children,
entrance is free
for an
accompanying
adult (Price
includes show
and workshop)
Advance reservations are advised
Monday, April 13, 8:00 PM
Wisdom of the
Sages 2015
First session
After a decade of the lecture series on the Ethics of the Fathers, we ask ourselves What has changed?
Editor and Moderator: Prof. Avigdor Shinan
How and why was the Ethics of the Fathers created and what has its impact been on generations of Jews all over the globe?
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Advance reservations are advised.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Tuesday, April 14, 9:00 PM
Mono Stories
Songs and the Stories Behind Them
The popular series, moderated by Yoav Kutner, returns for its fourth seasonbut this time in stereo. The sessions will combine personal stories, discussions with the audience, intimate shows and special performances
Artistic direction and production: Monocrave
Today's performance: Nurit Galron
Admission: 60 NIS. Student: 30 NIS
Thursday, April 16, 8:00 PM
Place and Site
How is the
Holocaust
commemorated
today in Europe
and Israel and
what does that say
about us?
Memorializing the Holocaust has changed over the last decades, switching from the overall collective story, to the individual and localized expression. The change is visible on memorials, sculptures, road signs and even in museum design in Israel and Germany, in which the individual story now takes center stage.
Does the individual perspective make the Holocaust more immediate or does it hide it? And what does it say about the way we remember it?
Moderator: Ha'aretz journalist, Ofer Aderet
Among the participants:
Prof. Dana Arieli Horowitz, Dean of the Faculty of Design at the Holon Technological Institute, author of "The Nazi Phantom: A Voyage through the Ruins of the Third Reich" and Prof. Danny Gotwine, Department of Jewish History, Haifa University
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced.
Sunday, April 19, 8:00 PM
Kicking off the Month
In the week we read the portion of Acharei Mot-Kedoshim on the
Entrance is free, subject to availability.
The Month of Iyar: Taboo
severest ethical prohibitions in Judaism we will attempt to examine the place of family taboos in Jewish and Israeli Law and ask what happened to the Israeli taboo on the Holocaust. Moderator: Clinical Psychologist Avner HaCohen With: Judge Menachem HaCohen, Deputy President of the Shalom Court and Family Court Judge in Jerusalem, "Infidelity and New Families Changes in Israeli Taboo in Family Law" Author Uzi Weil, "Was There a Taboo? When and how we started to laugh about the Holocaust." Singalong led by Gila Hasid and Uzi Rosenblatt
Advance reservations are advised.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Monday, April 20, 8:00 PM
Wisdom of the
Sages 2015
Second session
After a decade of the lecture series on the Ethics of the Fathers, we
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Advance
ask ourselves What has changed?
Editor and Moderator: Prof. Avigdor Shinan
How does the Ethics of the Fathers relate to women and children?
Guest: Michal Shir-El, The Chair for Agnon Studies an Israeli-Jewish Literature Centre, lecturer and moderator all over the country
reservations are advised.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Tuesday, April 21, 9:30 PM
A Face. The Day. A Memorial
Watch and Remember
An event to mark Israel's Memorial Day for Fallen IDF Soldiers and Victims of Terror Yom Hazikaron
Special screening of the animated films from the A Face. The Day. A Memorial. Project, accompanied by music and personal stories.
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Advance reservations are advised.
The event will take place in the BEIT AVI CHAI Courtyard, dressing warmly is recommended.
Monday, April 27, 8:00 PM
Wisdom of the
Sages 2015
Third session
After a decade of the lecture series on the Ethics of the Fathers, we
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Advance
ask ourselves What has changed?
The people behind the Ethics of the Fathers: Rabbi Akiva
Moderator: Dr. Chen Marks, Jezreel Valley College, Researcher of Aggadic and Midrashic Literature
Guest: Author Mira Magen
reservations are advised.
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Monday, April 27, 8:00 PM
My Dear, There is
No Substance To
Adam Baruch, a man who
turned even his name to a
representation of himself
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be
Most Words After
All
An evening
dedicated to Adam
Baruch and his
work
and played his own
character on screen; an
"eye witness" who
curated others'
exhibitions; was a
synagogue administrator
and wrote Jewish legal
treatise but did not
necessarily commit
himself to the world of
Jewish law. On this
evening, we will examine
his work with its wealth of
voices, dramatic sounds
and the identities
surfacing from its depth,
all of which are embossed
with the imprint of one
man, Adam Baruch Meir
Rosenblum.
Editor and Moderator: Dr.
Yael Shenkar, Sapir
Academic College
With: Amalia Rosenblum,
Moshe Ron, Moran Shoub
reserved in advanced.
Tuesday, April 28, 8:00 PM
Above and Beyond
Film Premiere and
Discussion
In 1948, a group of World War II pilots, mostly from America, volunteered to fight for Israel in the War
Entrance is free, subject to availability.
Tickets may be reserved in
of Independence. ABOVE AND BEYOND is their story
Screening of the film Above and Beyond
Discussion moderated by Haviv Gur, Times of Israel politcal correspondent
Participants:
Smoky Simon, Chairman of World Machal and Chief of Air Operations in Israels War of Independence
Eitan Ben Eliyahu, Major General (Ret.) in the Israel Defense Forces and former Commander of the Israeli Air Force
The program will take place in English
advance at the BEIT AVI CHAI box office.
Wednesday, April 29, 8:30 PM
The Levys in Jeans
Jackie Levy and Dudi Levy in a joint performance
Jacky Levy artist, journalist and storyteller, shares tales from the Talmud from a slightly different, humorous angle.
Admission: 50 NIS. Student: 20 NIS
Dudi Levy the talent behind big hits like "All the Time in the World," "David," instills beautifully moving liturgical melodies into his daily fare of western music. Together, they create a show full of humor, music and study. Shortly before Shavuot, the two Levys present you with an evening of stories, songs, wisdom and liturgy, all connected to the idea of "Tikun" (repairing the world).
Thursday, April 30, 8:00 PM
The Israeli Portion
A monthly discussion of well-known and more obscure ancient texts about the Land of Israel relating to the weekly Torah portion and contemporary Israeli society.
Editor and moderator: Prof. Avigdor Shinan
Parshat Emor: On Defects, Blemishes and Genetics
With: Dr. Shiri Shkedi-Rapid, The Center for Clinical Genetics, Hadassah Medical Center
Entrance is free, subject to availability. Tickets may be reserved in advanced
The event will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website
Thursday, April 30, 8:30 PM
Family Album
A series of acoustic
family
performances.
A new and fascinating
series of original
performances. Each
performance includes a
musical Israeli family who
invite us to enter into
Admission: 60 NIS. Students: 30 NIS
their unique, personal
experience.
The singing families will
perform their well-known
songs as well as those
from the family library,
spiced with stories and
anecdotes that provide an
inner glance into their
music, musical roots and
day to day family life.
This session: The Robas
Family- Danny Robas, his
wife Ilil and their daughter
Roni