DA'ATA Tale of Four Artists
Published on February 14, 2012
Nine weeks and four senior artists in the city of Jerusalem. That’s the essential thrust of the American Academy in Jerusalem, a project of the Foundation for Jewish Culture that… More…
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Shopping for the New Year
Published on September 20, 2011
When we were young, it was the new outfit and shiny patent leather shoes that portented the approach of the New Year. These days, our thoughts may turn… More…
A Solstice of Dissent
Published on August 21, 2011
It’s been the summer of strife in Israel, after a spring of uprisings throughout the Middle East. Beginning with a Facebook-driven protest against the rising cost of cottage… More…
Purses and Murses
Published on June 29, 2011
As designer Donna Karan once told a group of budding Israeli fashion design students, “It’s all about the handbags!” It’s a truism that Israeli designers have taken to heart… More…
The Charged Act of Art
Published on May 16, 2011
Experience a unique view on the world through the eyes of South African artist, William Kentridge. A multimedia master, Kentridge’s work is fascinating and beautiful – a mournful… More…
The Piyyut
Published on April 3, 2011
If you’re talking what’s hot and what’s not in Israel, the piyyut is in a period of Glee-like fame, according to some learned sources. These ancient liturgical… More…
Beach Break
Published on March 2, 2011
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“You the rabbi?” asked the surfer. Yep, Hayim Leiter is the rabbi, or studying to be one. He’s also a mohel as well as… More…
Praying for Rain
Published on November 29, 2010
The air is bone dry, and people are hankering to wear sweaters, cuddle up under blankets and tuck into bowls of soup. But whether it’s global warming or some… More…
What C@me First, Kruchit or Strudel?
Published on September 6, 2010
How do new words and expressions get invented and more importantly, how many make the transition into daily use, particularly if there’s already a perfectly reasonable alternative?
Take, for example,… More…
Podcast with Hanan Michaeli
Published on September 6, 2010
Hanan Michaeli, age 96, an early Israel pioneer and longtime Da’at employee, tells his story to Expeditions.
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Nabucco Nirvana
Published on June 11, 2010
It was a masterful production of Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Nabucco last week at Masada. The weeklong event at the foot of the mountain took three years to plan and… More…
Podcast with James Snyder
Published on June 10, 2010
James Snyder, the Anne and Jerome Fisher Director of The Israel Museum talks with Expeditions about the joys of living abroad amid the vast and fascinating cultural landscape… More…
White Noise Video
Published on April 20, 2010
Starting with the outdoor secondhand shop of swapped items that audience members are told to bring to the performance and the barcodes that open the show, Vertigo’s… More…
A Village of Vertigo
Published on April 20, 2010
Four sisters, four husbands and a handful of children between them, and that is the core of Vertigo, one of Israel’s three main contemporary dance companies.
It’s… More…
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