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Beit Avi Chai presents "Kicking Off the Month" for Cheshvan 5773.Kicking off the MonthHeshvan: Autumn- Wednesday, October 17, 8 PMIn the month when we first smell the scents of fall, we return to the blooming squills, to the wagtail, and the early rains in Hebrew song, and focus on autumn phenomena, both better and lesser known.Moderator: Prof. Avigdor ShinanWith:Bilha read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents: Noa Wachs in "Grandma Mami"- Tuesday, October 16, 9 PMGrandma Mami was born in Istanbul and came to Israel in the late 1940s. Percussionist Noa Wachs, her granddaughter, invites the audience to accompany her on a rhythmic musical journey from the past to the present, from Turkey to Israel, which incorporates recordings and video clips of Grandma Mami read more
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The Israel Museum and BEIT AVI CHAI invite you to "Sukkot Speak": Chol HaMoed Sukkot for the entire family at the Israel Museum- Exhibition of the models submitted for the Sukkot Speak contest- Artist-led workshops on building individual model sukkot - Workshop on making sukkot out of recycled book bindingsPlus: read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents a Book Forum: The Yom Kippur War In cooperation with the Kinneret-Zmora-Bitan-Dvir Publishing HouseSunday, September 23, 8:00 PM Almost forty years have passed, but the wounds of the Yom Kippur War have not yet healed. The stories, facts, and memories of that scar are reflected in the writings of the three participants in the program, read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Year Out, Year In": Between Rosh HaShana and Yom KippurThursday, September 20, 8 PMJewish tradition shapes the special time between Rosh HaShana and Yom Kippur in a special way. BEIT AVI CHAI invites you to a conversation and introspection about the time when one year ends and a new year begins, and about cyclical processes of beginning, middle, read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Marsh Dondurma hosts Barry Sakharov"Saturday night, September 8, 10 PM For the first time-a live joint performance, on the BEIT AVI CHAI stage, with Marsh Dondurma hosting Barry Sakharov. The collaboration between the band and Sakharov began two years ago when they recorded their performance of the children's song "Ruach Ruach" by Shalom Chanoch.Now, two read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Globalization and the Nation:" A Year Gone ByThursday, September 6, 8 PMThe global changes taking place throughout the world have a strong influence on Jewish fate: a more nationalistic Europe, a more strict Muslim Middle East, an America that isn't necessarily white and Protestant, and the rise of Asia at the expense of the West. How will the changes read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Fridays at Beit Avi Chai": Dalik Vulinits meets people in the news.
Beit Avi Chai invites you to its weekend person-to-person program, over a cup of coffee, with leading journalists, about the urgent matters on the public agendaEvery other Friday in the BEIT AVI CHAI cafeteria,Host: Dalik Vulinits
Friday, July 6, 10 AM:Aviv Lavie, read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "The Magic World of Chassidic Niggunim": Chassidic melodies in new and exciting arrangements by Naor Carmi Monday, August 6, at 20:30 PM: The Kleizmer Kings
A special summer show combining kleizmer, soul music, jazz, and gypsy music
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Beit Avi Chai "Mobilization '67": The Story of One Class
Tuesday, August 28, 8 PM An evening of moving individual stories about the city and the related period
An encounter with Jerusalemites who fought in the city in 1967: life before and after the liberation of the Old City, the social challenges, and the political shifts of those daysModerator: Dalik read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Back to 1948 with the Chizbatron 2012"Monday, August 27, 8:30 PM To mark the seventieth anniversary of the establishment of the Palmach, actors and singers present a nostalgic evening that carries the audience back to the days of the founding of the state, with the good and bad.A concert of songs of the Chizbatron, kumsitz stories, and the read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Dining in Jerusalem": A series of historical workshops on the cuisine of Jerusalem.The workshop will take place twice: Wednesday, July 18, 7 PM Wednesday, August 22, 7 PM BEIT AVI CHAI and Yad Ben-Zvi offer historical workshops and excursions tracking culinary traditions in Jerusalem, from the Second Temple period read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Kicking Off the Month" for Elul 5772.Wednesday, August 20, 8 PM Elul: The End
In the last month of the year we will ponder the significance of the apocalypse in Kabbalah and art.Moderator: Dr. Chen Marx, scholar of Midrash and Aggadic literature
With:Dr. Nadine Shenkar, Kabbalah scholar: "The End of Days read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "The Weekly Portion in English": Discussions on Parashat Hashavua With Avraham Burg
These three sessions will offer new insights into weekly Torah portion learning, combining both traditional interpretation and current events.
Thursday , August 2 , 8 PMThe biblical conversation between Man and read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Between Art and Politics: The Israeli Case."
A series of lectures by Prof. Dana Arieli-Horowitz, head of the Department of Art History and Theory at the Bezalel Academy.
How are political events reflected in the art world? Does art react to what happens in the world? Or do artists deal with social and political read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Istanbul-Tel Aviv": Music without BordersTuesday, August 14, 8:30 PM
Composer and percussionist Yinon Muallem in a special performance to mark the tenth anniversary of activity on the Istanbul-Tel Aviv line. Muallem's music combines Israeli and Turkish
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Beit Avi Chai presents "A Local Lilt": Improvisation and new arrangements of Israeli Mediterranean music.Thursday, August 9, 8:30 PMLeading young Israeli musicians in new arrangements and improvisations based on
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Book Forum":
In cooperation with Kineret-Zmora-Bitan-Dvir publishers
Moderator: Shmuel Rozner, head of the nonfiction department at Kineret-Zmora-Bitan-Dvir
1. Is Israel Corrupt?
Tuesday, July 17, 8 PM Do we live in a corrupt country? Does the war on corruption bolster the system or interfere with read more
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Beit Avi Chai Celebrates its Fifth Anniversary Wednesday, August 1, 9 PM*The "Knesiat Hasechel" in concert with the Mediterranean Orchestra of AshkelonA fascinating encounter, combining a rock band and a classic Arabic orchestra, that will touch everyone's heart.
The " Knesiat Hasechel", a cornerstone read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "The Mountain Jews": The Piyyut and Musical Tradition of the Jews of the CaucasusMonday, July 30, 8:30 PM
A concert of the very best of the traditional music of the Jews of the Caucasus (Daghestan, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, and Kabardino), whose roots go back to the time of the First Temple.
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Beit Avi Chai will mark Tisha B'Av with a day focused on the theme of Eternal Hatred, featuring films and lectures about hatred in Israeli culture and society, its influence on our lives, and its role in shaping our environment.Sunday, July 29, from 1 PM until the end of the fast Main Feature:Screenings of full length films followed by discussions
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Kicking Off the Month" for Av 5772.Wednesday, July 18, 8 PM Kicking Off the Month - Av: LeoThe month whose astrological sign is Leo, we will analyze the lion, the king of the animals through zoo and biblical stories. Moderator: Prof. Avigdor ShinanWithProf. Yair Zakovitch, Bible scholar: read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "Snow and Forest"-A play based on "The Grave in the Forest" (Kever be-ya'ar) by Uri Zvi Greenberg
Tuesday, July 10, 8 PM
After the Nazis drag all the Jews of the village to an open trench, Ivan the peasant's life is vastly improved-new clothes, new furniture, and a new house, full of silver utensils.Ivan, now the owner of the house, is extremely grateful read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents "By Wine Alone: A Tasting and Storytelling Workshop"Monday, June 25, 7 PM Tuesday, July 10, 7 PM In this workshop, we will taste a variety of wines and discuss concepts from the world of wine, the wealth of tastes, and the multiple senses that are involved in the wine-drinking experience. Between sips we will plunge into the legends about read more
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Beit Avi Chai presents Mika Karni - "The Voice of my Beloved": Album LaunchThursday, July 5, 8:30 PM Composer and singer Mika Karni launches her new album, with original tunes and arrangements of texts from the Song of Songs. The concert melds the Israeli scene with the ancient words and provides the understanding that love knows no limits of time or space.
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