Going out:

 

 

Free Event for all Families at Beit Avi Chai

What:  On a joint collaboration with the Jerusalem Movement, Beit Avi Chai strengthens Jerusalem’s communities and invites you for an afternoon of relief and activities for the whole family. Inflatable bouncers and fun crafts workshops for kids, Shiatsu treatments for adults, a joint yoga seminar for kids and their parents and the play “One Day in Jerusalem”.

 

When: October 22nd, 2015

 

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A Calm Jerusalem Weekend at the Science Museum

What: During this upcoming weekend, October 22nd-24th, Thursday-Saturday, the museum will open its gates for all the Jerusalem families with no charge, offering a fun activity at a protected, safe site. The visitors can enjoy numerous activities, exhibitions and workshops that will be offered at the museum.

 

When: October 22nd, 2015

 

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Animals and Smiles” at the Jerusalem Mall

What: The Jerusalem (Malcha) Mall hosts the cool kids’ show “Animals and Smiles”. Every Thursday, the best children’s stars in Israel arrive to the mall – guaranteeing a fun time for the whole family.

 

When: October 22nd, 2015

 

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Shlomo Bar & Habrera Hativeet at the Jerusalem Port

What: The mythological group that linked east and west way before the phrase ‘world music’ existed, led by the uncompromising Shlomo Bar. New songs alongside old known classics.

 

When: October 22nd, 2015

 

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Homes from the Inside Festival: A visit at the Begin Heritage Center

What: A special tour, enabling a peek into the backstage of the building and of the Begin Heritage Center for the first time. On Friday, architect Arthur Spector will guide the tour. On Saturday, Herzl Makov, head of the center and the one who was head of the project during the center’s establishment, will guide the tour.

 

When: October 23rd, 2015

 

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Fascinating Lectures at the Museum for Islamic Art

The Museum for Islamic Art at Jerusalem is pleased to invite you to a series of stirring, fascinating lectures on various subjects: the status and identity of Arabic women today, magic and traditional faith in Middle Eastern countries, Palestinian arts and literature and more. Starting on October 29th, 2015.

 

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Eating Out:
 

Black Restaurant

Black restaurant comes packed with a pretty bold claim for a chain in a country not known for burgers: "the best burger in town. Any town." The Jerusalem branch of Israeli chef Tzachi Buchester's ever expanding national chain of burger joints, the kosher Black Bar 'n' Burger occupies prime real estate on Shlomtzion HaMalka Street, done up in primal reds and blacks with one of those cool neon-lit bars along one wall. It stays open late. It's got tasty, boozy Kastel (among others) on tap. Its menu betrays a waggish pop culture sensibility: burgers get names like "Twiggy" (160 grams of beef), "Schwarzenegger" (220 grams), "Yokozuna" (330 grams), "Norma Jean" (ground entrecote), "Brigitte Bardot" (veggie) and "Popeye" (take a guess). There's a cool Pulp Fiction diner scene appeal to it all, although it ain't quite your standard diner burger. Potential toppings (no cheese, of course) include the standard-for-Israel (fried egg), the standard-for-anywhere (sauteed mushrooms), and the eyebrow-raising (a mix of pineapple, parsley, green onion and hot peppers). And plenty more. Non-burger entrees include everything from hot wings and nachos to steaks and corned beef. In the end, it's mountains of tasty beef and diner-style comfort food with an international twist, open late with a well-stocked bar, so if you've worked up a good hunger bar-hopping in the Shlomtzion area, Black Bar 'n' Burger is the burger bar for you.