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From Tallinn to Tel Aviv, for the 13th Time: MustonenFest, an Estonian-Israeli Music Festival
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From Tallinn to Tel Aviv, for the 13th Time: MustonenFest, an Estonian-Israeli Music Festival

We missed it, and it's back – despite all the challenges, Estonian artists continue to come to Israel to perform superb concerts and allow us all to enjoy the unifying power of culture. February 13-28, 2026.

Dvir Cooper
2 min read
From Tallinn to Tel Aviv, for the 13th Time: MustonenFest, an Estonian-Israeli Music Festival
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From Tallinn to Tel Aviv, for the 13th Time: MustonenFest, an Estonian-Israeli Music Festival

We missed it, and it's back again – despite all the challenges, Estonian artists continue to come to Israel, perform excellent concerts, and allow us all to enjoy the unifying power of culture. February 13-28, 2026

Dvir Cooper
2 min read
The Closest Thing to California: UNFILTERED Brings Red Hot Chili Peppers Madness to Israel
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The Closest Thing to California: UNFILTERED Brings Red Hot Chili Peppers Madness to Israel

With energy that will blow you off the floor and phenomenal musical precision – meet the tribute band that leaves everyone else in the dust and makes the audience feel like they are at the heart of a "Peppers" show.

Dvir Cooper
2 min read
The Winners and the Books: The 2025 Sapir Prize for Literature in Memory of Pinchas Sapir
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The Winners and the Books: The 2025 Sapir Prize for Literature in Memory of Pinchas Sapir

The grand prize winner of the 2025 Sapir Prize for Literature in Memory of Pinchas Sapir: Amir Hirsh for his book "Breakdown, Bereavement, and Zombies." The winner of the 2025 Sapir Prize for a "Debut Book": Roni Parciack for her book "Sitara."

Shosh Lahav
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Meeting with the Philippine Ambassador to Israel: The Philippines Love
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Meeting with the Philippine Ambassador to Israel: The Philippines Love

The Philippines is a country of 7,641 magical islands in the western Pacific Ocean, most of which are uninhabited and covered in wild jungle, offering spectacular landscapes, unique nature and culture, and one of the longest and most beautiful coastlines in the world.

Shosh Lahav
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"A Tribute to the Banai Family": A show that celebrates the Israeli soundtrack, and goes beyond it
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"A Tribute to the Banai Family": A show that celebrates the Israeli soundtrack, and goes beyond it

The Tremolo Ensemble, featuring Dan Shapira and Keren Hadar, presents a unique and intriguing musical tribute to the works of the Banais, at the Herzliya Performing Arts Center, Wednesday, 28.1. Plus - more Tremolo shows coming soon...

Shosh Lahav
4 min read
"The Dybbuk": For its 40th season, the Israeli Opera presents a new, original world premiere
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"The Dybbuk": For its 40th season, the Israeli Opera presents a new, original world premiere

The first operatic adaptation in Hebrew of the greatest Jewish classic, composed by Josef Bardanashvili, based on a libretto by Ido Ricklin, who also directs the production, with musical direction and conducting by Dan Ettinger. Five performances only: February 18-25, 2026, at the Israeli Opera

Shosh Lahav
5 min read
The Israeli Hour Theatre Raises Awareness for Children with Special Needs
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The Israeli Hour Theatre Raises Awareness for Children with Special Needs

February is recognized as a month for raising awareness of children with disabilities. The Israeli Hour Theatre is staging a variety of educational plays focusing on acceptance of the other for schoolchildren nationwide.

Shosh Lahav
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A Flamenco Opera that Revives Ancient Canaanite Mythology
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A Flamenco Opera that Revives Ancient Canaanite Mythology

The show by the Israeli Flamenco Company, BAALOT, connects the ancient history of the Land of Israel with Flamenco culture, which many of its followers view as a religion in itself. January 17, 2026, Suzanne Dellal Center.

Dvir Cooper
1 min read
'Ba'alot': A Flamenco Opera Reviving Ancient Canaanite Mythology
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'Ba'alot': A Flamenco Opera Reviving Ancient Canaanite Mythology

The performance by the Israeli flamenco group, BAALOT, connects the ancient history of the Land of Israel with flamenco culture, which many of its practitioners consider a religion in itself. January 17, 2026, Suzanne Dellal Center.

Dvir Cooper
1 min read
A Discovery at 'Ganzim - The Hebrew Writers Association': Uplifting Greetings from Polish Poet Wisława Szymborska
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A Discovery at 'Ganzim - The Hebrew Writers Association': Uplifting Greetings from Polish Poet Wisława Szymborska

The friendship between Holocaust survivor author, Miriam Akavia, and Nobel Prize laureate (1996), Polish poet Wisława Szymborska, led to a touching letter of greetings from Szymborska to Akavia.

Shosh Lahav
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The 8th Winter Festival of the Tel Aviv Culture Hall Returns
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The 8th Winter Festival of the Tel Aviv Culture Hall Returns

Marking 68 years since the Hall's establishment, the festival offers a musical weekend with 15 shows. It will open with the performance 'The Song About the Land' featuring the Israeli Philharmonic and close with a special festival show by Shlomi Shaban and guests.

Shosh Lahav
2 min read