Culture

Election Day picks, programs, and discounts

Make the most of your Election Day off on October 27 by catching a movie or heading outdoors.

Kochav Hayarden National Park will offer bird migration tours, kite-making and flying workshops, and family activities.
Guy Amir (left) and Hanan Savyon in season two of the Netflix series, Bros, which will premiere at the Cinema of the South Festival.

Cinema of the South Festival in Sderot to celebrate 25 years

‘SWEETIE’S PARTY’ is a series that tells the story of a naive influencer who becomes a Knesset member.

Israeli films, TV series that got our vote

‘Macbeth’ (see Sunday).

Jerusalem highlights: October 23-29


New York Magazine’s ‘Habibi City’ celebrates 'jihad chic,' while pushing Jews out of the picture

MEDIA AFFAIRS: Critique of New York Magazine’s “Habibi City” package argues it ignores Jewish communities while presenting a one-sided Middle East narrative.

A New York Magazine cover reading 'Don't Panic' is displayed on the door of a magazine shop, March 15, 2020

Italy is having a Yiddish moment. An unprecedented I.J. Singer translation is part of the boom.

The novelist’s dispatches from his 1932 journey through America are newly available in Italian.

I.J. Singer's dispatches for the Yiddish Forward are collected in “Viaggi in America” (“Travels in America”), which was recently published in a new Italian translation.

ZZ Top drummer, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frank Beard dies at age 77 in Texas home

The trio of Beard, guitarist Billy Gibbons, and bassist Dusty Hill was among the most enduring lineups in music history. They first played together in 1970 and continued until Hill's death in 2021.

SALINA, KANSAS - AUGUST 06: Frank Beard of ZZ Top performs at Stiefel Theatre on August 06, 2025 in Salina, Kansas.

Ofra Yitzhaki talks to ‘Post’ about new albums focusing on monumental musical figures - interview

As Bardanashvili aptly put it, Yitzhaki’s dedication is “a gift to everyone – to the audience, to the history of music, and especially to composers.”

OFRA YITZHAKI: ‘My primary drive is simply to record music I believe in deeply, on an artistic level.’

Israel Plus: Israeli content is ready for its global moment

As audiences embrace stories from beyond their borders, Israel Plus is opening Israeli culture, creativity and entertainment to the world - now in English.

 SHOOQ nonprofit digital platform  is designed to connect Jewish media projects with investors, studios, foundations, media funds, philanthropists, and other funding partners interested in supporting Jewish storytelling. (illustrative)

We went to Tuscany to "do nothing" – and it was the perfect vacation

Among vineyards, wineries, medieval towns, and countryside hotels, we discovered Dolce far niente - and found that doing nothing takes real planning.

Lots of stops along the way just to say, “Wait, we have to take a picture of this.” Tuscany.

Eisenkot's Yashar unveils plan to support new olim integrating into Israel

"We will propose a national plan that will call on young people to return home and on Jews around the world to make aliyah to Israel, because this is our national home," Eisenkot said.

Gadi Eisenkot, Yashar leader, speaks at meeting about plan to make aliyah and absorption easier.

HaMiffal cultural center marks ten years and counting of community-oriented creation

“We understand we can show Jerusalem in a different light,” says artistic director and co-director Doron Gallia-Kind. “Not the one shown in newspapers and on the news."

The HaMiffal yard offers a charming ambiance with a slew of intriguing artworks.

DocuText film ‘Safe Room’ tells moving account of how strangers transformed into family on Oct. 7

Safe Room is a moving film about a group of strangers who survived the October 7 attack by Hamas and came together in the safe room of Dr. Gedalya Fendel.

STILLS FROM ‘Safe Room.’

Eurovision heads to Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast as Burgas confirmed 2027 host city

Israel is set to participate in the event, after the Eurovision Song Contest director affirmed there would be no further votes on whether to exclude the Jewish state from the competition.

A panoramic aerial view of Burgas, the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria.