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BEIT AVI CHAI

Schedule

March - April 2016

Time Event Details Admission

Tuesday, March 1,

8:00 PM

Forgotten Heroes

Historic Figures

Relegated to the

Brink of Memory

First session

A new Beit Avi Chai

project, in conjunction

with the Snippets from

History podcast, brings to

the forefront important

personalities who have

been relegated to theedge of memory and not

sufficiently recognized in

the annals of Jewish

history.

Behind every forgotten

hero is a story, often no

less fascinating than the

well-known stories

recorded in history books.

The series will attempt to

acquaint audiences with

these forgotten stories,

understand the

importance and reviving

their role in history and

their incredible stories.

Moderator: Journalist Hila

Korach

With: Yuval Malachi,

history lecturer with,

podcast producer and

creator of educational

programs.

Forgotten Female Spies

Behind dramatic historic

events in Israel's history

were forgotten women

who dared to go behind

enemy lines. The session

will focus on these heroes,

their unique stories, and

attempt to understand

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their critical roles in Israeli

history.

Guest speaker: Dr. Lilach

Rosenberg Friedman, the

Department of Israel

Studies and Archeology,

Bar-Ilan University.

Wednesday, March

2, 7:00 PM

Live in the Evening

at the Beit Avi Chai

Lounge

Young Musicians

Perform Live

Gabriel & Errella

A piano recital with

French-Hebrew

influences.

French ballads, chansons

and pop songs

Entrance free

Wednesday, March

2, 7:30 PM

Sefer Shmot

(Exodus): The Birth

of an Individual

and a Nation

Seventh session

Parshat Vayakhel

Dr. Aviva Zornberg, Noted

author and lecturer

Drawing on Midrashic and

Hassidic sources, as well

as on psychoanalytic

thought, we will discuss

the birth of a singularindividual and a nation.

Moses and Israel emerge

in a profound exodus from

the traumas of exile,

especially from the exile

that the Midrash calls the

Exile of the Word. Moses,

child of two mothers and

two cultures, weighed

down by a speechimpediment, mirrors the

developmental struggles

of his people. He is

selected for greatness ‘for

the sake of Israel.’ We will

follow the arc of the

symbiotic relationship

between Moses and Israel

through the book of

Exodus.

The program will

take place in

English.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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Wednesday, March

2, 8:00 PM

Though I Wished

for More of More

An Evening in

Honor of Haim

Gouri

From his early days as a

poet in the Palmach, his

contribution to shaping

Holocaust

commemoration and his

public and political activity

– Haim Gouri is one of

Hebrew Literature’s

outstanding and bravest

artists. The evening will

focus on the prolific works

of the Israel Prize

Laureate, which have

become part of the Israeli

ethos and are both a

mirror and poignanttestimony to it.

Editor and Moderator:

Amichai Chasson

With: Haim Gouri | Agi

Mishol | Prof. Ariel

Hirschfeld | Yonadav

Kaplun

Music: Rona Kenan

* Haim Gouri’s books will be on discounted sale at

Beit Avi Chai; he will be

autographing his books 30

minutes before the

beginning of the event.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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reserved in

advanced

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Friday, March 4,

11:00 AM

The Weekly

Portion

Shmot Stories

The Israel Museum

hosts Beit Avi Chai

Tenth session

Parshat Vayakhel –

“Bezalel the son of Uri a

wise hearted man”

Prof. Avigdor Shinan inconversation with the

museum’s curators about

the weekly Torah portion,

viewed with the world of

art in the Israel Museum’s

Art Galleries.

With Sharon Weiser-

Ferguson, associate

curator at the Mandel

Wing for Jewish Art and

Lecture included

as part of the

Museum’s

entrance fee

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Life and Prof. Ruhama

Weiss.

Meet at the Bezalel and

Bar-Adon exhibition in the

Orientalism Gallery (at the

meeting point between

Israeli and Jewish art).

Monday, March 7,

8:00 PM

The Many Faces of

Esther

First session

The Book of Esther in

Jewish / Israeli Culture

Megillat Esther portrays

an ancient period, though

its main characters, plot

and holiday atmosphere

accompany us even to thepresent day. This series

will explore how Megillat

Esther is expressed in

various cultural genres, its

relevance and how the

story is meaningful to us

today.

Mordechai the Hero

Purim heroes during theBritish Mandate and the

early years of the State of

Israel.

Lecturer: Dr. Haim

Grossman, scholar of

Israeli culture.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Thursday, March 8,

8:00 PM

Meetings in Our

Library

Personal Encounters with

the Mashiv Haruach

Writers in the Beit Avi

Chai Library

February Hurls Cyclamens

at Me

Yoram Nissinovitch

An introduction to his

poems and characters,

including those from his

forthcoming book.

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Thursday, March 8,

8:00 PM

The Israeli Portion Parshat Pekudei: Money

laundering, anything

new?

A monthly discussion of

well-known and more

obscure ancient texts

about the Land of Israel

relating to the weekly

Torah portion and

contemporary Israeli

society.

Editor and moderator:

Prof. Avigdor Shinan

With: Shalom Yerushalmi,

political analyst for Mekor

Rishon and the NRGwebsite

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved inadvance

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Wednesday, March

9, 7:00 PM

Live in the Evening

in the Beit Avi Chai

Lounge

Young Musicians

Perform Live

Tamar & Netanel

Jerusalem Folk Duo:

Combining folk music and

Judaism, nature and faith,

and love for those who

listen.

The performance will

include songs from their

debut album

Entrance free

Wednesday, March

9, 7:30 PM

Sefer Shmot

(Exodus): The Birth

of an Individual

and a Nation

Final session

Parshat Pekudei

Dr. Aviva Zornberg, Noted

author and lecturer

Drawing on Midrashic and

Hassidic sources, as wellas on psychoanalytic

thought, we will discuss

the birth of a singular

individual and a nation.

Moses and Israel emerge

in a profound exodus from

the traumas of exile,

especially from the exile

that the Midrash calls the

Exile of the Word. Moses,child of two mothers and

The program will

take place in

English.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved in

advance

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two cultures, weighed

down by a speech

impediment, mirrors the

developmental struggles

of his people. He is

selected for greatness ‘for

the sake of Israel.’ We will

follow the arc of the

symbiotic relationship

between Moses and Israel

through the book of

Exodus.

Wednesday, March

9, 8:00 PM

Kicking Off the

Month

The Month of Adar

Bet: Naftali

The event marking the

month of Adar Bet is

dedicated to the tribe ofNaftali. The land allocated

to Naftali spans wide

areas of the Galilee and

includes the Kinneret.

The event will focus on

the songs of the Kinneret

and the stories behind

these songs. In addition,

the story of a unique yet

well-known Naftali will betold –Naftali Herz Imber,

who, besides his songs,

left behind a fascinating

and mysterious biography.

Moderator: Clinical

psychologist Avner

HaCohen

With: Dr. Natan Shahar,

musicologist and

researcher of Hebrewmusic: Songs of the

Kinneret and the stories

behind them.

Dr. Ran Aaronsohn, senior

lecturer in the

Department of Geography

at the Hebrew University

of Jerusalem, former

director of the Cherrick

Center for the Study of

Zionism, the Yishuv, and

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the State of Israel: Poet,

Drifter, Drunkard – Naftali

Herz Imber in the Land of

Israel.

Singalong: Gila Hassid and

Uzi Rosenblat

Thursday, March 10,

5:00 PM

Adventures at the

Exhibition

The “To the Aggadah”

exhibition invites us to

enter the magical world of

the Sages’ legends

through the gate opened

by Chaim Nachman Bialik.

We will hear stories about

the book, view the

artwork it inspired and setsail to a place of

imagination and creation.

Exhibition tour, story and

arts activity moderated by

storyteller Sarit Zussman

Artistic Direction: Brachi

Lifschitz

First child 20

shekels, every

additional child

10 shekels.

For ages 4-8

Thursday, March 10,7:30 PM

Live in the Evening


Lounge

Young Musicians

Perform Live

Yitzhak Berkman

An Israeli artist whose

songs were written in Tel

Aviv, New York and

Jerusalem. Acoustic

performance of piano and

guitars with musician

Avinoam Atton

Entrance free

Thursday, March 10,8:30 PM

Andalusian Jazz A unique performanceblending jazz with Jewish-

Moroccan and Jewish-

Algerian music, together

with a selection of piyutim

and songs from the Jewish

Golden Age of Spain.

Pianist Omri Mor is one of

the jazz scene's most

brilliant and surprising

musicians of recent years.

Admission: 60NIS. Student: 30

NIS

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

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From a young age, Mor

was exposed to the magic

of Jewish Andalusian

music of North Africa,

based on his acquaintance

and work with paytan and

oud player Nino Biton.

The trio, together with

guest artist Shlomo Bar,

will perform special

arrangements to songs

and piyutim written

during the Spanish Golden

Age, including Yedid

Nefesh, Dror Yikra and theJewish-Spanish song Dark

Girl (Morenica).

Friday, March 11,

11:00 AM

The Weekly

Portion

Shmot Stories

The Israel Museum

hosts Beit Avi Chai

Final session

Parshat Pekudei – “All the

gold”

Prof. Avigdor Shinan in

conversation with the

museum’s curators about

the weekly Torah portion,

viewed with the world of

art in the Israel Museum’s

Art Galleries.

With Dr. Eran Arie,

curator of the “Pharaoh in

Canaan” exhibition.

Meet at the Pharaoh in

Canaan exhibition.

Lecture included

as part of the

Museum’s

entrance fee

Monday, March 14,

5:00 PM

To the Aggadah

Bialik, Sefer

HaAggadah and Us

More than 100 years have

passed since the

publication of Sefer

HaAggadah, edited by

Bialik and Ravnitzki.

This remarkable

publication sought to

make the treasures of

Jewish wisdom accessible

to all, giving Jewish

wisdom life outside theconfines of the Beit

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Midrash. The success of

this goal continues to

illuminate and provide

knowledge and inspiration

for readers, writers and

artists.


exhibition provides an

understanding of the

relevance and meaning of

Sefer HaAggadah to

contemporary times:

spinning the thread from

its first edition through its

most recent publication,edited by Prof. Avigdor

Shinan. In the exhibition,

Israeli artists display their

work, dealing with the

tension and renewed

bonds between the

religious and secular

societies. In addition, the

exhibition opens a

window to the world ofAggadah for young people

using modern techniques,

illustrations and film clips.

The "To the Aggadah"

exhibition is produced in

association with Bialik

House in Tel Aviv.

Curator: David Ibgui

Gallery Talks with the

Exhibition Curator

Monday, March 14,

8:00 PM

The Many Faces of

Esther

Second session




an ancient period, though

its main characters, plotand holiday atmosphere

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availability.

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accompany us even to the

present day. This series






today.

How do you say Haman in

Yiddish?

Origins of the Purimspiel –

from the Middle Ages until

today

Lecturer: Dr. Oren Roman,

a scholar of the literatureand culture of European

Jewry, specializing in

Yiddish literature

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Tuesday, March 15,

7:30 PM

Birth of A Nation:

The Exodus from

Egypt

First session

The Book of Exodus:

Internalizing Knowledge

of God

Dr. Yael Ziegler, Lecturer,

Herzog College

These five separate

lectures will examine and

weave together central

themes and motifs of the

biblical story of Israel's

Exodus from Egypt. Topics

will include: ancient Egypt,

structure and meaning,

the plagues, Moses'

mission, prayer, and the

triumphant song of the

sea.

The program will

take place in

English.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved in

advance

Tuesday, March 15,

8:00 PM

Forgotten Heroes

Historic Figures

Relegated to the

Brink of Memory

A new Beit Avi Chai





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Second session


been relegated to the

edge of memory and not



history.




well-known stories





understand the

importance and revivingtheir role in history and



Korach





programs.

Who was the RealVisionary of the Jewish

State?

Zionism had several

harbingers around the

world – fascinating figures

who were engaged in

envisioning the

establishment of a state

for the Jewish People.

Why is it that we are allfamiliar with Herzl? To

where did all the other

significant personalities,

who also contributed to

fostering the Zionist idea

and the establishment of

the State of Israel,

disappear?

Guest: Prof. Emeritus

Shlomo Avineri,Department of Political

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Science, Hebrew

University of Jerusalem.

Wednesday, March

16, 8:00 PM

Story, Life

Haim Be’er –

Autobiography asa Work of Art

On the tensions and the

relationships in the

“story” and “life” in HaimBe’er’s book, "The Pure

Element of Time."

The third in a series of

presentations focusing on

prominent

autobiographies in

contemporary Hebrew

literature that examines

biography as the startingand focal points in literary

creation.

Lecturer: Bilha Ben

Eliyahu, Kerem Institute

Jerusalem, David Yellin

College

Music: Ira Shiran and

Yonatan Hadas

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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Thursday, March 17,

5:00 PM

Adventures at the

Exhibition


exhibition invites us to

enter the magical world of

the Sages’ legends

through the gate opened

by Chaim Nachman Bialik.

We will hear stories about

the book, view the

artwork it inspired and set

sail to a place ofimagination and creation.

Exhibition tour, story and

arts activity moderated by

storyteller Sarit Zussman

Artistic Direction: Brachi

Lifschitz

First child 20

shekels, every

additional child

10 shekels.

For ages 4-8

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Thursday, March 17,

7:30 PM

Live in the Evening


Lounge

Young Musicians

Perform Live

Gal Peiser

Folk n’roll acoustic

performance with piano

and guitars

Entrance free

Thursday, March 17,

8:30 PM

Words of Volume

Artists Sing Their

Own Songs and

Songs of Other

Poets and

Songwriters

Nurit Galron

Sings her songs and songs

by Natan Zach

In each performance,

artists focus on an

influential poet or

songwriter. Alongside

their own repertoire, their

chosen writer's music will

be performed with a

personal interpretation.

Hebrew classics like the

songs and poetry of

Rachel, Naomi Shemer,

Ehud Manor, Natan Zach

and Tirza Attar, will be

joined by contemporarypresentations from artists

Shalom Chanoch,

Yehonatan Gefen, Haviva

Pedaya, Chana Goldberg,

Meir Banai and others.

Admission: 60

NIS. Student: 20

NIS

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Monday, March 21,

8:00 PM

The Many Faces of

Esther

Final session




an ancient period, thoughits main characters, plot

and holiday atmosphere

accompany us even to the

present day. This series






today.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may bereserved in

advance

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

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The Queen in Hiding

Megillat Esther as

literature.

Lecturer: Yochi Brandes,

an author and lecturer.

Monday, March 21,

9:00 PM

Adloyada

The Spirit of Tel

Aviv's Purim

Celebration in

Jerusalem

A joyous Purim concert

with lively Charleston

songs, Hebrew Zionist love

songs from the British

Mandate period, songs of

the homeland decked out

as Dixie and of course a

Purim performance.

Performed with an eye

toward the Tel-AvivAdloyada, a century-old

tradition, well known for

its colorful parades,

boisterous orchestras and

dancing in the streets.

The Chocolate Factory will

provide the music and Eli

Preminger, a prominent

figure in the traditional

Israeli jazz scene, will leadthe way with his trumpet

alongside singer

Alexander Fisz.

Eli Preminger – trumpet

Amnon Ben Artsi –

trombone

Ilan Smilan – banjo

Tal Kuhn – bass

Rani Birenbaum – drums

Guest: Alexander Fisz – vocals

Barak Weiss – artistic

direction

Admission: 50

NIS. Student: 20

NIS

Tuesday, March 22,

7:30 PM

Birth of A Nation:

The Exodus from

Egypt

Second session

Pharaohs and Kings: The

Glory of Ancient Egypt

and Israel’s National

Aspirations


Herzog College

The program will

take place in

English.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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These five separate




biblical story of Israel'sExodus from Egypt. Topics



the plagues, Moses'



sea.

Tickets may be

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Tuesday, March 22,

7:30 PM

Meetings in Our

Library


the Mashiv Haruach


Chai Library

Look Inside the Opened

Wellspring

Naama Shaked

On poems, life, sources of

inspiration and a yet-to-

be-written creation.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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Wednesday, March

23, 3:00 PM, 5:00

PM

Lunar Legends

Monthly

performances for

parents and

children

Two Hats

A Play for the Month of

Adar:

Two Hats

A silly tale about a

simpleton who

accidentally switched hats

* An arts and crafts

workshop, including dress-

up, will take place

following the play

*Activity duration:

Approximately two hours

Geared to children age 4 –

8 years old

Director: Brachi Lifshitz

Admission: 30

NIS for children,

price includes

performance and

workshop

Accompanying

adult enters free

Advance

reservations are

advised

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Cast: Galit Tzabari, Eran

Kraus, Nadav Bosem

Tuesday, March 24,

11:00 AM, 1:30 PM

Lunar Legends

Monthlyperformances for

parents and

children

Two Hats


Adar:

Two HatsA silly tale about a

simpleton who

accidentally switched hats

* An arts and crafts

workshop, including dress-

up, will take place

following the play

*Activity duration:

Approximately two hours


8 years old



Kraus, Nadav Bosem

Admission: 30

NIS for children,

price includes

performance and

workshop

Accompanying

adult enters free

Advance

reservations are

advised

Monday, March 28,

8:00 PM

The Weekly

Portion in Film

A Cinematic Look

at the Weekly

Portion

On Sacrificing

A Cinematic Perspectiveon the Portion of Shmini

“That which we cannot

discuss shall remain silent”

A climax in the book of

Leviticus is the dramatic

event that begins with

Aharon’s sons' sacrifices

to God, ending with their

unexpected deaths – andthe thundering silence of

their father, Aharon the

Priest.

The session will examine

cinematic moments that

shift between mayhem to

internal reflection,

between extroverted

religious expression and

an introverted search for

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religious truth. From The

Son’s Room and

Shadowlands , via Hamlet

and Requiem.

Moderator: Yuval Rivlin,Film Researcher

Monday, March 28,

9:00 PM

Anew

An Evening in

Honor of Poetess

Navit Barel’s New

Book

The movement of poetry,

stretching from Aggadic

literature and the Bible

through to contemporary

times brings to life female

figures such as Hagar,

Michal, and Rachav. A

conversation with the

poetess’ world on love,

relationships and

orphanhood.

Aditor and Moderator:

Yali Shner

With: Navit Barel, Oded

Menda-Levi, Bacol Serlui,

Dr. Tamar Hess. Music:

Adaya Godlevsky

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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Tuesday, March 29,7:30 PM

Birth of A Nation:The Exodus from

Egypt

Third session

The Message at the

Burning Bush


Herzog College

These five separate








the plagues, Moses'



sea.

The program willtake place in

English.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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Tuesday, March 29,

8:00 PM

Forgotten Heroes

Historic Figures

Relegated to the

Brink of Memory

Third session

A new Beit Avi Chai










history.




well-known stories

recorded in history books.The series will attempt to



understand the





Korach

With: Yuval Malachi,history lecturer with,



programs.

Heroes in the Service of

the State

Unexpected situations and

fighting conditions can

create heroes, some of

whom appear on frontcovers, and others who

sink into oblivion. What

does it take to become a

hero that is known to

every child and why are

other daring figures who

fill important positions

forgotten?

Guest: Elyada Bar Shaul,

tour guide and researcherof the State’s history

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Wednesday, March

30, 6:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Food, Health, and

Ethiopia in the

middle

An Ethiopian-Based

Culinary Workshop

Is there a connection

between traditional

Ethiopian cuisine and

healthy eating in 2016?

The workshop is a great

opportunity to learn about

the characteristics of the

Ethiopian kitchen, become

acquainted with injera and

its accompanying side

dishes, learn how to

prepare traditional dishes

which are more

appropriate today thanever, and to understand

why teff flour is

considered a super-food.

Moderator: Sarah

Serkalem Maspin, one of

the owner’s of Addis Aba

Restaurant

Cost: 50 shekels

per participant.

The workshop

includes food

tasting.

Wednesday, March

30, 6:00 PM-11:00

PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Marathon of

Documentary

Films on Ethiopian

Jewry

6pm | Taxi to Gondar

Director: Eli Tal-El | 60

minutes | 2008A documentary about a

group of Russian and

Ethiopian olim who travel

together to the remote

Gondar Mountains.

7:15pm | Children of the

Bible

Director: Nitza Gonen | 53

minutes | 2009The story of a young

rapper trying to change

the image of the Ethiopian

community in Israel.

8:30pm | Black Over

White

Director: Tomer Heymann

| 50 minutes | 2007

Entrance free,

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A documentary about the

Idan Raichel Project’s first

performance in Ethiopia.

9:30pm | When Israel

Went Out

Director: Meni Elias | 78

minutes | 2010

A documentary about five

Ethiopian-born Israelis

who trace their roots back

to the Dark Continent.

Wednesday, March

30, 7:30 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Power of theMedia

Ethiopians in the Media –

Coverage, Image,

Influence

A panel discussion

covering various aspects

of the ways Israeli media

portrays Ethiopian

immigrants, the causes for

the media’s approach, and

how this coverage

influences the meeting

point of Ethiopians with

others in Israeli society.

How does the Ethiopian

community in Israel

“contribute” to the image

created by the media -

and should this image be

modified?

Editor: Pnina Tamano

Shata, former MK, lawyer,

journalist and socialactivist.

Brano Taganya, reporter,

Channel 2 News.

Anat Saragusti, journalist,

editor, documentary

director and former

director of journalism

courses for Ethiopians

Entrance free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets can bereserved in

advance

Wednesday, March

30, 9:30 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Ilak Sahalo and Uri Alamo,

two band members of

Cafe Shahor Hazak (Strong

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Coffee, Black, Two

Sugars

Black Coffee), meet with

Yoav Kutner for an in-

depth and personal

conversation about the

stories behind their songs.

They will speak about

their childhood, musical

influences and their big

break, and will perform

their well-known songs.

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Thursday, March 31,

6:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Food, Health, and

Ethiopia in the

middle

An Ethiopian-Based

Culinary Workshop

Is there a connection

between traditional

Ethiopian cuisine and

healthy eating in 2016?

The workshop is a great

opportunity to learn about

the characteristics of the

Ethiopian kitchen, become

acquainted with injera and

its accompanying side

dishes, learn how to

prepare traditional dishes

which are more

appropriate today than

ever, and to understand

why teff flour is

considered a super-food.

Moderator: Sarah

Serkalem Maspin, one of

the owner’s of Addis Aba

Restaurant

Cost: 50 shekels

per participant.

The workshop

includes food

tasting.

Thursday, March 31,

6:00 PM-11:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Marathon of

Documentary

Films on Ethiopian

Jewry

6pm | Taxi to Gondar

Director: Eli Tal-El | 60

minutes | 2008

A documentary about a

group of Russian and

Ethiopian olim who travel

together to the remote

Gondar Mountains.

7:15pm | Children of the

Bible

Director: Nitza Gonen | 53minutes | 2009

Entrance free,

subject to

availability

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The story of a young

rapper trying to change

the image of the Ethiopian

community in Israel.

8:30pm | Black Over

White

Director: Tomer Heymann

| 50 minutes | 2007

A documentary about the

Idan Raichel Project’s first

performance in Ethiopia.

9:30pm | When Israel

Went Out

Director: Meni Elias | 78minutes | 2010

A documentary about five

Ethiopian-born Israelis

who trace their roots back

to the Dark Continent.

Thursday, March 31,

8:30 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Gili Yalo (Zvuloon Dub

System) hosts Abate

Berihun

An intriguing musicalencounter between

generations, locations,

sounds and memories,

blending together to

produce a new and truly

unique sound.

Gili Yalo creates original

works, combining

traditional Ethiopianmusic with contemporary

sounds.

Abate Berihun is a jazz

saxophone player and

composer who integrates

jazz with the Ethiopian

music of his roots.

With:

Noam Havkin – keyboard

Yonatan Albalak – guitarSefi Zisling – trumpet

Admission: 60

NIS. Student: 30

NIS

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

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Amir Sadot – bass

Ben Aylon –percussion

Noa Melamed Vazana –

artistic management and

production

Sunday, April 3, 8:00

PM

The Israeli PortionParshat Tazria: Biblical

and modern leprosy

A monthly discussion of

well-known and more

obscure ancient texts

about the Land of Israel

relating to the weekly

Torah portion and

contemporary Israeli

society.

Editor and Moderator: Dr.Gila Vachman

With: Ruth Wexler,

former head nurse at

Hanson Hospital, and a

researcher of its history

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved in

advance

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chaiwebsite

Tuesday, April 5,

7:30 PM

Birth of A Nation:

The Exodus from

Egypt

Fourth session

Ten Plagues

on Pharaoh’s

House: Why?


Herzog College

These five separate






will include: ancient Egypt,structure and meaning,

the plagues, Moses'



sea.

The program will

take place in

English.

Entrance is free,subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved in

advance

Tuesday, April 5,

8:00 PM

Meetings in Our

Library


the Mashiv Haruach


Chai Library

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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Inside and Outside of the

Borders

Bacol Serlui

What lies between the

classic formula and its

deconstruction – on

freedom and boundaries

in poetry and in life.

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Wednesday, April 6,

8:00 PM

Prayer After

Midnight (Tikkun

Achar Chatzot )

Yaniv Iczkovits

Fanny Keizmann is in hot

pursuit of the man who

deserted her oldest sister.

If she is unable to drag the

abandoning husband back

to his wife and children,the least she hopes to

achieve is to get him to

sign a get, a writ of

divorce. The year is 1894,

and Fanny, an

extraordinary heroine,

gets swept up in a journey

across the Russian Empire

that will shake up her

entire existence. And, just

like her, her peculiar

fellow travelers are about

to lose and regain their

own worlds.

Introductory comments by

author Yair Agmon

Author Yaniv Itzkovich inconversation with Bilha

Ben-Elihayu, Kerem

Institute Jerusalem, David

Yellin College

Music: Moriel Hoffman

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

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Thursday, April 7,

7:30 PM

Live in the Evening


Lounge

Dana Sasson and Itai

Tamarov

A jazz duo performing new

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Young Musicians

Perform Live

arrangements of Israeli

songs.

Thursday, April 7,

8:30 PM

Shem-Tov Levy

and the Ensemble

Piyutim and Poets’

Songs

Liturgical Jewish music, as

well as arrangements to

songs written by the

Ramchal (Moshe Chaim

Luzzatto), a new

arrangement for Yona

Wallach, and more.

One of Shem-Tov Levy's

outstanding

characteristics is his love

for poets’ songs. Together

with texts by Bialik,

Goldberg and Ravikovitch,Levy also composes songs

by the great poets of the

Golden Age, such as Rabbi

Yehua Halevi, Rabbi

Yisrael Najara and Rabbi

Abraham ibn Ezra.

The materials that Levy

taps into, the poetry and

power of his gentlemelodies come together

in a moving and intricate

performance that is both a

musical mosaic and an

experience that touches

deep into the heart.

Admission: 60

NIS. Student: 30

NIS

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Sunday, April 10,

8:00 PM

Kicking Off the

Month

The Month ofNisan: Gad

The event marking the

month of Nisan will be

dedicated to the tribe of

Gad. According to theMidrashim, the portion of

land belonging to the tribe

of Gad on the eastern

bank of the Jordan River is

where Moses' life came to

an end, after seeing from

a distance the land which

he would not enter. With

the aid of various works of

art we will study hisdemise on Mt. Nevo. We

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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will also deal with luck:

Moshe was not lucky

enough to enter the

Promised Land, but many

others do rely on luck –

also known as "Gad" in

Hebrew, investing their

money in Mifal Hapayis,

Israel’s state lottery. Less

well-known aspects of this

significant enterprise in

the State of Israel will also

be brought to light.

Moderator: Prof . Avigdor

Shinan

With: Yael Mali, artlecturer at the Efrata

College and art critic for

the Mekor Rishon

newspaper: Moses on Mt.

Nevo.

Uzi Dayan, Maj. Gen.

(res.), Chairman, Mifal

Hapayis: This is where

good things start.

Singalong: Yossi Lev Monday, April 11,

5:00 PM

Lunar Legends

Monthly

performances for

parents and

children

Songs and Frogs


Nissan:

Songs and Frogs

* New Play

The frogs’ croaks disturb

the King as he writes his

songs. Or maybe not?


8 years old



Kraus

Admission: 20

NIS for children,

free for

accompanying

adult

Advance

reservations are

advised

Monday, April 11,

8:00 PM

The Weekly

Portion in Film

A Cinematic Look

at the Weekly

Portion

Leprosy

A Cinematic Perspective

on the Portion of Metzora

The Bible attributes great

importance to leprosy and

Entrance free,

subject to

availability.

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lepers. Despite the fact

that leprosy today is no

longer a concern, the fear

of spreading diseases is of

continual concern. The

session is a cinematic

perspective on lepers, the

ill, the plagues, and how

all these lead directly to

the Walking Dead .

Among the film clips to be

screened: Outbreak, 28

Days Later, Walking

Dead, and Contagion

Moderator: Doron Fishler,Film Critic, editor of the

FishEye website

Tuesday, April 12,

5:00 PM

Lunar Legends

Monthly

performances for

parents and

children

Songs and Frogs


Nissan:

Songs and Frogs

* New Play





8 years old



Kraus

Admission: 20

NIS for children,

free for

accompanying

adult

Advancereservations are

advised

Tuesday, April 12,

7:30 PM

Birth of A Nation:

The Exodus from

Egypt

Final session

The Song of the Sea: The

National Anthem of Israel


Herzog College

These five separate






will include: ancient Egypt,structure and meaning,

The program will

take place in

English.Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved in

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the plagues, Moses'



sea.

Tuesday, April 12,

8:00 PM

Meetings in Our

Library


the Mashiv Haruach


Chai Library

The Wind and the Storm

Yossef Ozer

To be Or not to be a light,

that is the question ("Or"

in Hebrew means "light");

and on poetry forced upon

oneself

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

Tickets may be

reserved in

advanced

Tuesday, April 12,

8:00 PM

Forgotten Heroes

Historic Figures

Relegated to the

Brink of Memory

Fourth session

A new Beit Avi Chai










history.




well-known stories





understand the





Korach




creator of educationalprograms.

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Cultural Heroes

Who is traditionally

considered to have

shaped Israeli culture?

Rachel the Poetess?

Nathan Alterman? How

did various figures

influence the State of

Israel’s cultural

development and why are

musicians such as the al-

Kuwaiti brothers only

receiving wide public

exposure now, decades

late?

Guest: Prof. OdedHeilbronner, Center for

Cultural Studies, Shenkar

College

Wednesday, April

13, 8:00 PM

Gei OniFilm and Discussion

Mandatory Palestine, the

early 19th century. Fania, a

17-year old refugee of the

pogroms, arrives in Jaffa

with her elderly uncle, hercrazy brother, and her

baby daughter. At the

hostel in town she meets

Yechiel, a widower with

two children, who falls in

love with her and asks for

her hand in marriage.

Fania, lacking any means

of her own, agrees to

marry the stranger, andtogether they move to his

home in Jauni – otherwise

known as Gei Oni, later to

be known as Rosh Pinna.

The settlement is home to

both Arab and Jewish

farmers living under harsh

conditions. The film

portrays a love story on

the backdrop of the

awakening of the Hibbat

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with which we deal every

year anew.

Prof. Avigdor Shinan, a

scholar of Aggadic and

Midrashik literature, will

provide order in the

Passover Hagaddah: What

is important and what is

unimportant? What

comes first? What takes

place between Ha Lachma

Anya and Chad Gadya?

Rabbi Prof. Dalia Marx, a

lecturer on Jewish liturgy

at the Hebrew Union

College, will talk about thegender aspect of the

Passover Seder: The role

of women in the Exodus

from Egypt, through their

exemption from reclining

during the Passover Seder,

and extending to today's

female Seders.

Thursday, April 14,

7:30 PM

Live in the Evening

in the Beit Avi ChaiLounge

Young Musicians

Perform Live

Noam Nativ

Acoustic folk rocktransitioning between joy

and sorrow.

Entrance free

Thursday, April 14,

8:30 PM

Words of Volume

Artists Sing Their

Own Songs and

Songs of Other

Poets andSongwriters

Yirmi Kaplan

Sings his songs and songs

by Chana Goldberg

In each performance,

artists focus on an

influential poet or

songwriter. Alongside

their own repertoire, their

chosen writer's music will

be performed with a

personal interpretation.

Hebrew classics like the

songs and poetry of

Rachel, Naomi Shemer,Ehud Manor, Natan Zach

Admission: 60

NIS. Student: 20

NIS

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and Tirza Attar, will be

joined by contemporary

presentations from artists

Shalom Chanoch,

Yehonatan Gefen, Haviva

Pedaya, Chana Goldberg,

Meir Banai and others.

Sunday, April 17,

5:00 PM

Lunar Legends

Monthly

performances for

parents and

children

Songs and Frogs


Nissan:

Songs and Frogs

* New Play





8 years old



Kraus

Admission: 20

NIS for children,

free for

accompanying

adult

Advance

reservations areadvised

Monday, April 18,

5:00 PM

Lunar Legends

Monthly

performances for

parents andchildren

Songs and Frogs


Nissan:

Songs and Frogs

* New Play





8 years old



Kraus

Admission: 20

NIS for children,

free for

accompanyingadult

Advance

reservations are

advised

Monday, April 18,

7:30 PM

Seder? What

Seder?

A Workshop for Pesach

Seder Leaders

Everything you wanted to

know about the Passover

Hagaddah and were too

afraid to ask.

Moments before the

Seder night, this is your

chance to become

reacquainted with the

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Hagaddah, to ask

questions, be inspired,

and acquire an in-depth

understanding of the

customs and the content

with which we deal every

year anew.

Prof. Avigdor Shinan, a

scholar of Aggadic and

Midrashik literature, will

provide order in the

Passover Hagaddah: What

is important and what is

unimportant? What

comes first? What takes

place between Ha Lachma Anya and Chad Gadya?

Rabbi Prof. Dalia Marx, a

lecturer on Jewish liturgy

at the Hebrew Union

College, will talk about the

gender aspect of the

Passover Seder: The role

of women in the Exodus

from Egypt, through their

exemption from recliningduring the Passover Seder,

and extending to today's

female Seders.

Tuesday, April 19,

6:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

The Sweetest

Holiday of All –

A Culinary

Workshop

Why do we eat so many

sweets, what is the

connection between

Mimouna, sweet foods

and neighbors?

A culinary workshopfocusing on the

Mimouna’s sweet,

delectable desserts and

their origins: mufleta, the

various jellies, marzipan,

zabane, among others.

Cost: 50 shekels.

The workshop

includes food

tasting.

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Moderator: Avi Levy,

Master Chef, HaMotzi

Restaurant

Tuesday, April 19,

7:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Musical events

Efi Douieb

New arrangements for

ethnic Moroccan music

alongside original material

Entrance free

Tuesday, April 19,

08:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

A Bird Between

Continents

An Evening in Honor of

Poet Erez Biton

From the onset of his

journey as a poet, at the

end of the 1970s, ErezBiton has been one of the

first artists to convey the

Mizrachi voice – the voice

of those descended from

Mizrachi ethnic groups –

providing it with a

platform and a place in

Israeli public life.

Biton’s poetry continues

even today to echo thefracture that formed with

the immigration to Israel.

The poetry of this Israel

Prize Laureate (Hebrew

Literature and Poetry for

5775) wishes to provide

Mizrachi culture with both

articulation and validity as

it continues to struggle to

find its place in the Israelimosaic.

Editor and Moderator:

Shachar Mario Mordechai

With: Erez Biton | Almog

Behar | Hedva Harechavi

| Prof. Yochai

Oppenheimer

Music: Neta Elkayam, Elad

Levi, and Amit Hai Cohen

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Tuesday, April 19,

10:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

The Man and His

Violin

Haim Ulliel, a true Sderot

man and leader of the

Sfatayim (Lips) band,

meets up with Yoav

Kutner for a personal

discussion on making

Aliyah, musical influences

and Sderot’s magic as a

hothouse for musicians.

Ulliel will perform well-

known songs from his stint

with Sfatayim and pieces

from his solo albums.

Admission: 60

NIS. Student: 30

NIS

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

Wednesday, April

20, 6:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

The Sweetest

Holiday of All –

A Culinary

Workshop

Why do we eat so many

sweets, what is the

connection between

Mimouna, sweet foods

and neighbors?

A culinary workshop

focusing on the

Mimouna’s sweet,

delectable desserts and

their origins: mufleta, the

various jellies, marzipan,

zabane, among others.

Moderator: Avi Levy,

Master Chef, HaMotzi

Restaurant

Cost: 50 shekels.

The workshop

includes foodtasting.

Wednesday, April

20, 6:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Prophets:

Screening and

Discussion

Prophets is an

independent Internet

documentary series which

has generated wide

impact. The

documentaries present

ten monologues by

Mizrachi social activists

across the nation who

share their personal

stories, including their

attitude toward Mizrachi

identity, their struggles,

and Israeli culture and

society.

Entrance is free,

subject to

availability.

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The program:

Screening of the Prophets

series (10 episodes,

approx. 60 minutes

altogether)

A discussion following the

screening with Elad Ben

Elul, the series’ creator,

and Carmen Elmakias

Amos, a social activist and

one of the series’

participants.

Wednesday, April

20, 7:00 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Musical events

Tamar Bloch & Roee

Fadida

A presentation of the

entire range of Moroccan

Jewish music

Entrance free

Wednesday, April

20, 8:30 PM

The Stories of a

Nation

Shimon Buskila in

a special Mimouna

performance

Musician Shimon Buskila

in a performance

combining his songs,

personal stories from

Morocco and Israel, and

accounts about his own

private Mimounacelebrations.

The performance will also

include songs from his

new album Lama Li and

Mimouna songs set to

original arrangements.

Admission: 60

NIS. Student: 30

NIS

The event will be

broadcast live on

the Beit Avi Chai

website

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