Shining a light in the darkness for youth at risk, a benefit concert will take place at The Barby on March 9, 2013 to support Migdalor Hashomer, a youth center in Petach Tikvah. Opening their hearts and performing will be The Angelcy, Daniela Spector, Uzi Ramirez (Feinerman) (accompanied by a string quartet!), Guy & Yahel hosting Tzlil Danin, and Yael Shoshana Cohen – what a line-up! Come to support the Migdalor, come because you care, come for the music, because it’s going to be an amazing night!
Migdalor means “lighthouse” in …

Haifa International Festival for Children’s Theatre 2013 will take place from March 27 – 29, 2013 with a colorful, wonderfully diverse program to enthrall audiences of all ages! Six original Israeli plays for children will premiere at the festival, as well as many guest performances. Throughout the three days of the festival, there will be outdoor performances by international troupes – all open to the public free of charge!
Opening the festival will be the play Bat Hamelech (The King’s Daughter), inspired by the legend of King Solomon and his daughter, …

This is Purim – a fresh burst of color and fun in the middle of the day! Walking down King George Street, on my way to a meeting,  this bright fruit bouquet stopped me in my tracks and was gracious enough to pose for a quick photo!

A new production of The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler’s ground-breaking play, will be presented at the at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. The all volunteer production, a collaborative effort of 16 women, will support the Jerusalem Rape Crisis Center, with all proceeds donated to the center. The performances will be in English.
First performed in 1996, bringing women’s experiences to the stage in unabashed, witty, funny, intimate and moving monologues, The Vagina Monologues explores subjects such as masturbation, menstruation, rape, female genital mutilation, birth, orgasm, and the vagina itself, that even today, …

What exists beyond the universe? Is time travel possible? Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is way cool, but what does it really mean?
Nir Lahav, graduate student and science enthusiast, will be talking about time, space, relativity and the matrix we all live in, at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque on Monday, February 25th at 19:00, including a special Purim interview with Albert Einstein!
The talk (in Hebrew) will be accompanied by scenes from The Matrix, Contact and Pink Floyd clips. Lecturer Nir Lahav is working on his Ph.D. at Bar Ilan University in …

It’s never too soon to party! Purim is coming, let the celebrations begin! Here are Midnight East’s recommendations:

Israeli zombies, anyone? Head out to the Poisoned – Zombie Party at Altenueland (41 Ben Yehuda St, Tel Aviv) on Saturday, February 23rd. The fun will begin at 19:30 with a screening of the animated short Loof by Dudi Rubin and Daniel Sasson, followed by a screening of Poisoned, by Didi Lubetzky, a zombie comedy about IDF soldiers, with plenty of blood and gore, as well as an irreverent look at Israeli culture. …

Purim is coming – it’s time to be a kid again! The Holon Adloyada – the traditional Purim Parade, will take a trip to toyland with this year’s theme: Toy Symphony. The parade will take place on February 24, 2013 beginning at 12:00 The Adloyada will march along Sokolov Street and end at Weizmann, corner of Leon Blum Street. The fun will begin an hour before the parade, at 11:00, with street performances along the route.
It’s the biggest and brightest Purim parade, with giant floats and 4,500 participants from Holon, …

Celebrate Yiddish culture! The National Council for Yiddish Culture is renewing their activities following a 6 year hiatus, working to preserve, nurture and promote Yiddish culture. Their first event will be a  literary musical evening  at  the Jerusalem Book Fair 2013 on Wednesday, February 13th at 18:00, Binyanei Hauma, Convention Center. Admission to the event is free.
Hosting the evening will be Mendy Cahan, founder of YUNG YiDiSH. The program will include the screening of a clip composed of photographs and archival recordings, animation and documentaries relating to Yiddish culture. Mendy …

Not Born to Be Gladiators, the 3D animated comedy-action film chronicling the adventures of Timo the would-be gladiator, will be released in Israeli theatres on February 21st, just in time for the Purim holidays.
Set in ancient Rome, young Timo, orphaned after the destruction of Pompeii, is taken in by General Carino, and grows up in the most famous Gladiator Academy in Rome. Timo is not particularly inspired to take up his adoptive father’s calling until he falls for Lucille, the General’s daughter. With the aid of Diana, the tough trainer, …

What will you be doing on February 14th? One Billion Rising is inviting you to a dance, and you don’t even need to worry about a date, because everyone will be there. It’s a dance like no other, out on the streets, in the city squares, under the open sky, taking place in cities and countries around the world on February 14th, a dance that will rock the world: women and men demanding an end to violence against women and girls.

One Billion Rising is a campaign launched by V-Day, the …