City Notes: Jewish, Israeli-Arab artists sing for tolerance in Jaffa
By COMPILEDJULIE STEIGERWALDOver 5,000 people are expected to participate in the color run(photo credit: Courtesy)CENTERA handful of prominent Jewish and Israeli- Arab artists will perform at a multicultural festival in Jaffa on November 19 to promote tolerance and mutual understanding to mark the UN’s International Tolerance Day on November 16.The ‘Wahad Yom’ (mixed Arabic and Hebrew for ‘One Day’) festival’s lineup includes musicians such as Jewish singer Muki, Arab singer Eyad Tannous, Arab rapper Tamer Nafar and iconic band Ethnix.Hosted by the Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality and the Jaffa Arab Jewish Community Center, the event running from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. will take place at Toulouse Park and is free to the public.‘Spirit’ film festival to uplift Tel Aviv’s mind, body, soulThe Tel Aviv Cinematheque this weekend is holding the 10th annual “Spirit” Film Festival that explores spirituality in humankind and nature.The festival will feature more than two dozen films, including American-made film The Last Dalai Lama? India’s Rebellious Flower, the world-premiere of Switzerland’s A Different Life, French film Human and China’s Paths of Soul.The festival will run through Saturday (November 12) at 10 p.m. Tickets are available for advance purchase online at www.cinema.co.ilRace to help PTSD victims in Tel Aviv color runWith the aim of raising awareness of post-traumatic stress disorder, Tel Aviv will host a color run sponsored by NATAL, Israel’s Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War, on Friday November 25.
The Running in Color event offers various race lengths suitable for families and those of all ages. More than 5,000 people are expected to participate.During the run and along the running trail in Hayarkon Park, the runners will be sprinkled with colored, hazard-free powder, which is supposed to symbolize the “transparency” and internal injuries that affect those with emotional trauma related to war and terrorism.The event offers a 5-km. race, 1.5-km. race and 300-meter race for children. Entrance to the event grounds is free, but registration for races is required, with varying fees depending on race length and age.SOUTH Negev ashram holding two far-out desert festivals in NovemberDeep in the Negev, the Desert Ashram, located between Mitzpe Ramon and Eilat, is holding a pair of mind-altering music festivals this month.From November 17 to 19, the spiritual center will present the Sacred Journey festival, where participants can celebrate and explore the concepts of unity and authenticity. The event will offer spirituality workshops, a tribal music party, yoga lessons, vegan food stands, DJ parties and a children’s space. Festivalgoers are encouraged to bring camping equipment, including tents, sleeping bags, flashlights and hammocks along with musical instruments.The festival’s organizers recommend purchasing advance tickets, as admission is limited to 450 people.The ashram will then hold its Psychedelic Desert Rave the following weekend, from November 24 to 26. Attendees at the alternative music festival can expected to encounter a colorful nature party held under the stars in the Negev Desert.The festival will offer three stages representing different worlds, with a circus workshop, movement and dance workshop and a meditation workshop. Performers and artists taking part in the event include Kutiman Orchestra, Tatran, Tiny Fingers, Echo & Tito on Malox, Adi Ulmanski, Tree, Crunch 22, Feher, Alaska Snake Time and more.Entrance to the festival is permitted to those who are 21 and over. Ticket and transportation purchase is available via the ashram’s website.NORTH Nonagenarian opens Ein Hod photo exhibitIn honor of her 90th birthday, Nordia resident Sima Mazur has opened a solo photography exhibition at the main gallery in the artists’ village of Ein Hod.Since the death of her husband, the nonagenarian has used photography as a medium for commemoration and memory.The subject of the exhibition centers on the beauty and colors found in nature. Mazur captured the photographs over the past 14 years around her home.“To photograph is to document a momentary fragility that will never repeat itself.For this reason I will leave at 6 a.m. to photograph the sunrise, the migration of birds and the industrious bees, all of which fill life with reason and meaning,” said Mazur.The exhibition will run until November 30 on weekdays, except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Taste the flavors of fall at kibbutz Merom GolanAs the fall season turns the foliage of the Golan Heights the vibrant colors of autumn, Kibbutz Merom Golan will host guided tours of the premises throughout the remaining Saturdays in November.The opportunity to observe and taste the flavors of fall will start, weather permitting, at 11 a.m. on November 12, November 19 and November 26. The tour’s price is NIS 30 for visitors not staying at the kibbutz’s resort village.