Editor’s note: Due to the current security situation, events listed below may be postponed or canceled. Check before booking, and stay safe.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1
Biratenu Jerusalem Beer Center has two special offers for beer lovers. Shevet Beer is giving a free pint to any reserve duty soldier. No ID is needed. Sheeta Brewery had a mishap with their last few barrels, but some patrons said they liked the taste, so the beer is now on tap at a discount. NIS 24.50 per half liter. 6 Hillel St.
Call 054-465-8463 to make sure both offers are still valid.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2
Watch the timeless black-and-white film classic Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman at the Jerusalem Cinematheque at 2 p.m. Lauded as one of the greatest films of all times, it was shot and released during World War II.
It depicts Rick Blaine (Bogart), an anti-Nazi bar owner with a choice to make. He can reconnect with long-lost love Ilsa Lund (Bergman) if he hands over her husband to the Germans, or do the right thing and help the couple escape. NIS 41 per ticket. 11 Hebron Rd. Call (02) 565-4333 to book.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3
Conductor Alexandre Bloch leads the Israel Philharmonic as clarinetist Sharon Kam performs works by Debussy, Weber, and Brahms. NIS 260 to NIS 485 per ticket. To book, call *3766. Jerusalem Theatre, 20 Marcus St. The performance is about 90 minutes long, with no intermission.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4
Take a clay workshop co-taught by Ayelet Eldar and Ru Boasson at the Givat Gonen school (3 Eliezer Margolin St.). The workshop, meant to be an anchor during these difficult times, enables participants to express themselves as they sculpt in clay. NIS 80 per person. NIS 130 for a parent and child. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. In Hebrew. Find out more via 052-292-9059.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5
Enjoy a 7:30 p.m. performance by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra as violinist Julian Rachlin plays works by Mendelssohn and Dvorak at the Jerusalem Theatre’s Henry Crown Hall. 5 Chopin St. The two-hour concert costs NIS 105 to NIS 120 per ticket. Call 1-700-70-4000 to book.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6
Watch an online screening of the Hebrew documentary Spinoza – 6 Reasons for the Excommunication of the Philosopher by producer Yair Qedar and director David Ofek. The 8 p.m. screening will be followed by an online panel discussion with Ofek and Qedar at 9:30 p.m.
Baruch Spinoza was a Jewish thinker who argued that scriptures do not have a divine origin but were written by men. He also thought that while there is divinity, it is in fact infinite and does not concern itself with the affairs of humans.
For these views and others, he was excommunicated by both Jews and Christians. He is lauded as one of the founding figures of secular thought and modern philosophy. Admission is on a pay-what-you-may basis. Sign up via www.yonatannir.com/spinoza.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7
The Jerusalem Quartet performs works by Mendelssohn, Ben-Haim, and Brahms at the Jerusalem YMCA (4a Washington St.) at 8 p.m. NIS 130 to NIS 145 per ticket. All proceeds will support musical activities for evacuees from the South and the North. To book, call (02) 623-4347
Throwing a special party? Opening an art exhibition or a new bar? Bringing in a guest speaker to introduce a fascinating topic? Drop me a line at hagay_hacohen@yahoo.com and let In Jerusalem know about it. Send emails with “Jerusalem Highlights” in the subject line. Although all information is welcome, we cannot guarantee it will be featured in the column.
