Jerusalemite Day of Diversity 2019 List of Events
~~Saturday June 1~~
Praying and Signing for A Tolerant Jerusalem | Hayovel Masorati Congregation A special Shabbat morning prayer for Jerusalem. After the services we will study together the sign language version of “Jerusalem of Gold” with Aviel from Shema, an organization for the hearing impaired in Kiryat Yovel. Saturday | 9:30 | Hayovel Masorati Congregation - 1 Abraham Sharon St
Stories about Jerusalem | Bab El-Yaman 4 stories, 4 points of view of Jerusalem, and an opportunity for the audience to storytell as well. Facilitated by Yael Gidanyan, a Jerusalemite activist. Saturday | 13:00 | Bab El-Yaman, 20 Azza St
Heroines of the Palmach | Itamar Farhi A tour that starts and and ends in the Palmach about women, about heroism, and the connection to the most feminist street of Jerusalem. Saturday | 17:30 | Mtg Pt: Islam Museum of Art, 2 HaPalmach St
A Visit from East Jerusalem to West Jerusalem | Sha’alu Shalom Yerushalayim & the Masrik and Beit Safafa Reading Stations On Shabbat BaMidbar, as Yom Yerushalayim approaches, come hear residents of Sheikh Jarrah speak about life under the threat of eviction. This event is hosted by Sha’alu Shalom Yerushalayim, religious activists who seek the welfare of vulnerable communities in East Jerusalem. The event is supported by the Mesilah Reading Stations at Masaryk and Beit Safafa. In honor of Yom Yerushalayim, the Beit Safafa Reading Station will be re-stocked with Arabic books. Enjoy, and please donate from your own unwanted books in Arabic (or any other language)! In Hebrew. Unplugged. All welcome! Saturday | 18:00 | the Mesilah Reading Station (Masaryk and HaRakevet)
Shabati for Jerusalem Day! | Shabati A fascinating meeting with Rabbi Chanoch Rojchinski, a Haredi educator, in a discussion about challenges and opportunities in the Haredi world. Saturday | 18:15 | 10 Ibn Gvirol St
Christian Jerusalemites - who are they? Challenges in the Jewish-Christian relationship in the city | Hamifletzet Cooperative Pub and Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue Hana Bendcowsky’s lecture about the variety of Christian communities in Jerusalem and the challenges faced by Christian institutions and the country, and by the Christian-Palestinian and Jewish communities. Saturday | 20:45 | HaMifletzet Pub, 8 Chille St, Kiryat HaYovel
English-Friendly! Nice to Meet You! Street Game | Nice to Meet You A game that brings people together through short, personal, and deep conversation between strangers in the street. Come meet your neighbors and hear a story you didn’t know. The event is part of “Partners Along the Way: Pop-Up Tolerance Events on the Light Rail” by Citypass. Saturday | 21:00 - 23:00 | Municipality Light Rail Station
Jerusalem Faces | Yarin Ben Hemo and Esther Rubnowitz English-Friendly! Faces make up Jerusalem. Come draw yours! The event is part of “Partners Along the Way: Pop-Up Tolerance Events on the Light Rail” by Citypass. Saturday | 21:00 - 00:00 | Machne Yehuda Light Rail Station
Meeting Differently | Rinat Levinson and Yanai Gorlick In most of our conversations there is white noise - distractions, judgements, thoughts, and more. Through “Derech” we will discover that even small conversations can turn into art. We’ll learn together to be visitors in other people’s lands, and to host other people in ours. Saturday | 21:15 | The World Center of North African Judaism, 13 HaMaaravim St
Ma’ale Cinema | Ma’ale Film School A nightly marathon of a variety of movies by our graduates, each one depicting the different lives that exist here in Jerusalem. Films from this graduating class will screen in the main auditorium and from previous classes will be in classrooms. Saturday | 22:00 – 02:00 | Ma’ale Film School, 20 Shivtey Israel
~~Sunday June 2~~
Partners Along the Way: Pop-Up Tolerance Events on the Light Rail | Citypass A range of activities for tolerance along the light rail stations: Machne Yehuda, Davidka, Municipality Sunday | Light Rail Stations in the city center | All day English-Friendly!
Jerusalem Faces | Yarin Ben Hemo and Esther Rubnowitz English-Friendly! Faces make up Jerusalem. Come draw yours! The event is part of “Partners Along the Way: Pop-Up Tolerance Events on the Light Rail” by Citypass. Sunday | 8:00 - 18:00 | Machne Yehuda Light Rail Station
Jerusalem – A City Joined Together | Dror High School Join us for a celebration of prayer and discussion about unity and uniformity Sunday | 8:30 | Dror High School, 7 Kosovski St, Kiryat Moshe
Status Quo and Tolerance - A Tour of Mt Zion | Window to Mt Zion Between holy sites, forgotten stories, and status quo, the residents of Mt. Zion - monks, Yeshiva students, artists, and businessmen - live together. Come see their worldviews, the coexistence, and the delicate and fascinating partnerships. Sunday | 10:00 - 13:00 | Meeting Point: Zion Gate.
A Tribe of Brothers and Sisters | French Hill Community Center and Schools A mass sing-along Kululam-style with the different types of schools of the neighborhood to the new hit “A Tribe of Brothers and Sisters.” Sunday | 11:00 | Tsviya Yetsiratit Ulpana, 3 Lohamei HaGetaot
Flower March | Tag Meir English-Friendly! Handing out flowers to support the businesses of the old city. Sunday | 12:00 | Meeting Pt: Safra Square (Municipality)
Loving Hadassa - Following the Footsteps of Jewish Yemenites in Jerusalem | Old Yishuv Court Museum Malka Eliyahu Kosovich will take us on tour to experience Yemenite women’s songs, a Henna ceremony with Sarah Sharabi, the Old Yishuv Court museum, and the Jewish Quarter - all following the trail of Jewish Yemenites and their relation to Jerusalem. Sunday | 15:30 - 19:00 | Mtg Pt: Safra Square (Municipality)
All Together | Residents of HaHoma HaShlishit neighborhood Residents of HaHoma HaShlishit neighborhood invite all to an outdoor event with special needs children of the neighborhood. Sunday | 15:30 | 9 HaHoma HaShlishit
The Cable Car and the Valley | Emek Shaveh A tour of Hinnom Valley following the planned Cable Car route to bring forth the cultural richness of the valley, its importance in the city’s history, and the ancient multicultural traditions alligned with it. We will see the plans for the new route and study the political and economic interests behind them. Sunday | 16:00 | Mtg Pt: Gan HaPaamon parking lot
Theater Study Group: Unorthodox | Gesher A screening of “Unorthodox” by Gesher Film Fund and dialogue circles facilitated by Gesher facilitators. We’ll discuss Jerusalem, the most beautiful, complex, and interesting city in our country, and delve into what she symbolizes for us as a society and as individuals who live here. Sunday | 19:00 | Beit Alliance
Rachel Crossing Tour | Blue and White Rights Jerusalem is the center of life for tens of thousands of P.A residents. The conflict we live in creates challenges in mutual economic interests, security, and freedom of movement. Let’s meet these everyday challenges. Sunday | 16:00 | Rachel Crossing
English-Friendly! Postcards from the Soul | Nefashot Creating postcards with people of all backgrounds to bless our special city and its residents. Sunday | 16:00 | Oranim Junction
The Jerusalemite Family March | The Jerusalemite Movement English-Friendly! Jerusalemite communities celebrate diversity together with Marsh Dondorma’s musical accompaniment. Sunday | 16:30 - Mtg Pt: Oranim Junction | 18:00 - Happening at the First Station
Jerusalemite Workshops | Shekel Shekel’s special needs club invites us to two workshops: Jewish art and Jerusalemite Cooking. The event will take place in the Shekel College which includes people with special needs and provides them with courses and cultural events Sunday | 16:30 - 19:00 | Shekel College, 9 HaOman St
Different Traditions in the Jerusalemite Forest | Zippori Center Come see the different histories and traditions that express themselves in the Jerusalem Forest, through a tour of lookouts and a fun game for the whole family. We’ll talk about the variety of cultures that meet here and the special activities they experience together. Registration required - [email protected]. Sunday | 16:30 - 19:00 | Mtg Pt: Parking of Zippori Center in the Jerusalem Forest
Stories that Bridge | Mosaica Center for Conflict Resolution Mosaica Center for Conflict Resolution invites you to hear first-hand stories from the mediation room, most of them with a good ending. Registration required - [email protected] Sunday | 17:00 - 19:00 | Mosaica, 32 Pierre Koenig St, Floor 4
A Tour for Rebirth | Tarbus - Haredis Creating Culture An experiential, Jerusalemite, pluralistic tour to meet Jerusalem through national and public contradicting institutions, through a dual narrative - Haredi and national. Led by Arieh Ulman, a social-educational entrepreneur, and Gerschon Moschkowitz, an activist in the Modern Haredi community. Sunday | 17:00 - 19:00 | Mtg Pt: JNF/JAFI building, corner of King George & Kakal St
English-Friendly! Nice to Meet You! Street Game | Nice to Meet You A game that brings people together through short, personal, and deep conversation between strangers in the street. Come meet your neighbors and hear a story you didn’t know. The event is part of “Partners Along the Way: Pop-Up Tolerance Events on the Light Rail” by Citypass. Sunday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Municipality Light Rail Station
English-Friendly! Storytelling and Open Stage - Meeting the Other | Andrew Pico Storytelling evening about the first time we met “the other.” Come here exciting stories and tell your own. Sunday | 18:30 | Hannah’s home, 4 Yiftach St, Floor 5
Haredi Tolerance in Jerusalem | Shmuel Drilman A tour to meet the Bnei Torah community of Har Nof and hear about the rehabilitation and partnership between different sects after the terror attack that took the lives of six people in 2014. Sunday | 18:30 | Mtg Pt: Har Nof Community Center, 43 Katzenelbogen St
On Tolerance @ Levi Eshkol House | Levi Eshkol House Join us for a special tour through Levi Eshkol’s spirit of tolerance and mediation. We’ll visit the historic home of prime ministers and learn about the stormy seasons of Jerusalem, through the Six-Day War and the spirit of tolerance that guided Levi Eshkol, Israel’s third prime minister. 20 NIS students and elderly; 25 NIS adults. Registration in advance: 02-6313091; [email protected] Sunday | 19:00 – 21:00 | Levi Eshkol House, 44 Ben Maimon St
Rabbinical Student Panel: Judaism as an Ethical Player in Answering Today’s Challenges | Gam Yachad “Gam Yachad” is a group of rabbinical students from all sectors. Despite the differences between us, we all share the vision of Judaism as an ethical player in answering today’s challenges. Come discuss with us! Sunday | 19:00 | The community garden @ the Nature Museum, 6 Mohilever St
Ta’al Dardash - Spoken Arabic Workshop | Dardash Learn to speak Arabic from scratch! In the workshop we’ll learn to talk about ourselves in spoken Arabic and how to properly respond in different situations with Arabic speakers. We’ll learn to start speaking from scratch, to properly say the words, and we’ll receive professional tips for quick and easy learning. No Arabic knowledge required, no need to bring anything – everything’s on us. Teacher: Marcelle Dabah, the number one spoken Arabic teacher! Sunday | Two workshops: 19:00 and 20:00 | Dardash - Spoken Arabic School, 2 Yaabetz St (49 Yaffo St)
Jerusalemite Character | Agnon House A meeting with the Jerusalemite characters Agnon wrote about. You are encouraged to come with an Agnon quote that describes a Jerusalemite character. We’ll read together and talk about the different faces that make up our city. Sunday | 19:00 | Agnon House, 16 Klausner St
For You Jerusalem | The Department for Women Leadership and Promotion, Jerusalem Municipaltiy The first of its kind writing workshop with Marina Kigel, who will bridge between the different generations of women in Jerusalem and will create from it an awesome story. Registration required - [email protected]. Sunday | 19:30 | The Jerusalemite Home for Women Leadership, 9 Bar Yohai St
To Live or To Be? - The Importance of Jerusalem in the Abrahamic Religions | Shalem College A screening of “Jerusalem,” a film that follows three Jerusalemite young women from the three different religions and exemplifies the Jerusalem mosaic uniquely and artistically. After the screening we will hear short lectures by Hana Bendcowsky and Elad Artzi about the importance of Jerusalem in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism Sunday | 19:30 | Yes Planet
CultuRock-St Petersburg | Markorok, Elul, The Cultural Brigade, Tmol Shilshom A performance that was created from a workshop led by Miki Shaviv and Alexandra Mandelbaum, which deals with the experience of emigration and brings together Israeli-born and ex-USSR Israeli artists. The creators wrote texts and music for each other and created a joint performance from their different experiences. A 20 NIS entrance fee will go towards your order at the restaurant. Sunday | 19:30 | Tmol Shilshom, 5 Yoel Moishe Solomon St
Writing Creates Tolerance | Omri Gaiger A creative writing workshop to discover “the other” Sunday | 20:00 | Omri’s home, 15 Beit HaArava
Jerusalem - A City That Creates “All Israel are Friends” | Social Beit Midrash Barkai Shor Join us for a conversation with Nechama Ben Eliyahu, Yakir Yerushalaim Prize Winner, as we study together about the connections and conflicts in the city and hear a lecture by Eldad Weil, Director of the Jerusalem Young Adult Center. Sunday | 20:00 - 22:30 | Ginot Ha’ir Community Center, 12 Emek Refaim St
Not Nice for a Serious Relationship | Holgab Israeli-Ethiopian Theater An Ethiopian woman tries to start a new chapter in her life and touches upon racist experiences through humor. The play was inspired by the actresses personal experiences. Q&A with actress Tehila Yishayahu Adega after the play. 20 NIS entrance fee, purchase tickets @ 054-8086544 Sunday | 20:30 | Confederation House, 12 Emile Botta St
Talk on the Bar | Michael Greilsammer Jerusalemite singer and violinist Michael Greilsammer will talk of his experiences as a parent at an interfaith school, of the mixing of Arabic and Hebrew, of life and creation in Jerusalem, and of education for tolerance of the next generation. Sunday | 20:30 | Silo Cafe, 7 Beit Lechem St
Stones, Crazies, and Bells - Mosko’s Jerusalem | Jerusalem Cinemateque A talk with journalist Yigal Mosko who will present parts of his reports on Jerusalem and will share behind- the-scenes stories on the Messiah that disappeared in the desert, the stone that fell from the Kotel, the birds that pick up prayers, and the days he spent homeless in the holy city. Sunday | 20:30 | Jerusalem Cinemateque
Jerusalem Hyde Park | Tarbus - Haredis Creating Culture Haredi, religious, and secular Jerusalemites stand up on the soapbox and speak on a background of cheese and wine of Torah, creation, art, and more. Facilitated by Shlomo Teitelbaum. Sunday | 20:30 | Uri Tzvi Home, 34 Yaffo St
Ma’aminim | Zion An evening of multifaith prayer for the Holy City by Zion Community of Jerusalem. Sunday | 20:30 | The First Station
Drawing the Other - A Workshop | Gali Katz We’ll get to know and see each other truly through a drawing lens. We’ll learn different techniques and through them feel the edges of the Jerusalemite society on all its colors, we’ll learn to see the people themselves, the similarities and the differences. Sunday | 20:00 | Hanisui School, 28 Hallel St
We Need Patience to Teach Tolerance | Lilly Halperin Chairwoman of Truth Center for Tolerance, Lilly Halperin, will teach two practical tools to assist us in being more tolerant with ourselves, the others, and the public sphere. Sunday | 19:00 | Kenya 4 Music Center, 4 Goley Kenya St, French Hill
Eye Contact | The State of Jerusalem Jerusalem is the people who live here. Some of them we know, others just pass us by on the street. We will shine the spotlight on the different faces of the city through the web series “Eye Contact.” The series will premiere on May 26, join us and see the final episode on Jerusalemite Day. (מדינת ירושלים) Sunday | 21:00 | TSOJ Facebook page English-Friendly!