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.