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Jessica Steinberg

Jessica Steinberg

Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel's culture and lifestyles editor, covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center
Immigrants arriving in Israel, as ANU Museum of the Jewish People and Nefesh b'Nefesh mark Aliyah Day on October 18, 2026 (Yonit Schiller)
October 15, 2026, 10:14 am
Where schnitzel, pickles and alfajores sit on the same table
Immigrant foods and the Israeli dining table are the focus of Aliyah Day at ANU Museum in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18
By Jessica Steinberg
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Courtesy)
October 14, 2026, 1:32 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 14 – IDF, police, Education Ministry spar over deadly school trip blast
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on funding for new Apache gunships, the ongoing question of who’s responsible for unexploded ordnance, and an air force probe into a UFO
By Jessica Steinberg and Emanuel Fabian
A rendered photo of the Tel Aviv Fashion Museum, planned to open in early 2027 (Courtesy)
October 13, 2026, 9:08 pm
A museum dressed to impress: Fashion finds a home in Tel Aviv
The Tel Aviv Fashion Museum will open in Sarona, a collaboration of the Azrieli Group and curator Ya’ara Keydar
By Jessica Steinberg
Ofra Yitzhaki, on piano, is the artistic director of the Kol Hamusica festival, taking place October 29-November 1, 2026, in the Upper Galilee (Ofer Moskovitz)
October 13, 2026, 5:25 am
Upper Galilee to remember its own at music festival
Concert to be held in memory of Ofer ‘Poshko’ Moskovitz at Kol Hamusica; Azrieli Hatikvah Project staging 11 shows in nine locations
By Jessica Steinberg
Moni Moshonov, left, and Sandra Sade, right, play ex-hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel during a reading at Habima National Theater on October 6, 2026 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
October 12, 2026, 12:41 am
Captivity of Aviva and Keith Siegel told onstage with love, humor, fear
‘Love at the Edge of the Tunnel’ performed in Tel Aviv by veteran actors and real-life couple Moni Moshonov and Sandra Sade
By Jessica Steinberg
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel appears on the Daily Briefing podcast with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 11, 2026, 2:00 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 11 – A message to Eisenkot? Joint List vows to do ‘anything’ to oust Netanyahu
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses possible signaling from the Arab party to the opposition front-runner, and the positioning of Ofer Winter’s People of Israel party
By Jessica Steinberg and Ariela Karmel
Former hostage Rimon Buchshtab-Kirsht, with the tattoo of her and her husband, murdered hostage Yagev Buchshtab (Courtesy)
October 10, 2026, 8:38 am
Her husband was executed by Hamas in Gaza. Now, a former hostage’s mission is to keep his memory alive
Rimon Buchshtab-Kirsht mourns her soulmate, Yagev Buchshtab, murdered in a tunnel 3 months after she was released. Taking life day by day, she is working to complete a list they compiled together
By Jessica Steinberg
Seven IDF widows have become friends and a support system for one another (Avishag Shaar-Yashuv)
October 9, 2026, 11:34 am
Together in their solitude: 7 IDF widows find friendship as they navigate life after loss
Their husbands were killed in the line of reserve duty. Now a group of young Jerusalemite mothers who speak the same language of grief lean on each other for support — and laughs
By Jessica Steinberg
At the October 3, 2026 opening of 'The Space That Remains,' an October 7 exhibit at the Peres Center through October 15, 2026 (Courtesy)
October 9, 2026, 1:52 am
Exhibit of October 7 victims’ belongings touches the soul
‘The Space That Remains,’ at the Peres Center, includes Ariel Bibas’s balance bike, and his baby brother Kfir’s bouncy seat
By Jessica Steinberg
News editor Ben Sales appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg on October 8, 2026 (Flash 90)
October 8, 2026, 2:20 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 8: Shared grief, deep divisions – Israel marks October 7
News editor Ben Sales discusses the ceremonies held on the third anniversary of the Hamas attack, democratic expectations for election day, and candidates’ reactions to the flydubai attack
By Jessica Steinberg and Ben Sales
Family members and visitors gather at the Nova music festival memorial site near Kibbutz Re’im in southern Israel on the morning of October 7, 2026, three years after hundreds of people were murdered by Hamas terrorists at the site during the October 7 massacre. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 7, 2026, 11:16 pm
A place ‘soaked with their dances, music and blood’: Nova victims remembered at scene of massacre
Memorial event begins at 6:29 p.m., echoing morning hour when party was attacked by Hamas terrorists; President Herzog: ‘We will dance again, we will live again’
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'Where Do We Belong,' a documentary about a group of friends from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, playing on Yes Docu on October 5, 2026 (Courtesy)
October 5, 2026, 3:03 pm
New documentaries mourn all that was lost on October 7
To mark the three-year anniversary, TV channels screen films about the survivors and victims of the Hamas terrorist onslaught
By Jessica Steinberg
Jewish world, real estate and archaeology reporter Zev Stub appears on the Daily Briefing with host Jessica Steinberg (Flash 90)
October 4, 2026, 2:15 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 4 – In Bnei Brak, poverty, density and religious needs reshape real estate
Reporter Zev Stub discusses the housing and office market in Israel’s largest Haredi city, essays from Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, and ritual baths discovered near the Temple Mount
By Jessica Steinberg and Zev Stub
Artist Matan Sacofsky is also a filmmaker; his first film, 'Good Morning Gaza,' will be screened on Yes Docu on October 7, 2026 (Courtesy)
October 2, 2026, 2:22 pm
In ‘Good Morning Gaza,’ tank commander gives first-person look at troops’ inner lives
Film by reservist Matan Sacofsky airs October 4 on Yes Docu as channel marks three years since October 7 massacre and atrocities
By Jessica Steinberg
Ronen Itzhaki dance troupe performs at opening of 2026 Jerusalem Biennale art exhibit in front of Ardon Windows at the former National Library of Israel building on Givat Ram campus, with Arik Weiss staircase on the left, September 24, 2026 (Yacov Buta)
October 2, 2026, 11:53 am
Jerusalem’s largest Biennale yet asked artists to plumb their depths
The contemporary Jewish art event, held once every two years, opens at former National Library building on the Givat Ram campus and stretches across the capital
By Jessica Steinberg
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