Jessica Steinberg

Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.

Fashion designer David Weksler's models battle it out on the runway in Tel Aviv Kornit Fashion Week, March 19, 2023 (Courtesy Haydon Perrior)

March 21, 2023, 1:56 am

Tel Aviv Fashion Week sees anti-overhaul protest on the runway

Designer David Weksler places placards in some models’ hands; another, dressed as a police officer, hands out ‘fines’ to audience members

By Jessica Steinberg

Photojournalist Debbie Hill (top) and artist Yael Robin, partners in life (Courtesy Debbie Hill)

March 18, 2023, 1:55 pm

Artist-teacher reflects on life and work from seat of wheelchair

Known for collages and installations that juxtapose her subjects with unexpected backgrounds, Yael Robin, who has Parkinson’s disease, is exhibiting works at the Israel Museum

By Jessica Steinberg

Rom Carmi, also known as Barefoot Rom, believes in running barefoot, and will take part in the March 17, 2023 Jerusalem half marathon --shown here running in Timna Park (Courtesy Omri Messi)

March 16, 2023, 9:34 pm

This (half) marathon runner will jog Jerusalem barefoot

Barefoot Rom, as this social media influencer calls himself, believes in the meditative power of running, and does it without shoes

By Jessica Steinberg

Actor Rob Lowe in his latest show, the Netflix series 'Unstable" (Courtesy Netflix)

March 16, 2023, 1:08 pm

Brat Packer Rob Lowe spotted on ‘guys’ trip to Israel

Actor returns 30 years after first visit, when he filmed a Menachem Golan action flick

By Jessica Steinberg

FILE: Olive growers and workers harvesting the Koroneiki Olive Variety at an olive grove in Moshav Eliad in the southern Golan Heights in December 2022 (Photo by Michael Giladi/Flash90)

March 14, 2023, 5:52 pm

With olives pressed and picked, local farmers hope consumers discover oil in Israel

Olive growers and oil producers seek greater exposure for their product, cultivated and pressed in small batches but suffering from competition with cheaper, lower-quality imports

By Jessica Steinberg

Chana Raskin and her Raza circle who recorded 'Kapalya', an album of sacred Lubavitch tunes, sung by women, released February 22, 2023 (Courtesy Chana Raskin)

March 12, 2023, 5:20 am

Barrier-busting women-only album of Hasidic tunes gives new voice to aging nigunim

‘Kapelya’ marks the debut album for Chana Raskin, whose Chabad upbringing led her into exploring sacred music with other women, breaking into a club once reserved solely for men

By Jessica Steinberg

Benji Lovitt (left) and Joel Chasnoff at the launch of their new book, 'Israel 201, Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land, launched February 2023 (Courtesy Joel Chasnoff, Benji Lovitt)

March 10, 2023, 9:57 am

What Matters Now to Joel Chasnoff and Benji Lovitt: Love for Israel’s magical chaos

Comic educators talk about their new book, ‘Israel 201, Your Next-Level Guide to the Magic, Mystery and Chaos of Life in the Holy Land’

By Jessica Steinberg

The Kibbutz Tzora pickleball players in their former dining hall pickleball court, January 2023. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

March 4, 2023, 6:52 am

Kibbutz pickleballers have a ball while courting more team members

The racquet game is slowly gaining local fans, and so too are walking football and Mamanet, as mature Israelis seek out team sports that are easier on the joints

By Jessica Steinberg

The Black Keys duo, singer and guitarist Dan Auerbach (left) and percussionist Patrick Carney will perform in Israel on July 10, 2023 (Courtesy PR)

March 2, 2023, 6:15 pm

Garage rock duo The Black Keys book first performance in Israel

The rockers will bring their unique brand of blues rock to Rishon Lezion at the end of a European tour

By Jessica Steinberg

A view of the reading rooms of the new National Library of Israel, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Basel (courtesy of Herzog & de Meuron, 2022)

February 27, 2023, 4:23 pm

National Library wasn’t consulted on government plan to control its board, head says

Director says he heard from press about education minister’s bill that would let government determine who sits on board of directors, warns move will politicize institution

By Jessica Steinberg

The Backstreet Boys announced their 2023 world tour, including a performance in Israel on May 13, 2023. (Courtesy: Backstreet Boys)

February 23, 2023, 6:35 pm

Backstreet Boys announce Israel performance in May

The 90s boy band returns to Israel, much to the satisfaction of its (mostly) female fans

By Jessica Steinberg

Rapper NLE Choppa will perform again in Israel on May 3, 2023 (Courtesy PR)

February 23, 2023, 5:21 pm

Memphis rapper NLE Choppa returns to Israel for May concert

The 20-year-old performer is heading back to the Holy Land following two sold-out Tel Aviv concerts last summer

By Jessica Steinberg

Guns N' Roses gave a three-hour plus concert in Tel Aviv on July 15, 2017 despite the summer heat. (courtesy Lior Keter)

February 22, 2023, 2:19 pm

Guns N’ Roses to kick off 2023 tour in Tel Aviv

The rock ‘n’ rollers will return to Yarkon Park on June 5

By Jessica Steinberg

Ben Perry (left), Mili Avital (center) and Noga Milstein of 'Next Stop,' Milstein and Avital's play about Israelis in New York, onstage at Habima in March 2023 (Courtesy PR)

February 22, 2023, 6:52 am

Comedy about Israelis trying to make it in NYC finds a ‘Next Stop’ on Tel Aviv stage

Playwright Noga Milstein brings her culture clash shenanigans in English to Habima theater with a storyline that will resonate with new arrivals trying to make it in Israel

By Jessica Steinberg

A photo of war-torn Ukraine by photojournalist Ziv Koren, part of an exhibit in New York's Time Square and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art during the week of February 20, 2023, marking one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Courtesy: Zdravko Cota)

February 21, 2023, 10:59 pm

Israeli lensman’s photos of war-torn Ukraine shown on Tel Aviv museum, Times Square

Photojournalist Ziv Koren’s images from two trips to country over the past year aim to expose tragedies of war

By Jessica Steinberg