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Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.
An Instant Pot. (CC BY Ajay-Suresh, Flickr)
April 18, 2021, 4:33 am
Kosher Instant Pot cookbook aims at home cooks facing 52 soups a year
Paula Shoyer’s latest effort offers 100 new kosher recipes for the smart multicooker, which is perfect for those under pressure to make massive feasts every Shabbat
By Jessica Steinberg
Israel Museum curator Sharon Weiser-Ferguson with items from the Jewish Art and Life wing, some donated by his parents in memory of Yadin Tanenbaum, who fell in the Yom Kippur War (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
April 14, 2021, 1:30 pm
‘Israeliana’ display at Israel Museum showcases country’s early memorabilia
A family’s collection in memory of their fallen son brings new area of interest to Jerusalem institution, even if it’s not considered ‘art’
By Jessica Steinberg
Actors Michael Aloni and Yuval Scharf in 'The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,' a historical series produced in Israel by Yes Studios (Courtesy Nati Levi)
April 13, 2021, 12:45 pm
Trailer drops for summer TV ‘romantic drama’ of pre-state Israel
From the producers of ‘Fauda’ and ‘Shtisel,’ Yes’s multigenerational family story, ‘The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem,’ is one of the most expensive Israeli productions ever
By Jessica Steinberg
An event at the 2019 Jerusalem Writers Festival at Mishkenot Sha'ananim, which was held in person, unlike the 2020 edition, which was online due to the coronavirus pandemic (Courtesy Writers Festival)
April 12, 2021, 9:18 pm
Jerusalem writers festival back to in-person, with online option
Annual author event scheduled for May 3-6, with Salman Rushdie and Harlan Coben participating, among others
By Jessica Steinberg
A gas chamber in Dachau, from 'Prussian Blue,' Yishai Jusidman's series of 50 paintings on display at the Mishkan Museum of Art in Ein Harod from March 24, 2021 (Courtesy Ein Harod)
April 9, 2021, 6:47 am
Is Holocaust art possible? A murderous shade of blue is one painter’s answer
Yishai Jusidman’s ‘Prussian Blue’ series, being exhibited in Israel for the first time, utilizes a color found both in innocent pigments and the Zyklon B gas used by the Nazis
By Jessica Steinberg
A 17th century Flemish tapestry that hung in the Tel Aviv Museum of Art from 1971, later restituted to the original owners, the Mosse family in Berlin (Courtesy Tel Aviv Museum of Art)
April 8, 2021, 4:25 pm
Tel Aviv museum restituting artwork as items of huge Berlin collection found
In the 1930s, the Mosse family left their extensive trove behind in Germany. Some works have now been traced to Israel, prompting a search for more looted art the museum may have
By Jessica Steinberg
The six Holocaust survivors serving as torchlighters for the annual Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony on April 7, 2021 lit memorial candles from rabbinical organization Tzohar​, which is partnering with Yad Vashem in the​ 'Generations Light the Way'​ project​, encouraging people to gather​ together​ to​ light​ six memorial​ candles, a format created last year with the onset of COVID in order to have ceremonies at home to mark Yom Hashoa (Courtesy Dena Wimpfheimer)
April 7, 2021, 6:36 pm
At Yad Vashem, six Holocaust survivors carry torch in memory of 6 million lost
With unique stories, six of a shrinking number of survivors honor those who were killed at official ceremony as Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
By Jessica Steinberg
Demonstrators gathered in the Rose Garden across from the Knesset to protest the government’s lack of policy regarding entry permits for family members to enter Israel, March 6, 2021. (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
April 6, 2021, 4:36 pm
Vaccinated or recovered foreigners permitted to enter Israel to visit relatives
Noncitizens must show documentation of inoculation or COVID recovery and proof of relation to those they are coming to see; protesting immigrants say new rules too little too late
By TOI staff and Jessica Steinberg
Photographic portraits of Holocaust survivors, part of The Lonka Project exhibit in Safra Square in Jerusalem, opening April 8, 2021, Yom HaShaoh, Heroes and Martyrs Remembrance Day (Courtesy The Lonka Project)
April 6, 2021, 12:54 pm
Images of Holocaust survivors displayed at Jerusalem city hall
The Lonka Project, a traveling exhibition of works by 275 photographers, will remain at Safra Square through the summer
By Jessica Steinberg
Annabelle Amery, left, with her fiance, Sergey Yanchenko. The two are waiting for Amery's vaccinated parents and sisters to be able to travel to Israel for their wedding (Courtesy Annabelle Amery)
April 5, 2021, 11:33 pm
With parents locked out of country, fuming immigrants plan Knesset protest
Numerous English-speakers who moved to Israel are finding their families are being barred from visiting for weddings, births, surgeries and more, with no rhyme or reason
By Jessica Steinberg
A work by Israeli photographer Angelica Sher, to be shown at the Mediterranean Biennale, opening April 6, 2021 (Courtesy Angelica Sher)
April 5, 2021, 10:26 pm
After Abraham Accords, Jewish-Arab art show tries to transcend historic conflict
Mediterranean Biennale, held in Haifa and Sakhnin, pushes unity and dialogue, with artworks hung in cafes and lounges; some international artists reluctant to participate
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'On the Spectrum,' the YES TV show picked up by Amazon Studios (Courtesy Yes)
April 2, 2021, 12:26 pm
Israeli dramedy ‘On the Spectrum’ hits HBO Max streaming service
Show about 3 twenty-something roommates in Tel Aviv arrives online, marking World Autism Awareness Day
By Jessica Steinberg and TOI staff
Idit Kischinovsky, one of 48 artists who participated in Jerusalem gallery Kol HaOt's Creative Quarantine project, launched in January 2021, during Israel's third lockdown (Courtesy Yaal Herman, yaalherman.com)
March 31, 2021, 9:57 pm
Confined to ‘creative quarantine,’ artists transform rabbinic wisdom into art
Jerusalem gallery Kol HaOt challenged 48 artists of all stripes to create new artwork while sequestered for 48 hours in their formerly bereft space
By Jessica Steinberg
Taking a tour in Tel Aviv's Sarona complex, one of many being offered in the city over the Passover 2021 holiday (Courtesy Riki Rahman)
March 24, 2021, 9:28 pm
With an exodus from COVID rules underway, this Passover offers events galore
Before, during and after the Seder, Israelis can celebrate the festival with concerts, workshops, games and tours, now that most pandemic restrictions have been lifted
By Jessica Steinberg
The city of Tel Aviv's newest sanitation truck will receive a new Hebrew name in a contest taking place through March 23, 2021 (Courtesy City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa)
March 21, 2021, 2:42 pm
Public asked to find a name for Tel Aviv’s new garbage truck
Municipality holds contest for latest vehicle to join the city fleet, offering more capacity for trash-happy residents
By Jessica Steinberg
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