Beit Avi Chai presents "A New Song": Midrash and Rock & Roll
A fascinating and animated dialogue between Israeli rock and classic Jewish literature.
A study and analysis of the songs of top Israeli artists, based on the Talmud and Aggadah, on several topics—including freedom and liberty, yearning and anticipation, and faith and art.
Moderator: Jacky Levy
With: Roni Shweka—Academic Talmud scholar, author of New Song: Essays on Israeli Rock Songs
First session: My Faith Plays at Night
Tuesday ǀ 7.1 ǀ 8:30 PM
The link between faith and art
Participating: Aviv Gedj and Yehu Yaron
Second session: The City That Never Sleeps
Tuesday ǀ 4.2 ǀ 8:30 PM
The city and the home, the desire to roam and the yearning for a place
With: Dana Berger and Noam Rotem
Third session: What Can We Do About This Justice
Tuesday ǀ 25.2 ǀ 8:30 PM
About justice and charity, truth and peace, searching, escape and persecution
With: Mika Karni and Erez Lev Ari
Admission: NIS 60, students: NIS 30, for the entire series: NIS 150.
The events will be broadcast live on the BEIT AVI CHAI website