The High Holidays are upon us! The remainder of the week will be dominated by Rosh Hashanah followed by the Sabbath, and while the city's observant crowd will spend the days in synagogue or maybe the Western Wall-Kotel listening to the shofar's blasts and sitting down to one holiday meals filled with traditional dishes, there are plenty of alternative ways to mark the Jewish new year for those who prefer to forgo tradition and get creative.
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Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, is typically celebrated with a wide array of symbolic foods, customs and age old traditions including apples dipped in honey, fish heads, rams horns and prayer. Colony and Brasserie are offering a different, modern take on the holiday meal, with a set menu tonight featuring a festive multi-course meal.
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Jerusalem's party set brings in the Jewish New Year with a bang at HaTza'atzua: the youthful nightlife venue hosts a marathon of new year toasts, parties, music and dancing from tonight through Saturday. The lineup includes resident DJs with festive sets, holiday-themed decorations, special cocktails, and loads of apples and honey for a sweet start to the year.
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School is out again? Many of the city's museums will remain open over Rosh Hashana and the Sabbath, from Wednesday thru Saturday, much to the relief of many parents. A selection of museums that will be open on the holiday includes the Bloomfield Science Museum, the Israel Museum, the Tower of David Museum, and the Islamic Museum of Art.
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Those who spent the holiday and Sabbath with family at home, around the table, and in synagogue will likely feel like they need a breather by Saturday night. GoJerusalem recommends heading out to Khanale, where Hadar Maor hits the stage with a solo concert of original songs for voice and electric guitar.
- This week is your last chance to catch the Museum of Italian Art's two summer exhibitions, both set to close next Tuesday, September 10. "Sewn in the City" is a tour of Italian towns created from various types of fabric by Dani
