PIYUT Festival | October 6th – 9th, 2016

Ja'alleh
A Jerusalem Yemenite Celebration
Shai Tsabari, Zion Golan, Gila Bashari,
Tom Fogel and others
Thursday, Oct. 6th | 20:30

The Sabbath As An Oasis in Time 
Dr. Meir Buzaglo, Prof. Haviva Pedaya,
MK Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, Tamir Nir,
MK Tamar Zandberg, Shmuel Chaim Papenhaim 
Friday, Oct.7th | 11:30am 

A Feminine Journey To The Sabbath
A Special Kabbalat Shabbat 
Maya Belsitzman, Rona Kenan, Neta Elkayam and a String Quartet.
Friday, Oct. 7th | 13:30 

A Meeting at Midnight 
Inspired by a Chassidic Tish
Prof. Haviva Pedaya, Ariel Levinson, David Menachem, Aharon Razel
Friday, Oct. 7th | Midnight 

Shabbat Stories for Children 
Stories and Music of Piyut for children in the Beit Avi Chai Courtyard
Yinon Shazo, Yizhak Laor, Ariel Keren, Uri Kroiser, Adi Arnon. NItzan Perry 
                                                Saturday, Oct. 8th | 16:30 

Shirat HaBakashot  - Songs of Supplication
New interpretations of ancient Piyutim from the liturgy and music of Moroccan Jewry
Yagel Haroush and the Shir Yedidiot Ensemble host Rabbi Chaim louk,
                                               Erez Lev Ari
                                               Saturday Night, Oct. 8th | 21:30 

Closing Program: Knocking on Heaven's Door
To Sing a Prayer
Miri Mesika, Mark Eliyahu, Idan and Elad Amedi, Ziv Yehezkel and Nasrin Kadri,
Moshe Louk and The Jerusalem Andalusian Orchestra
                                                 Sunday, Oct. 9th | 20:30  
                                                 Jerusalem’s Safra Square

The Paths of Piyut – Special Walking Tours of Jerusalem
Discover Nachlaot, Mahane Yehuda, and the Old City, combined with select programs at Beit Avi Chai (in Hebrew)