Barry Davis

Barry Davis is an avid jazz fan and road cyclist, and vegan to boot, whose primary journalistic aim is to convey the message that there is plenty of positive, soul enriching and uplifting creative and artistic endeavor out there, should we choose to feed off it. Davis will write about anything positive, preferably apolitical, if that is at all possible in this part of the world.

Ovadia Binyasho's lenticular illustration ‘Dehaya’ draws our attention to the sorry state of coral around the world.

Dizengoff Center rolls out environmental carpet in new exhibit

 CANINE GRACE personified

Snapping Tel Aviv: Alex Levac on capturing the city that never sleeps - interview

 Jewish Czech-born German author Maxim Biller presents his latest book, ‘Mama Odessa,’ and talks about the role of the Jewish writer in Germany, post Oct. 7.

Jewish Czech-born German writer Maxim Biller stars in Jerusalem International Writers Festival


Israeli museums to open for free for International Museum Day

“On Museum Day there is a sharp rise in attendance at museums – in some places it is up to 40%. That is good for us all, for revenues,"chairwoman of Israel ICOM says.

 THE ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Ramat Aviv.

Musrara Mix: Covering artistic, philosophical, and social divides

In terms of the programmatic content, the main man this year is Roy Menachem Markovich, who devised the lineup that takes place over three days, starting on May 6.

 Puppeteer Moti Brecher.

Belu Simion Fainaru: The world-renowned artist, educator set to receive the Israel Prize

Internationally acclaimed interdisciplinary artist and educator gets a stately pat on the back as he wins the Israel Prize.

 Artwork by Belu Simion Fainaru.

Oct. 7, the Holocaust, and more: Jerusalemite-painter Chana Goldberg's works on display

Jerusalemite painter Chana Goldberg’s post-cataclysm pieces in the wake of October 7 and the Israel-Hamas War.

 A painting by Chana Goldberg.

No Despair at Clal: A photography exhibit on the inhabitants of Jerusalem's infamous building

The bad, the good, and the downright ugly coalesce and pulsate there with an obstinacy and determination to survive, and some improbably thrive, despite all the very real existential challenges.

 A couple are seen kissing in against the window of Jerusalem's Clal Building in this art exhibit photo.

'The Art of the Music Critic': Music through a former ‘Jerusalem Post’ critic's eyes - review

The Art of the Music Critic is an incisive and illuminating compendium of an expansive stretch of our musical timeline, presented in an invitingly user-friendly form.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wild and creative: A look at the new two-person exhibition at Jerusalem's Wild Gallery

A new two-person exhibition at the Wild Gallery spans physical, emotional, and political divides.

 Israeli artist Haim Sokol.

Passover pastimes: Culture, the arts, and fun abound across the country over the holiday period

Passover, the traditional spring holiday, beckons with its spread of cultural and leisure time events up and down the country for all ages.

 ‘THE HEART-SHAPED Leaf’ by Shira Geffen at the Safe Place Festival.

Our Dylan: Bob Dylan’s work gets a local twist or two

'Dylan Dyalana' is the brainchild of two long-time fans: singer-guitarist, actor, and storyteller Roee Fadida and ethnic-leaning saz and wind instrument player and singer Ittai Binnun.

 Guitarist-vocalist Roee Fadida is heavily invested in Bob Dylan’s oeuvre.

Our bodies are failing because our lifestyles are broken - opinion

A week at a Galilee health center revealed what modern medicine won’t: healing begins by rejecting the norms we’ve come to accept.

 SUNRISE AND A cookery class at the De-Mayo Health Center in Kibbutz Tuval in the Lower Galilee.