Metro

Grapevine: A worthy ‘Hatan Torah’

Following on the heels of Japanese Culture Week in Jerusalem comes Austrian Culture Days in Tel Aviv.

Transcending trends

Market swings have little bearing on the Bnei Brak real-estate scene, where homes are always in demand.

By JOHN BENZAQUEN

City Notes: Haifa holds viewing event in response to soccer ticket protest

A look at some of the stories that grabbed headlines this week, and what to expect in the coming days.

Work and play

A search for leisure style in Tel Aviv.

By ELANA SHAP

Happy Eva After: Tom, get thee to the land of limits

EVA ruminates on dating in the 21st century.

By EVA

SHOWTIME

The Jerusalem-based Incubator Theater company brings its production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to Tel Aviv.

By BARRY DAVIS

A scroll for soldiers

British Ambassador Matthew Gould and his wife Celia hosted a reception at their residence in Ramat Gan in honor of the British-Israel Friends of Bar-Ilan University.

Exiled – to Kfar Saba

After Jews were expelled from Tel Aviv-Jaffa almost a century ago, the Sharon city doesn’t forget the bitter times turned sweet.

By GLORIA DEUTSCH

The art of cheese

Aharon Markovich makes uniquely Israeli cheeses on Moshav Nehalim.

City Notes: Australian Gan Garoo park transformed into Aboriginal village over Succot

A look at some of the events that took place this week.

Giving Schulhoff an airing

A classical pianist plays the works of a Czech Jewish composer who perished in the Holocaust.

By BARRY DAVIS

Blowing her own horn

Avital Handler proves that woman can play the tuba.

By BARRY DAVIS

Striking a balance

ImaKadima provides a supportive community for career-minded mothers on the professional and personal level.

The spirit moved them

The Pilgrim Spirituality Center in the North was built around a rare first-century synagogue.

Star Catcher: Astrology for the week of October 10, 2014

Tip for the week: By pacing yourself this week, you will soon discover that, not only will you get everything done on time, but that you enjoy the result you have created.

By MARALLYN BEN MOSHE

Get ready to eschew eating animals

Vegan Festival in Ramat Gan promises entertainment and enlightenment.

SHOWTIME

Britain's Kairos 4tet band will play at Tel Aviv’s Zappa Club on October 19.

By BARRY DAVIS

Freewheeling in the city

The Sovev Turki cross-Tel Aviv mass bicycle event takes place on Wednesday.

By BARRY DAVIS

Thou shalt not steal

Israeli singer Shlomo Artzi performed last week for a highly appreciative crowd in the Ashdod Amphitheater.

Digital parking

Pango partners with local authorities to provide a variety of services for drivers.

Illumination on the same page

‘The Israeli Talmud’ makes the Daf Yomi program accessible to kids.

By BATSHEVA POMERANTZ

Hear, hear!

Stop for a history lesson at northern sites with audio information centers.

Golden age flower power

The 11,005 ceramic flowers that now adorn the lawns of the Eretz Israel Museum hail from 71 sheltered housing facilities and senior citizens’ homes around the country.

By BARRY DAVIS

The man who turned Tel Aviv into Israel’s culture and commerce capital

Shlomo ‘Cheech’ Lahat, who died last week, built a city that never stops from a provincial town.

It takes a village

Until recently, children were born and raised in extended kin networks and communities, not nuclear families.

By TRACEY SHIPLEY,JUDITH POSNER

Showtime

The Contemporary Art Gallery in Tel Aviv is running Benni Efrat’s exhibition titled “The Dove” comprising of strikingly dramatic, kinetic artwork.

By BARRY DAVIS

The sounds of childhood

From hassidic folklore to Dorothy, the Tslilei Yaldut Festival appeals to all ages.

By BARRY DAVIS

Years of selfless service

Eyal Golan, convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to four months of community service, this week began working in the Bulgarian senior citizens’ home in Rishon Lezion.

City Notes: Throngs inundate Galilee and Golan tourist sites over Rosh Hashana

BGU of the Negev announces that 10 of its undergraduate students will represent Israel in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition for genetic engineering.

By COMPILED BY TAMARA ZIEVE