Habibi

January 19th
Gordon Center for Performing Arts, MD 
Habibi, Israel's preeminent vocal group, will lead you on a rich musical journey, with breathtaking singing. Habibi's four performers - Shlomit Aharon, Ami Mandelman, Moshe Simantov and Kiki Rotstein - sing English and Hebrew interpretations of Israeli songs and international music.

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Shriver Hall Concert Series featuring Israeli pianist Inon Barnatan

January 22nd 
Shriver Hall, Baltimore 
Three great friends and young stars team up for a special program of works from the treasured but seldom-performed genre of clarinet trios.

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FILM

Zero Motivation

January 21st at 7:45pm
Tikvat Israel Synagogue, Rockville
A smash hit in Israel and winner of the Best Narrative Feature Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, Zero Motivation is a unique, sharply observed, sometimes dark and often hilarious portrait of everyday life for a unit of young, female soldiers in a remote Israeli desert outpost.

Admission includes light refreshments and a moderated post-film discussion. 
$12 for members. $15 for non-members. RSVP to israelifilms@tikvatisrael.org 

To view trailer click here.

Blush 

January 25th 
Avalon Theatre, DC
17-year-old Naama spends most of her free time drinking and partying in the hopes of escaping from her parents’ constant bickering, worsened by the recent disappearance of her AWOL soldier sister. When a free-spirited new girl shows up at school, Naama falls deeply in love for the first time and the intensity of the experience at once confuses her and gives her life new meaning.
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To view trailer click here.

Baba Joon

January 28th at 7:45pm

Tikvat Israel Synagogue, Rockville
Yitzhak runs the turkey farm his father built with his own two hands after they emigrated from Iran to Israel. When his son Moti turns thirteen, Yitzhak teaches him the trade, hoping that he will continue the proud family tradition. But Moti doesn't like working in the turkey barn; his passion is fixing up junkyard cars and bringing them back to life.The conflict is inevitable.

Admission includes light refreshments and a moderated post-film discussion. 
$12 for members. $15 for non-members. RSVP to israelifilms@tikvatisrael.org    

EXHIBITIONS 

Installation: A Memory, Revisited 

Dalya Luttwak

January 14th - February 5th 
Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo Park MD 
This installation is based on Luttwak's Kousa Dogwood tree, a staple of her garden, which suddenly died last year. The sculpture incorporates the erect tree in an attempt to revisit her personal memories of a favorite plant. Curated by Ramon Osuna. 

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LECTURE  

Fashion 100: One hundred years of style in the Holy Land 

Israeli Fashion from the Kibbutz to the City 

January 29th
Ohr Kodesh Congregation
Interactive talk by fashion blogger Liraz Cohen who will tell the story of Israeli fashion from the late 19th century until today. 

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