Reason Why Melly Lifshitz Loves Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem

As mentioned in the previous post, Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem is one of the heritage centers in Jerusalem that Melly Lifshitz often visits.  He and his family love to explore the whole vicinity of the center and check various activities for entertain tourists and local visitors.

Aside from various exhibits (exquisite artifacts from the  dawn of civilization to the early Byzantine era in the ancient Near East) that show the fascinating journey through the lands of the Bible, one of the reasons why Melly, along with his wife and kids, often hang out in the heritage center is because there are lots of family-oriented activities in there that are  loved by the kids.

Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem features Holiday Family Fun, a guided tour which feature various creative workshops, performance,  and other surprises during the interim days of Succoth, Chanukah, the interim days of Passover,  and summer vacation.  Mel Lifshitz recommends this program to other families who want to make their museum travels unique from everyone else.

Parents and kids can make use of the museum together during Museum Holiday Day Camps, Birthdays, and Bat Mitzvah Program.  The Museum Holiday Day Camps  are often held during Passover and summer vacation.  Attendees are encourage to participate in various creative activities filled with innovative educational programs and games.

If you are planning to give a different birthday party to your kids, the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem offers original ideas for a birthday celebration.  They offer special experience that includes an active tour of the museum’s galleries as well as creative workshops. 

And, for those families who celebrate Bar/Bat-mitzvahs, they can experience a unique program held inside the museum that combines the subject matter of the Weekly Portion and the Haftorah with the relevant museum displays.  Melly Lifshitz advices everyone to visit the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem website to check more interesting programs and activities.

Menachem Lifshitz Loves the Tower of David Museum's Concerts

Aside from the famous Chihuly  exhibition (which made the Tower of David Museum well known), Menachem Lifshitz  became an avid visitor of the heritage center  because of the series of concerts which are often held at the museum’s Citadel.  Melly is looking forward to attend in one of the following concerts.

Tu B'Av at the Tower of David: Celebration of Israeli Love with Einat Sarouf, will be held on August 14.  This is in celebration of Israel’s Valentine’s Day.   Everyone is invited to attend and is encouraged dress in white.   Concert goers will be greeted by the most beautiful songs written in Hebrew, the happiest of melodies, the most romantic of ballads, all in the most beautiful setting in the world.  Menachem Lifshitz would love to watch the performance of Einat Sarouf, the queen of Hebrew singers  who will surely entertain the audience with her ability to find special intimate moments in every performance.  Ticket details: Price: 80 NIS adult. Senior citizens / students: 65 NIS | Special price for "Zman Tarbut" club members and "Yerushalmi" card holders: 120 NIS per couple (upon presentation of membeship card).

After the special Valentine’s Day concert, another music event is scheduled on September 2, initially dubbed as “Music for students and young people”.  This is a series of multiple concerts marking the beginning of the Academic year.   

Another two big concerts that Menachem Lifshitz is looking forward to attend to, are the Festive Cantorial Concert - Tribute to the cantor Moshe Gentshof (September 13) and Hallelujah - Liturgical music in concert at the Citadel followed by guided tour of the Old City just before Christmas (December 23).  Visit this link for more details.

The Tower of David Museum in Israel was built over two decades  ago by the Jerusalem Foundation with the help of the Clore Foundation of the UK.   It  is located inside the Jaffa Gate, parking is available nearby. Bus lines from Jerusalem's central bus station include, 1, 6, 13A and 20.