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Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg
Jessica Steinberg covers the Sabra scene from south to north and back to the center.
Efrat Lichtenstadt preparing individual lemon curd and cheese desserts for her blog (Courtesy Efrat Lichtenstadt)
June 7, 2019, 10:20 am
The Jerusalem food blogger who turned a cooking hobby into a career
Efrat Lichtenstadt’s recipes, photos and stop-motion videos have become the trick of her trade, along with her savvy use of social media
By Jessica Steinberg
Salmon sashimi, ginger granite, blackened onion powder, miso twill served at Nomi, the kosher David Intercontinental restaurant presided over by Yoram Nitzan, who once spent his days with crustaceans at the famed Mul-Yam. (Courtesy Nomi)
June 3, 2019, 3:57 am
As these Israeli chefs show, it doesn’t have to be treif to taste good
Despite the success of non-kosher restaurants, several local chefs choose to stick with Jewish dietary restrictions in these high-end eateries
By Jessica Steinberg
Books for sale at the annual Hebrew Book Week in Jerusalem (Courtesy: Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
May 30, 2019, 4:23 pm
Tri-city storytelling hour launches Hebrew Book Week
The annual ten-day event will celebrate reading in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa
By Jessica Steinberg
From the Iota Project, showing at this year's Fresh Paint art fair, which begins May 30, 2019, at the Tel Aviv Expo (Courtesy Fresh Paint)
May 30, 2019, 12:06 pm
Fresh Paint fair kicks off with exhibitions throughout Tel Aviv
The annual art event aims to bring together artists through conversations, collaborations and exhibits
By Jessica Steinberg
Dancers from the Collberg Ballet will perform 'Figure A Sea', with music by Laurie Anderson, at the upcoming 2019 Israel Festival, opening May 30, 2019 (Courtesy Israel Festival)
May 27, 2019, 5:47 pm
This year’s Israel Festival dares audiences to challenge artistic boundaries
Two-week event begins May 30, with a jam-packed schedule of local premieres and visiting troupes aimed at stretching the imagination
By Jessica Steinberg
A rehearsal of one of the dances in 'Body -- Dance -- Place' at the historic, now empty, YMCA pool in Jerusalem (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 27, 2019, 5:25 pm
The pool’s all dry but the dancers dive right in
Three days of premieres are taking place in the historic Jerusalem YMCA pool and other abandoned spaces
By Jessica Steinberg
Ayobami Abedayo, the Nigerian writer of the award-winning 'Stay With Me,' was in Israel in May 2019 for the International Writers Festival (Courtesy Penguin RandomHouse)
May 25, 2019, 9:03 am
Ayobami Abedayo’s novel tackles couplehood, infertility and Nigeria
The author, visiting Jerusalem for the International Writers Festival, says she’s glad she spent her formative years in the West African country
By Jessica Steinberg
Eliya Sfinofolos proposes marriage to Kerry Hassan on the 'Fauda' set, May 2019 (YouTube screengrab)
May 22, 2019, 7:01 pm
In faked scene, ‘Fauda’ cast stages genuine marriage proposal
Crew member has girlfriend hired for the show and then fictionally ‘kidnapped’ so that he can really ask her to marry him. Confused? So was she
By Jessica Steinberg
From 'Mrs. G.' a documentary being shown at the 2019 Docaviv about Lea Gottlieb, the designer and founder of Gottex Swimsuits (Courtesy DocAviv)
May 22, 2019, 1:48 pm
Variety is in the spotlight at Docaviv, Tel Aviv’s annual film fest
130 documentaries to be screened at the event, including two competitions of top Israeli offerings
By Jessica Steinberg
Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson, of Iceland's Hatari, sings at the May 18 finale of Eurovision 2019, while a sign language interpreter gives a spirited translation of his vocals. (Courtesy Twitter screen grab)
May 19, 2019, 11:20 pm
Clip of Eurovision sign language interpreter rocking out goes viral
Enthusiastic rendition of Iceland techno band Hatari’s ‘Hate Will Prevail’ at Saturday night’s final show has fans cheering for translator
By Jessica Steinberg
Spectators watch the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
May 19, 2019, 3:08 am
Fans sing along to most pro-LGBT Eurovision, though winning song isn’t kitschy
Audience love France for embracing difference, Iceland for counterculture message, Russia for putting its singer in a shower, and Azerbaijan for hooking up to a heart machine
By Jessica Steinberg
Duncan Laurence of the Netherlands, center, celebrates after winning the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final with the song "Arcade" in Tel Aviv, May 18, 2019. He is flanked (from left) by the four Israeli hosts: Assi Azar, Lucy Ayoub, Bar Refaeli and Erez Tal (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
May 18, 2019, 7:17 pm
Netherlands wins Eurovision; Iceland, Madonna bring Palestine messages to show
Heavy favorite Duncan Laurence brings show to Holland for first time in decades; Israeli Kobi Marimi finishes in 23rd place
By Joshua Davidovich and Jessica Steinberg
Israeli fans roar for Kobi Marimi, the Israeli contestant for Eurovision 2019, singing 'Home,' at a Friday dress rehearsal for the May 18, 2019 show (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 17, 2019, 8:38 pm
Eurovision dress rehearsal goes off without a hitch, but no Madonna
It takes three and a half hours to run through 26 contestants and several other musical numbers for the final event on Saturday
By Jessica Steinberg
Bob Green (left), Robert Cameron and Pascal Rissewijick, all in Israel for Eurovision 2019, on a shuttle to the second semifinal on Thursday night, May 16, 2019 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)
May 17, 2019, 3:17 am
For Eurovision fans, even the bad music is good, so long as they can party
Soulful male crooners abound at the song contest, making it harder to dance along, but for flag waving diehards — including in the press room — there’s still good times to be had
By Jessica Steinberg
Israel's Netta Barzilai, the winner of last year's Eurovision contest, performs during the opening ceremony of the first semi-final of the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 at Expo Tel Aviv on May 14, 2019. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
May 16, 2019, 3:53 am
Eurovision, the kitsch song extravaganza, may be coming to America
European Broadcasting Union hopes to have the first American Song Contest on air in 2021
By Jessica Steinberg
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