The Ministry of Culture and Sport is sponsoring Chanuka happenings throughout the country under the banner “נס חנוכה” (Nes Chanuka / Chanuka miracle).
With Sigd behind us and the smell of sufganiyot in the air, we can start looking forward to Chanuka only three weeks away. In order to make more cultural options available to all, a new initiative is being undertaken to make 100 plays in more than 100 locations free for children.
Plays
The plays included will Pippi Longstocking, Pinocchio, Aladdin, and more.
בין ההצגות והקלאסיקות שיוצעו לילדים ניתן למצוא את הכבש ה-16 של מדיטק, אלאדין של תיאטרון אורנה פורת, הכריש והדג של התיאטרון הארצי לנוער, בילבי של חני הפקות, הרפתקאותיו של פינוקיו של תיאטרון הקיבוץ, המפוזר מכפר אז”ר של תיאטרון ארצי לנוער, “זרעים של מסטיק” של תיאטרון בית לסין ועוד.
Cost
The plays will be free to children (in nearly all cases), and accompanying adults will be charged a “symbolic” fee of 10 to 20 NIS.
Locations
According to the Ministry of Culture and Sport, the free performances will take place in the “periphery.” However, per the list in their press release, they have a very wide definition of periphery. Locations included are:
- Acre
- Afula
- Alona
- Arad
- Arava Tichona
- Ariel
- Ashdod
- Ashkelon
- Beer Yaakov
- Beersheva
- Beit El
- Beit Shean
- Bnei Ayish
- Bnei Shimon
- Carmiel
- Dimona
- Efrat
- Eilat
- Elyachin
- Emek HaMayanot
- Eshkol
- Gan Yavne
- Gedera
- Gilboa
- Golan Heights
- Gush Etzion
- Hadera
- Har Hevron
- Hazor HaGlilit
- Hevel Eilot
- Hevel Modiin
- Hof Ashkelon
- Jerusalem – French Hill
- Jerusalem – Gilo
- Jerusalem – Ramot Elon
- Jezreel Valley
- Jordan Valley
- Jordan Valley
- Karnei Shomron
- Katzir – Harish
- Katzrin
- Kfar Veradim
- Kfar Yona
- Kiryat Arba
- Kiryat Ata
- Kiryat Bialik
- Kiryat Ekron
- Kiryat Gat
- Kiryat Malachi
- Kiryat Motzkin
- Kiryat Shmona
- Kiryat Tivon
- Kiryat Yam
- Lachish
- Lahavim
- Lod
- Lower Galilee
- Ma’ale Adumim
- Ma’ale Ephraim
- Ma’ale Yosef
- Ma’alot
- Marom HaGalil
- Mate Asher
- Mate Binyamin
- Mate Yehuda
- Megiddo
- Megillot Yom HaMelech
- Menashe
- Merchavim
- Mevo’ot Hermon
- Migdal
- Migdal HaEmek
- Misgav
- Mitzpe Ramon
- Nahal Sorek
- Nahariya
- Netanya
- Netivot
- Ofakin
- Or Yehuda
- Pardes Hanna
- Ramat HaNegev
- Ramla
- Rechasim
- Rechovot
- Rosh HaAyin
- Rosh Pina
- Sadot Negev
- Safed
- Sderot
- Shaar HaNegev
- Shapir
- Shlomi
- Shomron
- Tamar
- Tiberias
- Tirat HaCarmel
- Upper Galilee
- Upper Nazareth
- Yavne
- Yavniel
- Yerucham
- Yoav
- Yokneam
- Zevulun
For the exact location of the plays and phone numbers for more information, see the Ministry of Culture and Sport’s Chanuka Miracle press release. Update 19 December 2011: The list of cities and phone numbers is now here.
A very early Happy Chanuka to you!
