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Program 2023-24 - Monday
Where: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 27, Tel Aviv
Cost: ESRA members NIS 650 | Non-members NIS 950
Schedule:
10:00 – 11:00 – Lecture
11:00 – 11:30 – Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Guided tours
Monday, November 11:
New York-New Wave (PS1 MoMA): Graffiti Enters the Museum
The lecture will delve into the ground breaking integration of graffiti into the museum
space, showcasing how this vibrant, street-born art form was recontextualized within a prestigious institution. It highlights the exhibition’s role in challenging traditional
boundaries and celebrating the raw, urban creativity of New York's street artists during the 1980s.
space, showcasing how this vibrant, street-born art form was recontextualized within a prestigious institution. It highlights the exhibition’s role in challenging traditional
boundaries and celebrating the raw, urban creativity of New York's street artists during the 1980s.
Monday, December 9:
The Garden of Earthly Delights: Hieronymus Bosch and Modern Art
The lecture will provide an in-depth exploration of the enigmatic triptych, examining its intricate symbolism and vivid portrayal of paradise, earthly pleasures, and damnation. The lecture will try to expose Bosch's imaginative, surreal landscapes that reflect the spiritual and moral concerns of the late 15th century, inviting viewers to ponder the complex interplay between sin, temptation, and redemption.
Monday, January 13:
Peggy Guggenheim and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art: Beginnings
The lecture explores Peggy Guggenheim's influential role as a patron and collector, highlighting how her avant-garde tastes and significant acquisitions shaped the course of modern art. The lecture will tell the story of a unique relationship with the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, focusing on her generous donation of paintings from her personal collection to the museum.
Monday, February 10:
Damien Hirst: Kitsch and Death
A lecture that wish to examine the way the artist’s provocative use of kitsch aesthetics challenges conventional notions of beauty and mortality. It explores how Hirst’s work, characterized by its blend of high and low culture, confronts viewers with the stark realities of life and death through shockingly vivid and unconventional art.
Monday, March 10:
Paula Rego: Expressional Art
A lecture that explores how Paula Rego's vivid and often unsettling imagery captures the emotional intensity of human experience. It delves into Rego's distinctive use of narrative and symbolism, revealing how her powerful, sometimes surreal compositions address themes of identity, power, and personal history.
Monday, April 21:
Black Jewish Lives Matter
This lecture will review the development of a group of African-American Jewish
women creators in the last decade: a group of women creators who represent and
promote their complex identity in their work. The lecture will present four women creators from different fields and how their works are received in the different communities where they live.
women creators in the last decade: a group of women creators who represent and
promote their complex identity in their work. The lecture will present four women creators from different fields and how their works are received in the different communities where they live.
Monday, May 19:
A Short History of Light in Art
The lecture traces the evolving role of light as both a technical and thematic element across different art movements and periods. It examines how artists from the Renaissance to contemporary times have manipulated light to enhance realism, convey emotion, and explore abstract concepts, highlighting its profound impact on visual storytelling and artistic innovation.
Monday, June 16
August Renoir: Nude from Behind (1881)
The lecture delves into the painting's exploration of form and sensuality, show casing Renoir's masterful handling of light and texture. It examines how the artwork exemplifies the artist's fascination with the female form and his contribution to the Impressionist movement's focus on capturing intimate, everyday moments with a soft, evocative palette.
Exhibit descriptions will be provided following registration.
Entrance to the museum will be possible from 9:30 a.m.
Entry with subscription card only for the same series and cannot be interchanged Monday for Thursday or vice versa. This Museum rule is strictly enforced.
Registration: Click on the register link above or contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2).
Improve your physical and mental well-being. Meet new people, make new friends. Walking is a simple, free (no expensive gym membership), and one of the easiest ways to be more active. All you need is comfortable clothes and shoes and a willingness to get going.
NEW Summer Hours: Meet at the Sail on Wednesdays at 10:00 AM Every Week outside Cafe LaLush (weather dependent). A maximum hour walk for all abilities.
Contact Alison Barnes at +972 53-224-3107 on WhatsApp or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name, email address, and phone number (and Whatsapp number if different). She will add you to the ESRA Wednesday Walkers WhatsApp group for coordination of walks.
Free (One time registration to join the group)
Program 2023-24 - Monday
Where: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 27, Tel Aviv
Cost: ESRA members NIS 650 | Non-members NIS 950
Schedule:
10:00 – 11:00 – Lecture
11:00 – 11:30 – Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Guided tours
Monday 8 January 2024
What is a Ready Made? From Duchamp Onwards
Monday 12 February 2024
Alice Neil: Self Portrait at 80
Monday 11 March 2024
Wonderers in the City
Monday 8 April 2024
Pilgrimages to Holy Places in Medieval and Renaissance Times
Monday 27 May 2024
The West Wall: A Jewish Symbol
Monday 17 June 2024
Re-Appropriation: Re Using Ideas
Past Events:
Monday 30 October 2023
Alexander Calder: Large Yellow Sun
Monday 11 December 2023
Barbara Kruger, "I Shop Therefore I Am"
Exhibit descriptions will be provided following registration.
Entrance to the museum will be possible from 9:30 a.m.
Entry with subscription card only for the same series and cannot be interchanged Monday for Thursday or vice versa. This Museum rule is strictly enforced.
Registration: Click on the register link above or contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2).
Currently meeting at the Greg Cafe in the Haifa Auditorium, Mahanayim St 7, Central Carmel, but subject to change.
Please contact Laurie Rubin on 054-5808023, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Specific instructions will be sent to those who register.
ESRA Members NIS 10 | Non-members NIS 20 per session
When:
Weekly on Thursdays 9:30 - 12:00
Contacts:
Laurie Rubin on 054-5808023, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Eileen Martell on 054-2105673, email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Sessions are intended for those who know how to play the game – if you would like to learn the game, please contact Laurie Rubin in advance.
Sets will be provided. Players need to bring a current American Mahjong Card.
Proceeds support ESRA Education and Welfare Community projects to strengthen Israeli society. Read more
ESRA Haifa Scrabble Club is coming - you asked and we answered! Please send a message to Eileen Martell (0542105673) with your name and phone number to be added to the WhatsApp Group for updates and game plans.
Here is how it will work: ESRA Haifa has set up the Scrabble club. The nominal cost is 10 shekels for ESRA members and 20 shekels for non-members each time you play. You must register in advance for one or multiple times by indicating how many tickets you wish to purchase. You can pay through the ESRA link below or phone the office to pay. We do not want to handle cash on the day. All details will be on the link and published through the WhatsApp group.
If you want to host a game - set the day and time and how many players you can accommodate and post it to the WhatsApp group and those who can join, will respond. Whoever hosts will send Eileen the list of those who attended that game. If you can host more than 4 and need an additional set - ask someone to bring it along. There are already more than 15 people interested and it is likely there could be offers to host multiple times during the week, daytime or evening. Once this gets going, it could be that we settle on one or more times a week as a set day and time. I will be posting this to the WhatsApp group soon and when the link to register is ready, I will post that too.
Any questions? Just ask.
For an individual session: ESRA members NIS 10 | Non-members NIS 20 - Register here
Contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2).
Proceeds support ESRA Education and Welfare Community projects to strengthen Israeli society. Read more
Ongoing Events and Clubs
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Beer Sheva - Mahjong
- Haifa Gardening Club
- Haifa Meet & Greet
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Knitting/Crochet Circles
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Magazine Book Club
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Modiin - Let’s Talk
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Tiberias/ Jordan Valley - Lunch Club
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Program 2024 - Monday
Where: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 27, Tel Aviv
Cost: ESRA members NIS 650 | Non-members NIS 950
Schedule:
10:00 – 11:00 – Lecture
11:00 – 11:30 – Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Guided tours
Monday 8 January 2024
What is a Ready Made? From Duchamp Onwards
Monday 12 February 2024
Alice Neil: Self Portrait at 80
Monday 11 March 2024
Wonderers in the City
Monday 8 April 2024
Pilgrimages to Holy Places in Medieval and Renaissance Times
Monday 27 May 2024
George Segal: Sacrifice of Isaac, 1973
Monday 17 June 2024
Re-Appropriation: Re Using Ideas
Monday 8 July 2024
Barbara Kruger, "I Shop Therefore I Am"
Past events:
Monday 11 December 2023
Alexander Calder: Large Yellow Sun
Exhibit descriptions will be provided following registration.
Entrance to the museum will be possible from 9:30 a.m.
Entry with subscription card only for the same series and cannot be interchanged Monday for Thursday or vice versa. This Museum rule is strictly enforced.
Registration: Click on the register link above or contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2).
Monthly screening of acclaimed documentary films - 20:00 at Yad Lebanim, Raanana.
Tickets: NIS 60; ESRAcards NIS 50. Reservations in advance from ESRA 09-748 2957.
Program 2024 - Thursday
Where: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 27, Tel Aviv
Cost: ESRA members NIS 650 | Non-members NIS 950
Schedule:
10:00 – 11:00 – Lecture
11:00 – 11:30 – Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Guided tours
Thursday 15 February 2024
Re-Appropriation: Re Using Ideas
Thursday 21 March 2024
Wonderers in the City
Thursday 11 April 2024
Pilgrimages to Holy Places in Medieval and Renaissance Times
Thursday 9 May 2024
The West Wall: A Jewish Symbol
Thursday 6 June 2024
Alice Neil: Self Portrait at 80
Thursday 18 July 2024
Barbara Kruger, "I Shop Therefore I Am"
Past Events:
Thursday 14 December 2023
Alexander Calder: Large Yellow Sun
Thursday 11 January 2024
What is a Ready Made? From Duchamp Onwards
Exhibit descriptions will be provided following registration.
Entrance to the museum will be possible from 9:30 a.m.
Entry with subscription card only for the same series and cannot be interchanged Monday for Thursday or vice versa. This Museum rule is strictly enforced.
Registration: Click on the register link above or contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2.)
ESRA Haifa holds a weekly Meet & Greet every Monday at 10.00-11.30 at Greg Cafe in the lobby of Haifa Auditorium, Merkaz Hacarmel. Free and no need to register in advance. New or old in Haifa, join us for a lively weekly meeting. Just order what you want from the bar and join us in the seating area.
THE FIRST MONDAY OF EACH MONTH IS A SWAP DAY. Bring along anything you would like to swap (books, jewelry, household goods etc.).
As plans may change at short notice, we suggest that to keep updated you join our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/
We look forward to seeing you.
ESRA Haifa Committee
Program 2024-25 - Thursday
Where: Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Sderot Sha'ul HaMelech 27, Tel Aviv
Cost: ESRA members NIS 650 | Non-members NIS 950
Schedule:
10:00 – 11:00 – Lecture
11:00 – 11:30 – Break
11:30 – 12:30 – Guided tours
Thursday, November 14:
New York-New Wave (PS1 MoMA): Graffiti Enters the Museum
The lecture will delve into the ground breaking integration of graffiti into the museum
space, showcasing how this vibrant, street-born art form was recontextualized within a prestigious institution. It highlights the exhibition’s role in challenging traditional
boundaries and celebrating the raw, urban creativity of New York's street artists during the 1980s.
space, showcasing how this vibrant, street-born art form was recontextualized within a prestigious institution. It highlights the exhibition’s role in challenging traditional
boundaries and celebrating the raw, urban creativity of New York's street artists during the 1980s.
Thursday, December 26:
The Garden of Earthly Delights: Hieronymus Bosch and Modern Art
The lecture will provide an in-depth exploration of the enigmatic triptych, examining its intricate symbolism and vivid portrayal of paradise, earthly pleasures, and damnation. The lecture will try to expose Bosch's imaginative, surreal landscapes that reflect the spiritual and moral concerns of the late 15th century, inviting viewers to ponder the complex interplay between sin, temptation, and redemption.
Thursday, January 16:
Peggy Guggenheim and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art: Beginnings
The lecture explores Peggy Guggenheim's influential role as a patron and collector, highlighting how her avant-garde tastes and significant acquisitions shaped the course of modern art. The lecture will tell the story of a unique relationship with the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, focusing on her generous donation of paintings from her personal collection to the museum.
| Thursday, February 13:
Damien Hirst: Kitsch and Death
A lecture that wish to examine the way the artist’s provocative use of kitsch aesthetics challenges conventional notions of beauty and mortality. It explores how Hirst’s work, characterized by its blend of high and low culture, confronts viewers with the stark realities of life and death through shockingly vivid and unconventional art.
Thursday, March 13:
Paula Rego: Expressional Art
A lecture that explores how Paula Rego's vivid and often unsettling imagery captures the emotional intensity of human experience. It delves into Rego's distinctive use of narrative and symbolism, revealing how her powerful, sometimes surreal compositions address themes of identity, power, and personal history.
Thursday, April 10:
Black Jewish Lives Matter
This lecture will review the development of a group of African-American Jewish
women creators in the last decade: a group of women creators who represent and
promote their complex identity in their work. The lecture will present four women creators from different fields and how their works are received in the different communities where they live.
women creators in the last decade: a group of women creators who represent and
promote their complex identity in their work. The lecture will present four women creators from different fields and how their works are received in the different communities where they live.
Thursday, May 15 :
A Short History of Light in Art
The lecture traces the evolving role of light as both a technical and thematic element across different art movements and periods. It examines how artists from the Renaissance to contemporary times have manipulated light to enhance realism, convey emotion, and explore abstract concepts, highlighting its profound impact on visual storytelling and artistic innovation.
Thursday, June 12 :
August Renoir: Nude from Behind (1881)
The lecture delves into the painting's exploration of form and sensuality, show casing Renoir's masterful handling of light and texture. It examines how the artwork exemplifies the artist's fascination with the female form and his contribution to the Impressionist movement's focus on capturing intimate, everyday moments with a soft, evocative palette.
Exhibit descriptions will be provided following registration.
Entrance to the museum will be possible from 9:30 a.m.
Entry with subscription card only for the same series and cannot be interchanged Monday for Thursday or vice versa. This Museum rule is strictly enforced.
Registration: Click on the register link above or contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2.)
ESRA College at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Zoom Series Lectures & guided tours
Sunday 22 January, 2023 | 10:00 – 12:15
Does the Mona Lisa have a Moustache? Classical Works in Contemporary Translations.
Many contemporary artists refer to, react to and even copy masterpieces that preceded them and thereby re-examine the boundaries of the work and the medium in which thy operate. This lecture will present some of the most prominent examples nowadays, examples that can be funny annoying and most definitely raise questions.
Virtual Tour: Stadel Museum, Frankfurt
Cost: ESRA members NIS 35 | Non-members NIS 55
The link to the zoom lecture will be sent to you a few days prior to each date.
The session will be recorded and a link to the recordings will be sent to those who register.
The links will remain open for 1 week, for your pleasure.
Each session is built as follows:
10:00 - 11:00 - Lecture via zoom
11:00 – 11:15 – Short break
11:15 – 12:15 – Virtual guided tours via zoom
*Please note that changes may occur in the order or the subject of the lectures or virtual tour.
The time of the event refers to Israel Local Time.
To locate your local time click here.
Registration: Click on the register links above or contact the Booking Office at 09-9508371 (ext 2).
Past Lectures
Sunday 20 November, 2022
Salvador Dali: Living in a Dream
“I don’t do drugs, I am drugs” (Salvador Dali 1941)
This lecture will take us through the life and work of Salvador Dali, the surrealist Spanish artist – renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work.
Virtual Tour: Leopold Museum, Vienna
Sunday 11 December, 2022
Mannerism: Elegant Art
Derived from the Italian “maniera”, meaning simply “style”. The sixteenth-century artist and critic Vasari – himself a mannerist – believed that excellence in painting demanded refinement, the richness of invention, and virtuoso technique, criteria that emphasized the artist’s intellect. Seen as bizarre, sometimes acid color, its illogical compression of space, the elongated proportions, and exaggerated anatomy of figures in convoluted, serpentine poses - frequently create a feeling of anxiety for the viewer.
Virtual Tour: The Broad: Los Angeles
Proceeds support ESRA Education and Welfare Community projects to strengthen Israeli society. Read more
Updated_08.01.23
