According to YNet, you will be able to check out this art at the following galleries:

Jerusalem Print Workshop, Musrara’s social gallery, Agripas 12, Co-operative Gallery, Ticho House, Daana Gallery, Artspace Gallery, The Zik Group Studio in Beit Nekufa, Jerusalem drawing and sketching workshop gallery in Talpiyot and The Art House in Mevaseret Zion.

If you will already be in Talpiyot, we suggest sticking your head in one of the art gallaries in the area to check it out. Report back and let us know what you think!

If you enter the old city in Jerusalem, find “Harovah” (the square) which is an open courtyard located in the Jewish Quarter, very close to the entrance to the Western Wall area. Ask around for it. From the courtyard, walk east on the north side of the square, and you will come to a set of stairs going down to some ruins and another set going up to another street. Go up the stairs and make a slight left and then right and follow the street until you get to 2 Ohr Hachaim Street. (The woman’s hostel is located on the other side of the Men’s)

This hostel is a great hostel for anyone who needs a place to stay in the old city. It\’s in the middle of the Jewish Quarter and it\’s a 3 minute walk from the Kotel. This hostel is also run by the nicest people. They set you up with meals on Shabbat if you don\’t have and provide you with Se\’udah Shleshit. It\’s also a great place to meet other travelers in Israel.

Price per night, for 1 person: Less than 60 NIS

Rating:: 3 out of 5

Type of room (shared or private):: Unknown – If you know, please comment & let us know

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The 13 or the 20 bus to the end of the route in Givat Masua. Then walk down the hill and it will be the huge building on your right.

The Judaean Guest House is a beautiful building in the outskirts of Jerusalem. It has close proximity to the train station if you need to head up north the next morning, and it is also walking distance from the Biblical Zoo and the Malcha Mall. Complete with outdoor pool, basketball court, outdoor amphitheater, conference hall, two dining rooms with delicious food, and many classrooms, it is an excellent place to run a program or a shabbaton.

Not the best place to stay if you want to be close to downtown Jerusalem.

Price per night, for 1 person: Around 70 NIS

Rating:: 5 out of 5

Type of room (shared or private):: Private

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Walk out of the central bus station, cross the street, and take a immediate right. You should be walking down a slight hill, not towards the intersection. After less than a minute, you will see a sign saying the Spring (Aviv in Hebrew) hostel directing you down a path to the left. Follow the path for 30 seconds, and the Aviv hostel will be on your left.

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A very kind older man that greeted us, and got our room setup. They will give you a key and a remote for the television. The room we stayed in had a sink, dishes, Kum-Kum (small water boiler), and fridge/freezer. Beds were great, bathroom was great. No towels provided.

You are about a 20-25 minute walk from the beach and the mall. There is sushi within 10 minutes, as well as ATMs. The Corin hostel is located about 1 minute away (walk out the front door, take a right, another right, and you will see it).

Price per night, for 1 person: About 33 NIS (It was 100 NIS for 3 people)

Rating:: 5 out of 5

Type of room (shared or private):: Private & Amazing

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Madonna’s final two stops on her “Sticky & Sweet” tour will take place at Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park, on September 1 and 2.

In August, producers of Madonna’s concerts revealed details of her act at a press conference.A stage 18 meters high was prepared in May, included four hydraulic elevators and a 25-meter-long catwalk, which will extend from the stage into the crowd. Film clips and laser patterns will be screened, and Madonna will be accompanied by 17 dancers, who will change costumes no less than eight times during the performance.

Weiss confirmed that Madonna’s entourage would number around 200 people by the time of the concert, but neither confirmed nor denied rumors that some famous friends of hers, including Justin Timberlake, would be among them.

The playlist for the concert – which will run for exactly two hours and 15 minutes – is expected to be exactly the same as that used at other performances during the current Sticky & Sweet Tour, which began in 2008.

The expected playlist, in order, is as follows:

Candy Shop
Beat Goes On
Human Nature
Vogue
Die Another Day
Into The Groove
Holiday
Dress Me Up
She`s Not Me
Music
Rain
Devil Wouldn`t Recognize You
Spanish Lesson
Miles Away
La Ista Bonita
Doli Doli
You Must Love Me
Get Stupid
Four Minutes
Like A Prayer
Frozen
Ray of Light
Give It 2 Me

Tickets are completely sold out for the first concert on September 1, but are still available for the second concert the following day.

The September 1 concert will be Madonna’s second performance in Israel. She first appeared at Hayarkon Park 16 years ago as part of her Girlie Tour, and also visited Israel in 2006 during the Jewish High Holidays along with 2,000 other students of Kabbalah.

[Haaretz]