Coming Home

One word with many meanings that have undergone a huge upheaval in the last two years. Our national, personal, and spiritual home has changed, shaking our foundation and sense of security.

And yet, quite a few people are returning home from the battlefield, from captivity, from the

evacuation forced upon them. So, how do we get back home?

In a performative learning session, we will meet around a large table and study the sources. We

will focus on a sequence of legends in the Babylonian Talmud, and also dive into the Mishnah,

Iliad, Odyssey, and contemporary texts from local culture. The study will be led by Chaya Gilboa in

collaboration with talented cellist Maya Belsitzman, singer and composer Orit Tshuma, actor and

puppeteer Daniel Engel, and several other figures connected to themes central to the study.

This is not a regular lesson, nor is it a regular performance: it is a kind of artistic hybrid that seeks

to stimulate the intellect, open the heart, ignite the imagination, and mark out our collective path

back home.

Artistic Direction and Concept: Chaya Gilboa. In participation: Maya Belsitzman, Orit Tshuma,

Daniel Engel, Raya Adani, Liat Atzili, Meital Raz. Content Production: Inbal Dekel. Design:

pilpeled. Lighting Design: Tamir Tubul

2.7, 19:00, Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem Theatre.

3.7, 19:00 and 21:15, Henry Crown Hall, Jerusalem Theatre.