This past month, Jersusalem has been celebrating "Hamshushalayim". The name has two parts "Hamshush", and abbreviation for Thurs, Fri, Sat, and "Shalyim" the second part of the city's name in Hebrew, Yerushalayim. It is a essentially a celebration of culture. There are concerts, discounts at restaurant, free tours around the city, and extended, FREE hours at museums with special exhibits and performances included. I took part in Hamsushalayim three of the five weekends. I went to the Science Museum once and the Israel Museum twice; there were different exhibitions open each time I was at the museum and different performers as well. The first time I was at the Israel Museum was a bit less exciting than the second. The highlight was the Mariachi band. The second time I went, there were dance shows, a play about the end of the world, and then the icing on the cake, a great Klezmer band . It was so Israeli when we all broke into dance in the middle of the museum. It was great! Luckily, Jerusalem is working on becoming more cultural, and this will be the first of many outings.
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