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The Simon & Garfunkel Story is coming from the UK’s West End to tour Israel.  It’s probably the closest you can get to seeing Simon & Garfunkel without actually seeing them. From 13th - 18th Sep in Jerusalem, Kiryat Mozkin, Cinema City, Airport City and Rishon Letzion.

Jerusalem's 4-week Mekudeshet festival, which ends on 15th Sept, features many inspirational artists and musicians.

In the 1960s, famous Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali, produced Zionist-themed paintings. They included a ship carrying Jewish refugees to Israel, an Israeli menorah (candelabra) and a series entitled “Aliya”. Here is a new montage of Dali's tribute to the Jewish people.

Shlomi Lazmy, a blind Israeli veteran, won first place in the 2017 International Blind Sports Federation Tenpin Bowling World Championships for the blind in Fukuoka, Japan. 60-year-old Shlomi was blinded in the Golan in 1986. He has been playing the sport for eight years.

British singer, musician, performer, actor and philanthropist Sir Cliff Richard is scheduled to give a concert on October 10 at Tel Aviv’s Menora Mivtachim Arena. The day before, he will visit the Freddie Krivine Foundation, which fosters young Arab and Jewish tennis players.

Miki Berkovich is the first Israeli player to be inducted into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Hall of Fame. Berkovich, now aged 63, helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win its first European Championship in 1977 and is widely considered to be the greatest Israeli basketball player ever.

Niv – a crested macaque monkey at Israel’s Ramat Gan Safari – has adopted a chicken that wandered into his enclosure.  Zoo officials say that the unlikely pair are inseparable.

Israeli judoka Tal Flicker earned a bronze medal in the under-66 kilo class at the World Judo Championships in Budapest. He beat Ukraine’s Georgii Zantaraia, who had previously won the gold medal at April’s European Championships.

One benefit from the lowering of the level of the Dead Sea is that it has exposed some amazing salt crystal formations.

The city of mysticism, Safed (Tzfat) is one of Judaism’s four holy cities. It is also home to the world’s largest festival of klezmer music. This year is the 30th that the city has hosted the festival.