Current sectionJewish WorldShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCredit: Yossi Zwecker, Irit Hemo, Daroma ProductionsA new Hebrew opera based on S. An-sky's play premieres at the Israeli Opera for a limited five-performance run, a documentary in Jaffa follows Arab women creating their own space and this year's Rappaport Prize winners are announcedFebruary 17, 2026"I would say that the dybbuk exists in every person," says Israeli-Georgian composer Josef Bardanashvili. This week, the opera "The Dybbuk," which he composed, will have its world premiere at the Israeli Opera, the first Hebrew-language operatic adaptation of S. An-sky's canonical play, written more than a century ago.In the News5,000 U.K. Jews and Allies Rally in London Against 'Poisonous' AntisemitismWhat Netanyahu – and 60 Minutes – Left Out of His InterviewIsraeli Forces Raid UNRWA Compound; IDF Says Palestinian Gunman Opened FireEU Approves Sanctions on Violent Israeli Settlers and Far-right GroupsAG Says Justice Minister's Refusal to Work With Court Unlawful, Harms JudiciaryRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIWhatsApp Co-founder Donates Record-breaking $200 Million to Jerusalem HospitalThe Mysterious Copper Scroll and the End of DaysLeaked Video of Arab Lawyer's Violent Arrest Contradicts Israel Police AccountTucker Carlson Exposes Himself on Israel, neo-Nazis and the AntichristConstruction Begins on Bypass Road to Bring 'One Million' Israelis to West BankZionism Didn't Go Wrong, It Was Always Built This Way