Current sectionArt & CultureShare 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 formatSubscribeBeit Lehem 3. An emotional refuge from Israeli reality. Credit: Tomer AppelbaumAt Beit Lehem 3, Asher Havivi distills every stage of his life into a modest Balkan khammāra, a neighborhood drinking house where the fish is fresh and hospitality is the main attraction08:52 PM • June 25 2026 IDT"Most people don't really know what a true khammāra is," says Asher Havivi as he moves between the open kitchen and the tables scattered throughout the alley.In the News'I'm a Cook, Not a Chef: The Humble Charm of Tel Aviv's Last Real KhammāraForget About Doomscrolling. It's Daydreaming That Will Ruin Your LifeStitch by Stitch, an Israeli Artist Confronts the Destruction of GazaNYC Mulling Apology for Deporting Lesbian Jewish Woman Who Died in AuschwitzYaacov Agam, Israeli Artist Who Pioneered Kinetic Art Worldwide, Dies at 98Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused