Netanya AACI

David Nekrutman: Faith, Politics, and Partnership - Understanding Christian Support for Israel
2026-01-27 19:30 (Asia/Jerusalem) | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
David Nekrutman: Faith, Politics, and Partnership – Understanding Christian Support for Israel
19:30 Tuesday 27 January
In Person and on Zoom
Delving into 26 years of dedicated work in Jewish-Christian relations, David Nekrutman, Executive Director of The Isaiah Projects, will share profound insights into the comprehensive Christian support for Israel and its underlying motivations. Discover an insider’s perspective on this expanding movement. Join us on January 27th for this enlightening presentation.
David Nekrutman is an Orthodox Jew who is also an honorary ambassador in Jewish-Christian relations for the State of Israel, the Jewish adviser to The Chosen and has a Masters in Biblical Literature from Oral Roberts University as well as a Masters in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Netanya with his wife, Kalanit, and three sons, Jonathan, Ori and Ariel.
Netanya AACI will make a donation to his organization, The Isaiah Projects in lieu of an honorarium (www.theisaiahprojects.com).
Members Prepaid: NIS 40
Members at door and Non-Members: NIS 60
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 (Sunday-Thursday 8:30-12:30) or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Book Club - The House Girl by Tara Conklin
2026-01-27 16:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Book Club – The House Girl by Tara Conklin
Led by Marcy Manas and Liz Morley
16:00 Tuesday 27 January
Our Book Talk meets once a month. Books are available to borrow from the Gura Family Memorial Library.
Our January choice is The House Girl by Tara Conklin. This is a stunning debut novel of love, family, and justice that intertwines the stories of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia and an ambitious young lawyer in contemporary New York. Seventeen-year-old Josephine Bell decides to run from the failing tobacco farm where she is a slave and nurse to her ailing mistress, the aspiring artist Lu Anne Bell.
New York City, 2004: Lina Sparrow, an ambitious first-year associate in an elite law firm, is given a difficult, highly sensitive assignment that could make her career. She must find the “perfect plaintiff” to lead a historic class-action lawsuit worth trillions of dollars in reparations for descendants of American slaves. It is through her father, the renowned artist Oscar Sparrow, that Lina discovers Josephine Bell and a controversy roiling the art world: are the iconic paintings long ascribed to Lu Anne Bell really the work of her house slave, Josephine? A descendant of Josephine’s would be the perfect face for the reparations lawsuit – if Lina can find one. While following the runaway girl’s faint trail through old letters and plantation records, Lina finds herself questioning her own family history and the secrets that her father has never revealed: How did Lina’s mother die? And why will he never speak about her?
Moving between antebellum Virginia and modern-day New York, this searing, suspenseful and heartbreaking tale of art and history, love and secrets, explores what it means to repair a wrong and asks whether truth is sometimes more important than justice.
Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
For tickets contact the Box Office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.

Café Netanya Presents: Julie Geller Concert
2026-01-25 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Café Netanya Presents: Julie Geller Concert
19:30 Sunday 25 January
at Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya
Singer/songwriter Julie Geller’s music weaves together joy and sorrow, triumph and yearning. Her artistry bridges cultures, creating original English compositions, and Hebrew songs rooted in sacred texts, each reflecting authentic lived experience.
With nearly three decades of performance experience, Julie has created eight albums and powerful music videos that have resonated with audiences worldwide.
Julie’s uplifting and positive music performance will inspire you and remind you who you are and what’s important. With her covers of popular Jewish folk musicians, and popular mainstream folk and pop classics, you’re in for a treat!
Julie will be accompanied by the exceptional South African-born guitarist Johnny Sklar, who often joins her in concerts.
Members pre-paid: NIS 50
Non-members pre-paid: NIS 60 (NEW: REDUCED PRICE FOR PREPAID NON-MEMBERS)
Non-members and members at the door: NIS 70
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Poetry Please - Poems about Trouble(s)
2026-01-19 16:00 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Poetry Please – Poems about Trouble(s)
16:00 Monday 19 January
At the Premises and on Zoom
The monthly Poetry Please activity is now in its 15th year. Selections are largely from English and American poetry, as well as from translated Medieval Hebrew and modern Israeli poetry. Susan introduces a selection of poems on topics such as medicine, sports, music and place names.
Susan taught English Literature and British Culture at colleges and universities in North East England. If you haven’t come before, do join us and, if you are one of the loyal regulars, please keep coming.
Our January theme is Poems about Trouble(s).
Please purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Members: NIS 25 Non-Members: NIS 35

Living in Israel Series: Long-Term Care – Cash or Caregiver
2026-01-19 10:15 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Living in Israel Series
Long-Term Care – Cash or Caregiver
Presented by our Counselor Yanina Musnikow
10:15 Monday 19 January
Program in person and on Zoom
Yanina will talk about the Bituach Leumi Long-Term Care Benefit, including the new cash option, the process of hiring a Caregiver, and one’s obligations to the Caregiver.
There will be a question-and-answer period after the presentation.
Please join us.
Other dates and topics in the series:
Monday 23 February Cleaners’ Rights
Monday 30 March Advanced Medical Directive aka Living Will, DNR
Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon the day prior to this event.

Laurence Seeff: Jews in Jazz
2026-01-18 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Laurence Seeff: Jews in Jazz
19:30 Sunday 18 January

Jazz music took hold at the turn of the 20th century and especially from the 1920s. It emerged from the development of blues and ragtime and, for more than a half a century, it reigned supreme. Jews played a major part in the development of jazz as musicians, composers, lyricists, managers, businessmen and entrepreneurs. Although only a small percentage of the population in general, Jews had a massively disproportionate influence on jazz. In this lecture, no less than 127 people are identified who have contributed to the genre in some way and, together with narrative and video clips, the lecture should provide an enlightening history of Jews in jazz.

Laurence Seeff was born in 1951 in London. He studied statistics at Cardiff University and the first phase of his career was as a statistician at the International Energy Agency (OECD) in Paris. He went on a contract for two years but, in fact, stayed for ten! Et oui! He then joined the fledgling Bloomberg Financial Markets, in London, as the first European employee when there was a total of just 35 staff (now 23,000). After two decades, in a variety of positions, he became a lecturer in finance at BPP Professional Education in London.

In addition to his remunerated work, Laurence served as a magistrate (voluntary lay judge in the criminal courts) for 20 years and has many stories with which to entertain at dinner parties.

Laurence, and his wife Sara, made Alyah, in November 2020, to join their four children, and now, ten grandchildren. In Israel, Laurence has involved himself in amateur dramatics and tennis, is an author, and has published two books of poetry in 2017 and 2024. Laurence’s interest in jazz dates back more than 50 years from when he first saw Terry Lightfoot and his Jazzmen in a pub in Bournemouth. He was smitten.

Members Prepaid : 30 NIS
Non-members and Members at the door: 50 NIS

Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.

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Netanya Mayoral Debate in English
2026-01-13 19:00 | Bet Israel, Yehuda Hanasi 19, Netanya, Yehuda Nanasi 19, Netanya, Israel
Netanya Mayoral Debate in English
19:00 Tuesday 13 January
At Bet Israel Masorti Congregation (2nd floor)
19 Yehuda Hanassi Street, Netanya
You are invited to the Netanya Mayoral Election Debate of the English-speaking community of approximately 12,000 residents. The debate is sponsored by all English-speaking organizations: Netanya AACI, ESRA, HOB, and TELFED.
Moderator: Yoni Ariel – former editor of Maariv International, Jerusalem Online and the news editor of Makor Rishon. Yoni is the President of Kehilat Kadesh Bet Israel.
Since this is a personal election for mayor and not for the council, candidates have been asked to come in person and not send a representative.
You are invited to send in your questions for the candidates for consideration by the moderator by Wednesday 31 December. Send to office@bet-israel.org.il with a copy to president@bet-israel.org.il
Schedule

18:30 -19:00
Reception

19:00-19:15
Each candidate will present themselves – 4 minutes per candidate

19:15-19:45
Moderator’s questions to each candidate- 5 minutes response time

19:45-20:15
Each candidate can ask one question to another candidate – 5 minutes response time

20:15-20:30
Coffee break

20:30-21:00
2nd round moderator’s questions, submitted by participants in advance – 5 minutes response time

21:00-21:30
Questions from floor

21:30
Summary closing remarks

No charge for this event.

Yaron Hovav: Gaza - From a Pastoral Port City to a Strip of Terror
2026-01-11 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Yaron Hovav: Gaza – From a Pastoral Port City to a Strip of Terror
19:30 Sunday 11 January
This is an in-depth lecture exploring the historical development of Gaza — from its early days as a center of trade and a coastal port city to its transformation into a hub of terror under Hamas control. We’ll examine how Gaza and the surrounding region were shaped by Israel’s wars (the War of Independence and the Six-Day War), and by political agreements between nations (the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty and the Oslo Accords).
Yoran will also discuss the Disengagement Plan, the rise of Hamas, and finally, the cultural and geopolitical consequences of October 7th. Combining historical analysis and geopolitical context, he provides insight into how these developments have influenced public opinion in the region and the West.
Yaron Hovav is a certified Israeli tour guide specializing in geopolitics and in-depth tours of Israel’s borders — including the Gaza border following the events of October 7th, as well as tours in the West Bank and along the northern border. He is experienced in presenting to both Israeli and international audiences.
Members Prepaid: NIS 40
Members at door and Non-Members: NIS 60
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 (Sunday-Thursday 8:30-12:30) or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Comedy for Koby
2026-01-07 20:00 | Matnas Ir Yamim, 6 Beni Berman Street, Netanya, Israel
Comedy for Koby
20:00 Wednesday 7 January
at Matnas Ir Yamim, 6 Beni Berman, Netanya
The Koby Mandell Foundation invites you to laugh and support Israel’s bereaved families.
The Koby Mandell Foundation is the largest provider of emotional support services for the thousands of bereaved Israelis who have lost an immediate family member to terror or tragedy via multi-faceted therapeutic programmes. It knows that laughter and healing are necessary for those who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Partnering with LA funnyman Avi Liberman and the DJW PRODUCTIONS team of Dena & Jeremy Wimpfheimer, Comedy for Koby, Israel’s most popular English stand-up comedy tour was born.
Over the years, tens of thousands of audience members in cities all around Israel have been introduced to some of the best and brightest in the comedy world today.
Through the generous support of sponsors and donors, all proceeds from ticket sales go to supporting the programmes of the foundation and their work with bereaved children and families.
For tickets please call the Netanya AACI Box Office 09-8330950
Doors Open 19:40
VIP Seating: NIS 235 Regular Seating: NIS 135

Yisrael Lutnick and Omer Gottesfeld: Love and Miracles - Beautiful Music and Beautiful Stories
2026-01-06 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Yisrael Lutnick and Omer Gottesfeld: Love and Miracles – Beautiful Music and Beautiful Stories
19:30 Tuesday 6 January
You’re going to love this. Be a part of a magical evening with amazing stories and beautiful songs. It’s called Love and Miracles, and that’s exactly what you’re going to experience when you take your seat in the theater. The Broadway Rabbi, Yisrael Lutnick, and concert pianist Omer Gottesfeld will make sure of it.
Come for an exciting Jewish Odyssey that is far more than just a concert. You’ll laugh, you may cry, and you will surely be amazed by these unbelievable-yet-true stories from our distant and recent past.
Yisrael Lutnick has performed throughout Israel as well as in New York’s theater district. He is known as the “Broadway Rabbi,” and has been featured on Israeli radio and television. In Israel, he is artistic director of Israel Musicals, a musical theater troupe.
Well-known performer Dudu Fisher, on hearing Yisrael sing, said, “If I can’t make a gig, I will send him.”
Members Prepaid: NIS 50
Members at door and non-members: NIS 70
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 (Sunday-Thursday 8:30-12:30) or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Writers’ Aerobics
2026-01-04 12:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Writers’ Aerobics

With Shashi Ishai
12:30 Sunday 4 January
Shashi Ishai leads our monthly Writers’ Aerobics workshop, a small, intimate group of writers, at all stages of developing writing skills.
All come from different backgrounds, ages and life experiences. In class, from a one sentence “prompt”, each writer focuses his/her creative juices and imagination and, as a result, no story is the same. Each has its own unique imprint.
We write within a nurturing, supportive environment of fun-loving people.
Sounds daunting?
Even if you have never written anything more than a shopping list, Shashi dares you to come and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed!

Members: NIS 25 per session
Non-members: NIS 35 per session
Please pay at the door or via ticket below.

Drama Group
2025-12-31 18:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Drama Group
18:00 Wednesdays – ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Actors & Stagehands wanted!
If you ever wanted to be on stage or involved with live theater, here is your chance.
All you need is three hours a week!
Want to learn?
Our experienced director and production staff are willing and able to take you to an Academy Award (well, maybe in the future). The key is to have fun and learn. We would love to have you join us!
We would love to have you join us!
For information yrahum6@gmail.com
Members: NIS 50 payable monthly

Book Talk - The Man Without a Shadow
2025-12-30 16:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Book Talk – The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates
Led by Marcy Manas and Liz Morley
16:00 Tuesday 30 December (NOTE EARLIER TIME)
Our Book Talk meets once a month. Books are available to borrow from the Gura Family Memorial Library.
Our December choice is The Man Without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates. In 1965, neuroscientist Margot Sharpe begins studying Elihu Hoopes, “the man without a shadow,” whose memory lasts only seventy seconds after a devastating infection. Over three decades, Margot becomes both fascinated and entangled with Eli as she seeks to unlock his buried childhood trauma while struggling to preserve her own identity. The Man Without a Shadow is a haunting exploration of memory, obsession, and a secret, forbidden bond.
Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
For tickets contact the Box Office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.

Zumba Gold
2025-12-30 09:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Zumba Gold
9:30-10:15 Sundays and Tuesdays
Our class is for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves at a lower intensity.
You will enjoy Shlomit’s positive spirit, humour, and the personal attention she gives to each one of her students. You will come out with a smile!
The design of the class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination.
Come ready to sweat and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong. The class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility and balance!
Shlomit Stroh, dancer, actor and singer, taught Zumba Gold and song and dance to Latin music all over South America. She spreads the joy at Netanya AACI.
Members NIS 35 per session, payable at the lesson
Non-members NIS 70 per session, payable at the lesson

Chess Club
2025-12-29 11:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Chess Club
11:00 Mondays
Chess Club and Lessons – Beginner and Intermediate
Instructor: Barry Schneider
Barry is a chess expert and was one of the 15th best chess players in Manchester, England as a teenager.
Come learn the game of kings! and play with your competition!
Members NIS 25
Non-members NIS 35
Payable at the door.
For information call the box office at 098330950.

Living in Israel Series: Understanding Bituach Leumi, the National Insurance Institute
2025-12-29 10:15 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Living in Israel Series
Understanding Bituach Leumi, the National Insurance Institute
Presented by our Counselor Yanina Musnikow
10:15 Monday 29 December
Program in person and on Zoom
Understanding Bituach Leumi for the new Oleh, Returning Resident and Seniors. The talk will touch upon Health Coverage, Pensions, Long-term Care, Income Support, Disability, Unemployment and who is eligible for coverage.
There will be a question-and-answer period after the presentation.
Please join us.
Other dates and topics in the series:
Monday 26 January Long-Term Care – Cash or Caregiver
Monday 23 February Cleaners’ Rights
Monday 30 March Advanced Medical Directive aka Living Will, DNR
Members NIS 25
Non-Members NIS 35
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon the day prior to this event.

Zumba Gold Summer
2025-12-28 09:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Zumba Gold
9:30-10:15 Sundays and 9:00-9:45 Tuesdays
Our class is for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves at a lower intensity.
You will enjoy Shlomit’s positive spirit, humour, and the personal attention she gives to each one of her students. You will come out with a smile!
The design of the class introduces easy-to-follow Zumba choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination.
Come ready to sweat and prepare to leave empowered and feeling strong. The class focuses on all elements of fitness: cardiovascular, muscular conditioning, flexibility and balance!
Shlomit Stroh, dancer, actor and singer, taught Zumba Gold and song and dance to Latin music all over South America. She spreads the joy at Netanya AACI.
Members NIS 35 per session, payable at the lesson
Non-members NIS 70 per session, payable at the lesson

Harvey Bordowitz: Through Fire and Water - A Multimedia Music Lecture
2025-12-25 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Through Fire and Water
Multimedia Music Lecture by Harvey Bordowitz
19:30 Thursday 25 December
Mighty oceans, erupting volcanoes, enchanted lakes, surging rivers, and fireworks lighting up the skies, in works by Handel, Debussy, Beethoven, Mozart, De Falla and many more.
Harvey Bordowitz has been esteemed as one of this country’s most innovative and creative conductors and music directors and has guest-conducted orchestras throughout the world. For over 40 years he has lectured in both Hebrew and English on a vast range of musical topics, with humour, erudition and a deep love of music. Harvey’s music lectures are very popular with Netanya AACI members.
Members pre-paid NIS 50
Members at door and non-members NIS 70
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door. Prepaid tickets available until noon the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Yoga/Chi Kung - with Dr. Lisel Badach
2025-12-25 10:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Yoga/Chi Kung – with Dr. Lisel Badach
10:00 Thursdays
Open your channels and free your energy while practicing a harmonious blend of Yoga and Chi Kung that will bring about the benefits of both in a synergetic effect: spontaneously developing within you the talent of easily combining serenity and alertness, and creating a more meaningful life.
Dr. Lisel Badach, Physician MD, has practiced privately and in hospitals in Paris, UMDNJ USA, and Haifa. She acquired certifications and licences in many kinds of alternative medicine approaches including meditation, massage, shiatsu, healing of the soul, psychology, etc.
Members NIS 30 per session Non-Members NIS 60 per session
Pay at the door.

Gavriella Zahtz - Dancing Through the Fire: Finding Joy and Purpose Along the Way: How We Heal Ourselves and Our Nation
2025-12-23 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Gavriella Zahtz – Dancing Through the Fire: Finding Joy and Purpose Along the Way: How We Heal Ourselves and Our Nation
19:30 Tuesday 23 December
Join Gavriella Zahtz for an unforgettable evening as she shares her journey from being left to die in a nursing home basement, unable to walk or eat, to becoming a builder of life, joy, and community in Israel. With humor, candor, and deep Jewish wisdom, Gavriella weaves her personal story of survival and aliyah together with the lessons of Torah and the resilience of Am Yisrael. Drawing from her life’s work before, and her frontline advocacy since, October 7 she offers practical tools for finding joy, meaning, and connection even in times of trauma — and a vision for how we can each take part in rebuilding a stronger, more hopeful Jewish future.
Gavriella Zahtz is a former startup founder, national healthcare expert, and internationally recognized keynote speaker whose career spans multiple ventures, awards, and media appearances including CNN, The Today Show, and the International Business Times. A survivor of late-stage cancer, domestic violence, and a decade in a wheelchair, Zahtz has spoken on stages around the world—from the Martin Luther King International Beloved Summit to Crowe Health Summit and Centro Comunitario Beth-El in Panama—sharing her experiences to inspire resilience, purpose, and joy in the face of trauma. Following the October 7, 2023 atrocities, she pivoted to serve Israel, organizing humanitarian missions, supporting farmers, and now running volunteer initiatives in Netanya for reservist families.
Through her writing for the Times of Israel, her Substack Dear Chevra, and her social media, Zahtz combines personal storytelling with actionable lessons from Torah, Jewish life, and leadership to guide audiences in healing themselves and strengthening their communities.
Members Prepaid: 40 NIS
Members at the Door and Non-members: 60 NIS
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets for this event are available until noon on the day of the event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Poetry Please - Poems about Family Members
2025-12-22 16:00 | In Person or on Zoom, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Poetry Please – Poems about Family Members
16:00 Monday 22 December
At the Premises and on Zoom
The monthly Poetry Please activity is now in its 15th year. Selections are largely from English and American poetry, as well as from translated Medieval Hebrew and modern Israeli poetry. Susan introduces a selection of poems on topics such as medicine, sports, music and place names.
Susan taught English Literature and British Culture at colleges and universities in North East England. If you haven’t come before, do join us and, if you are one of the loyal regulars, please keep coming.
Our October theme is Poems about Silver.
Please purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Members: NIS 25 Non-Members: NIS 35

Body Balance Exercises with Irene Burg
2025-12-22 09:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Body Balance Exercises
with Irene Burg
09:00 Mondays ON HIATUS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
How do you stand on two feet? Do you feel a difference between the right side and the left side of your body? What happens when you raise one foot? Can you walk forward/backward? All these questions are related to balance. Irene invites you to join a new exercise class with the aim of improving your balance.
Members NIS 30 per session, payable at the lesson
Non-members NIS 60 per session, payable at the lesson

Chanukah Joke Night
2025-12-15 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Chanukah Joke Night
19:30 Monday 15 December
Get ready for a night of jokes, joy and jam filled sweetness!
Join us for a hilarious Chanukah Joke Night! Enjoy delicious sufganiot and latkes, and come prepared to tell us your favourite joke when we hand the microphone to YOU!
Members pre-paid NIS 55
Members at door and non-Members NIS 75
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Book Sale POSTPONED - December Holiday Reading and Gifting
2025-12-11 08:30 - 12:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Book Sale – December Holiday Reading and Gifting
8:30 to 12:00 Thursday 11 December POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN
Who doesn’t like a bargain?
Well, you’re in luck because we’re combining two of your favorite things – reading and sales – into one great thing – fabulous books at great prices. So now you can enjoy your mysteries, romances, and memoirs for a fraction of what you would pay in the store. Buy three books for only 20 NIS!
Periodically, we refresh the selection on the shelves of the Gura Family Memorial Library, by culling duplicate and other books. The upcoming book sale will once again provide browsers with interesting offerings at bargain prices. Even better news for you is that proceeds from our book sales are used to acquire the latest best sellers for the library.
So, mark your calendars and plan to browse to your heart’s content!
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Leybl (Leon) Botwinik - What Makes the Novel “Tragedy of a Shapeshifter” Different
2025-12-09 11:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
What Makes the Novel “Tragedy of a Shapeshifter” Different
Leybl (Leon) Botwinik
11:00 Tuesday 9 December
Alex is ‘everyman’ – He is your friend or neighbour, a stranger, or even you yourself. He has his ups and downs, his good days and his bad. He starts as a blank slate homeless person wandering the streets of New York, trying to survive while also trying to understand his unique situation – He has a curse: Once a month, between the night of the 26th and the 27th, he goes to sleep and wakes up the next day (in the same place) transformed, “wearing” a different body. This has been going on for months and he has no idea why this is happening to him or who he really is.
Leybl (Leon) Botwinik is a Canadian born award-winning author, poet, creative writer, and multi-lingual translator (in 5 languages). He is editor and publisher of CyberCozen, Israel’s longest running English language SF fanzine. He co-authored “Tragedy of a Shapeshifter”, with his son Nathaniel – their first English language novel.
Members Prepaid: 30 NIS
Members at the door and Non-members: 50 NIS
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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The Netanya AACI Folk Club is Back!
2025-12-08 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
The Netanya AACI Folk Club is Back!
19:30 Monday 8 December
Shmuel Hanatziv 28, Netanya
Come join us for renewed and revamped Netanya AACI Folk Club. Not to be confused with Cafe Netanya, this is a stage for both promising and established musicians in a friendly environment to share their talents with the music loving community at AACI and in the Netanya area.
This time we will be featuring a number of local musicians in what promises to be an exciting evening. Gary Kaplan will return with his wide selection of songs that everybody loves. Gary is an accomplished musician who has graced our stage in the past and always delivers a top-notch listening experience.
Joining us from the North Netanya community will be Roby Simons, Jonathan Gomberg, Eva Dubinsky and Michael Liebowitz. Covering popular songs and some Bluegrass classics, this combination of vocals, guitar, fiddle and harmonica is bound to set your feet tapping to the music.
Folk Club coordinator Harley Zipori will play a set of his favorites that he has been working on since we transitioned into quieter times.
Members Prepaid: NIS 25
Members at door and Non-Members: NIS 30
Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 (Sunday-Thursday 8:30-12:30) or pay at the door.
Prepaid tickets available until noon on the day of this event.
Free refreshments!
Nearby Parking: (one block north of Netanya AACI, approach from the north on Shmuel Hanatziv to turn right into the driveway just before the traffic circle)
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Writers’ Aerobics
2025-12-07 12:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Writers’ Aerobics

With Shashi Ishai
12:30 Sunday 7 December
Shashi Ishai leads our monthly Writers’ Aerobics workshop, a small, intimate group of writers, at all stages of developing writing skills.
All come from different backgrounds, ages and life experiences. In class, from a one sentence “prompt”, each writer focuses his/her creative juices and imagination and, as a result, no story is the same. Each has its own unique imprint.
We write within a nurturing, supportive environment of fun-loving people.
Sounds daunting?
Even if you have never written anything more than a shopping list, Shashi dares you to come and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed!

Members: NIS 25 per session
Non-members: NIS 35 per session
Please pay at the door or via ticket below.

Tiyul - Foreign Roots
2025-12-04 | Tiyul
Tiyul – Foreign Roots
Thursday 4 December
Our first stop is at the Babylonian Jewry Heritage Centre in Or Yehuda where you will walk through galleries tracing more than 2,600 years of Jewish presence in Mesopotamia, from exile to the great academies of Sura and Pumbedita, through rabbinic culture, and ultimately to the mass immigration of Iraqi Jews to Israel. The museum brings to life daily customs, religious practices, material artifacts, clothing, and folk culture. You’ll also see reconstructions of a Baghdad street and a synagogue courtyard, giving a sense of architecture and lived space. The research centre and archive sections hold manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, and family trees.
We will next travel a short distance to the Libyan Jewish Heritage Centre, which preserves the heritage of Libyan Jews. It offers a powerful and personal reflection of a community that endured pogroms (especially in 1945, 1948, 1967) and eventual expulsion. Displays include ritual objects, Judaica made of metal, wood, leather, as well as photographs and testimony, and a reconstructed “hara” (Jewish quarter market) in Tripoli. A memorial hall lists the names of those lost and documents the struggles endured by the Libyan Jewish community.
Together, these two centres will offer you not only a survey of historical epochs, but a vivid portrait of personal lives, resilience, displacement, and cultural continuity, even when communities are forced to leave their homelands.
Members NIS 190 Non-Members NIS 220
Depart heading south, first pick-up:
Young Israel 08:40
Return: approx. 16:00
Tickets available below or call the box office 09-8330950. Reservations necessary. Online ticketing ends 27 November. Call the box office after that to enquire about availability.
Please call the box office to let them know your pick-up point.

New Members’ Celebration
2025-12-01 16:00 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
New Members’ Celebration
16:00 Monday 1 December
Did you join Netanya AACI during 2025? If so, we want you!
This past year we welcomed many new members. They include newly-retired Anglos who headed to Netanya to realise their dream of living in Israel. Many young families also find Netanya attractive because of its location. Vatikim who move to Netanya enjoy becoming part of our very active English-speaking community.
We invite all our new members to join us for an afternoon of information. It is a perfect opportunity to meet other Netanya AACI newcomers.
We are looking forward to meeting you – or if we have already met you, getting to know you even better!
Please call our Box Office 09-8330950 to RSVP by Thursday 27 November.
No charge for this event.

Angels In Orange: United Hatzalah of Israel - Shai Jaskoll
2025-11-30 19:30 | Netanya AACI, 28 Shmuel Hanatziv, Netanya, Israel, 4228132, Israel
Angels In Orange: United Hatzalah of Israel
Shai Jaskoll
19:30 Sunday 30 November

Come join us for amazing stories of heroism as we hear about the dedication of United Hatzalah volunteers who work right here in Netanya, and the work they did throughout the country on October 7.

Since 2006, when United Hatzalah began in earnest, volunteers have been responding to emergencies across Israel every single day, with the goal of arriving at the scene within 90 seconds. From rocket attacks and terror incidents to medical crises and mass casualty events, United Hatzalah has built a nationwide network of trained medics equipped with cutting-edge technology and lifesaving equipment. Our response on October 7 and during the ongoing Iran-backed war is a continuation of this unwavering commitment to saving lives—anytime, anywhere.

Shai Jaskoll is the Director of Development for United Hatzalah of Israel. He has been involved in emergency medical services (EMS) since 1991, starting as a volunteer in New Jersey, US, and ultimately culminating in managing the 9-1-1 EMS Communication Center in Newark, NJ before moving to Israel in 2007. He has been an active medic with United Hatzalah since his arrival in Israel and has consulted previously for the organization with international implementation projects.

Shai has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Yeshiva University and a Master’s degree in Administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU).

Netanya AACI will be donating two EPiPens, value 500 NIS, to United Hatzalah.

Members Prepaid: 40 NIS
Members at the door and Non-members: 60 NIS

Purchase tickets below, call the box office 09-8330950 or pay at the door.
Website ticket option available until noon on the day of evening events and until noon the prior day for daytime events.
