Yocheved Pianko Feinerman, at The Blogs

Jul 21, 2022, 8:52 PM

Go With Yo to the Jerusalem Film Festival

The film festival flags are raised! The 39th Jerusalem Film Festival begins this Thursday, July 21. Over the next ten days, 150 Israeli, International, and classic films will be screened. Theater seats will be filled with local and international cinephiles....

Jul 12, 2022, 7:08 PM

Our Boys and Our Girls: Meshugaim in Dialogue

Mommy, are you okay? What? I respond. Are you okay? You look um… Like a person that binge-watched several episodes of “Our Boys” in preparation for the launch of Tammy Riklis and Hagai Levi’s new book, Our Boys: The Polemics. (So far only...

Jun 20, 2022, 7:22 PM

James’ Journey to Jerusalem: A Film Review

We Journey to Jerusalem. James is me - I am James. I know what you are thinking, how could the protagonist in co-writer and Director Ra'anan Alexandrowicz's movie, a 24-year-old preacher from the imaginary village of Entshongwen, be me, a 41-year-old...

Dec 21, 2020, 3:23 PM

Facing the Mirror

Harav Benny Lau, Shlita - A Humble Request for Guidance My name may be unfamiliar, but Harav Benny Lau, you are a significant figure in my life: my Rav, my mentor. My teacher. My guide. A lifeline. Thank you. For inspiration....

Sep 30, 2020, 7:04 PM

Clopping Al Chet with Brene, Pema, and Rabbi Sacks

Me: This is your last mesima (assignment). Charlie: Promise? Me: Does it look like I can handle any more? My second-grade son knew better than to respond. I open the document. Scan the questions. Pause at question #2. Reread question #2. "מה זה "ותשובה...

Mar 5, 2019, 7:45 AM

Purim on the Go: Road Trip to the Dead Sea

Skip town this Purim. Sure, there’s nothing quite like celebrating Purim at home, in your own shul with family and friends, but why not take Purim on the road this year. Invite your family and friends to join, pack up...

Jan 16, 2019, 9:37 AM

The Ultimate Tu B’Shevat Trip Guide for High Energy Moms

The Tu B’shevat Challenge. Create an elevating, energizing experience. For me, a High Energy Mom. For my family. For my community. For you, my fellow High Energy Moms. For your families. For your communities. For all of us, High Energy Moms searching for...

Dec 11, 2018, 11:56 PM

High Energy Women in Conversation: Israeli Artist Jordana Klein

As part of my undergraduate degree at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, I enrolled in Art History. I was mesmerized by both the art and the passionate artist. What inspired the artist? What unique experience motivated their creativity?...

Nov 29, 2018, 2:19 PM

Follow in the Footsteps of the Maccabim: Your High Energy Chanukah Travel Guide

Chanukah 5779 is quickly approaching! Ready? Kids will be out of school for six days! Expecting fun. Ready? Family is staying with you. Requesting meaningful tours. Ready? Friends want to meet up. Craving awesome food. Ready? You will be ready. Make Memories this Chanukah -- Here are six itineraries...

Nov 6, 2018, 10:27 AM

The House of the Rising Sun – Beit Shemesh 2018

Sitting in the Sukkah with Gen Z'ers the conversation diverted from small talk niceties to Politics. Local politics. Beit Shemesh politics. I was shocked at the pessimism. The hopelessness. The despair. The reality. Our streets will never be cleaned. There will never be enough buses. Our...

About Me

Yocheved Pianko Feinerman is a filmmaker based in Reut, Israel. Yocheved is currently a full-time student at Ma’ale School of Film and Television and is set to graduate in late 2024. Pianko- Feinerman directed several short films, most notably, Hold the Ball in 2021, selected by several International Film Festivals, nominated for Best Female Director Short, and winner of Best Weird/ WTF Film in the June 2022 Cannes World Film Festival. As a kid, Yocheved enjoyed directing her four younger siblings and has been hooked ever since. Her dream is to engage audiences #herstories #ourstories. Yocheved is currently building her body of work as a writer and director with material curated (directly and indirectly) from her primary role as High Energy Mom to four spirited children, an active Labradoodle, and a wife to a very normal husband.

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