Safed

Returning to the mountain: A Rosh Hashanah homecoming in Safed

Safed has spent 500 years turning brokenness into renewal. Today, its ancient stone alleys hold a living landscape of healing, spirituality, art, food, and community.

AT HIS Safed Gallery of Mystical Art, Avraham Loewenthal converts the four traditional shofar blasts, tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah, into sound-mapped digital paintings, each canvas built from the frequency patterns of the ancient call.
Protesters block roads in Tel Aviv demanding further government action into the disappearance of four-year-old Haymanut Kasau, July 26, 2026.

Haymanot's parents ask Shin Bet chief to take over investigation 911 days after disappearance

A sign in a Safed coffee shop showcasing the donation of recyclables to fund a tefillin stand.

Beyond the Headlines: Holiness in unexpected places - opinion

A Finnish flag flies over the City Hall in Helsinki, Finland, February 10, 2024.

Missing Israeli found dead on side of road in Finland after disappearing during solo cycling trip


Health Ministry warns Bnei Brak and Safed residents of measles exposure

Travelers on a city bus in the northern city of Safed were potentially exposed to the dangerous and highly contagious virus, according to a Ministry of Health statement.

Vaccine syringe

Rabbi Koenig, founder of Breslov community in Safed, passed away at 73

Koenig founded the Breslov Hasidic community in Safed along with his two brothers

Ambulance

Answering ‘amen’

She was raised Protestant, became Catholic, then joined the Orthodox [Eastern] Church when she began “looking for more theology.”

RUTH ELLEN HANSEN YAHR FROM MILWAUKEE TO SAFED, 1995

High Court to Shaked and the state: Why was Safed rabbi not prosecuted?

The court also asked why initial disciplinary actions were not taken against Eliyahu in light of his statements against selling housing to Arabs in Safed.

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu

A thriving artistic spot in the city of Safed

What further can be said of Chagall? Well, as much as the digital world improves efficiency and the sharing of knowledge, there is no substitute for the real thing as such.

'Solitude' by Chagall

Photographs by Moshe Reviv in Safed

Raviv is famed for having developed the photomontage technique and in one image this comes to the fore quite strongly as the Eiffel Tower and what appears to be birds are superimposed.

THE WAY INN in Safed: ‘We want it to be not just a hotel but a center for spirituality’

Safed principal investigated over alleged indecent acts against students

Police arrested the principal, 39, on suspicion of indecent acts while exploiting her authority.

Children on their way to school

Lag Ba’omer bonfire safety tips

Stones should circle the bonfire to prevent its spreading, and fire extinguishers and buckets of water or sand must be on hand for extinguishing the fire. An adult must continually be in charge.

People celebrate Lag Ba'omer

Where spirituality meets luxury in Safed

The Way Inn has been called ‘the world’s first Kabbala hotel’

 The exterior of the Ashkenazi Ha’Ari Synagogue in Safed, where the custom of ‘kabbalat Shabbat’ began.

Legacy center dedicated in Safed

President Reuven Rivlin sent a letter that was read at the ceremony saying he was delighted with what he called a “wonderful initiative."

Inside the Old City of Safed