Safed

Safed Rabbinical Court may close this fall despite strong local demand

Several rabbis wrote a letter to the chief rabbi opposing the decision, and the Rabbinical Courts Administration said it is doing everything "in its power" to stop the closure, the report said.

 Buildings in old city, Safed, Northern District, Israel.
Parents Tal and Kirish Akrish, residents of Kidmat Tzvi in ​​the Golan Heights.

Israel's furthest north communities welcome baby born during Independence Day

Parking lot damaged in Safed.

WATCH: Rocket hits parking lot in Safed as Hezbollah keeps firing at northern Israel

Damage after Iranian missile fragments hit a residence in the Tel Aviv area, March 26, 2026.

Six injured as cluster munition fragments hit central Israel amid intense Iranian barrage


So many synagogues – Safed

Today, Safed’s synagogues fall into three categories: old, hassidic, and more modern.

So many synagogues –  Safed

Music from the heavens

There is nothing more Jewish in the sonic department than klezmer music, right?

MOUSA BERLIN

General Exhibition of Safed in Ein Hod

The paintings and constructions of Igal Fedida

‘A BALLET of Emptiness,’ mixed media on metal

Safed invites families to visit Passover attractions – Free of charge

Among the free attraction offered are educational virtual reality activities and horseback riding.

Children using virtual reality technology to learn about Jewish culture

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’