BUS TOUR OF SAFED - THE CITY ASCENDING TO HEAVEN
10.06.2021
On Friday, June 11, the Tel Aviv and Haifa branches of Shishi Shabbat Yisraeli organized a bus excursion to the ancient capital of Kabbala- Safed. Our guide for this day was Evgeny Shmuter. The excursion started from the observation deck of Mount Meron and wonderful views around Safed, and then we visited one of the oldest synagogues - The Abuhav Synagogue, a 15th-century synagogue the Spanish rabbi and kabbalist, Isaac Abuhav. Its design is said to be based upon kabbalistic teachings We also visited the artists' quarters, looked at the most historically interesting places of the city, spent time in the very unusual gallery KOSMIC KABBALAH ART and its founder from Denver David Friedman. At the end of the excursion, we visited the ruins of a fortress from the era of the Crusaders. Our guide talked about Tikkun Olam – fixing our world - and the relevant world views of sages and philosophers of the 16th century in Safed.
Leonid G.
