Safed

Beyond the Headlines: Holiness in unexpected places - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

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

The exact circumstances of his death are still under investigation, but the initial assessment is that he was struck by a vehicle while cycling.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem, January 11, 2026; illustrative.

Haredi protesters attempt to block bus near Meron over Shabbat operations

The protest follows an overnight incident in which a woman glued the entrance to Jerusalem's Basimta cafe shut, delaying its opening by 40 minutes.

|ByELI ASHKENAZI, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Search poster for Haymanut Kasau at the Binyamina train station, 2024.

The search for Haymanut Kasau: Why Israel must not forget the missing nine-year-old girl - opinion

Her name, Haymanut, means “faith.” But, dad Tesfai Kasau, 54, told me that at home, they call her “tiger,” because she stands strong for what she believes. She is deeply religious, he says.

|ByBARBARA SOFER

Passover: Wine and spirits from Israel's city of mysticism

Here are a few Tzfat wines and spirits available throughout the country that would be great accompaniments to your Seder table.

APRIL 8, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND
WINEMAKER DOV BUZAGLO (middle) at the Safed Distillery.

A Jewish couple's religious journey from LA to Safed with Chabad

In 2002, Shalom and Roni were married at 770 Eastern Parkway. They parent according to the Rebbe’s writings and moved to Safed to build an Anglo community.

APRIL 1, 2023ByMIRI WEISSMAN
Rabbi Shalom and Rebbetzin Roni Pasternak.

Muza wine bar puts Safed in the spotlight

Muza wine bar concentrates on the wines of the North of Israel and the region also is reflected in the food offerings.

JANUARY 1, 2023ByHEDDY BREUER ABRAMOWITZ
MUZA WINE bar in Safed.

The lighting in your children's kindergartens may be harming their sight

A study linked lighting intensity in kindergartens to the development of eye problems. How can you know if your child's kindergarten is too dark?

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByWALLA!
STUDENTS AT a World ORT kindergarten in Kiryat Yam participate in a robotics program.

A day in Kabbalistic Safed

The Ruth Safed Hotel is located in the heart of Safed's Artists' Colony and has hosted travelers and merchants.

NOVEMBER 20, 2022ByMEITAL SHARABI
RUTH SAFED Hotel.

Helen Bar-Lev: 50 years of adventure in Israel

Artist and poet Helen Bar-Lev has reinvented herself in Jerusalem, Safed and the Upper Galilee.

AUGUST 5, 2022ByLIANE GRUNBERG WAKABAYASHI
ART BY Helen Bar-Lev: Salant Street as seen from the Ethiopian compound, brown watercolor with brush and pen.

Klezmer festival returns to Safed for 35th year next month

The festival will include dozens of unique performances and activities celebrating the instrumental musical tradition of Ashkenazi Jews.

JULY 22, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Avrum Lieb Burstein plays the accordion with a klezmer band at Burstein’s Krechme

Israel Police catch cell suspected of torching buses in Safed

11 suspects were arrested on suspicion of involvement in arson and aiding the other suspects

JULY 17, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Eight buses catch fire in Kiryat Shmona, May 29, 2022.

Love blooms in Safed between two religious olim

Sarah Gittel became inspired by Yom Tov to pick up a paintbrush, which she hadn’t done since her youth.

JUNE 10, 2022ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
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Mystical Tzfat and historic Sarajevo

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 34

MAY 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Jewish publisher in Sarajevo presents May 24, 2006 a luxurious replica of the Haggadah, a 600-year-old Jewish manuscript that survived the Spanish inquisition, World War Two and Bosnia's 1992-95 war.