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ABUHAV SYNAGOGUE

According to some beliefs, the Abuhav Synagogue was miraculously transported from Spain to Safed. It is named after a 15th-century famous rabbi and kabbalist Abuhav.

SEPHARDIC HAARI SYNAGOGUE

The Sephardic Synagogue of the Ari is the oldest synagogue in Safed. The synagogue was called ‘Elijah the Prophet’ but over time renamed after Rabbi Ari who came to Safedin the 16th century to share his knowledge of Kabbalah.

HAARI ASHKENAZI SYNAGOGUE

The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue in Safed is the oldest synagogue still in use in Israel. The synagogue was built in the 16th century in memory of Rabbi Ari, a well-known kabbalist whol lived in Safed.

TOMB OF RABBI SHIMON BAR YOCHAI

The Tomb of Rabbi Shimon is the burial site of the author of the Book of Zohar (the main textbook of Kabbalah) and a Jewish place of worship. The tomb is on Mount Meron located 6 miles (10 km) from Safed. Rabbi Shimon lived in the 2nd century and taught mystical Kabbalah which covers the […]

BAHJI MANSION AND SHRINE OF BAHA-ULLAH

The Bahji mansion with the Shrine of Baha-Ullah is the holiest place for the Bahai Faith. The Shrine of Baha-Ullah holds the tomb of Baha-Ullah surrounded by beautiful Persian gardens and stands next to the Bahji mansion, which was a summer house in which Baha-Ullah spent his last years of life. The Bahji mansion is […]

HOUSE OF ABBUD

The House of Abbud is a house in the center of the Old City of Akko where once the founder of the Bahai Faith lived. The Bahai Faith was founded by a man called Bahá’u’lláh, meaning the Glory of God. Baha-Ullah was Bab’s main follower. He was expelled from Teheran and lived his last 32 […]

SHRINE OF THE BAB and THE BAHAI’S GARDENS

The Shrine of the Bab in Haifa is a mausoleum and the burial site of the Bab, the forerunner and the prophet of the Bahai Faith. This is the second holiest place of the Bahai Faith, after the Shrine of Baha-Ullah in Akko. The Shrine of the Bab, Bahais Gardens and Shrine of Baha-Ullah are […]

STELLA MARIS MONASTERY and ELIJAH’S CAVE

The Stella Maris Monastery, or in Latin ‘the Star of the Sea’ referring to Virgin Mary, is the World headquarters of the Carmelite Catholic religious order. On the foothill of Mount Carmel just below the Stella Maris monastery, you can find the Elijah Cave. The Elijah cave is one of the most sacred sites in […]

MUHRAKA MONASTERY

The Muhraka monastery is a Carmelite monastery on the top of the Carmel mount and the place where the prophet Elijah lived and fought the prophets of Baal. This is a sacred place for Jews, Christians, and Muslims and one of the holy sites in Israel. A Catholic religious order called the Carmelite Order was […]