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Traveling in Israel cannot get around the theme of Judaism. This is the main country, though I relig State and secular, and many Jews also other denominations and religions.
The city of Safed, which will be discussed today is unusual. One of the most northern, the most high (located in the Upper Galilee Mountains at an altitude of 900 metres) in Israel.
Speaking about religion-Safed one of the four Holy cities of Judaism, along with Jerusalem, and two, when talking about culture here settled a colony of artists and music festival takes place each year.
And yet it is in Safed was born the current head of the Palestinians ' Mahmoud Abbas, escaped from there with his family when a youngster in 1948 when the State of Israel was formed.
1 good to remember that the idea of traveling in Israel with Safed began. I never thought about such a trip, for some reason it is not on everyone's lips in interesting places, pilgrimage tours and trips. But in December I visited their relatives in America who previously lived in Israel. They told about Safed, an ancient and picturesque. Then I realized that the ničegošen′ki of the country do not know that in addition to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Eilat there are plenty around.
2 Safed city and indeed unusual, do not go along the streets here, and across the top to bottom. The old town almost entirely pedestrian, there are a lot of stairs and streets, sometimes narrow, such that two people did not break up.
3 the name of the city in Russian sounds clear and simple, as well as in Hebrew-there are only three letters: tzpth. But with the English transcription to negotiate failed, so the city of Safed, Tzfat as, Zefat, Çpat, Tzefat. I don't even know why.
4 Plain Street in SaFED.
5 not all homes are so old, but almost all are authentic.
6 seems to be simple, but without it, it would be boring.
7 inside the star says "the truth". Apparently, no one doubted that the House actually number 22.
8 on the way to Israel comes across very many seals. But I can't photograph them, so the post of cats will not probably. Or do you want to?
9 city sleeps at night, no one in the streets, there are the occasional passers-by. As a rule, it is Orthodox, rushing home.
10 All nightlife the city is represented by a pair of outdoor cafes and outdoor seating area. Tourists come here during the day, go through the galleries of artists, along the streets, and move on. In the city there are several little Inns, but even I did not stay here, put the place to go.
11 and decided to walk around the city that night was correct. Usually in Israel on the streets of the crowded, take a break from the crowds.
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14 Street up.
15 in one of the most Jewish cities in Israel (as kalamburno as it may sound) at one time was quite different aspect ratio. By the time of the first Arab-Israeli war (1947), the population of Safed consisted of two thousand Jews and 10 thousands of Arabs. In may, the 48th Safed came under the control of the Israelis, the majority of Arabs fled or were forcibly evicted.
16 Safed was multinational, and built a variety of peoples, popular here mountain cheese (similar to Adyghe) still make the Arabs. But Mahmoud Abbas, and in fact was born right here in 1935-his family hastily left town, and the Palestinian leader remembers that they left the city during the night and headed on foot to the Jordan River, later moved to Damascus. Those Arabs who lived in SaFED, afraid to stay, fearing retribution for the year 1929 pogrom: then the Arab residents set fire to many Jewish homes, and some families are brutally slaughtered.
17 Today in many synagogues, and yeshiva, religious institutions.
18 Interestingly, at the gate of the yeshiva is a lot of boxes for handouts, but the Hebrew-long texts with explanations, and the rest is simply put a dime.
19 Safed is painted in colors-white and blue. White walls, although sometimes they retain a natural creamy colour of the stone. And here's the door in almost all of the deep blue. This is no accident. Blue is believed to protect against the evil eye in the same way as the "Khamsa" charms that hang at the entrance to the House, in the car and worn on the body. This word is translated as "five". The amulet is a symbolic representation of the hands in the center of which is sometimes placed images of fish eyes, stars of David. As guardians of the hamsa is used not only to Jews, but also Muslims.
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22 in one of the galleries artists. Safed spoiled tourists, so not allowed to shoot there. Oh and please, still same will take pictures
Fortunately, 23 at night on the street artists of the crowds, and the galleries are closed. See the soda machine? He seems to be the most ordinary, as in the whole world?
24 but no. This machine-the Jews, because the Cola-drink kosher. Machine does not work on the Sabbath, it is shut down and you don't buy a Cola. Buy soda is work.
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26 in addition to the old city, Safed is also quite modern village with buildings, shops, parking. In circular motion, the piano is, alas, no. But all the same color blue.
27 in the city and the district a lot of graves of famous Jewish sages of the past centuries. Some graves for a hundred years, and a thousand. I looked at one of those places. This has nothing to do with what you'd expect.
28 is not a cemetery, some graves of the sages: well, think of the mausoleum. Several premises, where there is a sarcophagus. Almost as exposed relics in Orthodox. Here it mogila, far away, with the lampadkami inside.
29 the Jews come to pray. It is interesting that they are always filled with books: continuing education and training of the brain is very important for this religion. In fact, Judaism and is learning.
30 this was the case when the picture does not transmit anything. It seems that there are exponentially and sad? Just not in the premises is Brownian movement of people all moving from room to room, someone swinging in his prayer (a must see), someone sings someone loudly talking to each other, and someone and just drink-eat. The Jews say about yourself that eating one meal a day. From morning to evening. Want to report about typical food of Israel? And, maybe, and photo recipe in "First pancake"?
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