Safed

Kinneret remains below red line despite above average rainfall this winter

The lake is currently 4.43 meters from its maximum level of 208.80 meters below sea level, according to the Kinneret Authority, and 23 centimeters below the bottom red line.

An aerial view of the Kinneret. To the casual observer, the lake, also known as the Sea of Galilee, appears to be a rare environmental success story in an era of climate uncertainty.
A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

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Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Jewish children take part in a special prayer for rain at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, October 29, 2025.

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Nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau.

Court clears Beersheba assault suspect of link to Haymanut Kasau disappearance, extends detention


A gleesome threesome

The Simply Tzfat trio is a mainstay at the annual Klezmer Festival.

The Simply Tzfat trio

Safed, the magical city

An unusual juxtaposition of the holy and mundane.

The house of Moshe Castel

Galilee medical facilities in Safed produces first graduating class

Four veteran medical schools have relented from previously called the adding the facilities a ‘disaster’

Galile’s medical facilities first graduating class

Large fire breaks out in the North; no injuries reported

The fire, located in the Biriya Forest near the grave of Rabbi Yonatan Ben Uziel, did not cause any injuries.

Fire breaks out in the North

Grapevine: Mixed martial arts

Several martial arts events coming on up.

Karate (illustrative)

Not on my watch: IFCJ coordinator Shira Gergi’s battle to help society

One of Gergi’s latest projects was opening up a club in Kiryat Shmona for extracurricular activities for schoolchildren.

 International Fellowship of Christians and Jews’ coordinator Shira Gergi

Rhythm implied

Jazz pianist Lenore Raphael performs here next week

Lenore Raphael

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu: Destroy enemy to deter attacks

Hundreds attend prayer rally at Western Wall.

Municipal chief rabbi of Safed Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu (C), municipal chief rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Aryeh Stern (L) and Temple Institute Rabbi Yisrael Ariel (R) at a prayer rally at the Western Wall

Live and let live

Hardly anyone raises an eyebrow over the same-sex relationship – which proves how far people have come in “live and let live” philosophies.

British Ambassador to Israel David Quarrey

Neighborhood Watch: Regenerating Safed

Tourism has its ups and downs: Safed became “unfashionable.”

Inside the Old City of Safed