Safed

Returning to the mountain: A Rosh Hashanah homecoming in Safed

Safed has spent 500 years turning brokenness into renewal. Today, its ancient stone alleys hold a living landscape of healing, spirituality, art, food, and community.

One of the Way Inn's ten guest rooms, each individually designed around a sefirah, the Kabbalistic emanations that shape the boutique hotel's color, character, and architecture.
Protesters block roads in Tel Aviv demanding further government action into the disappearance of four-year-old Haymanut Kasau, July 26, 2026.

Haymanot's parents ask Shin Bet chief to take over investigation 911 days after disappearance

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

Beyond the Headlines: Holiness in unexpected places - opinion

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


Police search for missing nine-year-old Haymanot Kasau continues

"We are working very hard…to try to find some kind of clue to understand where Haymanot could be. We are scanning the absorption center and its surrounding area."

 Police and rescue forces seen during a search for 9-year-old Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Safed, February 27, 2024.

Hezbollah rocket hits entrance to Safed hospital, fails to detonate

The director of the hospital, Dr. Salman Zarka, wrote, "We are very lucky here. The missile did not explode. Otherwise, there could have been an incident with many casualties."

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IDF fighter jets engage in wave of attacks on Hezbollah after Israeli soldier killed

Several wounded soldiers were transferred to a hospital in Safed after rocket sirens sounded throughout the North.

 Israeli officials evacuate a person who was injured by a rocket that landed after it was fired from Lebanon, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Safed, northern Israel February 14, 2024

How the IDF combats Hezbollah's evolving threat in Israel's North

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: All it takes is a short break in the nasty weather to create a sense of danger and foreboding in significant portions of the North.

 Israeli artillery near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, January 15, 2024

Hezbollah chiefs, head of drone operations killed in Israeli strike on car

UAV warnings and rocket sirens sounded across Israel on Tuesday morning.

 Hassan Abeid al-Hussein Ismail, the head of Hezbollah's drone operations in southern Lebanon

Jerusalem Post to launch 'Ask the Doctor' podcast with Ziv Medical Center

Turning complex medical issues into something we can talk about.

 Ask the Doctor

Galilee dreaming: Safed’s venerable Klezmer Festival turns 36 with a stellar lineup

This year’s edition is no. 36 – twice chai (life) – and takes place in the historic Galilee city between August 22-24.

 Israel old Safed

Ziv Medical Center gives care that rises above headlines, fear - opinion

Plan a visit to Ziv Medical Center and experience the warmth and traditions of our people.

 Ziv Hospital Emergency Room

Arsonists apprehended in northern district after tragic stable fire kills horses

The police action came as part of an ongoing effort to combat the widespread extortion of protection money in the region.

 The arrest of a suspect involved in a devastating fire that occurred at a horse farm

Madonna to return to Israel for Shavuot on private visit

Madonna's visit to Israel won't be to perform, but rather will be for a personal visit to the graves of noted Kabbalists in Safed.

Singer Madonna speaks to guests after receiving the Advocate for Change award during the 30th annual GLAAD awards ceremony in New York City