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Shulchan Aruch

The Shulchan Aruch is the 16th-century code of Jewish religious law compiled by Rabbi Joseph Karo in Tzefat in the upper Galilee. It remains the foundational legal text for traditional Jewish practice, and is discussed here as part of a day in Tzefat.

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Inside the Josef Caro Synagogue
North · Galilee

Safed / Tzefat

A return to Tzefat, where I spent three months on my gap year, this time as a guiding student. Akhbara, Mt Canaan, the kabbalists' synagogues of the Old City and a sunset over the Crusader citadel.

Feb 2014 · 4 minute read
View from Akhbara Lookout View over Tzefat and Mt Meiron from Mt Canaan Inside the Ashkenazi Synagogue of the Ari Ruins of a 16th century communal building in Tzefat Inside the Josef Caro Synagogue Mamluk and Crusader ruins in the Tzefat Citadel
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