Today we left the kibbutz and headed south. First stop was at Tzfat. A few hours here was not nearly enough time! We visited one of the very old synagogues which had 500 year old torah's inside. Then we went to visit the Tzfat Gallery of Mystical Art. There we sat down with artist Avraham loewenthal. (another GREAT tip by our amazing guide) Avraham, who is from Detroit Michigan and has been in Tzfat for 13 years (also very happy when I informed him that the Detroit Red Wings had won The Stanley Cup!!) spoke to us for about 20 minutes. Telling us about Kabbalah and his artwork. Very interesting. (If interested, you can see it at www.kabbalahart.com ) Then we went to the candle factory (not my thing) and then were treated to a Yemenite pizza! Yummmmmy! He poured some batter into a frying pan, then added tomato slices, olive oil, spices, even an egg. He flipped it a few times then served it on a wood platter. We sat down on one of his couches and enjoyed it. I also had his Turkish coffee which he made with some spices. Delicious!
From Tzfat, we headed to Jerusalem. Kind of a long drive. About 3 hours. Once in Jerusalem, we stopped at the Hebrew University for a nice view & quick prayer. Then checked into The Dan Panorama. (Very nice hotel) We changed and headed out for the 20 or 30 minute walk to The Wall! Wow! Words can not describe the vibe of this amazing place on Shabbat evening! I took David through the crowd and we placed our hands on the wall!
Returning to the hotel, we had dinner at the buffet. More good food and then more good desserts.
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