Shalom, from the mystical city of Tsfat (Safed)!
Today we again travelled a long
geographic distance, this time from Tel Aviv (see photo of the group standing by the Tel Aviv beach of our
hotel) to Tsfat (Safed). Our first stop was in the beautiful town of Zichron Yaakov where, after walking along the pedestrian street viewing craftware, we visited the Nili Museum located in the Aaronson home. Nili was a secret spy agency operated by members of the Aaronson family on behalf of the British during WWI, when Palestine was ruled by the enemy Turks. Several members of the spy ring were captured by the Turks and tortured and hanged; Sara, sister of the group's leader, committed suicide instead of enduring more torture.
We next visited the first moshav, Nahalal, located in the Jezreel Valley. The leader of the moshav first gave us a "tour" of the moshav's cemetery, two kilometers away and overlooking the Valley.
Here Moshe Dayan is buried, as is Ilan Ramon, the Israeli astronaut who was killed when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated while returning to earth. Ilan Ramon was also one of the eight Israeli pilots who bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. Tragically, his son, Asaph, who was following in his father's footsteps in terms of his Air Force career, was killed in a training accident two months ago, and is buried next to his father. Can you imagine Mrs. Ramon's grief after losing both her husband and now her son?
Next we had a short tour of the moshav and a lovely vegetraian lunch prepared by the leader's wife. Over lunch he told us about the history of the moshav and explained the differences between a moshav
(cooperative) and a kibbutz.
From Nahalal we travelled a short distance to Zippori to see the magnificent mosaic floor of the ancient synagogue, and then it was on to the beautiful and mystical city of Tsfat.
Tomorrow moring we will tour Tsfat and its synagogues and artist colony, and then we will leave the city for a few hours to plant trees and ascend Mt. Tabor.
Shabbat shalom, everyone!
Rabbi Androphy
Today we again travelled a long
geographic distance, this time from Tel Aviv (see photo of the group standing by the Tel Aviv beach of ourhotel) to Tsfat (Safed). Our first stop was in the beautiful town of Zichron Yaakov where, after walking along the pedestrian street viewing craftware, we visited the Nili Museum located in the Aaronson home. Nili was a secret spy agency operated by members of the Aaronson family on behalf of the British during WWI, when Palestine was ruled by the enemy Turks. Several members of the spy ring were captured by the Turks and tortured and hanged; Sara, sister of the group's leader, committed suicide instead of enduring more torture.
We next visited the first moshav, Nahalal, located in the Jezreel Valley. The leader of the moshav first gave us a "tour" of the moshav's cemetery, two kilometers away and overlooking the Valley.
Here Moshe Dayan is buried, as is Ilan Ramon, the Israeli astronaut who was killed when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated while returning to earth. Ilan Ramon was also one of the eight Israeli pilots who bombed the Iraqi nuclear reactor in 1981. Tragically, his son, Asaph, who was following in his father's footsteps in terms of his Air Force career, was killed in a training accident two months ago, and is buried next to his father. Can you imagine Mrs. Ramon's grief after losing both her husband and now her son?
Next we had a short tour of the moshav and a lovely vegetraian lunch prepared by the leader's wife. Over lunch he told us about the history of the moshav and explained the differences between a moshav
(cooperative) and a kibbutz.
From Nahalal we travelled a short distance to Zippori to see the magnificent mosaic floor of the ancient synagogue, and then it was on to the beautiful and mystical city of Tsfat.
Tomorrow moring we will tour Tsfat and its synagogues and artist colony, and then we will leave the city for a few hours to plant trees and ascend Mt. Tabor.
Shabbat shalom, everyone!
Rabbi Androphy
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