For #ThrowBackThursday, digging through my old photos. These are from a class trip I took to Safed (Tzafat) Israel while I participated in a #StudyAbroad program in Summer 2007. Safed is an interesting place with two characters. On one hand, it is one of the four holiest cities in #Judaism because of its importance to Jewish #mysticism and the development of #Kabbalah. Today it has a very large Haredi community. On the other hand, Safed is a city of #artists and has a kind of funky, artsy vibe. Unlike many of the places we went to that summer, Safed was quite cool due to its elevation. I don't quite know why but the place has always stuck in my memory - it reminded me a lot of where I grew up in the Adirondacks in upstate New York.

Photos taken on 25 July 2007.

P.S. - Trying out a multi-photo post to see how I like it. If I don't, I might repost them as individual posts.

#Travel #TravelPhotography #Art #Sculpture #Galilee #Israel #Safed #Tzafat #Judaism #Jewish #mysticism #Kaballah #artists #mastoart