Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
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== Chakal Tapuchim == | == Chakal Tapuchim == | ||
− | + | When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions. | |
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== Renamed the Ari Shul == | == Renamed the Ari Shul == | ||
− | The Grigoros synagogue served the expanding Tzfat community as the original immigrants became integrated into the community. Residents renamed the synagogue the “ARI Ashkanazi” when Hassidic immigrants began to arrive in Tzfat in the late 1700's and established their own “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- there | + | The Grigoros synagogue served the expanding Tzfat community as the original immigrants became integrated into the community. Residents renamed the synagogue the “ARI Ashkanazi” when Hassidic immigrants began to arrive in Tzfat in the late 1700's and established their own “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- there. |
== Destruction and Resurection == | == Destruction and Resurection == |