Kahal of Safed
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− | + | ('''Hebrew:''' הקהל / '''Spelling:''' Ha-Ka’hal / '''Definition:''' Archaeological Excavations of a 16th Century Tzfat neighborhood.) | |
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− | + | The Kahal excavation site was buried under rubble and recently excavated. Today it is an Israel National Heritage Site, being developed to provide visitors to [[Safed|Tzfat]] with an opportunity to learn about Jewish immigration to Tzfat and life in the town [[Ottoman-Rule-of-Safed-1517-to-1759|in the years following the Spanish Expulsion]]. The Kahal will also concentrate on the impact that Tzfat of the Middle Ages had on Jewish life throughout the world because of the scholars who came to Safed to live and study. | |
== History of Safed -- 16th Century Jewry == | == History of Safed -- 16th Century Jewry == | ||
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=== Movement to Safed === | === Movement to Safed === | ||
− | Thousands of these refugees made their way to the Land of Israel and many, including some of the era’s greatest Kabbala scholars, settled in Tzfat. The existing Jewish community welcomed them. Tzfat’s previous village of a few dozen Jewish families grew to encompass thousands of people. The new residents built their homes along the mountainside, above the cemetery. As new immigrants arrived the town spread upward in the direction of the | + | Thousands of these refugees made their way to the Land of Israel and many, including some of the era’s greatest Kabbala scholars, settled in Tzfat. The existing Jewish community welcomed them. Tzfat’s previous village of a few dozen Jewish families grew to encompass thousands of people. The new residents built their homes along the mountainside, above the cemetery. As new immigrants arrived the town spread upward in the direction of the Tzfat citadel. |
=== Destruction of the City === | === Destruction of the City === | ||
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Israeli Organizations]] | [[Category:Israeli Organizations]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish Programs]] | [[Category:Jewish Programs]] |