In the afternoon, we made a four-hour stop in the city of Tzfat in Northern Israel. Tzfat is a mystical city that is home to Kaballah. The city is beautifully set in the mountains and has an abundance of art. We went inside two synagogues, one Sephhardic and one Ashkenazi. Avraham, the artist formerly known as Robert, hailing from Detroit, showed us his Kaballah-inspired studio, art, lifestyle and personality. Learning about the art and mysticism of Kaballah, walking the stone paved streets, and finagling for less expensive mezuzot completed the experience that was Tzfat.
Jennifer Higgins, New Orleans, LA/McLean, VA
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Lifted Barriers
Barriers:
Obstacles blocking. Spurning.
Knowledge:
Merrily unlocking learning.
Yearning
To know.
Knowledge of ladders lifts your limbs.
Knowledge of floating fells your fall.
Knowledge of cultures connects newfound compatriots.
Knowledge of language frees tongues:
Ma'hamatzav, chaver?
I am excellent, friend.
Knowledge makes the then tall ledge now small.
Israel: barriers lay bare here.
Richard Schneider, Potomac, MD
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