Chanukah in Safed 2023
Thursday December 7 2023 - Friday December 15 2023
Thursday December 7 2023 - Friday December 15 2023
You are invited to join dozens of special tours and activities that will take place in the Galilee capital during the Hanukkah days . Events will be posted as they are announced.
Artist Quarter Minyan Chanukah PartyWomen's Holistic Retreat in TzfatPaint CeramicsChoose your piece and paint it! Mugs, figurines, animal shapes, dishes and more! Studio in the artists' area of the Old City. Aline 050-8865-165Dreidel Candle-Making WorkshopBee Safari in Kfar HannanyaGuided tour of the life of a bee colony, honey production, and apiary-related arts and crafts:
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מסיבת חנוכה מניין של קרית האומניםChildren's Chanukah Party at English LibrarySafed Puzzle Room Special Chanukah Puzzle Game!חדר חידות צפת - Safed Puzzle Room - an unforgettable Tzfat themed escape room!
safedpuzzleroom.com WE ARE OPEN!
*Discounts for evacuees* *Discounts for groups with 6 or more players age 10 and up* email info@safedpuzzleroom.com 3D Printing Workshop with Masha054-4744378
Masha creates with different techniques (drawing, watercolor and print) and hosts her studio in Safed where you can enjoy her works and also experience for yourself in a unique print workshop and go through an experience of creating and hand printing in ancient technique. Every Friday from 10:00 to 15:00 with advance registration. By prior telephone appointment, another day can be set. Price of participation in the workshop: 100 NIS per hour per participant. Address of the studio: 6 Zvi Levanon St., Kiryat HaAmanim Safed. Phone to schedule a visit: 054-4744378 |
Apothecary WorkshopNachshon Extreme SportsExtreme Sports for therapy or for fun. Rappeling, caving, mountan climing, biking and more. All let by an experienced instructor. For singles, couples, small groups, and families.
Call or WhatsApo +972-50-6556357 Eco.adventure.therapy@gmail.com |
Glassblowing DemonstrationsGlassblowing
Glass artist Sheva Chaya, offers demonstrations and workshops showing the art of blowing glass. Special demonstrations for Hanukkah every day throughout the holiday at 11:00 and 14:00. The gallery is open from 9:00 to 17:00, entrance fee: 20 NIS per person. The cost of a special family workshop: 300 NIS. Phone: 050-405107, 058-7301074. Time TunnelCome for a time-travel experience where the past, present and future meet. In the magical tunnels and streets of Safed of the 16th century, sites which have now been excavated. In the program - festive candle lighting every evening, lantern tour, street theater, live music, artist workshops for the whole family, children's plays, opening of an "publishing" exhibition, food stalls, donuts, performances. For details and reservations 052-3498804, 04-6970311 20 NIS Tour Tzfat on your own. Click here
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What Else is There to Do?
1. There are many activities to do within the city, including a walking tour of the Old Jewish Quarter. Visitors can take a tour with a tour guide or may take a virtual self-guided tour with a smartphone
2. Stay Up to Date with Safed Events and Activities
3. Join a class
4. There are accommodations to match any budget if you want to stay in the city overnight.
5. Some of the local sites that you can access by bus include:
a. Park HaMishpaha in Karmiel is free. Water fountains, huge water slides, climbing, swinging structures. Bring bathing suits. Karmiel is about 45 minutes from Tzfat. The 3611 and 364 buses from Tzfat travel to Karmiel.
b. the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Meron (buses 361 and 364 from the Central Bus Station leaves every 1/2 hour and pass Meron on the way to Haifa);
c. the Hula Nature Reserve (bus 511 -- 1-559-599-599)from the Central Bus Station passes by the Hula Nature Reserve on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh) -- from the road it's about a 20 minute walk into the reserve
c. Tiberias (bus 450 from the Central Bus Station goes directly to Tiberias);
e. Rosh Pinna (bus 511 from Tzfat passes through Rosh Pinna on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh);
f. Ice-skating in Ma'alot bus 367 from Tzfat
g. Canada Center (swimming and ice-skating) in Metulla (bus 511) to Kiryat Shmoneh and then a cab to Metulla;
h. Talmudic Village, Golan Winery in Katzrin -- bus 511 to Hatzor HaGlilit and then bus 53 to Katzrin
i. Nahariya, a seaside town about an hour west of Safed. Bus 367 (1-599-559-559) travels directly there and back a few times daily. Great free beach.
6. Local hikes which start from Safed include Biriya Hike, Nahal Amud hike, Nahal Rosh Pinna hike
8. Pools. Call for times 04-6922288 -- there are times for separate swimming (men/women) and times for mixed swimming.
9. Rosh Pinna Small village about a 15-minute drive east of Tzfat. The Old Town dates back to the early settlers of the 1880s. Windy cobblestone streets with galleries, a historical audio-visual presentation, parks, wineries, cheese-making shops, etc.
10. Visit to cheese-making -- HaMeiri Cheeses, Kadosh Cheeses
12. Visit to the HaMeiri Museum of Safed history
13. Otzar HaStam Interactive activity that allows people of all ages to learn about and experience the art of creating holy parchments for Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzzot. Audio visual presentation and experiential activities.
14. Israel Extreme Tzfat-based "extreme" activities including rappelling, rock-climbing and caving.
15. Hatzor Archaeological Excavations -- Nateeve Express Bus 511 to Hatzor and then a cab ride to one of the most extensive archaeological excavations in Israel.
2. Stay Up to Date with Safed Events and Activities
3. Join a class
4. There are accommodations to match any budget if you want to stay in the city overnight.
5. Some of the local sites that you can access by bus include:
a. Park HaMishpaha in Karmiel is free. Water fountains, huge water slides, climbing, swinging structures. Bring bathing suits. Karmiel is about 45 minutes from Tzfat. The 3611 and 364 buses from Tzfat travel to Karmiel.
b. the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Meron (buses 361 and 364 from the Central Bus Station leaves every 1/2 hour and pass Meron on the way to Haifa);
c. the Hula Nature Reserve (bus 511 -- 1-559-599-599)from the Central Bus Station passes by the Hula Nature Reserve on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh) -- from the road it's about a 20 minute walk into the reserve
c. Tiberias (bus 450 from the Central Bus Station goes directly to Tiberias);
e. Rosh Pinna (bus 511 from Tzfat passes through Rosh Pinna on its way to Kiryat Shmoneh);
f. Ice-skating in Ma'alot bus 367 from Tzfat
g. Canada Center (swimming and ice-skating) in Metulla (bus 511) to Kiryat Shmoneh and then a cab to Metulla;
h. Talmudic Village, Golan Winery in Katzrin -- bus 511 to Hatzor HaGlilit and then bus 53 to Katzrin
i. Nahariya, a seaside town about an hour west of Safed. Bus 367 (1-599-559-559) travels directly there and back a few times daily. Great free beach.
6. Local hikes which start from Safed include Biriya Hike, Nahal Amud hike, Nahal Rosh Pinna hike
8. Pools. Call for times 04-6922288 -- there are times for separate swimming (men/women) and times for mixed swimming.
9. Rosh Pinna Small village about a 15-minute drive east of Tzfat. The Old Town dates back to the early settlers of the 1880s. Windy cobblestone streets with galleries, a historical audio-visual presentation, parks, wineries, cheese-making shops, etc.
10. Visit to cheese-making -- HaMeiri Cheeses, Kadosh Cheeses
12. Visit to the HaMeiri Museum of Safed history
13. Otzar HaStam Interactive activity that allows people of all ages to learn about and experience the art of creating holy parchments for Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzzot. Audio visual presentation and experiential activities.
14. Israel Extreme Tzfat-based "extreme" activities including rappelling, rock-climbing and caving.
15. Hatzor Archaeological Excavations -- Nateeve Express Bus 511 to Hatzor and then a cab ride to one of the most extensive archaeological excavations in Israel.