Succot in Tzfat 2026
- Rosh Hashana Friday and Saturday nights, September 11 and September 12
- Yom Kippur Sunday night September 20
- Succot evening Friday September 25
- Simhat Torah Evening October 2
Updated information about Elul/Tishrei in Safed 2025 will be added as events are announced
Tours of Tzfat
* Local Tour Guides
* Self-Guided Tours
Women's Simhat Torah Hakafot
Sheva Chaya's Glassblower Gallery
7 Tet Vav Street (across from General Exhibition/Bella Bakery)
Succot Catering
Tzfat Art Festival
At Ma'ayan Haradum Square, Tet Vav 59, Artist QuarterTzfat Puzzle Room
Visit the Safed Puzzle Room, a great escape room activity for singles, couples, groups and families! Visit the Safed Puzzle Room, a great escape room activity for singles, couples, groups and families! Unlock the Hidden Secrets of Safed! The Safed Puzzle Room: a one-of-a-kind escape room adventure (large groups are welcome)! safedpuzzleroom.com 055-9182207 [email protected]
Bees and Honey WorkshopDive into a sweet journey: from honey infusion workshops to fun bee-related activities, we welcome families to a unique blend of education and entertainment. Meet the bees, enjoy the buzz!
Join us at Neshikha in the heart of Tzfat's Old City for an extraordinary family adventure! Our workshop offers safe and engaging bee-viewing sessions—both outdoors and indoors—paired with fun creative activities like candle-making and crafting your own infused honey with aromatic herbs and spices. It’s where education and hands-on fun come together in a tasty and nourishing environment. Contact [email protected] for details and booking today. neshikha.com/shop https://www.instagram.com/neshikabees/ Nachson EcoAdventure!
Mosaic Workshops
Feel like a Tzfat artist when you join a Tzfat workshop using stunning photographs of Israel to create your masterpiece! And learn the mystical meaning of your name and your tribal connection to the Land of Israel through your birth month. www.tzfatworkshops.com
Sheva Chaya Glassblowing Demonstrations
Sheva Chaya glassblowing demonstrations, twelve thirty Friday mornings or by appointment, 50 shekels per person. Across the street from the General Exhibition/Bellas Cafe, 7 Tet Vav Street, 972 50-430-5107. Call or write to confirm [email protected] or 972 58-730-1074
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Livnot Succot Program
Sukkot in Tzfat with Livnot U’Lehibanot!
Celebrate the joy of Sukkot in the Old City of Tzfat with an unforgettable Livnot experience. Spend the holiday immersed in the magic of Tzfat — exploring the Old City, Jewish meditation and mysticism, hiking in the mountains, volunteering, celebrating Sukkot, sharing great food, and building community with an incredible group of young Jewish adults. Old City of Tzfat, Israel $250 — highly subsidized rate Limited spots available *For English-speaking Jewish young adults ages 21-40* Come experience the mountains, mysticism, community, and joy of Sukkot in one of Israel’s most special cities. Pre-register now to save your spot! https://forms.gle/3PUZbgT59YTzpoYh6 Artist Quarter Minyan Simhat Torah
Succot Activities at Livnot Kahal
Monday - Wednesday, Sept 28-30 12:00 - 16:00
Rechov Alkabetz 27, Old City Tzfat
Succot Program at AscentCeramics Workshop
Looking for a fun and relaxing way to pass time?
Our pottery studio in Safed gives workshops and opportunities to learn the art of creating your own vessels. Suitable for couples, families, teenagers, children and groups (up to 10 people) learn on the wheel or hand building. Lessons and workshops are given in Hebrew/English/French. For further information via WhatsApp Tohar Ra’hel levitas 0585305941 Tariq Eliyahu Jewish Meditation
Looking for some quiet time to be still and reflect? Safed's Jewish -Sufi group holds Zhikr/Silent Meditation meetings near the AQM every Wednesday,and they continue as usual each Wednesday between Rosh Hashanah and Shemini Atzeret........ Excellent preparation for the High Holidays, a chance to be quiet and digest the things you are learning at Torah Study elsewhere, or to reflect on things that are on your mind during this special season. More information here https://jewishsufis.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-safed-jewish-sufi-group-2025.html or enquire via WhattsApp to Nachman Davies at +972 53 892 5286
Candle-Making Workshop
Artist Quarter Workshops
For all ages!
Contact Revital to book! Or just stop in! 972 52-328-2518 Mercaz HaStam
Stam Center -- Learn about the Jewish tradition and art of Sofer Stam, writing ritual parchments. Learn about Hebrew letters, their origins and mystical meanings. Interactive activities designed to immerse visitors in the actual writings of parchments. In the northern suburb of Tzfat, Kiryat Sarah. Phone for appointment (04) 691-2000
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058-413-1856 or [email protected]
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.