… Under the influence of the kabbalistic ideas developed in Safed during the sixteenth century night vigils (tiqqunim) …

… in the courtyard of the home of the Moroccan family Abu in Safed. From this courtyard, led by the klezmorim , the …

… It was nicknamed " Berls niggun " after the Rabbi of Safed, R. Mordechai Dov (Berl) Zilberman (1909-1959), who …

… " is performed. Its author, R. Elazar Azkari (or Azikri; Safed, 5293/1533-5360-1600), defined it as "a supplication …

… the Passover seder developed among kabbalistic circles of Safed only in the seventeenth century. The seder for Tu …

… group invited to perform in Israel at the folk festival in Safed. Back in the United States, Elias helped organize …

… (1525? – 1593-1601?). [1]  We do know that he sojourned in Safed in the Upper Galilee in 1560, where he studied with R. … mid-sixteenth century from the circles of Jewish mystics of Safed and spready rapidly throughout the Jewish world, especially to Italy. One key figure in these Safedian circles was R. Shlomo Alkabetz (1505-1584), whose …

… of the Sabbath"), a ritual developed by the kabbalists of Safed in the sixteenth century, is one of the most musically …

… a vocal dance niggun named after Rabbi Berl Silberman of Safed (1909-1957) who used to sing it in Hallel and dance to …

… composition in the Kabbalists’ circles of sixteenth-century Safed. Through wide-spread popular and artistic renditions, …

… the head of the literature, art, and music department at Safed College. Cohen's research interests are Renaissance …

… prayer originating in the circles of the mystics of Safed. It proclaims the intention of performing the mitzvah, …