Havdalah with Goldbrings brings Shabbat to a close

Blog #7 – School Begins

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August 26th 2011
Friday, August 26th: Knowing Rabbi Yossi Goldberg from Vancouver’s Kollel “synagogue,” we guessed we were in for a unique Shabbat experience staying with his parents in the upper Galilee town of Safed. Safed is famous historically as the main centre of Kabbala (Jewish mysticism) going back 500 years. It’s also where the Kabbalat Shabbat service originated, and Shlomo haLevi Alkabetz wrote ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Jerusalem District » Jerusalem

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more