by Rabbi Judy Schindler
Haifa is Israel’s San Francisco. Both are port cities with hills, spectacular views, and mellow co-existence.
Tzfat is Israel’s Asheville. Here it’s mysticism, there it’s hippies, and both have art and mountains.
Tel Aviv is Israel’s New York. Here’s it’s beaches on the Mediterranean and there it’s high rises on the Hudson. Both are major metropolises with fashion, nightlife, businesses, and fun.
But Jerusalem has no match. The Talmud says, “Ten measures of beauty were given to the world, nine were taken by Jerusalem.” (Babylonian Talmud Kiddishin 49b)
