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Rabbi Yaakov Beirav (1474-1546) was one of the most bold and visionary rabbinic leaders of his generation. He made a
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Rabbi Moshe Mitrani (1500-1580), known as the Mabit, was one of the leading halachic authorities of Tzfat and a colleague
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Rabbi Moshe Alsheikh (1508-1593) was one of the greatest Torah commentators and preachers of 16th century Tzfat. Known as the
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Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz (c.1500-1576) was a Kabbalist and poet best known as the composer of Lecha Dodi, the beloved poem
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Rabbi Moshe Cordovero (1522-1570), known as the Ramak, was the leading Kabbalist of Tzfat before the arrival of the Ari.
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Rabbi Yosef Karo (1488-1575) was the greatest halachic authority of his generation and author of the Shulchan Aruch, the code
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Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (1534-1572), known as the Ari HaKadosh, was the greatest Kabbalist who ever lived. Born in Jerusalem and
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The Karlin-Stolin Synagogue in Tzfat is part of the Karlin-Stolin Chassidic dynasty, known for their unusually passionate and loud prayer
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The Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue in Tzfat is a Chabad synagogue named after Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, the third Lubavitcher
The Avritch Synagogue, also known as the Bat Ayin Synagogue, is the beit midrash of Rabbi Avraham Dov of Avritch


