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	== Chakal Tapuchim ==		== Chakal Tapuchim ==

−	[[~~File:~~File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|File:File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Aaron and Bimah]] When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.	+	[[File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|File:File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Aaron and Bimah]] When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.

	Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.		Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.

Dun: /* Chakal Tapuchim */

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Chakal Tapuchim

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	== Chakal Tapuchim ==		== Chakal Tapuchim ==

−	[[File:~~00000155-courtyard-abuhav-synagogue~~.jpg\|File:File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Aaron and Bimah]] When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.	+	[[File:File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|File:File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Aaron and Bimah]] When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.

	Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.		Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.

Dun at 18:45, 25 February 2017

2017-02-25T18:45:49Z

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−	When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.	+	[[File:00000155-courtyard-abuhav-synagogue.jpg\|File:File:00001534 ari ashkanazi shul tzfat.jpg\|thumb\|180px\|right\|The Aaron and Bimah]] When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.

	Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.		Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.

ChaimV: /* Renamed the Ari Shul */

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−	The Grigoros synagogue served the expanding Tzfat community as the original immigrants became integrated into the community. Residents renamed the synagogue the “ARI Ashkanazi” when Hassidic immigrants began to arrive in Tzfat in the late 1700's and established their own “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- there.	+	The Grigoros synagogue served the expanding Tzfat community as the original immigrants became integrated into the community. Residents renamed the synagogue the “ARI Ashkanazi” when Hassidic immigrants began to arrive in Tzfat in the late 1700's and established their own “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- there. It was named the Ari Ashkenazi to differentiate it from the already existing [[Ari Sephardi Synagogue]].

	== Destruction and Resurection ==		== Destruction and Resurection ==

ChaimV: /* Chakal Tapuchim */

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	When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.		When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.

−	Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[~~Hisbodedute~~\|hisbodedute]] meditation.	+	Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedus\|hisbodedute]] meditation.

	== Renamed the Ari Shul ==		== Renamed the Ari Shul ==

ChaimV: /* Chakal Tapuchim */

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Chakal Tapuchim

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−	When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.	+	When [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Rabbi Isaac Luria]], the ARI, came to Tzfat in 1534, he instituted the custom of welcoming the Sabbath in the field next to the Grigoros synagogue which at the time stood at the city's edge. Even today the courtyard is only a few dozen meters from the end of the city. Together with his students, the ARI would watch the sun set over the Meron mountain range as the Sabbath began. They would dance and sing the psalms and songs that today comprise the “Kabbalat Shabbat” service. This field was known by the students of the Ari as the 'Chakal Tapuchim' -- 'apple orchard' -- a reference to a realm in the spiritual dimensions.
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		+	Today the courtyard infront of the Ari Ashkenazi is marked as the location of the 'Chakal Tapuchim'. Management of the synagogue forbids the creation of minyanim in the courtyard while their minyan is still active. Occasionally their rule is ignored as hasidic tourists create minyonim for Kabbalas Shabbos at the location. On the average Shabbos night the 'Chakal Tapuchim' is empty aside from lone [[Na Nach\|Nanachs]] doing [[Hisbodedute\|hisbodedute]] meditation.

	== Renamed the Ari Shul ==		== Renamed the Ari Shul ==

ChaimV at 18:35, 19 August 2013

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	== Bais Medrash ==		== Bais Medrash ==
	Right across form the original Ari Shul a second Beit Medrash was built, both are referred to as the Ari Ashkenazi.		Right across form the original Ari Shul a second Beit Medrash was built, both are referred to as the Ari Ashkenazi.
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		+	== Location ==
		+	The Ari Ashkenazi is located along the Ma’alot Gur Aryeh stairway that descends from the main public square of [[http://zissil.com/topics/Old-City-Safed\|Tzfat’s Old City]], “[[Kikar HaMeginim Safed\|Kikar HaMeginim]].

	{{Tzfat Synagogues}}		{{Tzfat Synagogues}}

ChaimV at 18:32, 19 August 2013

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	\|data8 = Old Synagogue in Safed, Israel named after Rabbi Yitzhak Luria, the holy Ari.}}		\|data8 = Old Synagogue in Safed, Israel named after Rabbi Yitzhak Luria, the holy Ari.}}

−	The '''Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue''' is one of the [[Tzfat Synagogues\|older shuls]] in [[Safed]]. Originally built by Spanish Maronoes, the Shul was renamed after the [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Arizal]] who used to pray the Kabbalat Shabbat prayer in the field adjacent to the Synagogue. After being destroyed in the [[Safed 1837 Earthquake\|1837 earthquake]], the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue was rebuilt 20 years later in the same location. In later years an additional Bais Medrash was built across from the original. Minyonim take place in both buildings.	+	The '''Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue''' is one of the [[Tzfat Synagogues\|older shuls]] in [[Safed]]. Originally built by Spanish Maronoes, the Shul was renamed after the [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Arizal]] who used to pray the Kabbalat Shabbat prayer in the field adjacent to the Synagogue. After being destroyed in the [[Safed 1837 Earthquake\|1837 earthquake]], the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue was rebuilt 20 years later in the same location. In later years an additional Bais Medrash was built across from the original. Minyonim take place in both buildings. Childless couples often come to sit in the Shul's Chair of Eliyahu as a segula to give birth.

	== Gerigos Synagogue ==		== Gerigos Synagogue ==
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	Couple struggling with infertility come to the ARI Ashkanazi synagogue to sit in the shul’s Elijah’s Chair. During a circumcision the “Sandak,” the person holding the baby, sits in a designated Elijah’s chair. The ARI Ashkanazi’s Elijah’s Chair serves, when not being used for a circumcision, as a “segula” -- a good luck charm -- for infertile couples. Many couples report that after struggling for years with infertility, one visit to the Elijah’s chair in the ARI Ashkanazi produced the hoped-for baby.		Couple struggling with infertility come to the ARI Ashkanazi synagogue to sit in the shul’s Elijah’s Chair. During a circumcision the “Sandak,” the person holding the baby, sits in a designated Elijah’s chair. The ARI Ashkanazi’s Elijah’s Chair serves, when not being used for a circumcision, as a “segula” -- a good luck charm -- for infertile couples. Many couples report that after struggling for years with infertility, one visit to the Elijah’s chair in the ARI Ashkanazi produced the hoped-for baby.
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		+	== Bais Medrash ==
		+	Right across form the original Ari Shul a second Beit Medrash was built, both are referred to as the Ari Ashkenazi.

	{{Tzfat Synagogues}}		{{Tzfat Synagogues}}

ChaimV at 18:28, 19 August 2013

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	\|data8 = Old Synagogue in Safed, Israel named after Rabbi Yitzhak Luria, the holy Ari.}}		\|data8 = Old Synagogue in Safed, Israel named after Rabbi Yitzhak Luria, the holy Ari.}}

−	The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue is one of the [[Tzfat Synagogues\|older shuls]] in [[Safed]]. Originally built by Spanish Maronoes, the Shul was renamed after the [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Arizal]] who used to pray the Kabbalat Shabbat prayer in the field adjacent to the Synagogue. After being destroyed in the [[Safed 1837 Earthquake\|1837 earthquake]], the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue was rebuilt 20 years later in the same location. In later years an additional Bais Medrash was built across from the original. Minyonim take place in both buildings.	+	The '''Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue''' is one of the [[Tzfat Synagogues\|older shuls]] in [[Safed]]. Originally built by Spanish Maronoes, the Shul was renamed after the [[Rabbi Yitzchak Luria\|Arizal]] who used to pray the Kabbalat Shabbat prayer in the field adjacent to the Synagogue. After being destroyed in the [[Safed 1837 Earthquake\|1837 earthquake]], the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue was rebuilt 20 years later in the same location. In later years an additional Bais Medrash was built across from the original. Minyonim take place in both buildings.

	== Gerigos Synagogue ==		== Gerigos Synagogue ==
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	== Renamed the Ari Shul ==		== Renamed the Ari Shul ==

−	The Grigoros synagogue served the expanding Tzfat community as the original immigrants became integrated into the community. Residents renamed the synagogue the “ARI Ashkanazi” when Hassidic immigrants began to arrive in Tzfat in the late ~~1700s~~ and established their own “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- there.	+	The Grigoros synagogue served the expanding Tzfat community as the original immigrants became integrated into the community. Residents renamed the synagogue the “ARI Ashkanazi” when Hassidic immigrants began to arrive in Tzfat in the late 1700's and established their own “minyan” -- prayer quorum -- there.

	== Destruction and Resurection ==		== Destruction and Resurection ==

Simcha at 21:45, 13 February 2013

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	{{Kivrei Tzadikim}}		{{Kivrei Tzadikim}}
	{{Safed History}}		{{Safed History}}
		+	{{Safed Spelling}}

	[[Category:Old Synagogues]]		[[Category:Old Synagogues]]
	[[Category:Safed]]		[[Category:Safed]]
	[[Category:Kivray Tzadikim]]		[[Category:Kivray Tzadikim]]