I went to Safed (Tsfat) yesterday and see if there were any Purim activities. Purim is a big celebration once a year to commemorate the Jews survival over Haman’s attempt to kill them. These days, it’s a big costume party. Turns out, most of the festivities are today, but I still enjoyed walking around the ancient streets and visiting all the art galleries.

I had the pleasure of attending a friend’s son’s bar mitvah last weekend. What a great time! I knew that people put a lot of energy into their childrens’ bar/mat mitvah’s, but I didn’t think it would be as big a production as a wedding! Lots of great food, a performance by the birthday boy and fun music made for a memorable evening!