Safed (Tzfat;, Ṣafad) is a city in the Northern District of Israel. At an elevation of 800 meters (2,660 feet) above sea level, Safed is the highest city in the Galilee. Since the sixteenth century, Safad has been considered one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, along with Jerusalem, Hebron and Tiberias. From that time until today, the city has been a center of Jewish mysticism. History According to the Book of Judges, the region was assigned to the Tribe of Naphtali. The city of Safed itsel… (More on Safed)