Fast Fact #44
Although there are many holy places in the Land of Israel, Judaism’s four holy cities stand out. Jerusalem, the eternal spiritual center of the Jewish people. Hebron, where Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca and Leah are buried. It was also King David’s first capital. Safed (Tzfat), a center of Jewish mystical scholarship (Kabbalah). Tiberias, where sages compiled the Jerusalem Talmud and where many great rabbis are buried.