Article posted: 10/28/2012 5:16 AM

Jewish center of mysticism isn’t just for celebs

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A woman walks the street of Safed, Israel in northern Israel. Safed is a popular destination for all kabbalah or Jewish mysticism, followers.

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People walk the street of Safed, Israel. Its distant location, several hours from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, doesn't stop hundreds of thousands of people from visiting each year to get up close with kabbalah's origins and the Jewish mystics who defined it 500 years ago.

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Jews visit the Ari cemetery in Safed, Israel.

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An Ultra Orthodox Jew stands in the Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue in Safed, Israel.

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An Ultra orthodox Jew visits the Ari cemetery in Safed, Israel, a popular destination for all kabbalah. or Jewish mysticism, followers.

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Jews visit the Ari cemetery in Safed, Israel.

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Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, is known around the world thanks to the many Hollywood celebrities who have embraced its teachings. Safed in northern Israel, is a popular destination for kabbalah followers. Its distant location, several hours from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, doesn’t stop hundreds of thousands of people from visiting each year to get up close with kabbalah’s origins and the Jewish mystics who defined it 500 years ago.