After three and a half weeks, we are still enjoying the status of being “new” and have many invitations for Shabbos meals. That helps making new friends, and also to go to the different shuls, as we join our hosts in the shul they daven, to be able to share part of their life. So this past Shabbos we discovered a new shul – “Chertkov” – a tiny shul that we would not even find by ourselves as it is completely hidden in a labirinth of small alleys. Because it is hidden, there are no tourists there, only locals, about 20 people, all men dressed in black bekeshe, white socks and black shtreimels, and just a few women in women’s section. Because we came with Eber’s friend Yakov, people were immediately friendly to us, welcoming us warmly, asking where we came from etc. In this shul, it was first time that we heard Breslov “Lecha Dodi” since we came to Tzfat (They don’t do Breslov Lecha Dodi in Breslov shul.) Every shul is a totally different experience, but always positive, and there is still a lot to explore and figure out what is the best for us. Besides Shabbos service, we enjoyed both Shabbos meals in a company of English speakers, from US, England, France, Canada. There were people who made Alyah 10 years ago, 4 years ago, 7 moths ago, and us, the most new. At both meals, there was delicious food, prepared with a lot of caring and love, and an animated discussion about the Torah portion, with hosts giving dvar Torah, sharing the insights from their weekly learning, and guests actively contributing to the discussion, making Torah come alive at the Shabbos table. The apartment where we had lunch together with three more couples had a magnificent view of Kineret in a distance, which provided a pefect backgound for the conversation at the table. Then the discussion moved to personal stories of Alyah, and we stayed long at that table, reluctant to part with each other.Every day in Tzfat is amazing, especially Shabbos.