JEWISH MONUMENTS IN SÁTORALJAÚJHELY
The Old Jewish cemetery, Mózes Teitelbaum’s grave
at the corner of Kossuth Lajos Street and Esze T. Street
The closed-off cemetery is several hundred years old. Burials probably took place here in as early as the seventeenth century.
The cemetery is home to the grave of rabbi Mózes Teitelbaum (1759–1841), rabbi of Sátoraljaújhely and famous as an alleged wonderworker. The “OHEL” (THE HOUSE OF ETERNITY) erected above the grave contains three tombs: those of the rabbi, his wife, and Rabbi Alexander Szafrin from Komárom.
Mózes Teitelbaum was rabbi of Sátoraljaújhely for 30 years, and he is remembered in no small part for having introduced Hasidism in Hungary. The Yeshiva (a Jewish school of religious studies) he established in the region became known worldwide. He was also known as a wonderworker, and several legends were told of his healing powers.
The Hasidic School in Szatmár led by the Teitelbaum dynasty was reorganized in the United States after the Shoah (the Holocaust) and today it is known as one of the most important and well-attended schools.
Next to the cemetery, visitors find a modern mikveh (a Jewish ritual bath), a prayer room, and a rest area for pilgrims.
The Jewish cemetery is open to anyone, though preliminary registration is necessary. The cemetery and the grave of the great Tzadik, the “Old Saint,” is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year.
Source:
- Bence Illyés: Zempléni csodarabbik [Wonder Rabbis in the Zemplén]
- www.acenter.hu
- www.csodarabbikutja.hu
JEWISH MONUMENTS IN SÁTORALJAÚJHELY
The Old Jewish cemetery, Mózes Teitelbaum’s grave
at the corner of Kossuth Lajos Street and Esze T. Street
The closed-off cemetery is several hundred years old. Burials probably took place here in as early as the seventeenth century.
The cemetery is home to the grave of rabbi Mózes Teitelbaum (1759–1841), rabbi of Sátoraljaújhely and famous as an alleged wonderworker. The “OHEL” (THE HOUSE OF ETERNITY) erected above the grave contains three tombs: those of the rabbi, his wife, and Rabbi Alexander Szafrin from Komárom.
Mózes Teitelbaum was rabbi of Sátoraljaújhely for 30 years, and he is remembered in no small part for having introduced Hasidism in Hungary. The Yeshiva (a Jewish school of religious studies) he established in the region became known worldwide. He was also known as a wonderworker, and several legends were told of his healing powers.
The Hasidic School in Szatmár led by the Teitelbaum dynasty was reorganized in the United States after the Shoah (the Holocaust) and today it is known as one of the most important and well-attended schools.
Next to the cemetery, visitors find a modern mikveh (a Jewish ritual bath), a prayer room, and a rest area for pilgrims.
The Jewish cemetery is open to anyone, though preliminary registration is necessary. The cemetery and the grave of the great Tzadik, the “Old Saint,” is visited by thousands of pilgrims every year.
Source:
- Bence Illyés: Zempléni csodarabbik [Wonder Rabbis in the Zemplén]
- www.acenter.hu
- www.csodarabbikutja.hu