Jerusalem, Tzfat, the Galilee & central IsraelIsrael12 sites+
Plan Jerusalem, the Galilee, Bnei Brak and the coast, and Netivot as separate regional legs. Ancient sites are identified according to the traditions described in their sources.
Check current local access and travel guidance before departure. Exact entrances, cemetery sections and event arrangements need confirmation for your dates.
Ancient Jewish cemetery, Tzfat — cemetery panorama
Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes complex, Tiberias — exterior
Israel · Burial-site guide
Teveria / Tiberias — southern lakefront
Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes complex
Who is buried here
Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes, according to the longstanding Tiberias tradition.
A major pilgrimage site associated with the Tanna Rabbi Meir.
Yahrzeit · Hebrew calendar
Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes
14 IyarTraditional observance
Date sources & notes
Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes: Hidabroot — Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes ↗ Traditional hillula on Pesach Sheni; the historical date of death is not securely established.
Dates reviewed 22 October 2026. Hebrew dates begin the preceding evening. Confirm leap-year Adar customs and local events separately.
Plan a visit & view sources
Nearby & surrounding area
Hamat Tverya; Tiberias old city on a separate stop.
Access notes
Confirm the relevant entrance and prayer area. Historical tradition does not establish current services or access.
Dates reviewed 22 October 2026. Hebrew dates begin the preceding evening. Confirm leap-year Adar customs and local events separately.
Plan a visit & view sources
Nearby & surrounding area
Givat Shaul and Har Nof; other Jerusalem cemeteries are distinct destinations.
Access notes
Obtain the exact burial-society section and grave location for each rav; the cemetery is extensive. The Kaliver Rebbe listed here is Reb Menachem Mendel Taub, distinct from the original Kaliver Rebbe in Hungary.
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, associated with this burial complex.
The Israel Nature and Parks Authority identifies the necropolis with Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi and other prominent ancient Jewish figures.
Yahrzeit · Hebrew calendar
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi
15 KislevTraditional observance
Date sources & notes
Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi: Hanahala — Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi ↗ Traditional hillula; presented as a religious commemoration rather than a securely established historical date.
Dates reviewed 22 October 2026. Hebrew dates begin the preceding evening. Confirm leap-year Adar customs and local events separately.
Plan a visit & view sources
Nearby & surrounding area
Kiryat Tivon and the Jezreel Valley; Haifa as a separate regional connection.
Access notes
This is a managed archaeological park: confirm admission and which burial caves are accessible.
Queens, New Jersey & upstate New YorkUnited States9 sites+
Queens cemeteries, northern New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley make distinct local outings. Buffalo is a separate western-New-York journey, not a nearby New York City stop.
Ask each cemetery or ohel for its current entrance and visitor arrangements. A rav’s former community may be different from his burial place.
Ohel of Reb Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz, Cheektowaga
United States · Burial-site guide
Buffalo / Cheektowaga, New York
Buffalo Ohel, 645 Pine Ridge Heritage Boulevard
Who is buried here
Reb Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz, the Linzer Rebbe.
The local Jewish community identifies his ohel in the Pine Ridge cemetery area.
Willesden and Enfield are distinct cemetery visits in different parts of north London. Allow for transport between them rather than treating them as one location.
Check cemetery and ohel arrangements directly for your travel date.
United Kingdom · Burial-site guide
Enfield / north London
Adath Yisroel Burial Ground, Carterhatch Lane
Who is buried here
Reb Shalom Moskowitz, the Shotzer Rebbe.
The Keren Shotzer Tzion organization supports the ohel and publishes the burial-ground location.
Dates reviewed 22 October 2026. Hebrew dates begin the preceding evening. Confirm leap-year Adar customs and local events separately.
Plan a visit & view sources
Nearby & surrounding area
Metz synagogue and Lorraine Jewish heritage.
Access notes
The street and reinterment are documented by a 2026 rabbinic answer; ask the local Jewish community to confirm the current entrance and grave location.
Build separate days around Kraków–Sanz–Bobov, Leżajsk–Łańcut–Rymanów, and Lublin–Przysucha. These are regional groupings, not a timed itinerary; check the driving route before combining them.
Kraków and Rzeszów are useful starting areas for southern Poland; Lublin belongs in a separate eastern leg. Arrange meals and cemetery keys before leaving your base.
Kerestir, Mád, Olaszliszka and Sátoraljaújhely form a useful regional group. Nagykálló is a separate extension toward Nyíregyháza; Budapest is a broader arrival or Shabbos base, not a nearby cemetery stop.
Reserve hospitality and a driver directly. A pilgrimage house’s existence does not establish daily meal service, a particular hechsher or a guaranteed minyan.
Bodrogkeresztúr Jewish cemetery and ohel
Hungary · Burial-site guide
Kerestir / Bodrogkeresztúr
Jewish cemetery
Who is buried here
Reb Yeshaya Steiner — Reb Shayele of Kerestir.
His kever is a major focus of pilgrimage in the Tokaj region.
Interior of the Kaliver Rebbe’s ohel, Nagykálló old Jewish cemetery
Hungary · Burial-site guide
Kaliv / Nagykálló
Old Jewish cemetery
Who is buried here
Reb Yitzchok Isaac Taub, the Kaliver Rebbe.
An early leader of Hungarian Chassidus. The heritage route records his yahrzeit as 7 Adar.
Yahrzeit · Hebrew calendar
Reb Yitzchok Isaac Taub of Kaliv
7 Adar
Date sources & notes
Reb Yitzchok Isaac Taub of Kaliv: Jewish Heritage Route in Hungary ↗ The original Kaliver Rebbe is buried in Nagykálló. Confirm Adar observance in leap years with the community.
Dates reviewed 22 October 2026. Hebrew dates begin the preceding evening. Confirm leap-year Adar customs and local events separately.
Plan a visit & view sources
Nearby & surrounding area
Nyíregyháza; add the Tokaj region as a separate leg.
Access notes
Confirm the Hebrew-calendar observance in a leap year and the local event arrangements.
Keep Bratislava in a western-Slovakia itinerary with Vienna or Mikulov. Košice and Bardejov belong to an eastern-Slovakia leg; they should not be presented as nearby Bratislava stops.
Use the Jewish community or memorial’s own contact details for admission. Cemetery access, kosher catering and Shabbos arrangements are separate reservations.
Interior of the Chasam Sofer Memorial, Bratislava
Slovakia · Burial-site guide
Pressburg / Bratislava
Chasam Sofer Memorial
Who is buried here
Reb Moshe Sofer, the Chasam Sofer.
The preserved section of the old cemetery contains the Chasam Sofer’s kever and other rabbinic graves.
Prague’s two cemetery stops can be planned within one city. Mikulov / Nikolsburg is a separate South Moravian leg, better considered with Brno, Vienna or Bratislava.
Check museum admission separately from tefillah access. Prague’s Josefov, Žižkov and New Jewish cemeteries are distinct places.
Old Jewish Cemetery in Josefov, Prague — cemetery overview
Czechia · Burial-site guide
Prague / Praha — Josefov
Old Jewish Cemetery
Who is buried here
Maharal — Reb Yehuda Loew ben Bezalel; Reb Dovid Oppenheim.
One of Europe’s best-known Jewish cemeteries and an important place of Torah heritage.
Satu Mare and Sighet form the core of a northern-Romania heritage trip. Baia Mare and the Maramureș area provide surrounding context; mountain roads make a map distance an unreliable driving-time estimate.
Arrange cemetery keys, meals, minyan and accommodation through local contacts before arrival. An ancestral town is not necessarily the burial place of the rebbe whose dynasty bears its name.
Jewish cemetery in Satu Mare — cemetery overview
Romania · Burial-site guide
Satmar / Satu Mare
Orthodox Jewish cemetery
Who is buried here
Reb Yehuda Greenwald, the Zichron Yehuda; Reb Eliezer Dovid Greenwald, the Keren LeDovid.
Rabbanim of Satmar whose kevarim are in the town. Reb Yoel Teitelbaum, the Divrei Yoel, is buried in Kiryas Joel, New York.
Historical geography: Uman, Medzhybizh and Berdychiv are separate towns across central/western Ukraine; Belz is much farther west near the Polish border. Their inclusion here is for learning, not a recommended travel circuit.
U.S. State Department: Level 4 — Do Not Travel, advisory dated 28 August 2026, checked 8 October 2026. The warning includes non-frontline areas. No access, border crossing, accommodation or transport is confirmed here.
Old Jewish cemetery in Medzhybizh, burial site of the Baal Shem Tov
Ukraine · Historical reference
Medzhibozh / Medzhybizh
Old Jewish cemetery
Who is buried here
Baal Shem Tov — Reb Yisroel ben Eliezer; Reb Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov, the Degel Machaneh Ephraim.
A foundational center of Chassidus, with several important rabbinic graves in the old cemetery.
Yahrzeit · Hebrew calendar
Baal Shem Tov — Reb Yisroel ben Eliezer
6 / 7 SivanDate requires confirmationObservance differs by tradition.
Degel Machaneh Ephraim — Reb Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov
17 Iyar
Date sources & notes
Baal Shem Tov — Reb Yisroel ben Eliezer: Chabad Jewish history calendar ↗ 6 Sivan follows the Chabad calendar; other traditions observe 7 Sivan. Confirm the observance followed by your group.
Dates reviewed 22 October 2026. Hebrew dates begin the preceding evening. Confirm leap-year Adar customs and local events separately.
Plan a visit & view sources
Nearby & surrounding area
Chernivtsi; Sadhora’s Ruzhiner ohel belongs to a separate cemetery.
Access notes
Historical reference only. The community report identifies the grave but does not confirm present-day visitor arrangements. The Be’er Mayim Chaim is buried in Tzfat, not here.
Munkacs & Chust / ZakarpattiaCarpathian UkraineHistorical reference · check current travel guidance2 sites+
Munkacs and Chust belong to Zakarpattia in present-day Ukraine. They share historical connections with Hungary, Slovakia and Romania, but crossing into Ukraine is not a routine add-on to those trips.
The same Ukraine Level 4 — Do Not Travel advisory applies here. The Carpathian border region is included for historical information, not as an exception to the warning.
Confirm the exact cemetery, entrance, caretaker and opening arrangements. Ask about steps, uneven paths and stroller access. Kohanim should obtain guidance about permitted access before approaching a cemetery or ohel.
Kosher food, minyan & Shabbos
Book kosher meals, minyan, mikveh and Shabbos accommodation separately. Confirm the hechsher and services for your dates. A historical community or pilgrimage center does not guarantee daily services.
Yahrzeit visits & historical traditions
A yahrzeit begins at sunset before the listed Hebrew date. Confirm the date, local event schedule and Adar observance in a leap year before booking; ask your rav where customs differ. Dates shown are commemorations, not confirmations of organized events. Ancient sites identified by tradition are labeled accordingly; sources establish historical information, not current access.
