Ohel (Chabad-Lubavitch)

Ohel (Chabad-Lubavitch)
אהל חב"ד ליובאוויטש
Interior of the Ohel. The grave of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn is at right; that of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson is at left
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40°41′10″N 73°44′15″W / 40.6860°N 73.7374°W / 40.6860; -73.7374
Location226-20 Francis Lewis Boulevard
Cambria Heights, New York
TypeTomb
Visitors50,000+
WebsiteWebsite

The Ohel (Hebrew: אהל, lit.'tent') is an ohel (Jewish monumental tomb) in Cambria Heights, Queens, New York City, where Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and his father-in-law Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, the two most recent rebbes of the Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty, are buried.[1] Both Jews and non-Jews visit The Ohel for prayer, and approximately 50,000 people make an annual pilgrimage there on the anniversary of Schneerson's death.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Kilgannon, Corey (June 20, 2004). "Lubavitchers Mark 10 Years Since Death of Revered Rabbi". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
  2. ^ Gryvatz Copquin, Claudia (2007). The Neighborhoods of Queens. Yale University Press. pp. 20–23. ISBN 978-0-300-11299-3.
  3. ^ "Rebbe to the city and Rebbe to the world". Editorial. The New York Observer. July 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "In Queens, revered Jewish leader's burial site draws crowds". news.yahoo.com. July 5, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Dreyfus, Hannah (June 22, 2015). "50,000 pilgrims throng to Rebbe's grave on death anniversary". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

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