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Ohel (grave)

October 20, 2023

Ohel (Hebrew: אוהל; plural: ohelim, literally, "tent")[1][2] is a structure built around a Jewish grave as a sign of prominence of the deceased. Ohelim cover the graves of some (but not all) Hasidic Rebbes, important rabbis, tzadikim, prominent Jewish community leaders, and biblical figures. Typically a small masonry building, an ohel may include room for visitors to pray, meditate, and light candles in honor of the deceased.

The ohel of the "Seer of Lublin" on the Old Jewish Cemetery in Lublin
Wooden ohel in Horodyszcze (now Haradzishcha [be], Belarus)

Source Edit

According to Krajewska, the tradition of covering a grave with an ohel may be based on the Cave of the Patriarchs, in which Abraham buried Sarah.[2] Nolan Menachemson suggests that the Hasidic tradition of covering the graves of Rebbes with an ohel derives from the Ohel Moed ("Tent of Meeting") in which Moses communicated with God during the Israelites' travels in the desert.[3]

Construction Edit

Ohelim are usually simple masonry structures. They may include one or two windows.[2] In prewar Poland, the ohel of a Rebbe was located close by the Hasidic court, and was big enough to accommodate a minyan of ten men beside the grave.[4]

The ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbes in Queens, New York, is unusual in that it does not have a roof. This allows kohanim to visit the graves without coming into contact with impurity from the dead.[5]

Use Edit

In the case of a Hasidic Rebbe, the ohel is a place for visitors to pray, meditate, write kvitelach (petitionary prayer notes), and light candles in honor of the deceased.[6][7][8] Ohelim of Hasidic Rebbes, as well as the tombs of tzadikim venerated by Moroccan Jews, serve as year-round pilgrimage sites, with the biggest influx of visitors coming on the Rebbe's or tzadik's Yom Hillula (anniversary of death).[9][10]

Notable ohelim Edit

One or more graves may be included in the same ohel. Notable ohelim include:

 
Ohel at the Jewish cemetery of Ożarów, Poland

Single-grave ohel Edit

Multiple-grave ohel Edit

Biblical figures and Talmudic sages Edit

Biblical figures and Mishnaic and Talmudic sages are typically buried in ohelim:[citation needed]

Gallery Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Steinmetz 2005, p. 117.
  2. ^ a b c Krajewska 1993, p. 22.
  3. ^ Menachemson 2007, p. 41.
  4. ^ Biale et al. 2017, p. 426.
  5. ^ Goldstein, Rabbi Yaakov (28 November 2016). "Kohanim". shulchanaruchharav.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ Rabinowicz 1996, p. 351.
  7. ^ Jagielski, Jan (2017). "Cemeteries". POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ Kadish 2006.
  9. ^ Miller 2014, p. 414.
  10. ^ Shokeid, Moshe (2016). "Pilgrimage: Contemporary Jewish Pilgrimage". Encyclopedia of Religion. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

Sources Edit

  • Biale, David; Assaf, David; Brown, Benjamin; Gellman, Uriel; Heilman, Samuel; Rosman, Moshe; Green, Arthur; Sagiv, Gadi; Wodziński, Marcin; et al. (2017). Hasidim: A New History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400889198.
  • Kadish, Sharman (2006). Jewish Heritage in England: An Architectural Guide. English Heritage. ISBN 190562428X.
  • Krajewska, Monika (1993). A Tribe of Stones: Jewish Cemeteries in Poland. Polish Scientific Publishers. ISBN 978-8301112318.
  • Menachemson, Nolan (2007). A Practical Guide to Jewish Cemeteries. Avotaynu. ISBN 978-1886223295.
  • Miller, Chaim (2014). Turning Judaism Outward: A Biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe. Kol Menachem. ISBN 978-1934152362.
  • Rabinowicz, Tzvi (1996). The Encyclopedia of Hasidism. Jason Aronson. ISBN 1568211236.
  • Steinmetz, Sol (2005). Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0742543870.

External links Edit

  • Chabad.org: The Ohel

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Ohel Hebrew אוהל plural ohelim literally tent 1 2 is a structure built around a Jewish grave as a sign of prominence of the deceased Ohelim cover the graves of some but not all Hasidic Rebbes important rabbis tzadikim prominent Jewish community leaders and biblical figures Typically a small masonry building an ohel may include room for visitors to pray meditate and light candles in honor of the deceased The ohel of the Seer of Lublin on the Old Jewish Cemetery in LublinWooden ohel in Horodyszcze now Haradzishcha be Belarus Contents 1 Source 2 Construction 3 Use 4 Notable ohelim 4 1 Single grave ohel 4 2 Multiple grave ohel 4 3 Biblical figures and Talmudic sages 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External linksSource EditAccording to Krajewska the tradition of covering a grave with an ohel may be based on the Cave of the Patriarchs in which Abraham buried Sarah 2 Nolan Menachemson suggests that the Hasidic tradition of covering the graves of Rebbes with an ohel derives from the Ohel Moed Tent of Meeting in which Moses communicated with God during the Israelites travels in the desert 3 Construction EditOhelim are usually simple masonry structures They may include one or two windows 2 In prewar Poland the ohel of a Rebbe was located close by the Hasidic court and was big enough to accommodate a minyan of ten men beside the grave 4 The ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbes in Queens New York is unusual in that it does not have a roof This allows kohanim to visit the graves without coming into contact with impurity from the dead 5 Use EditIn the case of a Hasidic Rebbe the ohel is a place for visitors to pray meditate write kvitelach petitionary prayer notes and light candles in honor of the deceased 6 7 8 Ohelim of Hasidic Rebbes as well as the tombs of tzadikim venerated by Moroccan Jews serve as year round pilgrimage sites with the biggest influx of visitors coming on the Rebbe s or tzadik s Yom Hillula anniversary of death 9 10 Notable ohelim EditOne or more graves may be included in the same ohel Notable ohelim include nbsp Ohel at the Jewish cemetery of Ozarow PolandSingle grave ohel Edit Baba Sali Netivot Israel Chida Har HaMenuchot Jerusalem Yonatan ben Uziel Amuka Israel Elimelech of Lizhensk Lezajsk Poland Chaim Ozer Grodzinski leader of pre war Eastern European Jewry Nachman of Breslov Uman Ukraine Nathan of Breslov Breslov Ukraine Rachel wife of Rabbi Akiva Tiberias Israel Vilna Gaon Vilnius LithuaniaMultiple grave ohel Edit Avraham Mordechai Alter and Pinchas Menachem Alter the third and sixth rebbes of Ger Jerusalem Baal Shem Tov Ze ev Wolf Kitzes the Degel Machaneh Ephraim the Apter Rav and Rabbi Boruch of Medzhybizh Medzhybizh Ukraine Avrohom Bornsztain and his son Rabbi Shmuel Bornsztain Sochatchover Rebbes Dov Ber of Mezeritch and Zusha of Anipoli Shlomo Halberstam and Naftali Halberstam the third and fourth Bobover Rebbes New York Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn and Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the sixth and seventh Lubavitcher Rebbes Queens New York Joel Teitelbaum and Moses Teitelbaum first and second Satmar RebbesBiblical figures and Talmudic sages Edit Biblical figures and Mishnaic and Talmudic sages are typically buried in ohelim citation needed Benjamin near Kfar Saba Israel Esther and Mordechai Hamadan Iran Habakkuk northern Israel Judah Yehud Israel Rabbi Meir or Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes Rabbi Meir the miracle maker was a Jewish sage who lived in the time of the Mishna Rachel near Bethlehem Simeon bar Yochai Meron Israel is the site of a large annual Lag BaOmer celebration Yose HaGelili Dalton IsraelGallery Edit nbsp Rachel s Tomb covered by a distinctive dome shaped ohel as it appeared circa 1910 nbsp The graves of Avraham Mordechai Alter right and his son Pinchas Menachem Alter left in an ohel adjacent to the Sfas Emes Yeshiva in downtown Jerusalem nbsp Ohel of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh Ukraine nbsp Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbes in Queens New York nbsp Tomb of the Baba Sali in Netivot Israel nbsp Ohel of Rabbi Jonathan ben Uzziel in Amuka Israel nbsp Ohel of the Vizhnitzer Rebbes in Bnei Brak nbsp Interior of ohel of Esther and Mordechai in Hamadan IranSee also EditList of burial places of biblical figuresReferences Edit Steinmetz 2005 p 117 a b c Krajewska 1993 p 22 Menachemson 2007 p 41 Biale et al 2017 p 426 Goldstein Rabbi Yaakov 28 November 2016 Kohanim shulchanaruchharav com Retrieved 2 April 2018 Rabinowicz 1996 p 351 Jagielski Jan 2017 Cemeteries POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews Retrieved 2 April 2018 Kadish 2006 Miller 2014 p 414 Shokeid Moshe 2016 Pilgrimage Contemporary Jewish Pilgrimage Encyclopedia of Religion Retrieved 2 April 2018 Sources EditBiale David Assaf David Brown Benjamin Gellman Uriel Heilman Samuel Rosman Moshe Green Arthur Sagiv Gadi Wodzinski Marcin et al 2017 Hasidim A New History Princeton University Press ISBN 978 1400889198 Kadish Sharman 2006 Jewish Heritage in England An Architectural Guide English Heritage ISBN 190562428X Krajewska Monika 1993 A Tribe of Stones Jewish Cemeteries in Poland Polish Scientific Publishers ISBN 978 8301112318 Menachemson Nolan 2007 A Practical Guide to Jewish Cemeteries Avotaynu ISBN 978 1886223295 Miller Chaim 2014 Turning Judaism Outward A Biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe Kol Menachem ISBN 978 1934152362 Rabinowicz Tzvi 1996 The Encyclopedia of Hasidism Jason Aronson ISBN 1568211236 Steinmetz Sol 2005 Dictionary of Jewish Usage A Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 0742543870 External links EditChabad org The Ohel Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ohel grave amp oldid 1148966904, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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