אוהל בעל התניא

Hadiach — Ohel of the Baal HaTanya (Alter Rebbe)

Hadiach (Haditch) · האַדיטש

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How to get there

Jewish cemetery, 21 Krasna Hirka Street, Hadiach, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine

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1.The ohel of the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad, stands in Hadiach in east-central Ukraine; a Chabad pilgrimage site, busiest around the yahrzeit (24 Tevet). A 'kohanim bridge' lets kohanim visit without passing over other graves.
2.IT IS AT 21 KRASNA HIRKA STREET. This page used to say the exact location could not be confirmed from a public source. It can: the ground was surveyed and fenced in December 2021, and the ohel of the Alter Rebbe stands on it. There is a visitor centre and a shul beside the cemetery.
3.The ground is well kept and still in use for burials. About five hundred matzevos stand, the oldest from 1812, and there are unmarked graves besides.
4.Arrange current access through Chabad of Hadiach. Ukraine sites are wartime-sensitive; check travel advisories before setting out.

Chabad-maintained ohel with a kohanim bridge. Confirm exact location, current access and safety through Chabad of Hadiach, especially given the war.

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Kharkiv (HRK)Kharkiv International· 169 km · 105 mi straight-line· regional
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Kyiv (KBP)Kyiv Boryspil International· 221 km · 137 mi straight-line· major hub
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Dnipro (DNK)Dnipro International· 236 km · 146 mi straight-line· regional
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Who is buried here

Known kevarim

רבי שניאור זלמן מליאדי

Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

The Alter Rebbe · the Baal HaTanya

תניא (ליקוטי אמרים) · שולחן ערוך הרב

Yahrzeit: כ״ד טבת · 5573 / 1812

Founder and first Rebbe of Chabad; passed away while fleeing Napoleon's advance and buried in Hadiach.

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