KSC
Košice International
43 km · 27 mi away, straight line
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City guide · Hungary
איהעל
Sátoraljaújhely (Ijhel)
A White Glove guide to the journey, the tzaddik, and the practical details that matter most.
At the kever
בעל הישמח משה מאיהעל
Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe
Visitor experience
Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.
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Finding the kever
- 1.Navigate to the old Jewish cemetery, not one of the other cemeteries in the town.
- 2.The ohel of the Yismach Moshe is on the cemetery grounds; follow the current signs and access instructions after arriving.
- 3.Confirm gate access before traveling, especially for a group or a yahrzeit visit.
- 4.The ohel holds three kevarim, not one: the Yismach Moshe, his rebbetzin, and Reb Alexander of Komárom. It is a building rather than a stone, so you daven inside it.
The Yismach Moshe was a foundational leader of Hungarian Chassidus and the Rav of Ujhely. His ohel in the old Jewish cemetery is a central stop on the Hungary route.
Seforim
ישמח משה
יארצייט
כ״ח תמוז
שנת פטירה
תר״א / 1841
Shomer & access contact
Jewish cemetery caretaker (Sátoraljaújhely)
Listed caretaker (Laszlo Tarr) at 62 Majuskút Street; contact to arrange access to the old Jewish cemetery / ohel of the Yismach Moshe, at the northern end of Kazinczy Street. Number is from a cemetery-project record and may be dated — confirm before relying.
Reb Shayele's Guest House (Kerestir) — reservations
US booking line for the Kerestir guest house, the common lodging base ~30 min from Ihel. (Aggregator-sourced; confirm against rebshayele.org.)
מיקי · Cemetery shomer
Publicly listed as a shomer for the old Jewish cemetery. Please call ahead to confirm current access.
שמואל מרדכי · Cemetery shomer
Publicly listed as an additional shomer for the old Jewish cemetery. Please call ahead to confirm current access.
Getting there
The nearest airports, and the drive at the end of each.
DEB
Debrecen International
100 km · 62 mi away, straight line
TAT
Poprad-Tatry
129 km · 80 mi away, straight line
Searches open with a booking partner, who takes the booking and the payment. Nothing is booked on this site.
At the kever
Who else is buried here.
רבי אלכסנדר מקאמארן
Rabbi Alexander of Komárom
In the same ohel as the Yismach Moshe. The building holds three kevarim — the Yismach Moshe, his rebbetzin, and him.
Practical guide
Everything around the visit.
כשרות עסן
Kosher food
Yismach Moshe Tzion — hospitality / refreshments
At the ohel in the old cemetery: self-service refreshments and prepared dishes to heat (separate meat and dairy microwaves), sandwiches. Availability tied to pilgrim traffic; heaviest on the 28 Tammuz yahrzeit.
אכסניא
Where to stay
Getting around
Private transfers & heritage tours from Budapest
Door-to-door private transfers and Jewish-heritage tours from Budapest Airport serving Ujhel–Sátoraljaújhely, Kerestir, Liska, Mád, Tokaj.
Košice International Airport (KSC), Slovakia
Closest airport; yahrzeit pilgrims commonly fly into Košice and continue to Ujhely (~30 min). Budapest (BUD) is the main alternative (~2.5–3 hr drive).
Airports
Košice International Airport (KSC), Slovakia
Closest airport; yahrzeit pilgrims commonly fly into Košice and continue to Ujhely (~30 min). Budapest (BUD) is the main alternative (~2.5–3 hr drive).
Flights & hotels
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Flights, hotels & cars →Nearby
What else is within reach.
10 km · Hungary
Sárospatak — the Jewish cemetery
23 km · Hungary
Liska Jewish Cemetery
26 km · Hungary
Tiszabercel — the Jewish cemetery
29 km · Hungary
Erdőbénye — the Jewish cemetery
Questions
What people ask before they go.
Where is the kever of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe?
At Old Jewish Cemetery, Sátoraljaújhely, Hungary. It is in the Ijhel Old Jewish Cemetery. Sátoraljaújhely (Ijhel) is also searched as Ujhely, Satoraljaujhely, Yismach Moshe.
When is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe?
28 Tammuz. He was niftar in 1841.
Which airport is closest to Sátoraljaújhely (Ijhel)?
Košice International (KSC), about 43 km · 27 mi away in a straight line. The other airports within reach are Debrecen International (DEB) and Poprad-Tatry (TAT). There is no direct flight to the town itself, so the last leg is by road whichever airport you use.
Who else is buried in Sátoraljaújhely (Ijhel)?
Alongside Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, the Yismach Moshe, the listing for this beis hachaim records Rabbi Alexander of Komárom.