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Kevarim and nesios across Europe and Asia — a section of White Glove Kosher Travel.

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. 1.Navigate to the old Jewish cemetery, not one of the other cemeteries in the town.
  2. 2.The ohel of the Yismach Moshe is on the cemetery grounds; follow the current signs and access instructions after arriving.
  3. 3.Confirm gate access before traveling, especially for a group or a yahrzeit visit.
  4. 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.

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

Checked information

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.

מנינים

Minyanim

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Minyan schedules can change and require current verification.

מקוה

Mikvaos

Not published yet

Information is not available yet. Mikvah details will be added only after their current access is confirmed.

אכסניא

Where to stay

Checked information

Reb Shayele's Guest House (Kerestir)

67 Kossuth utca, Bodrogkeresztúr, Hungary

Low-cost lodging ~30 min from the Yismach Moshe kever; on-site shul, mikvah and kosher meals. The most common lodging base for Ihel pilgrims.

Getting around

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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

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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).

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Nearby

What else is within reach.

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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.