Har Hamenuchos | Imamother

Besiyata Dishmaya ↓

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 8:42 am

There are so many gedolim buried on Har Hamenuchos. Here are some names that came to mind instantly.

The Belzer Rebbe, R' Aron zt"l and

The Tchebiner Rov zt"l are buried next to Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l.

The Chida zt"l

Rabbi Yakov Yosef Herman zt"l, father of author of All for the Boss is buried not far from them.

The Husyitaner Rebbe zt"l

Rav Mordechai Eliayahu zt"l

Ruchel

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 8:46 am

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

My great great great grandfather was buried there. My grandmother looked for the stone and there was nothing, the Arabs "had fun" with the stones in this area, she learned. Not sure what kind of untermensch does that, really.

↑ Mommyme1 ↓

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 11:45 am

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

↑ Mommyme1 ↓

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 11:46 am

Besiyata Dishmaya wrote:

Thanx so much! I knew there were many but forgot who...

↑ Tamiri

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 11:48 am

Mommyme1 wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

My sister lives across the street and they regularly walk around there. Lately, there have been some stoning incidents but it's been totally open and passable for years and years and years. Please, be very careful when making statements about Israel and only write things you are sure about, not things you have impressions about from afar.

↑ Besiyata Dishmaya

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 11:57 am

Mommyme1 wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

People generally do not go alone. Ger chassidim have a van going every morning, I think at 8:45, from Yerushalayim in front of their Bais Medrash to Har Hazeisim.

Here are some more gedolim on Har Hamenuchos:

Rav Meir Shapiro zt"l, the initiator or Daf Yomi

Stropkever Rebbe zt"l

Pinsker Rebbe zt"l

Pitzburger Rebbe zt"l

Rav Akiva Sofer zt"l

joy613

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 12:37 pm

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

I think Mommyme1 said she lives in E"Y.

sarahd

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 12:59 pm

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

Tamiri, it's a known fact and has been written up many a time in the papers that Har HaZeisim is not a safe place to go anymore. Unfortunately. If you know differently, you should really let the media know, because everyone that I know is afraid to go there. Even my sabra afraid of nothing cousins tell me not to go there anymore without an armed guard or two. I have seen pictures of vandalized graves and read interviews with people who were attacked on their way to/from Har HaZeisim or while they were there. I might not live across the street from there, but I know what's going on.

(There are people living in the heart of Chevron, but I still don't think it's a safe place to go. Especially since I don't walk around with a machine gun like the people living there - and in Maalei Zeitim.)

lilacdreams

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 2:19 pm

My friend was there today (they were a group of 3 women).
Other than the fact that is absolutely huge and not easy to find where you are going, she had no unsafe incidents, infact a worker (a male) was around and helped her find the kever of her child (lo aleynu) and helped her say the tefillot that were appropriate.

Marion

Sun, Nov 14 2010, 10:15 pm

My husband's grandparents are buried on Har haZeitim. We don't go because, well, why would we (occasionally he'll go on a yahrzeit, but I haven't been in years)? But I wouldn't say it's unsafe.

As for Har haMenuchot, Reb Shlomo Carlebach is also buried there. (And my FIL, up the "street" from the Chida.)

↑ Mommyme1 ↓

Mon, Nov 15 2010, 5:32 am

Besiyata Dishmaya wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

Thanks for the names.

↑ Mommyme1

Mon, Nov 15 2010, 5:40 am

Hashem loves me wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Tamiri wrote:

Mommyme1 wrote:

Thanx. Anyone else?
My relatives are buried on Har Hazeisim and that's too dangerous to go to...

Huh? Which century are we talking about?

Are you saying it's not dangerous to go there? I was under the impression it was only safe to go there with large groups of people.

I think Mommyme1 said she lives in E"Y.

That's right - I live in Yerushalayim but I've only been here since I got married a year and a half ago. I had wanted to go once to Har Hazeisim and was told by people who live here for 20 years or longer that I should not go on a regular day without an armored car or something.
I did pass by once on the way to the Kosel and all the busses were going there first because it was I think the Ohr Hachaim's yahrzeit and Har Hazeisim was full of people. I was with my husband though and he's a Cohen, so we got off the bus on the street facing Har Hazeisim and said Tehillim over there.