Ohel, New York City

Name: Ohel
Address: 226-20 Francis Lewis Blvd, New York City, 11411, United States
Telephone: +1 718-723-4545

#1277 among attractions in New York City

Mausoleum, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery, Synagogue

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Facts and practical information

In the Chabad-Lubavitch Jewish movement, the Ohel is an ohel in New York City at which the Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and his father-in-law, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, are buried. The Ohel is visited by thousands of Jews and non-Jews each year. Approximately 50,000 people made a pilgrimage in 2014 on the anniversary of Schneerson's death. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°41'10"N, 73°44'14"W

Address

226-20 Francis Lewis BlvdSoutheastern Queens (Laurelton)New York City 11411 United States

Contact

+1 718-723-4545

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Day trips

Ohel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Merrick Road, Presbyterian Church In Elmont, Masjid Hamza, Montefiore Cemetery.

1 miSE
Street
Merrick Road, Floral Park
25 min walk • Merrick Road is an east–west urban arterial in Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties in New York, United States. It is known as Merrick Boulevard or Floyd H. Flake Boulevard in Queens, within New York City.
1.4 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Presbyterian Church In Elmont, Long Island
36 min walk • The St. Paul's German Presbyterian Church and Cemetery is a historic place in Elmont, New York. It was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
1.1 miE
Mosque
Masjid Hamza, Floral Park
28 min walk • Masjid Hamza is a mosque and Islamic community center located at 200 Stuart Avenue, Valley Stream, New York. It has a K–12 school system called "Hamza Academy", and has one of the big mosques in Valley Stream.
~1230 ftW
Cemetery
Montefiore Cemetery, New York City
6 min walk • Montefiore Cemetery, also known as Old Montefiore Cemetery, is a Jewish cemetery in Springfield Gardens, Queens, New York, established in 1908.