ציון רבי מרדכי מלעחאוויטש

Lyakhavichy — Kever of Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitch

Lyakhavichy (Lechovitch) · לעחאוויטש

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Jewish cemetery, Lyakhavichy, Brest region, Belarus — confirm exact location locally

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1.Resting place of Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitch, founder of the Lechovitch chassidus (a forerunner of Kobrin and Slonim).
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Minsk (MSQ)Minsk National· 150 km · 93 mi straight-line· regional
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Vilnius (VNO)Vilnius International· 189 km · 118 mi straight-line· regional
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Kaunas (KUN)Kaunas International· 258 km · 160 mi straight-line· regional
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Who is buried here

Known kevarim

רבי מרדכי מלעחאוויטש

Rabbi Mordechai of Lechovitch

The Lechovitcher Rebbe

Yahrzeit: ט״ו שבט · 5570 / 1810

Founder of the Lechovitch chassidus, from which the Kobrin and Slonim lines descend.

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