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The Ohel — Old Montefiore Cemetery, Queens

Queens, New York · קווינס

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Practical notes from visitors — access, directions, and the condition of the site.

How to get there

Ohel Chabad-Lubavitch, Old Montefiore Cemetery, Cambria Heights, Queens, New York

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The exact grave coordinates are not confirmed yet — go by the address and ask locally. We don't publish a coordinate we haven't checked.

1.The Ohel over the resting places of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, and his predecessor the Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn — one of the most-visited Jewish gravesites in the world, with a visitors' center open around the clock.
2.Confirm the exact ohel entrance and current hours; the visitors' center (ohelchabad.org) has directions and guidance on preparing a pan (note).

Open to visitors day and night with an adjacent visitors' center; men's and women's entrances. Confirm hours and directions via Ohel Chabad-Lubavitch.

Closest airports

The three nearest airports with scheduled service — tap for exact driving or transit time.

New York (JFK)John F. Kennedy International· 6.7 km · 4 mi straight-line· major hub
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New York (LGA)LaGuardia· 15 km · 9 mi straight-line· major hub
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Newark / New York (EWR)Newark Liberty International· 37 km · 23 mi straight-line· major hub
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Who is buried here

Known kevarim

רבי מנחם מענדל שניאורסאהן

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson

The Lubavitcher Rebbe

לקוטי שיחות · אגרות קודש

Yahrzeit: ג׳ תמוז · 5754 / 1994

Seventh Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch.

רבי יוסף יצחק שניאורסאהן

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn

The Frierdiker (Previous) Rebbe

ספר הזכרונות · אגרות קודש

Yahrzeit: י׳ שבט · 5710 / 1950

Sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch; rests in the same ohel.

Verification and source

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