ירושלים — בית החיים סנהדריה

Yerushalayim — the Sanhedria bais hachaim

Jerusalem · ירושלים

Visitor experience

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

How to get there

Sanhedria cemetery, Yerushalayim, Israel — confirm the gate locally

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.A separate ground from Har HaMenuchos and from Har HaZeisim, and it is the one people most often go to the wrong one for. Rav Ovadia Yosef is here — not on Har HaMenuchos, where lists of gedolim regularly place him.
2.It sits beside the Sanhedria tombs, which are a different thing again: rock-cut burial caves from the second Temple period, open as an archaeological site.

Closest airports

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

Tel Aviv (TLV)Ben Gurion International· 39 km · 24 mi straight-line· major hub
🚗 By car →🚆 Public transit →
Haifa (HFA)Haifa Airport· 114 km · 71 mi straight-line· regional
🚗 By car →🚆 Public transit →
Eilat (ETM)Ramon Airport· 231 km · 144 mi straight-line· regional
🚗 By car →🚆 Public transit →

Who is buried here

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

Posek of Sephardi Jewry

יביע אומר · יחוה דעת

1920–2013. Rishon LeTzion and the leading Sephardi posek of his generation. His levaya in 2013 was the largest in the history of the country.

Verification and source

No public access contact has been verified for this cemetery yet.