Rav Yaakov Joseph (Hamodia) |
He is buried in the Union Field cemetery in Ridgewood, NY at the Brooklyn/Queens Border close to crown heights and Williamsburg. He was niftar in 1902 (5662).
Rav Yoel Teitelbaum, the pervious Satmar Rebbe, would encourage his chassidim to pray at the tzion of the Rav Yaakov Yosef. It is reported that many people have found a yeshuah after visiting the tzion. Read more here
Driving Directions to the kever:
Union Field Cemetery
82-11 Cypress Avenue
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(Path 42, at the corner of Main and Maple Road) It will be open until 7:30 pm
Driving directions to kever of Rabbi Yakov Yosef Joseph:
From Brooklyn- Belt Parkway to Pennsylvania Avenue exit North on Pennsylvania to the Jackie Robinson Parkway to exit 3 make a left at 1st traffic light another left at 2nd traffic light onto Cypress Avenue to the Second Cemetery on the right
From Long Island: Grand Central Parkway to Jackie Robinson exit 3 Cypress Hills street go straight to second Cemetery on the right.
From Lakewood, Staten Island and NJ:
Verrazano bridge to the Belt Parkway to Pennsylvania Avenue exit North on Pennsylvania to the Jackie Robinson parkway to exit 3 follow directions above.
other Gedolim who are buried nearby;
Rav Shlomo Heiman
Rav Reuven Grazovsky
Rav yaakov kamenetzky
The Yampolo Rebbe
The Chofetz Chaim's Rebetzin
Rav Yeruchim Levovitz Rebetzin
Rav pam
Rav Brus
Rav Henoch leibowitz
Have your name mentioned at the Kever for free!
You can submit your name Free of charge for a zechus for( refuah ,shidduch, yeshuah, parnassah, Children) we will have someone davening at the kever of Rav Yaakov yosef joseph today. email us Thepartialview@gmail.com or post name in the comment section. will not be publicized!
Do you by any chance know the name of his sefer or sefarim that he wrote? I would love to try and purchase one.
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He wrote a sefer L'bais Yakov al haTorah its available on Hebrewbooks here. copy link http://www.hebrewbooks.org/2802
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