122nd Yartzeit of Rav Yaakov Joseph ZTL

 Large crowds are expected to visit the Kever of the Rav Hakolel and chief rabbi of New York city, Rabbi Yaakov Joseph Zt'l on his 122nd Yartzheit - 24 Tamuz 

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 daven at the tzion of the Rav Yaakov Yosef. It is reported that many people have found a yeshuah after visiting the tzion.

For the story of thr rabbanus in NYC 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 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 make  a left at 1st traffic light another left at 2nd traffic light onto Cypress Avenue to the Second Cemetery on the right

other Gedolim who are buried nearby in Mt Judah cemetery;

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