Ohel (grave)

Ohel (Hebrew: אוהל‎‎; plural: ohalim, literally: 'tent') is a structure built over a Jewish grave as a sign of prominence of the person buried within. Ohalim range from small wooden, brick, or plaster structures to large buildings which include one or more graves and area for visitors to sit and meditate.

The graves of some (but not all) prominent Hasidic Rebbes and Jewish community leaders in Europe, North Africa, America and Israel are covered by an ohel. One or more graves may be included in the same structure. Landmark ohalim include:

Biblical figures and Talmudic sages are typically buried in ohalim:

Rachel's Tomb, covered by a distinctive, dome-shaped ohel, as it appeared circa 1910

Ohel of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk in Leżajsk, Poland

Ohel of the Baal Shem Tov in Medzhybizh, Ukraine

Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbes in Queens, New York

Tomb of the Baba Sali in Netivot, Israel

Ohel of Rabbi Jonathan ben Uzziel in Amuka, Israel

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