Kiryat Sanz ( he, קריית צאנז) is a
Haredi
Haredi Judaism ( he, ', ; also spelled ''Charedi'' in English; plural ''Haredim'' or ''Charedim'') consists of groups within Orthodox Judaism that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''halakha'' (Jewish law) and traditions, in oppos ...
Jewish
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neighborhood in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. It is located in the northwestern part of Jerusalem.
The neighborhood was established in 1965 by Jewish immigrants from
Sanz
Sanz (or Tsanz, yi, צאנז) is a Hasidic dynasty originating in the city of Sanz (Nowy Sącz) in Galicia. The dynasty was founded by the rebbe Rabbi Chaim Halberstam (1793–1876) who was the rabbi of Nowy Sącz and the author of the work ...
in
Galicia, largely as a center for their followers.
The neighborhood is bordered by the neighborhoods
Kiryat Belz and
Ezrat Torah
Ezrat Torah ( he, עזרת תורה}, in Ashkenazi Hebrew pronunciation: Ezras Torah) is a Haredi neighborhood in northern Jerusalem. It is bordered by Kiryat Sanz on the west, Golda Meir Blvd. on the north and east, and Shikun Chabad and Tel ...
.
Rabbinic presence
Rabbi Dov Berel Weiss, son-in-law of the first
Klausenburger Rebbe
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, Rabbi
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (January 10, 1905 – June 18, 1994) was an Orthodox rabbi and the founding rebbe of the Sanz-Klausenburg Hasidic dynasty.
Halberstam was one of the youngest rebbes in Europe, leading thousands of followers in the ...
, was the
Gaon Av Beth Din of Kiryat Sanz.
Landmarks
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EYAHT
EYAHT ( he, א.י.ה.ת., an acronym for the phrase, אשה יראת ה' היא תתהלל, ''Eesha Yirat Adonoy Hi Tithallal'', "A woman who fears God, she shall be praised", Proverbs 31:30), was a full-time college for advanced Jewish learning fo ...
College of Jewish Studies for Women, founded by Rebbetzin
Denah Weinberg Denah Weinberg is an Orthodox Jewish Rebbetzin and founder and dean of EYAHT College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem. EYAHT has over 2,000 alumnae. She is also a speaker on women's issues in Israel and abroad, and has published several es ...
*The
Yad Eliezer poverty-relief organization was founded and operated in Kiryat Sanz from 1980 to 2000 by residents Rabbi Yaakov and Hadassah Weisel. The organization is now headquartered in the
Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood.
[Weisman, Shalvi. "Cultivated with Emunah: A conversation with the founder of Yad Eliezer". '' Binah'', January 14, 2013, pp. 30–34, 45.]
References
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Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem