Belz, in western Ukraine, near the Polish border and overlooking the Solokiya River, is of particular interest to Geder Avos, for our founder, the late Rabbi Moses Josef Rubin, was a scion of the Belz dynasty. In 2015, Geder Avos, in partnership with Oholei Tzadikim under the leadership of Rabbi Israel Meir Gabay, constructed a fence around Belz’s old cemetery. In Belz’s new cemetery, Geder Avos and Oholei Tzadikim restored the gravesites of the founder of the Belz dynasty, Rabbi Sholom Rokeach (1781-1855), known as Sar Sholom, and two of his successors: Rabbi Yehoshua (1825–1894) and Rabbi Yisachar Dov (1854–1926).

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