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 Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...

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 A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

, 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

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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