Friday, May 17, 2019
Hundreds pay their respects on 103rd anniversary of rabbi's death at Graniteville cemetery
With chants of the kaddish prayer and dozens of stones placed upon his grave, hundreds of Orthodox Jews pay their respects to Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi “Herman” Steiner, who died 103 years ago and is buried at the Baron Hirsch Cemetery in Graniteville.
Rabbi Herman Steiner is the older brother of the Grand Rabbi Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir, the founder of the Kerestir Hasidic dynasty who was believed to be a miracle worker.
Born in 1851, the Grand Rabbi’s image is used “as an amulet by those Jews who believe that it wards away mice and offers protection against misfortune,” according to Wikipedia. He died in 1925.
On the anniversary of the Grand Rabbi’s death, Orthodox Jews traditionally travel to Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, where he is buried, to pray and receive his blessing. Jews who can’t make it to Hungary can pray at his brother’s grave located in Staten Island.
“If you pray here, it’s just like you pray there. [Grand Rabbi Yeshaya Steiner] will accept the prayers,” said Moshe Stern from Borough Park at the grave site in Graniteville.
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