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Rabbi Yeshaya Steiner

Hungary

Tens of thousands of Chasidic Jews flood tiny Hungarian town for ‘miracle rabbi’ pilgrimage

50,000 Jews travelled to Bodrogkeresztur, a town with only 1000 residents

By Gabe Friedman

4 min read
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray to late miracle rabbi Yeshaya Steiner, also known as Rebbe Shaya'le, close to Steiner's tomb at the Jewish cemetery in the village of Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary, on April 24, 2023, during a pilgrimage on the occasion of Rabbi Steiner's 98th death anniversary. - Arriving by shuttle bus, private plane, and even helicopter, tens of thousands of orthodox Jews on a fast-growing annual pilgrimage to the grave of the miracle-working rabbi bring tumult to the sleepy Hungarian village. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)