Yampil, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
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Yampil or Yampol is a town in the Khmelnytskyi Oblast
, in the Volyn region of western Ukraine
. It is located 25 miles SE of Kremenets
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) was serving as Rav there before moving to "Prauge". Yampol is most known for the special holy cemetery site of their distinguished rebbes [Hasidic leaders] where the first "Ohel" was built over a Hasidic grave site (by his rebbe the "Baal Shem Tov" and "Magid Of Mezritch" it was built years later) something that was copied by all other "Hasidic Dynasties".
In 2002 the foundations of the original "Ohel" were discovered, and a new building was built over the grave sites, which attracts thousands of visitors each year, especially during the summer months, a modern 4 star hotel, named "Prominent" was built next to the old cemetery to accommodate the hundred's and thousand's of visitors.
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Khmelnytskyi Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Khmelnytskyi.The current estimated population is around 1,401,140 .-Geography:...
, in the Volyn region of western Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is located 25 miles SE of Kremenets
Kremenets
Kremenets is a city in the Ternopil Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion , and rests 18 km north-east of the great Pochayiv Monastery...
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Jewish community
The Jewish community of Yampol dates back to the 15th century, and maybe much earlier than that. Its most distinguished rabbi was Rabbi reb Mechel the "Holy MAGID" from Zlotsov and his son Reb Yosef of Yampol, also the "Noda Bihuda" (Rabbi Yechezkel LandauYechezkel Landau
Yechezkel ben Yehuda Landau was an influential authority in halakha . He is best known for the work Noda Biyhudah , by which title he is also known.-Biography:...
) was serving as Rav there before moving to "Prauge". Yampol is most known for the special holy cemetery site of their distinguished rebbes [Hasidic leaders] where the first "Ohel" was built over a Hasidic grave site (by his rebbe the "Baal Shem Tov" and "Magid Of Mezritch" it was built years later) something that was copied by all other "Hasidic Dynasties".
In 2002 the foundations of the original "Ohel" were discovered, and a new building was built over the grave sites, which attracts thousands of visitors each year, especially during the summer months, a modern 4 star hotel, named "Prominent" was built next to the old cemetery to accommodate the hundred's and thousand's of visitors.