“And They Shall Rebuild the Ancient Ruins” Historic Renewal Adjacent to the Holy Tziyun of the Shach zy"a
A building right next to the Tziyun in Holešov is already under contract. B'ezras Hashem it will hold a Beis Medrash with a Heichal HaKohanim, a Mikvah and a Hachnosas Orchim — for the thousands of visitors who journey to the Shach every year.
- Beis Medrash
- Heichal HaKohanim
- Mikvah
- Hachnosas Orchim
Three Hundred Years of Waiting
For over three hundred years the Shach has rested in Holešov — and Kohanim, his own descendants, have never been able to come near the Tziyun. Now that changes. Here is the complete plan, every floor and every dedication opportunity — and the place where your name will stand for generations.
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A Citadel of
Torah, Taharah & Hospitality
Thousands of Yidden journey each year to Holešov to daven for yeshuos at the kever of the holy Shach. Yet until now, visitors were left under the open sky — through bitter cold, frost, and rain — without a roof overhead, without a mikvah, and without a kosher meal in the entire town.
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Heichal HaKohanim
A dedicated sanctuary enabling Kohanim to stand before the Tziyun halachically
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Beis Medrash
A sanctuary for Torah and tefillah beside the resting place of the Shach
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Mikvah Tahara
A mehudar mikvah tahara for visitors to immerse before davening
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Hachnosas Orchim
Hot meals, coffee, and comfortable guest suites for travelers
Now, the complete sanctuary is rising.
Right beside the Beis HaChaim, a magnificent two-story sanctuary is being erected: a vibrant Beis Medrash for Torah and tefillah, a mehudar mikvah tahara, and an expansive Hachnosas Orchim with hot meals and restful suites — alongside the historic "Heichal HaKohanim" providing a direct halachic view onto the Tziyun.
The property is already under contract. With your partnership, we build this holy sanctuary!
Floor by Floor
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- אHeichal HaBeis MedrashZechus · $500,000 →
- בEntrance to the Beis Medrash
- גHallway
- דEntrance to the guest rooms
- הGuest RoomsZechus · $36,000 →
- וOtzar HaSeforimZechus · $72,000 →
- זHeichal HaKohanimZechus · $360,000 →
- חRestrooms
Heichal HaKohanim
In a historic breakthrough, a special Heichal HaKohanim will be built, b'ezras Hashem, in the Beis Medrash, with a large window looking straight out onto the Beis HaChaim — so kohanim can come and daven right next to the holy Tziyun. Until today kohanim have had to daven from a distance, without being able to come close or even see the Tziyun.
See the building and the floor plans→Vaad Hachnosas Orchim D'Rabbeinu HaShach
The Shach's descendants have joined together to restore the glory of the holy Tziyun. All the work is directed, b'ezras Hashem, under a Vaad HaRabbonim of the Shach's descendants:
For any question, or to be menadev, please call:
Michtav from HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Avrohom Hersh Wosner shlit"a
Michtav from HaGaon HaTzaddik Rabbi Michel Steinmetz shlit"a
The Shach illuminates our path in halacha —
now we build a sanctuary in his honor
Every single day, when a Jew turns to the Rav with a halachic question — whether in kashrus, taharas hamishpacha, ribbis or aveilus — the Rav opens the Shulchan Aruch, and there the Shach shines as the guide on the page. So it has been for nearly four hundred years. Yet when arriving today at the holy Tziyun in Holešov, one finds no fitting place for Torah and tefillah, nowhere to partake of a hot drink, and nowhere to stay overnight.
That is what we are establishing now. And whoever takes part in the construction becomes an eternal partner in all the merits that will arise there:
Ana chazkunu na — help us bring this sacred project to fruition. This is a rare opportunity to secure an enduring dedication in this sanctuary, generating countless hours of Torah, tefillah, and chessed — all credited to your eternal merit as a lasting legacy.
It will accompany you l'olmei ad u'l'netzach netzachim!
Every tefillah and every blatt Gemara
— stands to your eternal meritEvery kohen who will finally be able to pray at the Tziyun in taharah
— stands to your eternal meritEvery immersion in taharah before ascending to the Tziyun
— stands to your eternal meritEvery warm meal and every night of rest for visitors
— stands to your eternal meritThe Words of Chazal on This Sacred Merit
גדולה הכנסת אורחין מהקבלת פני שכינה
The mitzvah of hachnosas orchim is even greater than greeting the Shechinah.
כל המזכה את הרבים אין חטא בא על ידו
Whoever brings merit to the public is guarded from all stumbling and sin.
וצדקה תציל ממות
The power of tzedakah rescues from every harsh decree and from death.
ובחנוני נא בזאת... אם לא אפתח לכם את ארבות השמים והריקתי לכם ברכה עד בלי די
Test Me with this — says the Almighty — if I will not open the portals of Heaven and pour out upon you blessing without end.
Yeshuos at the Tziyun
From the brochure, in the vaad's own words:
In recent years, countless accounts of salvations and healings witnessed at the holy Tziyun of the Shach zy"a have emerged, echoing the visits of great tzaddikim in earlier generations. The organizers receive continuous reports of wondrous yeshuos experienced after praying at the Tziyun — abundant parnassah, children, shidduchim, complete health, and blessings in every area of life.
Already Dedicated
The highest dedication — Naming the Building — has already been acquired by a patron.
- Naming the Building$1,800,000Dedicated
- Mikvah$360,000Dedicated
- Tevilah Pool$100,000Dedicated
Special Amounts in Gematria
Choose an amount — and the donation form opens below.
Take part in the sanctuary now→Lay a Brick
by the Shach
Every dollar becomes a brick in the building beside the Tziyun — a place where Jews will learn, daven, and rest, and where Kohanim will finally be able to stand before the Shach. The zechus remains yours for generations. Your receipt arrives right away by email.
For a dedication or any question: 347.389.2180
Tax ID 39-3019992
A Kvittel to the Tziyun
Write in the name with the mother's name, and what you need. The kvittel is placed at the holy Tziyun, and on the yahrzeit with a minyan.
Tziyun HaShach · 3DThe Holy Matzeva — Read the Rare PraisesRead the praises on the matzeva →Rabbeinu Shabsai HaKohenBaal "Siftei Kohen" on Shulchan Aruch
His sefer on Yoreh De'ah and Choshen Mishpat is on the table of every moreh hora'ah to this day. Already as a young man he was a moreh hora'ah for Klal Yisroel, and in his last years he was Rav in Holešov, where he rests.
Born in Lita, to R' Meir HaKohen
The Shach on Yoreh De'ah is printed in Krakow
In the wars he flees Vilna and comes to Mehrin
Nistalek in Holešov, Rosh Chodesh Adar
The Way to Holešov
Holešov is a small town in Mehrin, in eastern Czechia. You fly into Vienna or Prague and drive from there. The Tziyun is in the town's Beis HaChaim.
There is still no Beis Medrash and no Hachnosas Orchim at the Tziyun — you have to arrange everything yourself. That is exactly what we are building.
- Beis HaChaimHankeho 260, Holešov
- The Shach's ShulPříční 128, Holešov
- MikvahPříční 126, Holešov
For the Shul and the Mikvah, call Vratislav a day ahead: +420 603 796 411
Before you travel, call for information:
Everything for the TripZmanim, taxis, hotels, the shul — and a pocket guide→- ViennaVIE230 kmabout 2½ hours
- PraguePRG300 kmabout 3 hours
- KrakówKRKOn a pilgrimage to kivrei tzaddikim in Poland250 kmabout 3 hours
- BrnoBRQ80 kmabout 1 hour
- OstravaOSR100 kmabout 1¼ hours
Times are approximate — by car, without traffic.
To Read and Take Along
Davening at the Tziyun
What to say at the Tziyun, step by step — and stories of the Shach, from Vilna to Holešov.
זֵכֶר צַדִּיק לִבְרָכָה