Ukraine to limit pilgrimage to Uman over Rosh Hashana due to COVID-19
The Ukrainian interior minister said annual mass pilgrimage of hassidim and others to the grave site of Rabbi Nachman of Uman could cause mass spread of COVID-19 among visitors and locals.
Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov on the eve of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, in the town of Uman, Ukraine September 20, 2017(photo credit: REUTERS/VALENTYN OGIRENKO/FILE PHOTO)ByJEREMY SHARON
