Health Ministry, NSC hope to stop Israeli travel to Uman on Rosh Hashanah
Uman is home to the burial place of Rabbi Nachman, and it is traditional for Breslov hassidim to visit there on the holiday.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashana holiday, the Jewish New Year, in Uman, Ukraine, September 21, 2017.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN