Uman
In Uman, annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage is clouded by arrests of yeshiva students in Israel
The arrests point to how this year’s Uman pilgrimage has emerged as a flashpoint in one of Israel’s most volatile political issues: whether haredi yeshiva students must serve.
Nearly 30 haredi draft dodgers detained at Ben-Gurion Airport on way to Uman
Israel, Ukraine team up to safeguard tens of thousands of worshippers in Uman
First haredi draft-dodger arrested on his way to Uman
The obsession with Rabbi Nachman and Uman is the new idolatry
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Absurdly, Reb Nachman’s memory is now an engine not of Exile’s ending, but of its renewal.
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.
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.
Ukraine to let in at least 5,000 Uman pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah
Israeli health officials are “nervous” about what will happen when the pilgrims return, Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich said.
Chief Rabbi: Ukraine to let in at least 5,000 pilgrims for Rosh Hashanah
The quota may rise as high as 8,000, but the pilgrims will have to wear face masks in crowded places and refrain from gatherings of more than 30 people.
Coronavirus keeps Israeli Jews from New Year pilgrimage to Ukraine
The mayor cited the prevalence of the coronavirus in both Ukraine and Israel, and the difficulty of monitoring compliance with the required safety measures.
Jewish representatives, Ukrainian authorities deny 'pogrom' in Uman
Early reports described a nightmarish situation with Ukrainians running throughout the city armed with knives and clubs looking for Jews.
Graffiti image of Hitler sprayed near Rabbi Nachman's grave in Ukraine
An unidentified group has drawn a picture of Adolf Hitler near the grave. A suspect has been arrested, with the maximum sentence possible being 5 years in prison
Ladies’ day at the Tziyun: Off-season Uman
“It’s wonderful here. There’s no place like this,” says Shula, a retired Shekem Electric executive whom I chatted with outside the tziyun. “This is my second time and it does something to my soul."
Israel’s measles outbreak began in Uman, Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Jews gather in the central Ukrainian city each year on Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, near what many believe is the burial site of Rabbi Nachman, an 18th-century luminary.
