Uman
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A record number of Jewish pilgrims traveled to the Ukrainian city of Uman for Rosh Hashanah this year, according to local statistics.
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Coronavirus czar says he may quit if not given tools to fight the virus
As many as 30,000 Israelis make the pilgrimage each year and forbidding them to attend this event has sparked an outcry, but Gamzu said he didn’t care.
Uman rabbi claims he developed a 'cure' for coronavirus
Speaking with Rafi Reshef, an Israeli journalist, the rabbi said his natural medicine has supposedly helped cure 50 people who were infected with the coronavirus.
Debate on Uman should be about health, not belief - analysis
This is about only one question: Is it smart in the time of a pandemic for tens of thousands of Israelis to travel to a redzone country?
$21 million will be lost if no flights to Uman
“Just the market of direct flights to Uman is worth $21 million,” the head of Netivim Tours told the 'Post' – “This isn’t a three months trend – it’s been going strong for 30 years.”
No decision yet if ultra-Orthodox Jews can go to Uman for High Holy Days
Thousands of hassidim have also arrived • Gamzu: this is not ‘holy’ – ‘will bring us to lockdown’
Pilgrims intent on visiting Uman despite coronavirus restrictions
Despite these restrictions, many are still planning on arriving at the grave – even in several unorthodox methods.
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.