Uman

Russia spreads AI fakes claiming Jews are being paid to settle in Ukraine

A record number of Jewish pilgrims traveled to the Ukrainian city of Uman for Rosh Hashanah this year, according to local statistics.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 22, 2025.
Jewish men at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 22, 2025.

Israeli-Ukrainian visiting Uman for Rosh Hashanah detained, conscripted into Ukrainian military

According to the report, the man, who was born in Ukraine but is an Israeli citizen who has lived in Israel for many years, was detained during a document check.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
United Hatzalah's delegation in Uman at the site where the remains of a British Jewish man was found, September 14, 2026.

British Jewish man found dead near Uman during Rosh Hashanah, murder suspected

ZAKA's international division, headed by Baruch Nidam, is handling the release of the body and its transfer for burial.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 22, 2025.

Dozens of draft dodgers arrested at border crossings ahead of Rosh Hashanah Uman pilgrimage

The IDF confirmed that dozens of draft dodgers were arrested at border crossings over the past two days but did not provide an exact number or details about the detainees.

|ByYOAV ETIEL, YANIR YAGNA, HODAYA RAN

Grapevine, August 29, 2025: Keep kids away from Uman

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
(R-L) Ami and Tzvia Zoglobek with Shlomi Mayor Gavriel Na’aman; Lee Kabzetz, deputy head of human resources in the Zoglobek Group; and some of the children who received new school bags.

Deputy A-G: Haredi draft dodgers must not be allowed to go to Uman for Rosh Hashanah

The government does not have the authority to create a plan that would interfere in law enforcement activities, specifically in regards to allowing draft dodgers to leave Israel, Gil Limon said.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 15, 2023.

Politicians decry attempts to allow haredi draft dodgers to travel to Uman, New York

The government decision to invest NIS 10 million to finance the various aspects of the annual haredi pilgrimage to Uman sparked widespread criticism.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Gov't to fund haredi draft dodgers' Rosh Hashanah pilgrimages to Uman, Ukraine

Opposition MKs Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman slammed the move, which allocates NIS 10m., as an irresponsible use of public funds, especially during a war.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Israel votes against Ukraine at UN General Assembly, alongside US, Russia

93 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 18 countries, including Israel, opposed it.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vote results are displayed during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session draft resolution meeting in the United Nations General Assembly on the 3rd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., February 24, 2025.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024BySTEVEN DRUCKER
COPY OF original Russian-language edition of ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ covertly published by the CIA.

New Year and finally free: Get-refuser agrees to divorce wife to visit religious graves

The ex-husband finally granted S. a get so that he might visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman - allowing S. to start the Jewish New Year off as a 'free woman.'

OCTOBER 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

'He who travels puts himself at risk': Rabbi, Ukrainian officials warn of annual Uman pilgrimage

Uman is a pilgrimage site that is visited by thousands of religious Israeli Jews annually, despite the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and safety concerns pertaining to travel in the country.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 15, 2023.

Israeli man dies in Uman during Rosh Hashanah celebrations

The man is reported to have collapsed at the entrance to Rabbi Nachman's burial site in front of his children.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!
The tomb of Rabbi Nachman in Uman.

Israeli citizen arrested in Uman, facing deportation from Ukraine - report

This is the second arrest of an ultra-orthodox Jew in Uman in two days.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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