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
Forget about Uman, we have the coronavirus to fight
Flying to Uman is not a basic right in a democracy, just like holding weddings with hundreds of people is not.
Amid COVID-19, Ukraine bans Israeli hasidim from annual Uman pilgrimage
Ukraine announced it would temporarily ban the entry of foreign citizens until September 28 - the same date as Yom Kippur on the Jewish calendar.
Don’t distort Judaism in Uman during the coronavirus crisis – opinion
Hasidim who wish to go to Uman have the right to do so, but they should do so in the name of their own new religion, and not in the name of Judaism.
Grapevine August 28, 2020: Jewish or pagan?
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
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.