Pilgrim
Iraqi Airways to resume Iran flights in October after securing US exemption
The announcement follows Reuters reporting on Monday that the Trump administration was set to grant a one-month US Treasury waiver allowing Iraqi Airways to fly between Iran and Najaf.
Russia spreads AI fakes claiming Jews are being paid to settle in Ukraine
The way to Jerusalem: A modern-day pilgrimage in the land’s ‘diverse embrace’
Egypt unearths Mamluk-era pilgrim’s inn belonging to lost city along historic Sinai trade route
Israel says it is discussing possible direct Haj flights to Saudi Arabia
Muslims from Israel and the Palestinian territories currently travel to Mecca through third-party countries, which can spell additional expense and bother.
Graffiti of knight from Middle Ages discovered in King David's Tomb
IAA researchers discovered an inscription bearing the name and family emblem of a Swiss noble who made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1466.
As COVID-related shutdowns pass, Christians pilgrims return to Israel
The presence of thousands of non-Jews who have come to Jerusalem for the holiday enables us to come closer to the true fulfillment of Sukkot.
10,000 Israelis to make Uman pilgrimage despite Ukraine-Russia war
Over 2,000 Israelis are already in Uman as of Sunday, despite severe warnings from both Israeli and Ukrainian officials.
Muslim pilgrims gather for peak of haj east of Mecca
Pilgrims clad in white robes climbed the rocky Mount of Mercy, which oversees the plain of Arafat where the Prophet Mohammad held his last sermon.
COVID-19: Israel’s tourism industry renovates for post-pandemic tourists
While international tourists have been barred from entering Israel, the country’s parks and attractions have renewed and upgraded for returning and first-time foreign visitors.
Ukraine to let in vaccinated Israeli pilgrims to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
Last year, thousands of pilgrims in Israel protested being prevented from visiting the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman.
Pilgrims braving coronavirus flock to Senegal's 'little Mecca'
"With Serigne Touba everything is possible, I am not afraid despite the pandemic, we took precautions."
Breslov seeking 6,000 pilgrims for Uman
The plan being drawn up by the Israeli ministerial team is expected to allow around 6,000 pilgrims to travel to Uman from Israel, a figure which is acceptable to the Breslov leadership.
How did an annual pilgrimage create a year-round Jewish community in Uman?
For most of the year, the city of 80,000 is sleepy and quiet.
