Uman

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.

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Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.
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.

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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.

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.

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COPY OF original Russian-language edition of ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ covertly published by the CIA.

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize, Treblinka, Rebbe Nachman

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|BySTEVEN DRUCKER

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

'Russian propaganda': Ukraine warns Israelis of fake news on planned Uman attack

The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel also took this as an opportunity to take aim at Israel for its recent filmmaking agreement with Russia.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uman, Ukraine September 25, 2022. A sign reads: “We pray for peace in Ukraine”

Grapevine September 13, 2023: President of all

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT HERZOG at ‘selichot’ in Mea She’arim.

Israelis flock to Ukraine's Uman despite concerns of Russian strikes

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Israelis take trains from Poland to reach Uman in Ukraine.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023ByLAURA KELLY
People line up to reach Ukraine on a train, some of them Israelis and Jews from around the world seeking to get to Uman ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

'God hasn't always shielded Jews in Europe, Ukraine' - Netanyahu

The PM warned Israelis trying to go to Uman for Rosh Hashanah that it is dangerous and God hasn't always protected the Jews in Ukraine.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shas chairman Aryeh Deri.

Gov't approves budget for plan to facilitate Israelis traveling to Uman

The government emphasized the fact that the plan was being set in motion to avoid a crisis like last year that left many stuck for hours or even a day on Ukraine's border.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uman, Ukraine, September 25, 2022.

The battle over Uman: An Israeli game of political hot potato

DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Spending Rosh Hashanah at Rabbi Nachman’s grave holds deep spiritual significance for those who make the journey and more tangible rewards for the residents of Uman.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023ByALEX WINSTON
MEN GATHER in the street near the tomb of Rabbi Nahman of Breslov in Uman, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, last year.

Could tense Israel-Ukraine relations cause a humanitarian crisis in Uman?

Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition Minister Meir Porush has appealed to the prime minister to help avoid a humanitarian crisis in Uman.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
MK Meir Porush arrives to coalition talks at the Likud headquarters in Tel Aviv on November 10, 2022.