Posted on 08/24/22
| News Source: i24
Many are planning to make the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Nachman in the city of Uman
Over 1,000 ultra-Orthodox pilgrims are already in Uman, Ukraine, and some 50 charter flights have been booked to bring more before the Jewish holidays, it was reported Wednesday night.
Many ultra-Orthodox Jews are planning to make the annual pilgrimage to the tomb of Rabbi Nachman in the city of Uman, although Ukraine and Israel have warned pilgrims not to come this year because of the ongoing war with Russia.
Last month, the Ukrainian embassy in Israel said that because of the invasion, all tourists are banned from the country and that celebrations for the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah - marking a new year in the Hebrew calendar - which falls this year in late September, are "uncertain."
Nevertheless, many were not deterred by the warning.