"May all prayers for victory, all prayers for peace in Ukraine be heard", he added. Police set up a wide perimeter to access the area around the grave, checking IDs and only letting through residents and Hasidim. We feel pretty safe," said Allen, a 48-year-old doctor from Yad Binyamin. "There were sirens, but coming from Israel we are used to sirens, we know what to do. Uman is relatively far from the frontline, but Ukrainian and Israeli authorities still urged worshippers to skip the celebrations taking place between September 25 and 27 this year.
Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews gathered in the Ukrainian city of Uman for their annual pilgrimage, officials said Sunday, despite authorities asking them to skip the trip because of the war.Įvery year, Hasidic Jewish pilgrims come to Uman in central Ukraine from across the world to visit the tomb of one of the main figures of Hasidic Judaism for the Jewish new year celebration of Rosh Hashanah.
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