The Dispatch on MSN

Marking the Jewish New Year in a Time of War

Orthodox Jews gather in Uman, western Ukraine, where tens of thousands make pilgrimage each year to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. (Photo by Louis Lemaire-Sicre/The ...
bne IntelliNews on MSN

Pilgrims defy war to celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Ukrainian city of Uman

By bne IntelliNews The streets of Uman, a small city in central Ukraine, are once again alive with chants, songs and the sound of prayer as tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews gather to mark Rosh ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Braving Wartime Dangers, Orthodox Jews Flock To Ukraine To Celebrate New Year

The threat of war in Ukraine did not deter tens of thousands of Orthodox Jews from traveling to the city of Uman for an ...
Sun Sentinel

Thousands flock to Uman for Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage

(JTA) The U.S., Israeli and Ukrainian governments have all called it an extremely dangerous voyage into the heart of an ongoing war. But despite the warnings, tens of thousands of Jewish men and boys ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Tens of thousands of Jews flock to Uman for Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage despite another year of wartime warnings

“God has not always protected us, not on European soil and not on Ukrainian soil,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (JTA) — The U.S., Israeli and Ukrainian governments have all called ...
The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN

Hasidic pilgrimage floods Ukraine’s Uman

More than 35,000 Hasidic pilgrims had arrived in the Ukrainian city of Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, to mark Rosh Hashanah, the ...