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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

Bratslav Hasidim

People gather for a protest at the Stella Maris Monastery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 18, 2023. (Flash90)
July 27, 2023, 4:47 pm
At a Haifa church, Jewish pilgrims test coexistence strained by painful history
Haredi visitors outside Stella Maris say they want to pray near the presumed burial site of Prophet Elisha; churchgoers say it’s just another attempt to intimidate Christians
By Canaan Lidor
File: Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, September 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
September 21, 2022, 12:00 am
Thousands flock to Uman despite war: ‘There’s not even a thought not to come’
Some 10,000 Jewish pilgrims expected to gather in the Ukrainian city for Rosh Hashanah holiday, flying in to neighboring countries before catching a bus across the border
By Judah Ari Gross
Jewish men in the street near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 6, 2021. (Flash90)
July 7, 2022, 8:14 pm
Ukraine warns Israelis against Uman pilgrimage this fall amid Russian invasion
Israel’s Foreign Ministry says it is ‘premature’ to make any final decisions, while ultra-Orthodox figures defiant that traditional Rosh Hashanah gathering will go ahead
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An IDF soldiers looks on as Jewish worshipers arrive at the Joseph's Tomb holy site in the northern West Bank city of Nablus on September 26, 2018. (IDF)
April 11, 2022, 6:18 am
Two Jews shot, wounded while trying to reach Joseph’s Tomb in West Bank
Group had not coordinated visit with IDF; men lightly to moderately wounded, a day after the shrine was vandalized by Palestinians
By ToI Staff
A youth jumps on the hood of a burnt Israeli car being transported away by Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 1, 2021, after the vehicle was set on fire by Palestinian youths upon it entering Ramallah. (ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
December 2, 2021, 4:01 pm
Israeli attacked by Ramallah crowd recalls ‘miracle’ escape, may still face charges
Michael Sharabi says he and a person he was with were immediately surrounded by youths who assaulted them with cinder blocks after they accidentally drove into downtown square
By ToI Staff
Palestinians gather around the remains of a burnt Israeli car being transported away by Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 1, 2021, after the vehicle was set on fire by Palestinian youths upon after two Israelis drove it into the city's downtown (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP)
December 1, 2021, 10:08 pm
Two Israelis attacked, car torched by Palestinians after entering downtown Ramallah
Palestinian Authority security forces extricate the two, hand them unharmed to Israel after crowd surrounds them in the city center
By Aaron Boxerman
File: Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, September 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP)
August 13, 2021, 11:29 pm
Ukraine okays Uman pilgrimage for vaccinated arrivals
Health authorities have launched a concentrated vaccination effort in the city, focusing on service providers and health professionals, in preparation for the pilgrimage
By JTA
Ukrainian border guards block the road to Jewish pilgrims on the Belarus-Ukraine border, in Belarus, September 15, 2020. (TUT.by via AP)
March 12, 2021, 5:43 pm
Netanyahu speaks to Ukrainian leader, vows to renew Hassidic pilgrimages to Uman
In conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky, PM urges Ukraine to accept Israel’s ‘Green Pass’ amid threats from Bratslav community to boycott upcoming elections over pilgrimage ban
By ToI Staff
Belarusian soldiers guard the border to Ukraine against hundreds of Jewish pilgrims on Sept. 15, 2020. (Courtey of Shahar Eliyahu via JTA)
September 30, 2020, 12:01 am
Virus cases said found on 17 flights as pilgrims return from Ukraine, Belarus
Some Hasidic travelers reportedly board planes to Tel Aviv despite having COVID-19 symptoms, refuse testing, contact tracing, possibly skip quarantine
By ToI Staff
Ukrainian border guards block the road to Jewish pilgrims on the Belarus-Ukraine border, in Belarus, September 15, 2020. (TUT.by via AP)
September 22, 2020, 6:02 pm
Frustrated Hasidic pilgrims blame Israel government for Ukraine border ordeal
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews ignored warnings from Ukraine they would be denied entry because of COVID concerns, and attempted to cross by land from neighboring Belarus
By Michael Blum
Trash left on the Belarus-Ukraine border after a standoff over the entry of Jewish pilgrims, September 18, 2020 (Screen grab)
September 19, 2020, 10:24 am
Hasidic pilgrims leave trash, resentment on Ukraine border as standoff wanes
Ukrainian deputy interior minister says Belarus was warned the pilgrims would not be allowed to reach Uman, and now the mess needs to be cleared up
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jewish pilgrims stuck between the Belarusian and Ukrainian border crossings, September 16, 2020. (TUT.BY/AFP)
September 18, 2020, 2:48 pm
Almost all Hasidic pilgrims leave Ukraine border ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Spokesman for Ukrainian border guard says he hopes those still aiming to reach Uman understand that ‘the entry ban decision will not be revised’
By Dmytro Gorshkov
Ukrainian border guards block the road on the Belarus-Ukraine border, in Belarus, September 15, 2020. (TUT.by via AP)
September 17, 2020, 3:56 pm
Hasidic pilgrims at Ukraine border refuse to return despite Israel’s plea
Minister Elkin, who called on Israelis to come back home, ‘doesn’t determine the reality; there’s a God in the world,’ says one determined traveler
By Olga SHYLENKO and Jonah Mandel
Belarusian soldiers guard the border to Ukraine against hundreds of Jewish pilgrims on Sept. 15, 2020. (Courtey of Shahar Eliyahu via JTA)
September 17, 2020, 6:39 am
Red Cross aiding hundreds of Jewish pilgrims massed at Ukraine’s closed borders
Amid coronavirus pandemic, Ukraine closed its borders starting August 29 in a move widely seen as trying to block the Hasidim, but thousands made the trip anyway
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Jewish pilgrims sit on the Belarus-Ukraine border, in Belarus, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. About 700 Jewish pilgrims are stuck on Belarus' border due to coroavirus restrictions that bar them from entering Ukraine. (TUT.by via AP)
September 16, 2020, 8:44 pm
Ukraine, Belarus trade blows as Hasidic pilgrims push to cross shuttered border
Amid rising tensions, Minsk offers ‘green corridor’ to allow pilgrims to go to Uman, but Kyiv insists border will stay closed amid pandemic; many blame Israel for impasse
By ToI Staff and AFP
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