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Nachman of Breslov

Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1810) in Uman, central Ukraine, on September 22, 2025. (Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
September 27, 2025, 10:06 am
Israel to send special flights to Romania for stranded pilgrims who traveled to Uman
Hundreds stuck in Tulcea after trip to Ukraine due to foreign carrier flight cancellations; El Al says decision taken after discussions between Shas head, Regev, Smotrich
By Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Orthodox Jews pray near the lake at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, in the town of Uman, Ukraine, October 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 29, 2025, 2:13 pm
AG’s office: Any plan to let Haredi draft dodgers make pilgrimage to Uman is illegal
Letter comes as ultra-Orthodox MKs reportedly press PM for exemption to allow travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah; military police said preparing to arrest offenders at airport
By ToI Staff
Orthodox Jews pray at the gravestone of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, to mark the Jewish new year in the town of Uman, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 26, 2025, 1:56 am
Haredi lawmakers pressing PM to allow draft dodgers to fly abroad for High Holidays
Deri aims to lift travel ban on draft evaders so they can make annual Ukraine pilgrimage; Goldknopf wants them to be able to visit NY, calling trips a ‘sublime spiritual experience’
By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
Ultra-Orthodox men make their way to Rav Ashi's tomb, which straddles the Israel-Lebanon border. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90, undated)
February 19, 2025, 11:43 am
Israelis illegally cross into Lebanon, throw rocks at IDF soldiers; 4 arrested
Several people — reportedly Hasidim searching for tomb of 4th century rabbi — cross the border, some attack troops who arrive at scene
By ToI Staff
Jewish men seen outside the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 1, 2024, 5:40 pm
Trading one war for another, Israeli Jews stream to Ukraine’s Uman for Rosh Hashanah
Ignoring warnings from authorities about ongoing Russian invasion, over 14,000 pilgrims arrive for annual new year festival at grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
By AFP and ToI Staff
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman ahead of the Jewish new year of Rosh Hashanah, in Uman, Ukraine, on September 15, 2023. (Genya Savilov/AFP)
September 18, 2023, 10:48 am
On my umpteenth trip to Uman, I finally visited Rabbi Nachman’s grave
Distracted for years by reporting on the fanfare around the feted pilgrimage to Ukraine, I made time to actually go to the gravesite, the main focus of the journey
By Canaan Lidor
A boy watches three Israeli pilgrims sleep by their minivan in Palanca, Moldova on September 14, 2023. (Canaan Lidor / Times of Israel)
September 15, 2023, 8:47 pm
Ignoring warnings, Israelis take kids on Uman pilgrimage in war-torn Ukraine
Despite calls by Jerusalem and Kyiv to stay away this year, hundreds of devout Jews have brought their young children to the annual Rosh Hashanah celebration
By Canaan Lidor
Hasidic Jewish men seen in the street of Uman, ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday marking the Jewish new year, September 14, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 15, 2023, 2:45 am
7 Israelis on pilgrimage to Uman arrested in Ukraine over drug possession, car crash
Four said detained at crossing near Moldovan border; separately, three taken in for questioning by local police after fatal car collision kills Ukrainian woman
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
Jewish men in the street near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, September 25, 2022. (Flash90)
September 14, 2023, 3:10 pm
Over 20,000 pilgrims arrive in Uman to mark Jewish New Year under boosted security
Governor of Ukrainian region where city is located says ‘the situation is stable and under control’ amid Russian invasion, with concrete mobile shelters installed as a precaution
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on August 19, 2019. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
September 13, 2023, 6:57 am
Netanyahu to meet Zelensky on sidelines of UN General Assembly, Kyiv’s envoy says
Sitdown will be first since premier returned to power, making him one of last Western leaders to meet Ukrainian president, who repeatedly invited him to Kyiv
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a joint press conference in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on August 19, 2019. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP)
September 7, 2023, 8:42 pm
Netanyahu, Zelensky discuss Uman pilgrimage, as Ukraine deliberates policy
Days before tens of thousands of Israelis descend on Ukrainian holy site, Israel urges Kyiv to ensure worshipers have access amid spike in tensions
By Lazar Berman
File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) speaks to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a signing ceremony following their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 19, 2019. (AP Photo/ Efrem Lukatsky)
September 6, 2023, 3:19 pm
Zelensky, Netanyahu to speak this week to settle issue of Uman pilgrimage
With Kyiv threatening to block Israeli worshipers due to Israel’s treatment of Ukrainian tourists, leaders look to hammer out agreement before massive Rosh Hashanah event
By Lazar Berman
Fay Sukenik protest near the home of Meir Porush on Aug. 31, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel over the cabinet minister's alleged assitance to a sex offender. Her sign reads: 'When God's name is desecrated by a rabbi, he is not worthy of respect.' (Courtesy of Sukenik)
August 31, 2023, 11:59 pm
Dozens of Haredi women protest politician’s alleged help for sex offender
Rally outside cabinet minister Meir Porush’s home comes over reports he tried to help Eliezer Berland enter Ukraine
By Canaan Lidor
Jews pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in the town of Uman, 200 kilometers (125 miles) south of Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Ukraine, September 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 31, 2023, 8:10 pm
Kyiv expected to make decision on Uman pilgrims this week, Ukrainian official says
Ukraine has expressed frustration over Israeli deportations of tourists and has threatened to keep worshipers out ahead of Rosh Hashanah
By Lazar Berman
Jewish Ukrainians who fled war zones in the Ukraine, arriving on a rescue flight at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, March 17, 2022. (Photo by Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
August 21, 2023, 12:30 am
Israel dismisses Ukrainian threat to shut its border to Uman pilgrims — report
Hitting back at Kyiv’s ambassador, diplomatic source says it has been assured there’s no basis to his threat, which was made in response to Israeli deportations of Ukrainians
By ToI Staff
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