Uman

Israel plans Moldova terminal as part of NIS 20 million Uman operation - report

Israeli officials estimate the government will spend NIS 20m. on a Moldova terminal to support thousands of haredim flying to Uman for Rosh Hashanah.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024
SGT.-MAJ. Betzalel Yehoshua Mosbacher is laid to rest at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem in July. He succumbed to wounds sustained in battle in the Gaza Strip. Anyone seeking to pray at the graves of the righteous should begin at Mount Herzl, says the writer.

Shorter than a flight to Uman: Take a trip to Mount Herzl instead - opinion

If Rabbi Nachman were alive today, he would recognize the holiness of those who serve, and he would view those buried on Mount Herzl as the holiest of saints, worthy of us all visiting.

|ByYINON AHIMAN
Jewish men pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, October 1, 2024

Ukrainian officials warn Israelis may be barred from entering Uman

Kyiv is angered by Netanyahu’s decision not to call Ukrainian leaders on Independence Day last week.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
(R-L) Ami and Tzvia Zoglobek with Shlomi Mayor Gavriel Na’aman; Lee Kabzetz, deputy head of human resources in the Zoglobek Group; and some of the children who received new school bags.

Grapevine, August 29, 2025: Keep kids away from Uman

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Deputy A-G: Haredi draft dodgers must not be allowed to go to Uman for Rosh Hashanah

The government does not have the authority to create a plan that would interfere in law enforcement activities, specifically in regards to allowing draft dodgers to leave Israel, Gil Limon said.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 15, 2023.

Politicians decry attempts to allow haredi draft dodgers to travel to Uman, New York

The government decision to invest NIS 10 million to finance the various aspects of the annual haredi pilgrimage to Uman sparked widespread criticism.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Gov't to fund haredi draft dodgers' Rosh Hashanah pilgrimages to Uman, Ukraine

Opposition MKs Yair Lapid and Avigdor Liberman slammed the move, which allocates NIS 10m., as an irresponsible use of public funds, especially during a war.

AUGUST 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jews in the streets of Uman, a day after the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 18, 2023.

Israel votes against Ukraine at UN General Assembly, alongside US, Russia

93 countries voted in favor of the resolution, while 18 countries, including Israel, opposed it.

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Vote results are displayed during the Eleventh Emergency Special Session draft resolution meeting in the United Nations General Assembly on the 3rd anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., February 24, 2025.

This week in Jewish history: Nobel prize, Treblinka, Rebbe Nachman

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OCTOBER 18, 2024BySTEVEN DRUCKER
COPY OF original Russian-language edition of ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ covertly published by the CIA.

New Year and finally free: Get-refuser agrees to divorce wife to visit religious graves

The ex-husband finally granted S. a get so that he might visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman - allowing S. to start the Jewish New Year off as a 'free woman.'

OCTOBER 4, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A WOMAN seeking divorce in a ‘beit din’ was the sole female in the room until the advent of ‘toanot.’ (Illustrative)

'He who travels puts himself at risk': Rabbi, Ukrainian officials warn of annual Uman pilgrimage

Uman is a pilgrimage site that is visited by thousands of religious Israeli Jews annually, despite the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and safety concerns pertaining to travel in the country.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 15, 2023.

Israeli man dies in Uman during Rosh Hashanah celebrations

The man is reported to have collapsed at the entrance to Rabbi Nachman's burial site in front of his children.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!
The tomb of Rabbi Nachman in Uman.

Israeli citizen arrested in Uman, facing deportation from Ukraine - report

This is the second arrest of an ultra-orthodox Jew in Uman in two days.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov on the eve of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, in the town of Uman, Ukraine September 20, 2017

'Russian propaganda': Ukraine warns Israelis of fake news on planned Uman attack

The Ukrainian Embassy in Israel also took this as an opportunity to take aim at Israel for its recent filmmaking agreement with Russia.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov during the celebration of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uman, Ukraine September 25, 2022. A sign reads: “We pray for peace in Ukraine”

Grapevine September 13, 2023: President of all

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT HERZOG at ‘selichot’ in Mea She’arim.