News archive on the topic "Hasidim"

There is a new point of tension in Ukrainian-Israeli relations, and these relations themselves are moving by leaps and bounds towards the freezing point. However, the subject of controversy is old and time-tested - the expected arrival of 30 thousand Hasidic pilgrims in Uman to the grave of Tsaddik Nachman during the celebration of the next Rosh Hashanah this year. The difference is that today official Kyiv against the backdrop of cooling relations...

Despite the fighting in Ukraine, more than 300 Hasidim have already arrived in Uman, who plan to celebrate the Jewish new year Rosh Hashanah in September. This was stated by the mayor of Uman Irina Pletneva, adding that this year the city authorities were not expecting pilgrims and asked them not to come because of the war. “About a little more than 300 arrived. We didn’t...

Ukraine will not be able to host Hasidic pilgrims this year to celebrate Rosh Hashanah in Uman at the grave of Tsaddik Nachman. The only reason for this is the “war unleashed by Russia.” This was stated by the speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko, advising Hasidim to complain about the failed pilgrimage to Moscow. “The only reason is Russia’s war against our state. In conditions of shelling...

The first 50 Hasidic pilgrims from Israel arrived in Pridnestrovie today. This was reported by the TSV TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. A month ago, the grave of Rabbi Shabtai was found in the old Jewish cemetery in the Transnistrian village of Rashkov. In the 18th century, this man wrote a prayer book that is still read by religious Jews around the world. They have been looking for Shabtai’s grave for many years. In Transnistria they are expecting...

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Anton Gerashchenko held Belarus responsible for the fact that about a thousand Hasidic Jewish pilgrims were stuck in no man's land on the border. He stated this on the Ukraine-24 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “This is not a friendly reaction. We asked the Belarusian side not to let them cross their border. But the Belarusian border guards, as I understand it, are on command...

About 700 Hasidic Israelis are stuck in no man's land between Belarus and Russia. They were heading to the city of Uman, where they traditionally celebrate the Jewish New Year on September 19 at the grave of the famous righteous tzaddik Nachman. However, this year, Ukrainian border guards did not allow pilgrims through due to the critical situation with coronavirus, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Earlier, the mayor of Uman Alexander Tsebriy came to the office...

In Uman, Cherkasy region, Hasidic pilgrims staged a pogrom at the Rabbi Nachman memorial center. According to local media, citing the regional police, the Hasidim did not like the fact that metal fences were installed on the passage to Nachman’s grave, which limited the number of people due to quarantine measures, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Video footage of the incident quickly spread across social networks. At the National Police in Cherkasy region...

Due to the arrival of Hasidic pilgrims for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, Boryspil International Airport has planned 93 additional flights from several carriers. This was reported on the airport's Facebook page. “The Hasidic program will last until October 4, 93 additional flights of carriers are planned for arrival: El Al, Arkia Israel Airlines, Israair, Sky Up, Jonika, Windrose, Atlasglobal, UIA. Pilgrims also arrive on regular flights,” it says...

In the city of Uman, in the Cherkasy region, a working group began preparations for the reception of Hasidic pilgrims, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was reported in the press service of the Uman City Council. “Preparations are going according to plan. A working group has been created to receive Hasidic pilgrims in accordance with the order of the city mayor. A meeting of the working group was held, where all relevant services that are part of the working group were distributed...

In the Ukrainian segment of social networks, they publish photographs of mountains of garbage left behind by Hasidic pilgrims in Uman. One of these pictures was published on his social network page by the Kiev journalist, editor-in-chief of the online publication “Capital” Vyacheslav Chechilo. “From year to year, photographs of garbage in Uman flash in the feed. I explain their popularity among compatriots by the fact that this is such a safe form of anti-Semitism.…

Ukrainian law enforcement officers have already begun preparations to ensure order during the annual Hasidic pilgrimage to Uman on the occasion of the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. This was discussed at a meeting of the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Police with the delegation of the State of Israel, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sergei Yarovy noted that security measures will be taken from the arrival of the first...

In Kremenchug, the grave of the daughter of the famous Jewish rabbi-tzaddik Nachman from Bratslav was barbarically destroyed and pogroed, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The director of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee, Eduard Dolinsky, announced this on his social network page. According to him, the current pogrom at this grave is the fifth in the last two years. “The Braslav Hasidim who arrived in Kremenchug were shocked to find the dumped...

Police in Uman seized 25 bags of drugs from an Israeli citizen. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. This was reported by the press service of the Cherkasy region police. During a search of the apartment where the pilgrims lived, 21 plastic bags with cannabis were found in the belongings of an Israeli citizen. Also, during a personal search, they found another...

Eyewitnesses published a video of the wild celebration of the Jewish New Year in the town of Uman, Cherkasy region in Ukraine, which traditionally attracts tens of thousands of Hasidic pilgrims, since the grave of the spiritual leader they revered is located here. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or VKontakte The population of Uman is 85 thousand people. This year, about 50 thousand Jewish pilgrims will arrive here.…