(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 ...

“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 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 Hashanah, the Jewish New ...

According to the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience, more than 30,000 Hasidic pilgrims intend to come to Uman for Rosh Hashanah [the Jewish New Year] this September.

Many of the pilgrims to the Ukrainian city that is home to the grave of Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav said they knew others who had not been able to come. UMAN, Ukraine — Yaakov Bermann made his way from ...

(JNS) Thousands of Israeli pilgrims traveling to the burial site of a revered rabbi in Ukraine ahead of Rosh Hashanah next month will not be permitted to connect through Moldova and will be rerouted ...

This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. Sign up here to get Haaretz’s free Daily Brief newsletter delivered to your inbox. Israelis travelling to Rabbi ...

United Hatzalah medical clinic in central Uman. The Uman Chapter of United Hatzalah has completed preparations for Rosh Hashanah as thousands of pilgrims are expected in the city for the holiday. The ...

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 are ...

(JTA) — UMAN, Ukraine — Yaakov Bermann made his way from Jerusalem to this Ukrainian city in time for Rosh Hashanah this year, when the population swells with pilgrims seeking to pray at the grave of ...