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Annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage in Ukraine is clouded by arrests of yeshiva students in Israel

JL;DR SUMMARY The annual pilgrimage to Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's tomb in Uman, Ukraine, during Rosh Hashanah, is overshadowed by the Israeli government's arrest of over 100 haredi Orthodox men avoiding military service. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Rosh HashanahHaredi OrthodoxUkraineIdfIsraeli Supreme CourtRabbi Nachman Of BreslovIsrael Hamas ConflictUman PilgrimageIsraeli Draft LawsTorato Umanuto

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Uman, Cherkashchyna, Ukraine
"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, Sept. 22, 2025."
Jerusalem, Israel
"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 the Hasidic rabbi Nachman of Bratslav."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The friend was arrested at Tel Avivs Ben Gurion Airport, one of more than 100 haredi Orthodox men who have been ensnared in a dragnet against draft dodgers while trying to leave Israel."
Bat Yam, Southern District, Israel
"Said a member of a family visiting from Bat Yam, Israel, The war here doesnt bother us."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"But still, he went on his own, said Moshe, a father from Brooklyn."
Monsey, New York, United States
"Baruch, from Monsey, New York, visited Uman for the first time this year, despite pleas from his parents to avoid the trip due to the war."

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