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Despite Unrest, Hasidim Head to Ukraine

JL;DR SUMMARY Breslov Hasidim annually travel to Uman, Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah to pray at Rebbe Nachman's grave, fostering a vibrant religious pilgrimage. 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 HashanahRebbe NachmanJewish TraditionUmanSpiritualitySafety ConcernsFaithPilgrimageUkraine ConflictBreslov Hasidim

Places mentioned

Uman, Cherkashchyna, Ukraine
"travel to Uman, a small city between Kiev and Odessa in Ukraine, to spend the holiday near the grave of their spiritual leader, Rebbe Nachman."
Kiev, Kyiv, Ukraine
"In February, peaceful demonstrations in Kiev ended in fatal clashes between anti-presidential protestors and police."
Odeshchyna, Ukraine
"from the Crimea, and even further from Donetsk and Luhansk, the eastern provinces where Russian forces are particularly active."
Donechchyna, Ukraine
"from the Crimea, and even further from Donetsk and Luhansk, the eastern provinces where Russian forces are particularly active."
Luhanshchyna, Ukraine
"from the Crimea, and even further from Donetsk and Luhansk, the eastern provinces where Russian forces are particularly active."
New York, United States
"Breslov Hasidim from around the worldmost notably strongholds in New York, Israel, the U.K. and Canadatravel to Uman."
Monsey, New York, United States
"this year is no different than the last few years, said Motty Zeitlin, a 37-year-old salesman from Monsey, N.Y."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Dovid Sears, a Brooklyn-based author and translator, tentatively echoed Zeitlins worry."
Woodmere, New York, United States
"After having spent the last eight Rosh Hashanahs in Uman, Simcha Goldberg of Woodmere, New York, decided to stay home this year."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Ozer Bergman of Jerusalem said that he has no hesitation whatsoever about his upcoming trip."
Israel
"Haaretz reported that 20,000 Hasidim were scheduled to make the trip from Israel."
United Kingdom
"Breslov Hasidim from around the worldmost notably strongholds in New York, Israel, the U.K. and Canadatravel to Uman."
Canada
"Breslov Hasidim from around the worldmost notably strongholds in New York, Israel, the U.K. and Canadatravel to Uman."

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