10 days to Rosh Hashanah and unfortunately the Ukrainian borders remain closed. Rumors of Israel going into a full lockdown including the airport shutting down caused an exodus of Breslov Chassidim who feared that they would not make it out of the country before the gates closed. Over the last 2 weeks,…
This week, in the Israeli media, there were many new stories about the situation regarding Uman Rosh Hashanah. Many interviews were conducted with Breslov Chassidim in Uman and Israel and the Bresov protests were also covered. It also causing quite a stir in the Israeli government. But after all that, there are…
This is an update regarding Uman Rosh Hashanah 2020 as of September 3: The Ukrainian border remains closed preventing anyone who is not a citizen from entering the country. There are some exceptions to the rules but 99% of Breslov Chassidim do not fall into any of exception categories. It is being…
A 14 day quarantine is required for anyone who will be returning from Uman to Israel and one might find it difficult to get a Lulav and Esrog for the Chag. There is also a possibility of another lockdown or other new rules. However, there is someone offering to break this small…
Many Breslov Chassidim have already arrived in Uman for Rosh Hashanah weeks earlier than usual. This is because of Ukraine's recent announcement that their borders will be closed till September 30th. There are now around 5000 Breslov chassidim who have arrived early in Uman and it is being conveyed to them through…
On Wednesday last week it was reported that Ukraine was planning to close its borders to all foreigners starting on Saturday night, August 29th. This caused a big rush and panic in the Breslov world when many Breslover chassidim from all over the world realized that they would need to travel early…
Update Friday Morning Aug 28 9:20 AM Israel Time: Ukraine officially closed its borders at 12 am last night in a surprising move. The original date was motzei shabbos. Many flights from Israel were cancelled and people who went this morning to fly with connecting flights were not allowed on the plane.…
Ukraine has finally decided to limit the number of people that will be allowed into Uman. No specific number was given or how they will enforce this decision. It is also not clear if this will apply to only Israeli citizens or to everyone who wants to come to Uman. Some reports…
Shiner's Food Tents are preparing accordingly as Rosh Hashanah gets closer. In order to prevent the spread of Corona c"v, all Corona health restrictions in Ukraine will be followed. 6 feet social distancing, masks and hand sanitizer everywhere. Pictures courtesy of Uman Shalom.
A meeting took place between Prime Minister Netanyahu and representatives of Breslov today regarding the annual charter flights to Uman. According to them, the Prime Minister said that it should be examined how it would be possible to allow the flights to take place. Some of the points in the outline presented…
