Head of Cherkasy RMA asks Hasidim to refrain from traveling to Uman
Pilgrims from Israel in Uman. Photo: tsn.ua
The head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, Ihor Taburets, has urged Hasidic pilgrims to refrain from traveling to Uman for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah. He announced this in his Telegram channel.
“As in previous years of the war, we primarily recommend that the faithful consider the security situation in our country and refrain from visiting Uman. Regular Russian attacks and strikes on civilian targets, as well as provocations, are unfortunately not just frightening stories but the reality of Ukraine,” Taburets stated.
Nevertheless, he acknowledged that some pilgrims would still come to Uman despite the warnings. “We understand that, despite the warnings, some pilgrims will still visit this sacred place for them. Therefore, we must be prepared,” the head of the regional administration added.
According to Taburets, local authorities, security forces, medical services, and utilities are working together to take all necessary precautions. “The measures are comprehensive. Of course, security will be maximized,” he emphasized.
He also mentioned that special attention would be given to shelters as well as sanitary and epidemiological well-being. “We are finalizing this aspect with the relevant services,” Taburets explained.
During the pilgrimage, an operational headquarters will be set up to coordinate all actions.
Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky said that this year, twice as many Hasidic pilgrims are expected in Uman compared to last year. In early April, around 2,000 pilgrims arrived in Uman to celebrate the birthday of Rabbi Nachman.
Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated this year from October 2 to October 4.
As previously reported by the UOJ, the Israeli Prime Minister called the President of Ukraine to discuss the annual issue of Hasidic pilgrims traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah.
Read also
Amsterdam criticizes anti-UOC law in British media
On the air of a British TV channel, lawyer Amsterdam stated about the torture of clergy, church seizures, and the adoption of the anti-UOC law that violates the Constitution of Ukraine.
Kyiv street and square to be renamed after Caucasian imams
The capital authorities abandoned Soviet toponyms and immortalized figures associated with the North Caucasian resistance.
Relics of Sts. Job and Amphilochius of Pochaiv permanently given to Khmelnytskyi church
On the Feast Day of St. Nicholas, the relics from the Pochaiv Lavra were brought to the St. Nicholas Cathedral, which will henceforth become a permanent place of prayerful veneration for the faithful.
In Kyiv, His Beatitude consecrates St. Nicholas Sviatosha Church
In the Sviatoshynskyi district of the capital, the Primate of the UOC performed the rite of consecration and led the Liturgy with prayers for peace, warriors, and the suffering.
In Kvasyliv, UOC believers celebrate 130th anniversary of Sts Peter and Paul Church
The hierarchs of the UOC led the solemn Liturgy in the Rivne region; during the service, prayers were offered for peace, the defenders of Ukraine, and all those in need.
His Beatitude: One deprives oneself of God’s gifts by failing to thank Him
During a sermon at the Church of St Nicholas Svyatosha in Kyiv, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry reminded the faithful that ingratitude spiritually impoverishes a person.