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Uman pilgrims 'majority' of Ben Gurion Airport's newly diagnosed COVID cases
[YNet] - According to data obtained by Ynet, 1,500 out of 16,000 pilgrims tested positive for COVID on Thursday and Friday; pilgrims were allowed to travel to Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah despite warning from coronavirus czar of new infection wave....Every year, thousands of members of the Breslov Hasidic movement descend on Uman in time for the Jewish New Year for a three-day celebration at the gravesite of the movement's founder Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. Most Jews making pilgrimage go to Jerusalem. These "Jews" make pilgrimage to the gravesite of their 18th century founder in Ukraine. Mind you, it's not just the miracle dispensing gravesite. Hasidic Pilgrims and Ukrainian Sex Workers: Prayer and Pleasure in Uman (https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium-prayer-and-pleasure-in-uman-1.5375280) Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2021-09-12 |
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