“Tens of thousands of Breslover chassidim are reeling Thursday morning following an announcement from the Ukraine’ ambassador to Israel dashing any hopes of chassidim being able to visit the kever of Rebbe Nachman in Uman on Rosh Hashana.
“Due to concerns for the lives and well-being of the visitors to Ukraine and in light of the blatant Russian war in our country, despite all efforts, we can not guarantee the security of pilgrims and do not currently allow tourists and visitors to enter Ukraine,” the country’s ambassador to Israel, Yevgen Korniychuk said in a statement.” YWN