During the Jewish New Year, Hasidic Jews make a pilgrimage to Uman.
Thousands of people are traveling to Uman despite warnings.
They are going to worship at the grave of the revered 19th century rabbi.
According to The New York Times, thousands of Hasidic Jews are going to war-torn Ukranian for an annual pilgrimage.
The burial site of the founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement is located in Uman, a central Ukrainian city where pilgrims are traveling from all over the world.
Ultra-orthodox Jews travel to Uman around the time of the Jewish New Year in order to pray at the grave of the revered rabbi.
Tens of thousands go every year. Some 4,000 Israeli pilgrims have already arrived, according to estimates by a spokesman for the Israeli foreign ministry. The number is likely to increase to 5000 or more according to the paper.
The Embassy of Ukraine in Israel advised people not to go to the pilgrimage. The warning was posted on the Facebook page. Russian attacks are dangerous to your lives.
Prospective pilgrims were warned by the Ukrainian embassy in Israel to "pray that peace will return to Ukraine" instead of going to Uman.
The US advised Americans not to travel to Uman for the Jewish new year.
It's not the best time to visit, according to the Ukrainian culture minister. He said a better time would come after the win.
The people who are already in the country told the news media that they didn't feel the effects of war.
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency was contacted by a Jewish tourist in Uman who asked if he saw any Russian missiles. There is nothing wrong here. We have a curfew from 11 to 5.
Central Ukraine is not as dangerous as the east. There have been missile strikes in the area in recent weeks according to The Times.
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