On Wednesday, dozens of Bratslav pilgrims began demolishing the steel barriers installed in the tomb that were erected through local government to restrict the number of visitors to the complex.
In a video shared on social media, pilgrims can be noticed separating barriers. Ouman’s pilgrims told the Ynet that Bratslav fans were frustrated by the limitations and delays in offering a plan for everyone to pray as they wished.
Last month, the governments of Ukraine and Israel called on The Hasidic Jews not to go to Ulaan, a city of 80,000 inhabitants this year, for fear of a buildup of coronavirus infections.
Kiev banned foreigners from entering the country until the end of September.
The government also warned that it plans to establish checkpoints on ouman’s front and that some 3,000 pilgrims still expected to arrive at the shrine this year will have to check for coronavirus.
Rabbi Nachman is one of the leading figures of Jasidism, a mystical branch of Judaism that emerged in the 18th century and evolved in Poland and Ukraine.
Ukraine has reported more than 145,000 coronaviruses and 3,023 deaths.