Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims, basically from Israel, accumulate for the Jewish New Year in Ouman, home to Rabbi Nachman’s burial site, an 18th-century luminary and founder of Bratslav’s Hasysidic movement.
Israeli coronavirus tsar Ronni Gamzu this year opposed the pilgrimage, which basically attracts ultra-Orthodox Jews, and won complaints from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partners, some of whom tried to expel him from office after sending a letter to Ukraine. ingesting them to ban Ouman’s demonstration.
At the end of last month, Ukraine sealed its borders to foreigners until September to halt the rise in coronavirus infections. The government also said it would restrict concentrations in Ouman to Roch Hachana. However, many pilgrims have already arrived in the councheck out. and flights between Israel. and Ukraine has stopped, there is fear that some faithful will possibly withdraw to succeed in other countries across the land.
In July, Mendel Cohen made headlines when a man armed with a punch broke into his synagogue in Marioupol. The attacker disarmed and chased away through the security guard. Cohen and several faithful were inside the construction at the time.