Uman, Rosh Hashanah,Before he passed away, Rebbe Nachman made a promise — that he would pray in Shamayim for anyone who came to pray beside his kever at Rosh Hashanah,Uman, Uman, Rosh Hashanah,Before he passed away, Rebbe Nachman made a promise — that he would pray in Shamayim for anyone who came to pray beside his kever at Rosh Hashanah
F or thousands of Jews visiting the grave of Rebbe Nachman in Uman is the highlight of their year. Rebbe Nachman the founder of Breslov chassidus spent the last five months of his life in Uman in Ukraine. Before he passed away in 1810 Rebbe told his followers he wanted to be buried there.
The Nazis completely destroyed the Jewish cemetery during World War II but a Breslover chassid later discovered Rebbe Nachman’s grave and preserved it.
Before he passed away Rebbe Nachman made a promise — that he would pray in Shamayim for anyone who came to pray beside his kever at Rosh Hashanah. Since then it has become a custom to travel to Uman to do just that.
It’s not just Breslover chassidim who travel to Uman on Rosh Hashanah. Every year close to 40 000 Jews from all of the world — Ashkenazim and Sephardim chassidim and Litvaks and even those not so religiously connected — make the long trip to Ukraine to pray beside the tziyun at Rosh Hashanah. So many people come to pray at the kever that preparations for feeding and accommodating them have to begin months before.
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