Thirty Two Thousand Orthodox Jews Travel To Ukraine For New Year Pilgrimage Despite Wartime Warnings – OpEd

The U.S., Israeli and Ukrainian governments have all called it an extremely dangerous trip into  an ongoing war zone. But despite the warnings, tens of thousands of Jewish men and boys are expected to travel to Uman, Ukraine, for an annual Jewish New Year (5784) pilgrimage that pays tribute to a very influential Hasidic Rabbi...