Pilgrimage to Uman, Ukraine
Rabbi Gil Bashe (front left, with satchel) leading pilgrims through Uman in 2019. Photo — Shai Afsai
In “Three Contemporary Descriptions of Rosh HaShanah in Uman,” A Century of Growth: Biographies of Some of the Leading Breslover Chassidim from the Early 1900’s Until the Present (Breslov Research Institute, 2024), ch. 34, pp. 397–400
Excerpted from “Two Pilgrimages to Uman for Rosh Hashanah,” Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes 17:4 (2018), pp. 800–815
Jewish Rhode Island, February 13, 2020
Two Pilgrimages to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes 17:4 (2018), pp. 800–815
Breslov scholar from Israel to speak at Congregation Beth Sholom
The Jewish Voice, March 4, 2018
CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly 65:3 (Summer 2017), pp. 162–170
Pilgrims pray and recite psalms inside the tomb of Rebbe Nachman in Uman. Photo — Shai Afsai