Thousands came to Uman: the numbers vary between 21 and 25 thousand. A young American on the spot: “Those who say that followers of Breslav are crazy about going to Uman should know this: of course there is a serious war, but it’s not around at all, I’ve been here 3 times in the last month and I haven’t seen a single tank”
Contrary to the intimidation spread by various parties, except for one attack near Uman in the first days of the war, the city where Rabbi Nachman of Breslav is located was completely quiet and life continued as usual. In addition, the people who live here are not pro-Russian and do not pose a threat to worshipers, but on the contrary, the city’s economy is greatly strengthened by the arrival of the masses.
“Those who say that Breslav followers are crazy about traveling to Uman should know this: although there is of course a serious war, it’s not around at all,” said a young American to the Yeshiva world news website, “I’ve been here 3 times in the last month and I haven’t seen a single tank.”
“I traveled for 34 hours and the only ammunition I saw was from NATO soldiers in Poland,” he continued. “The war is not close here. Worrying about fighting while you’re in Uman, it’s like being in New York and worrying about the fight that’s happening in Detroit.”
He said that “If the streets of Uman were full of knives, we would walk those streets to be with Rabbi Nachman on Rosh Hashanah,” he said. “If you’ve never been here for Rosh Hashanah, you won’t understand it. But if you were, you’d do the same thing.”