This year, restrictions will be put in place in Uman during the Rosh Hashanah religious holiday.
This was announced on the Uman City Council’s website.
Accordingly, from September 9 to 22, the following will be prohibited in the pilgrimage district:
– the sale of alcoholic beverages and alcohol-based substances (with the exception of medications authorized for use and included in the State Register of Medicines and Disinfectants) within the pilgrimage area;
– the sale and use of pyrotechnic devices, including fireworks, firecrackers, and other explosive substances that produce noise, as well as the sale of air guns and toys that imitate weapons.
As a reminder, Hasidim have already begun arriving in the Jewish quarter of Uman to celebrate the Jewish New Year. They will ring in the year 5784 from September 15 to 16.