{"id":2334,"date":"2024-09-18T21:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T18:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/?page_id=2334"},"modified":"2026-08-26T12:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T09:58:32","slug":"rosh-hashanah-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/rosh-hashanah-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosh Hashanah 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to an official statement <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.ua\/news\/bezpekovi-zasterezhennya-ua-dlya-palomnikiv-hasidiv-stosovno-vidvidannya-mista-uman-v-ramkah-vidznachennya-yudejskogo-novogo-roku-rosh-ga-shana\">from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine<\/a>, Russia\u2019s ongoing full-scale military aggression against Ukraine poses real threats to people\u2019s lives and safety, making it impossible to guarantee the safety of foreign citizens on Ukrainian territory.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine urges Hasidic pilgrims to refrain from this year\u2019s pilgrimage to Uman as part of the Rosh Hashanah celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>If you decide to visit Uman despite these warnings, please be aware that <strong>a legal regime of martial law is in effect in Ukraine<\/strong>, which entails <strong>a number of additional regulations, including<\/strong>: <strong>restrictions on freedom of movement, the imposition of a curfew, increased patrolling, a ban on mass events and gatherings, as well<br \/>as<br \/>\nthe application of coercive measures against individuals who fail to comply with the established restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Other circumstances that may complicate pilgrims\u2019 stay in Ukraine and that should be taken into account when planning trips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a lack of sufficient civil defense shelters to accommodate pilgrims in areas of mass gathering in the city of Uman;<\/li>\n<li>overcrowding of ground transportation links with Ukraine and possible significant delays in rail traffic due to intensive shelling of transportation infrastructure;<\/li>\n<li>a shortage of medical personnel and medical facilities in Uman to provide medical care to pilgrims;<\/li>\n<li>the possibility of introducing additional restrictions on entry (online registration) and stay for Hasidic pilgrims in Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To ensure your safety during your stay in Uman, <strong>strict restrictions will be in place:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A ban on mass gatherings (please refrain from forming crowds)<\/li>\n<li>Restriction of the pilgrimage area with entry checks using metal detectors and queues for access to the area (similar to airport security checks)<\/li>\n<li>Prohibition on the transport of weapons and explosives<\/li>\n<li>Prohibition on the use of pyrotechnics<\/li>\n<li>Prohibition on vehicles entering the pilgrimage area<\/li>\n<li>Ban on the sale of alcohol<\/li>\n<li>Prohibition on the sale of pyrotechnic devices, as well as air guns, knives, and toys that imitate weapons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong> that when walking on the streets or in public places, <strong>you must carry a valid form of identification (passport).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong> <strong>that a curfew is in effect from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It is prohibited to be on the streets or in other public places from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., except when proceeding to a shelter during an air raid alert.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Violators of the curfew may face administrative penalties in the form of a fine, followed by forced deportation from Ukraine and a 3-year entry ban.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong> that <strong>travel within Ukraine during the \u201ccurfew\u201d period, from 12:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., is prohibited. The movement of vehicles not accompanied by Patrol Police or State Security Service vehicles may<br \/>\nbe restricted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For your convenience, please take these restrictions into account when planning your trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpm_excerpt clearfix\"><p>According to an official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Russia\u2019s ongoing full-scale military aggression against Ukraine poses real threats to people\u2019s lives &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2334","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2334"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2354,"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2334\/revisions\/2354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/umantravel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}