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Why Go to Uman for Rosh Hashanah?
Rabbi Arush explains what’s the big deal about Uman Rosh Hashanah, as well as practical tips and advice that everyone can benefit from no matter where you are.
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Why Uman?
Sometimes it takes years for a person to realize the profound influence that Rosh Hashanah in Uman has for his service of Hashem and for his understanding of Rebbe Nachman's teachings.
The Ultimate Uman Pilgrimage
Let’s make the next Uman pilgrimage start from Uman and end, once and for all, inside the Holy City, in our Holy Land, with our Holy Rebbe.
Prayer for the Rosh Hashanah Gathering in Uman
Rabbi Arush stresses that it is important to say this prayer at least once before Rosh Hashanah, and preferably before every prayer.
Look for the Good
Your roommate in Uman puts his wet mikvah towel on the clean-pressed shirt that you planned to wear on Rosh Hashanah eve, after you paid $1000 for this "luxury" bunk…
Uman: The Ultimate Cleansing
I literally saw a wash of colors cascade down behind my closed eyes from my crown to my heart. It felt like yet another rinse cycle in Hashem’s gigantic washing machine...
Exiled to Siberia
The judges sentenced him to 5 years of harsh labor in Siberia; that terrible decree saved his life. This is the story of how Yitzchak Gelbach, a Breslever Chassid, reached his life’s dream to be at the grave site of Rebbe Nachman in Uman.
Why Should You be in Uman?
People ask, "Why must I leave my family and go to Uman for Rosh Hashana? Rabbi Nissan Dovid Kivak gives a simple, straightforward explanation that anyone can relate to…
Rebbenu’s Promise
What is it about a Rosh Hashanah in Uman that some are willing to spend almost all the money in their possession to experience, and to even come back to again and again?
From AWOL to Uman
People complain to me about their difficulties in getting to Uman on Rosh Hashanah. Rebbe Nachman says that the obstacles are merely meant to fan the desire…
The Power and Promise
Rebbe Nachman instills us with the desire to rectify ourselves and to get close to Hashem. How does he do that? He gives us the power to believe in ourselves…
Gifts from Uman
This year in Uman, we received some priceless spiritual gifts from our beloved rabbis. Dennis Rosen is happy to share them with our readers so that they too can enjoy them...
Estie’s Dream
She was drinking her morning coffee when she heard the mailman; she went to the front door, opened the mailbox, and her heart stopped: an envelope from the Federal Court...
From the Mafia to Uman
A huge mountain of a man stood directly in front of Rav Shalom Arush; the man had a scary look on his face and his entire body was covered with thick terrible looking scars...
A New Man with a New Soul
Like many Jews of all colors and stripes something inspired him want to be in Uman at the gravesite of Rebbe Nachman of Breslev for Rosh Hashanah…
When Hollywood Met Uman
Hollywood director Paul Mazursky directed his final movie, Yippee, about the annual Breslever Rosh Hashanah gathering in Uman. Yippee was one of the only films in Hollywood history that’s actually an act of teshuva (repentance).
The Eagle’s Banquet
The advantage of praying together on Rosh Hashana is that we get judged together – as a whole, and not as an individual; that is, when we cling together in unity...