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...
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There is no power on earth that can limit a person who is ready to sacrifice everything for that which he loves and believes in. He enters the realm of the supernatural...
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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.
NEW UPDATE: Rosh Hashanah – in Uman!
NEW UPDATE 9/15! Everyone is talking about it, worried about it, praying about it. Meanwhile, the borders of the Ukraine are closed. What IS there to talk about, anyway?
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 Yitzchak Gelbach, a Breslever Chassid…
Why 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?
Women of Uman
Rosh Hashana is the seed for the whole year, when everything is determined. So if the seed is full of blessing and holiness, the rest of the year must follow...
From AWOL to Uman
People complain to me about their difficulties in getting to Uman on Rosh Hashana. 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...
Teshuva Starts at Home
Even if she didn't do a single thing all year long, but she lets her husband go to Uman on Rosh Hashana, she deserves all the love and kindness he can give her…
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
Famed Hollywood director Paul Mazursky ended up directing his final movie about the annual Breslever Rosh Hashanah gathering in Uman...
Rashbi and Rabbenu
Rav Gedalia Kenig ob"m wrote that Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai, and Rabbenu Nachman of Breslev have an agreement that praying in Meron is like praying in Uman...
You Get What You Need
Uman is the best present you can give your soul. But if your first (or last…) trip wasn't great, and even if it was terrible, don't give up...