YWN has loaded a second photo album of photos taken this Rosh Hashana 5770, in Uman at the grave of Rav Nachman M’Breslov. For the second album click HERE, for the first album click HERE for photos taken this year 5770, in Uman at the grave of Rav Nachman M’Breslov.
(Courtesy of HNN, Kikar Shabbat, Chadrei Charedim)
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Where are the pictures of the “Almanos” and “Yesomei” Uman who stay home without their husbands and fathers.
My next door neighbor is an Umani pilgrim. Unlike the smiling and exuberant faces in the pictures above, his children,especially his sons, looked kind of forlorn and forgotten in shul over the last 2 days.
to number one
As a woman who has stayed behind for a number of years in all different situations including right before birth (it could have been on Rosh Hashana) and right after, more than once I have to tell you that every one who sends her husband to Uman knows, when he comes back a “different Person” as he does every year its more than worth it!!
no one who think it strange if the husband was going to make a million dollars (or a lot less) so why do you have such a hard time with making a a spirtual billion?
#3 that is exatctly the problem the am kaddosh is spiritulay uplifted as part of a family not thruogh leaving them behind maybe your husband should become a munk??
to number 3
if everyone who goes makes a spiritual billion (or even a spiritual 1000..)o.k.-but if not……….
As a wife who sends her husband off to uman every year I can say those who are not breslov and won’t understand the great zechut it is for our husbands to be with rebbenu don’t get it! I have no family here, no kids (after many years) and am literally alone for yom tov but I STILL send him! I gt so much JOY out of him going its not even funny. i know what people say “Poor splitpea her husband leaves her” NOT POOR ME! HAPPY ME! I LOVE that he goes! Stop looking down on us. we don’t need your pity!
to #4: I don’t understand what you are trying to say. Many women are not able to go to shul and be part of the davening a feel the spirituality of the day, we are busy taking care of our children (which can be very spiritual but that’s for a different time) these women also rely on their husbands tefilos. There are many chasidish and litvisha families in which the father is not there on rosh hashana, and there for what, we can only be a family if we dip the apple together in the honey together? What does a munk have to do with this?
to #6 as Dovid Hamelech says “Ashrei Yoshvei Baysecha” he didn’t say praise worthy is the one who learned a lot, but by just being in the house of Hashem (could mean Bais Hamikdash, bais midrash, shul etc) any one who comes to the tzadik benfits. This idea is explained in Drishas HaRan, I don’t remember which drasha, but if you would liketo know, I will look it up.
#7: Ashrechia!! from #3
#3 &7 Gebentcht zolt etz zein. Bezchus noshim tzidkoniyois nigalu Yisroel miMitzrayim.
Vos farshteiyen di Litvakess.
# 11 You could not have said it better!
PS I am not Breslov, nor would I ever go there for RH.
But we have been traveling to tzadikim for RH for the last few hundred years!!!
# 10 what a doto statement, why would they go to “another” tzadik, they are Breslov!!! That is their tzadik!
#13, I don’t see any problems; I see only solutions.
to sammygol
that’s what they do in Uman Tefilah, Torah and Tefilah! with all kinds of people each doing the best he can. My husband davened next to these two ponytailed guys a few years back and during Avinu Malkanu one of them started to shout: Avinu Malkanu Hachzranu B”teshuva shelima lefaniach, he started crying like a two year old and said “Hashem it’s so hard for me to keep Shabbos, please Hashem help to to keep Shabbos, take away my tavot to smoke on the holy day” He listed other things he wanted help doing teshuva and cried and cried. My husband said it was worth it to go to Uman just to see this mans teshuva.
Where he is today I don’t know, but I am sure the “One who guides the sinners on the path” (Tehlim) heard this mans tefilah!
#3
Also Sammygol,
If you visit the kevraim of the tzadkim you mentioned in #13, who is there all the time? Breslovers! As the song goes Uman Uman Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Shimon Kol Hashana.
May we all have a gmar Chasima tova and next year all be in Yerushalyim in the Bais Hamikdash with all the tzadikim!!
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Just because people like # 18 do not understand it, that does not make it wrong. Are they asking you to finance it? if they do, just do not give because you do not get it. Every family can decide for themselves if they want the husbands to go or not.
To all those who have nothing good to say, I guess YOUR way is the only kosher way. I don’t go to Uman, even though my family came from a shtetl 30 miles from there (I assume they were all buried there), but I don’t knock the avodah of others. People travel to k’vorim and living Rebbe’s (and even Rosh yeshivas!) all the time. I know of a particular Litvishe Adam Gadol in Lakewood who went overseas gantz Elul to be by his Rosh Yeshiva every year, others who go to Navardok in France for a week or two in Elul etc, etc, etc. It’s the day after Rosh HaShanna, just stop knocking other people. A great person is great on his own, not by belittling yenem. Let’s all work at improving ourselves… that’s not meant to belittle people who think I’m nuts.
You proud women who send your husbands to Uman are as misguided as your husbands themselves however you do deserve credit for supporting your husbands no matter how foolish they are.
Bottom line they are misguided because that’s just what it is. I assume (hope) these men have a Rebbi or Rov (who’s among the living) and I doubt they support this mass commercialized waste of money which most of the pilgrims don’t even have.
Just look at the pictures, Erev R”H looks like a carnival.
I’m very sorry to say but there’s no Mesorah for such a thing accept maybe for real Breslover Chasidim who follow the teachings of Rav Nachman. To those above who compare this to people spending R”H with their Rebbe or R”Y its no comparison because most people going have no knowledge of Rav Nachman or his teachings.
Tzedaka with a chesbon?
Why does the fact that people go to Uman bother most of you? How does it affect you?
There is more than one way to serve Hashem.
You are right, the Avos Hakedoshim, Rochel Imeinu, the Shevotim, Shimon haTzadik, Rashbi, aren’t “their” tzaddikim. Therein lies the problem.
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Every time I go to any mokom kodosh in EY, Breslovers are the bulk of the mispalelim there. That includes Rashbi especially, and we know of how the Breslovers are moisrei nefesh to go to kever Yosef every year.
Flatbusher: Don’t worry I don’t need a therpist and I know when my husband is here and not , and who is alive and not. You don’t have to understand, you can’t until you learn what it’s all about and experience it.
to #22: I don’t think you really understand what goes on in Uman
If you would watch the tikun haklali (which was broadcasted live on kinor david.com) you would get a taste of what Uman is.
I put money aside the whole year long to send my husband and sons to Uman, because this is not just a carnival but a ruchniyous need.
#3
don’t stand outside and say how cold it is . come inside and feel the warmth!
did you ever daven a maariv at the aguda siyum hashas? did you feel the power? imagine that multiplied by 3-4 tefilos a day for 3-4 days. wouldnt that put you in a different mind set for a while?
what about all the chasidim who travel to belz,gur,chabad…… to be by there rebbe?
if your husband was on trial who do you think would be a bigger help to his case ? his wife or his attorney?
Ah gutte yohr to all !!!!1
#11
#3 &7 Gebentcht zolt etz zein. Bezchus noshim tzidkoniyois nigalu Yisroel miMitzrayim.
Vos farshteiyen di Litvakess.
For anyone who learnt post third grade chumash, this refers to the WOMEN THAT STAYED HOME(if you are mature enough to understand this). seriously that is a very very ignorant statement.
although i couldnt care if someone wants to go to UMAN
Dear Flatbusher,
I am very sorry to read that you judge me so harshly without even knowing me and many others. I would strongly suggest that you learn to judge other favorably (especially when you have no facts about them and jump to conclusions) May I suggest that you read likutei moharan רפ”ב It will help you a lot. You obviously care a lot about other yidden and that’s why you are giving tzedakah annd reading ywn,
shana tova
Number 15. That guy was making a mistake tooo. Because he could have prayed and cryed from his own hometown shul. He didn’t need to go to uman to tell hashem he smokes on shabbos. That doesn’t inspire me. One day all u breslov will wake up and stop ur shootka!
Plus thew enclosed uman circle might be inspiring but walk outside and u can get in all ur sins b4 rosh hashana!!! I heard this first hand. So who takes reponsibilty for all this? Common u wifes they come back all spiritual because they hit ROCK BOTTOM over there! GET IT ALL IN RIGHT B4 ROSH HASHANA!!! No no no u ppl are krum!
No, he couldn’t have prayed and cried from his own hometown shul, because THAT doesn’t work for him, THIS does. Everyone needs to use a ladder that holds THEIR weight.
I’m not a Breslover and I have nothing with Breslov; but we need to respect every derech Hashem, even if we with our shmola seichel think it is crum. We need to be more tolerant of each other even if we think that someone is totally crazy. To someone who doesn’t understand Judaism, you and me, are crazy too.
to #31 if he would have walked into a chasidish shteibel, he would have run away, the fact that he was on nutural turf allowed him to feel comfortable with himself and his Jewishness. This is what happens with Israelis all the time, in Israel they hate charedim and anything frum, take them outside of Israel especially Uman, and they can start to explore judadism
If you are alluding to what I think you are , you are very mistaken, in fact there have been my articles which werer a great kiddush Hashem in the seculasr press about the moral behaviour of the pilgrams
#22.”You proud women who send your husbands to Uman are as misguided as your husbands themselves however you do deserve credit for supporting your husbands no matter how foolish they are.”
Wow-do i take offence to that statement! You have no idea what a wonderful experience it is for our whole family that my husband gets the chance to say the tikkun ha’klali by our rebbe’s grave. There are promises promised by a tzaddik that is no longer alive what will happen if our men go there for erev rosh hashana. You are calling the mesorah from our rebbi-nonsense and brain washing-chaval chaval for you that you are not zoche to understanding this greatness. “REAL” breslovers-(not sure what you mean by that) know that the promise promised refers r’ nachman refered to is erev rosh hashana to be with R Nachman and since we live hundreds of thousands of miles away it is impossible for us to fly our men home. SO we go l’fi meshuras hadin and allow our husbands and sons to spend their yom tov away from us. IT WORKS FOR US AND OUR FAMILIES-why does that bother you. Come let me hold your hand and tell you WE (“Real” breslovers-again dont know what you mean by that) will hug you and show you that no matter what you do with your Rosh Hashana we will not judge you! WE love you regardless of your personal choices because you are YID.
“Breslover Chasidim who follow the teachings of Rav Nachman.”
was about the only accurate statement in your whole monologue.
TO the other holy breslover wives who realize the greatness in their spouses leaving them for the yom tov. My biggest kudos to you my fellow women who have the courage to put their husbands tikkun before their “comfortable” yom tov. (again not so sure its uncomfortable becuase you hubbie is away-mine sure seem to be beautiful and spiritually uplifting regardless of where my husband is)
lets not judge and save ourselves from bad judgement. be blessed be happy.
“WE love you regardless… because you are YID”. Azoi Redt Ah Yid. You did Indeed learn something in Uman.
aclnnw and the others – In Europe the wives of the Bnei Yeshivas at times did not see their husband the whole week (for some even longer). They were Moser Nefesh for Limudei Torah!
Back then the Am HaRatzim said the same foolish things as you are hearing now.
PAY NO ATTENTION TO THEM! IF YOU ARE PROUD OF YOUR HUSBANDS GOING TO UMAN, THEN KEEP ENCOURAGING THEM!
When the Gedolim come out against going to Uman they are not speaking to the Breslovers who are doing NO DIFFERENT than any other Chassidus. They are speaking to non-Breslovers who for the most part have NO BUSINESS leaving their families (especially if they live in Eretz Yisrael) and spending their R”H in Uman by a Rebbe that is not theirs. They go thinking it is a mitzva and are unfortunately encourage to do so by over enthusiastic Breslovers that are elated that others are taking interest in their Rebbe, z”l.
The fact is that if they are leaving behind a wife and family that are resentful of them leaving it is surely not a mitzva!
This is not the case by 99% of the Breslover chassidim who’s wives have the same mentality that other Chassidim have that it is perfectly normal for their husbands to leave their family to be with the “Rebbe” for Yom Tov. Their wives have no resentment and in fact encourage them to go.
So to all you others, “WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM???!!!!”
I was wondering what happend to deli 52