Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Moldova has not allowed Hasidim to travel to Ukraine via Moldovan territory
After several months of negotiations, the Moldovan authorities did not allow Israeli pilgrims to travel to Ukraine via Moldova to celebrate the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah.
This was reported to the publication "Interfax-Ukraine" by Levi Yitzhak Gvirtz from the organization "Ihud Breslev" in Uman.
According to him, Chisinau's refusal will affect approximately 15 thousand passengers on charter flights, about half of the 30 thousand pilgrims who would like to go to Uman this year.
At the same time, Israeli travel companies have already begun procedures for refunding tickets for those who planned to fly to Chisinau and then go to Uman. However, it is still possible to organize trips to Ukraine through the airports of Romania and Poland.
Journalists recalled that at the end of August, Israeli media reported that Israel was ready to pay Moldova 700 thousand shekels ($191,300) to compensate for the costs of additional security measures and enhanced security at the Chisinau airport in connection with the arrival of pilgrims in 2023 and to obtain Chisinau's consent for the passage of pilgrims through its territory this year. At the same time, Israel failed to pay Moldova these expenses on time.
Every year, tens of thousands of Jews who profess Hasidism make a pilgrimage to Uman, where the grave of the founder of Bratslav Hasidism, Tzadik Nachman, is located. The pilgrimage is timed to coincide with the celebration of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which this year is celebrated from October 2 to 4.
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